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Please check out these artists' galleries, because they're brilliant !!

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1. AureolinLight
  
Okay, so I'm a terrible person and don't watch deviations anymore :'D so i haven't seen a lot of your work recently!! shame on me dang, because you've improved tenfold since then girl.
Aaaaanyway, shading! Humans! Pretty backgrounds! Like I'm still in shock that you can do humans omg wow yes
You're one of the few people I know who really invest a lot of time in their OCs. And I think that's legit as heck. Because for some reason  you can just see it?? Like these guys are OCs obvi but you can see that they all have backstories and personalities and just a lot of love and effort put into them, just by looking at the artwork ! the only one i know is Lighty shh

2. Erudi

Hhhh Elyse !! Out of all the animal artists I know, your style just stands out so much. A lot of artists I know have styles that are either very realistic or very angular, and even though they're absolutely brilliant you go the complete opposite direction. Everything is always so bouncy and cheerful! I know I've said that before ahahha but it's true pfft. I love the life and emotion in your work, and how you'll tackle different styles and "media" -- even though it's nearly always FireAlpaca, you'll do aliased and unaliased work, different shading styles, and so on. And watching you develop your human style has been a treat !! and I'm just barely discovering your Steven Universe fanart but dang you've gotten the style on point wow
Not to mention you're a brilliant writer. I always adore your poems and memoirs wow. And you can draw crazy fast. And you made my icon which is brilliant! and just i really love you okay

3. Death-by-Ink

Out of my closest friends on dA, you and I have the most similar taste with our OCs I think! sci fi and fantasy and dark stuff?? idk actually. anyway i adore your art of course! you're constantly churning out art, and I'm astounded at how quickly you've been grasping this digital stuff. i'm insanely slow with digital!! but yeah i adore you and your OCs and your art yes wow
plus you're the only other person i know personally who draws in pen ahahhaha yes (ballpoint bros for life man)
Also this is random but I realized the other day that there's a Star Trek character called Kira, just like your Kira haha. Except this one's a Bajoran on DS9, not a cursed satyr lady. but anyway she's legit and i love her so it's all cool

4. Fehnryr 
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Ahhh Fehn !! We haven't talked a lot yet but you are such an amazingly lovely person ;o; I'm just in awe of your art! You can do digital and traditional, cute stuff and realistic stuff! I honestly don't know a lot of artists who can be semi realistic and still draw cute stuff well, or vice versa. So I'm seriously impressed by that wow. and colored pencils ???? colored pencils are so legit wow and you can rock them wow i just don't know what to do anymore
and slightly off topic but. i adore the Gabriel drawing up there. Like idk your style and coloring with his face and hair makes me really happy wow

5. Steve-C2
Bored"Bored," says the reaper on Gallifrey.
I know I've featured the "Bored" piece before, but that's because I love it. (it's actually in my "Special" favorites folder haha.)
I always love talking to you! You seem to know a little bit about all sorts of things, and you have a super unique sense of humor. (For example, guys, check out that comment below haha.) You're passionate about writing, which is so awesome! Like, sometimes I consider myself a serious writer, then I look at your 2+ novels and bajillion short stories and I'm like nah. I'm just a hobbyist haha.
but seriously, i really look up to you for your dedication! even when you're in a dry spell, you don't give up. And you tackle all sorts of subjects, too, which is really astounding to me -- science fiction, fantasy, steampunk even ??? Like, I can only do one or two genres at best!! but yeah seriously you're legit man

6. Setherdesigns
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Hi Gökçen! (That's an awesome name btw.) We literally just met haha so these are my first impressions of your gallery !!
But dude, I looove what i see! The way you color hair in more detailed pictures (like the first one I put here) is AMAZING. I literally have no idea how you do that! And I love your style -- how you draw eyes and hair in particular! Everything is so colorful and soft-looking, and it's pleasant to look at. And do you always draw with your mouse ?? Because even if you only do so occasionally, that's amazing. I can't even draw a snowman in a blizzard with a mouse. And your OCs are so intriguing !! Like ahh you're doing great. Keep up the amazing work girl. ;o;

7. Castellaa
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Hola Cass! We just met too haha. Firstly, I love that you aren't afraid to tackle both digital and traditional art! I feel like that takes a lot of guts. Especially if your digital art is on an iPad. Like whaat. And then all of your art is very clean; I'm not 100% sure how to put it really. like, everything is drawn with precision, like you know exactly what you want and how to draw it. There isn't a sketchiness to your linework, but instead every line has a purpose and is there for a reason. You also strike me as the sort of artist who can draw all sorts of things !! Like, you may have an affinity for humans, but you aren't afraid to draw a landscape or an object or something more "cartoony" than your usual style. there's a ton of flexibility and versatility and I love that !!

8. 8bit--mau5

I remember when you first started watching me! I was so flattered because your art just blows me away. what the heck.
Like i only have like six Copics (and they're all neutral gray haha) but you are legit my Copic goals. Like do you people see this art??????? this girl is freaking fantastic. f a n t a s t i c . Go watch her right now because i'm still awestruck that you can DRAW this. oh my gosh I just don't know what to say here anymore because everything is so beautiful i just ahhh
(i wish i still had time to watch people's deviations!! because i love seeing your stuff ughh darn it)
i'll try to commission you sometime if i can get ahold of more points wow
just
wow

9. anime4always

I just barely met you the other day, haha! But oh my goodness gracious I am in LOVE with your gallery. Oh my goodness. There is this delightful freaky mystical vibe about it, and there's lots of things that are dark [literally] and you have a lot of BRILLIANT creature designs, not to mention story concepts! I love the style used in your art, especially the lineless illustrations, like the Red Curse one up there. i adore your pixels and animations too, and was tempted to only feature a handful of those here haha. (But I'm glad I didn't, because again, I loved the other stuff I saw.) The simplicity of colors and your use of composition is brilliant. Anyway I adore your creatures and the creepy dark stuff yes wow keep it up bro

10. mrkillzo
her tower.…and after much struggle, the prince had slain the dragon.
He marched up the grand tower stairwell.
Opened the door and found the stunning princess sleeping in her chambers. He kneeled down and awoke her with his kiss. She flat out smacked him and kicked him onto the floor.
She peered out the window to find her enchanted garden in ruins and her dear pet slaughtered.
“HOW DARE YOU!” she screamed as she pushed him out the tower window.
The end.
Of the prince anyway…  
Oh my goodness, I'm convinced you can do everything. Animation, traditional painting, vector illustration, sculpting, even CAKE DECORATING??? You have a brilliant imagination! Everything you think of is so random, but still really delightful and absolutely ingenious. You take normal things, look at it from a completely different point of view, and then make art out of it. That's incredible and I know very few artists who are so versatile. You aren't afraid to stand up and express your ideas, and it's awesome.