KovoWolf ("Kovo") has been a handle I've had since I was in Jr. High. It's been a name I've used for interactive story telling back in the day with my sister and it just kind of stuck. I tried to come up with a short name that would reflect a Native American word and meaning that meant something to me, as that's part of my heritage.
"KoKo" which means Night in the Blackfeet tribe language is where I loosely based my username on. I decided to change the "k" to a "v" to be more unique! I honestly didn't intend this particular name to stick with me for so long, but here I am! I actually am looking into possibly changing my username to be more aligned with my growth throughout the years!
I'm not a picky eater and I absolutely love to try everything I can! However, if I had to choose a few meals that I can only eat, here's my favs!
Kia Kua Noodle
Pho
Elk/Bison burger
Boba Tea (Matcha or Thai Tea)
Honey Beer
Cookies and Cream or Cookie Dough ice cream
The best gift that was ever given to me was the chance to live this beautiful life with my friends and family. My twin and I where born premature by 3 months. I only weighed 1lb 13oz and my mother almost passed having us. This was back in a time where neonatal care was just coming into it's own and we where so fortunate that technology was far enough along for advanced incubators. Because the appropriate equipment was available at that time, we lived. Something I will always return 10 fold. To live the best life I can because I am so grateful for it.
To be a wolf biologist with my sister! (does this shock anyone? )
We've loved wolves since our childhood, so to study, conserve, and document these beautiful animals was always a dream of ours! To see them in the wild is truly something beautiful and life changing.
I've always wanted to learn animation! It's been a part of digital art and creativity I haven't truly explored yet and I think it would be extremely fun to dive into and learn how to hone! My grandfather used to be a animator for Disney, so I think that's where a lot of that passion to seek out this kind of skill comes from!
"Witchy Wednesdays" will be a weekly art showcase throughout October that highlights enchanting and witchy-themed artwork!
Welcome to the last week of WW! Each Wednesday throughout October, I featured an artist and artworks that explore mystical and magical themes, often incorporating elements like witches, spells, potions, and other supernatural elements. I want to use this feature to share the expression of artistic creativity through art and captivate viewers with the allure of the mystical world!
"Witchy Wednesdays" will be a weekly art showcase throughout October that highlights enchanting and witchy-themed artwork!
Starting October 1st, every Wednesday I will feature an artist and artworks that explore mystical and magical themes, often incorporating elements like witches, spells, potions, and other supernatural elements. I want to use this feature to share the expression of artistic creativity through art and captivate viewers with the allure of the mystical world!
"Witchy Wednesdays" will be a weekly art showcase throughout October that highlights enchanting and witchy-themed artwork!
Starting October 1st, every Wednesday I will feature an artist and artworks that explore mystical and magical themes, often incorporating elements like witches, spells, potions, and other supernatural elements. I want to use this feature to share the expression of artistic creativity through art and captivate viewers with the allure of the mystical world!
Learn how to draw a potion with Anastasia-berry !
Your profile brings out your uniqueness!
Hello Friends!
I'm excited to have finished a tutorial on how to make your profile stand out and be fancy! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me in the comments below Happy creating!
~ KovoWolf
Dimensions: 1600px x 800px Let your art speak to those who visit your profile by adding a fancy cover image! Show off your best work, or make a custom image that really tells the viewer who you are!
Hover over the cover image area
Click CHANGE COVER IMAGE
Upload an image (it will be sent to your sta.sh) or choose an existing image from your gallery
You can adjust your image up and down for the perfect fit
Done!
Dimension: 1200px x 720
A fun way to greet your visitors, is you can create custom images for your horizontal carousel on the top section of your page!
For example, I created a 'quote' out of a single image and sliced them into 4 deviations and added them to a QUOTES gallery.
Navigate to your profile
Hover your mouse over the blank space below your profile navigational bar
Click on ADD A CAROUSEL GALLERY
Under SHOW click on GALLERY
Select the gallery where you uploaded your deviations
OTHER OPTIONS - if you scroll down you can sort by "newest" or "random" and give your carousel a title. If you wish no title to show, add a blank character by copying this space:
Save
Done!
Ideas For Your Carousel
Have your image pop by creating details that extend beyond the image. Example: dots or speckles flying out (like my quotes). Make sure you save your work as a .png so it looks good on all themes NOTE there will be a container box behind the .png images, and will change based on the theme you are viewing DA on, so if you want it to flow, you will have to pick a 'theme' like dark, and create your images for that selected theme. If you pick dark, you'll want to add a black background. Note it'll have that background for the other two themes.
Transparent images - Turn your artwork into a .png file! Either stretch it across 4 panels, or over a couple!
Use your favorite quote
Feature your commission statuses, projects, etc.
Social media links
Grid Image Dimension: 536px x 365px | Download The Template
There are so many possibilities that you can combine together to make a very fancy grid gallery, but I used this space for a custom 'intro' graphic! This is compiled of 4 deviations that I created together, then split to make a single image when viewed in a 2x2 grid!
Choose artwork you'd like to splice and fill them in the appropriate boxes Pro Tip: In Photoshop I set the workspace view to 4 UP and put the deviations in the order I want them to appear so I know what it'll look like!
Add section -> Grid Gallery
Select the gallery you submitted your "4 step" images to
Done!
Background Image Dimension: 607px x 870px (the height can be however tall you want it)
Create a custom emoji or icon for your profile!
If you have a logo, include that to
Add in custom emoji/emotes from the community!
Have a favorite quote? Add a block quote! If you want to be really fancy, you can edit the text color. In my example, I added different shades of blue to make it look like a gradient
If you have CORE you can gain access to multiple custom boxes! The creative possibilities are endless.
Here are some of the things I personally make sure I include when working with custom boxes!
Theme
Have a set theme in mind so it flows nicely with the rest of your profile. This includes custom images, colors, and matching backgrounds and assets. (example: blue,teal,navy space theme).
Custom Headers / Images
I like to create custom headers for my boxes to bring attention to the type of content that's in there. Visually it's more appealing than regular text.
Note: I don't go hog wild on a bunch of custom images for text. I follow guidelines set for WCAG compliance. Having more text vs. image allows for important functions like users with visual disabilities being able to have their hardware "read" the text. If it's an image, it cannot read important information.
I like to create custom images for my profile's theme! ex: bullet points, dividers, backgrounds that are designed to fit in the box, etc.
Consistency
Going along with a "theme"! I make sure there's consistency in each custom box. I use the same colors for paragraphs, quotes, or headers. Avoid using drastically different contrasts between your themes. Example: Light background with light text. Dark background with dark text.
Uniformity
I test my custom boxes against all the themes (Dark/Light/Green). Even though the changing of the theme doesn't affect your boxes, it might look harsher on the eyes if you have a super bright palette against the white theme being enabled.
Use DA resources
Don't be shy to look up animated pixels for subtle, but effective decoration! Example: pixel borders, boxes, bullets, headers, etc. (Of course, make sure that the artists don't mind you using their work)
Other
Make use of the text formatting to give a little extra to your text (text color, bold, italic, etc.)