@ cwmodels :
Mmmmh ... hard to explain ...
I often heared about it and visited it some times to look around but I am not really sure if I like the overall concept that much or how artists and people use the possibilities there... i am insecure about that ...
The biggest advantage of DA seems to be the big audience you can get as an artist and that you are able to communicate with a lot of people.
That s a very good thing.
One possibly can create an expressive online-portfolio there.
But I also personally see dangers.
My opinion is that a lot of creative people there seem to waste theirselfs on thankless (grab and run) - online - art-collecters ...
Some very talented artists there upload nearly everything they produce with a huge resolution. They give away everything completely free just to snatch some praise. I think this somehow could dilute the respect for art in the longer run.This is my individual personal fear ... maybe this sounds absurd ... I dunno !
:-)))
I still seem to be torn between creating a DA acount or not a little bit too much at the moment.
Do your experiences over at Deviant-Art make you feel happy or do you feel some emptiness from time to time ?