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What's New? We've all got artists on our watchlist whom we've observed grow and develop new skills and styles.  Occasionally you find an artist who seems to have kicked into overdrive and you see his or her talents blossom from "Wow!" into "Holy Criznit, that's awesome!!!"  For me, that artist is zeldyn (https://www.deviantart.com/zeldyn) I've been watching her for almost as long as she's had her account, I think (but I don't recall, honestly.)  I really loved her style: the amount of detail in her pieces, the expressiveness of her characters, her humor.  I've always thought she had talent, but lately each piece has left me just happily baffled by the amount of technical

My first "real" news item: http://news.deviantart.com/article/45560/ Big thanks and I-owe-yous to sambees (https://www.deviantart.com/sambees), Wen-M (https://www.deviantart.com/wen-m), Niki-UK (https://www.deviantart.com/niki-uk), GENZOMAN (https://www.deviantart.com/genzoman) and RazorGeisha (https://www.deviantart.com/razorgeisha) for their time and wisdom.  :heart: Please read and "fave" it by clicking the "+" sign under the heart.

To me, the best thing about deviantART is that it connects artists of all genres and skill levels and gives amateur artists a chance to really learn from the professionals.  The real "pros" aren't just the ones who make a living (or at least half a living) from their art.  It's an attitude as well.  Professionals encourage up-and-coming artists.  They inspire with their amazing work while making you feel like you too can achieve that level of skill. I have been lucky enough to snag interviews with a handful of my favorite artists.  Four of them are full-time artists and the fifth is a student who plans to pursue a career in art.  They made t