September 01, 2033

happy 21st birthday deviantart 09/01/2021
 
Happy 21st birthday, deviantart 

https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Birthday-Deviant-Submission-890524465?ga_submit_new=10%3A1630465518
 
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Dragon tutorial: steps/headless/1960s 09/01/2021
 
Tutorial for a dragon
What story made you fall in love with fantasy?
difficult. The earliest fantasy tale I can think of is high john the conqueror or anansi. In my household my parents loved telling stories. the earliest I will say is, high john the conqueror. 
What dragon character is your favorite?
Well, what determines a dragon is complicated. Does a dragon need wings? need to have blood, can it be a robot? so, I will answer this question in parts. my favorite dragon from antiquity is the Dragon that Ra or Horus depending on the telling rides on the Nile. I love that blue color. My favorite dragon in cartoon world is smog in the rankin bass lord of the rings. The first film/live action dragon I saw was falcor and yes, I have to get to that museum in germany where you can ride him. My favorite dragon villain is... Mecha Godzilla, the original Toho or the modern. 
What tutorial would you like to see next?
For me, any. I see myself as a mature artists. I like the way I draw. I am satisfied. No artists can do it all. So, any tutorial is great. For me, I collect it all and maybe a story or two will come from them one day 
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I used only one tool. I find with tutorials, artists like to use too many tools. the common child in humanity does not have a computer. Computer's cost money. Does not have food. Food costs money. so, I try to do tutorials intentionally with one affordable tool. I have a computer and equipment to act through electronic art processes. But, that isn't something that can translate to a kid with one crayon or pencil. 
So, I made the dragon, I used thicker lines for definition. I used line drawing or shading to represent different colors. In each step I followed the prior steps, growing the character.
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Make-a-dragon-tutorial-in-steps-890524814?ga_submit_new=10%3A1630465943
 
headless horseman dragon
I am thinking of fall already and I thought what about a headless dragon. I used a similar style as in a deviantart tutorial, cited in the image below. 
I want to add as in my version of the tutorial. YOu can use draft lines to create different intensities which can depict foreground background, light ,shadow. A closer look to the image will show different lines about the body, you can use that to show differentiation of color absent multiple colors. 
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Headless-Horseman-Dragon-890525581?ga_submit_new=10%3A1630466561
 
 
1960s fashionable dragon
Me and FlapperFoxy  talked about fashion on one of her pieces. 
https://www.deviantart.com/flapperfoxy/art/1960-s-Foxy-599962182

and it made me think in concert to the dragon tutorial, what if a dragon had a similar dress. So like the tutorial, I used only one pencil, one page, draft lines representing different colors.  I didn't make a second version, this image was scanned from the only attempt. I mirrored some of Flapper's style with her work above. But we talked about a proper back out for a female with tale. On closer inspection you can see the dress has a zipper from top to bottom, and something in my mind is similar to a sewing hoop that allows for adjustment to suit her whenever she needs. Since it is a zipper skirt I figured it will have a pattern perpindicular to the pattern flapper used in her work. One side is a block color while the other side is multicolor or shaped. 
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/1960s-Fashionable-Dragon-890525831?ga_submit_new=10%3A1630466918
 
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fire tutorial 09/01/2021
 
fire tutorial 
What else would you draw in a picture with a dragon?
I made a headless dragon for my idea, so my dragon was holding its head but I can also see a pearl or some objectanything can be held by a dragoneven luck  
What tutorial would you like to see next?
Anything is fine. The key for any artists is to look at competitions or tutorials as invitationals. Either invite the artists to create, so do so technique can always be judged but contentment is something the artist must learn to have to their work gardless what others say or do.  
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Make-Fire-Tutorial-890526278?ga_submit_new=10%3A1630467215
 
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ALL Entries for the CLOSED August Birthday 2025 Literary Challenge from @Crliterature on DeviantArt
Voting will commence and awards will be given, but give all the writers a congrats!!!!
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/August-Birthday-Writing-Challenge-1222529726
MY EXAMPLE
PDF
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Biround-Mornings-1229347827
Regular Text or Audio
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/August-Birthday-Writing-Challenge-Example-1223660370
Reader which do you like, did you enjoy? 
LIST
from @meedrowh The birth of a legend - Aria Brinn
https://www.deviantart.com/meedrowh/art/1225203000
from @twomig Rebirth
https://www.deviantart.com/twomig/art/Rebirth-1222276045
from @supersader9 Misfits High: A New Year
https://www.deviantart.com/supersader9/art/Misfits-High-A-New-Year-1230787578
from @aland1w Cinderellas Little Glass Shop
https://www.deviantart.com/aland1w/journal/Cinderellas-Little-Glass-Shop-1230687958
from @night--bloom Short Story Contest Entry: Upon a Tiny Girl
https://www.deviantart.com/night--bloom/art/Short-Story-Contest-Entry-Upon-a-Tiny-Girl-1232661524
from @ope1ativ3 MIRRORS - A Tale of Tomorrow's Past
https://www.deviantart.com/ope1ativ3/art/MIRRORS-A-Tale-of-Tomorrow-s-Past-1231908594
from @sunlits Party Animals: A Deviantart's Tale
https://www.deviantart.com/sunlits/art/Party-Animals-A-Deviantart-s-Tale-1234417855
from @peeepod TIME
https://www.deviantart.com/peeepod/art/TIME-1235928763
from @oboltus208 Not Without a Reason
https://www.deviantart.com/oboltus208/art/Not-Without-a-Reason-1236392167
from @princeoffire Vampire Confrontation
https://www.deviantart.com/princeoffire/art/Vampire-Confrontation-1236508270
#crliterature #hddeviant #richardmurrayhumblr #deviantart 
 

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Where is Norma Rae now?
MY EXAMPLE STORY
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Where-is-Norma-Rae-now-1223570786
THE CHALLENGE- only a 250 word comment to enter by September 31st 2025
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/Where-Are-They-Now-Norma-Rae-Norma-Rae-1216944037
AUDIO
https://www.tumblr.com/communities/black-artist-on-tjambler/post/793533276775235584?source=share
 
https://www.tumblr.com/richardmurrayhumblr/793533249354940416/where-are-they-now-norma-rae-norma-rae-by  

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🌅 Europa Gothic: September 2026 Contest 🌅
Brought to you by:






Join @color-me-club in coloring or creating coloring pages about themes that enliven our spirits. Coloring can be meditative fun or a communal activity, open to anyone at any skill level. Making a coloring page is like making a ticket for another's imagination into a place they have never been. Get inspired to color a world you have never seen but isn't complete without your prismatic touch!

🎯 THE CHALLENGE
1. For the Line Art Creators: Create an artwork, black lines and white space, depicting a scene , of any time or place or fantasy, indicative of European art in the period commonly called gothic. Please look at the example work below and the inspiring gallery below to comprehend.

2. For the Colorists: It has two paths. 1) During the lineart challenge, If you make an acceptable lineart, you can color the lineart you make and it wil be an entry for the coloring challenge OR you can use my example lineart , below. 2) For the coloring challenge, look at the time below, you can color any acceptable lineart in the lineart challenge


MY EXAMPLE


If you need more inspiration for your imagination I provide some more tools at the bottom of this post


FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO DO THE COLORING CHALLENGE
After the lineart challenge is finished, see below for times, you will be able to use any of the entries of the lineart challenge plus my example image to color


FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO DO BOTH CHALLENGES
Please go for it! But you must note the times for each.


📅 DATES & SUBMISSION
Line Art (Submit to Contest Folder)
Starts: September 1 , 2026 | Ends: September 25 , 2026
Coloring (Submit to Contest Folder)
Starts: September 26, 2026 | Ends: September 30 , 2026
You can also share your creations in the comments below to get feedback form other group members or just start a conversation about your art
🏆 PRIZES & REWARDS
All prizes courtesy of @Community and @color-me-club Ambassadors

🖋️ Line Art Category
🏅 Winner: 1,000 pts + Hype
🥈 Honorable Mention I: 500 pts + Hype
🥉 Honorable Mention II: 500 pts + Hype
🎨 Coloring Category
🏅 Winner: 500 pts + Hype
🥈 Honorable Mention I: 250 pts + Quartz
🥉 Honorable Mention II: 250 pts + Quartz
📋 RULES & GUIDELINES
Originality & Copyright: The line art must be your own work. Ripped or "sampled" line art will be disqualified, this includes tracing. This doesn't include referenced images. You may use images for reference, as long as you don't trace it directly and provide credit in the artist's comments section of your entry.
Requirements: Min. 1200px / 300 dpi. Traditional art must be clean and scanned.Need help? Use this website to check the pixel size and dpi of your image.]
Traditional drawings must be cleanly scanned, in focus, adjusted to predominately black and white, and on plain white paper. [Need help? Check out this excellent tutorial by @BeckyKidus: How to digitally edit traditional line art.]
Originality: Must be your own work created after August 2026. No tracing.
All entries must abide by the DeviantArt Terms of Service, Fair Use rules for submissions
Accessibility: Line art must be free to download.
Membership: Join @color-me-club to be eligible! That's free too
📚 INSPIRATION
Need help with your imagination? Search your gallery for gothic.
Europa Gothic art is strong in environment and backgrounds with usually small figures or simple figures.








Some Wiki's but you can search the names
Gothic art
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_art#Painting
Fresco
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresco
Gothic Book illustration
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_book_illustration
Jean Pucelle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Pucelle
Elmelunde Master
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmelunde_Master
Simone Martini
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Martini




I can't wait to see the beautiful visions of Europa Gothic !


@HDdeviant




Ask yourself, to color or to be colored!
🌅 NEW HORIZONS: January 2026 Contest 🌅\nBrought","html":{"type":"tiptap","features":"[{\"type\":\"TIPTAP_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"tiptap\":true,\"version\":1}},{\"type\":\"WORD_COUNT_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"words\":581,\"chars\":3373}},{\"type\":\"MEDIA_COUNT_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"emoji\":17,\"emotes\":8,\"images\":1,\"mentions\":7,\"video\":0,\"galleries\":0,\"gifs\":0,\"ids\":[1284759575]}},{\"type\":\"IS_EMPTY_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"isEmpty\":false}}]"}},"filetype":"jpeg"}" data-cropping="fill" style="font: inherit; vertical-align: bottom; color: inherit; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block;">
New Horizons
Jan 8, 2026
February contest: heart of love
Feb 1, 2026
Wishing Wells
Mar 1, 2026
EASTER EGGS - Color Me Club
Apr 3, 2026
🌅 Mother Goose: May 2026 Contest 🌅\nBrought to you","html":{"type":"tiptap","features":"[{\"type\":\"TIPTAP_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"tiptap\":true,\"version\":1}},{\"type\":\"WORD_COUNT_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"words\":631,\"chars\":3641}},{\"type\":\"MEDIA_COUNT_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"emoji\":17,\"emotes\":8,\"images\":5,\"mentions\":7,\"video\":0,\"galleries\":0,\"gifs\":0,\"ids\":[1327120224,1284003118,1289384960,1286745083,1317038393]}},{\"type\":\"IS_EMPTY_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"isEmpty\":false}}]"}},"filetype":"png"}" data-cropping="fill" style="font: inherit; vertical-align: bottom; color: inherit; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block;">
May 2026 Contest: MOTHER GOOSE
May 1, 2026

🌅 Super Hounds: July 2026 Contest 🌅\nBrought to you","html":{"type":"tiptap","features":"[{\"type\":\"TIPTAP_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"tiptap\":true,\"version\":1}},{\"type\":\"WORD_COUNT_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"words\":611,\"chars\":3541}},{\"type\":\"MEDIA_COUNT_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"emoji\":17,\"emotes\":8,\"images\":12,\"mentions\":7,\"video\":0,\"galleries\":1,\"gifs\":0,\"ids\":[1351341816,1347274411,1302167434,1287891912,1329835732,1339486094,1338171404,1284003118,1289384960,1286745083,1317038393,1289531986]}},{\"type\":\"IS_EMPTY_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"isEmpty\":false}}]"}},"filetype":"png"}" data-cropping="fill" style="font: inherit; vertical-align: bottom; color: inherit; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block;">
July 2026 Contest: Super Hounds!
Jul 1, 2026
🌅 Cat Nights: August 2026 Contest 🌅\nBrought to you","html":{"type":"tiptap","features":"[{\"type\":\"TIPTAP_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"tiptap\":true,\"version\":1}},{\"type\":\"WORD_COUNT_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"words\":795,\"chars\":4602}},{\"type\":\"MEDIA_COUNT_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"emoji\":17,\"emotes\":8,\"images\":31,\"mentions\":7,\"video\":0,\"galleries\":1,\"gifs\":0,\"ids\":[1363463941,915145623,942211651,951736105,966962989,1044713478,1051283183,1062162113,1095093839,1105893076,1116735145,1077395213,1215911247,1227928494,1231215822,1236307158,1246204212,885748474,894114250,896625503,897400726,909901566,928829613,1181712745,1181732640,1284003118,1289384960,1286745083,1317038393,1289531986,1348613517]}},{\"type\":\"IS_EMPTY_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"isEmpty\":false}}]"}},"filetype":"png"}" data-cropping="fill" style="font: inherit; vertical-align: bottom; color: inherit; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block;">
August 2026 Contest: Cat Nights
Aug 1, 2026





#tctbc #colormeclub #tocolorortobecolored #hddeviant #europagothic #gothic #europa #illustration

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No AI generated entries in this group.
Check out @DeviantAI for AI specific contests. Thanks!

Join @color-me-club as we celebrate the coming Autumn season in the northern hemisphere. For a lot of us living north of the equator, September means fall: cooler days, changing leaves, pumpkin spiced everything. But “fall” isn’t merely a season, it’s also an action: falling from the sky, falling down, falling overboard, falling leaves. So whether you are celebrating Autumn or falling down over it, @color-me-club wants you to #FallForArt with a profile badge this September! 🍂🌰
 
You have a couple ways you can earn the #FallForArt profile badge:
 
Create a fall-themed line art deviation and include the tag #FallForArt before you submit the deviation
Color a free-to-use line art featuring a fall-theme and include the tag #FallForArt before you submit the deviation (please credit the line art creator in your deviation description)
 
This is the profile badge you will earn when you submit your fall-themed deviation with the tag #FallForArt:



Once you have submitted your deviation and received your #FallForArt profile badge, we’d love it if you would share your deviation to the @color-me-club group 💚 Check out our GALLERIES to find the best one for your deviation.   
 
You may see other Community groups offering similar #FallForArt challenges, you are welcome to participate in as many as you’d like. However, the profile badge can only be earned once with the first deviation you submit that includes the #FallForArt tag.  
 
This profile badge is available indefinitely so even if you are reading this after September 2026 you still have a chance to earn this badge 😎
 
Need some help finding a fall-themed line art free download to color? Check out this gallery of amazing artworks from the @color-me-club group!


MY EXAMPLE OF #Fallforart

Remember to have fun and good luck


A Small Gallery for more Inspiration








Prior Profile Badge Challenges



Earn the color-me-club May 2026 Profile Badge!
May 1, 2026
Earn the color-me-club June 2026 Profile Badge!
Jun 20, 2026



#fallforart #colormeclub #pride

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Human writing only please - No AI generated entries in this group.
Check out @DeviantAI for AI specific contests. Thanks!

Join @CRLiterature in reporting on some of our favorite fictional unknowns by writing fun fan fictions based on legendary characters in the public domain. 📽️📺 Ponder media's most ancient figures as we prompt you to provide conclusions or mysteries or new imaginative paths in 250 words or less 🧑‍💻🤩 Get inspired to write about characters inspired by these legends and win a chance for some awards 🏅🏆
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells 1897, involves a man named Griffin, an albino former medical student, who has become an independent researcher into biological optical effects. He dies by getting beat up by a bunch of townsfolk, after he becomes impoverished aside mentally imbalanced , through his change he brought upon himself and the imbalance such a life can bring.


Your task is to write a tale inspired by Griffin, The Invisible Man. What if he lived after getting beaten by the townsfolk? What if his research in the inn of the Hall's bears results early, before he lost all money and his sanity ? What if Thomas Marvel doesn't betray him but becomes a loyal companion? What if Kemp learns the process? What did he do that wasn't mentioned traveling around the town invisible? When did he first get the idea of becoming invisible at school? Who was his favorite teacher at school, and how did they relate?


From making an alternative world version, to adding unknown elements to the character, you are free to imagine this public domain character, how ever you want. Without using AI or similar machine learning tools, write a short story inspired by The Invisible Man now?!


Here’s the rules and rewards for this @CRLiterature activity:
All entries must abide by the DeviantArt Terms of Service, Fair Use rules for submissions, and the group rules for CRLiterature; off topic or inappropriate entries will be removed.
Share your entry as a comment to this journal for reward considerations.   
Only submit one (1) comment for this engagement that is your very best work; all entries must be original concepts and human-written, no AI-assisted entries are allowed and will be removed.     
Comment with your entry, after August 31st 2026, by the end of the day on September 15th 2026 for rewards consideration for this activity.
You must be a member of @CRLiterature for awards considerations. Joining the group is fast and free from the group homepage.
entry must be 250 words or less
Winners selected at the sole discretion of CRLiterature group admin; all decisions are final and non-negotiable. We will select three (3) winners by September 20th 2026 to receive the following rewards::
Each winner will receive 250 points and a quartz badge
One of the three will receive a hype badge
I can’t wait to see your Invisible Man in Where Are They Now?!


@HDdeviant
MY EXAMPLE:


TITLE: Immaculant Motherhood


It is a wet , cold, Saturday evening in Kilmarnock; a distrusting woman enter a whiskey smelling bar in the outskirts to get a seat; she hold something dear, wrapped in a blanket, and fight through raucous people.
"Damn Gyppo": a man push the woman uncaringly hard and she turn in the air to make sure her wrapping is not injured; tired, she lay on the floor; she begin to sleep, when a gentle hand touch her shoulder, and the man attached to the hand pick her up and place her gently in a seat. After moments, she become aware and thank the kind man.
He replies: "I apologize for my kin, the whiskey gets them ... I am Luke... here is some milk for your baby"
The woman take the milk gently, so a drop does not spill; Luke smile while the woman pull back the blanket, rubbing the air, and pour milk into the blanket. Luke shake his head, giggling at his own inebriation, and ask: "Are you here to meet the father?"
"No, her father died ten months ago, beaten to death by villagers"
"People can be cruel to Romani"
"He wasn't Romani... he was a deranged beast I wish I had not encountered"
The woman put the empty bottle own and continue: "Arran... and I thank you my name is Yesenia"
"I have a spare room, you and the baby can use it"
"Thank you, if we can get it tonight, we will be invisible come sun light"


from Richard Murray/ @HDdeviant
 
MY POST


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Literature
Immaculant Motherhood
TITLE: Immaculant Motherhood from @HDdeviant /
IF YOU NEED FURTHER INSPIRATION CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING


GALLERY















The Book is free to read, it is in the public domain.
https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/h-g-wells/the-invisible-man


PRIOR WHERE ARE THEY NOW's - the challenges are over, but the fun isn't. Give each a go and continue their stories with 250 words or less, whenever you want.



Where Are They Now: Elaine - Ghostbusters 2
Jun 12, 2025
Where Are They Now: Salvadore - Jaws
Jul 4, 2025
Where Are They Now: Farmer Ted - Sixteen Candles
Aug 1, 2025
Where Are They Now: Norma Rae - Norma Rae
Sep 1, 2025
Where Are They Now: Ione Sykes - The Grave
Sep 17, 2025
WATN: Zero - A Nightmare Before Christmas
Oct 8, 2025
WATN: Duckie - Pretty In Pink
Nov 6, 2025
WATN: The Unknown - Over The Garden Wall
Dec 10, 2025
WATN: Charlie Brown
Jan 8, 2026
WATN: Danny and Sandy : Grease
Feb 2, 2026
WATN: Wall-E
Mar 5, 2026
Lost Episodes of Galaxy Quest
Apr 1, 2026
WATN: Alexander Johnson - Glory
May 1, 2026
WATN: Heroes of Dungeons 'n Dragons
Jun 2, 2026
WATN: The Storyteller - Posse
Jul 9, 2026


WATN: Frozone - The Incredibles
Aug 1, 2026





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