Pimps and Whoas - August 30, 2012

Pimps

Official dA News

Wayne White - An Embarrassment of Talents
Mythical Cartography - The Artistry of Maps
Site Update - New deviantART Thumbnails
Site Update: Thumb Grid to Beta Redraw Button
Imagine the Possibilities
New deviantART Thumbnails Thumb Grid
Back to School Sale

Official Contests

All "official" contests will begin at midnight PST on the start date and end at 11:59 PST on the end date. This applies to all Community Relations run contests and all deviantART sponsored contests.

Before and After Feedback Competition - Deadline August 31, 2012
Epic Movie Poster Contest - Deadline August 31, 2012
Children's Book Vexel Contest - Deadline September 27, 2012
Fotolia 4: Stockpocalypse Challenge - Deadline October 5, 2012

deviantART 12th Birthday Contest

Chinese Horoscope Contest - Deadline August 30, 2012

Community Relations Projects

projecteducate Current Week: People and Portrait Photography    Next Week: People and Portrait Photography
ArtHistoryProject Current Month: Graphics   Next Month - Literature
Bi-weekly Critique Nights
Did You Know?
Gallery Description Updates


Check them out and see how you can get involved!

Informative News & Events

dA Life 10: Mature Content on dA
A DD is not an award but a feature
August Contest Yellow Ending Soon
Thank you for an Amazing Staff Appreciation Week!
dA Related Update Gallery Restructure
New Sta.sh APIs
About hackers on dA and What you can do
Colour Count Conundrum
Stock and Resources Update
Projects and Going Ons
Tolerance Towards Daily Deviations
Help a deviant Artist afford Cancer Treatment
Derby Devmeet - 22nd September 2012
Calgary Devmeet 2012
Berkeley/Albany devMEET September 9, 2012
Art History Project - September is Literature!
A glimpse into Baroque Art
6th Annual Austin DevMeet

Features & Interviews

Art History Graphics: Belgian Comics
An Interview with VianaArts
People & Portaits: The Pin-up and Glamour
J-Scott-Campbell
Take a Look - Vol 10
Obscured Photos Features
ProjectPorkchop Vol 153
Anthro Artist Feature and Interview - Vantid
Art History - Anthro Calendars
Inside Scoop on CatherineMcGrath
City Strolls 006
Traditional Tuesdays #38
Parking Lot Graffiti
Fashion This Week
An Absurd Interview with thelasth0pe
Hunger Games Control Room Concept Design by Rahll
Member Feature #8 with tangledweb
Under the Skin - PorcelainPoet
Fashion Spotlight - Gold & Black
Pixel Artist Interview with MrBeastDesign
Manga/Anime Spotlight - aki-ame
Glen Keane an icon in the history of animation
Friday night Street Specials v8.4
Feature 3: Costa Rica's Artists
Feature Celebrating 50 Years of Spiderman
Cities of the World: Rome
Artisan Craft Features #5

Groups

  Presenting Projects - #artcrossing
deviantARTcommunity has new membership guidelines
At deviantHEART September is Self Appreciation Month

Commissions

Libertinem's Commission Info
Explsiv22 has an opening for one trade
Gashu-Monsata is offering cheap character painting for a limited time
Commissions and Trade info for riabhach
Commission info for sylwiatelari
Commission Advertisement
Chaosfay is accepting points commissions

Whoas - Theme:  Orange

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News, Features or Interviews you want to promote
Groups you want me to feature or highlight
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Next installment to be posted September 12, 2012 and the theme for the "Whoas" is Water.  

Wanna suggest a theme? Note moonbeam13 with your ideas!