deviantart

deviantArt is a website where users submit art, photography, poetry, and prose. Upsides: Being able to search virtually anything and getting a result Submitting art There are many, many tutorials if you are having trouble drawing ANYTHING Getting comments Administrators are easily approachable Getting criticism so you can improve Getting watches The satisfaction of improving like crazy and getting inspired by art every few days Getting favorites Buying a subscription; it's almost worth it Hanging out with your friends You can sometimes get a laugh from a picture you see Looking at other pictures you like Buying prints Favoriting and commenting on other pictures you like Getting pageviews Downsides: Not getting comments, watches, or favorites Bad pictures People flaming you for giving some helpful criticism People posting emo sh.. in their journal Art thieves Art/Writer's block (that's not dA's fault though) Because of the deviation overflow, new deviations submitted appear on the front page for only a few seconds; it only catches a deviant's eye if it's particularly cute or particularly good It is really, really hard to get publicity I have an account on deviantart, and it's practically my life. The good things outweigh the bad, especially if you take criticisms and appreciate and look at art all the time.. If you don't, your art will probably never get any better. Deviantart really gives me a sense of self-satisfaction. x3