Sev🌿 @knurrkitz.bsky.social · 17/07/2025I miss the old deviantart community-feeling & how some folks went absolutely over the top with long kind comments on art, we need to bring that energy back man, fuck cringe culture, be free & gush to ppl about how much you love their work 10840751451
Flake @flaky-flake-art.bsky.social · 21/07/2025I miss those old times too. But I noticed (From my side.) that majority of people have having a different mind and prefer to not react on all. I try to get back it from my small level. Hopefully, there are still some pleasant people who bring life a bit on these platforms. 000
Haru Totetsu @harutotetsu.bsky.social · 19/07/2025It probably died out due to people like me getting blocked for such comments in the past. Being seen as a stupid annoying kid and treated badly for it, damages ones willingness to publicly gush. Heck I've been blocked by artists for faving their art work on art sites, so not keen on commenting. 000
Sami Sadek @skullgrin140.bsky.social · 12/06/2026I haven't thought about that website in ages since I left, I went back there recently and it's in much worse shape now than it was years ago. It's tragic how everything about Deviant Art has completely gone down the toilet. 000
George 🔞 @georgej45.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I think it's easy to get cynical and that once you are it can be difficult to get rid of it. That applies to creator and consumer alike. Sometimes sincerity just isn't received well, or it's ignored, so it's safer and easier to express less appreciation or to just 'consume' and not express at all. 030
TOXIC SLU(T)GE!!! ☣️🦠 @zer0kvlt.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Letting every1 in the replies know Sheezy is an art site very reminiscent of classic DeviantArt & I think ppl should give that site a chance! 💫 It's also very anti-AI so that's a bonus!! 260
takkun169 @takkun169.bsky.social · 18/07/2025It's too bad these platforms are fundamentally incapable of allowing for this. 000
pentragonart.bsky.social @pentragonart.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I really loved deviantart but honestly I am thinking of leaving that page after over a decade. The interaction there is basically zero now and it is just sad :( 000
2littledog.bsky.social @2littledog.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Deviantart is just a mess in general. The Ai shit and what not. Either it needs fixing or someone make a spiritual successor. Hate posting art on mainstream social media. I love places where you just post your art and build a following. Give us a place for small artists damn it! 160
🌈Amaterasu's #1 Stan🌈 @alainwaller.bsky.social · 18/07/2025DA really went downhill when Eclipse happened. 040
Nyxie ⏾⋆.˚ @nyxiezone.neocities.org · 18/07/2025i miss the internet before the covid pandemic happened (even before tiktok was a thing). it was more chill and friendly at the time. i loved deviantart before their shitty eclipse redesign and i also missed when instagram was good and had this silly icon that looked like a polaroid. 120
R i o t a i @riotai.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I remember commenting on every art I legitimately liked, and detailing all the reasons I liked it: the colors, shading, attention to details, lineart, POV, expressions, etc. Now the only comments I see are, "Wow, now draw [insert unwarranted request]." 030
Santtu "MFG38" Pesonen @mfg38.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Yeah, it's just too bad DeviantArt is now a breeding ground for AI-generated porn. 110
ScribbleDribblez @scribbledribbles.bsky.social · 29/07/2025early deviant art was honestly peak in these aspects 010
Viveltya 💫 I'm back baby! @viveltya.com · 17/07/2025OMG YES!!! I kinda want to have that on Sheezy.art but it's still very early. I think this was a common thing on most artsy websites. I also miss the og Side7 and the art side of Gaia Online from the mid 2000's!! 050
Owl @ Rotating blorbos @theultimateowl.bsky.social · 01/08/2025This reminds me how in a shared art server I went back to comment on several pieces posted the ~past day, & multiple people found it such a good idea to not just comment on the last posted piece but feel encouraged to comment on others. I do miss the dA days too, before it went down the drain 010
Chirp @chirpistaken.bsky.social · 18/07/2025From what i've seen though I feel like there are way more nuances than just that tbh, which kinda sucks because it feels like there are bunch of rules that I gotta avoid otherwise I'm *that* guy 010
🌊☆River COMMS OPEN !☆🌊 @wisteriaregalia.bsky.social · 19/07/2025thank you for this ;w;...i try to comment on people's art when i think it's cool but i fear i'm being too overbearing or weird...i <3 letting people know their passion for their craft doesn't go unnoticed!! 000
Bird @birdmanbirdplan.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I agree! I’ve been trying to make an effort to comment more because it feels like so much fandom interaction now is in closed discords because everyone is terrified of how they’ll be perceived. I miss fandom being more open and chill, but that’s why I am trying to contribute to it still being that! 000
🌟🌌Roomba🌌🌟 @sphinxcharade.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Honestly I think it's less worried to come off cringe, and more exhausted. We all grew up, we have jobs, we don't have as much time to make comments and conversations like that anymore. And this goes both ways, artist and viewer. Part of it is the Internet changed, part of it is we have changed. 050
El Mutanto @elmutanto.bsky.social · 23/07/2025I think we had different experiances on that platform. It was hard to get more than "nice" types of comments for me. 000
Timmy (Dreams Of Spooks) @timmy-22222001.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Always hold that need to leave proper comments to people and it still hits with some artists who are shocked there's people leaving them actual feedback. At this point of the internet, don't know if that will ever return. But legit wowed someone else out there knew what old DA once felt like. 000
ceeg @ceeg.bsky.social · 18/07/2025super same :( i miss the DA culture big time and im sad to see social media really centralize around single column timelines. current formats don't feel conducive to that kind of community, but i know there's a million and one other factors to why we don't see as much of that behavior right now 150
possibilities woman @orange-evening.bsky.social · 18/07/2025i'm making it a prerogative now when i see great art to tell people what i see when i see it 010
Teobear🐻💗 @ellteo.bsky.social · 17/07/2025this is literally the best and most fun way to make new friends and support other artists, too!!!! and as someone who has been doing this for the past few years....ITS SOOO FUN HELPING PEOPLE FEEL THAT GOOD ABOUT THEIR ART??? You don't realize how much of a difference it can make until you DO it! 2160
Shampoo 😸 @shampoochan13.bsky.social · 18/07/2025We need more comments and less lurking however the dA community has some dark stories along with it. 000
Birdon1️⃣4️⃣ビードン @birdon14.bsky.social · 19/07/2025I miss old Deviantart in general. The atmosphere, the old UI that was easily useable and the fandom activity. I'm saddened that the newer generation can't get the same positive experiences with this websites. Nowadays it looks so bland, boring and it's ruined by AI :( 010
Trabin @trabin.online · 19/07/2025You're welcome to check what I've got, and in turn, I'll take a look at what you've got going on ^_^ Easy way to start is dive in, right? www.deviantart.com/trabindeviantart.comTrabin - Hobbyist, Digital Artist | DeviantArtCheck out Trabin's art on DeviantArt. Browse the user profile and get inspired. 000
🌿𝕾𝖊𝖊𝖏𝖆𝖄🌿 @handle.invalid · 21/07/2025Tbh I found it a bit stressful lol like if I don't write a long enough comment with enough emoticons they might not think I'm grateful. It almost became a contest on how many different ways you could write "wow thanks I like this" in one paragraph 000
Fireball Dragon @fireballdragon.blacksky.app · 18/07/2025Lethargy and introversion plague us all, myself included. The convenience of online communication has rendered many of us incapable of extensive comments, instead settling for one-word sentences (Oxymoronic as that may sound) and emojis. 100
🦖🦋😈 Dylo 😈🦋🦖 @dyloteryx.bsky.social · 19/07/2025I have been putting forth that energy and that effort! If I likes it, I am gonna tell you why! Early DA I miss so fucking much dude….it was my home! No social media has hit the same since. 000
angelcurlytop🪬💸🇵🇸 @angelcurlytop.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I did an any% speedrun on getting blocked by a popular NTR artist for critiquing their art on twitter and it took me 40 mins, went to art school just to learn how to critique art on the flipside there were people on deviantary who disguised their hatemongering as critique but tbh??? you’re right op 000
PPenny @ppennylolxd.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I'll anyone that I don't give a fuck that some fucker tried grooming me on classic DA I had such a good time that I don't even care. It didn't give me popular kid highschool sitcom lunch table vibes it felt like elementary school where you just kinda walk up and go "omg nice" and became besties 030
Aether (Cringe Vtuber) 🪽🩵 @aethercaelum.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I made “fuck cringe, be unabashedly in love with things” my entire existence (literally made my streams based off that old school DA) and it has made me SO happy 000
craftsbyblue @craftsbyblue.bsky.social · 20/07/2025I miss old DeviantArt as well, but personally some of the most thorough and thoughtful feedback I've gotten in the past few months / years continue to be from a small handful of people on DA. I get some fantastic feedback here and there on Bluesky, but it's percentage-wise, it's far less common 😅. 010
Fleppo @fleppo.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I keep wanting to, then wonder how much is too much. Especially since I mostly follow NSFW artists on here and I'm bad at telling when something stops being genuine appreciation and starts sounding creepy. So I just tend to default to some version of "This looks amazing" and keep it at that. 000
V01D C4T @v01dc41t.bsky.social · 19/07/2025My answer so far has been finding only semi-public discords and sharing unhinged art at 4 am. Similar feelings in feedback and following real conversation, but it's obviously missing the convenient gallery and multifandom elements :/ 000
Atem🔞🏳️⚧️ @atemumet.bsky.social · 18/07/2025this is so relatable!!!!! I really feel like bluesky has given me more confidence to comment more on people's stuff. I hope I don't end up making them uncomfortable, bc sometimes I am so emotionally overflowing with how much I love a piece and I just word vomit so hard 011
♿️ river ΔΘ @whelpsleftside.bsky.social · 18/07/2025i feel like something that gets forgotten in these conversations is that it’s a two way street as well. people on dA used to leave those long comments because they knew the artist would read it and respond to them and have a conversation. the two would talk as equal people having a chat 170
IanTheBuizel @otterboy1999.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Believe it or not, I still use Deviantart, but I have had to heavily tune what I see on my feed. Even with AI content muted some still pops up and I also get a lot of faves from AI content accounts too. But it still beats scrolling through social media sometimes tbh. Do wish a new site would come. 010
Zyn 🦇🔞 @zyntaks.ca · 29/07/2025I remember when someone added me to a list there called "shit artists" 😭 kjshfjd 000
Mirahael (Ivy's #1 Fan) @abaddrian.bsky.social · 18/07/2025DA's a lost cause, from my experience these recent years.. 000
Nick Mayo @candywizard.bsky.social · 07/08/2025I miss the days when the internet wasn't the police state that it's become. 15 years ago it was safe haven where people went to escape reality and not be under constant surveillance 000
Andromeva @andromeva.bsky.social · 21/07/2025I think people became more reliant on the "like" as a quick response for the increased mass of "content" they are fed, so they can keep up. Back then you curated what you saw and were in control. A great find got a gushing comment straight from the heart~ 000
Selleha @selleha.bsky.social · 18/07/2025You guys def remember a different dA than I do. I remember people sending their followings on witch-hunts because another used drew with a similar colour palette or a similar basic looking blue cat. 110
Melon 💜💚🧡 @dreameleon.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I've lost every social skill I had since Eclipse happened 😔 020
𝖙𝖊𝖆𝖑 𓃬 𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖒𝖊𝖗𝖆 @tealchimera.com · 18/07/2025feel like everyone is trying really hard to look cool all the time but its getting Oldddd. a little effort to say something goes so much further, give a little fuel to your favorite artists 2223
Cody V. Frost @codyvfrost.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Not to be churlish, but...as much as I uphold the sentiment, you're saying we're lacking engagement and discussion on art, while on a site that limits every post to 250 characters. Y'all know this prob wouldn't have happened if everyone hadn't flocked to Twitter like the second coming, right? 050
Moonie @blushinmoon.bsky.social · 19/07/2025No you’re actually very right, I think the whole being judged online thing def plays a part in that and being scared to share your interests which is kind of sad sometimes because we all deserve to just enjoy what we love free of judgement, I appreciated seeing this today fr fr thank you for sharing 010
Inmanis THE bull @inmanis.bsky.social · 19/07/2025important to note is to RESPOND IN KIND if you want to see over the top essay comments, we need to start POSITIVELY REWARDING them. tossing a “like” and calling it a day is low effort and encourages low effort engagement 020
Sev🌿 @knurrkitz.bsky.social · 17/07/2025I’m trying to not overthink it and just comment shit despite having like 0 social skills, I’m gonna tell u I love ur art very awkwardly but imMA TELL U 524614
Mr.Fennex @misterfennex.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Art fight has given me comments like that and it’s awesome as hell every time!!! I love comments, I eat them up like candy!!! 010
LGD aka Lys @ladyghostduchess.bsky.social · 18/07/2025That is one reason why I left that community. It really went down hill. I was in it for over 16 years. 000
Jared the Vanimal 🦎 @vanimal613.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I’d love to but I am just so bad with words. XP 000
Moreta @dragonqueenmoreta.bsky.social · 17/07/2025I miss those days too! Was talking to a friend about it and how Bluesky kinda feels like it has some of those old DA vibes. 020
aroseyhyena @aroseyhyena.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Honestly I miss the internet from the late 2000’s - early 2010’s cause it felt like everything was working well and you still had personality and freedom. I hate how standardized every website is now and it makes me miss the bold mint green of deviantart and how you could tailor your page. 3322
Bou, Who? @ Endless WIPs ಠ_ಠ @scarybou.bsky.social · 19/07/2025I'm trying to embrace authenticity as much as I can lately and sometimes that just means I'm dropping a really cringey comment about how much I love someone's art in a tone that's probably a little too informal for a stranger but it's fine. That's how I made friends on dA back in the day so! 140
🧪 Elia @bready.at · 18/07/2025Yeah, deviantart used to feel like "home" on the Internet for me. I do hope sheezy can eventually fill the void that dA left behind 1100
Triply Caerbannog 🐰🐰🐰 @triply.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Commenting interrupts the doom scrolling! I cannot give up any of my precious time! There's still miles I have yet to scroll through! 020
reconwolf.bsky.social @reconwolf.bsky.social · 22/07/2025 I agree with you fully those were the days. That is one of my reasons i love DA or any artist forms. Even if you couldn’t draw it was welcoming enough to chat around enjoy the same interest with a little judgment here or there. 000
Sarcophagus Hayati @lordhayati.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Old Deviantart (pre-eclipse) was actually pretty good. but holy fuck has modern dA hit the shitter so bad. 0130
+ 𝕯𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖞 + @scaredprince.bsky.social · 18/07/2025We haven't met yet, I see ;3 I wholly agree with you!! But we need to be the change we want to see. It's easy to get hung up over the lack of reciprocation, but alot of people didn't grow up with that the way that we did. Show them how good it feels to give and receive that kind of validation ♡ 071
LEtheCreator @lethecreator.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I feel this a lot, too. ...I feel like I should add more, but everybody else here has already put it better than I could! 000
🔞 ✩FerAdami ✧✨ Comms Open✨✧ @feradami.bsky.social · 18/07/2025So fuck yeah! I miss soooo much the energy we used to have back then! People just leaving king comments on art was everything! And not to pop up algoritm, just cause they want to 120
BriBri 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 like the sound the CHAIR MADE @agentbriko1207.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I detest cringe culture. Not everythi g needs to be undercut. Sometimes things can just be nice or cool or fun or whatever. 150
🌈Rainbow Voidbeast🌀 @wayfaerer.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Sheezyart is pretty close to this, I've really enjoyed the kind interaction I've gotten there! 000
Vilatus ➡️ Tolucains @tolucains.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I received a comment like this recently and it really made my day. The sense of community is so sorely missing anymore. 030
teavi!🌰🍂 @teavian.bsky.social · 19/07/2025I loved talking to people on DA, as a teen in the 2000s it was such a warm place! I hope we can try our best to bring it back to our art community! 000
Mousea 🫧🐚 @tinymousea.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Felt, deeply. I think my closest people are sick and tired of me going "Man. I miss deviantart..." 010
goatcanon🐐 @goatcanon.bsky.social · 18/07/2025The closest that gets to that feeling these days is definitely Art Fight. Makes me wish it was more than just a once a year thing lol 020
💋NymphoHTF💋🤘🧡 @nymphohtf.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I need to get into this mindset again, just engage more overall!!! 000
Drake Wingfire @wingfire.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I still like FA for this, one of the few places left where it feels like you get more engagement than just seeing a likes counter go up. Also its less cool with the cringe culture types, so its nice being in a self-weeding garden so to speak, haha. 010
n0etic @n0etic.bsky.social · 18/07/2025True! If I want to tell you about how I want to bed your hot D&D cat rouge… just let me. If I see you post werewolf dads let me tell you about how my dad sucks and I want them to eat him and adopt me. I know it’s stupid… but I am saying I like your art. 110
Dusk the Government Woman @governmentwoman.bsky.social · 17/07/2025I don't get many likes usually, and getting a comment on my art is incredibly rare; I'm afraid I don't have much hope of that changing any time soon. But you're right, people should comment more, myself included. 120
Jarett 🔜 DAD @jarbledcoyote.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I commented on someone’s art in like 2012 “im following you!🔪Jk i mean ur page LOL. Any biscuit… i really like ur art!” and long story short we’re married now Shower the people you love with love! Write those gushy replies! 1320
▵ R▲YNER ▾ @elrayart.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Unfortunately, those days are over. Maybe I'm overly depressed, but that's how I see it so far. But I am also pleased to see that someone's light of hope has not yet faded. 120
Red 🐃🍵 fire emblemposting @redoxchai.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Honestly I feel like part of this is because most art communities are now on social media, not dedicated art websites, so it feels more like a "reply" than a "comment." I've seen people here say they don't like getting replies from non-followers, I suppose because there's a more personal aspect? 240
Koro || Professional Catboy Simp @korodonoart.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Sending/recieving those comments were how I met some of best friends back in the day :,) miss those times 010
🌈✨🌦️ 🥀🐉💔🧠 @colorfole.bsky.social · 18/07/2025The critique feature was so good and people were nice and respectful and gave tips to help someone improve their art when he artist asked. Nowadays is OMG LOOK AT THIS ART STYLE ITS SO UGLY LETS BULLY THEM AND MAKE A VIDEO “FIXING IT” without consent 170
Rather Animated @ratheranimated.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I do miss the era of genuine artistic critique, in those halcyon days of DA and Newgrounds. Before the yoke of social media, when forums where king and people communicated online in full punctuated sentences. 080
✨Arwen🐺 @arwen1a.bsky.social · 18/07/2025before deviantart decided to go to dookie with eclipse and then all the ai crap :( I honestly really loved the community on there 001
Saren 🐐🍂🧡 @sarenthar.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I've noticed that people just DON'T comment anymore and it's such a foreign concept to me because I also grew accustomed to the ways of deviantart commenting and how it was considered "good mannerisms" TO leave nice comments! I miss it so much! 020
Phanntom 👻 @mrphann.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Idk why I still use it. I couldn't even grow a following there 000
JupiterMoths @jupitermoths.bsky.social · 22/07/2025I reckon it's not a coincidence that all the friends I made through art sharing, I made on 2010s da. I'm inclined to think part of the difference in interaction has to do with a difference in web design; none of these socmeds feel as purpose built for art community as da was (at least at the time) 120
Hana, Local Trans Pat Witch🏳️⚧️ @tarotcard2.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Honestly, that’s the biggest thing I miss about Cohost, everyone there gushed over art and stories all the time! And gave actual constructive criticism. 010
🪥Zeth/Nisha🦷🔜FP'26 @nishabluefloof.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I honestly miss the days of a good keyboard smash string of letters like "asdglkhdadolg111!!!111" followed by an almost essay of a comment by somebody, whether they were new to my page or a longtime follower 1330
Andy Mayer @andymanofmoo.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I miss when the site wasn’t flooded with low-effort fill-in memes, AI slop, and other sorts of cheap content while genuinely talented people were either ignored or punished by a corrupt administration. 0121
Nubiiv makes comics @nubiiv.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I feel the same way! I try to somment as much as I can on Cara and other communities (bc honestly, DA is dead to me) 000
Pax 🌙 [they/them] @parallaxabn.bsky.social · 18/07/2025me leaving a long winded comment on some poor random artist telling them the highlights and strong points in their art followed by a comfortable amount of emojis as not to startle them with being over friendly but just friendly enough to get the point across that i appreciate themmedia.tenor.coma group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor .Alt: a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor. one closest to the camera turns and says "I'm doing my part!" 0551
Bane Dingo @ ANE @baneuts.bsky.social · 18/07/2025The worst part about experiencing this is that when I tried to engage with other people on dA recently in the same way I’d have engaged 10+ years ago, people get weirded out or just don’t reply. If you type out pretty much any kind of compliment, most people on there get thrown off and it’s like …?? 120
Eraili @eraili.bsky.social · 21/07/2025 I am so so much with you on this! I miss the community ♥️ 000
TwisterHeadsoff @twisterheadsoff.bsky.social · 25/07/2025I miss the days where people can solve issues by going to other websites, like Weasyl, SoFurry, Itaku, Bluesky, Newgrounds, Mastodon, Inkblot, Side7, Arbum, and CoHost. 100
Aly @vampirepumpkins.bsky.social · 18/07/2025What I like about tumblr is that people feel more free to gush in the tags. For some reason, it feels less direct so people are more likely to go ham 020
GorgonGoddess_The @avngmedusa.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Heard a great quote yesterday “Cringe culture is shame projected” Fk C C 000
parkerpyrope @parkouricus.bsky.social · 29/07/2025i think the general presence of a like button and general non-presence of a dislike button (on MOST websites) has lead to an effect where people mostly comment if they have something negative to say and that makes me really sad 000
SilverDragonwolf @silverdragonwolf.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Ah... I remember those days... ☺️ I will say I had a lot more time back then... but then came college... and jobs... and life... and those hours I spent admiring art and thanking all those who took time to admire mine dried up. I'm trying to be better about that here again ♥️ 000
savrin @savrin.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Long comments are impossible here because the limits are just a few small paragraphs at most too 000
