with all the people who have stormed the doors to join the community here. It's been a fun
23 hours online, learning our way around and seeing what all is in store for this breath of
fresh air, in my opinion.
I know the site is small. It's new-ish, it's buggy (I know another buggy art site too!) lol. . .
however--------- it's very welcoming, intimate and it's fucking hot! the customization
options are so sweet and so far the admin response in the forums has been ace including
confirmation on some major upcoming features.
The thing I've bitched about the most is actually the lack of emotes. WE ARE EMOTE WHORES!
And guess what? They're open to new ones- any kind- submit to pixel art. So if you know fab
emoticonists or you are one yourself, get to crackin' cos you know what we like. :evillaugh: and
<--- isn't it. For a list of desired emotes- I started a thread here -> We want these emotes!
Be sure to check the forums and ask questions, make suggestion and invite your friends who you
think might like it over here. I'm definitely doing the same.
And now, to address two topics that keep coming up in my inbox. NO, I'm not leaving dA, and I'm
not under some false pretense that we're going to make this dA, or that everyone is going to leave
dA and the greenLAND will fall under. I'm not stupid. I'm not being evil, I just need a change. Am
I still bitter? Fuck yes I am. Am I going to go on about it? no. I need to move on, it was easy for
them to do so here I go. (I still thank all of you for your support there too.) For me, I just couldn't
relax there, couldn't feel inspired, couldn't create. This is a new start for me and I couldn't be happier.
I'm sure the road here will be bumpy, I can imagine server issues, shit not working, 404 errors, category paths being weird, miscats, and missing things that I have been used to, but you know what... I'm excited. Renewed and ready to help! Everyone I've spoken to has been treated with warmth and guidance.
Topic TWO!
MY PAGE LAYOUT!!!!!!!!
All of my design work is not my own. I've stolen every bit of it. Yes, you heard me right. I stole it from my fiance' AHiLdesigns. LMAO.
He has created so many designs for people for CSS journals, blogs, etc.... and he's damned good at it. So thank you for all the compliments on my page but I didn't do it. He customized my header with his own design and tweaked an existing template from this site for the Artician community.
If you want a custom designed header, he'll make it for a small fee
If you want an entirely custom designed page, he'll make it for a little more than a small fee- but he's super reasonable and worth it!!! If you have questions though, and don't need design work, I'm sure he's happy to help answer. Just go bug him. *nod*AND- If you wanna mess around with existing design templates for the site--- here are a few links for that: FIND ME ARTICIAN SKINS!!
more info can be found at More skinning help!
With that... I hope everyone has a beautiful weekend and keep bringing in the good eggs. I'm lovin' seeing all this artistic blood here. And tell me what you like or don't like about the site. I'm curious!!
Peace and love
:heart: Roxy
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I hope people don't come here thinking we can make this DA. I don't want it to be DA. Some things I've been reading are making us deviants seem kinda snobby... I don't want people to think I'm snobby >.< I'm still getting the hang of things here. One more exam to get through then I'll be all over this bad boy!
~Raina~
This place is great
the skinning is awesome too, thanks for showing me how
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I have been deeply impressed with the admins here! It's a fucking breath of fresh air to be treated as a member of the community and not treated in a condescending manner as if we are blights on a fleas ass and not worth the time to be heard. I applaud them for LISTENING to their community! I'm all kinds of super giddy right now I make myself sick lol
MOST of all, I have enjoyed sitting back and watching yours and jesse's enthusiasm, your renewed sense of being in a community, and getting back to the creative FoxyRoxy we all love <3 You two really are contagious! but in a most awesome way *hugs*
BTW...Your man fucking rocks with design! you know this of course and I am being an idiot stating what is so blatantly obvious, but I had to say it anyways! lol Thanks to him I learned how to make my own banner look badass....and an added benefit, learned new tools in CS4 *jumps up and down in glee*
much love to both of you *kisses*
*stamps foot demanding new art from Kari* *giggles*
"What does not kill us, makes us stranger" ~Aeon Flux~
And i know, I love this place, too. I'm expecting all the same things in terms of the growth here, but I think that's normal for a site of this size. The potential for it to grow exponentially is huge, and that's something worth looking forward to.
I'm looking forward to you getting back into your artist-boots, too. I miss your work!!!
And thanks for the pimping. And, I love you.