Community News

1. Community Operations

Community Operations Newsletter - January 2009
Comment Exploit - Protect Yourself!
Holiday Card Project 2008 Wrap-Up


1.1 CEA

Break it down easy - Tracing Edition

For more CEA-related news, check out $realitysquared, $y2jenn, $damphyr and/or $ShadowOrexia.


1.2 Help & FAQ

Read the Weekly Helpdesk Updates - February 5th, 2009.
Weekly Tip: Did you ever wonder what dAmn is? If so, click here and wonder no more!
Random FAQ: FAQ #90: How do I customize my profile page?


1.3 dAmn

This regular news article promises to make you giggle, chortle, and laugh your ass off: The LOL Corner [#48].
FEB Trivia Talks Newsletter by Thumbshare
5 great rooms of the week to visit: #DigitalMedia, #AnimeArtists, #dATrad, #ARSTOCK & #PotterShare


2. Community Relations

CR Newsletter January

2.1 Staff News

A list of Open Volunteer Positions can be found here.
A list of the current Community Relations team can be found here.


2.2 Contests

Portraits of Love - Vector Contest - Deadline February 14, 2009
One-Act Play Film & Animation Contest - Deadline February 20, 2009
What Makes you Smile Contest - Deadline February 27, 2009

Under the Big Top
Pass the Panel - Ongoing


2.3 Food For Thought

TradSavvy III: LolitaAgogo on Watercolours
World Cancer Day - February 4th
Miscats in the Fractal Art Gallery and how to not be a part of them!
Introducing the New 'Interviews' News Category


2.4 dAfilm

How do I submit to the film community?
deviantART Film Stock




3. dA Shop News

Check out the cutting edge works your fellow print artists have submitted in the past week!

Deviant News

1. Contests

Street Photography Contest
Start Date: January 18, 2009
End Date: February 28, 2009
Hosted by: =The-Yard-Collective (street photography club)

Proyect: Dirty Valentine
Start Date: January 19, 2009
End Date: February 13, 2009
Hosted by: =CallMeOriginal

Design A Deviant Contest
Start Date: February 1, 2009
End Date: March 1, 2009
Hosted by: =2dazed

WIDE EYES CONTEST
Start Date: February 3, 2009
End Date: March 1, 2009
Hosted by: =hollyography

Vintage Contest @ Care-Club
Start Date: February 1, 2009
End Date: March 20, 2009
Hosted by: *Care-Club

February Mini Contest - Here Comes The Rain
Start Date: February 2, 2009
End Date: February 20, 2009
Hosted by: *signmeupscotty

Reverse Contest!
Start Date: February 1, 2009
End Date: February 28, 2009
Hosted by: =DianaCretu

Define Art Mini Contest
Start Date: February 6, 2009
End Date: March 1, 2009
Hosted by: ~catwoman


2. Food For Thought

deviantART - A Community
Community Awareness: deviantART in my eyes
World of Art - Issue #16


3. devMeets

Feb 20 devMEET at Studio Open House, Long Beach


4. Interviews

On The Couch With Damian Madray
APN Professional Interview w/ Greg Schneider
Interview with "Hellblazer" Artist Sean Murphy

Resources

1. Tutorials




2. Stock Accounts

~JUSSTAnotherstock
~night-fate-stock
~pelleron-stock


3. Food For Thought

eCCSited January Features 2009
Stock and Awe 21 and Stock and Awe 22
Anjusha Collection of Textures

For more resources-related news click here.

In Other News...

1. Announcements

1.1 Birthdays

Sunday, February 8:
~abortion ~AjnosFTW *amethyst-rose ~aneesah =angel-obsesser *arpad =ashescry ~blackangelyume ~blueberry-bum-bum ~brettacular =chaseroo ~CountOlaf =cxsankh ~force2reckon *gandb13 *genesis1979 =ImHisEternalAngel =Ishisu `karincoma ~kiki2007 ~Kimptone ~Lealis =LostArtemis *lucifer-ous ~MikaelMudou =MMF7734 `muzikkman ~nyomae =Otai ~PinkFlamingo14 ~piyoKasumi ~punk-girl =rainbow-brigade =rogercastoro ~rubeh ~saintloco ~SavageDragonX13 *spicy-chan *StormRider24 =The-ShadowCat =tncyctn ~xxhopefulxx *Zaratops

Monday, February 9:
*Blaze14 ~bnt7amad ~D-is-for-Duck ~demonsdeath ~Dogos ~Ellipsis911 =enchanted-black-rose ~EyeCandy-xx ~FireLilac ~gwjunkie ~hannah-banana ~jnaz ~jokerman ~Kat-Girl15 ~LaFemmeMiserable =leeza-wezza ~logolepsy-society =mickeyrem ~MsMeako =Natalaysya ~NickyMe23 ~OctobersFlame=paleoichneum ~princessdabby ~Ryonyanko =Sameladoo =sh-o-o-sh ~Shiruchan *sofyuchiha9 =the-pearl-piper ~TheAzureDolphin ~Tinuvil

Tuesday, February 10:
~ad-lib ~aip ~alex-kom *AtomicStoney ~carootje ~CaRtOON =Cebonar ~cedrada ~celticgoddessart ~cointell-pro =CuzzaCurry ~cyanide-rat =diado =Doksuri ~dragonlord-san ~dreamwarrior ~EpharGy =fallnangeltears ~farout49 =GessyTheHedgehog ~grafick ~hatefelt *IenzoElaeus ~JeeTee87 ~JessieRaye ~Magness-Makoyana ~manicdragon ~MeltedGFX ~Micgle-Muffin =MrRobot ~numbed *pagomenadefterolepta ~pandorabox =pixellove ~PrimaryVIVID ~sampratot ~scruffycat171 ~snow-munkiie63 *sonitweek =Tales-of-sharingan =ThimbleBostitch ~Trindawg =Wonderr ~zygrael

Wednesday, February 11:
~Ameshiisuto ~ashiremon ~Cklaighe *cookiesnmilk ~Danvan96 ~ebontier ~Foxy12 ~haldjake100 ~kagomeamichun *KNDnumbuh8 =KnottyKeri *messa ~niviswinter ~oldlunchmeat ~oxytone =PrincessArwen =rhyan =sican *silverspire29 *snapesgirl34 *TheHollister ~TuesdayTomorrow =wapy *Wolfox-of-life

Thursday, February 12:
=amoryllis =Autumpool ~baka-chan ~baunilha ~BlueGriffin2301 ~Cellia =CMC42 `DreamingMyth ~empastillarte =Fend =hhgm =IaiaRose ~jamaisXvu *JanuaryVictim ~LemonCoffee =midnight21 ~no1istrustworthy *Orangish =phonzik =piratephotography =PlyJulia20 =Pooz18 =radiolab =resizer ~Silent-Rain00 ~SJenkins ~smallsingularity ~SmellingDeadRoses ~Veranda ~xandreax ~xbetrayalx ~yapsharmaine

Friday, February 13:
~adixion *AngieChild `Arete-Eirene-Phile ~betong *blissychild =Blood-Of-A-Pirate ~cberg ~Chaomaster1 =chibialli ~DeadToReality =develynia ~Echo104b ~evilrichyseth ~FaerytaleMalice =harleshinn =I-Love-Edward-Elric ~In-Due-Time ~Invader-Tam =jimmy-tm ~jl ~KeiZar ~kitsune-109 komuro: =OminousShadows =omoshiroimirai ~Rahabhim ~rhye *Sakanuumia ~Samantha1987 =scubachickim *seiyalover ~Smidy ~sucmfic =TaesoSpiritDragon =tornandgluedtogether =tugaMaggie ~xIIIAriIIIx

Saturday, February 14:
*alucardsblood ~Angsty-Poet ~aratithiliel =asimplesong =AxelFantasy ~B-positive ~Black-Templar ~BlackLotusPro ~davyboy90 ~Drragie ~dw-divastar *EmeraldWolf77 =exdream2k5 ~FuryX-4 ~grumbleworts ~illusion142 ~Jalima ~Kefrith ~kissed-byarose ~kitsue43 ~Light-girl ~littlemistress =lovehorses14 ~Loverly-Loverly =luna212 =Maplewolf ~mental-destruction ~michyy ~NilNilNil ~PaulEnsane ~Pepyta ~Phi-sen-tea =Psychedelic-Freak ~Red-shadow-sakura =SENTIENT666 ~shadowillHCR ~shikku ~ShockerLocker ~siyah ~sparkythepikachu101 $spyed ~the-beastie ~thechaosproject ~Vegeta-Holic *vspecialk ~xkaroxmcrx =ZeroniX-Designs

Go say happy birthday - at least to some of them!


1.2 Births

None this week. Let us know!


1.3 Engagements

None this week. Let us know!


1.4 Weddings

None this week. Let us know!

All the best to the newlyweds!


1.5 Obituary

February 7, 2009: Brian Naylor, 78, longtime television newsreader for Australia's Channel 9. He and his wife were among Moiree were among at least 84 victims of bushfires in rural Victoria.
February 6, 2009: James Whitmore, 87, American actor who played presidents Truman and Roosevelt, and racounteur Will Rogers in popular one-man stage shows. He also appeared in the movies The Shawshank Redemption, Kiss Me Kate, Oklahoma!, The Asphalt Jungle, Tora! Tora! Tora! and Battleground, and the TV series Gunsmoke and Temperatures Rising.


1.6 Special Announcements

Are you a comic artist? Would you like to be part of an amazing project AND win awesome prizes? Go check The deviantARTtimes Comic Artist Contest!
Don't forget it's Valentine's Day next Saturday, so be sure to spread some love!


2. Help Wanted

=runemetsa is making a music video for a Finnish artist, and is in desperate need of ideas to the video, resources (3d maybe, video footage) and so on. Go check out his journal.
=falname is need of an admin for a club whose main language is English. Read more here!


3. Features

Fresh Meat Vol34
World Cancer Day Feature
Notable Fan Artists #7
Vexelicious: Gallery Highlights Pt. II


4. Comic Strip





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