URGENT: Invasion of the Old Account Hijackers by Colonel-Knight-Rider, journal
URGENT: Invasion of the Old Account Hijackers
Since mid-autumn 2018, I've been seeing a number of legitimate-looking DeviantArt accounts who've been around for years and whose owners have, depending on the account, established decent bodies of work and have interacted in non-suspicious ways with other Deviants…but those were all years ago, and they're now suddenly and randomly adding my work as well as that of others to their favorites. I can tell the accounts are all being hijacked because every About section or most recent status update of each hijacked page contains in its text a spam link to a pornography Website.
On December 15, 2019, MutantEnjin (https://www.deviantart.com/mutantenjin) made the critical discovery
How to Report Spam Accounts on deviantArt by Juricha, literature
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How to Report Spam Accounts on deviantArt
I've been noticing this a lot and I want to bring this to everyone's attention: If you ever see a spam comment - like that by karthim1786 I reported recently - advertising some crazy stuff (that one advertised some download, but I've also seen crap like porn sites and viagra (well, kinda a given, lol) and religious stuff and even some shady attorney services) - do not, and I repeat DO NOT HESITATE to check for the following red flags (though just the link is usually enough to discern those spam bots from the average users) if you aren't sure: Nonsense username consisting of letters and numbers (very often); No avatar (also very often); Created during the span of the last 24, maybe 48, hours; Really vague bio (I've seen most of them putting in 'they\them' pronouns (in rare cases 'she/her' if it's some sort of a sex ad) and I have also seen a lot of them put in a country like Pakistan or India (in case of Karthim1786) or another not-as-common here country so they don't even bother to
MYTHS ABOUT PRACTICING ART (MASTERPOST) by Inkfy, journal
MYTHS ABOUT PRACTICING ART (MASTERPOST)
Hello! My name is Inkfy (https://www.deviantart.com/inkfy) and I'm a freelance illustrator who likes to draw fanart, magical girls, and fantasy illustrations.
In today's journal entry is about, PRACTICING. What does practicing mean, really? Why do we practice as artists to begin with? Most people say to get better, but we know that it involves bit more work than that. Overtime, I feel that practicing has been emphasized for good reasons but it also leads to a lot of myths regarding art as a whole! Here, I hope to dispel some of these!
Usually when people discuss practicing, they come up with a lot of questions. I've even asked or been asked about these in particular:
What
Expand Your Reach with Commissions by team, journal
Expand Your Reach with Commissions
We’re always trying to find ways to empower artists, and a great option to expand your reach and exposure, as well as monetize your material, is by opening yourself up to commissions. Commissions can help unlock business towards your creations. Below are some simple ways to craft the best commission for your future buyers. #1: Be Ready to Take Commissions It's important to check in with yourself and make sure you’ve got the time and responsibility to take commissions. Whether you freelance full-time or create artwork on the side, be honest with yourself on what projects you can take on. This helps you stay on top of your work, maintain a professional relationship with potential clients, and avoid burnout and stress! Remember: you don’t have to accept every commission. Do what works best for you! #2: Know Your Worth Don’t second guess or undervalue your work! If you are accepting commissions, you are investing time, effort, and resources into the finished product, so you should
How to restart pen pressure without reinstalling by ObsceneBarbie, journal
How to restart pen pressure without reinstalling
So,
anyone ever have the issue of a wacom tablet's pen pressure dying
for no reason? Nothing fixing it?
Have to reinstall the whole thing to fix it?
NO LONGER!!!!
Here's how I restart my wacom intuous pro pen and touch tablet
PLEASE NOTE: I do NOT know if it will work for every drawing program/tablet/computer system
I use:
Sai
microsoft windows
wacom intuos pro tablet
#1: Before anything, save all work and close your drawing program
*IF you do NOT close your drawing program, it will not work!
#2: Pull up task manager
(Ctrl+shift+esc)
#3: Find ALL of your tablet processes
(I circled mine in red for a reference)
#4a: Right cli
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