DeviantArt
DeviantArt is an online platform where artists share visual work—illustrations, photography, digital art, fan art, and more.
Founded in 2000, it became one of the earliest and largest art communities on the web.
Users post "deviations" to their galleries and receive comments and favorites.
The site developed a reputation for hosting everything from professional portfolios to amateur work to niche fetish content: I posted my first drawings on DeviantArt when I was thirteen.
Departures from a norm
- watchersThose who look on
- favoritesMost preferred choices
- journalsPeriodicals or personal logs
- groupsCollections of related things
critique · commissions · print shop · eclipse · portfolio · submissions · notifications · collections
Artwork made using software
- photomanipulationAltering images digitally
- vectorsDirected magnitude quantities
- 3D rendersComputed three-dimensional images
- speedpaintsAccelerated recordings of artwork creation
brushes · layers · tablet · stylus · WIPs · resources · bases · templates
Covered in soft hair
- anthroPrefix for human
- gothMelancholic music subculture
- emoConfessional rock subgenre
- steampunkRetrofuturistic Victorian science fiction
cyberpunk · vaporwave · fantasy · sci-fi · anime style · chibi · transformation · alternative
Makers of creative works
- followersPeople who support someone
- commentsSpoken or written reactions
- forumsVenues for collective discourse
- fan clubsOrganizations for enthusiasts
collaborations · contests · challenges · tutorials · feedback · networking · profiles · user groups
Communities of devoted enthusiasts
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- video gamesInteractive electronic entertainment
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
OTPs · crossovers · OCs · tributes · headcanons · adoptables
Rough, quick drawings
- paintingsPictures made with pigment
- drawingsImages rendered by hand
- watercolorsPigments suspended in gum arabic
- acrylicsSynthetic quick-dry paints
charcoal · pastels · ink · pencil · mixed media · sculptures · crafts · photography
deviations
Departures from a norm
groups · critique · commissions · print shop · eclipse · portfolio · submissions · notifications · collections · featured
digital painting
Artwork made using software
- photomanipulationAltering images digitally
- vectorsDirected magnitude quantities
- 3D rendersComputed three-dimensional images
speedpaints · brushes · layers · tablet · stylus · WIPs · resources · bases · templates
furry
Covered in soft hair
steampunk · cyberpunk · vaporwave · fantasy · sci-fi · anime style · chibi · transformation · alternative · kawaii
artists
Makers of creative works
- followersPeople who support someone
- commentsSpoken or written reactions
- forumsVenues for collective discourse
fan clubs · collaborations · contests · challenges · tutorials · feedback · networking · profiles · user groups · callouts
fandoms
Communities of devoted enthusiasts
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- video gamesInteractive electronic entertainment
shipping · OTPs · crossovers · OCs · tributes · headcanons · adoptables
sketches
Rough, quick drawings
- paintingsPictures made with pigment
- drawingsImages rendered by hand
- watercolorsPigments suspended in gum arabic
acrylics · charcoal · pastels · ink · pencil · mixed media · sculptures · crafts · photography · scans
- social mediaposts, post, influencer status, followers, tweet
- websitesGoogle, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Amazon
- photography communitiesFlickr, Instagram, camera clubs, photo walks
- Creative PlatformsCara, Canva, Figma, Blender, Adobe
- photo sharingphotos, photo post, albums, sharing, photo sharing
- crowdsourcingcrowdwork, microtask, hits, worker, requester