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Welcome to the Art History Project

Art History is a Community Relations Project looking at the History of the genres and art we love today.

This is open to any member of dA. CV’s, Senior members, Beta testers, Subbed and Unsubbed accounts – EVERYONE. The various schedules are here –

Current Signup Sheets for the next few Months

May - Performance Art

June - Text & Typography and Designs & Interfaces

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Your #communityrelations Team bring you Art History - an exploration of the origins of the Art you love and create today.

Please watch this group and find out how you can get involved in this Community Project

Order of Galleries

2012

JULY - Traditional
AUGUST - Graphics (Comics & Cartoons, Anthro, Fan Art and Anime/Manga)
SEPTEMBER - Literature
OCTOBER - Digital
NOVEMBER - Resources & Stock
DECEMBER - Artisan Crafts

2013

JANUARY - Photography
FEBRUARY - Film & Animation and Flash
MARCH - Customisation (Digital Dolls, Emoticons, Game Development Art, Icons, Skins & Themes, Visualizations, Wallpaper)
APRIL - DeviantART Related (The Gallery, Deviant Stamps, deviantART Suggestions)
MAY - Performance Art (Body Art & Modification, Street Art & Graffiti and Cosplay)
JUNE - Text & Typography and Design & Interfaces

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dA love for everyone! #31

As the title suggests, this news article's goal is to spread the dA love into everyone's heart! You will find here a little bit of everything, from awesome interviews with talented artists, art features, group promotion to random deviants' features. I hope you will find this informative and entertaining!
Interviewed artist: $namenotrequired :iconnamenotrequired:
Tell us what defines you as a person.
I like to think I'm nice and polite and thoughtful

Which, like every possible personality trait has its good and its bad sides. But of course I'm not the first person with those traits ever... I guess the only thing that can really define me is my DNA

How did you found out about devdA love for everyone! #31 by `lintu47

Like that Old Vintage Feeling by ~onixa

so vintage by ~paulalaloca

Egypt Pyramids by ~kanyonreklam

Featured

Traditional

Arthur RackhamArthur Rackham was born on the 19th of September 1867 in London and died of cancer at the age of 71 in Limpsfield, Surrey. He's considered to be one of the most recognisable artists of the Golden Age of Illustration in Europe, along with John Bauer and Theodor Kittelsen.

He was born in a big family - it's enough to mention that he had 11 siblings, but surely plenty of you knows that it wasn't quite unusual in the XIX century and earlier. We know that in his youth, Rackham's health was rather poor - hence he travelled to Australia with his two aunts to improve his condition.

After he returned, he began studying at the Lambeth School of Art. In 1892 he started working as a rArthur Rackham by ^SylwiaTelari

Jean Giraud (Moebius)

Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (also known as Moebius) was a French comics artist, working in the French tradition of bandes dessinées (bandes dessinées is derived from the original description of the comics art form as "drawn strips").

Many artists from around the world have cited Giraud as an influence on their work. Giraud was longtime friends with manga author and anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. Giraud even named his daughter Nausicaä after the character in Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Asked by Giraud in an interview how he first discovered his work, Miyazaki replied:
"Through Arzach, which dates from 1975, I believe. I only read it in 1980, and it was a big shock. Not only for me. All manga authors were shaken by this work. Unfortunately, when I discovered it, I already had a consolidated style so I couldn't use its infJean Giraud (Moebius) by `SRaffa

A glimpse into Baroque Art
♕ Introduction:

Baroque is an art movement from the 17th century, that resulted from the religious wars of the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter Reformation. Religious faith reached an emotional height and the intense feeling, which inspired both faiths, produced a rich expression in art.

The term baroque implies a certain roughness, and the stormy paintings and dramatic music of the Baroque period often possessed the rugged torment of emotion. The French used the word "Baroque" to mean "a painting in which the rules of proportion are not observed and everything is represented according to the artist's whim." In the 17th century, art was naturalistic rather than ideal, and emotional rather than rational-art of movement, vitality, and brilliant color. Subjects could be chosen from daily life, as well as antiquity and the Bible, and presented to A glimpse into Baroque Art by ^SRudy

Tales Of The Devious #2

Tales Of The Devious #2 by `SRaffa

Traditional

Graphics

Art History - Anthro Calendars Featuring Anthro Artists
Art History is celebrating Graphics month and that includes Anthro art. What better way to kick it off with some yummy, creative, and beautiful artwork brought to you by some amazing and talented Anthro Artists? Not only that but this article is featuring Anthro artists who have put their time into some special projects for the community. What better way to count the months then to look upon some AMAZING art! I bring to you Anthro Calendars!
There is nothing more inspiring about History then the passage of time and what better way to admire time then appreciating some beautiful art. Each calender brings to the table a handful of talent and beautiful spreads. It offers Anthro artists a unique opportunity to participate in a huge community project.
So without further adue, I bring to you the RARE Anthro Calendar and the WereWolf Calendar!
Best,
^KovoWolf
Anthro Community Volunteer
Rare - A Cultural Anthro Calendar
:icoArt History - Anthro Calendars by ^KovoWolf

Anthro ArtHello Everyone!
So as a part of the #ArtHistoryProject I would like to present a discussion in respects to Anthro Art. Relating to history and its present.
A Peek In The Past
A lot of people ask me "How did you find Anthro Art?".
Well my first experience with Anthro art has always been with me. I never really knew what the 'term' of it was or that it even had a term (nor did I know about 'furries') until I was introduced to it way back in the day. *Goldenwolf's gallery was one of the first Anthro galleries I came across and I saw the term "Anthro" scattered about. It was a term used to describe certain pieces of her art. This is where I gained knowledge of it in the first. Furry art was a term I learned later on while I dove myself further into the community and I honestly didn't know about "furry art" until a few years ago! When I joined DeviantART 8 years ago my love and passion only grew. Like weeds I tell you! Those nasty kiAnthro Art by ^KovoWolf

Anthro Artist Feature and Interview - VantidHello Anthro Community! I have a great treat in bringing to you the 9th Issue of Anthro Artists Interview & Feature! This is also an exclusive interview for #ArtHistoryProject!
This issue will be featuring the very talented *vantid!
Treats by *vantid
Is one of those pieces that really puts you into that very spot. That very moment. The colors are outstanding and the highlights and shading are superb. You cannot help but admire the details taken into account for this piece! Gotta love the staff with glowing eyes. But most of all, what's not to enjoy around a campfire then smores??

I first came across *vantid when I started out here at DeviantART. I have been a fond admirer of *vantid's work for sometime now and it has been such an honor to sit here and watch this deviant grow in talent and in skill! Each piece brings to the tabAnthro Artist Feature and Interview - Vantid by ^KovoWolf

Anthro Discussion - Thanks!Anthro Chat Event
Calling all anthro artists!! Is there something you've really wanted to discuss about the Anthro community but weren't really sure where to go? Have things to discuss about the Anthro community in general? Things you want to see in respects to the Anthro gallery? Now is your time to shine!
There will be a chat event starting at 1pm PST 3pm CST over at #communityrelations
Introductory topic: What type of Anthro Art impacts your life?
Please join us for some interesting topics of discussion about anything Anthro! I hope to have a great turn out of Anthro artists
Thank you everyone who joined in! I will be posting a log of the discussion and topics people brought up and I would like to share with the rest of the community!
Best,
^KovoWolf
Anthro Community Volunteer
Art History - Anthro Schedule for ^KovoWolf
EAnthro Discussion - Thanks! by ^KovoWolf

Graphics

Literature

Lit Articles Roundup:iconarthistoryproject: :iconcommunityrelations:
All the Art History Literature Articles from September
In case you missed any!

Order of Galleries
JULY - Traditional AUGUST - Lit Articles Roundup by ^DistortedSmile

An Interview with nonculture

What was your favorite part of the publishing process?
Well, of course, that would be when the books showed up at my doorstep, and also online in the stores. Though certain moments might be ‘exciting’, mostly it was a lot of waiting. I self-published, so I probably should not complain about any wait, because I’ve talked to a few people who have waited years for a project to get to print with the big houses. In some cases they even got canceled after a lot of effort working with a publisher. For instance, an author friend who had big house interest in his children’s book had the house go as far as to hire an artist for the story, only to drop it eventually. That has to be a killer. The wait is frustrating, but the payoff is worth it. I did enjoy the editor’s response and suggested revisions, however. It was interesting to see what a professional editor had to say about what An Interview with nonculture by `GrimFace242

An Interview With A BirdAn interview with `SparrowSong, ex-lit GM extraordinaire! (Posted thumbnails are from her favorites.)

Why did you start writing?
At eight or nine, I started receiving ‘constructive criticism’ on my drawings. I didn’t want constructive criticism on my drawings; I wanted blind adoration, effusive praise, and a place of honor and glory on the fridge.
Come to think of it, I still want all of those. Perhaps replace ‘on the fridge’ with ‘in the canon’ and add in ‘critical respect.’ We could also replace 'on the fridge' or ‘in the canon’ with ‘on a throne and in the hearts of millions.’
How do you think you've progressed over time in your writing?
I used to write doggerel, almost exclusively in rhyming quartets, and usually about love. I usually come down with horrible stomach pains when I read it now.
Now, I’ve used a wider variety of stylesAn Interview With A Bird by ^neurotype

A Fantastical Journey Though tales of fantastical creatures and beings have existed for centuries, the beginnings of fantasy literature as a genre of its own can be traced to the Victorian Era, and writers like George MacDonald and William Morris.
“There was once a little princess whose father was king over a great country full of mountains and valleys. His palace was built upon one of the mountains, and was very grand and beautiful. ” – George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin
However, at this time fantasy was still considered suitable mainly for children. Many of the fantasy works that people are familiar with from this time period, such as Alice in Wonderland where written for children. While other writers did write fantasy books, it would be the books of J.R.R. Tolkien would bring fantasy to the attention of people all around the world.
Though The Hobbit has much in common the A Fantastical Journey by *LadyBrookeCelebwen

Literature

Digital

Possessional Demonology

Dante Alighieri
by *TLishman
Oct 30, 2012 by $techgnotic
Opening the Darkest Door
I have recently come across a most disturbing phenomenon in my studies of the Diabolic Infestation of the Soul. It seems there is a most frightening psychological conundrum when considering the concept of demonic possession even the most remote possibility of reality upon our earthly plane is the notion that just believing it may be true could very likely be the spark needed for the Demon to discover, seek out, and ultimately inhabit its next vessel of evil: You.
From the Exorcist through Paranormal Activity, generation after generation of “believerPossessional Demonology by $techgnotic

Tutorials and techniques 2It's time to refresh the tutorial journal! Added some new ones and removed those which, after some time, I found a bit misleading.
Below you'll find a list of tutorials I personally think of as the best on dA. If I have any problems with painting something I usually take a look at one of those.

Is there anything you're having troubles with? Need help looking for a good tutorial? Or maybe you'd like to see a video walk-through of me painting something?
I'm open for suggestions for what kind of tutorial/walk-through you'd like to see from me. If you're interested in anything, post your suggestions in the comments!
Poses, composition and perspective

Expressions and emotions

Colour theory, selection and mixing VS light

:thumb146178Tutorials and techniques 2 by =tanathe

Interview with *yangtianli
Yangtian Li was born in China 23 years ago, but moved to Australia to follow her dream of becoming a professional illustrator and animator for games, magazines and books. She agreed to answer a few questions, so let's sit back and take a few minutes to see what she has to say.

Clown Girl

What drawn you towards digital art, paintings in particular? How was your first experience with this kind of art and how long ago was it?
Like many artists, I have always been interested in drawing since a very young age, it was really just a natural thing. I love animation and I've always been watching lots of animations since i was a child. As I grew, I also found huge interest in comics (manga particularly) and games, and these have always been my inspiration. So my goal was always to become a professional artist iInterview with *yangtianli by `lintu47

Inspiring Digital Artworks Try browsing dA. Many of the most popular artworks ever are uploaded in Digital Art gallery. Then have a look at some of the most popular digital works in the last hours and compare them to some other popular deviations from different categories. What do you notice? - What i did a long time ago: there's a difference between them; digital artworks usually have more views, more comments, more faves. And it made me wonder "Why is that?" - Is it because many people are fans of fantasy characters and great landscapes? Is it because they enjoy looking at an enhanced figure or at a reality-defying picture?
Of course they do, but that's not the only reason. It's mostly because people appreciate good work and stunning details, which are sometimes harder or impossible to achieve through other arts. It is also because this is the medium that imposes no limits to your power of creation - you caInspiring Digital Artworks by `lintu47

Digital

Resources and Stock

Need brushes?After references, textures and faces, the time comes for brushes. All inspirational, all useful!
GIMP BRUSHES

PHOTOSHOP BRUSHES

Need brushes? by ^SylwiaTelari

Welcome to Art History - Stock and Resources MonthHello! Welcome to Art History - Stock & Resources month!
All November, deviants in the community will be posting articles about the history and current state of, as well as some general information about, Stock & Resources. To get involved with articles, head to the sign up sheet.
But you don't just have to write articles! You can participate by spreading the word, commenting on articles, or maybe hosting an Art History-related contest! Let us know if you've participated, and we will make sure it's seen by the community.
A Brief Overview of Stock
What does "Stock & Resources" mean? The terms "stock," "stock & resources," "stock and resources," "resources," and "resources and stock images" are typically used interchangeably. The gallery descriptions maWelcome to Art History - Stock and Resources Month by ^PirateLotus-Stock

Rembrandt's Self PortraitsCountless artists have used themselves as models. This, a lot of times, comes out of necessity and convenience, but there are plenty of other reasons why an artist might model for themselves.
Rembrandt van Rijn is the first artist I think of when talking about self portraits. (That could be because he's my favorite painter, but whatever

) Some sources say he made 60 self-portraits, others claim he did over 90. Whatever the number, it was a LOT.
The exact reason Rembrandt painted himself so often is unknown, but it has been speculated that perhaps, since he was struggling a lot of his life, he was the cheapest and most readily-available model; he often painted himself as someone else. Or maybe he was doing self-portraits to express his feelings at the time; he sometimes painted himself with a serious look on his face. Another theory is that self-portraits helped artists to be more well-known. There was no Facebook back then, you know. IRembrandt's Self Portraits by ^PirateLotus-Stock

Stock Provider, Stock User 2- Kuoma-stockWelcome to Stock Provider, Stock User!
This is a series of articles where we interview a deviant who is both a
stock provider and a stock user.
Our second interview is with *Kuoma-stock/~Kuoma!
Hello! Firstly, how is the weather in Austria this time of year?
Hi! We had first snow yesterday, no one has expected it because usually snowfalls begin in December

I see you have been on your art account, ~Kuoma, for 5 years. Did you have any accounts before that one?
No, this is my first and only art account on DA.
You have some gorgeous fairy art. How did you get into fairies? Would you say they are your favorite mythical creature?
Thank you, happy you like them. In past I used to draw a lot of mermaids, they are actually my favourite creatures but at some point I got a book of Brian Froud presented to my birthday and I have fallen in Stock Provider, Stock User 2- Kuoma-stock by ^PirateLotus-Stock

Resources and Stock

Artisan Crafts

Art History - Artisan Crafts ROUND-UPDecember has come to a close and so has the incredible Artisan Crafts Features!
:iconarthistoryproject: :iconarthistoryproject: :iconarthistoryproject:
:icontalty: :iconmaytel:
Our thanks to the lovely ^Talty and ^maytel, your
super CVs for Artisan Crafts, for heading up the work done this
month!

Also a big thank you and well done to our additional contributors -
^Kaz-D ^SylwiaTelari^3wyl^kingmancheng
=Magical525*cakecrumbs~Revenia

Here are all the articles in one neat lot!

They will all be shown in the Art History - Artisan Crafts ROUND-UP by ^DistortedSmile

Out of Narnia... sort ofHere I'm presenting you 10 absolutely extraordinary fantasy and history inspired clothing Artisan Crafters - watch out for the awesomeness overload!
:iconfairysiren: ~Fairysiren - "full of art, fashion, history and hand-made wonders."

:icondaisyviktoria: ~DaisyViktoria - "making clothes and costumes since she was seven."

:iconangirias: ~Angirias - mastering fantasy clothing to the point of madness.

:iconSomniaRomantica: *SomniaRomantica - historically inspired fashion creations.

Out of Narnia... sort of by ^SylwiaTelari

Artisan Crafts - Friday InterviewsIt's Artisan Crafts month at #ArtHistoryProject, to celebrate I will be publishing interviews on every Friday of December.  These four interviews will feature very different artisans.
Interviewing *MandarinMoon
You use polymer clay in such an interesting way, when did you start realizing that you had your own unique style?
It was in the first six months I think. I wondered if I was developing my own style or if I was simply 'stuck in a rut' LOL

When did you first develop an interest for Polymer Clay?
It was in 2008 I believe. I was searching around on Etsy and kept seeing the words 'polymer clay'. I looked it up on the internet to see what it was and when I learned it was a clay that did not require a kiln I was intrigued!

Do you have any kind of polymer clay or jewelry design training?
No training at all....althArtisan Crafts - Friday Interviews by ^maytel

Origami - Art of Paper FoldingOrigami is an art form that transforms paper into a sculpture through paper folding and sculpting techniques. Thus, cutting or gluing paper would not be considered to be origami, but 'kirigami' instead. The name 'Origami' is Japanese, in which 'Ori' is the Japanese word for folding, and 'kami' the word for paper.
It is generally believed that origami originated from Japan, but, as there are few records, this is not certain. Nevertheless, Japan developed origami into an intense art form that still exists to this day.
In the past, instructions for origami were passed down in spoken form and not written down. Some say that origami first originated in China in 1st Century, in which paper was then brought to Japan by Buddhist monks in 6th Century. Others claim that paper was made in the 8th Century by the Arabs, with Moors bringing the art of paper folding to Spain in the 12th Century. Spain then spread to South America, and as trade routes developed, origami was thus introduced to Europe aOrigami - Art of Paper Folding by ^3wyl

Artisan Crafts

Photography

Art History Photography RoundupBefore we hand over the reigns to Film + Animation, firstly a huge thank you goes to all who contributed this month to make Photography Art History pretty awesome! We've talked about famous photographers, famous photos, people here on deviantART who are making history by getting published in the present day - we've brought you colour features, interviews, historical facts and much more! Here's a roundup of all the articles submitted during the past month...

:thumb347747Art History Photography Roundup by ^Kaz-D

Famous Photographers: What we can learnThere are things that we can learn from everybody, whether it's as they say - sitting at the feet of an elderly person - or indeed reading from a book, looking at history in photos and so on. But what, if anything, can we learn from the Famous Photographers of the past? Well, plenty.
Julie Margaret Cameron
She was a shrewd business woman, and her fame came from having the only photographs of some very famous iconic people in History. And how did she manage this? By meticulously keeping details and registering her copyright with every single Photograph she took. We can learn a lot from her actions, particularly in an age where anything can be replicated, if you have the right tools. Equally, we can also learn the value of the equipment we have around us, and how easy it is now to capture a photograph and share it with the world. Julie's time in Sri Lanka served as a testimony that without pure water and chemicals, she couldn't continue with her craft and aFamous Photographers: What we can learn by ^Kaz-D

Colour Feature: NO COLOUR

Colour Feature: NO COLOUR by ^SylwiaTelari

Thoughts about Photography - part 4In here you will find a few examples of works specific to different types of Photography, followed by various artists' opinion about what they think it's most important regarding their art and how to make it. You will come to see that while on some types of Photography many artists have similar opinions, on others their thoughts differ a lot, so read them all carefully and enjoy the article! - `lintu47
Still Life

=AmbientExposures "Still Photography is one of my favorite forms of photography. To achieve better results in still photography or product photography, I use various equipments. These are some of the essential equipments I use in my photography. Tripod: the tripod is very essential to still photography. I find myself working with very high F-stops (8-22) to produce sharpnThoughts about Photography - part 4 by `lintu47

Photography

Film Animation and Flash

Hanna-BarberaOk now, be honest, how many of you had a little happy tear when you read the title of this article?

Hanna-Barbera Productions is an American animation studios which has produced timeless classics more timeless classics than I can name. Tom & Jerry, Johnny Quest, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby Doo, The Addams Family and many more!
The studio was formed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, formerly directors from the MGM Studio. They were born during the golden age of American animation as MGM shut down their animation studio, Hanna-Barbera rose from it's ashes.
The production company became super popular with it's Saturday morning cartoons. Their cartoon shorts and series filled this time slot on all major American TV channels at the time. However over time their profits started to fall as they lost this morning slot. The Turner Broadcasting System ended up buying them and so some of us growing up will remember seeing much of their toons in the channel you know as CHanna-Barbera by ^kingmancheng

Film Legends: Akira Kurosawa

Born in Tokyo, Japan on the 23rd of March 1910, Akira Kurosawa is considered one of the biggest figures in the film industry and a notable influence to western filmmakers such as George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola and Steven Spielberg.

His career started in 1936 as an assistant director. Kurosawa was taken under the wing of director Kajiro Yamamoto, who promoted him to chief assistant director within a year. His first film as a director was Drunken Angel in 1948 and was the first of many collaborations with actor Toshiro Mifune. His international breakthrough came with Rashomon in 1950, a movie that won him the top prize at the Venice Film Festival and opened the gates of the Western to Japanese films.

The following years he worked on Ikiru(1952); Seven Samurai (1954), his first "proper samurai film" regarded by some as the greatest Japanese film ever made; and Throne of Blood (1957), an adaptation of Shakespeare's MacbFilm Legends: Akira Kurosawa by ^KasumiCR

Featuring flash artist: ~SivcovaOn my hunt for flash artists the other day I came across a real beauty that I
wanted to share with all of you for the #ArtHistoryProject. I find her
drawing style really sweet and inspiring and she has used her style to create
warm, story book styled animations that tug at my heart strings.
~Sivcova

If you would like me to feature a flash artist that you have spotted on
deviantART feel free to send me a note!

Featuring flash artist: ~Sivcova by ^SqueakyToybox

Interview with flash game artist *steffneFor flash/film/animation month over at #ArtHistoryProject I was given the
honour of chatting with one of my favourite flash game artists here on DeviantART, *steffne. I asked her a couple of questions and here is how the interview went.
:iconsteffne:
Hello Stephanie! Could you tell us a bit about yourself?
Hihi there ^__^ I'm a 21 year old Games development student living in London! I have an undenying love for pancakes and vintage toys.

Do you remember how you found DeviantART?
My friend ~Melissary was using it back when we were about 16 and kept pestering
me that I should join too.
I made an account but never started using it for a few years, when in College two friend's also started prodding me to use my account XD I guess I really owe it to
having such pushy friends for being here at all LOL. Interview with flash game artist *steffne by ^SqueakyToybox

Film Animation and Flash

Customisation

Interview with emoticonist :devSynfull:!:iconArtHistoryProject:
March is dedicated to the Customization Gallery here in #ArtHistoryProject! I had the chance to meet and interview great emoticonists of our community!
Today, we will be interviewing `Synfull, a well known artist! (This was supposed to be posted on Saturday, but I had connection problems, sorry for the incovenience. Also, I am sorry but my Membership ended and I can't use the group's skin).
Hello and welcome to this interview `Synfull! Introduce us yourself.
Hey everyone. My name is Karen though I'm also known as 'Syn' around the community. I've been a member of deviantART for 7 years now and have been an emoticonist for around 4-5 years. In the offline world I'm currently taking a gap year out before starting work and in my free time love watching films, helping at Scouts and solving Rubik's cubes.

You are a successful emoticoInterview with emoticonist :devSynfull:! by ~Eightence

Outsider Looking In: Emoticons#ArtHistoryProject: Customization March
Customization is a diverse category, that because of its diversity shares many rumors, myths and general questions about parts of the gallery and their uses. I do not claim to be knowledgeable of this gallery, in fact, when writing this article, I decided to approach this through my own perspective as someone who has no experience with the gallery and has never submitted to it before. I set out to answer my own questions that I've wondered about and was greeted with a tremendous amount of help from the community as well as a variety of answers for me to chew on.
This Wednesday, I will present to you three of the amazing people who answered my questions about Emoticons and their responses. For those who are seasoned emoticonists, feel free to answer the questions in greater detail in the comments. Here are some questions for everybody to participate iOutsider Looking In: Emoticons by ^NicSwaner

A Digital Dolls FeatureIn honour of customization month, I am featuring from the digital dolls sub category to highlight the types of work that can be found. The works are varied in size, style and technique and I hope that you enjoy them =3
Digital Dolls - Pixel Shaded
Bases - Free hand and Traced

Dolls - Made Without a Base or on Adopted Bases

Digital Dolls > Tool Shaded
Bases - Free hand and Traced

Dolls - Made Without a Base or on Adopted Bases

Digital Dolls > Other Shading Styles
Bases - Free hand and Traced

Dolls - Made Without a Base or on an Adopted Base
:thumb1541552A Digital Dolls Feature by ^Lyricanna

Art History - Wallpaper FeatureIn honour of Customisation Month at the Art History Project here are a rainbow of Wallpapers to suit any desktop!

:iconarthistoryproject:

Art History - Wallpaper Feature by ^DistortedSmile

Customisation

dA Related

Deviant ID feature 3You choose your ID picture to display on your front page right next to your nickname, interests, your bio and all the info that is all about you. It's quite obvious then that the ID itself is - in most cases - all about you as well. Let's take a peek at some really neat ones; and since an ID picture is an essence of one's style and personality, perhaps you'll find new galleries to watch? Here is the last feature from this mini serie - but who knows, perhaps I'll make some more later.

Deviant ID feature 3 by ^SylwiaTelari

Deviant ID feature 2You choose your ID picture to display on your front page right next to your nickname, interests, your bio and all the info that is all about you. It's quite obvious then that the ID itself is - in most cases - all about you as well. Let's take a peek at some really neat ones; and since an ID picture is an essence of one's style and personality, perhaps you'll find new galleries to watch? After the 1st feature from this mini serie, here comes another one.

Deviant ID feature 2 by ^SylwiaTelari

A Sta.sh TutorialSta.sh can be quite daunting indeed.

Inception :icongrinstareplz:
I am writing this tutorial in st.ash..
Titles + Headers

You want to create some
Titles
Subtitles
Headers
Subheaders
Smaller Headers
Normal text
?

Well, you have options.
First, you're going to look at your tool bar that is near the top of your screen. Do you see it? Good.

Note: The red circled things are important.
Then you are going to click the tT Button there. It will hover this menu:

Volia:

So that's nice. But you want want emphasis sometimes? Like: This kind of emphasis.

Emphasis

Pretty basic..
Since you're so busy shouting at people, youA Sta.sh Tutorial by `Infinite-Heart

Groups: Tutorial + Resources There are many groups on deviantART. DeviantART Community aims to help you find ones that you are looking for, or introduce you to new ones you have never seen before!

General

Groups: Tutorial + Resources by `Infinite-Heart

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Performance Art

Performance Arts - Nail Art ContestUpdate: We're getting the first entries and they're fantastic! There's still time to enter the contest, don't miss your chance

Yes, a contest! Remember I wrote yesterday about how amazing and fun nail art is? It's your time to try it, and to encourage you we're putting together a contest! Complete with pretty prizes and everything. Tell your friends!
Get your polish ready and try it! And guys, we're not forgetting about you

I think there's nothing wrong with a guy painting his nails, but if you're not comfortable with the idea ask your girlfriend to let you do her manicure and she'll be thrilled! (I speak from experience). Or well, there's always falsies

Rules

Entries must be made, photographed and submitted between May 3rd and 31st.The nail art can be performed on your own nails, someone else's nails or false nails, but it must be made by the submitting artist.There's no restriction on theme, materials or technique, asPerformance Arts - Nail Art Contest by ^Talty

Cosplay Photography GuideA cosplay photography introductory lesson of sorts, for the growing number of cosplay enthusiasts in the deviantART community.
An illustrated outline of things to consider for photoshoots, also identifying the differentiating factors of cosplay photography as compared to more classical portraiture.
[http://behindinfinity.deviantart.com/journal/16401555/]Cosplay Photography Guide by *behindinfinity

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A Brief History of TypographyA Brief History of Typography
A little insight into the history of not only Typography, but also of written language. This article will be far from covering it all, but focuses on highlighting some of the major events and periods in the history of Typography.
Typography
From the Greek roots τύπος typos = "impression" and -γραφία -graphia = "writing".
Cuneiform
~ 30th Century BC – 200 AD
Or "Script of Nails / Cuneiform Script" is probably the oldest form of written text. This calligraphic form of writing was carved into clay tablets.

The Latin Alphabet
~ 800 BC – present
This is the basic alphabet used in all Western languages. The Romans based it among othersA Brief History of Typography by ^pica-ae

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Nail Art Contest

The Big Dipper by =Brookette

Purple Gradient Nail Art by =MayEbony

Blue Crackle on White by =MayEbony

Spacey-Wacey Nailey-Shmailey by *alexskyline

Nail Art Contest

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Skin of a Viking

Journal Entry: Sun May 19, 2013, 1:55 AM

Being a part of one history reenactment group some time ago, I had plenty of occassions to take a look at some fabulous Viking and Slavic themed tattoos - and I've managed to design a couple, too. Here you can take a peek at a collection of some fine Viking and Celt inspired ones.

Stag of the sun tattoo by ~Meatshop-Tattoo

backpiece norse ornament by ~Metamorphine

Viking art Ringerike - style Tattoo by ~DarkSunTattoo

Hel, goddess of the underworld by ~Meatshop-Tattoo

Art Nouveau Yggdrasil tattoo by ~Meatshop-Tattoo

journal skin by ^SylwiaTelari
background from subtlepatterns.com

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May 10, 2013 Art History Interview with *IkuLestrange
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May 5, 2013 Art History: Tattoo Feature
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~TheInvertedTower Apr 25, 2013

My I have permission to affiliate with this group?

`Infinite-Heart Dec 15, 2012 General Artist

Thank you for the invite!

This group is wonderful.

*ForestDwellerHouses Dec 3, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

Thank you for the exposure, I truly am honored and appreciate your consideration!

=VVanielle Nov 25, 2012 Student Digital Artist

Thank you so much for the invite!!!!

This group is really awesome!!!

=James--Steele Nov 25, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Thanks for the invite!

This group looks quite interesting. Who knows? Maybe I'll be able to contribute to it in the future.

`Endorell-Taelos Nov 25, 2012

Hello ^DistortedSmile! Thank you very much for inviting me to the Art History Project. I was wondering (since it is my first time here) what goes on around here?