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Weekly Deviation - 10/12/08

=RoxRio:iconRoxRio: reports, 7h 39m ago
Another week, another selection. Different people, different style, great works!

We need YOU!

*SecretAdmirerPlz:iconSecretAdmirerPlz: reports, 1d 11h ago
SecretAdmirerPlz and deviantSPOTLIGHT search for volunteers =)

Act One: Scene 1

*wormoart:iconwormoart: reports, 13h 3m ago
Introducing the release of Act One: Scene 1

100 ARTISTS TOGETHER: FINISHED PIECE

=orangefruits:iconorangefruits: reports, 9h 23m ago
A community project, involving 100 artists in a large collaborative work.
7 comments   Projects  Last +fav: =Amanos

cjsplace's In the Spirit of Giving Contest

^JunkbyJen:iconJunkbyJen: reports, 16h 57m ago
In the Spirit of Giving Contest hosted by *cjsplace to help Hurricane Ike Victims

World Mental Health Day - October 10th

~alcheme:iconalcheme: reports, 2d 1h ago
A friend of mine, *Flutterings came up with the idea to post a news story about mental illness in honor of the "World Mental Health Day", but with the day fast closing (at least in my time zone) and knowing she has a plethora of other things she is currently dealing with, I opted to post myself.

But my news article not withstanding, her original intent, and beautiful deviation commemorating the day and the essence should not be merely over looked, but seen and applauded ([link]).

Respect, Tolerance And Manners

=morbidthegrim:iconmorbidthegrim: reports, 23h 42m ago
Just a few thoughts
35 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: @anjules

Halloween Costume Contest!

=PorcelainPoet:iconPorcelainPoet: reports, 2d 8h ago
Halloween Costume Contest
No comments   Contests  Last +fav: ~Meepum

The Community Needs Your Help!

*deviantSPOTLIGHT:icondeviantSPOTLIGHT: reports, 1d 11h ago
Help us, Help you!

Conoce más sobre los "Dev-Meets"

*noticias:iconnoticias: reports, 1d 9h ago
Sabes qué es un Dev-Meet?

Conoce las experiencias de devMeets en DF-México, Chihuahua-México, Buenos Aires-Argentina y Chile.

Lee la opinión de nuestros lectores sobre los devMeets y muchas fotos e información interesante!
Artículo escrito por =k-nelo :iconk-nelo:


Culture News This Week

deviantART Presents: Design the DEW®!

$chix0r:iconchix0r: reports, October 9
Mountain Dew® has busted the cap off their Green Label Art Limited Edition Bottle Series™ project and has teamed with deviantART for an exciting new contest. We're searching for an artist who can define their expression of DEW® by adding devious style to the mix! Enter to show us your dream DEW® design and win!

The Best of September Visual Art!

`karemelancholia:iconkaremelancholia: reports, October 7
Now it's time for September 2008 Visual Art Features, many new art to discover!

Don't forget that many artists need to be viewed, they deserve it!
Fave Fave Fave!
My main purpose in doing a monthly feature about (to my point of view) 'the best visual art' is to put in the same level as well wellknown artists and popular creations as unknown artists and under-exposed creations.
Artists need to be supported.
So don't be shy!

Visit their pages, support them by faving, commenting, and when you see a deviation that you like also view their gallery entirely, like that you can decide if you will devwatch them or not.
Viewing only a deviation (what is great) is not enough ;-)

And if you want to see your favorite visual artists or art selected to be in this feature for the next month, send me via note the links/thumbs!

:pointr: You can see the previous features here, in the Index i've created!
50 comments   Tributes  Last +fav: *katlienc

KHR FAN ART CONTEST~ START!

=brilcrist:iconbrilcrist: reports, October 6
in order to celebrate my 2nd doujinshi release, i decided to ake some fan art contest~ it's a Katekyo Hitman Reborn Contest Fan Art!!>w<

Rake 'Em Up, It's an Autumn Contest!

*Ultra-Violet-X:iconUltra-Violet-X: reports, 2d 15h ago
3rd contest of a season themed series.
Prizes include: Fella plushie, Subs, Prints and loads more!
25 comments   Contests  Last +fav: *JaM-FaiRY

Talented artist Part 12

=hellobaby:iconhellobaby: reports, October 9
This s an article which feature amazing artists but unpopular & have under 30k pageviews
They r totally great so plz share ur love with them:hug::love:

dA Bugs & Solutions...

`karemelancholia:iconkaremelancholia: reports, 1d 13h ago
dA is the widest and most popular Cyber Gallery.
dA is the best place to expoze your creations, to get recognition, to discover other's art. And for many other reasons you may be happy to be a Deviant.
Therefore dA have bugs...
Then read this...

Recent Dedications (you'll be blown away...!)

=Cataclysm-X:iconCataclysm-X: reports, October 7
Many amazing dedications put together in 1 news article!

The Solidarity Auctions are Opened!

`karemelancholia:iconkaremelancholia: reports, October 8
You know the Solidarity Project were we collect funds for an association : Concern.

Till nowadays we've collected for Concern : 336.25€ aka $456.02

In the World...
"An estimated 25.000 people die from an effect of hunger everyday. That's about One person every four seconds."

:pointr: READ MORE ABOUT IT HERE :pointl:

The Project is coming to and end : on October 17th.

To gather more funds for Concern some deviants gave some of their art for an auction.

READY? GO!

September's Feature in Rus-Club

*Rus-Club:iconRus-Club: reports, October 7
Great works in different categories. You must see it!

10 ways to Express Art – Part V

=Derzorvadur:iconDerzorvadur: reports, October 9
The project started as a mean to collect amazing artists all around deviant in a random way or as well for already personal recognition of the same, this is ONLY for the sake of art, no favoritism or popularity has anything to do with this, only REAL good art will enter in these articles, and the art exposed in here is what we personally consider the best of the best.

Who loved it?

*zimeta08
~Fangyuzhe
*Hitlersbrain
*VeronicaIsabel
~Schadenfreudeha

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Mini-DDs: Best of 2006 Edition

*SlyDante:iconSlyDante: reports, December 31, 2006
Alright, I really suggest that you read the following so that you understand everything later on. Capeesh?

...Alright, so being New Year's Eve & everything, I essentially wanted to end the year with a bang. A bit of a big bang. So while I was on vacation, a thought popped into my head...An idea...What if this time, for a special edition of my Mini-DDs, I was to feature the 50 best Deviations of 2006??

...Thought that may grab your attention.

Well, first I guess I should mention that I'm not fully behind this. Seeing as how I thought I'd be passed out after several combinations of champagne & Pepsi by this point, I typed this all up earlier today, & I also let my little buddy ~Fefcaine handle the festivities this time around, including letting him use my account to post everything. I put my whole trust in him that he'll pull this off perfectly. Also, I like to eat stinky garbage. (Fefcaine: Tee-hee-hee! XD)

Anyhow, a lot of work went into making this list...For one, I decided to browse all 365 days worth of premium artwork, making sure I got the best...& in order to keep my sanity intact while choosing what to feature, I decided to limit the selections to only those with 75 favorites or more. Say that it's a bit shallow if you will, but only the community's best could rack up that much acclaim (well, except for that lousy Kirby/Link pic that landed on the front page one day). Besides, can you reallistically expect me to go over practically every piece of art on this site this year?

Well, it took me a few days, but I narrowed the whole shebang down to around two dozen works of art, & from there, I went with what I thought were the 50 best. Well, actually, I'm letting Fefcaine pick the best from the nominees as well...It's all good, & he's got a f***ing wicked taste in art as well, so here's hoping he does a good job as well!

Naturally, there was a lot of several amazing stuff that I just couldn't fit in, but I still stand by my selections, as they all kept me looking at them over & over throughout the year, going "Holy s***, that's amazing" when I looked at them. The whole list even involves a couple of scraps & more than a few DDs (sort of ironically) to boot.

Got a problem with all of this? Well then, I'd like to see you try & make your own list like this!

...Actually, I really would like to see anyone try & make a list like this. Hell, I'd actually pay to see stuff like that (though not much, as I'm on a budget)! Any takers? ^_^

I guess I should actually get moving along here. But first off, I'd like to acknowledge a few honorable mentions. You see, a few pieces were put up here in 2006, but were originally posted before 2006 & re-posted later for various reasons. And after mulling it over for a bit, I decided that it wasn't 100% ethical to include them in the actual list. But since they still kicked ass so much, I'd still like to give them each the actual award & show them off here. So the honorable mentions are:



...Oh yeah, I guess I mentioned an award. Well, here it is! My traditional token of great artwork for special occasions, the Platinum Fefcaine Award!



(Fefcaine: And this time I stuffed it with milk chocolate, white chocolate, dark chocolate, AND threw in several of those crumbly cookie things!!! ^_^)

Wow, am I droning on. So let's just cut straight to the big stuff: The list. In case you're wondering, all the features are sorted chronologically, helping to fit in with the year-long "2006" theme. Plus, can you imagine me trying to rank them all? That'd be too much work...Can you say "brain explosion"?

...Well, that's not to say I don't have #1 in mind. But I don't think I'll be revealing what my #1 of the whole year is...For now. Maybe with the right persuasion, perhaps...? =P

Alright, enough of that crap. Fefcaine's making his selections, & he's even got his little commentary started, which you can view here, & I'm starting to feel a buzz coming on, so before I get too tipsy, let's get it on: THE FIFTY BEST DEVIATIONS OF 2006!!!



Get in mah belly by ~satougaki



Miss Muffet. by =Endling



Cataclysm by ~DeaDNeSS



The Dead Sea by ~cronobreaker



K-holed by *whitlam1



romance by *luminoire



Mountain Dew Roo by *hellcorpceo



"O.ver D.oughed B.unny" by ~Thomas-Han



GAMEZIN by ~DjBisparulz



Carpet Bomber by *Banzchan



Chaos One by ~HypnoticArtsLtd



Jichkiom V2 by *seel-dingo & *skifi



I See Hell In Your Eyes by *Gatobob-Spotty



Estrella Luna by ^delya



Gerrie Ster by *skaffa



-Pinnochio- by =DarkJak



Candyass Jack by *beatlezeebub



Hanging Around colored by ~Grim-Amentia



puppet man by *EmptyShadow



Welcome to the Toys Kingdom by ~Tsukie



GIMME ICECREAM, FATTY by *SleepDep



Flying Dish by *Themrock



ORIGINAL: DRAGON GIRL by =Cirihtt



Psychedelic Creatures by *cova



Blue skies will Die by ~xXTwistedErebusXx



Seafood Ramen by ~plue



Pirate Monkeys Poker Night by *Hitlersbrain



Midna in color by ~Deyadee



+God of Pain+ by ~Jack666rulez



Stitches by ~Lysol-Jones



stupid picture by ~tobiee



Rainmaker by ~sighted



Stairway to Hell by *recycledwax



YoyoMania :.... by *LilChu



Tv head trait is reccesive by *OnionKnight



Moon_Dragon by *-lildragon-



Northern Migration by *EDDIE-LEE



Waiting For Judgement- COLOR by *zimeta08



Cerberus - SONICCHANNEL style by =Airlight



SUGOI_MAGAZINE_SPECIAL by ~Bixby



Noodle soup by wirestyle



Father's son by *bleedman



Radio-Boy by =Duffzilla



The Sexy Chali by *chalosan



Conquer by ~lerms



CHO-COMET by ~THOPIS



. petite cauchemar Luiza . by =karincoma



Sybil Wings by =sash0



54. Froof by *spookydoom



THE HOLIDAY DOUGHNUT OF DOOM by *vaporotem


...So there you have it!!! Happy f***ing new year to you all, goodbye 2006, you lameass year, & now let's all celebrate!!!! Congrats to everyone who had their f***ing sweet stuff featured here, & if you have any comments or anything, they'd be damn appreciated!!! So see you all next time, & once again: HAPPY F***ING NEW YEAR!!!! XD


Mini-DDs Vol. 1: [link]
Mini-DDs Vol. 2: [link]
Mini-DDs Vol. 3: [link]
Mini-DDs Vol. 4: [link]
Mini-DDs Vol. 5: [link]
Mini-DDs Vol. 6: [link]
Mini-DDs Vol. 7: [link]
Mini-DDs Vol. 8: [link]
Mini-DDs Vol. 9: [link]
Mini-DDs Vol. 10: [link]
Mini-DDs Vol. 11 (Xmas Edition): [link]

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~Dark-Ly:iconDark-Ly: Dec 31, 2006, 10:40:16 PM
Very... cute. I did not see much photography, if any. And traditional art, where is it?

Those drawings are all very nice and... cute, but it is not really the creme de la creme here on dA, if you will excuse me for saying so.

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Ly
. Ushinawareta tsubasa wo sagashite .
'Hvis kærligheden er en illusion, så til helvede med virkeligheden!'
ACCIDENT RETARD
`lazybutt:iconlazybutt: Dec 31, 2006, 10:57:41 PM
:/

This confuses me. You say that you have featured the 50 best deviations of 2006, and I could see how these could be your opinion, but you did not say it was so I won't take them as this. There is not a very wide range of variety. Mostly digital art with some traditional features sprinkled in. I was hoping to see some literature, stock photography, photography, more traditional. There were so many submissions in 2006 I doubt anyone could make the assumption as to what is the best submissions from this year.

The first few paragraphs said nothing of only featuring anime/manga/cartoon like deviations, let alone only digital pieces. I think most of the paragraphs there were redundant to the article as a whole, and didn't explain much except that you got drunk tonight and had help from a friend. That wasn't very eye catching.. at all. For future reference, I would suggest saying why you featured these for the supposed excellence and why they you considered them the best from 2006. It would have been nice to see a theme to your features here (like Unknown Photos of 2006 for example). I did not see that here. Therefore, I can not support this article. As much as I would like to, I think you were not wise in your decisions for this article.

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*SlyDante:iconSlyDante: Dec 31, 2006, 11:19:45 PM
...

...You do realize how much I would have to go through in order to cover EVERY category, right? I only had less than a week to pull this off, so I obviously can't fully go into depth here. besides, there's optional commentary from Fefcaine (although since he's a psycho robot, don't expect the best). Also, I stated that these are what I thought were the 50 best.

And maybe I could have mentioned that these were mostly cartoonish. But I don't just stick to one genre. How do I sell something like that? Bill it as the Best Cartoons/Surreal/Psychedelic/Traditional/Anime/Etc. of 2006? Look, I do enjoy practically all genres. But the stuff here is what I believe to be the best.

I could go on, but I quote myself here:

"Got a problem with all of this? Well then, I'd like to see you try & make your own list like this!"

...So what do you have to offer there? =P

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"Stop eating people's old French fries, pigeon. Have some self-respect. Don't you know you can fly?"

- Tracy Jordan
*SlyDante:iconSlyDante: Dec 31, 2006, 11:22:05 PM
Well, there just wasn't any photography here that blew me away as much as all of this. Different strokes for different people, I guess. And there's traditional stuff there, of course, though I can't name it all off the top of my head. And Digital does make the majority.

Also, I believe that i stated this early on:

I could go on, but I quote myself here:

"Got a problem with all of this? Well then, I'd like to see you try & make your own list like this!"

...So? Got any ideas? =P

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"Stop eating people's old French fries, pigeon. Have some self-respect. Don't you know you can fly?"

- Tracy Jordan
~Dark-Ly:iconDark-Ly: Dec 31, 2006, 11:49:05 PM
Yes. You could choose some of the most major categories, and select the best pieces from there.
I believe that would make it a lot more balanced.

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Ly
. Ushinawareta tsubasa wo sagashite .
'Hvis kærligheden er en illusion, så til helvede med virkeligheden!'
ACCIDENT RETARD
`lazybutt:iconlazybutt: Dec 31, 2006, 11:49:20 PM
"But the stuff here is what I believe to be the best."

Why did you not say this in the article? I can see what you were saying when you say that it would be difficult to browse every gallery on dA to find the best submissions of dA. This is why I said what I did above. What you think are the best submissions on dA are not always what other people would think. So I ask you to please keep opinionated posts such as this in your journal. This has been said many times before and I don't like to be the one to tell people that you need to post a news post in your journal. Sometimes, though, I will tell the deviant that posted the article because I feel it could have been a great article but they did not go the extra mile to make it something extraordinary. Something we all haven't seen before. Something fresh and something fantastic. I do not get that feeling with this article as you have outlined, and said yourself, only work from the cartoon/digital/traditional gallery. These do not cover the best artwork that is on dA from 2006.

I might be making you say "he doesn't know what he's talking about", but let me just say, if you want to present the public (via the news) with your favourite artwork from 2006 (or any year) please say so in the article. But then it would come down to if this belongs in your journal (your opinion does not always agree with the public at large) or is it a worthy news post. Here, in my honest opinion, I think that this belongs in your journal.. if you're wondering why, it's already been said.

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*SlyDante:iconSlyDante: Jan 1, 2007, 12:07:51 AM
Well, I was going to keep this in my journal. In fact, I actually kept this feature in my journal for over six months. Then I wondered if I should add my Mini-DDs to the News as well. I asked some people if I should, & they said yes. And as such, I've done this article 11 times so far featuring what I believe to be DD-worthy artwork, IMO. And people enjoy it.

Sorry if you were misled a bit, & I guess I should have made it clearer that this was my opinion, but I've done these features over & over, with my opinions, with no problems or complaints. By now it just seemed obvious that this was my opinion. In fact, any article like this isn't going to be the opinion of the whole site. At the most, it'll be the opinions of a group of people.

In fact, btw, one of the reasons I used stuff with only 75 faves or higher was because I thought it would help represent the majority of the site's favorites more.

Also, once again: I don't see you making the list of DA's Best of 2006. Care to take your best shot? Think you'll get a better response? =P

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"Stop eating people's old French fries, pigeon. Have some self-respect. Don't you know you can fly?"

- Tracy Jordan
*SlyDante:iconSlyDante: Jan 1, 2007, 12:14:25 AM
Well, I see your point, but if I featured some stuff from a category with less mind-blowing pics, then I'd essentially have to ignore better stuff from another category. Would it really be more fair to feature something I myself didn't think was eye-popping & ignore something that was? Do you think admins feature any DDs, not just ones they like themselves as well?

Sorry if nothing in Photography blew my mind as much as these 50 this year, but that's the way the ball bounces.

P.S. The "ideas" comment at the end was referring to my comment about making your own list. So if you think what you have is the better solution, why not give that a try yourself? =P

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"Stop eating people's old French fries, pigeon. Have some self-respect. Don't you know you can fly?"

- Tracy Jordan
*diamondie:icondiamondie: Jan 1, 2007, 4:59:16 AM
I don't see what the fuss is all about. Obviously the person who composed the article likes somewhat cartoonish drawings more than other types of art and thus he has mostly featured stuff from that "genre". What's so hard to understand about that? If eg. ^y2jenn had made such an article I think it, too, would mostly feature cartoonish art and I don't think people would complain about the lack of photography or literature among the selections.

Besides, the quality is always higher if people select stuff from genres and media they're familiar with. If someone who doesn't know anything about photography goes to select photography just to have some variety the results often aren't so good. And the same goes for literature to an even stronger extent.

The style(s) of art in the article isn't really the stuff that blows me away, I'm more into realism and surrealism myself. But it's a good selection of features and I'm sure many people will find pictures they like through it. I've been thinking of making my own TOP-50 article and maybe I'll do that.