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ABCs of Deviants: im-not-sanaWelcome to ABCs of Deviants! Where I interview deviants from A to Z! :eager:
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`im-not-sana
Sana is an enthusiastic member of the community who is loved by many. She joined deviantART almost 6 years ago. She's a true inspiration for anyone who wants to be more involved around deviantART. Sana received seniority status in August last year, on top of that she alpha tests for dA over at #devBUG - which means she plays around with new features before Beta testers get to!
Now, on with the questions!

the rhythm of my heart. by `im-not-sana
First off, could you give us a brief introduction of yourself?
Well first off, I'm actually Sana :paranoid: I'm a Photographer by morning and a Programmer by night :dummy: I study Computer Science but enjoy trying out all sorts of arts. I'm a bit socially awkward at first, but pretty awesome once you get to know me
Spotlight Features - Volume 6A news series featuring art selected by me. There will be a wide range of themes and genres covered. In addition, there will be periodic interviews and artist spotlights.
:+fav: If you like this article, please add it to your favorites to help spread the love for the art and artists within.
Daily Features
On my profile page, I feature a new deviation every day (or two or three). The piece is usually something that caught my eye. Could be an amazing digital painting, a fun stamp, a quick photograph that made me smile, perhaps a piece for a weekly theme, whatever. However, it moved me enough to share it with my visitors. Below is a list of the artists which I featured during May 2012. I am showcasing different pieces from their gallery in the hope of showing them a bit more love. If you would like to see the original piece I featured of each of these artists, please visit thi
Spotlight Features - Vol. 15A news series featuring art selected by me. There will be a wide range of themes and genres covered. In addition, there will be periodic interviews and artist spotlights.
:+fav: If you like this article, please add it to your favorites to help spread the love for the art and artists within.
Daily Features
On my profile page, I feature a new deviation every day (or two or three). The piece is usually something that caught my eye. Could be an amazing digital painting, a fun stamp, a quick photograph that made me smile, perhaps a piece for a weekly theme, whatever.  However, it moved me enough to share it with my visitors. Below is a list of the artists which I featured during October 2012. I am showcasing different pieces from their gallery in the hope of showing them a bit more love. If you would like to see the original piece I featured of each of these artists, please visit
Spotlight Features - Vol 2A new series that will feature art selected by me. There will be a wide range of themes and genres covered. In addition, there will be periodic interviews and artist spotlights. This article will be also be the home of my upcoming "Awesome dA Artist" feature, which is a re-birth/re-imagining of my "Awesome Emoticonist" award.
Daily Features
On my profile page, I feature a new deviation every day (or two or three). The piece is usually something that caught my eye. Could be an amazing digital painting, a fun stamp, a quick photograph that made me smile, perhaps a piece for a weekly theme, whatever. However, it moved me enough to share it with my visitors. Below is a list of the artists which I featured during January 2011. I am showcasing different pieces from their gallery in the hope of showing them a bit more love. If you would like to see the original piece I featured of each of these artists, please visit
May Round-UpMay 1st :bulletpink: wth by =I-is-smart
This artist was suggested by: =Siaandra
May 4th :bulletpink: Flowers by *Electrosion
This artist was suggested by `SparklyDest, =XtremeOverdrive
May 9th :bulletpink: The Starry Night/Emote Version by *spring-sky
This artist was suggested by: `catluvr2, =icefire8521, `Quolia, !Shaman-Pixels, =Aquarior, =Web5teR
May 14th :bulletpink:   Water Dem Flowers by ~kittyluv8
This artist was suggested by: *DragonflyAndromeda
May 17th :bulletpink: Emote Arnolfini Portrait by =happy-gurl
This artist was suggested by: ~TheSaltyMonster
May 21st :bulletpink: Frame by Frame Project
September ECC: Leaves OVERThe contest has ended, results will be announced soon.
Hi guys this is the first in my new series of emoticon contests! (inspired by `SparklyDest's EMTC which is on hiatus this month)
The ECC stands for the Emote Character Challenge Based on the ECs that emoticonists often use on dA.
For resources on creating an EC see This tutorial
What differs this contest from others like #TheEMTC and #EmoticonOpus Is that the ECC will require you to use an EC (or emote character) and each month will not only come with a new theme, but 1 or more challenges as well.
September theme:

Leaves
Challenge:
Use both your's and another emoticonist's EC in the deviation.
Deadline:
September 30th 11:59 PM EST
Rules:
:bulletred: Your entry must incorporate the theme and challenge shown above.
:bulletred: Your entry must follow deviantArt's Terms of service.
:bulletred: You must use an EC, a character who is named, and d
Spotlight Features - Volume 5A news series featuring art selected by me. There will be a wide range of themes and genres covered. In addition, there will be periodic interviews and artist spotlights.
:+fav: If you like this article, please add it to your favorites to help spread the love for the art and artists within.
Daily Features
On my profile page, I feature a new deviation every day (or two or three). The piece is usually something that caught my eye. Could be an amazing digital painting, a fun stamp, a quick photograph that made me smile, perhaps a piece for a weekly theme, whatever. However, it moved me enough to share it with my visitors. Below is a list of the artists which I featured during April 2012. I am showcasing different pieces from their gallery in the hope of showing them a bit more love. If you would like to see the original piece I featured of each of these artists, please visit t
Spotlight Features - Volume 7A news series featuring art selected by me. There will be a wide range of themes and genres covered. In addition, there will be periodic interviews and artist spotlights.
:+fav: If you like this article, please add it to your favorites to help spread the love for the art and artists within.
Daily Features
On my profile page, I feature a new deviation every day (or two or three). The piece is usually something that caught my eye. Could be an amazing digital painting, a fun stamp, a quick photograph that made me smile, perhaps a piece for a weekly theme, whatever.  However, it moved me enough to share it with my visitors. Below is a list of the artists which I featured during June2012. I am showcasing different pieces from their gallery in the hope of showing them a bit more love. If you would like to see the original piece I featured of each of these artists, please visit
Spotlight Features - Volume 11A news series featuring art selected by me. There will be a wide range of themes and genres covered. In addition, there will be periodic interviews and artist spotlights.
:+fav: If you like this article, please add it to your favorites to help spread the love for the art and artists within.
Daily Features
On my profile page, I feature a new deviation every day (or two or three). The piece is usually something that caught my eye. Could be an amazing digital painting, a fun stamp, a quick photograph that made me smile, perhaps a piece for a weekly theme, whatever.  However, it moved me enough to share it with my visitors. Below is a list of the artists which I featured during August 2012. I am showcasing different pieces from their gallery in the hope of showing them a bit more love. If you would like to see the original piece I featured of each of these artists, please visit
Welcome to the 2012 dASAW! [Updated]Welcome to the 2012 deviantART Staff Appreciation Week!
 
Hello everyone, and welcome to our second annual deviantART Staff Appreciation Week! We hope that you're as excited as we are to kick off a 7-day-long celebration of deviantART and the people who make it run smoothly for us! 
For this week of contests, projects, love, points, prizes, more love, and devious shenanigans, our team of volunteers has worked very hard to organize many ways of telling the staff of deviantART, rather simply, "THANK YOU!"
So, without further ado, let's take a look at our schedule of events! If you are interested in seeing what's happening during the dASAW, you can refer to this journal! We will link to all of our pertinent news articles and post the dates of our contests and projects here!
Don't forget to wish the deviantART staff a happy dASAW! :iconeeeeeplz:
:bulletgreen: - Project
:bulletred: - Contest
:bulletwhite: - Chat Events
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Spotlight Features - Volume 14A news series featuring art selected by me. There will be a wide range of themes and genres covered. In addition, there will be periodic interviews and artist spotlights.
:+fav: If you like this article, please add it to your favorites to help spread the love for the art and artists within.
Poll Features
It is widely known that many famous artists, composer, and authors have had the frustration of having a work they felt was sub-par gain huge popularity while pieces they worked harder on and adore sat un-noticed.  This is the same for everyday deviants. I recently ran a poll asking for deviants to share with me their thoughts on this and share their own art. Here is Part 2 of the answers--the first piece being the most faved and the second being the one they wished had more love. To see the original poll, click here.
:bulletblue: :iconLeafbreeze7: *Leafbreeze7
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Spotlight Features - Volume 13A news series featuring art selected by me. There will be a wide range of themes and genres covered. In addition, there will be periodic interviews and artist spotlights.
:+fav: If you like this article, please add it to your favorites to help spread the love for the art and artists within.
Poll Features
It is widely known that many famous artists, composer, and authors have had the frustration of having a work they felt was sub-par gain huge popularity while pieces they worked harder on and adore sat un-noticed.  This is the same for everyday deviants. I recently ran a poll asking for deviants to share with me their thoughts on this and share their own art. Here are some of the answers--the first piece being the most faved and the second being the one they wished had more love. More will be featured in future articles. To see the original poll (which is still open), click here<
PE: Isometric Pixel Art FeatureI want to start out by saying that I am no expert on Isometric Pixel Art, but someone who knew far more than I did wrote the best, most comprehensive article on the subject: http://shonegold.deviantart.com/journal/Isometric-PixelArt-Simply-Defined-214155749   Even though the author no longer is active on dA, that is a great resource and I encourage its use to understand isometric pixel art =)
This article is a feature article however, so I will not be going into depth with the definition.  I started with that link to help people better understand the fine examples I am about to showcase :aww:
June Round-UpJune 4th :bulletpink: Singin' in the rain by `Synfull
This artist was suggested by: `catluvr2, *DragonflyAndromeda
June 7th :bulletpink: Argghh... by ~Scorpion81
This artist was suggested by: *DragonflyAndromeda
June 10th :bulletpink: Dragon Spotting by =Wooded-Wolf
This artist was suggested by: *spring-sky
June 13th :bulletpink: Jammin' by ~Animanga409
This artist was suggested by: =Indae, *Pixacious, ^ChaosEmeraldHunter
June 16th :bulletpink: PvPvF: The History of the Apocalypse by `BlissfullySarcastic
This artist was suggested by: =CubicInsanity, *DragonflyAndromeda
June 21st :bulletpink: eat THIS! by :devCCpotteran
Spotlight Features - Volume 8A news series featuring art selected by me. There will be a wide range of themes and genres covered. In addition, there will be periodic interviews and artist spotlights.
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Poll Features
A month ago, I posted a poll asking my watchers/visitors to show me 3 artists they felt could use more love.  They *were* allowed to pick themselves, too.  Anyhow, the response was so large that I have to break the feature into two parts.  To see the original poll, click here.
Suggested by: ~MysteryKittenThe1st
:bulletblue: :iconbblondiegrl07: ~bblondiegrl07

:bulletblue: :iconBailey-Bales: ~Bailey-Bales

:bulletblue: :iconsafia123321: ~safia123321

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Coffee and Features - Issue 1

Journal Entry: Mon Jul 2, 2012, 7:07 PM




A periodic random feature article showcasing various stuff, including contest wins and other goodies. Published on an erratic schedule.

:+fav: If you enjoy this article, please add this article to your favorites to help bring more exposure to the artists featured.


:bulletblack: Thank You


I was recently low on funds and my premium on my `mirz-alt account was running out.  `Endorell-Taelos and `JamminJo were kind enough to gift me subscriptions.  Here is a thank-you feature.  Be sure to check out these lovely artists.

:bulletblack:  :iconjamminjo: `JamminJo




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:bulletblack: :iconendorell-taelos: `Endorell-Taelos

When Worlds Collide - Part 1 - Arrival   Part 1 - Arrival

  A strong wind blew in from the north. The Black Torrent shivered, pulling his cape around himself. For a late May evening, it was unseasonably cold. The change of weather had happened quite dramatically and it almost seemed there was something more in the air than a mere chill. Breaking into a run, he hoped the movement would warm him up. He darted to the edge of the building, leaping over to the next rooftop. As his feet hit the slate, a buzzing came from his belt. He pulled out the small communicator, recognizing the code for Officer Derek Blank. He switched on the device.

  "Torrent here."

  "Hey, we were wonder Luciana's LamentI feel only you,
I see only you,
I hear only you.

As the darkness creeps around me,
It threatens to suffocate.
Never enough to just take my innocence,
You turned me into something
… I never wanted to know.

For all the things you've done, for your own greed,
Never once thought about your own child
Fragile as a porcelain doll,
now broken once more.

I dream about a world,
where I am free again.
It was never my fault.

I can still taste the blood
Of the many innocent souls,
It shouldn't have ever been like this.

Will I ever be pure once more?

I cry from the pain you put me through.
I cry as I carry the weight of the world


:bulletblack: Chat Feature


A small feature of some of the regulars at the PizzaPixels chat room [link] .

:bulletblack: :iconamita-eppes: ~Amita-Eppes




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:bulletblack:  :iconi-is-smart: =I-is-smart




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:bulletblack:  :iconsparklydest: ^SparklyDest




:bulletblack: Themed MC



I hosted the April Themed MC Contest. The theme was "My Life on dA".  Details of the contest can be found here ---> [link]


1st Place - :iconxanderpus:: ~Xanderpus



  


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2nd  Place - :iconaty-s-behsam:: =Aty-S-Behsam






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3rd Place - :iconicefire8521: =icefire8521






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Honorable Mentions

:iconmonaartlove: ~MonaArtLove




:icondanemmalove: ~DanEmmaLove




:bulletblack: Random Feature



Just because...

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:bulletblack: Relativity Feature


Relativity is my fiction serial. I have been fortunate to receive lovely art featuring the characters through commissions, requests, and gifts.  Here are a few of the more recent pieces I want to show off.



:bulletblack: EMTC Feature


The EMTC is hosted by ^SparklyDest. Here are the winners from some of the recent contests.


:bulletblack: March 2012 EMTC - Theme: Camping

:bulletred: :spotlight-left: FIRST PLACE :spotlight-right: :bulletred:

by *a-kid-at-heart


:bulletblue: :winner: Honorable Mention :winner: :bulletblue:


by =dhik-a


:bulletpink: Close Contenders :bulletpink:





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:bulletblack: April EMTC -  Theme: Flowers

bulletred: :spotlight-left: FIRST PLACE :spotlight-right: :bulletred:

by ~TheSaltyMonster


:bulletblue: :winner: Honorable Mention :winner: :bulletblue:


by *Ridley126


:bulletpink: Close Contenders :bulletpink:





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:bulletblack: May EMTC - Theme: Rain

:bulletred: :spotlight-left: FIRST PLACE :spotlight-right: :bulletred:

by =Web5teR


:bulletblue: :winner: Honorable Mention :winner: :bulletblue:


by `Synfull


:bulletpink: Close Contenders :bulletpink:





:bulletblack: Resources


I offer a variety of pixel resources in my gallery.  Here is a small feature of some of the works created using my fonts, templates, and stock.




:bulletblack: Reminds Me Of...


Occasionally while browsing dA, I will stumble upon an art piece that will remind me of someone I know.  It could be one of my original characters, a real-life friend, or something else.  Here are a few of the more stand-out pieces from that collection.


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:bulletblack: Me Feature


Why not, right?

Why?As I sit and ponder,
I wonder why
the joy of a kiss melts
to the pain of a cry.
I wonder why happiness
is merely a dream
While misery is as
real as it seems.
I wonder of darkness
that engulfs the night.
The caring between lovers
who continually fight.
I wonder of purging
the soul with tears
Yet carrying the hurt within
throughout the years.
I wonder of a child's birth
into this life
How it ends in a coffin
after pain, stress and strife.
I wonder why some things
are doomed from the start
but nevertheless end up
breaking your heart.
I wonder why the agony
that dwells within
Burns like the fire
of original sin.
Is


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Coffee and Features - Issue 1by `Mirz123

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Just some random features. Emotes, traditional works, stamps, stock, and more. Grab a cup of coffee (or tea) and enjoy. -- Background and graphic images purchased at istockphoto.com. CSS coded by *Ravenswd
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`JamminJo Jul 5, 2012   Photographer
Thank you my dear friend :iconaawplz:
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`Mirz123 Jul 21, 2012
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Mood: Joy *mae-chou Jul 4, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thank you very much for the feature, :iconlaspinplz: i'm honored :hug:
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`Mirz123 Jul 21, 2012
:heart: Most welcome.
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*RosleinRot Jul 4, 2012   Photographer
Fabulous! :)
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`Mirz123 Jul 21, 2012
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*otohime0394 Jul 4, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
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`Mirz123 Jul 21, 2012
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`ArtByCher Jul 3, 2012   Traditional Artist
Wonderful feature! Congratulations to the winners! So nice of `Endorell-Taelos and `JamminJo to get you a sub. Your such a great person yourself :love:
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`Mirz123 Jul 21, 2012
They are sweethearts, for sure. :heart:
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