Community News

1. Community Operations

Community Operations Newsletter - April 2009
Deviousness Award - May 2009
Seniority Announcements - April 2009


1.1 CEA

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


1.2 Help & FAQ

Read the Weekly Helpdesk Updates - May 1st, 2009.
Weekly Tip: Did you ever wish to purchase a Gift subscription for another user, but were not sure of the whole process? If so, click here and wonder no more!
Random FAQ: FAQ #877: How do I use the Adjust Image tool?


1.3 dAmn

This regular news article promises to make you giggle, chortle, and laugh your ass off: The LOL Corner [59]
Designs & Interfaces Trivia Night
5 great rooms of the week to visit: #ListenRoom, #yourRomance, #turkiye, #Theknowledge & #NameThatTune


2. Community Relations

Community Relations Newsletter - April 2009.


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

Give us a YAY - Deadline May 9, 2009
adidas Fingerpainting Contest - Deadline May 15, 2009
Jules' & Manda's Incredible Vexel Contest #3 - Deadline May 25, 2009
Wacom presents "Bring your vision to life" - Deadline May 29, 2009
Art History Contest - Art Nouveau - Deadline May 31, 2009
Anthro Collaboration Contest - Deadline June 6, 2009
Fractals and the Outside World - Deadline June 6, 2009
Kick Your Own A$$ - Deadline June 28, 2009


2.3 Food For Thought

Dwell Not On The Negatives
Critiques Requested for Artistic Nude Deviations


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

Addictive Lust Contest
Start Date: April 29, 2009
End Date: June 30, 2009
Hosted by: `DistortedSmile

Optimism Contest
Start Date: April 29, 2009
End Date: May 31, 2009
Hosted by: =laurengary

Photo Contest: Childhood Without Children
Start Date: April 29, 2009
End Date: June 13, 2009
Hosted by: =druideye

Death Meets Spring
Start Date: April 29, 2009
End Date: June 20, 2009
Hosted by: =pullingcandy

Original Character Design Contest
Start Date: May 1, 2009
End Date: June 30, 2009
Hosted by: *Nyiana-Sama


2. Food For Thought

The "Issues" of deviantART
Artistic Standards and Mature Content
Creative Commons - A false sense of security


3. devMeets

23rd May Toronto devMEET


4. Interviews

JM Incredible Vexel Contest #2 Winner Interview!
Conceptual Photography Interview - meppol
So i herd u liek interviews?? - Droneguard
PhotoJournalism Interview(s) #6 [Marie-Aude]

Resources

1. Tutorials




2. Stock Accounts

~Voivodess-Stock
~Momotte2stocks
~rashell-stocks


3. Food For Thought

96 more textures you didn't know existed
Stock and Awe 36
40 amazing online photography magazines

For more resources-related news click here.

In Other News...

1. Announcements

1.1 Birthdays

Sunday, May 3:
=1Dark-Kitty1, ~AngelSweet33, ~AnnVole, ~bananacoww, =Barbiedoll, ~BCBomb47, ~blackdragoneyes, ~CandyGirlxD, ~ChesaiEmra, =Damianlover, =DeathlyMoonGoddess, =DeepestShadow, ~dojoh, ~drake-the-dragon, =EndlessEmeralds, ~erinniko-na, ~glaringkitteh, ~HaruFREAK, ~Ilaand, ~Ino-Elric, =jadefyres-freedom, `kidd, ~lessa-wampirek, ~linzi, =marinaaniram, ~Mimmiroo, *mooglemage, ~MysticDarkAngel, ~NiceButDemonic, =nmandc515, ~no-ordinary-girl, ~paradikal, ~Raikushaiku, ~satanic-mistress, ~SATOSHI-COLORS, ~ScorpionHenchman, =shmeecherz, ~Speedla-Hedgehog, *supershadowhitt, =Sweetheart-Hikari, ~tareth, ~thegrayman, *tori-margaret, ~vietgurlie3

Monday, May 4:
~Alytic, *Andreea-D-D, ~angelofmusic5489, ~anubismito, ~Astronotus, *Betelgeux, =bunnyhater14, `cyberyt, ~DirtyButterfly, =ecchi777, ~fez-worshiper, ~flamus, ~Fragrance-Of-Desire, ~HuskyTheHusky, ~imanani, ~irizz, ~jazzypizzazzy, ~jncoboy1999, ~KaiHiwatari, *KrySal, =kurot, ~Ledine-Pilnatis, ~Level20X6, =LilFairie, ~mac828, ~MarcoMaxwell, ~mzhou, =Plagued7, =Pull-and-Bear, =ryvir, ~shadow-link, ~sheritra, =shhilja, ~Shredder0625, ~silentdark, ~sorceress-namiko, ~Spappara, *Vannister-Nicodemus, ~vipergirl914, ~weaselgirl12, ~weiskopf, ~x3ookiineko, `zemotion, ~Zezerak, ~Ziwon, ~zoanoid

Tuesday, May 5:
~0Vera, =adeer, ~BaCk-FrOm-ThE-DeAd, ~bloodplus-fan-1, ~cast-indoubt-, =Charlie-Brown, ~coopnkai, ~dani4ka, =Drezdany, ~faizan, ~huskiiwolf, =iblackmilk, `In-Apt, =Lavos12, =LightningRyu, *likeshine, ~littlepinkelephants, lolly, *LoverOfElves, ~monzastar, ~Moonlit-Shadows, *MrsNox, ~Pichu-Chan05, =rakastajatar, *SakuraKitt, ~schochioman, *Shadowna, ~SiberianSkies, ~Silver-Sapphire-Star, ~sim-sin, ~Soki-poo, *Sonny2005, ~Tora-Kie-chan, ~tsuki-chan5, ~Tsunade-91, ~Turqo, *WhiteDivinity, *x-hayleyy-x, ~xifanche

Wednesday, May 6:
=admiration-nation, ~ahmednayyer, ~Amaralyn, =Angeluzbelli, ~Ao-Li, =axelslilgurl, ~Beauty-In-Decay, ~CeeJa, ~customiz3r, *DavisJes, ~Eleni-rain-lover, *Endymiasyzygy, ~FJLink, ~FlareTornado, =FlashFire44, *furawatchi23, ~Haru-chan77, ~hyfreak, *Inuyashas-hanyougirl, =jaimito, ~Jhas777, ~Kalii, *KikaiSaigono, =lizflo, ~madzia, ~Meeshi, `mom-the-bomb, ~naruto0987, ~Nevian, =noname4you, =Oasispegasus, ~pinay506, ~PsychedelicBacteria, ~rachel-lafranchi, ~Rushii, ~SchizophrenicUnicorn, ~Shadu, =silver303, *TheMetalExodus, ~thr3ddy, ~wingedmaelstrom

Thursday, May 7:
~5300TF, ~alexwise, =animefreakforever, ~Ben070, ~Black-EyeLiner, ~buraqina, ~Cinnimon-Kitty, *CookieStarz, ~Eruis, ~ethan-, ~Eyesofsorrow, =Fiwen, *Great-C, =jennyleigh, ~Lilyprower, ~liveforever4christ, ~Magic-the-Echidna, =miri-da-wolf, ~Missy-May, ~Naxel, ~nutmeg, =pinkeevee133, =pmp, *Rockin-Roben, ~Saveen, ~skeledoll, ~SleepyDoodler, ~SleepySh, ~suki-inu, ~Terraborian, =Tink-ling, ~torington, ~Vampire-Vanja, ~VHS-Guri, =werechu, ~XVinityxKaiX, *xxCafekko

Friday, May 8:
~Alpha-Assassin, =art-historian-7, ~AuroraMaryte, ~danes-sweety, ~DeeryMe, =dragongirl76, `eskirinabsolute, ~FernandoLamy, =Fiveonthe, ~intereo, ~KiArA83, `ladytwiglet, =lilok-lilok, *MarinaTsunamia, ~minimonster777, ~MummyMetaller, =nejilovedove1010, *Neko-Priestess, ~NicktheNoob, =Patual, ~pointlessdribble, ~PootPoot, *ryye, ~Sadomasochistic, ~sissismay, *SkyeFlite, =spiritoftheicewolf, ~the-black-megaman, ~Tybaltia, ~unfortunateforever, ~whopper1989

Saturday, May 9:
~12Scartalon12, ~Area--51, ~BananaFairy59, =blackbelt777, =BlackCat-IIIX, ~BlueWolfPoet, ~BombChic, =drumgirl, =emmie01, ~EricFox86, ~Genny-Raskin, ~GreenMonster6061, ~Hikari-Snowflake, ~iamjanni, ~ilovepippntook, =IrukaThePockyNinja, =JadeLaunders, ~jazblack009, ~john8859, ~KittyNinja24, ~L-L-Lea, =LovelyDagger, ~Marauders-Princess, ~meowhiskers, =nilemaster, ~Nimindil, ~odhfan, ~ouvalresearchaddict, ~radioactivecolor, ~RubyKrystal, ~rychas, =ryuuza-san, ~scarlet-flame, ~Sceniiph, ~SheilaBT, ~sorezki, *springdaemonbrian, ~Tragamin, ~tsuki-no-kitsune, ~ubu, =Voodoo-Poison, ~Yumikko, ~zedka

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


1.2 Births, Engagements & Weddings

Our own $Moonbeam13 got engaged last year and has now announced her wedding date. Let's crash her wedding!


1.3 Obituary

May 1, 2009: Danny Gans, 52, US comic and impressionist who was named Las Vegas entertainer of the year 11 times.


1.4 Special Announcements

None this week.


2. Help Wanted

None this week.


3. Features

Fresh Meat Vol46
Where Art Meets Horses [Volume 2]
Focus on April Topic
Great Interfaces: Edition 04


4. Comic Strip





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