The imprecise policies of DeviantArt make it nearly impossible to know if your work satisfies their criteria. Their judging of your images is based on an artificial intelligence system; should the AI determine your artwork is improper, you are permanently banned without any reason. Worse still, all choices are final—that is, even if the artificial intelligence makes a mistake—there is no way to appeal or know what went wrong. There is still a lot of similar artwork on the site, hence it is difficult to know why I was removed. Not only that, they also remove all of your uploaded artwork and you are not even given the option to download your own masterpieces. Especially if you have put time and effort into your job, it seems unjust and aggravating.
Originally a great venue for sharing work, DeviantArt seems to have evolved into a playground for frauds lately. Many so-called "buyers" have contacted me, posing as interested in my work, just to force me to create NFTs on dubious venues. Naturally, once I do, they vanish without paying. Some even ...
DeviantArt seems more of a trap than a true artistic community. Many have complained about being ripped off through expensive memberships, and fortunately, I had no money on hand when I thought about signing up. They appear more fascinated in your money than in actually helping artists. Not much bet...
Trying to download images for a Smilebox presentation for hours has not worked. I updated, re-uploaded, tried many browsers—none of which improves. The most annoying element is You cannot easily get an actual person to handle the problem. All of it is automatic responses and FAQ pages devoid of prob...
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