That's right it's true!
Why you ask? Well I'll be happy to explain..
The Root level galleries on deviantART are meant to be medium-based. However, with the launch of V5 we also introduced the new Anime/Manga gallery because we recognized that this increasingly popular genre had grown so immensely big.. it was it's own art form. The same holds true for Fan Art, so rather than continue to confuse the submission process with including it in every gallery and messing up our search functionality, it is far more logical to launch this way.
So where does that leave you? Well I'm glad you asked. I have closed all of the old Fan Art subcategories and redirected the art in them to the most logical spots in the new main gallery. Is it perfect? probably not because there are millions of deviations and new subcategories that may be more specific than the old ones. That being said, you can move your work around if you find a gallery more suitable.
Here is the new layout of the gallery:
Anthro
Digital

Books/Novels

Games

Movies/Tv

Misc
Traditional

Books/Novels

Games

Movies/Tv

Misc
Cartoons/Comics
Digital

Books/Novels

Games

Movies/Tv

Misc
Traditional

Books/Novels

Games

Movies/Tv

Misc
Skins
Digital Art
Drawings

Books/Novels

Games

Movies/Tv

Misc
Painting & Airbrushing

Books/Novels

Games

Movies/Tv

Misc
Fan Fiction
Manga/Anime
Digital

Books/Novels

Fan Comics

Games

Movies/Tv

Misc
Traditional

Books/Novels

Fan Comics

Games

Movies/Tv

Misc
Traditional Art
Drawings

Books/Novels

Games

Movies/Tv

Misc
Paintings

Books/Novels

Games

Movies/Tv

Misc
Vector

Books/Novels

Games

Movies/Tv

Misc
Wallpaper

Books/Novels

Games

Movies/Tv

Misc
The current gallery directors for each section represented in the new Fan Art gallery will be moderating that part of the gallery while I decide on a gallery director to take over the whole she-bang. For example: ^
zilla774 will moderate Fan Art Wallpaper etc.
Should you have any questions please feel free to note or email me moonbeam13@deviantart.com
I will also respond to comments left on this article.
Enjoy the new gallery, the new forum and the news!
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