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A: no it's free, but it's better if you pay. If you pay, the thumbnails are bigger when you browse. You get to see comments you have received in your message center. There's a lot more, but just look on the front page of DeviantArt and it will tell you everything you get with a subscription. You can tell if people have a subscription or not by their names. If there is a ~ they don't have one. If there is a * they do have one. Mine is http://kookybat.deviantart.com