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Welcome to a CV project that has been years in the making. YES! Even before we knew we would be volunteers--ages before we even knew deviantArt existed--we were working on this collection of tutorials to bring only the most refined and technologically advanced methods to your interweb doorstep.

As we all know #devart is our main hub of activity on the chat network. New people, old people, ugly people and leftover staff that have nothing better to do join this room on a regular basis. 


But how should one act in this room to get along? 

This article will help those old and new to #devart learn the best way to follow the rules.

_{For a companion on how to make friends read: Learn This: Making Friends In Chats} 

1. What to do when joining the room.

    When you join #devart it's polite greet only staff members and senior members, no one else because why do they matter? 

Everyone knows this is how you join, as you grow to know these people personalize your greeting with links to your own work. Around 12 thumbs would be acceptable. 

2. How to get your ideas heard. 

    When you see people talking and you want to join in, you'll notice that when a new person joins into a line of conversation their first 3 lines of text will be in all caps. This signals to the group that a new participant should be considered formally added to the conversation. If you do not fully caps the first three lines you'll be shunned for 2 hours. which would be the worst ever. 

To make sure you always join all conversations, why not just cruise with caps lock on? Safer for everyone. 

3.  How to interact with staff when they are active. 

    When speaking with staff it is highly important to tie everything into your religious beliefs or lack thereof. Make sure to remind them constantly that you pray for them, or you have included them in your meditation, or for the atheists out there, let them know you have experimented with their DNA scientifically. 

All staff members enjoy hearing they all beliefs incorporate them into their structure. Extra points if you explain to them why they should believe the same as you. 

4. How to liven up the room if it's dead. 

    If you ever join #devart during soccer mom hours of the east coast of the US, then you know it's a time for sad people who either work nights, or useless people who have too much free time. It's extremely easy to kick-start conversations. 

All you need to do is tab every user in the room in one line of text, and post 3 youtube videos in the same line. Everyone will start talking about your amazing choices. 

5. So you wanna make a good exit. 

    All's you gotta do is send as many of the same character as possible. This works best if repeated in multiple lines of text.

There is no better way to leave chat then showing everyone which button on the keyboard you favor the most. 

Now you are ready!

Be on your way! Enjoy all that there is to enjoy about #devart. You will be the most successful deviant in the room. You will last many seconds and maybe even last beyond your first line of text!

I wish you the best in your chatting endeavors!




P.S.

_{I in no way endorse breaking any rules or violating site etiquette policies.}

So well-moistened was told by moonbeam13 who was told by Heidi to do this thing. And my husband told me to do it. So, I am also going to blame Heidi for me doing this.  

All in all it's been a fantastic time on this site, I would not be who I am or know the people I know today without having come here. Without further blubbering, let's get to it!

How long have you been on DeviantArt?

I've been using the site since 2005, to browse and look for stuff. In Feb of 2007 I created my original account. Very few people know what that account is, but I rapidly accrued friends and connections. In Feb of 2008 due to some IRL issues I requested the account to be banned and then opened this account!

What does your username mean?

My two online user handles (my previous account name and this one) are both characters I've made since I was about 14. A group of friends of mine at the time invited me to play Star Wars RPG. I had already had a concept of both characters but applied them to this format. Athos being of the light is in reference to the Light side of the Force. My other character was Force Neutral, which is more in line with my own personality. But many people over the years have adopted calling me by Athos, which I don't mind. 

Describe yourself in three words.

I'm a bitch. 

Are you left or right handed?

Ambidextrous, but I use my left.  

What was your first deviation?

We'll go with on this account. 
Oddly enough it's an avatar design. I had to unstore this to show it. 


What is your favourite type of art to create?

I personally enjoy a fairly wide variety. I do some poetry. I paint with watercolours. I also like doing photo-manipulation and digital painting. 

If you could instantly master a different art style, what would it be?

Polaroid photography so I could show well-moistened I'm better then him. 

What was your first favourite?

Oh jeez. this is gonna be a hunt. 

 a lot was in storage. but this one by LuneBleu is really fantastic. 

What type of art do you tend to favourite the most?

I binge fave. So there's a lot of digital work, but there's also photography, lit, and other things. Mostly I search specific subjects and or go through a particular artist's gallery, and fave the things I like. 

Who is your all-time favourite deviant artist?

Do I have to pick just one? I'll admit I'm partial on this one. But its a tie between Thiefoworld and ikazon. I've never ready a work by Kengo that I didn't like. And anyone around me IRL knows that I will always promote Thiefo's work and blubber about how amazing he is. 

If you could meet anyone on DeviantArt in person, who would it be?

I /need/ to meet Thiefoworld and ftpaddict, I also need to meat Ikue . I'd love to see ikazon again. or just forever. DaPineapple and Nyx-Valentine are going to be up this way in like 2 months so that'll do. shuttermonkey needs a hug. irient also needs a hug.  fourteenthstar needs a boob grope from me. and Exillior needs a squeeze and a 17 hour long talk over a tea. 


AND I MEAN I REALLY WANT TO MEET well-moistened HE SEEMS LIKE THE KIND OF GUY SOMEONE SHOULD MEET. 

How has a fellow deviant impacted your life?

Here we go, the waterworks. 

ikazon seems like a good place to start. Since joining dA i've been through some of the toughest years of my life. I have at some points forgotten myself and how to be human. But kengo has always been there to help pick up the pieces. He provides unconditional love and support. and i could not imagine my life without him at this point. 

I did kind of meet the love of my life through this site. isthisthingstillon who is formerly `IBinsanity. He's mine. We have been through a shit ton and still have always found love and reasons to come back together. He doesn't always agree with me, we don't always get along, but he still supports me and loves me. He's kind of an ass, and a bit of a bitch. >_> but everyone knows that. 

Ikue is that best friend everyone wants. even the most serious conversation ends with a joke about sex. He likes butts, nice manly butts. I know way too much about him, and him about me. more then each of us want to. we've cried together. we've argued. sometimes we have gone a few months without talking but it never fades our friendship (use colour safe bleach kids) he lives his dream of coloured hair vicariously through me. 

Thiefoworld is my on again off again mexican crush, who is probably my biggest anime girl fan. but he rocks. life has dealt him some cards but he's still here, probably masturbating. >_> he's super short. like pocket sized.
 

I don't wanna stop but i'll just mention a few others who have changed my life, fourteenthstar moonbeam13 ftpaddict shuttermonkey anjules haldron danlev DellaMorteArts there's so many more so i'm sorry if i've forgotten anyone. 

What are your preferred tools to create art?

all of them. like you give me string and a box and i'll create. just... CREATE SOME SHIT GODDAMNIT. kids these days need all sorts of fancy shit. look around you, creative tools are all around. 

What is the most inspirational place for you to create art?

I want a good conversation with a close friend and then i'm fully inspired to hammer something out. 

What is your favourite DeviantArt memory?

oh dear god this one is hard. 
deviantART has provided me with my family after i lost my blood ties. getting married to well-moistened with ikazon standing next to me being my best man, my family, my friend. moonbeam13 snapping pictures and probably crying. knowing that Ikue and Thiefoworld were there in my heart. That is probably the best moment i can think of. nothing makes me happier to log into this site then knowing it's the central location of everyone i love in my life. 



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