Discovering New Art
Here on deviantart, one can find so much inspiration! With over 27 million users, deviantART.com is the largest online art community.
However, sometimes it is hard to find the inspiration you are looking for! This article aims to help you find new quality art and artists to love!
The Front Page
This is dA's landing page. If you haven't tweaked the settings, it will most likely display Popular 8 hours.
However, you have a ton of different filters that can aid you in finding what you want.
First, we'll take a look at the top-left side bar.
Browse just allows you to return to the home page after you've clicked on the other categories such as Prints Shop, Commissions, and Groups.
Here you can search for all kinds of art you can purchase. This includes calendars, wall prints, and art gifts. You can search by product, category, size ,and shape.
GroupsGroups are an awesome way to find curated galleries. Just hit search or filter through categories. There are so many groups on dA, you'll be sure to find one where you fit in. You can even start your own if you want.
Browse what other deviants are selling! You can search by price, category, and username!
Undiscovered [ BETA ]
Undiscovered is a great way to see all kinds of underappreciated art. You can find many talented artists that you've never heard of!
Note that this filter is for Beta Testers only.
This filter allows you to see what is trending, regardless of when it was submitted.
Browse newest pieces submitted by the dA community!
More
More allows you to filter searches further, your options being Popular 8 Hours, 1 Week, 1 Month, All Time, or Way Back.
Other Ways to Find Art
deviantART's menu is a great way to search all kinds of things.
Press this and find a random user that is online right now.
The Today page has all kinds of interesting tidbits; popular forums and polls, in the last second, newest users, newest critiques, and the community mood. It's a fun way to see what's happening in the community.
Browse what the CVs have selected for today's Daily Deviation Features.
DD-Catalogue is a group that showcases DDs.
Channels are an interesting way to find art that you like. You can show your channels in the footer by clicking the button with a red box around it.
It's more or less like a saved preset from a filter that you selected on the browse page. It's a great way to browse your favorite categories easily.
forums is a great way to find discussions about art. Browsing thumbshare is a good way to promote your own art, and to see others' art as well.
You can draw and browse deviantMURO masterpieces here.
More Like This
All though this feature hasn't always been popular, More Like This is a interesting way to see art that is similar to what you just looked at.
You can see More Like This on the right side of your screen on any given deviation.
Stalking Other People's Favorites + Watchers
This is actually a good way to find diverse collection of art loved by someone else. Stalking collection folders is even better, as sometimes people create collections that hold their favorite resources and references. Good stuff. 
If they have friends displayed on their profile, that's an awesome way to find great artists!
I hoped this article has helped you to search smarter and find the inspiration that you are most certainly going to find! This website has one of the most inspiring and diverse communities out there.
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