You know how to find the best, unuploaded artists? Go onto DA, write “pony”, then write any word next to pony. Anything at all. “Photograph”, “Bioshock”, “Cup of Water”, all goes. Then click newest, and sift through. You’re almost always bound to find something.
It’s better for OC uploaders like me, since those words (minus Bioshock) tend to be in the names of OCs, but I’ve found artists this way.
Also remember that their art doesn’t have to be ultra amazing stuff like
>>562096. Don’t rule out stuff like
>>566085 just because it isn’t at the same “level”, or something silly like that. Also remember to look through their gallery: the image you’re looking at might be one of their earlier works; they could have improved!
Yet another tip? If you find one unknown artist on DA, check the “more from DA” tab. More often than not, the artists there are
also unuploaded.
I personally believe that every artist who’s at least decent at their trade (and doesn’t draw offensive art, but that’s another story) should have at least one image on here.