Athens: Greece is the WordFriday, I got on a plane in Belgrade and flew south to Greece. I was there just for the weekend, staying in a quaint little studio hosted by some very nice Greek dude. One backpack of stuff slapped together in 10 minutes and I was ready. I have a new goal. I want to get this bag plastered in badges from the places I visit. It's been a good travel bag. It deserves that honor.Everything started off interestingly. I was sitting at my kitchen table in Belgrade, getting work done for the day, when suddenly 15 minutes before I was supposed to leave, the power went out for my entire floor. I said, "fuck it," closed my laptop, threw it into my already packed backpack, the only thing I brought with me, and walked outside to catch a cab to the airport. The cab that showed up was driven by this insanely hot Serb dude who looked like an Italian Ryan Gosling, who would occasionally look back at me through the rearview through his aviators, saying very concise statements and ques
Oi people - think before you click!Yesterday I got spammed to hell with messages linking to different variants of this image:They can have slightly different graphics or contain different links but the message is always basically the same - go to this page and you'll receive 20 000 .I have to ask the question - how dim do you have to be to fall for it?Ok let's see - we have an image hosted on a profile that is 1 day old and asks you to visit a website with a strange url with a promise of a financial reward on an another website. How do you even imagine that would work? And now, of course, people start crying that their computers got infected with malware. Which is great - every genius who fell for this obvious phishing scam deserved it. I hope your shitty computer burns and you along with it.I know this is a no-duh for 90% of people reading it but for the sake of the rest lets revise what we all should know about online phishig. And before you go all:No, no you can't.Copypasta from
Site Update: Multi- and Scheduled Submit to BetaIn our continuous effort to improve the deviantART experience, we're publishing weekly Site Updates to keep members informed and to gather feedback. Below is a list of recent changes to the site, bug fixes, and feedback that was brought up by members in the last Site Update.What's NewMulti-Submit and Scheduled Submit (Beta Testers)We've launched two heavily requested tools to Beta Testers that make submitting art to deviantART even easier than before!Multi-Submit is a tabbed interface built into the Submit page which allows you to upload and submit multiple deviations at once, and Scheduled Submit lets you set a future time and date for uploaded files to be publicly posted to deviantART. For deviants with a busy schedule, or who like to upload and submit multiple deviations at once, this gives you the opportunity to p
The Price Cap For Commissions Has Been Raised!One of the most common requests we received upon launching Commissions was to raise the price cap to make it higher than 4,000 Points. As of today, the price limit when setting up Commissions has been raised from 4,000 Points to 8,000 Points.We're excited to see the increased usage of the Commissions platform and the wide variety of work that artists have been offering. With this increased limit, we're hoping to give artists more flexibility with the types of Commissions they offer, and more importantly, allow artists to earn more for their high-quality creations!
Monster High Create-A-Monster ContestMonster HighJoin the ghoulish gang of Monster High™ by creating a new monster for the class of 2013! To celebrate the new Create-A-Monster™ product line, we want you to use your spooky skills and creepy creativity to unleash your own fang-tastic monster and win some incredible prizes!There are tonnes of gore-geous options for creating your own monster, and you're only limited by your imagination! Get involved and start thinking about who and what your monster will be. You can get inspired by checking out the Create-A-Monster™ start up packs and add ons!Don't forget to name your creation. If you get stuck for names, try naming your creation after famous monsters like the rest of the Monster High™ ghouls are, like Draculaura™ and Frankie Stein™Be yourself. Be unique. Be a MONSTER!™Want to know all about the haunting happenings at Monster High™? Go to
The Make Ugly ContestHow To EnterSubmit EntryRulesView Entries13+ US OnlyMake Ugly. Get recognition.What's the ugliest truth about Big Tobacco? truth® wants to find out and you can help. DeviantART is calling for submissions of your ugliest monster, giant, mutant or undead art. Download the facts for inspiration and get in on the ugly action. Winners get cash prizes and will be included as a part of the truth® Artist Collective.The FactsMonsterTo draw public attention from the dangers of secondhand smoke in 1987, Big Tobacco thought they might try to "create a bigger monster (AIDs)."Undead1 in 3 teens who begin smoking eventually
Decade.May 13th, 2003.The day I joined deviantART.That was ten years ago. A decade. In that time I've been married, divorced, married again, welcomed my two children into the world, been held in rapture at new friendships and grieved over friends passing, attended devmeets with over 400+ people and made more art than I ever ever thought I would. I've been a member, premium member, a volunteer Gallery Moderator, and now a Core Staff member, running a department within deviantART. Had anyone told me that my life would unfold in that way ten years ago I simply wouldn't have believed them. The impact that this single website has had on the direction my life has travelled is profound. It has shaped me as a person, as an artist and as a professional. It has enriched my life and those of my family and friends. So at this time, ten years passing, how can I possibly sum up my experience in a drawing, or a photograph or a cake or anything else? I thought long and hard
Site Update: deviantWATCH LimitationIn our continuous effort to improve the deviantART experience, we're publishing weekly Site Updates to keep members informed and to gather feedback. Below is a list of recent changes to the site, bug fixes, and feedback that was brought up by members in the last Site Update.What's NewLimitation Added to deviantWATCHDue to constraints within the +Watch system, we have added a 5,000 deviant limit to the amount of deviants you can +Watch. This change only affects a very small amount of deviants, all of whom have been contacted privately regarding the matter. In the future, you will receive a notification if you attempt to watch more than 5,000 deviants.Please note also that this only affects how many deviants you can +Watch, not how many deviants can +Watch you.<a wytiwyg="1" href="http://poulpe656.deviantart.com/art/Soviet-binoculars-300022983">
Join us for a Los Angeles deviantMEET!We'll be hosting a deviantART Print Gallery featuring work by deviants from all over the United Kingdom. Come support your peers!Posted on May 9, 2013 at 2:11 PMJoin us for a Los Angeles deviantMEET!Los Angeles deviants, check out a screening of *louieschwartzberg's Wings of Life and hang out with deviantART staff and fellow members!Directors Guild of AmericaJoin Us!See a movie screening at this special deviantMEET!You are invited to join deviantART in watching Disney Nature's Wings
Store Closing SoondeviantART GearT-Shirts Hoodies & Jackets dA PRO Series & Bags Clearance Store Closing Soon!We wanted to take some time to update you on deviantART T-Shirts & Gear as we quickly approach the official closing of the store. First, we want to thank you for the kind gestures and outpouring of support we have received since we announced the store close. It’s been very uplifting, and we are going to miss designing for
Celebrating Deviousness - May 2013Deviousness AwardCongratulations to `anmariWindow into childish dreamsOlympiastadionHelvetica IIXWhat is this Awesome Achievement?The Deviousness Award is an accolade which is traditionally handed out on the 1st of every month to one truly outstanding deviant.I heart deviantART
Novi Sad/Belgrade, Day 1: Meat FiestaYesterday morning, I jammed all of my clothes back into their luggage, zipped up my duffel bag, and threw my stuff into the back of $allixsenos's car. Picking up two of his friends, Tomislav and Miro, we headed to Belgrade, Serbia. Them, for PHPDay. Me, for the next leg of my journey. I'm going to be writing a recap and proper "goodbye!" to Croatia in the next few days, as soon as I sort through the 1,921 photos I have.I want to make a quick note that over the past month, I've noticed that almost all men I met have the same names. There's maybe 5 or 6 names total I hear. Tomislav, Ivan, Hrvoje. I'm speaking hyperbolically of course. I'm sure it's all in the same fashion as going to the US and meeting a ton of guys named James, Mike, Chris, Dave, and Ben. When we got to the border, a discussion came up about how weird I am about the notion of having my passport stamp closed. Everyone agreed that Croatia does not give exit stamps. One of the guys was trying to say Slovenia doe
Edge CasesI'm not going to try and top Patton Oswalt's brilliant proclamation that good people will always outnumber evil, but I want to echo some of his sentiments, because (surprise!) I've been seeing things around the Internet that depress me."I've had it with humanity.""What is wrong with people these days?""Typical America."I've definitely said the top two before, but even after this awful week, I want to make a concentrated effort not to say things like that anymore.It can be hard to remember, but people like the ones in the news recently are not typical. Sane, rational people are the vast, vast majority. Good and kind people make up the society around you. For every rude person who ruins our day, or jerk who shouts something at you in traffic, there are hundreds and thousands more who have pleasant interactions with you that you may not even notice. Why? Because you expect it. And I think it's oka
Beauty as a Force of EnergyApr 18, 2013by $techgnoticdepthRADIUSWatch #depthRADIUSFilmmakerLouie SchwartzbergLouie Schwartzberg has made it his life’s mission to use his cinematic artistry to raise the alarm for public awareness of the dire situation we are facing in the possible collapse of our taken-for-granted natural resources. The “colony collapse disorder” currently decimating our honeybees was the prompt for Louie’s new movie, Wings of Life, which at it's essence, is a love story that feeds the earth.D
DronesApr 10, 2013by $techgnoticdepthRADIUSWatch #depthRADIUSDronesForewordby $techgnoticChoose any media or medium and there is no question that Drones have become the white hot center of debate for a multitude of deeply consequential concerns for the entire Earth Sphere. No matter the digital end point or theatre of conversation, whether it be politics, war, privacy, pop culture, or the rise of machines – Drones or UAV's (unmanned aerial vehicles) are the current catalyst du jour in any number of flashpoint discussions. From the front page headlines of news outlets around the world, to op-ed pages debating national security vs. non-juridical “just
Zagreb, Day 16: SamoborYesterday, the U.S. embassy in Zagreb issued a warning to U.S. citizens staying here to avoid the city center on Sunday due to some xenophobic war veterans who would be protesting the introduction of Cyrillic script and Serbian language into local schools. I'm like a kid though. You tell me not to do something, I'm going to do it just to be rebellious.But I didn't because I ended up going with a couple of friends to the neighboring town of Samobor today, which translates to "only pine" but it also translates to "only boron" which makes the nerd in me happier (even though I was told that it wasn't boron, like the element).The green flag is the flag of Samobor and the red, white, and blue flag is the Croatian flag. My hoodie is doing some weird unnatural tenting effect that makes me look like I'm like 4 months pregnant or something.Before I came to Croatia, I tried to get AT&T to unlock my iPhone 5 so I could use a local SIM card. Despite the f
Introducing Madefire Motion Books to deviantARTApr 2, 2013by +spyedVisit #Madefire on deviantARTI am very excited to announce a strategic partnership between deviantART and Madefire, the leading Motion Book application in Apple’s App Store. (iPhone & iPad)Together with Madefire, we are releasing the Madefire Web Reader on deviantART in a new category on our front-page called "Motion Books.” You will immediately find a dozen Madefire Motion Books there, with more books released each Wednesday.Browse Motion BooksTMTry it out!
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Tomb Raider Reborn Semi-FinalistsIn the Tomb Raider Reborn contest, we challenged you to bring the new Lara Croft to life, based on the trailer and asset pack. We saw amazing renditions of this fierce survivor, showcasing Lara's inherent resourcefulness and intuition. The competition was stiff, but our judges narrowed it down to the top 25. These will now be sent to Square Enix's Senior Art Director Brian Horton to choose the final three Winners. Congratulations to the top 25 Semi-Finalists below!The remaining 22 Semi-Finalists will receive:A Tomb Raider XBOX 360 Wireless Controller3-Month Premium Membership2,000 deviantART PointsRead Contest ArticleRead Official Rules
SkydivingToday I jumped out of a plane. I had no idea how I was going to feel going into it. I'm not afraid of heights nor am I afraid of death, so logically I didn't have any reason to be nervous or afraid. Standing in the locker room, zipping up my rakish purple nylon jumpsuit, I felt more energy and adrenaline flowing through me than reluctance or caution. Unfortunately, $allixsenos wasn't able to come on the flight and had to watch from the ground, but my friend ~janxious was. As I stood on the field waiting to be called out to the plane, I commented to Chicho, the instructor, that my shoulder straps on my harness felt loose. Another instructor told me if they felt that way in fall, I should hold my hands together, tuck my head down, and anticlimactically, pray. We all laughed.Soon, they were calling me over to load up on the plane. Climbing in, I was told that I would be the very first person in
What's Hot (Beta): Trending Artwork on deviantARTArt on the RiseDeviantART is a bustling and active community, and with the high volume of artwork submitted on any given day, it can be easy to miss something. In fact, it's common for artwork to go viral across the Web or get a spike of traffic days, months, or even years after it was originally submitted.Our new “What’s Hot” browse mode surfaces artwork that’s receiving a recent increase in exposure, regardless of when it was submitted.A New Way To Surface ArtworkWe often see artwork gain a lot of attention across the Web (after being shared on blogs, social sites, etc.), but by the time this recognition occurs, our search engines don't consider it when displaying recently "Popular" deviations. The new "What’s Hot" mode is built to celebrate these surges of exposure.What's Hot vs. PopularThe content of the “What’s Hot” page uses an algorithm that reflects what artwork has recently garnered attention, regardless of when it was subm
Site Update: Import from Sta.sh to deviantART muroIn our continuous effort to improve the deviantART experience, we're publishing weekly Site Updates to keep members informed and to gather feedback. Below is a list of recent changes to the site, bug fixes, and feedback that was brought up by members in the last Site Update.What's NewImporting to deviantART muro from Sta.shYou can now import files from your Sta.sh into deviantART muro, right from your Sta.sh file itself! Clicking the button will automatically import that image as a layer in deviantART muro, so that you can easily work on an image from anywhere you go. Change LogThe Forum sidebar would display closed threads. Fixed by $kemayoThumbnails in the More Like This section
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