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CSS Did You Know? - May 16th, 2013

by ^ladygagz

Volume 11

:iconcss-dyk: Welcome CSS can be difficult when you’re unfamiliar to it. So that’s why we’re writing these articles! If you have any suggestions or would like to write a section in future CSS Did You Know? articles, please note :devCSS-DYK:. :)
Inside Journals are like Ogres by :devgillianivy:
Color Models and Transparency by :devjonarific:

:icongillianivy: Journals are like Ogres

They both have layers!  And they both can make you cry.  The deviantART journals have two different structures.  The original ‘Old School’ layout where everything is named .journalbox, etc.  And my preference, the newer gruze structure.  I prefer the gr

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PE: Thumbs Snippet Contest

by `GillianIvy

Thumb Snippet Contest
This contest is for beginning coders and pro’s alike.  I will provide your asset, an installable thumb snippet blank.  The code will have standard thumb/big thumb, small thumbs, cancel thumb, lit thumbs, embedded deviation, embedded lit, and embedded video.  You do not have to code all of them.

Add backgrounds, borders, curves, hovers, fancy, minimalistic…  Anything you’d like.  You must upload your snippet as an installable skin deviantART Related / deviantART Skins & Scripts / Journal & Gallery Skins / Installable Journal Skins  free for all to use.  Then (submit to favorites folder???) note :devgillianivy:

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CSS Did You Know? - May 2nd, 2013

by ^ladygagz

Volume 9

:iconcss-dyk: Welcome CSS can be difficult when you’re unfamiliar to it. So that’s why we’re writing these articles! If you have any suggestions or would like to write a section in future CSS Did You Know? articles, please note :devCSS-DYK:. :)
Inside dA Embedded Deviations and Videos Styled by :devgillianivy:
Author by :devim-not-sana:

:icongillianivy: dA Embedded Deviations and Videos Styled

What Am I Talking About?What is the difference between an embedded deviation and a deviant thumb?  Glad you asked.  The thumbs have the codes everyone already knows and loves.  And if you don’t know what I’m on about, then look on the sideba

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Unauthorized

by `GillianIvy

I just found a commissioned tattoo design I made several years ago on a free tattoo wallpapers site :|  There seems to be a lot of deviantART artists’ work on this site.  I did not give permission for my art to be shared there (especially not with their Terms of Use)

You may use the wallpapers from Tattoo-Wallpapers.com only by following these rules:
You may:
—download and use the wallpapers for single personal use only
—print the wallpapers for personal use
—use wallpapers in your non-commercial works as long as you provide a link to my site and give me a credit.
—post thumbnails of wallpapers with a link to the wallpaper page (exam

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(Source: little-mansonite)





raeistic:

Let’s talk about DPI.

(Click through for full-sized tutorial + more info on Deviantart)

Great print/scan resolution tutorial.


Via Raeistic

amandapalmer:

a new song, written at bard the other day and then recorded last night (april 6th) at my show with neil… this is the first song i’ve written in a few years.
titling it was hard. neil wins for now, it’s called “The Thing About Things”. but maybe it’ll change.

many thanks to Andrew Geha for recording it/sharing.
quickie audio cleanup, EQ’ing, and art by sean francis @indeciSEAN).

Because.  Amanda Fucking Palmer, that’s why.  Love this woman.  Awesome song.

Via AMANDAPALMER.TUMBLR.COM

DIY Display Shelves by Tim Paul and Marc Scheff

moccafestnyc:

Artists Tim Paul and Marc Scheff have created a great way to display merchandise for this year’s MoCCA Arts Fest!  

This easy-to-make display case can hold graphic novels, comics, and prints and eliminates any hassle with transportation and high cost.   Tim and Marc have shared with us their instructions so that you can make your own DIY display case!  Thanks guys! 

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Via MoCCA Fest NYC
Project Educate: User Friendly Journal Skinning

by `GillianIvy

This article is written for fellow CSS coders who already have basic+ knowledge of deviantART journal codes.  This is not a beginner’s tutorial.
User Friendly Journal Skin Coding
I’ve been making journal skins on DeviantART since 2010, I’d dabbled in CSS before, but never for other people.  I know what my codes are and how to use them to their full potential and often, just code on the fly when I want something to do something.  But making free and commission skins here showed me that I needed to make them as easy to use as they are pretty.  And really, who wants to type in a lot of extra HTML when they go to write a journal?  It is easy enou

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