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Draw My OC Contest! Join please~~~Finally, contest time! Arrr…..I've been wanting to held a contest since….last year….haha…I was too lazy to write a journal of the contest….*sob*. Okay, now let's get to the point.
Theme
Draw my Dragon and Kirin OC in any scenery
Reference:

Reference sheet : http://sta.sh/013xi9fy914i http://sta.sh/0xa6rmqfzk1
Allowed Media & Style

Media : Digital art and traditional art (must be coloured) ONLY.

Style: Anime (cell-shaded/soft-shaded)/manga & Semi-realism anime ONLY. NO chibis/portrait/abstract/anthro/animation/photomanipulation etc
Some examples that the style I like:
http://chaosringen.deviantart.com/art/Centaur-Warrior-364644727
http://jinkimania.deviantart.com/art/Commission-Pie66-371753047
http://yogisha.deviantart.com/art/Silent-stratosphere-371646432
http://cobi-cobi.deviantart.com/art/Atera-363609173
http://juhaihai.deviantart.com/art/

Derpy Hooves Beanie Giveaway!Hello everyone :] I've decided to give away this Derpy!

Please follow the rules and you'll have a chance to win her and take her home!

1. Fav this journal
2. Please write a journal about this giveaway and link it back here in the comments.
3. Add me to your watch list :]
Each person who watches, faves this journal and makes a journal will get a number. I'll be using random.org to choose a number, and when someone's number is picked that person will win the plushie! Easy enough right? I will pay for shipping worldwide.
The winner will be announced June 2nd :iconderpyclapplz:
Any questions please ask. Do NOT make multiple accounts just so you can have a better chance. Please make this fair for everyone :iconaawplz: Thank you!
Good luck :'D
EDIT: Just in case you were wondering how big she is, 8 inches long and 3 inches across her back !

Oi people - think before you click!Yesterday I got spammed to hell with messages linking to different variants of this image:
They can have slightly different graphics or contain different links but the message is always basically the same - go to this page and you'll receive 20 000

.
I have to ask the question - how dim do you have to be to fall for it?
Ok let's see - we have an image hosted on a profile that is 1 day old and asks you to visit a website with a strange url with a promise of a financial reward on an another website. How do you even imagine that would work? And now, of course, people start crying that their computers got infected with malware. Which is great - every genius who fell for this obvious phishing scam deserved it. I hope your shitty computer burns and you along with it.
I know this is a no-duh for 90% of people reading it but for the sake of the rest lets revise what we all should know about online phishig. And before you go all:
No, no you can't.
Copypasta from

1000 Point Giveaway!

Okay enough of joining giveaways.....it's time to host one!

Remember the big surprise I was talking about in the previous journal? Well here it is! My BIGGEST giveaway yet!

Total prizes reach 1000

SIX more winners will be chosen who EACH will receive 50

!!!!!
~~I will be so broke after this...~~

But of course there are always the rules......

Please please please fave the journal!

Make another journal about this giveaway and provide a link of that journal in the comments (this will help spread the word about this giveaway)
Want another entry?
:bulletgreen:You can :+devwatch: me to get your name entered TWICE! EDIT:For those who are ALREADY watching me you can still earn additional entries by faving my art! Each fave gets you ONE extra entry! (Max number of entries possible: 3)
IMPORTANT: Please be

[FINISHED]hihihihi <3
Today I've reached 1,000+ watchers * O * holy carp what the fluck kfndmslkrhfgbjnsljshfnc
Amg did you know i never thought i'd get as many as 50 watchers when i joined dA XDDD
idfhvbnmsdjufgdvbjcnlsifh anyways
To thank all my watchers.... Im going to be giving away stuff owo
I know it's not much but I really don't have that much to give ;___; <3 Please understand
Im giving away a goodie bundle consisting of:

-Chibi from me

-Pixel Icon from me
-1 month premium
-150
You can look in my gallery if you want examples
Rules to participate:
-You MUST be one of my watchers BEFORE this journal is posted to be eligible(I will be checking!)
-One entry per person (no using other accounts!)
-You must love apple juice (Nah, just kidding)
To enter (if you are eligible):
-

this journal
-.... thats it 8D
Because I will be picking a number from a random generator, you must fav this journal and the number yo

Opinions are a Dangerous thing: Art StylesThis isn't about narking on anyone no, infact this is just my own muses really! You could say this is a journal for ENCOURAGEMENT! *SHINES*
I find sticking to one style restrictive if you are a beginning/moderate artist! (even professionals I might say! though I can't speak for everyone)
Having a distinctive look on how your art is done and produced is understandable and its a desire to appear unique to the point some one can just SEE your work and instantly think 'Oh! that's Ten-days!' or something along the line. However, when you are trying to find who you are and what kind of art you are to produce, I recommend trying, well, a lot of different things! Different styles, mixing styles, different colouring techinque, brushes, tools, shading. Don't feel dependant on what you are already doing and don't feel pressured by people just for trying new things!
Push out of your comfort zone. Can't draw hands? don't avoid it! draw the heck out of them! (how else are you going to learn?)
Draw a

Win free MLP OC commissionHi guys!
I have finally decided to have some sort of give-away/contest/lottery/whatever-you-like-to-call-it

You will have the chance to win a drawing made by me, with you MLP original character
What you'll have to do to participate:
•Favorite this journal
•Put a link to your OC that you would like me to draw in in the comment field below,
•also add a little comment why I should pick your OC :3 Only one entry/person
(If you don't do all three thing above your entry won't count)
What you will win:
•A drawing of your OC, made by me with markers on paper size A5, drawn in this style http://fav.me/d65cire
If you would like me to send the physical drawing to you you'll have to pay for the shipping (only Paypal accepted), otherwise I can send the scanned version to you by e-mail :3
.• I will pick TWO (2) winners! •.
I have no idea how many that will enter, I have never done something like this before x)
This contest will end at May 23rd (which means you'll have one week to enter)
So.. good

Made a video again :P...another fake Parashi Opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGa8pPlOxuQ
It's really choppy and suuuuuper scribbly because I took like 30 seconds to draw each frame. Please fill in the gaps and gloss over the art with your wonderful imagination! I made it in Windows Movie Maker which is an absolutely evil program =o=
I'll try to fix up the ugly pictures and maybe add some color when I have time, and reupload another version later :b (don't know when though.) For now feel free to watch this one and laugh at it huhuhu
(the song is Tenkuu no Canaria, from ToS *w*b)

Mini Point Giveaway - Enter Quickly!200
1st - 100 :icontwaanie:
2nd - 50 :iconbannabutt-angel-14:
3rd - 30 :iconGIR10:
4th - 10 :iconYams83:
5th - 10 :iconCrimsonRobin:

This Mini Giveaway ended May 17th 9:00PM GMT (UK Time)
All winners are picked at random! (random.org)

(UPDATED)DRAW MY OC!WIN 1000 POINTS AND MORE!EDIT #1-YOU CAN NOW WIN,1000 POINTS!+ADDED MORE PRIZES!
EDIT #2-DONATORS WILL BE FEATURED BELOW.
EDIT#3-ADDED MORE PRIZES!
(if you wanna know why i raised the prizes,its because i won a contest!yay!)
YAY!Another contest!I hope someone will join!
So..its about my newest OC,Kasumi,.of course,youre going to draw her~

Things to clarify:

A mage's abilities are:supernatural strength,able to cast magic spells,able to survive for a long period of time.
Her staff/rod appears when shes battling with someone.

CONTEST RULES:
You have to draw Kasumi.
You can draw her with her likes and dislikes,her casting spells or just her alone.
Do not draw her with your OC or my other OC's,they dont know each other.
Do not draw her as an animal and pony.
Backgrounds are preferred but not needed.(although putting one will really raise your chances at winning!)
Traditional and Digital drawings only.
Chibis,headshot

Mickey's Chibi Raffle! WINNER!EDIT YAY!! Grats to :iconbear-bears: for winning the raffle!
Please note me your ref and stuff. :3c

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EDIT YOU HAVE LITTLE TIME LEFT FOLKS. NIGHT!
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Hi folks! Thank you again for 500 watchers!
Er. 508 watchers! I'm really slow at doing things for you guys.
You can slap me.
This raffle is for watchers only.
:iconbuhuuplz:
Anyone who watches me after *Rashirou will not count.
All you have to do is fave this journal and I'll use that random generator thing....what's it called Linh?
That thing. I'll use that thing.
First Prize Winner gets a chibi like this:

The winner will be chosen
Wednesday May 22 at 1500 hours PST.

Eurovision nightGot myself some ice cream and will be making myself compfy on the sofa so I'm ready for the big, glittery, horrible music, camp, pointless politics, drama that is eurovision. It never disappoints me.

Sadly I will be alone for this one. Matt had to do a concert he didn't want to do, so I will be live tweeting (humonlazydiva) my impression of the whole shebang.

***Updated*** Mini 500 Point Giveaway!OK, so the big giveaway is going to be running for a while yet!
In the meantime, here's a chance to win a few points!
Something i've been meaning to do but only recently was I prompted by Atlantien1.
All you need to do is this:
Browse deviantART and find a piece of art (or more than one) you REALLY like. Something that means something to you!
Then simply make a journal featuring that piece (or pieces) of art. You could even say a few words about that piece and the artist?
Remember to comment below with a link to your journal!
Here's mine: http://moomin-man.deviantart.com/art/Art-Feature-Share-the-experience-373119121
Winners will be picked at random!
1st - 200

oints::points::points::points::points:
BONUS POINTS???
If y

SBFF exclusive at SDCC!!DC has announced Super Best Friends Forever EXCLUSIVE maquettes for San Diego Comic Con 2013!!! http://www.themarysue.com/super-best-friends-statues/

Nintendo STEALS Money!Since this has been going around lately, I should probably give my two cents. Basically what it amounts to is that Nintendo has filed Content ID info of their games with YouTube. What this means is that if you upload gameplay video of a Nintendo game, YouTube will automatically monetize that video, put ads on it, a link to where to buy the game, and take the money generated from that video and give it directly to Nintendo. People who do "let's play" videos are, naturally, pissed off because they want to be earning money off their videos, so they're calling Nintendo "thieves" for doing this.
I can see both sides to the story. I can see Nintendo as a corporation wanting to exercise control over their properties. On the other hand, "let's play" videos can often help new gamers find games they otherwise wouldn't have tried.
But here's the thing: Nintendo isn't the first company do this. Both Microsoft and Ubisoft do it already. YouTube has also had a long history of having music videos and

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somepony(me) overreacted but thank you all

Journal Entry: Sat Feb 4, 2012, 7:07 AM

^{EDIT: thank you all who commented and put me on my right tracks again, I just don't know what to say honestly.... well, I may have ranted a little too far before but still... my nerves have calmed down, my head needs a vacum cleaner and I need to sleep

thank you for being here with me

*sigh* I don't usually write journals anymore, because I know nopony cares to read them

but today I need to just tell/write/talk about how I feel about... well,(whispers in an awkward way) my new style

it feels like I've been standing in the same place for far too long, I haven't progressed in drawing for... well I dunno how long(not to talk about my lack of ideas these last days)

so I thought that maybe a change in style would make everything better

fuck it didn't

I mean just look at this shit! right now I feel ashamed that I even had this idea
I know I shouldn't say that, but that's how I feel

I dunno, maybe I'm just too obssessed in pleasing my watchers instead of pleasing myself

*sigh* what do you ponies think?}

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Listening to: caravan palace
Watching: my little waifu(ponies)
Playing: skyrim
Drinking: premier cola

somepony(me) overreacted but thank you allby ~Rubi-Era

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~St-Timid Feb 8, 2012

Just a new watcher, but I will lend my opinion anyway

Art is something personal and subjective. If you have an idea and *you* thinks its good, then its up to your audience to decide if *they* like it or if they see what you are doing. That being said, do not let others dictate what *you* want to create. In the end its you doing the work, the thinking and everything else, we are here to admire or reject but your opinion is something we should not have power over. If you like a piece you made and someone else doesn't, there is no harm done. Do what you want and what you enjoy (If you feel like playing Skyrim and taking a break from making anything for a time then that's OK, as long as you think it is

).

People who like your work will always look at your art critically and with an open mind, so no worries, we can wait for whenever you want to produce whatever you want under the circumstances you set.

~Rubi-Era Feb 8, 2012 Student General Artist

thank you for the advice, it makes difference and makes me do even harder work, but things I like.

~St-Timid Feb 8, 2012

You do that

I only do things that grip me, and sometimes I don't even put them up on DA because they are for me, or for someone specific.

~BuraddiTamashi Feb 4, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Do what YOU want to do. if you have an urge to draw something, do that, whether watchers like it or not.
You might lose a few, gain a few, but I'll be by your side the entire time.

I promise~

~KeinZantezuken Feb 4, 2012

Pleasing watchers? Really? You are doing it wrong then. And I'm, not talking about requests or "100 watchers celebration art", thats' totally okay and good, I'm talking about the whole direction in general. This is wrong. You want people like you as your original art or you want fake followers that "praise" you because you trying to please them? I understand that DA is ore like social network now and you can play under such rules, but is this the thing you really want? Try to take a time and do some reflexing session on this question, try to form your own opinion.

If you want to know mine - do what YOU want. Draw as you want. Does not mean you should not listen to sane and useful advices and critique, but never fell for it blindly, try to make your own line and follow it. Remember, the most important thing for the artist is to be able to express himself on paper as he likes and wants.

!DaVca Feb 4, 2012 Student Digital Artist

Both are really good. I'm probably last person that should give advices when it comes to this, but do what you like, not what your watchers like. Follow your heart (great, now I sound like some movie cliché). They will come and go, but you will stay. You should do art to please yourself, to feel proud about it. From all the people I follow on deviartArt you are one of the best artists. Its not about how realistically those drawings looks like, its about the feeling you get from them. And what you did so far was superb. But remember experimentation is a good thing. It wont work out every time, but without it there wouldn't be any progress at all. If you don't like this new style just move on, keep trying something new. Eventually you will nail it and find something that will suits you, something you will love. The difference between good and bad artist is that one never gives up.

!MasterPeach Feb 4, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

It's certainly something different, and honestly I do like it for the uniqueness factor. Points for you for that. Personally I think it's fun that one who likes to try a new style does something out of the ordinary, and what I say to you, is keep going for it

I will gladly enjoy anything made by any artist, no matter how "awful" it looks.

Besides, of all the things you made, they are all gorgeous little works. But of course remixing your style is even more fun too~

~GizmoTheGreen Feb 4, 2012

it does look a bit odd, but it's not bad-looking

the more the artist enjoys his/her art, the more the watchers will, is my opinion

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