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Hello everyone! (: The theme of the month is Cherry Blossoms - loved by many people! On this occasion, I would like to share the tutorial I prepared for you! The whole thing was done in Photoshop but I think you can easily repeat it in other programs and even with traditional media. Follow the steps and create your own artwork! Post your drawing on DeviantArt with the tag #CherryBlossomChallenge and get a Profile badge! You can upload your deviation using this link: https://www.deviantart.com/submit/?tags=cherryblossomchallenge - required tag will be added automatically! (: Let's start! I. Draw the first flower. Start by drawing a small circle with 5 lines extending from it. Now make a sketch of the petals of our flower. On the left side of the picture I show you how to draw it easily step by step. At this stage, it is worth focusing on the general arrangement of each element and not going into detail. Once the sketch is ready, we can create a new layer and start to make a

Celebrate women’s history! Complete line art by @AlexanderPaupoff and submit your finished artwork with the tag #WomensHistory2024 to earn a powerful badge for your Profile! Women and their contributions are celebrated annually at different times around the globe. These celebrations focus on the often-overlooked efforts of women in history, society, and culture, and serve to uplift and acknowledge the impact women have made across time. Celebrating Women on DeviantArt In honor of National Women’s History Month in the United States, DeviantArt has commissioned @AlexanderPaupoff to create line art for the community to color and complete! Download the line art below and color it in yourself, then submit it as a deviation with the tag #WomensHistory2024. You’ll receive a riveting new badge for your Profile for taking part by March 31st at 11:59 PM Pacific Time! by @AlexanderPaupoff Celebrating Women in Art Below is a collection of featured artwork made by women on

Sea otters will hold hands so they don’t drift apart from each other while they rest which might be the most precious thing ever. Did you know when they do this in a group it's called a raft? Since this month's theme is "Better Together" let’s draw a pair of snuggly sea otters! Follow along with my tutorial and post your result on DeviantArt with the tag #BetterTogetherTutorial to get this adorable badge for your profile! This tutorial is presented using digital media but can be done traditionally as well. Start off by drawing a heart! Roughly the same shape as the heart shaped candies you get around Valentine’s Day so not too narrow but also not too squat. Now inside the upper part of the heart on the left side, draw a big number 3. Do the same on the other side. You’ll have two kidney beans inside the heart. This is going to be the body of the two otters. Close off the upper part of the 3’s on both sides to represent the head of the otters. Now draw in a few loops at the

This is part of a series of monthly articles highlighting the latest and greatest in pop culture and media releases through the lens of fan-crafted works. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem “Whatever this ooze was, it transformed us. It was weird, but we became a family.” - Master Splinter Ahsoka Baldur’s Gate III "You can’t compromise with evil; it always profits in the end." - Wyll One Piece Heartstopper Vol. 2 “You don’t have to always have figured everything out. You can just feel.” - Nick Nelson Join the Conversation What TV shows, movies, books, or video games are you most looking forward to in the next few weeks? Do you have any favorite deviations from these fandoms that aren't included in the journal? Have you made fan art for one of the fandoms featured here? Share it in your comment! Cover image credit: Favs Come in 3s by @LilyandJasper

Want to improve your creative skills and connect with other deviants? Artists on DeviantArt have you covered! Here’s an assortment of challenges, contests, and events being run by community members in August. @ERA7’s Smaugust Challenge 📅 Daily challenges until August 31 Create an original, non-standard dragon design each day to practice different types of fantasy anatomy. Open to artists of all skill levels. @ArcencielDigitalArt’s “3D Art In All Its Forms” Contest 📅 Running until August 31 This art contest is for 3D artists. You can create any kind of art for your entry, as long as you use a 3D art program to create it. @Zebracorn-chan’s Augustween 📅 Daily challenges until August 31 The Augustween challenge gives you a prompt to create something spooky each day in August, in anticipation of Halloween in October. @Keh-Ling’s #getgood 📅 Running until September 30 Practice flexing your creative muscles by creating art based on a variety of different

This curated feature is brought to you by @BeckyKidus It’s May, and people who follow me know I’m in the middle of a feature series showcasing tutorials and undiscovered artwork. The first part of this feature includes tutorials related to drawing human figures, and the second part is a selection of artwork I’ve discovered recently with fewer than 50 favourites. I post a feature like this once a month, on or around the 15th. If you’d like to see more features like this, previous features I’ve put together are linked at the bottom of this journal. I hope you're able to make use of these great tutorials and enjoy beautiful art you may not have seen! Tutorials: How to Draw Humans Drawing humans can be complex, so to keep things simple, I’ve broken this tutorial feature down into sections. The first section covers general body proportions, and the sections that follow will cover heads, faces, hands, and feet. Proportions To start, @Anastasia-berry created references covering basic