Quick-Start Guide to Disney Create

It is terrible to not get stars and fans, I understand that feeling. So here is a guide when you first start drawing on Disney Create.

D-Name
Get a D-name, as soon as you can. D-Names are the customized screennames that many artists use so they don't get jumbled up with the "Guest" d-name. Also, they should be unique, and somewhat easy to remember. Don't copy another person's d-name though. It will probably be taken already when you go to enter it, and don't even make it similar to one. You may have to look for this page to enter the d-name.

Avatar
Disney doesn't let you use your own avatar, but understand that they don't want any inappropriate images as the avatars on people. Select one on the My Disney site; But choose one that you are most likely to stay with. People may remember by the avatar you have.

D-Points
D-Points are important. They allow you to send gifts, use certian brushes and fills, and a while ago, you could add widgets to your My Disney page. Every time you rate a drawing, the person's art you rated gets that many stars (from one to five stars), but you'll aways get five D-Points. If you go this path, it will take forever to get what you want. Now, try drawing art. Take your time and make a good drawing everyday, or just make an odd-looking art, but that is pleasing to the eye.

If you go browse around the drawings, you shall need to rate 20 drawings to get 100 d-points.

Note: How well, quality of the art, and number of strokes will determine the number of d-points you'll get. So if you just draw a scribble, it will probably get you one to three d-points, where on the opposite end of the scale, if you make a realistic, say, a landsacpe, you can get an easy 150 to 200 d-points from that one drawing.

But note this; d-points are not same as stars, which will be discussed later.

Approval
Yes, it may take one person one week to get their art submitted where as a popular person can get it approved within minutes. Just logon every day, and make a drawing. For more information, see the [http://How to Get Your Art Approved How to Get Your Art Approved] page.

Stars, Favorites, Gifts, and Fans
You get stars by the number out of five a person give you on a creation. So, if a person gives you 5, and another gives you 4, and if you already have like 10 stars, you would have 19 stars then. But, the good thing about this is that you can't loose stars. But d-points won't add up to the stars you get, so don't let that fool you. They are part of your stats that are viewed on your page

Favorites are basically users adding pictures to their "My Favorites" part on their page. This is just showing your art on their page, so they can look through it again if it's a tutorial in a comic-like fashion, or a remarkable drawing.

Gifts don't do anything. They are simply icons that are paid using the d-points you have. But they are a great way when doing a poll or saying if that person likes that drawing. They can range from 10 to 30 d-points.

Fans are another component to your stats. People will fan you if they like your art, or just doing fan-spamming (which is fanning everyone on Disney Create). But the great thing about fans is that you can't loose them. People that become your fan will be 'subscribed' to you, and recieve a notification in their "My News" part of their page.

Interacting with the Community
Rating the art is one way, and gifting is another. But comments are allowed on artwork, but they must be submitted for moderation before posted. This is a great way to say "I love this!", "Cool! could u plz check out my art", and some other things. It is good to interact with the community, not just be selfish about your art.

Contests
Contests are a way to start on Disney Create, although they also must be looked at before approval. Contests are usually started by users, but once in a while, there may be an app for a sweepstakes or the Disney Create site may host one, but this is rare and only happens once in a while.