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shinga — How To Be Popular On DevArt
Published: 2006-08-08 15:39:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 179537; Favourites: 4109; Downloads: 940
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I'm going to die for this, I just know it.And I left out the most surefire way to get popularz! FANART! A WHOLE LOT OF IT!
IN FACT, TURN FANART INTO ANGSTY ANTHRO. OR INFLATE YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER LOLZ. OR MAKE THEM BISHIE KAWAII.
Oh yeah. My ass is FLAMED for this.
EDIT: The naga bit is referring to one particular artist here on DA who is talented, but has a rather... uh, interesting style. And she's obsessed to the point of Uber!Creepy about her crazy pretty boything naga people. I won't mention any names, because I don't mean to offend her or her fans, it's just... well, with the 3+million pageviews, obviously pretty snake-type things make you popular. 
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Ok on everything else but whats with naga people? i mean sure i have a "naga" character but hows that popular?
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This is brilliant. It's funny (and creepy) because it's true.
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MU HA HA HA!!!!
I prefer looking at bishies, rather than drawing them...*insert random annoying comment here*
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LMAO!
Splendid!
Sad...but true!
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The sad part is that this is very true. Amazing drawing by the way.
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Finally someone is attacking these stupid problems on deviantart. I'm really sick of all these girls taking pictures of themselves with their phones and putting it up here, it's not art at all.
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Woot! I suck at all of that! XD And, I don't like having my picture taken, and I am 18. So, I shall never be popular! Yay!
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thats how i draw, and stuff on deviantART.
god i am such a loser
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Just happened to see this while browsing dA.
It's a sad but true fact, honestly. Even though my art has a bit more of a unique taste among a certain collaboration of people, I still try to put as much originality into my works as possible.
Thanks for sharing this. It gave me a good laugh. X3
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Thank you. I will continue commenting away. Simply because my sketching is pointless and terrible, and mostly lines. But hey, some like it. post it? maybe. Thank you, Shinga.
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Funny and true... the only stuff I get favs on is my fan art. D,:
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Ah, you left out vore (I suppose it relates to nagas, though. O.O).
My one picture PARODYING the concept of vore has gotten more views than most of my gallery combined.
This is slightly scary. >.<
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Im Going to comment cause you told me to!
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I love the "im not legal " xd
i hope i was popular around here.
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Holy GOD, that is so true!
Ha!
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Wowies. o-o I must be weird or something, because I only look at original art at this point. =w=;; And the occassional Vampire Knight fanart. u//w//u;;;;
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Oh, I'll be taking your advice from now on! *goes off to do some FF fan art* Just kidding!
I can see what you mean though: There's hardly any room for originality on this site. If you do anything that's remotely original or innocent, you'll not get so much as a comment from people.
Also, you neglected to mention the tracing: when people trace their fave characters and claim they did it themselves.
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Very true.
Also, don't forget to abuse the dodge tool in photoshop. Make sure the art is "Shiny Desu ne~@_@" and uber "KAWAII!!!!! @_@".
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ha! i do that ALL the time! just look at mah icon! lol
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ahh so hysterical. Thanks for posting this! It made my day.
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This so epicly wins. xD
I love you forever now. x3
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-_-....
Ugh, reminds me that a freaking "motivational poster" i posted about Rosalie Hale from Twilight.
That thing is still getting favs and comments when I posted it in the summer and hides like in the back of my dA page.
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I am most amused. You have done well here.
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Haha...I love this, hilarious and good job!
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I know what you mean about the fanart. My Treasure Planet pieces are just about the only ones that get any attention whatsoever, no matter how crappy they are in comparison to my originals. *sigh*
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This guide, albeit short, is an epic win.
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good lord, that is ungodly creepy...
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You rock
I've probably seen the worst of #2 and #5. Up 'til now I still wonder what people like in them so much O_o The artist who draws nagas really is talented, I just find it strange that some people think this artist invented the nagas!
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For this, I love you
I don't even know you, but I love you
I totally have to try out number five 8D
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whats sad is I drew nagas before this artist appeared..*sigh*... now I can never do it again><'
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Nagas. 
We need more of this stuff. XD
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You forgot contests!
I swear, enter a popular contest and even if you just get a profile or character sketch in before you get kicked out, you still get a zillion pageviews. Especially if you have pretty art. Or animations.
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Sadly the truth. Love the naga tidbit.
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