Portfolio (The Awesome Version): It's Here!

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Portfolio is the simplest and most professional tool on the Internet for formal presentation and review of artwork – and the best part is: it's available to everyone for FREE!


Start Your Portfolio Now

Your Portfolio sits at a custom domain (.daportfolio.com), and we reserved your user name (but you can use any other available name). All this so you can submit your work without people seeing that goofy stuff on your user page.








Watch a Cool Demo:




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All Free Portfolios Feature:


  • Up to 4 galleries of artwork, each featuring up to 18 images.
  • A Portfolio storage area which allows you to host additional images for quick portfolio adjustments on the fly – even if you aren't using your own computer.
  • A custom domain name (.daportfolio.com).
  • No ads anywhere – It's your page!
  • Easy, seamless editing on the fly over the Web.









Get The Professional Edge with a Premium Portfolio:



  • Unlimited Portfolios and image hosting to quickly create a new Portfolio for each client submission.
  • Additional domain name options including .artworkfolio.com, .cleanfolio.com and .designbinder.com
  • Use of your very own domain name i.e. www.yourname.com or portfolio.yourname.com
  • Use of your own logo for branding
  • Password Protection
  • No deviantART branding on any page








What Do They Look Like?



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At deviantART we want every artist to have the essential tools to thrive. A Portfolio is a crucial tool for all Artists to showcase their very best work for formal consideration. Until now, there wasn't a clean, frictionless way to make an on-line Portfolio. Now, within a matter of minutes, you can start submitting your creative work for review by potential employers, art schools or clients. You will impress your viewers without ever having to deal with the hassles of web design, server hosting, or writing a single line of code. We did all the hard back end work to allow you to focus on doing what you do best: stunning artwork.


Our team spent the last few months researching and developing this tool for both artists and those who evaluate art on a frequent basis. We designed this tool with simplicity and ease of use in mind – the two most important factors for professionals. Portfolios feature a clean and highly intuitive navigation structure to showcase your artwork without any obstructions. Every detail and pixel has been scrutinized to ensure consistent look and feel across all browsers, platforms and screen sizes. More information about our design decisions and research can be found in this news article.











How Do I Build A Portfolio?


With the easy to use configuration wizard building a Portfolio takes a matter of minutes. In fact, it's so easy to use you can easily tweak your portfolio on a submission-by-submission basis. To build your portfolio:


  1. Choose a color theme, navigation, and layout structure.
  2. Fill in your personal info and contact details.
  3. Tell people about yourself with your Bio and a Photo. Then attach your Resume/CV.
  4. Create galleries and upload artwork from your hard drive or import work directly from deviantART.
  5. Choose a domain to host your portfolio or even use one of your own (i.e. yourname.com).
  6. Share your portfolio with the world!


We're very proud of Portfolio. It really is awesome, particularly that everyone gets one, and we are excited to see how deviants use Portfolios to stretch the reach of their artwork. Feel free to post your success stories below!


Start Your Portfolio Now






Additional Stuff We Just Know You are Going to Ask About – So Here Are The Answers:


  • deviantART reserved your username in the event that you want to use it for your Portfolio at a later time. You may also choose any available domain name at the naming stage of creating a portfolio. You can change your domain name at any time.
  • Some people ask if Portfolio supports Literature, Film or Flash Animations. Unfortunately these formats are not yet supported, but we are working hard to make sure to support these media in the future with presentation formats designed specifically to them.
  • deviantART takes art theft very seriously. Portfolio has been intentionally designed to show off your artwork in faithful resolutions without any obstructions. If you upload or import a very high-resolution image, it will be resized up to 1200px. Portfolio also requires a minimum resolution of 400×400px. If you do not want your art displayed at high-resolution for security reasons, please upload a lower resolution image. Preferably around 700-800px. Additionally if you feel that it is important to add a watermark to your images, we recommend using a semi transparent watermark located in a corner of the image so as not to obstruct your main subject. Many professionals have told us that watermarks are usually undesirable in Portfolios so use them conservatively. You can also password protect a Portfolio in the premium version for subscribers.
  • If you are a user of the old beta portfolio system (i.e. yourname.deviantart.com/portfolio) you will still have access to this page by manually typing in the URL. This system will be up for another 60 days to give you enough time to migrate to the new Portfolio system.
  • The following miscreants built Portfolio: $20after4, $artbit, $dloesch, $liquisoft, $makepictures, $mhalpert, $micahgoulart, $randomduck, $zilla774







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VSDalSheron's avatar

so is the portfolio system gone now?