Deviant Art's Makeover!!!

Okay, I have some thoughts to share on Deviant Art's new makeover...

First thought...…….Whoa...!

Second thought: Ya know, this ain't so bad (once you figure out how to turn off the dark theme)!

Third thought: After navigating, I really like it! I could get used to this setup!

It seems every social media outlet is doing makeovers of their sites - only exception is that Instagram hasn't changed much.  Facebook is always updating in some subtle way or other; Twitter - which I haven't signed onto until tonight - also has a different appearance, but with no background themes like they used to have.

And then we have Deviant Art and their team of designers who came in and BAM! New design!!

DA is different, but it's cool.  In some ways, it's a bit more organized than the original site.  (Just don't use the dark theme! It's a mess!!) Tabs are included to improve navigation around your gallery, as opposed to the boxes that displayed your featured art, favorites, groups, DA about section, and etc.  Even notifications have experienced an improvement! Instead of your message center getting flooded with art uploads to groups, now you're only notified when a user "likes" your recent post or comments.  Another added bonus: you can hit the "love" button on another user's comment to your artwork!

The process to submit art and writing is about the same, but the final display is vastly different.  Instead of your artwork against the traditional green background, now the uploaded file floats against a drop shadow in a slideshow-style insert, with arrows that allow you to view the next/previous artwork.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg! There's more to learn about using this site, but I actually am in favor of the new design.  It's not that complicated to use - unless you're using the dark theme!! - and for the most part is user-friendly.

One more bonus: you can add a cover photo, just like Twitter and Facebook! How's that for staying current!

Speed Draw: How Do You Like Me Now...? (Looney Tunes Fan Art)

If there's one thing I love doing, and haven't done in a while, it's Speed Draws! Here's my latest Looney Tunes fan art with my OC, Cynthia Skunk!

This concept came to mind, based on the amount of attention I get from guys in my age group.  So in this scenario, Pepe le Pew and Cynthia are chilling on a tree branch, when Cynthia pops a question about what he thinks of her.  His reply isn't helpful!

Enjoy viewing this drawing process! Should have more in the coming months, depending on school and work and bluegrass gigs.