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NaNoEmo Roundup 2021 by Synfull, journal
NaNoEmo Roundup 2021
With the blink of an eye it's now December and NaNoEmo has finished for another year. It has been an absolute delight to see a number of emoticonist take part, breathing some life back into a community that is dormant for much of the year. To add to the celebrations, two of the entries received a Daily Deviation (DD) and one emoticonist ( @MerelyCubed) managed to complete the "30 in 30" challenge - a truly impressive achievement. Without further ado, here are a selection of the entries from this year: @MerelyCubed 30 entries @Phlum 6 entries @BlissfullySarcastic 7 entries @nillemotes 11 entries Emotes submitted privately
The story of the emote with no name, as told by... by blunaowl, journal
The story of the emote with no name, as told by...
Synfull (https://www.deviantart.com/synfull).
Story commences 02:02:46, after I'd gone to bed, but left #sazza open. All of the following is Synfull (https://www.deviantart.com/synfull), but I had to retype it without all the dAx codes and whatnot.
:evileye:
:plotting:
*clears throat*
Once upon a time, there was an emote. Now this emote was not like any other emote. The cross of genetics left it horrible mutated, so much so no one named it
Now this emote :thumb118894594: decided to wanter off from the emote village insearch of someone that may see past its mutated apparance and she its inner beauty
*wander
*see
dAmn typos >.>
Anyways
so this emote walked and it walked
and walked some more
unt
There once was an emote from Peru... by blunaowl, journal
There once was an emote from Peru...
17:30:40 once there was an emote from peru :thumb118894594:
17:30:53 that took pictures of london and a shoe :thumb118894594:
17:31:45 he was easy to scare :thumb120228890:
17:31:55 by a smiley bear :teddy:
17:32:29 so hid from it behind you :thumb85497435: :thumb123239993:
12:46:29 am would you like
12:46:34 am to tell a story?
12:46:47 am sure
12:47:15 am Once upon a time
12:47:20 am there was an emote
12:47:37 am (oh boy oh boy oh boy!)
12:47:46 am This emote was so ugly, that not a soul on earth loved him
12:47:54 am no one cared
12:48:19 am no one acknoledged its existance
12:48:44 am for theis emote :thumb11
ArtHeart Vol. 4: Emoticons by Pascua-Tanya, journal
ArtHeart Vol. 4: Emoticons
HELLO EVERYONE! :happybounce: :heart: Welcome to a new edition of my ArtHeart Feature!. This month's topic is: EMOTICONS! Emoticons (also known as Emojis or Emotes) are small but beautiful pieces of art that allow us to express thoughts and emotions without using words, or complement our sentences so that the receiver can perfectly understand what we want to communicate. Originally, emotes were created using a wide variety of characters, such as punctuation, numbers, and letters, but they evolved over time thanks to great technological advances, becoming incredible pieces of digital art :) Since then they have become very popular on all social networks, and also in artistic communities like DeviantArt, where there are artists who are dedicated to creating them for others to use. There are hundreds of emoticons with different shapes, sizes, colors, and themes for all tastes and interests. No matter what you are thinking or feeling right now, you can always find an emote
Features Appreciation Feature by Iduna-Haya, journal
Features Appreciation Feature
:heart: Let's make sure to love the people who love our art! :heart:
When you get featured, please always make sure to fave and/or comment on the journal!
1. It's a nice thing to do :D
2. Someone liked your work enough to feature it <3 A comment and/or a 'like' as a thank you is appropriate.
3. Features bring different types of art, artists, and art-lovers together that might otherwise never have met. This helps the community expand and at the same time bond.
4. Engagement helps expose the journal, which in turn is good for the exposure of your featured art :) The more people see it, the better!
Creating good features takes a lot of ti
Under the Spotlight #13: verda83 by Malintra-Shadowmoon, journal
Under the Spotlight #13: verda83
Our team here at TheArtistLounge (https://www.deviantart.com/theartistlounge) is looking to promote old and new members once a month. Under the Spotlight highlights the work of one TAL member each month, as a way to show our appreciation for the wonderful work that comes through our galleries.
This edition of the Spotlight falls on verda83 (https://www.deviantart.com/verda83)
verda83 (https://www.deviantart.com/verda83), Luca, is an awesome Italian painter who creates dreams in colorful watercolors from landscapes, sceneries, portraits, animals - almost everything.
Make sure you check out verda83 (https://www.deviantart.com/verda83)'s gallery for more amazing work!
The Princess and the Panther - Shuri Feature by SavvyRed, journal
The Princess and the Panther - Shuri Feature
And now . . .
THE FEATURE!
NEXT MONTH'S CHARACTER
~blue-Hplz (https://www.deviantart.com/blue-hplz):iconblue-eplz::iconblue-lplz::iconblue-aplz:
MAY 2018
#MerMay Tail Tutorial with Heather R Hitchman by HeatherHitchman, journal
#MerMay Tail Tutorial with Heather R Hitchman
Greetings deviants! As #Mermay draws to a close, let us reflect back and honor that which is most sacred during this time of year... THE MER-TAIL! It is the tail that sets the mermaid apart from her leggy cousins up on the surface, and connects her to the waters in which she dwells. A legend in fantasy lore, the mermaid and her tail have been inspiring artists of all disciplines for centuries. And although we have depicted the mermaid and her shimmering scales in hundreds of different ways, the tail still presents a unique challenge that each artist must tackle in their own way. Questions arise such as, "How should the tail connect to the human torso?" "What shapes should I use?" "What colors?" "How many scales?!" One can easily drown in all the choices to make! I hope in this tutorial, I can offer some tips to help you navigate the sometimes murky waters of drawing mer-tails! CONNECTING TO THE TORSO My approach is pretty much the same with every mer-creature I create.
Gallery Descriptions and Miscats Month
In the beginning...
Emoticons have a history older than the Internet itself. They originated in publications from the late 1800s, and they've appeared since then in a variety of forms. It wasn't until instant messaging came along that they revolutionised the way we communicate, and nowadays you can't go five minutes without seeing at least three 'tears of joy' emojis.
But you're not here to read an essay, right? You wanna know about the handmade emoticons produced by members of this very site.
An emoticon is essentially a piece of pixel art, generally 15 pixels in diameter. They can be static or anim
I try to only feature deviations with less than 100 faves (at the time of posting the journal), so that they can hopefully get more well-earned attention! <3
(there are occasionally some artist repeats--probably due to a combination of forgetfulness & simply enjoying their work that much <3 )