Highlights
- We are looking for official commenters, project managers, event hosts, new admins! If you are interested in going above and beyond, send us a note today!
- DTKinetic hosted the third Themed Commenting on Anatomy. Whether you know a lot about anatomy or not, take a look and see if you can help any artists featured here, and watch this space for the next issue of Themed Commenting this month!
Check out our projects!
Check out our features: More Exposure #65 and #64
If you have suggestions for people to be featured, workshop ideas or questions to ask to our members, send us a note!
Project Comment Award
Congratulations to Mountny for receiving May's Golden Words Award! Mountny consistently provides thoughtful comments on artwork in the group. With brilliant advice and fantastic tips, Mountny conveys insightful observations in a way that is understandable and applicable to each artist. The amount of time and effort spent on every comment is clear to everyone, and mightily appreciated by all.
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A huge thank you to the talented UszatyArbuz for creating this award for ProjectComment!
Admin Pick - Comment of the Month
The comment of the month goes to VenomQuill for their comment here and their continued support in aiding the artist with their artwork. VenomQuill has gone above and beyond in putting a lot of great references in the comment itself. These expand on the many points of consideration to present a comment that is helpful in many different ways.
How Am I Supposed to Get Back at You?! Currently, Stanford stood flat against the wall, trying vainly to step back when there was no ability to do so. The room, stone and carved with ancient symbols, closed in around him. Before him, his twenty-eight-year-old best friend stood, blue eyes narrowed, and a golden gun with a blue light bulb muzzle in his hands. His small, circular glasses glinted in the light of the bulb and the red sheet of glass acting as a blast shield hid most of his face.
The flickering blue light caused by the bulb sent weird lights and shadows over the carved walls, smooth floors, and the clothes and faces of the two men. Stanford, his glasses flashing in the light and causing him to narrow his eyes, let out a small wheeze. “Wh-why?”
“Why?” echoed the blonde man, his eyes going wide before narrowing again. “Why? You’re askin’ me WHY?!” his voice raised to a bark. The gun sIt was February 14th...It was February fourteenth, and everyone knew what the paper meant.
Whole cities went from gray to pink. Flowers bloomed, slain, and were then bundled. People walked in pairs, fingers intertwined, lips upturned. Sometimes, kids would run around their feet. A few people did not, but often they had a companion of some sort–whether that be a human friend, sibling, or a pet.
I walked alone.
On a normal day, this fact would be mildly overlooked. “She’s just not social.” “She’s probably going home.” “School let out late today, I think?” A few people would show concern, but not many. Today, these questions went unasked. Those who normally thought them were too busy with another person to allow these questions to bother thinking them. No, they were too busy to bother with me. That was fine, I need not be bothered. I disliked being bothered, in fact.
I stopped by a pole and pressed a button. “Stop!” bellowed the pole in response.The Twelve That Was Supposed to be a Ten Sunlight flickered in through the smudged windows, lighting up the cool interior, sending light over the colors of poorly made artwork, and setting the hair of a dozen little kids and their teacher aglow. Kids giggled and chattered as they swarmed their seats. A pair of twins sat near the front. Rather, a twin took his brother and pulled him to the front so that they could sit together closer to the teacher. The teacher shushed the kids as she moved to the front of the room, her arms full of large, colorful papers.
“Okay, children! Eyes up here!” she trilled as she arrived at the front board. The children’s conversations ended and a dozen sets of eyes stared up at her. She pulled out a sheet of paper filled with a rather large, black number one. “One.”
“One!” many of the children parroted. Stanley didn’t pay attention to the teacher. Instead, he paid attention to Stan
Projects and Active & Constructive Commenters
Comment Tag ~ abbyhdsn
Do you ever feel like people are only commenting on the first piece they see? Would you like more people to actually look through your gallery? Are you willing to take a look at another member's gallery? Then, join us for a round (or two) of Comment Tag!
Gallery at a Glance ~ KokoKiero
If you sometimes feel a little lost on your artistic journey, if you would like a fresh pair of eyes to help you pinpoint where your strengths and weaknesses are, or if you would just like to know the impression that your art leaves on other viewers, come join us for a round (or two)!
More Exposure ~ 3wyl
This article series highlight works submitted to the More Exposure folder. Submit one piece a week to the folder if you'd like to be featured in a journal and on our front page!
Congratulations to RikkeDraws for being the most active and constructive commenter!
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No Constructive Comments
We feature the artworks submitted to the No Constructive Comments folder, a collection of artwork with no constructive comments at all.
If you have a spare moment, why not give a constructive comment today on the pieces in our No Constructive Comments project?
Quick Comments ~ Riemea
Take part in our Quick Comments for all your quick commenting needs! If you would like to help someone on the fly, or ask for some quick help, hop on over and give the project a go!
Themed Commenting ~ DTKinetic
Our topic for April was Anatomy. Not many people commented on the pieces featured here, but if you have a spare moment and you think you'll be able to help, it's not too late!
Weekly Commenting Project ~ 3wyl
If you would like to go the extra step, consider signing up for our Weekly Commenting Project. As a thank you from us for your efforts, we submit your pieces into our Gallery for constructive comments.
A Tip and Final Word!
Don't hesitate to reach out to ProjectComment (by noting us or otherwise) with an idea, question, concern, suggestion, or anything else! 
We would like to thank everyone who has given a constructive comment in the past month. It takes time, effort and more, but every constructive comment you make helps a member of DeviantArt, a fellow artist who may or may not be in a similar position to you. We hope that the artist will pass on the kindness and give a constructive comment to another member. Without your comment, we may not be able to hope at all.
Thank you to our admins for this Newsletter: abbyhdsn, DTKinetic, KokoKiero, Riemea
Thank you for reading.
