1)Delete/hide/put in storage your entire gallery. Yes, thats right. Remove every single image. {That's rule number one, so basicly every item that has made people watch you for you must get rid of until your done with the new art.}
Why? To show your commitment to the legion. The old you must be purged, bridges must be burned so that you know that there is NO way back and that you WILL become a new, better, dedicated deviant. Scary isn't it?{Yeah I'll say it's scary all right, it's scary how cultish that sounds.}
But, just like everything in life- you got to give something to gain something. It's a gamble, allright. A gamble in which you might loose favs from people who might see your old work accidentally, but in return gain a new family that will help you improve and arrive on DA's frontpage faster. {Gain a new family? wtf, I think good artwork that is not related to Butter will be on the frontpage quicker.}
2)After this is done (and your page is sparkly clean with the exception for favs and comments tabs) {When did Edward Cullen come rape my page? I don't see how else it could get so sparkly}
He will provide you with a NEW avatar with your new identity number on it. {Reread that a few times to get the fact that you get a new identity number, which is pretty much like branding you all like livestock}
Report in the latest journal of Alexiuss with a few comments, so that you are noticed and added to the constantly growing list of the legion. {It's an evil legion you'd be reporting to!}
3)From here onward you will be under complete guidance of your new instructor/leader: Alexiuss... and thusly follow tasks/artistic projects he gives out. {Oh I feel so much better with Alexiuss because they aren't only a LEADER but they are also an instructor.}
Failure to follow the specific instructions for each project, boots the new recruit from the legion. Also, if you don't like how things are going, you're free to quit anytime and restore your gallery, but then you loose your legion avatar, legion number and support of the legion. {Hey people, you can quit any time!}
4)After 5 tasks are accomplished by a BUTTER apprentice, and he/she has proven their worth to the legion and its leader, their gallery can be restored to its former glory, however they will keep uploading mass collab projects per my task specifications. {A Butter apprentice? Would that be "I can't believe it's butter" or a different brand name?}
Now at this point some people will undoubtedly demand to know the need for uniform numbered avatars. {I want a blue and white uniform damnit!}
The reasoning behind it is very simple: everyone in the butter legion is featured by everyone in the butter legion in everyone's journals. This gives everyone in the legion amazing exposure results. Don't believe it? Just watch pageviews of people instantly jump up after they join the legion! {Hey and guess what people, your pageviews can also 'jump' if you post more things that you like! Amazing right?}
Others will yell out- this is pure tyranny! I will never remove old art or listen to you or do stuff for you!
You really don't have to. This is total free will. You are free to join, you are free to leave.
Some people simply like being given out neat and fun tasks, competing with others in doing the same theme- it's just like doing a contest! Longterm, continual contest with prises {they only misspelled it because of the tyranny} and awards and constant features not just by the contest organizer but also by EVERY contestant! {Let's go tyranny lets go!}
TASK 1: BUTTERY DeviantID
For your first image, go photograph or draw yourself a devID- it shall be your new glorious identity. Your devID can be anything- be as creative with it as you possibly can. {Though that may be hard for many members seeing as they have given us their brain already!}
Image must be NEW, original, and created by you! (not taken off some site).
The theme is - BUTTER! {No, it must be veggies and fruit!}
Push your skills to the max! Be superb, humorous, artistic, delicious! {-slams stick of butter where my ID is.- I'm done!
TASK 2: SOMETHING NEW
To grow as artists we must try on new crazy things. {Yeah you need to go to the store and try on some very ugly shirts now}
Use an art tool you've never used before.
Submit into a random category you've never, ever submitted into before.
For example- if you've been doing photography, pick up a pencil.
If you've been drawing and never photographing- pick up a camera.
If you've tried both before- compose a poem, try making an animation, write a story, or create a layout.
Spread out across as many types of art as possible- if you see too many buttery solders trying out photography- try typography, anime, sewing, sculpture!
I want to see a WIDE variety of deviations from the legion! {Yawn. That doesn't sound like fun....}
TASK 3: SUPERBLY REFINED
Use your greatest, most developed art skill and medium to create a new deviation- whatever it may be.
If you are good at photoshop- use that. If you're good at traditional medium- use that. If good at photography- post a photo. Any category, any style. Do what you really love! {As long as it retains to butter otherwise you will be kicked out.}
So this is about all.
Now, you can be entertained by watching this mass collab experiment from the sidelines or join in and become "butter" or even oppose it and form your own silly art group.
Either way, lets have fun with it! {oppose it yes, make a silly art group, no. Whoever wrote the article has no humor.}
FAV this article if you think "social-art-experimental-movements" on DA like this one are a good idea.
Reject it if you think it's stupid and pointless. {Ok we have the thumbs up people!}
The full boring article is
[link] but what's the point of it?
Well I'm done, but until next time, BUTTER SHOULD STAY ON PANCAKES!
deleting this account
See you soon.
Neglect
Disgust
Excited
Triumph
