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Why equipment doesn't matter all that much

Feb 23, 2014

Oh god, I wanted that Wacom Intuos tablet so badly. I was 16 years old at that time. I had already seen so much amazing art on the internet for the last few years. Digital art, to be precise. And I wanted to be able to do that as well. I had a computer, I had installed Photoshop. The only thing that I didn't have was money. I was completely broke. Note: it's 2004 we're talking about, here. 10 years ago (yeah, I'm old) when computers still costed a fortune and one almost had to take an extra mortgage in order to be able to pay a tablet. Back then, the average Intuos tablet costed as much as the average computer; a whole damn lot of money. I h

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Why equipment doesn't matter all that much by DamaiMikaz, journal

Why equipment doesn't matter all that much

Feb 23, 2014

How art tutoring should be nowadays by DamaiMikaz, journal

How art tutoring should be nowadays

Oct 14, 2013

Yes. Another one of my rants that starts with a personal experience. It was a day like any other, and I was just surfing DeviantArt, browsing the many deviations in my inbox. While I did so, my eye wandered to something that was called an 'tutorial on manga anatomy'. As usual, I was curious about the content. And as the preview image was pretty small, I wanted to check this out. It seems like this girl, let's name her Abbey (it's not her real name, but I think calling her 'that girl' is so damn confusing) had made a tutorial on male manga anatomy. Nothing wrong with that, you'd say. But I've been following Abbey for a while already. I origin

The Top Reasons for Manuscript Rejection by DorianHarper, journal

The Top Reasons for Manuscript Rejection

Aug 15, 2013

One of the things that the literary agency I work for does some weekends out of the year is teach seminars on query writing and the first 5 pages of manuscripts (which, basically just means the first page of the manuscript). The seminars last only a day or two, but aim to help writers improve their queries and start of their books so that they have a better chance of standing out in the ever-growing slush pile. Since I know many members of the literature community here aim to one day be published writers, I thought I would share our sheet of the top reasons for manuscript rejections. Please note: These are in no particular order. Wrong genre

Publishing Scams by DorianHarper, journal

Publishing Scams

Aug 9, 2013

Copied and pasted from my blog since deviantART's been having this problem for a while now. I had meant to post something on this matter back in October since it was when I noticed more and more "publishers" like this popping up on the site, but never got around to it. Of course, with all of these unprofessional publishers coming out of the woodwork again recently, I thought I'd share what I shared on my blog here. What is a scam publisher? Essentially, a scam publisher is a press that cheats authors into believing that they are getting traditionally published by their rules and guidelines. However, if you read the fine print, you'll see

Become a better artist by DamaiMikaz, journal

Become a better artist

Jul 8, 2013

To improve and become really good at art. Isn't that what all of us, artists, secretly wish for? That we, one day, become as good as the idols we've looked up to. Well, we can't be all born with mad talent. But there are certainly ways to speed up the process for you! In the journal here, I listed some tips and tricks that helped me getting to the point where I am now. I thought I'd share them with you. And maybe you can add to the list. I'm always willing to learn. :bulletred: Give up on being a mangaka -- or hold more realistic expectations Admit it. Most of us here started drawing manga because we liked the style at a certain point. How

PE: 9 ways to overcome (artistic) Frustration. by jane-beata, journal

PE: 9 ways to overcome (artistic) Frustration.

Dec 11, 2012

9 ways to overcome (artistic) Frustration Everyone has heard of it, everyone fears the very sight of it, but if you are an artist, there is a good chance it creeps at you regularly, more often than a flu, in various forms and intensity; in psychology, Frustration is a common emotional response to opposition / obstacle, is related to anger and disappointment and its strength depends on the size of the established challenge. When Frustration calls you more often than your mother does, it's time to take an action! 1. - TAKE A WALK Try to get your feelings straight by walking it out of your system. Is it raining or snowing? Even better, get so

Why do birds suddenly appear by meganjoy, journal

Why do birds suddenly appear

Mar 10, 2013

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A Note on Daily Deviation Features by arctoa, journal

A Note on Daily Deviation Features

Dec 10, 2012

At ten features into my tenure as Community Volunteer for Abstract & Surreal Photography I am noticing a certain trend in response to abstract and surreal Daily Deviations. I shall address some of the recurring themes here, and hopefully answer some questions along the way. At this point I would like to mention that I am talking about a small and vocal minority, and I sincerely thank the overwhelming majority for supporting the featured artists and their work. You're what makes this site such a great community. With that said, let's get to the troublesome themes I am coming across. The "This is crap!" Argument As an observer and a crit

CSS Did You Know? - October 10th, 2012 by bradleysays, journal

Photomanipulation-Related Submission FAQs by Aeirmid, journal

Photomanipulation-Related Submission FAQs

Oct 10, 2012

Hello everyone, Sometimes with the flood of information these days, it becomes really easy to lose track of the basics of what you can and cannot do and what is and is not required for submission. I thought I would put together some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the Photomanipulation Community. Many of these answers are also relevant to the rest of dA. I hope this is useful as we move forward with PE: Photomanip Month! Jade Does my artwork need a mature tag? deviantART defines mature content as "Mature content is considered to be anything which contains nudity, excessive violence, blood, gore, or any other potentially upsetting o

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