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Thank you all for the caring words and understanding on my last post. I might not be able reply to each and every comment, but I did read all of them and they helped me a lot. It’s somehow very calming to know that despite being strangers on the internet, we are all capable of empathy, and that connection despite the distance is one of the many beauties of life. Thank you all again for being there when I’ve lost myself. With the new year looming, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about everything that has happened, where my priorities are, and how to live a more balanced life. A lot has happened. Successes and failures. A

Core is an announcement of material commitment to the future of DeviantArt. Core is the supporting sustaining the momentum that leads us forward in building a stable, strong future with the innovations necessary for the community to survive and to thrive. Featured Twitter Facebook Google+ Core Is... Core is an announcement of material commitment to the future of DeviantArt. Core is the fuel supporting the momentum that leads us forward in building a stable, strong future with the innovations necessary for the community to survive and to thrive. Core Members receive special privileges in return for their commitment — and the greates

I've been posting some video tutorials to teach aspiring artists my drawing techniques, but I think it's very important to learn from my mistakes as well. I'm 25 right now, and I've been drawing all my life. I started drawing a lot more and professionally when I was about 19-20. I drew all the time and didn't think much about it. I would draw until I'm in pain, from sitting too long, from not eating because I was in the flow and didn't want to stop. I would get terrible back pains and even heart palpitations from sitting in the same position drawing for so long. That's when the nails on my right hand started to get weird and lumpy. At first

Hello, everyone!    I hope you're all having a great day/night/evening/morning! Today I'd like to share with you some memories and photos I've made during my 27 days - long stay in Japan! BUT! Before I start, I'd like to say... THANK YOU.    Without you I wouldn't be able to visit the country I've been dreaming of going to since I was a little kid. Besides the fact that japanese influenced artists of Deviantart have had a huge impact on me through years, I did somehow manage to raise half of the funds I needed for my trip to Japan through deviantart commissions! Which is absolutely amazing when I think about it, so I'm endlessly thankfu

Hello! Some of you may know, I'm more active on tumblr than dA these days. There are actually quite a few things I haven't posted about on dA that are on my tumblr - one of which is an independent webcomic that I've been working on for a while! Some of the content is old (as is probably evident from the art), but I’ve started posting it on Tapastic: >>>> http://tapastic.com/series/Doppelganger-Love Doppelganger Love is mostly slice-of-life/humor, with other things thrown in between. I wanted to capture and translate some of my own life experiences - the feelings, memories, challenges, and hopes for personal growth that I

Hello! The f.a.q journal is now updated! I hope this makes up for my recent delay in replying question messages. :heart: Q:How did your style evolve? Were you inspired by a certain artist either on dA or somewhere else? A:  My biggest source of inspiration were my friends, who had the same interests as me. We've been meeting every weekend just to draw together and have fun. One of these friends was ~Megan-Uosiu (https://www.deviantart.com/megan-uosiu) She proved to me that everything can be achieved just with hard work, which is what I strongly believe up until now. First few years of my artistic journey were strongly affected by popular anime shows - mostly Gundam Wing, Nar

The deviantART #HolidayCardProject is back for its 8th year!  With the goal of bringing a bit of holiday cheer to patients in the hospital during the holiday season, the Holiday Card Project connects artists from around the world, applying their tremendous artistic abilities to designing and creating uplifting holiday cards. In 2013 alone, the Project received more than 5,000 cards sent in by more than 2,000 deviants from 60 different countries/political regions. Cards were then divvied up and distributed by deviantART members to local Los Angeles hospitals, with additional cards given to various hospitals in the U.S. and abroad for deviantA