Your Anthro Gallery Moderators: ^savagebinn & ^Katmomma

An Introduction.....

<sub>^savagebinn: "As a new Gallery Mod, I'm now able to feature Daily Deviations (or DDs, for short). Some will be chosen by me on my own, but with dA being such a huge site, our Gallery Moderators also reach out to the community and encourage you to share and suggest pieces that bring out the best in our galleries."

^Katmomma: "I'm happy to have ^savagebinn join our team, and with that, we're ready to get you educated about Anthro Daily Deviations once more. Remember, you community members out there have the power to showcase the best of our gallery- all you have to do, is send us a suggestion!"</sub>


Now we are going to provide an clear explanation of how to properly suggest DDs, as well the guidelines for what types of works you'll want to suggest. This section will be broken down into both official rules (musts) and our preferences with what we both look for in the works we like feature.

What is Anthro?

We are still getting many miscategorized deviations in our gallery as well as DD suggestions that are NOT ANTHRO. Please take the time to do some research on what Anthro is before making a suggestion

What is Anthro? V3 (Updated with Examples)

This should clarify some of the gray areas we encounter, and set you on the right path with further helpful links.

How to Suggest a Daily Deviation

First, make sure you have read the following:
FAQ #61: What is a Daily Deviation?
FAQ #18: Who selects the Daily Deviation and how is it chosen?
FAQ #873: What do I do when I disapprove of a Daily Deviation feature?



Steps to Suggesting: Expectations for both ^savagebinn and ^Katmomma

Title your Note "DD Suggestion"
Provide a Thumbnail or Link to the deviation you would like to suggest.
Providing a description is optional, but preferred.
Tell us if you would like to remain anonymous if you want to.



Official Guidelines for Anthro Daily Deviations

A deviant cannot be given a DD if they've received one before in less than three month's time. You can check this yourself by clicking the 'browse' button in their gallery where it will list the DDs (if any) they have and the dates they received them. The last part isn't required, but it's good practice to check that before you suggest, since it helps us avoid unnecessary clutter.

If the deviation you want to suggest uses stock, it must be from a valid stock account and they MUST give clear credit in the artist's description.

Please suggest a piece to one GM at a time. Don't send the same suggestion to both of us, that can cause major confusion and a real headache.

* When you send a suggestion, please make sure it is submitted under the Anthro Gallery.
_{* If you find a piece that does qualify as anthro and you really want to suggest it, but it's under a different gallery, you can contact one of us and we may be able to move it to the anthro gallery. That will be on a case-by-case basis.}

Our Preferences & Personal Tips

To better help you get the suggested piece you want featured, here's some tips and things that will improve your chances of getting your suggestion a DD We want you to be happy, but also have an understanding of what we look for in a great feature!


Words of Wisdom from ^savagebinn

Effort is something I look for. While not always the same as skill or quality, this is definitely a big thing I take into account, when I see that a growing artist has made a huge leap in a particular piece.

Some GDs have rules about only featuring unknown artists or have a limit on how many favs/views the piece can have for it to be eligible for suggestion. If I think a certain piece is special, I'll feature it regardless of views or the artist's popularity, but I DO consider it a big bonus if they're unknown.

While effort is important, I do try to go for quality as well. Composition, color, detail and balance.

I'm generally going to avoid featuring mature content. This isn't an absolute, but bearing in mind that DDs have a reflection on the Gallery as a whole, I ask that you please use your own judgment and try to keep your suggestions tasteful. Avoid sending me overtly sexual or fetish themed images.


Creativity is a huge thing I look for; I love featuring unusual anthros. In a gallery bursting with cats and wolves, it's always a treat to feature fish, plants, birds and even household appliances that have been anthropomorphized-- This also goes for the mediums used. Certain sub-categories in the Anthro gallery are very small, such as Oekaki, vector and sculptures. Seek the unusual!


Words of Wisdom from ^Katmomma

I look at Anthro art for the "art" aspect- Not just how popular or cool it is. (though the cool factor is always considered) Creative Use of Art Elements, Composition, and Quality are what I look for the most. Art isn’t perfect, but an impression of the truth, and as such, it is also subjective.

I like seeing how Anthro and Cross-Referencing work is applied in the real world, like in childrens' books and animation; things that bring out more to anthro than just the "furry" fandom. Which brings me to my next point:

Uniqueness and creative design are very important things I look for. I like seeing someone trying to go out-of-the-box, be imaginative, and make their work believable and interesting.

Effort- probably the single most important point for me, because although I like to feature well polished, professional artwork to inspire others with, growing artists hitting milestones in their artistic endeavors is something I strongly support! I like finding new artists on the block, but I have no problem featuring old pros too.

I'm a firm believer in COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY. I will respond to suggestions, usually if there is something wrong or if you sent me something that I cannot feature due to a miscategorization. I'll try to guide you in the right direction. Otherwise, if you don't hear from me, your DD was reviewed and it meets our criteria for suggestion.

Last but not least: My golden Philosophy of DDs:

FEATURE exhilarating art
MOTIVATE growing artists
EXPOSE unknown talent
nuff said.

Got Issues?

There are a few important things we'd like to remind everyone of:

Do not complain to or harass either of us if the piece you suggested doesn't get featured.

If your note is titled appropriately, you can rest assured, it will be read and reviewed. You may not always get a reply. This is another situation where I'll remind you not to complain; your input is appreciated, but we're also very busy gals who get a lot of notes.

FAQ #873: What do I do when I disapprove of a Daily Deviation feature?- If you absolutely must make a complaint about a feature, do not do so on the deviation or to the featured artist. A Daily Deviation is not an award, it is a feature picked by the staff for various reasons, and does not always have to be a technical masterpiece. In other words, the artist is just as surprised as you when their piece gets featured. We all have different tastes, it's virtually impossible to please everyone on the site, but with about thirty or so DDs featured from different galleries daily, and MILLIONS of deviations on the site, it really saves everyone a lot of drama and unpleasantness if you just move on and look at different art when you see a feature you don't like. Comment kindly and constructively, or simply move on.

In Closing

This is the ultimate guide guys. Everything you need to know is here and linked for you. If you have any further questions feel free to contact us and ask.