How do I submit Artwork?

There are three ways to access the submission page, read on for details.

On your user page you will find a "Submit Deviation" button, clicking this button will take you to the submission process page, this button also appears on the main deviantART homepage. You can also use the "Quick Menu" to get to the submit page. The Quick Menu can be accessed by clicking the small deviantART logo next to your username, located under the deviantART header. Once the logo is clicked a menu will drop down with the option to submit a deviation, in the top of the listing.


Deviation Title and Category -

The first thing you will want to do is select a title for your Deviation, this should be entered in the "Deviation Title" field. This is what your submitted artwork will be called. Titles can contain spaces.

Next you will wish to select a Category. If you have submitted artwork in the past you can either choose between a frequently used Category or a new Category. If you have not submitted previously you will only be given the option to choose a new category.

If you you're not sure which Category to pick, you can Browse that category to see if it's right for your deviation. A Gallery Director might move your deviation if it appears to be in the wrong category.



Which File? - Choosing or Adding one -

Choose "Which File" to use for your deviation by clicking on it to highlight it, this will mark the image to be submitted. If only one image is uploaded to your File Deck it will be auto highlighted and marked for upload. If the File Deck is empty, use the "Add a File" button to browse for the file on your computer, or "Add Text" button for Literature.

You can submit any type of file for your deviation. If the image is a kind that a browser is unable to display, we will convert it to a high quality jpeg.

When you mark a file for upload you will be asked if you wish to keep the source file in this temporary area after the deviation has been submitted. Checking this option will keep the source file in this area for a period of one week. This option will mainly be best utilized for use in the Prints Program.

Fullview Size - This option allows you to select either the original size of the file for the Full View image, or to choose a smaller sized image in width to be viewed (This last part only applies if the image is greater than 900 pixels in width).

Allow download of the original (full-sized) image - check this option if you wish to enable the "Download" option on the Deviations, that viewers can click, to see the image on their computers.

Notes:

1.) If you are submitting a Skin, Flash Animation, or a file in a format that cannot be converted by our conversion system to an image, you will also need to upload a separate Preview image to show in your Gallery and on Browse pages. Acceptable Previews are jpeg, png or small(100x100px) gifs.

Once your deviation file is in the file deck you will need to click "add file" again and add your preview image from your computer to your File Deck. Now it's uploaded, click on the file you want as your deviation to select it and it will be highlighted blue. When you do this you'll notice below the file deck it will ask you for a preview image.

Click on the "choose" button and select the image file you uploaded for the preview.

Please note preview images are disabled for most images files.

2.) You can upload multiple images to your File Deck to be used for later submissions.



Artist's Comments, keywords, Deviation Options and Creative Commons -

Artists Comments - Enter a description of your work. Use the "Preview Comments" button to see how your comments will look on the Deviation page.

Keywords - Help others find your works in the Search function, by providing descriptive words about your submission.

Deviation Options - Select the commenting options you wish to assign to this Deviation.

Enable devMOBILE and blog access (embed) - Check or uncheck the desired options, to make this Deviation available to the appropriate facilities.

Contains Mature Content- Check this option if your Deviation should only be viewed by mature audiences.

Creative Commons - Click the "Choose License." button to select the license you wish to apply to this Deviation."None" by default.

other options use:
1. Allow Commercial Use
2. Allow Modifications


For more information on Creative Commons Licensing: Please click here



Submitting -

Click on the "Submit" button to submit your artwork. On the next screen, you may choose to submit to deviantART alone, or make use of the Prints Service as well.