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A few days ago,on the 22nd,it would have been one of the little girls who was shot's birthday.It's so sad that an innocent little girl cannot celebrate her 7th birthday.I wore pink all day to honor her and thought about her all day.This was sick.Just sick
by ashbabe567765 on 2/26/2013 11:27:20 PM
This is so sad. When I heard about it, I had just come home from walking with my friends from the bus stop after school. I walked in the door, put down all my stuff and then my mom came over and hugged me and she told me everything she knew about it. I didn't cry. I didn't curse the man who did it. I was in shock. I didn't know what to make of it. The aftereffects didn't really kick in until about a week later when I saw all these posts on Pinterest. Then I started crying and crying so hard. I have an eight year old brother who I love soooo much and it would kill me if he died. I never ever had to worry about all this when I was his age and now he does. I think that this situation the US is in right now is unacceptable because nobody except the military should have guns and now look what happened. Children have died. And in order to change this we have to stand up against guns. I'm sorry if I offended anyone, but this is what I think. Rest in peace little angels.
by Alligator157 on 1/26/2013 6:01:05 PM
I remeber thinking that the next morning i would walk up to it being Friday and I could have safed them but i live half way across the country...... im guessing God wanted his angels back
by ArianaKatFan on 1/9/2013 6:50:03 PM
@cheerfulcheer, my heart truly goes out to you and your family. I am so sorry that you have to go through that. I don't have relatives or friends up there, but I know that it must be horrible. When I think of this situation, it brings tears to my eyes and a pain to my heart. Just know that you are in my prayers, along with everyone else affected. Please know that your cousin will forever be smiling down on you.
by the_girl_in_goal on 1/8/2013 5:45:32 PM
20 futures. 20 parents. 20 employees. 20 wives/husbands. 20 more angels in Heaven.
by Rotfl:brbttyl:) on 1/1/2013 7:36:57 PM
by Kat_13 on 12/27/2012 1:29:54 PM
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom should I fear?
The Lord is my life's refuge;
Of whomever should I be afraid?
We need to remember that no matter what, God is with us. Even in times like this, He shows Himself. I can see Him in my mind's eye waiting at the doors of Sandy Hook Elementary to welcome those who passed into His eternal home. I'm sure He received them with loving arms and a warm heart. I am positive that He comforts those who did survive. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
by Emathmind98 on 12/23/2012 12:03:12 AM
They will be in my thoughts in prayers. We must remember to cherish the little children in our lives that are our siblings, the kids we babysit, etc. because this could have been any one of them.
by The.musician.98 on 12/22/2012 10:58:16 PM
Newtown- you are in my heat and prayers and my families hearts and prayers. God bless you all
by sarebear118 on 12/22/2012 6:57:52 PM
I hope and I pray that those families are ok. I can't imagine what could go through someone's head to make them want to do something like that's. That is terrifying.
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Two more transfer from Wake Forest; how long does Jeff Bzdelik have?
Mar 23, 2012, 2:12 PM EDT
The implosion of the Wake Forest program continued on Friday.
A day after rising junior Carson Desrosiers decided to leave the program, rising sophomore point guard Anthony Fields has decided to transfer. On Tuesday, starting point guard and third-leading scorer Tony Chennault announced that he would be transferring.
For those scoring at home, in two years at the helm of the Demon Deacons, Jeff Bzdelik has won five ACC games and seen eight players leave his program. Currently on the Wake Forest roster? One senior, one junior, two sophomore and six freshmen. The only point guard they will have in the program next season will be four-star recruit Codi Miller-McIntyre.
That's a problem.
It isn't difficult to envision next season for the Demon Deacons: lot of losing, a lot of players unhappy with the losing, a lot of transfers after the season. It is a difficult cycle to break, especially considering Wake Forest isn't even one of the top three programs in the ACC from the state of North Carolina.
At what point does the Wake Forest administration decide that they need to cut ties with Bzdelik? If they fired Dino Gaudio after just three years, two of which ended in the NCAA tournament, how much rope will Bzdelik get?
Rob Dauster is the editor of the college basketball website Ballin' is a Habit. You can find him on twitter @robdauster.
- jldii - Mar 23, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Wow. In two seasons, 8 players have transferred from the program with only 5 wins conference wins. It's one thing to be trailing Duke and UNC in the standings, it's another thing to be blown out at HOME to NC State too. Now, no one is even coming to the games anymore. I'm not sure what else Ron Wellman needs to fire this guy.
Wellman, I'm sure whatever naked photos this guy has of you cannot be any more embarrassing than the depths in which our once proud program has sunk.
- dmdeac - Mar 23, 2012 at 7:06 PM
Where have you been for two seasons?bzdelik inherited this mess…first he has several players arrested and the list goes on..he is trying to coach the best he can with what he has and little supportfrom the powers that be …disgraceful…he was "sold" a bill of goods
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SAN JOSE, Calif., March 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- During a presentation at the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference, cloud graphics pioneer, OTOY Inc., today previewed the forthcoming version of its acclaimed OctaneRender™ software, showcasing a range of features that will let artists, animators and designers create the most realistic renders possible using a more efficient workflow on their workstations or in the cloud. OTOY also announced application support for Adobe After Effects, demonstrating the ability to import a complete 3D scene into the After Effects timeline which can then be edited in real-time. OctaneRender™ 2.0 builds on the incredible performance of previous versions, harnessing NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs) to dramatically accelerate rendering time. All of OTOY's technologies including OctaneRender™ are on display at the GPU Technology Conference at the OTOY booth, #512 in the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose.
"As a long-time effects artist, it's my job to recreate reality through creative computer-generated rendering for some of the most well-known television programs and feature films. OctaneRender is one tool that continues to make my life much easier. It has been an integral part of the work I've created for projects such as Boardwalk Empire, Star Trek Into Darkness, and the upcoming Godzilla film, allowing me to spend more time refining my work and less time waiting for renders. Incredible quality and phenomenal speed define OctaneRender. I am excited to see how the program improves from here," said Steve Messing, Visual Effects Art Director.
"As an effects artist and supervisor who's worked on some of the biggest live action and animated film franchises, I've had the opportunity to use a wide variety of tools and technologies to bring creative visions to life. OctaneRender is without a doubt one of the most advanced render engines I've ever seen. It really feels we are finally nearing the point in time where the technology keeps up with the artist instead of being a creative bottleneck. The result is more iteration time, better images, and happier artists. We put OctaneRender through its paces for Space Station 76 to great effect, and I look forward to getting my hands on the bells and whistles included in the new version to see how the best got better," said Billy Brooks, Visual Effects Supervisor, Space Station 76, which premiered at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival.
"OctaneRender is the centerpiece of a suite of OTOY rendering technologies that epitomizes exacting realism and unparalleled performance," said Jules Urbach, Founder and CEO, OTOY. "OctaneRender 2.0 will build on those pillars, harnessing NVIDIA GPUs both client-side and in the cloud to deliver even more accurate renderings in real-time through new features and workflow improvements that are a direct response to the artists, designers, and engineers who use the product every day."
"OctaneRender, coupled with the power of NVIDIA GPUs and the CUDA programming model, has proven to deliver exceptional results," said Andrew Cresci, General Manager, Manufacturing Industries, NVIDIA. "Using these tools, artists with demanding visualization needs can keep up with their increasingly complex and compute-heavy workloads."
OctaneRender™ 2.0 will include new features such as:
- Displacement mapping – Used to give objects depth and detail, displacement mapping allows the height of points on a surface to be adjusted based on an image value.
- Object motion blur – The blurring effect that simulates motion of inanimate objects in a rendered scene will be supported and can be applied independently of the camera movement.
- Hair and fur – An optimized hair render primitive is now available to allow rendering of hair or fur while reducing memory usage by 20 times compared to previous processes. OctaneRender™ 2.0 will also simulate the distribution and fluidity of movement of those primitives.
- OpenSubDiv surfaces – Pixar's powerful library for fast refinement of subdivision surfaces using the capabilities of graphics processors will be integrated within OctaneRender™. This useful technique in animation will conveniently be integrated into OctaneRender™'s user interface, allowing subdivision surface refinement specifically based on Pixar's OpenSubDiv implementation.
- Rounded edges – Artists will have the ability to easily and efficiently round the sharp edges of geometric objects without modifying and reloading the geometry. The process is done during rendering by special shader algorithms that recalculate normals near the sharp edges and corners to make them appear smooth allowing for the tuning of edge sharpness in real-time throughout rendering.
- Random color texture for instances – Useful for easily modifying the colors of instances which otherwise have the same material.
- Improved sky rendering – Using HDRI + Sun, OctaneRender™ 2.0 will enable the use of textures as sky backgrounds, and ensure that objects in the scene accurately reflect the loaded sky texture.
- Node folder structure – OctaneRender™ 2.0 will facilitate a cleaner, more organized workspace with a new folder structure that allows users to create packages of nodes, node graphs, and node trees, and organize them in folders along with thumbnails for easy identification.
- Region rendering – To save time on test renders, this feature will allow users to specify a region in the scene and partially preview rendered results in real-time.
- Network rendering – The rendering process can be made faster than ever by leveraging remote GPUs on render slaves connected via the network.
- Support for new display types – OctaneRender™ 2.0 will support new presets that can be used to render scenes directly for new display types including VR devices such as the Oculus Rift.
- Compatibility with Brigade – OctaneRender™ 2.0 will further expand its integration with Brigade, OTOY's cloud rendering technology for photorealistic next-generation games. Within Brigade, users will be able to open scenes created in OctaneRender™ and walk through those scenes in real-time over the cloud.
The Adobe After Effects plugin is expected to be released in the second half of 2014. To follow along with OctaneRender™ 2.0's progress, continue watching the OTOY blog at http://render.otoy.com/newsblog/.
About OTOY Inc.
OTOY Inc. is the definitive cloud graphics company, pioneering technology that is redefining content creation and delivery for media and entertainment organizations around the world. OTOY's Academy Award®-winning technology is used by leading visual effects studios, artists, animators, designers, architects, and engineers, providing unprecedented creative freedom, new levels of realism, and new economies in content creation and distribution powered by the cloud. For more information, visit www.otoy.com.
Additional Resources:
- Get screenshots of OctaneRender™ 2.0 in action here.
- Read about the new features introduced in the release of OctaneRender™ 1.5 here.
- For a demo of OTOY's technologies, visit the OTOY booth #512 at the GPU Technology Conference, March 24th to 27th at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, or arrange a meeting by contacting us here.
- Check out OTOY's panels at the GPU Technology Conference here.
- Follow OTOY on Facebook and Twitter.
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In a bid to promote a healthy body image targeting both athletes and young people, the International Olympic Committee has developed a series of educational videos for the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing this month which, using fictional athletes' stories, aim to teach viewers about healthy eating, exercise habits and the importance of having a healthy body image. The videos are available on www.olympic.org/hbi and athletes competing at the YOG have been invited to drop by the "Safe Sport" booth in the Youth Olympic Village (YOV) to learn more and ask questions to the IOC's medical experts.
Today, girls and young women are frequently exposed to various "ideals" of what their body should be like, and dealing with such pressure can be challenging. For young female athletes, the pressure can be even greater. While sport and exercise are positive for your health, it is very important that you always balance the needs of your body and your sport. Hungry for Gold? Then satisfy your body's need for fuel and adopt a Healthy Body Image!
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Dr. Rodney Lafon: Parents are a childs most important teachers.
"Character Links," as the program is called, will educate children on the basic character traits that most responsible citizens in a civilized society subscribe to: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, safety and perseverance ... the same traits that are taught in highly disciplined martial arts schools for $50 and up a month.
Each week school children will address a different character trait. At the beginning of each school day, classes parish-wide will complete one character-building activity that will give students living, real-world examples of character in action.
Dr. Rodney Lafon, superintendent of schools, told parents in a letter that they, too, can participate in the program with a home worksheet that will help them in discussions about character. This, he said, will reinforce work done in the classroom.
Here's how it works: if the "trait of the week" is "respect," then on Monday parents are asked to talk with their children about the importance of respecting themselves and others.
"Parents are the childs most important teacher," said Lafon. Through this program, we can combine efforts in the total education of your child. Together we can build a safer, more peaceful world for our children."
The St. Charles Parish Sheriffs Office and Motiva Enterprises, a joint venture between Shell Oil and Saudi Refining, have joined hands with the school system to make this program possible by choosing traits that they feel are important in character building.
The program is set to continue until the end of the school year in May.
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When the New England Patriots faced off Sunday night in an American football playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens, with the winner gaining a ticket to the championship Super Bowl, the outcome – at least according to the pundits – was a foregone conclusion.Everyone said New England – with one of the best quarterbacks ever to step foot on a gridiron, and one of the best coaches ever to march up and down the sidelines – would win handily.
New England had the poise, the experience, the skill. They even had the home field advantage.And then New England lost.Were Shelly Yacimovich, or Yair Lapid, or even Tzipi Livni American football fans, they might look for encouragement from New England's defeat, because it shows that the runaway favorite – the team with the tested and experienced leader – does not always win."The Ravens are going to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans because they never stopped believing," read half a sentence in a Sports Illustrated story on the game.How lovely, how fairy tale, how football. But that's just it; it's football.There's an old, tired American football expression that goes like this: "On any given Sunday, any team can beat any other."And, indeed, that's true in football. But is football a metaphor for elections; are sports an allegory for these elections? Fat chance.For all intents and purposes, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, aiming for his third term, put away this particular election game at halftime, when he teamed up with Yisrael Beytenu to form Likud Beytenu.Sure, he lost seats, and his joint list – at least according to the polls – will not come close to the 42 seats (27 for Likud and 15 for Yisrael Beytenu) that it enjoyed in the last Knesset.But Netanyahu and his strategists knew that going in. They knew from historic precedent that two parties never do as well when they merge as they do running on separate lists.Nevertheless, the merger ensured that barring almost a miracle, Likud Beytenu – even if it drops to 32 seats – will be the largest party, and the one that will be asked to form the coalition.That single move at the halftime of the campaign set the pulse, the tempo and the tone for the elections.Remember last time, four year ago? During those elections, Kadima beat Likud by one mandate, 28-27, and Livni's political clumsiness is what enabled Netanyahu to form the government.As Makor Rishon's Uri Elitzur wrote on Friday, had the current campaign begun with the polls showing Likud at 25 seats, and Labor at 20 or 21, the dynamics of the campaign would have been much different."All the central players would have behaved altogether differently," he wrote."It is very doubtful if Tzipi Livni would have entered the game in that situation; [Avigdor] Liberman running a separate campaign would perhaps have winked at both sides; and one can assume that Arye Deri in a situation of near parity would not have pledged allegiance to the Likud three times a day before prayers. The whole campaign would have been run differently, and perhaps ended differently."The campaign would have been more competitive, more issue-oriented, more serious. It would have mattered, because the gap between the top two parties would have been narrow and bridgeable. The Likud- Beytenu merger at halftime took care of all that.The campaign that ends today was the country's most anemic in recent memory.Not because the stakes were not high – Iran, the Palestinians, relations with US President Barack Obama, the economy, Syria, Egypt – but because the results were a foregone conclusion.The elections that will be decided today are less about who will lead the country for the next four years, and more about who Netanyahu's partners will be. And this has created a phenomenon that is very Israeli, and thoroughly un-American.One of the beauties of the American system is that when Americans go to vote for their president, they essentially have two choices. The US went to the polls last November with a clear choice: Obama or Mitt Romney. That's it. The voters cast a ballot for who they thought would be better, or rather least bad.But they didn't do mental gymnastics in the polling booth that if they vote for X, it will strengthen Y, by making sure he doesn't have to pick Z for his cabinet. The American voters in the polling booths didn't form – and block – governing coalitions in their heads.Not here. In these elections, because the end result is a foregone conclusion, the question is less about who will lead the country, and more about figuring out which vote will be the wisest tactically to strengthen those whom you want to strengthen, and weaken those whom you want to weaken. It's not directly voting for who you want, but rather voting for someone who will trigger something else which is ultimately what you might be able to live with.For instance, vote for Bayit Yehudi's Naftali Bennett to ensure that Netanyahu doesn't take Livni into a coalition; or vote for Lapid to ensure Netanyahu doesn't take Bennett into the government; or vote for Shas to make sure Netanyahu doesn't pair up with Lapid.In short, kombinot – deals, connections, tricks, pacts.Who says our electoral system doesn't represent our national character? •
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Lis Bokt
I am Dadaist. Max Ernst is one of my heroes.
I am an observer, and I prefer to present images without any explanation or context. They are what they are, perhaps you know their stories.
I am a photographer by passion, past-time and profession. I am also a scientist, an etymologist, a designer, a seamstress, and a traveller. One of my goals is to make certain I have a colourful biography someday.
Find me at: http://lis.thegeekgroup.org
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Chipped foam yoga blocks in good condition. Only £2.50 each or all 12 for £25. Measurements 61cm x 41cm x 5cm Cash on collection or can deliver if petrol costs are covered.
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Holiday Card Project 2013Holiday Card Project 20132 years ago in DeviantArt Announcements More Like This
It's back! With the goal of bringing a little cheer to patients in the hospital during the holiday season, the deviantART Holiday Card Project connects deviants from around the world and applies their tremendous artistic abilities in designing and creating uplifting holiday cards.
In past years, the Project has received more than 5,000 cards sent in by more than 1,000 deviants from 50 different countries/political regions. Cards were then divvied up and distributed in-person by deviantART members to local Los Angeles hospitals, with additional cards given to various hospitals in the U.S. and abroad for hospital staff members to hand out to patients.
The idea behind the Holiday Card Project is simple: do something nice for others. However, if you're looking for even more incentive, every deviant who submits a card will be given a free one-month Premium Membership to deviantA
live interview finishedlive interview finished3 years ago in Personal More Like This
*COMMISSION WORKS http://apofiss.deviantart.com/journal/22448655/ ( closed. waiting list is full )
*Skins & Covers for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Laptopz - http://society6.com/artist/apofiss
EDIT: thank you all for coming and asking all the question, hope you had a fun C: the interview resume will be posted later for those who didn't manage to come on time
Windows 8 Start Screen for Windows XP, Vista and 7Walkthrough Video of Windows 8 Start ScreenWindows 8 Start Screen for Windows XP, Vista and 73 years ago in Personal More Like This
No Key required now. Just click on download button above. Download and run the setup.
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Good NewsI'm excited to let you know that Autodesk, Inc. has made an investment in deviantART and that one of Autodesk's top executives, Samir Hanna, Vice President of the Autodesk Consumer Group, will become an observer on the deviantART Board of Directors.Good News2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Autodesk has over 30 years of history in helping designers create amazing things. You may know Autodesk for apps like SketchBook and Pixlr for drawing, illustration, and image editing, or for software like 3ds Max and Maya, which are used by the top film and game studios around the world to create fantastically realistic 3D characters, environments, and effects. Amazing fact: the last 17 Academy Award winners for Best Visual Effects use Autodesk software. Autodesk is also known for engineering software like AutoCAD, Inventor, and Revit, which has been used to design some of the world's tallest buildings, longest bridges, and most incredible machines.
With the investment we plan to improve deviantART at a faster pace than we coul
Download my brushes for freeYes, after a million years of waiting, you can finally download my brushes. For free.Download my brushes for free6 months ago in Personal More Like This
Head on over to http://noahbradley.com to get them now (just scroll to the bottom for the link). Hope you enjoy!
Introducing Madefire Motion Books to deviantARTApr 2, 2013by spyedIntroducing Madefire Motion Books to deviantART2 years ago in DeviantArt Announcements More Like This
Visit #Madefire on deviantART
I am very excited to announce a strategic partnership between deviantART and Madefire, the leading Motion Book application in Apple's App Store. (iPhone & iPad)
Together with Madefire, we are releasing the Madefire Web Reader on deviantART in a new category on our front-page called "Motion Books." You will immediately find a dozen Madefire Motion Books there, with more books released each Wednesday.
Browse Motion BooksTM
Try it out!
12/12/11One year and the date will be 12/12/12 haha12/12/114 years ago in Personal More Like This
So, in Moscow the weather isn't wintery at all. It's so sad because I really want to take some pictures with the snow.. It's almost New Year, but I can't feel the atmosphere yet(
Well, how is situation in your hometown? Hope better.
Guys, I will be very thankful if you go here and vote for my photo (if you think that it deserves to get feature ^_^)
My photo is this pic of my beautiful mom
And big thanks to the author of this poll, thanks for the chance
And finally a little bit of snow today! Yay!
Regarding LMS (Please read!)(This has been emailed to all that have pre-ordered LMS in the past recent months. For future orders, we will be updating soon. Thank you for your continued patience.)Regarding LMS (Please read!)3 years ago in Personal More Like This
Hi everyone:
It's been a while, so an update regarding your LMS re-print book order feels due...
If you haven't received any prior confirmation, please let this email serve as receipt of your order, as well as your payment - and once again our appreciation for the continued support. In an ideal world, we would have shipped books by now, but, due to some quality control issues, are falling a bit behind schedule.
All fixable issues which are currently being addressed overseas, and we hope for your understanding and assume that, in the long run, maximum quality dominates - in importance - over breaking speed records (at this rate, we won't be accused of the latter.
That said, we also deem it only fair to allow for anyone whose patience has run out to withdraw from their purchase and receive a refund in full. If that is a
Creativity in 36 minSo... lets see some creativity:Creativity in 36 min3 years ago in Personal More Like This
ALL PIECES BELONG TO THE GREAT GRANDE OMBRE :icongrandeombre:
F.E.A.T.U.R.E.S:icontransparentplz:F.E.A.T.U.R.E.S3 years ago in Personal More Like This
I know that months passed and I didn't make any Featured journal, and that's because I had very little time and many things needed to be done.I will make one now as I used to do.
I also made a
Facebook photography account here
with images from my dA gallery and many more that weren't posted here.
Share and like is always apreciated.
Featuring :
-some people here with great shots on film from :iconAnalog-Shots: .
-10 special features under 100 faves, every time I make a
J o u r n a l.
E n j o y
F e a t u r i n g
Shifting of the SeasonsApril 30th, 2013Shifting of the Seasons2 years ago in Personal More Like This
May 1st, 2013
A very atypical spring here in Nebraska
We Give a F*** How the Site LoadsDevelopers can be angry people sometimes. This is actually quite the understatement and dt is no exception to that assessment. With web development in particular, there are several moments during the day where we are astounded, perplexed, and irritated by why something works the way it does--often over things beyond our control like lack of uniform web standards. Abe Stanway, the creator of Commit Logs from Last Night, actually gives a pretty compelling, and serious, Ignite talk on the functionality of profanity for developers here:We Give a F*** How the Site Loads2 years ago in Personal More Like This
(It has several cool histograms and visualizations of how developers use profanity and which languages it's most prevalent in--surprise ending: Javascript generates the most profanity)
Last week, we received a very interesting, if not amusing, bug report:
"I just wanted to let you know that the reason why deviantART's CSS isn't loading properly for some people is because one of
Mypaint 1.1 : A guide through the new featuresAt the very end of 2012, the code of the famous free and open-source digital-painting program Mypaint 1.1 was released. If you still using Mypaint 1.0 , you might be interested to see what happened into this one year of change. For reading an excellent review about it , please read the very cool and full article wrote by Alexandre Prokoudine on Libre Graphic World , he also made a cool video.Mypaint 1.1 : A guide through the new features3 years ago in Personal More Like This
Here I will focus on writing a review for Mypaint 1.0 user, to let them know what changed and how they will benefit from it.
On Canvas Notifications
Now Mypaint is a bit more talkative when you press '+' or '-' on the keyboard to zoom with the 'Control+Space' shortcut. It was difficult back to Mypaint 1.0 days to have an idea of the actual zoom level. For the future development , this box system was made to be reusable ; so Mypaint might have better and better visual feedbacks on the next versions.The notifications are activated by defaults , and concern for the moment only
Username Changes Now AvailableDeviantART has been around for almost twelve years, and in that time, we've seen artists grow from hobbyists to students to professionals. As a member of any community, your identity can change and grow over time.Username Changes Now Available3 years ago in DeviantArt Announcements More Like This
For years, we've been getting requests from the community asking for the ability to change usernames. We realize that as an artist, it's important to give you the ability to change your personal brand, just as you change your interests, skills, and art types.
How It Works
Deviants can now change their username in their Settings. To change your username, you must have an active Premium Membership. (The reason there is a "fee" associated with the change is because switching usernames is a complex technical proce
dA in 10 years?I recently read a forum thread found here: http://forum.deviantart.com/devart/general/131114/ about where everyone thought deviantART would be in 10 years. Many people said we'd have sold out to MSN or AOL. Others said we'd be limiting uploads for non-subscribers and cutting off access to services.dA in 10 years?12 years ago in Personal More Like This
There's two ways to take this I suppose: Either it's a general feeling that this thing is too good to be true in its current form. Or somehow it's expected that a service growing so quickly would somehow be forced to sell out.
Neither is true. This was my response:
I think deviantART will be looked upon as a revolution unto itself. Having been able to scale not only it's infrastructure but it's community and spawned sub-communities (within the garden of deviantART) to include the various arts of hundreds of millions of artists worldwide.
And as the ultimate complement, it will be taken completely for granted. A service fully integrated in to daily li
Oh Squiggly Line! ~-- AngeloOh Squiggly Line! ~2 years ago in DeviantArt Announcements More Like This
Black Hills Camping Trip (photos)Ohhhh goodness... where to begin? Back from a rather crazy camping trip. Crazy in ways both good and bad. Decided to spend a weekend in the Black Hills since Chris (INTOtheRFD) had been through a couple long rough weeks of work and wanted some down time. There were also storm chances every day/night, which were very enticing. And ever since Chris and I visited there for the first time in late 2012, we started thinking about moving there. Since Sarah (JupiterLily) is here now, we figured what better opportunity to show her what could possibly be our future home?Black Hills Camping Trip (photos)2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Left Friday morning to meet up with Chris, and headed west on I-90 through South Dakota towards Rapid City. Looked like an okay chase day, and stuff was finally starting to fire west of the Black Hills as we reached Kadoka. Headed west and south into the Black Hills, only to watch our storm die before it got to us. This would soon become the theme of the trip Called it a day and shot the sunset at Sylvan Lake.
I'm going mainstream: WATCHERS FEATURE!!!Hi guys (and girls and everybody else)!I'm going mainstream: WATCHERS FEATURE!!!2 years ago in Personal More Like This
I basically had nothing to do today, and decided to show all my fabulous watchers how much they mean to me I've reached over 60 now () and figured I'd do what everybody seems to be doing these days: make a feature dedicaded to those amazing people who have shown me sooooo much support!!! You have no idea how much I appreciate it You guys are simply the best (no, I'm not gonna go all Tina Turner on you ) I've gone through every single gallery, and picked my favorite piece of work from each person! Sadly, not all my watchers post work of their own, so they're not here, but they mean just as much to me nevertheless
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A Reflection of Beauty by Urnewreality Cats by YukiBorealis They Actually Move by Thorninsideofyou
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Deviant and Art MentionsUpdate: In response to feedback received from the community, we have made some changes, which are detailed in the "New" section of this article.Deviant and Art Mentions2 years ago in DeviantArt Announcements More Like This
A new feature has been launched that's designed to make interacting with others even easier than before! Deviant & Art Mentions are a highly requested feature that send notifications to your Message Center when someone mentions you or your work in a public location on site.
How It Works
When another deviant uses the :dev: or :icon: codes to mention you, or includes one of your deviations in a comment or Journal, a message will appear in the new Mentions section of the Message Center letting you know, and linking you to the location.
These messages are designed to help engagement between deviants, as well as to help further conversation on deviantART, making it easier than before to
Devious Journal EntryHi guys! i'm a young comics drawer and videogames character fan! i hope YOU LIKE my update! I'm Sorry because my computer is in reparation and ,unfortunatelly, i Wasn't upload anything for long time! But now it's everything okay and i promise i upload something! i want to share my art with YOU and i very happy if you LIKE that! And i love watch the art of all of YOU! i very love drawing! ( i'm Sorry for my bad english )well,enjoy!Devious Journal Entry2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Artist on Fire: The Creative Juggernaut, Ben HeineArtist on Fire:Artist on Fire: The Creative Juggernaut, Ben Heine4 years ago in DeviantArt Announcements More Like This
The Creative Juggernaut that is BenHeine
by techgnotic
Undoubtedly one of the most prolific, innovative, and exciting artists
exhibiting their work on deviantART has to be the amazing BenHeine.
In terms of sheer creativity and the true spirit of art as human expression that knows no bounds,
he is currently with few peers. His unique visual creations have been featured in newspapers, magazines
and other publications worldwide and over the last few years his works have begun to populate art galleries
and museums from Brussels and London to Turkey, Romania and South Korea.
Pencil Vs Camera - 58by BenHeine
Happy 2013!Happy 2013!3 years ago in Personal More Like This
Thank you everyone for a sweet 2012!
Cheers and Happy New Year!
"I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.
Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're doing something.
So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make new mistakes. make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life.
Whatever it is you're scared of doing, do it.
Make your mistakes, next year and forever."
― Neil Gaiman
'Couln't have said it better...
Check 'Get Notifications' and 'Show in News Feed' and don't miss my posts and updates
Tamron 70-300mm - Little Overweight, But BeautifulLatest NewsTamron 70-300mm - Little Overweight, But Beautiful2 years ago in Personal More Like This
So after comparing my options, and even considering ditching getting a new telephoto in favor of a new prime (85mm f/1.8 to be exact), I went out and bought the Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD Thursday morning. It was my late night at work, and so instead of driving home, then turning around and driving back to Dallas later in the day once I woke up, I just decided to stop in Downtown and shoot some photos with the old telephoto, the Canon 75-300mm, one last time. I figured I could waste two hours shooting photos until the store opened.
I got to the store a bit after they opened, and played around with the Tamron and the Canon 85mm. I must say I was nearly swayed into buying the new prime, since I would have also been able to get my hands on the Black Rapid strap I am after. But I went ahead and got the Tamron.
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