Stock and Resources Nov/Dec Roundup

Dec 19, 201239 min read

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Published: Dec 19, 2012

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Stock updates, HOLIDAYS!

So, the holiday season is upon us, and I am writing this from a computer that has been attacked by tinsel and other shiny things that keep distracting me!!

PirateLotus-Stock and I wish our entire stock and resources community a safe, magical and warm festive season no matter when or how you celebrate! After the recent devastating news of the killings in Connecticut its a hard reminder that family and friends can be swept away from us in the blink of an eye, so cherish them and smother them in love every chance you get. We all know that there are many out there who won't be able to, and we send you our love.

The stock community has been ticking along quite nicely the last month or so which is lovely to see, we really dislike drama affecting the stock & resources galleries and try to head it off where we can! This is a reminder to everyone that we are here to help you, no matter what the issue or problem and that its important that you tell us what's going on - we can't help otherwise! If I am not available, then Erin ( PirateLotus-Stock will be or vice versa. In fact, its not just Erin and I but the entire community volunteer team along with our awesome bosslady moonbeam13 who are here to help you should you need it! Don't be worried about getting in contact with us!!

NEW STOCK CONTEST ON THE WAY! Yes, you heard it here first! We are in the process of finalising and organising a new all encompassing stock contest for you which we will tell you more about in the new year!

This one is designed to get the entire community involved no matter what type of stock or resources you make currently

News and Features from around the community

You may have already seen/read/faved some of these but if you haven't they are well worth checking out!!

Con :thumb341151412:

A Note on Daily Deviation FeaturesAt 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 critic, you're entitled to think that something isn't very good. However, exclaiming as such on the comments of a piece of work that an artist has spent time and energy creating is not only counter-productive, but rude and insulting, especially if it's not followed up with some advice about how you think they could make their

A Fat Rant... of sortsSo, I rarely look at DDs anymore, for several reasons... but often one of them on the bottom of a page catches my eye and makes me click it. Today this happened to be a nude shot of a nice, plump bubble butt. After admiring the image for a while I wanted to leave a comment with my likes and dislikes of the composition... and then I made the mistake of reading the comments.

It's really sad to see that DDs like this turn into discussions of what is beautiful and what kind of women are deemed 'real' or 'ideal'. Those who claim they just want everyone to be treated equally are those who throw around the word 'real women' or 'real bodies' the most. As if skinny women weren't real, just a figment of our imagination, nothing more to them. But no, skinny women don't have a right to be offended, only us fatties do.
Yes, the woman on the image has a disproportionately large behind which is emphasized by the camera angle. No, she did not need everyone to jump up and defend her

PE: 10 tips and tricks not very known about PS10 useful and not very known Photoshop tricks
1. Saving your .psd with all layers hidden makes a smaller file compared to saving it with all layers visible.
2. You can use the Crop Tool to quickly increase the canvas size of an image by holding down Ctrl + Alt whilst dragging the Crop Tool outside the current canvas.
3. If you want to see only one of your layers at a time, hold down Alt whilst clicking the eye icon of the layer. (do it again to show all layers again)
4. Holding down Alt while in a dialog box turns the Cancel button into a Reset button, so you can reset the values back to default.
5. If you want to just quickly check a very heavy .psd file, you can hold down Shift + Alt while clicking the Open button. This way Photoshop will open a flattened version of the file.
6. You can change the gray background that surrounds your image with the Paint Bucket Tool, just hold down Shift and make click on the background.
7. Not a very unknown tip, but if y :thumb341158638:

Art History - Resources and Stock RoundupNovember has come to a close and so has the incredible Resources & Stock Features!
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Our thanks to the lovely Elandria and PirateLotus-Stock, your super CVs for Resources and Stock for heading up the work done this month!

Also a big thank you and well done to our additional contributors -
Kaz-D STelariDamselStock
Here are all the articles in one neat lot!
:thumb337191974: :thumb337709337: :thumb334931604: :thumb338214966: Muses of the Masters by Elandria :thumb338448804:
They will all be shown in the Resources & Stock Art History Gallery

The Camera ObscuraStock Gallery
Stock Rules
Art Account
Get free CSS like this
This was supposed to be posted for Stock and Resources Art History month, but somehow it got lost :< It is now re-found, so I figured I should post it!
First of all, what the heck is a camera obscura?
The words come from Latin, of course, with "camera" meaning "room" and "obscura" meaning "dark."
This is a bit magic, but basically a camera obscura works very simply. You go into a very dark room (or it can be a box) and poke a small hole on one side. On the opposite side, the world outside will be projected in perfect color, with perfect perspectiv

Be vigilant of phishing scamsYour account's security is of vital importance to deviantART and we're committed to providing our members resources and advice on how to stay safe and secure online. Earlier today, an individual or group of individuals redirected some deviantART members to a false deviantART login screen by exploiting a cross-site-scripting vulnerability in deviantART's Journal system. This tactic, commonly known as phishing, allowed the individuals to gain access to some accounts.
Phishing is a serious matter on the Web. You've probably heard of phishing attempts through emails, the classic example being a fake email from a bank or other trusted authority, asking you to enter your personal information.
Incident details
The individuals discovered and exploited a cross-site-scripting vulnerability in Journals that provided them the ability to redirect deviants to a different website, designed to mimic a deviantART login screen. Some deviants who did not realize that they were bei

Site Update: More Like This Available to EveryoneIn our continuous effort to improve the deviantART experience, we're publishing weekly Site Updates to keep members informed and to gather feedback. Below is a list of recent changes to the site, bug fixes, and feedback that was brought up by members in the last Site Update.
What's New
More Like This: Now Open to Everyone!
In October, we launched More Like This to Premium Members, with an additional Limited Preview open to all deviants. During that time, we continued to test and improve it, with the help of everyone in the community who gave feedback or made use of our provided improvement tool. We're pleased to announce that as of today, More Like This has been launched to everyone. Many thanks to everyone who provided feedback and browsed through art to help us make the More Like

The dA commUNIty and YouThe dA commUNIty and You
When first stumbling upon deviantArt, whether 5 months or 5 years ago, we decided to join because we wanted to share our art. We wanted our work to be seen, to be appreciated, to be understood. However, it can be a long and difficult journey from obscurity into the spotlight. Many newcomers and even long-time deviants are sometimes overwhelmed and discouraged by a seeming lack of interest and/or exposure for their work. After all, that's what dA is for, right? Not necessarily - the answer to that question is a bit more involved than a simple "yes" or "no".
Society in general has become used to instant gratification. Want the new album by your favorite artist? With the click of a mouse, you've got it! Need to get in touch with your cousin who's moved to Italy? It's easy -- just Skype! The college you want to attend is across the country? No problem, they offer online courses!
You may be wondering how this is relevant to dA. Well,

CONTESTS

Beautiful Creatures Light Or Dark Contest

The movie Beautiful Creatures in association with deviantART are pleased to present the "Light" or "Dark" contest. Using the asset pack provided, and with inspiration from the trailer above, get ready to create your most compelling LIGHT or DARK version of Lena!
In the film Beautiful Creatures, based off of the best-selling novel, Lena is a caster, a person who can use magic, and on her birthday she will be Claimed for either Light or Dark. As that day approaches, Lena along with her love interest Ethan uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. Is it

New Beginnings Contest! - EXTENDED DEADLINE!It's that time of year again. We're all in the festive spirit (or, if you're anything like me, needing a distraction from any thought of festivity) so what better time than to participate in a contest? You like stuff? Look at our fantabulous prizes? You like art? Show it off.

Show us ya skillz, we know you have them! Couldn't be simpler. See contest. Join contest.
So let's get down and dirty with it:
THEME we gotta have one. It's like the law. This time round guys is NEW BEGINNINGS. That's it. You can do anything with this theme in mind, in any visual medium. This contest is running over the new year, new year new start and all, so hey, NEW BEGINNINGS! (Yes, yes I know. Providing the world doesn't end soon.

though even that would be a kinda new beginning, it's the beginning of an afterlife or of nothingness or reincarnation, whichever belief you hold to.) So long as your work is titled and inspired by the idea of beginning, starting something new, something unknown

Let it snow - CONTESTDEADLINE
THE RESULTS ARE UP!
This contest started on December 1st 00:00 GMT+2/EET and ended March 1st 00:00 GMT+2/EET - here's a link that helps you convert that in your time zone: Contest Deadline: Let it snow.
THEME
LET IT SNOW - Your work has to revolve around this theme.
Examples:

King of snow by adypetrisor Snow White by Amanda-Diaz Let it snow... by LenaZLair
Mini Snow Globe - Spheal by Swadloon :thumb107343571: Snow Leopard by CallieFink
Let the Snow Fall by AnimalArtKingdom Bunny Snow Globe by Laiyee Snow Globe Swing by Zulma-san
ACCEPTED MEDIUMS
All (Photography, Digital art, Traditional art, Artisan Crafts, Literature - literally all mediums as long as th

Manstock Challenge 4: Awkward CHALLENGE CLOSEDChallenge is now closed. Merry Christmas to everyone, happy celebrating!

Awkward
The theme is "Awkward"! Like how you feel when your mom catches you looking at Manicorn.

"This is totally normal, trust me."
RULES
The theme is "Awkward". Interpret this however you want, but the theme must be noticeable in your art
Use at least one male stock from deviantArt in your work (doesn't have to be in the group)
Entries MUST BE NEW and created on or after today (Dec 6)
Entries may be digital or traditional
The stock may be used as a reference or cut out
You can include whatever other stock you want in your work
Up to 3 entries allowed per person
You must be a Member or higher of ManStock to participate (anyone can be a Member, just hit that join button!)
Ent

Holiday Chat Card Contest (Over)

What an amazing chat! Thanks to everyone who participated! We wrapped up the contest all nicely in-chat and ended up with some pretty awesome entries. Here are the winners!
3rd

2nd

1st

You can see all the entries right here.
Thank you to everyone who participated! It was a wonderful chat event and a wonderful contest. For more upcoming Anthro Chat events, be sure to keep an eye on the anthro chat events article!

EDIT! We have extended this contest by one hour to give more people a chance to enter. We need at least 2 more entries to be able to award the prizes! You have until 4pm PST, which is 1 hour from this update, to get your entries in!

This contest closes in one hour! Be sure to fini :thumb343299512:
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Four Line Long Poems -Contest ending SOON!Contest Update
Just a few days left to go! Get your entries in NOW!
A recent discovery of the very innovative idea from Alex Valentine on Four Line Long Poems has prompted a mini-revolution here on deviantART as 3wyl and I plotted and schemed to create something not dissimilar to SixWordStories. Thus, FourLinePoems was born! It's a group that's completely open to everyone and anyone who would like to join and the exciting news is that, with its launch, we are announcing the first Four Line Poem Competition!
Dates
Contest Open: 15th December 2012, Midnight PST.
Contest Close: 15th January 2013, Midnight PST.
Winners Announcement: After 1st February
Rules & Examples
Four Line Poems are exactly that - just four lines long!

One entry per person.

Entries must be newly submitted to deviantART, in Literature Format:

Jolly Winter - Frozen Contest! WINNERS
- Website - Commissions OPEN - Blog Index - Shadowness - Tutorials - Thumblr - My Daily Deviations - Resources RULES - Dark Portafolio

Contest hosted by:
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