Tom
Wilcox

Tom Wilcox is renowned for his stunning fractal art. Each deviation is detailed to perfection, beautifully crafted with vibrant colours. Many of Tom's distinctive artworks are award winning and have been published internationally, firmly placing him as a leader within the fractal community.

On Sunday, October 30th, Tom will sit down with our fractal community to answer questions about his art and much more! Don't miss this opportunity to gain insight into the world of fractals!

When?

This live featured chat will happen on Sunday, October 30^th, 2:30PM PST (Click here for your local time).

Where?

The event will take place on our Chat Network in the #Auditorium chatroom.

New to the Chat Network?
In order to access our Chat Network you must have a deviantART account which you can sign up for FREE here.

To join the featured chat on October 30^th simply login to deviantART and click the chatroom link above. You will also be able to find the #Auditorium Chatroom listed on the main chat page 15 minutes prior to the start of the event.

How will the Featured Chat work?

A pre-selected Panel of deviants will be the main source of questions; however, there will be a chance for some of you to be involved as well (please read below for the details). As always, the rest of the audience will be muted so that they may enjoy the event without disruption.

How do I ask a question?

A pre-selected Panel of deviants will be the main source of questions; however, there will be a chance for some of you to be involved as well. If you want an opportunity to ask Tom a question during the event, you will need to reply to this article with one question you want to ask.

If your question is chosen as a qualifying question you will be contacted by $Tachy-on via note, and then during the event be placed in a queue of other qualifying deviants. During the event you will then be called upon to ask your chosen question. Note that the number of deviants chosen will entirely depend on the quality of questions and the time available during the chat.

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The Chat Network :: Lesson 1This is an introductory tutorial on topics concerning the Chat Network.
Lesson 1
So, you've created your first chatroom and you're a bit confused on how it all works?  These two lessons will attempt to take some of the mystery out of using and managing your chatroom.
Note that most of the commands mentioned in this article can be done by accessing your Chatroom Settings (a link to this is located in the bottom right of your chat screen).  Most people prefer to use the commands though since not everything can be done by using the Chatroom Settings, and for the most part you can do things faster and easier by using the command.
First Steps
When you first create your chatroom you'll notice that you are put into the "Guests" privclass.  The first thing you should do is to type this command in the text box where you normally type:
/promote username Founders
Where "username" is your deviant username.

The Chat Network :: Lesson 2Lesson 2
After creating your chatroom you probably want to customize and personalize it.
In this lesson we'll we walking through an example of customizing a chatroom and looking at some common strategies in setting up your privclasses and privileges. The hypothetical chatroom I've created is called #Oreos and is a chatroom for everyone who loves eating tasty Oreos!
Remember that in order to modify privileges or privclasses you either need to be in a privclass with the +admin privilege, or you must the original creator of the chatroom.
Renaming Privclasses
As we saw in the last lesson, the default privclasses when you first create a chatroom are: Founders, Operators, Members, Guests, and Banned.
These names don't describe tasty oreos though so let's rename them. The /admin rename privclass OldName to NewName command will change the name of a privclass:
/admin rename pr

An Audience with Dave Nitsche (davenit) DaveNitsche

Dave Nitsche (`davenit) is an award-winning conceptual photographer based in the US. His work has been featured in over a hundred magazines world wide, has had shows around the globe, and is considered a fresh voice in photography. His images are immediately identifiable and in the abundant world of art photography these days, that's pretty amazing.

On Sunday, December 4th, Dave will sit down with our photography community to answer questions about his work and much more! Don't miss this opportunity to gain insight into the world of conceptual photography!

When?

This live featured chat will happen on Sunday, December 4

A chat with #dt #dt

Are you a geek or developer and interested in the inner-workings of deviantART or what it takes to maintain a website as large as this?

#dt (deviousTechnology) is the department at dA responsible for coding all the cool features & squashing all the un-cool bugs. On Tuesday, July 19th they'll be coming together in our #auditorium chatroom to answer some of your nagging technical questions.

So don't miss this opportunity to hang out with the geeky side of deviantART!

When?

This live featured chat will happen on Tuesday, July 19th, 2011, 1:30pm to 2:30pm PST. (Click here for your local time.)
Where?

Come play the #birthdAyBASH game and win prizes!Come play the BirthdAy Bash Game!
Help celebrate deviantART's 11th birthday by inviting all your friends to your VIP party on the chat network in #BirthdayBash and have a chance to win prizes!
There will be 5 parties competing to be the best and largest! Will you be partying with Furries, Llamas, Ninjas, Unicorns, or Mudkips? Come play now to find out!

When Does the Game Begin?
The Game will begin on Wednesday, August 3rd, 3PM PST (Your local time here).
You won't be able to join the chatroom until then, but now is the time to learn how to play!
How To Play
You begin by joining the

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Presenting: Community VolunteersA BRIEF OVERVIEW
Over the years, we've been proud to offer the opportunity to volunteer with deviantART. We believe that our volunteers play a crucial role in helping our community develop and grow in positive ways.
The Gallery Moderator (previously known as Gallery Director) and Message Network Admin (MN@) teams have become a much loved and appreciated role, with many volunteers proudly detailing their experience in applications to enter into successful careers with companies who all recognise the value of volunteering in such a vibrant and eclectic community. Did you know that some of our now full time Staff were once volunteers? $fourteenthstar, $Moonbeam13, $pachunka, $aunjuli, $y2jenn, $damphyr, `Tachy-on, $dxd and $Ikue all volunteered in various roles -- and we are all very proud of that fact!
Over the past few months, we've been taking a close look at the volunteer experience -- what's worked, what hasn't worked a

Community Relations - July/August 2011
The Community Relations team exists to facilitate communication amongst deviantART's administration, volunteers and members. Our goal is to foster creative genius by encouraging artists to grow, collaborate and participate in a friendly and supportive artistic environment.
Table of Contents
1. Important Information
2. Volunteer Openings in Community Relations
3. Share your Opinions!
4. Official Contests
5. News from the Galleries
6. News from the Chats and Forums
1. Happy Birthday deviantART!!
Today we celebrate 11 years of deviousness and with that comes some great announcements, ar

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handed out on the 1st of every month to one truly outstanding deviant.

`Pixel-Spotlight's dedication to constantly improving is evident in her

gallery which contains stunning photography, behind the scenes details, and snapshots of

works in progress to help other deviants develop their own artistic skills.

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~OrngSumb Oct 30, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

What advice do you have for beginning fractal artists? What program(s) should they use and where can they go to learn how to do certain things?

`Tachy-on Oct 30, 2011

Sorry we didn't get to your question but we were in a time-crunch at the end.

~rce-ordinary Oct 30, 2011 Digital Artist

i really like your fractal series like "Ring of Chaos", "Circlistic" and at least "Spin Cycle". Do you want to start make another fractal series?

*TaraRoys Oct 30, 2011

You do a lot of gallery shows. What advice would you give to fractal artists who want to do gallery shows and/or make a living from their art?

~HayULol Oct 30, 2011

Many fractal artists find inspiration in the Fibonacci spiral (Golden Ratio, Phi, etc), how do you feel about it?

Also, do you feel the fractal style as a constraint or something else?