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Joining & Submitting


Welcome to AnimalsofTheWorld!

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If you're an animal lover, this is the place to be! Joining is quick and automatic. Submit your traditional or digital artwork to gain exposure or show off your photography to our 3,000+ members.

***We are not an elitist group, and welcome artists and photographers at all skill levels. However, we do have some standards, as not everything is accepted here. Please see the rules about submissions below. If you're unsure about the rules of this group, don't hesitate to note the Founder or any of the admin team.***


Submissions to Our Gallery

Currently members can submit 2 deviations per folder, each week.
We hope you try to pick your best work when submitting.

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Submissions to the "donors" folder by anyone other than a donor to our group will be automatically declined.

What we will DECLINE:
:bulletpurple: Anything with humans showing and that includes faces, fingers, toes, etc. If a human is waaay in the background and barely distinguishable we may make an exception.
:bulletpurple: Any photos that are blurry, soft, or show poor focus.
:bulletpurple: Any photo which is under or over exposed. Occasionally we make exceptions if the overall composition is still good.
:bulletpurple: Anything which is a snapshot, photos must show that at least a little thought was put into it before taking the shot. We'd also prefer you do not submit similar photos of the same animal.
:bulletpurple: Anything with DA Watermarks!! For personal signatures please make sure they are not too large or distracting.
:bulletpurple: Anything with cage bars showing in FRONT of the animal. We are OK with bars behind the animal or faded into the background.
:bulletpurple: Anything showing gory or bloody images including dead animals or carcasses, any animal abuse, any photos or art of a sexual nature (in other words no mature content), and any vulgarity. We want to remain a nice, clean group for animal lovers.
:bulletpurple: Anything subitted to the wrong folder. We will let you know and ask you to submit to the correct folder.

If you would like to know why your submission was declined, simply ask us and we would be glad to explain. We offer only friendly, constructive criticism!

Please note that our admin team will decline at their discretion and it should not be taken personally. It should also serve as positive encouragement for you to improve your skills!

Read Group Rules People by sugarpoultry

Submissions to Featured

Our Featured folder is closed to submissions and will be used for our monthly journal Features. The admin will choose their favorite photos or artwork based on the criteria below each month, and then those submissions will be moved to Featured. :)


Here are some of the things we look for in our Featured works:

Photographs
:bulletpurple: Clear, well-composed, and interesting.
:bulletpurple: Well-timed, exquisitely posed, beautifully captured with color, etc.

Artwork
:bulletpurple: Super realism, fine skills with details, and correct anatomy.
:bulletpurple: Great coloring abilities with awesome backgrounds.

Artisan crafts, jewelry, clothing, etc

:bulletpurple: Anything particularly interesting or unique will usually capture our attention. Opinions of crafts and other types of hand-made items can vary greatly so it really depends on the views of each admin. But there is serious talent out there, wow! Even this becomes hard to choose. :D


Suggesting Favourites

Don't forget to suggest faves! If you see a nice photo or artwork, feel free to submit it to the group, either into our favourites or straight to the gallery. They only have to approve the request and it will be added.

Deviants

Affiliates

Our fellow affiliates! They are all wonderful and deserve a look. ;) Affiliates must have something to do with animals and have no mature or vulgar content.
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Admins

Founder



Co-Founders


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Mouselemur
:iconwindinthecoffeecup:
WindInTheCoffeeCup

Moderators




Hello dear members :wave:
For those of you who have been faithfully supporting our group, I want to say a big thank you.
However, I also want to apologize to you, since you have probably noticed that we haven't been able to vote your submissions in on a regular basis for a while now.
Our active admin team is too small to keep up with the number of submissions and sadly, we are too few to keep this group thriving.
This is why we have decided to CLOSE SUBMISSIONS for the indefinite future.
I do not like the idea of this group having died, and I don't want to imagine it dying and being forgotten. This is why the group won't fully cose - I like to think we will resurrect it, once administering groups becomes more easy and accessible once again. When journals gain the reach they once had, and we can host contests again and engage with you on a proper level like we did before.
Thank you to everyone for your patience in this last year or so. We appreciate every one of you :hug:
Kind regards, the @AnimalsofTheWorld team
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Donate Points

Our SUPER GROUP status is IN NEED OF RENEWAL! :cry: Help us renew and give to become a VIP member and get special benefits with your name added to our VIP members folder!

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Click SilkenWinds.deviantart.com/?gi…
to go straight to my personal profile, where you can donate. Unless you choose to be anonymous, your generosity will be listed and recognized! We will add your name to our special "VIP members" folder! WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE THIS FOLDER IT IS OPEN TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS ALIKE WHO HAVE DONATED POINTS.

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Announcements

A wonderful person dedicated to animals is part of something called "The Shelter Project" and you can help to support her cause by purchasing prints from her gallery. The deviant is TeaPhotography and the folder is labeled "The Shelter Project- Cats and Dogs", which has all of the available prints for sale. The funds go to support The South Coast Humane Society. For more information go here.


"Tea" is also the Founder of :iconunframed-nature:, an awesome animal-loving group and affiliate that's been around a long time!

You can donate points to help out the group here.

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:iconsilkenwinds:
SilkenWinds Featured By Owner Jun 14, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Welcome! :dance:
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lenslady Featured By Owner Jun 13, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks sooooo much for requesting my photo and inviting me to join the group. I really appreciate it!!!!!
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:iconenalla:
Enalla Featured By Owner Jun 14, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
You're very welcome! Yuor work is lovely! =)
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:iconpicturebypali:
PictureByPali Featured By Owner Jun 13, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Thank you so very much for all the request you really honour me
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:iconsilkenwinds:
SilkenWinds Featured By Owner Jun 13, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
:judge: You're a winner, Pali! Can't help ourselves, it seems :D
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PictureByPali Featured By Owner Jun 15, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
:)your to kind :)
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Stefano-Coltelli Featured By Owner Jun 12, 2012
Thanks so much for including my photo! :)
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:iconsilkenwinds:
SilkenWinds Featured By Owner Jun 12, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
:D
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:iconlulupoo:
LuLupoo Featured By Owner Jun 12, 2012
Thank you for accepting my photo to your group :)
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:iconsilkenwinds:
SilkenWinds Featured By Owner Jun 12, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
No Prob!
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