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Hellish Haemonculus






Boskydell, IL

I saw someone mention a proliferation of 40k artists on Deviantart who were also white supremacists, and combining elements from both hobbies, but that's literally the only negative statement I've ever seen about Deviantart on this site.

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Douglas Bader






I hate the site, but not because of anything to do with tabletop games. They spectacularly mishandled the EVE Online "create a ship" contest: some of the winning ships were a joke, the judges showed no sign of understanding what makes a good EVE ship or even looking at all of the entries, and when we were inevitably outraged about how unprofessional they were they responded with some of the most impressive arrogance I've ever seen, essentially saying "STFU, we're real artists and you ignorant gamers don't understand real art, so of course we picked winners that you don't like".

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Growlin' Guntrukk Driver with Killacannon






Bronies don't bother me and frankly I don't care about that laughable emo teen who calls himself a nazi's 1000th iteration of a gasmasked Chaos marine.

What bugs me most about Deviantart is this thrice-damn interface that doesn't know if it's an art gallery or a social network.



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Elite Tyranid Warrior






 Peregrine wrote:
I hate the site, but not because of anything to do with tabletop games. They spectacularly mishandled the EVE Online "create a ship" contest: some of the winning ships were a joke, the judges showed no sign of understanding what makes a good EVE ship or even looking at all of the entries, and when we were inevitably outraged about how unprofessional they were they responded with some of the most impressive arrogance I've ever seen, essentially saying "STFU, we're real artists and you ignorant gamers don't understand real art, so of course we picked winners that you don't like".

I missed out on this EVE Online contest, I tend to watch the contests and see what happens, but yes quite often the judging does go a little wrong. The last contest I entered was the Tomb Raider one, for the new game. They said any medium was allowed, (it is an art site afterall), I did a pencil drawing of Lara, and well once the winners were picked, it was obvious that they were only looking for digital art, which was unfair because they didn't state that.

   
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Rogue Daemonhunter fueled by Chaos






Toledo, OH

At this point, I think you could get a serious thread going in which you accuse Dakka of hating anything.

   
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Hallowed Canoness





 Jehan-reznor wrote:
with art like this, how can you go wrong?
Spoiler:

THE HORROR ! MUST BLEACH MY EYES NOW !
Seriously, DA has those awesome illustration from C:WH


and some awesome third-party Sisters illustrations :
.
So why would you want to watch that ?

"Our fantasy settings are grim and dark, but that is not a reflection of who we are or how we feel the real world should be. [...] We will continue to diversify the cast of characters we portray [...] so everyone can find representation and heroes they can relate to. [...] If [you don't feel the same way], you will not be missed"
https://twitter.com/WarComTeam/status/1268665798467432449/photo/1 
   
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Sergeant




America

DA has some good looking nude women (and men of course) but you can go anywhere for that. (Real ones mind you, not illustrations.)

I don't find it particularly hard to ignore the dozens of misbegotten fetish artists on my way to finding some real gems. There are some really good digital and traditional artists for pretty much anything you can think of.

Overall I give the site a 7/10.

I think the name "Deviant" Art is part of the problem. Too many Deviants, not enough Art.

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Who is Barry Badrinath? 
   
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It's primarily populated by Bronies, Furries, and juvie anime porn, that is enough reason to dislike DA.
   
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Longtime Dakkanaut





Saratoga Springs, NY

I guess I don't hang out there much and mostly wind up there by means of a google image search for something in particular. As a result of that I am saved from a lot of the "deviant" stuff on there I suppose.

Flyingdebris is an account that is a particular favorite of mine. He's one of the guys who draws Battletech mech designs. i think he was behind a lot of mech design updates for the new MMO.

Plus he just has some awesome random stuff like this thrown in there too.

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BrianDavion wrote:
Between the two of us... I think GW is assuming we the players are not complete idiots.


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Toledo, OH

Somewhere on Deviant Art are few comic style drawings of me as a superhero, drawn by an ex-girlfriend for a school project.

She was my kind of deviant, if you catch my drift.
   
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 Polonius wrote:
At this point, I think you could get a serious thread going in which you accuse Dakka of hating anything.



"Why does San Francisco have such a bad name on dakka dakka?"

"Why does Napoleon have such a bad name on dakka dakka?"

"Why does Nepal have such a bad name on dakka dakka?"

"Why does the Dalai Lama have such a bad name on dakka dakka?"

"Why does the Chinese province of Liaoning have such a bad name on dakka dakka?"



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West Yorkshire, England

Thud wrote:
"Why does the Chinese province of Liaoning have such a bad name on dakka dakka?"


Man, I can't stand those guys.

There's nothing wrong with DA (I've found a wealth of good stuff there on every topic), just so long as you disable adult content if not after that stuff, and remember these words of wisdom:

I repeat Sturgeon’s Revelation, which was wrung out of me after twenty years of wearying defense of science fiction against attacks of people who used the worst examples of the field for ammunition, and whose conclusion was that ninety percent of SF is crud.[1]

Using the same standards that categorize 90% of science fiction as trash, crud, or crap, it can be argued that 90% of film, literature, consumer goods, etc. are crap. In other words, the claim (or fact) that 90% of science fiction is crap is ultimately uninformative, because science fiction conforms to the same trends of quality as all other artforms.

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Saratoga Springs, NY

Thud wrote:
"Why does Napoleon have such a bad name on dakka dakka?"
The guy tried to launch a land was into Asia. Everybody knows that's a bad idea...in order to get that done you have to start from the East and work West (worked for the Golden Horde). No wonder the guy has such a bad reputation on a strategy game website.

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BrianDavion wrote:
Between the two of us... I think GW is assuming we the players are not complete idiots.


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Tied and gagged in the back of your car

I'm a real fan of this guy.
   
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Somewhere in the steamy jungles of the south...

Deviantart is a mixed-bag - that's a given, since anyone can have an account on there. The ratio of gak to brilliance is about 20:1*, but that's easily circumvented if you filter the results to show the most popular work, which tends to be pretty good. The fact that Daarken is on there is a real plus.

~Tim?

*however, the ration of gak to brilliance in the "Artistic Nude" section is more like 99:1.

   
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Stormin' Stompa





Isn't it about this time that the OP should show some/several examples of the kinds of remarks that led him to believe that DA has a bad rep on Dakka?

Or simply say; "Hhmm, guess I was wrong".

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Madrak Ironhide







4chan gets the bad rap.

The cool thing about deviantart is seeing professionals
post their stuff, like Chris Walton of PP when he posted
concept art.

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Get your own Dakka Code!

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Japan

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
 Jehan-reznor wrote:
with art like this, how can you go wrong?
Spoiler:

THE HORROR ! MUST BLEACH MY EYES NOW !
Spoiler:
Seriously, DA has those awesome illustration from C:WH


and some awesome third-party Sisters illustrations :
.

So why would you want to watch that ?


Bewbs?
Spoiler:



But seriously there are some good drawings on DA, but also lots of crappy stuff, it is a dumping ground for real artists and people who think they are artists

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Hallowed Canoness





Bewbs cannot stand up to big armor and big guns !

"Our fantasy settings are grim and dark, but that is not a reflection of who we are or how we feel the real world should be. [...] We will continue to diversify the cast of characters we portray [...] so everyone can find representation and heroes they can relate to. [...] If [you don't feel the same way], you will not be missed"
https://twitter.com/WarComTeam/status/1268665798467432449/photo/1 
   
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This is, literally, the first time I have ever read the words Deviant and Art in a Dakka Dakka thread that wasn't about justifying a Slaanesh fan fic. *zing*

Seriously who starts weird threads like this?? Probably someone from the Chinese province of Liaoning. Sorry OP - I'm not accusing you of being from the Chinese province of Liaoning. I'm just saying this reads a lot like a thread that someone from the Chinese province of Liaoning might start.
   
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Phase I of the plan. Done by the loyal zealots.
To deny anything is wrong and everything is right in their eyes.

Phase II of the plan. Done by the loyal zealots.
To shout down, derail topics that are heretical to their cause.

Phase III of the plan. Done by the loyal zealots.
To destroy the integrity of the person(s) and/or site (place of communication) in any way possible.

Seen this before. Will see this again. Sounds like to me another smear campaign.

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Also, how does one apply to be a member of the Ultramodrines? Are harsh trials involved, ones that would test my faith as a wargamer and resolve as a geek?

You must recite every rule of Dakka Dakka. BACKWARDS.
 
   
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Yorkshire, England

DeviantART has some of the best war-gaming-related art...

Spoiler:

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Bristol

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
Bewbs cannot stand up to big armor and big guns !


Teeheehee

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1) You cannot win. 2) You cannot break even. 3) You cannot stop playing the game.

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Check out NachoMon. He's go some pretty sweet 40k art in his gallery.


 
   
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Hallowed Canoness





 A Town Called Malus wrote:
 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
Bewbs cannot stand up to big armor and big guns !


Teeheehee
. Why are you laughing ?

"Our fantasy settings are grim and dark, but that is not a reflection of who we are or how we feel the real world should be. [...] We will continue to diversify the cast of characters we portray [...] so everyone can find representation and heroes they can relate to. [...] If [you don't feel the same way], you will not be missed"
https://twitter.com/WarComTeam/status/1268665798467432449/photo/1 
   
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Assassin with Black Lotus Poison





Bristol

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
 A Town Called Malus wrote:
 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
Bewbs cannot stand up to big armor and big guns !


Teeheehee
. Why are you laughing ?


Because I'm still an immature teenager in my mind and "big guns" can be a euphemism...

The Laws of Thermodynamics:
1) You cannot win. 2) You cannot break even. 3) You cannot stop playing the game.

Colonel Flagg wrote:You think you're real smart. But you're not smart; you're dumb. Very dumb. But you've met your match in me.
 
   
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Well I guess it has to do with the amount of weird OCs and generally disturbing content that the website has become a byword for.

It does have a lot of good stuff though.

EDIT: Why metal oxide



I have lost all faith in my World Eaters army now.

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preston

Whats Deviant Art?

Free from GW's tyranny and the hobby is looking better for it
DR:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Pww205++D++A+++/sWD146R++T(T)D+
 
   
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Sunny SoCal

Ok, I think the topic has run its course.

   
 
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