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GUIDE: How to get more watchers/views on artmmkay like 2 people asked me this after I held my 1000+watcher giveaway T U T
im sorry I didn't give you a direct and easy to understand answer but... I hope this will be better than the answer i gave you two XD I wont note you back but i hope you will see the journal ; A ;
I've also had people comment that they wish they had more watchers so here are some tips ;u;
Also, some parts of this guide is mostly for visual artists that do drawings
I have no experience in photography/other types of art so I apologize ^ ^;
This is not meant to be instructional, these are just some handy tips you can try out
Please do not copy/redistribute this guide, i worked really hard on it!
WOOOOOOOT JOURNAL SKIN FOR THE OCCASION
Before we begin
Remember that the number of watchers you have is just a number. It does not fully represent how well you draw/how many people like you. A common misconception is that someo

How to: Margin + PaddingFor this tutorial series I am explaining different elements you can create or modify with the help of CSS. The level of experience that is needed to be able to understand the tutorials can differ and will be in no order.
However I will try to explain the things as simple as possible. Upcoming questions should be left in a comment directly to this blog so that people with similar problems can look them up later as well.
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The tutorial series is based on the gruze-structure of journals. If you are still using the old structure or have a journal installed that used it, things won’t work the same way like explained below.
For simple skins the old structure is fine, but the more features you add, the more I would recommend using the gruze-structure. You can look up the differences here: http://ginkgografix.deviantart.com/art/Old-vs-Gruze-Journals-112772369
It seems like a lot of people are struggling with the usage of margin and padding. In the end it doesn’t matter ho

Week Six Point-Five!Hiya!

Kinda missed a week and next week I am away so we'll miss that too.:iconjumpinglaplz:
If you, or anyone you know, have You Tube tutorial videos, let us know and we'll get'em
posted here in the journal.
We are always on the look out for good tutorials.
Clay Cane Tutorial!
Remember, air bubbles are the enemy!
Archiving the newest videos on the Group's Front Page.

RumoursOk. My sister says that people are talking about the Ariphix comics on Animaljam. AWESOME! If any of you have an AJ person, PLEASE check and see if these rumours are indeed TRUE.

CoMmIsSiOnSI will be doing commissions' from July. You can request one by leaving an inbox message or however you want to do it. I'll put more information up soon, just thought I'd put it out there.

Motion Books: A New Story Telling EraMotion Books are a new trend. Time will decide its popularity. At the moment it seems nice and cool onscreen reading experience
http://www.designingmall.com/motion-books-a-new-story-telling-era/

Colour Theory ResourceHave you ever needed help with your colour in your art? Well, *purplekecleon, a fellow deviant, has you covered with this: A flash tutorial on how to make colour do everything for you, from simply being harmonious, to creating a mood, to creating depth in your work. Its focus is digital art, but the premise remains the same. Hope you all enjoy!

PS--Time to submit to our contest is coming to a close, and I only see one entry...do we need an extension??

For PaigeeWorld ModsPlease do not view if you don't care.

It's true. Please believe me. I'm TehAwesomeKitty on Paigee World.
Half of my drawings were deleted. WHY? I did'nt do anything.
I uploaded my old art on PaigeeWorld. Why did it get deleted? I am TehAwesomeKitty.
Look at my earlier journals and look at the Entry "I have a buttload of accounts"
It's the truth. If you don't believe me, then fine. It's okay. It's okay if you think I hacked into MY OWN ACCOUNT. It's okay if you think that I only helped MYSELF into making the Mods believe me. It's okay if you think I only borrowed MY OWN ACCOUNT.

No, it's okay. I don't mind, really. I will just go to a corner and sit there for a little while until I get hungry and then eat and go back to the corner and do the same process everyday.

I have and Idea and need help.First of oh shit and up date lol sorry comp was shitty but is working awesomely thanks to my co-worker Sheri from work X3
Okay now to the main reason I started this thing. I have an idea for a game type thing for hetalia. Its one that came to me so alot of things can be added I honestly have put one of my oc's into the idea. and so far in my head at least its still okay.
Main thing is Idk how to do computerized things to make this indie game. Some would say oh just make it into a comic or a fanfic but I got inspired but Hetaoni https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Faooni.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FHeta_Oni&ei=13WZUdrsMpHs9ASv2oGICA&usg=AFQjCNFVJIxmNz5qnhqC_ozamAfhewrljw&sig2=eSLNPUpaY5SnML_XqQf9sw Hetaquest Romatalia and so on~ http://noir74.deviantart.com/journal/HetaOni-HetaQuest-RomaHeta-and-Others-update-304544164
Theres the info on them I could find. Sorry for not much more on it. But I absolutly love these ideas X3 Sadly no

Illustrating history.One idea I have for illustrations is if the story takes place in or there are characters from another time period, I look up illustrations from that period and mimic it's style. Like say 1966 just type "1966 illustration" in Google or Bing and presto! or find books published that year and my favorites are the Illustration Society, Graphis, International Yearbook of Communication Design, etc. If you want to do any earlier time period or like say a certain person such as Cleopatra. See how other artists depicted her throughout the ages like here http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cleopatra_in_paintings plus there's debates about her heritage. Let's say your story is set in Norway in the late 19th/early 20th century, which artist is most identified with this place and time? Edvard Munch! Look up some of his work http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category

aintings_by_Edvard_Munch and see how he painted things.
I hope that's good advice for you.

Week 3 Pose Circus Challenge for :devdAPoses:Let the Feast Begin!
This time it is all about the food. Anything from picnic to roman feast, from stuffing a turkey in the oven to shrimp on the barby. Preparing, cooking, serving, eating.
Each week on Saturday, there will be a new challenge to the stock artists and a folder created for the theme of that challenge. This will go on for 8 - 10 weeks. Instructions for each challenge will be in the folder for that week. And as always, our core requirements and stock guidelines must be followed. Each folder will have two sub folders, one will be for any nude submissions. Please make sure you put your submission the correct folder. Thank you.
We have decided as a way to encourage more submissions and involvement to make each challenge last for the entire circus, so you can continue to submit for any of the challenges as you have inspiration, opportunity and possibly the right props

We know how hard it can be to do a specific theme. Do please try to put them in the correct folders t

Da WishingWellHi all, I was wondering if you would be able to help some people out with getting their wishes granted over at :icondaWishingWell: ?

*flamewarflipsides wishes for more exposure on on her fanfiction novella, Pretense in the Mirror http://flamewarflipsides.deviantart.com/art/Pretense-in-the-Mirror-Prologue-Holoska-Night-347547734 ; You can do this by helping suggest it to groups or featuring it yourself!

=AquaQueen27 wishes for more exposure on her story "The Professor's Log" http://aquaqueen27.deviantart.com/gallery/41990925 ; You can do this by helping suggest it to groups or featuring it yourself!

=CelticStrm-Stock wishes for more exposure of :iconThe-Stock-Directory: 's donation account :iconThe--Stock-Directory: ; You can do this by featuring or donating!!

A BIG thank-you to anyone who does this, it helps make people's wishes come true and makes you feel like you have done something to help out the Deviantart community!!!

TERMS OF USE

If you use one of my stocks - credit me in description in your work. Put in description my nickname :devrendered-stock: or my icon :iconrendered-stock:

Notify me by sending me a note if you use it, give me link to your manip

You are allowed to use my renders in DA prints.

You are not allowed to make new stock with my stock in it. You can use my stocks only to create art not resources.

For commercial or merchandise usage outside DA ask me first.

What are Aninolves?Aninolves are a specie of animal that I have made. They are part wolf, rhino, deer, and cat and are known for their quick bodies.
Basic Info:
Aninolves are omnivores and will eat absolutely anything if their main food, mostly farm cattle and the key deer (kinda weird a deer eating another deer) are gone.
Aninolves live in small packs or herds mainly filled with two males and four females. Males usually have antlers at their heads and two large rhino horns that go onto the nose. Females have small stubs at their heads and one small rhino horn above the nose.
Aninolves only have one to two calves a year, during mating season a male and female will find a small open area to mate.
Males or also known as bucks or bulls are very aggressive and will fight if harmed or their family has been hurt.
Females or also known as does are very gentle and back down easily on a fight, but when it comes to their calves they can get blood thirsty.
Aninolves range from the Northern Aninolf to the Southern.

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20 Questions with AlinePotter-stock

by `FantasyStock, May 3, 2007, 12:16:45 AM
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Hello Deviants!

This is the first installment of what I plan to be an ongoing series of interviews with the stock artists around deviantART. Sure, you may use their work in your art. But how many of dA's "stockers" do you really know?

Allow me to inroduce you to Aline Jasper, the owner of ~AlinePotter-stock.

She was very pleasant to me with respect to my questions. I told her this was my first news article, and she seemed delighted to help me out by being my first interview ("guinea pig") with deviantART's stock photographers.

~AlinePotter-stock currently resides in Brazil. She is responsible for starting the News series at dA titled: "50 Great Stockers", featuring the stock images of 50 stock providers in each installment.

The personal quote on her main page reads: "Love is waiting and time creeps by, give me your heart and time will fly." I found this fitting for her personality, as she welcomed me and my questions with sincerity, warmth, and good cheer...

1. Your stock account has been open since February of 2006. What inspired you to start this account?

~AlinePotter-stock: Well, mostly my own needs for specific stock images to use in my manipulations - and also my love of makeup and photography.

2. What does the phrase "Stock Photography" mean to you?

~AlinePotter-stock: It means more than just one kind of art - it is a way for other art genres in both digital and traditional scope to survive.

3. In your opinion, what's the biggest reward for offering stock images in your gallery?

~AlinePotter-stock: Seeing all those great artworks people can create out of one simple image you take. It always amazes me just how big one's creativity can be, and how many different paths one can follow.

4. To the best of your knowledge, which stock photos in your gallery are used most frequently up until to the time of this interview?

~AlinePotter-stock: The most used by far is

(even if it is a bit creepy), but there are also
:thumb37821999: :thumb46775614:
Amazingly, most of them are low res.

5. What do you think it is about these photos that draws people to use them?

~AlinePotter-stock: I think that I managed some pretty unusual stuff, other than those obvious poses, faces and costumes.

6. What is your favorite stock photo in your gallery?

~AlinePotter-stock: I really love

7. What pleases you most about this photo?

~AlinePotter-stock: It pleases me that I managed to convey the exact amount of emotion I wanted, and the character demanded. Also, it was a pain to keep that sheet wrapped in my body.

8. Do you have any favorite pieces of art that were created with your stock art?

~AlinePotter-stock: Oh God, there are so many!
Mainly, there is

I'm awed with `JohndeLano's talent, but this piece really makes me feel. If you don't know what it means, just look at the details.

Another that I'll never forget is

The way ~meliee painted the lips, and the curls in the hair... Abolutely wonderful.

9. In your opinion, what's the biggest challenge for stock photographers?

~AlinePotter-stock: To keep original. There are so many things already done, and poses already used... Okay, they are wonderful - but we really can't stand any more of them.

10. How do you deal with it?

~AlinePotter-stock: I try to write down my ideas to photograph later - and that way I can perfect them and check if they are really that good or if that's just my demented mind taking over. .

11. If someone came to you for advice, what would you tell them is the most important thing to know about stock photography?

~AlinePotter-stock: I'd tell them to stick to their likes, and to their dislikes. Not to do something they don't like just because it's a trend in stock art. I've seen many pictures of naked women in the stock gallery, and god! They don't look the least bit thrilled to be doing that. If you don't feel comfortable with the idea of people seeing your body and doing artwork with it, you don't have to. No matter how many people say you should! After all, it's your body, your life, your camera, your choice.

12. What about deviantART? Why do you keep your stock gallery at dA?

~AlinePotter-stock: Mainly because dA is an awesome community with supportive people. Here most people respect us (stock artists), follow our rules and don't steal our pictures, unlike in other communities.

13. What's the best thing about being a deviantART stock artist, as opposed to displaying your stock images somewhere else?

~AlinePotter-stock: The respect, as stated above. There is also the bonus of the great artists that use our stock- you won't find such awesome and creative artists anywhere else.

14. Are there any stock artists' galleries at dA that you especially admire?

~AlinePotter-stock:
`UnicornReality always comes up with awesome pictures and ideas, other than being an absolute sweetheart.

^Elandria is the absolute stock goddess. Nothing else needs to be said.

I admire ~Sinned-angel-stock for her absolute confidence in front of the camera - all her model stock is absolutely natural and beautiful.

~WolfcatStock is, in my opinion, the most creative stock artist we have. Her pictures have so much expression that it's impossible not to mention her here.

*mizzd-stock has an absolutely inspiring stock -other than an adorable daughter.

15. If you could photograph anything or anyone, what or who would you most like to include in your stock gallery?

~AlinePotter-stock: Gee, that one is difficult. As my dream is to travel the whole world, I'd love to photgraph at least one place from each corner of this planet.

16. How do you get inspiration for your stock photo shoots?

~AlinePotter-stock: In anything. Sometimes in songs, sometimes the idea just pops in my head...

17. What are we going to see next in your gallery?

~AlinePotter-stock: As soon as I can borrow a camera, you'll have quite a few series. Pirate, Business Woman, Killer... And a few more, but I don't want to spoil the surprise.

18. When you write your "50 Great Stockers" series for dA's News, how do you choose the stock artists that you feature?

~AlinePotter-stock: I browse dA a lot and I have a good memory, so I usually remember a lot of them and then look for their galleries to see if they are indeed great. The rest of them I look for in stock lists. It's a bit tiring actually.

19. Can you show me an example of a good stock photograph that you'd possibly consider for a feature?

~AlinePotter-stock:

by ~rammkitty-stock. Not only it is clean and beautiful, it is also creative and has a touch of classic in it - perfect.

20. What don't we know yet about =AlinePotter-stock, Deviant Stock Photographer?

~AlinePotter-stock: A lot of things. You probably don't know how crazy I get before shooting stock, or how much I bugger ~luhpuglia-stock to borrow me her camera for I don't have one, and you definitely don't know the crazy things I do to set up stuff for the shoots, like my backdrop.

Thank you, Aline, for your time and for your thoughts!!

~AlinePotter-stock: Thank you again, dear. It was fun answering this interview.

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