A Word on DD Suggestions

Goood morning ^^ Just a quick word on DD suggestions - I've been getting a few, but more are certainly welcome, thank you very much - but I do want to add a couple of reminders about them, and answer some questions

Make sure the artwork is actually vector, and in one of the vector galleries - if you're not sure, scroll through the artist's gallery for clues. If it's been made in Photoshop and has brushes/textures on it, it's not vector, for example, as those elements are not scalable when created in PS. Don't confuse this with the idea that nothing made in Photoshop can be vector though.. because it can. I do all my vector work in Photoshop (mainly because that is the only program I currently own, though..)

If you're not sure... suggest it anyway! We don't want artists missing out on the chance for exposure.

Stock references must be credited as per the stock artists' rules. Any suggestions I receive where references are not credited in some way will not be featured by me. If it is a stock image you have purchased offsite that has no particular crediting rules, its ok not to credit... but remember that I personally don't know that, and if I'm not sure if proper credit has been given, I won't feature it, so ANY form of stock or reference should be credited or mentioned, just to be safe.

Google Images is not a stock site.

The artist you suggest must not have received a DD Feature within the past 6 months, and if I personally featured them 6 months ago, I won't do it again (unless at least a year has passed, but this is longer than a volunteer term, so somewhat an invalid statement...)

My DD Suggestions Guidelines blog is here: fav.me/d64x5sy

I will not feature traces or exact replicas. Just no.

Self-suggestions are more than welcome.

And, since I get asked occassionally... Your suggestions that are sent to me are stored away in my notes, and I refer back to them frequently. Most of them reside in the "Undecided" folder. I also have folders for definite 'Yes' and definite 'No' suggestions. Every now and then, I sift through my undecided folder, and move the suggestions from there into one of the other two folders, and often leave some in the undecided folder as well that I'll come back to again another day. Suggestions that have been in the undecided folder for over 2 months without me wanting to feature them get moved then into the 'no' folder. Those that make their way into the 'yes' folder will be featured at some point.

You may have noticed that I don't feature DDs that often, and that is simply because I am fairly ruthless, and I'm a huge fan of Quality over Quantity, and if I feel for any reason at all that the DD would not be well received or be widely considered as "not up to standard" then I won't feature it. I do look through the artist's gallery and check the suggested piece against others they've done - if I feel they have older work that is better, I'll wait for them to create something new that is up to the same standard as their older work. Yes, its all very subjective, but I try very hard to be unbiased and look purely at the artwork itself, considering various points about it. I have in the past featured works that I personally haven't been keen on that went down a real treat with the rest of dA, and I'm sure I will again.

So if you've suggested something that hasn't been featured, and its been over 3 months, it probably wont be featured (or its still in the undecided folder and I haven't gotten to it yet), but that's not to say that I won't ever feature that artist. If they do something else that you think is fantastic, suggest that one too.

Alrighty then... So keep sending me your suggestions and please note that if you ask me if I'll feature it, I won't be able to give you an answer... partly because it ruins surprises, but also for the most part, I don't know yet. Unless its an immediate definite no... but then I'll usually tell you why anyway.

I look forward to seeing your suggestions!

DDs I have featured can be found here: vangellj.deviantart.com/favour…