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May GiveawayIt is time for our monthly giveaway! Help us thank our awesome donors by giving them a llama. You can find our donors here.
How can I participate in this giveaway?
Simple, just favorite this journal (we had issues with people spamming comments).
How will the winner be selected?
A random number generator will be used (random.org to be specific). The RNG will be first used to select a page from the list of those who favorited this journal. Then from that list the RNG will be used to select the winner!
Do I have to be a member of this group?
No, you do not have to be a member.
Who can win?
Any member of deviantArt that has been around for at least 6 months and has not won the membership from previous giveaways. The winner must be a deviant who currently does not have an active subscription to deviantArt.
What if this account I have now is under six months, bu

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/

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

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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

[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

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: 3)
IMPORTANT: Please be sure to state what you did

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

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

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)

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

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)

Mickey's Chibi Raffle!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)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

Advice and TutorialsSo this First Advice and Tutorial Journal will be on General Anatomy and Such. The second will be up to you so please comment below in what you think the next Advice and Tutorial Journal should be on.
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What I personally find the hardest to draw is feet and hands. I found that with a lot of practice and a lot of frustrating mistakes my feet and hands actually look at the very least almost the way i want them to be.
Now my favorite Style of drawing is Anime or sometimes semi-realism, and i find that by doing studies of the more traditional style realism actually helps improve my anime pictures greatly. For instance i would practice drawing my hands and feet in different positions holding different things and from different angles. I also find it extremely helpful while i'm drawing and i'm having a particularly hard time drawing a hand or a foot in a certain position i will stop for a

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Well I just got back from the cinema with *WesleyRiot we finally got to watch the much talked about Avatar... I really enjoyed it, not what I expected at all but I was pleasantly surprised! Yes the story was just like Fern gully, but I didnt mind! All in all a really cool film, I liked the blue cat ppl! Then it hit me... 2007 I drew this... [link]

half naked three fingered blue tribal woman!! Coincidence? LOL Its not a great drawing btw! XD

Anyways, im off to grab some dinner!

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*ShaneCorn Feb 24, 2010 Professional Filmographer

yeah lately Im finding myself becoming more and more a critic and wanting to see a movie with heart and guts.. things that really push boundaries as far as not the typical or even predictable. I love animation for a lot of that ... I just saw the hurt locker, it was good ( Id say a "B maybe B+ movie ) just not my bag .. not really a war movie person but all that aside it was shot beautifully adn told a good story and had likeable characters.
I recently saw Brad bird speak at Calarts and he was talking about how if you cant get the audience hooked in the 1st 20 minutes you have failed for the rest of the movie pretty much, and if you look at pixars recent films you can see what he is saying.. Up totally grabbed me, as did ratat, and Incredibles.. they really know what they are doing over there and Im hoping that Dreamworks scores big with How to Train your dragon...
Avatar seems like a story I have seen 4 or 5 times in the last 15 years and I dont need to see it again ( Pocahontes, Fern gully, Dances with Wolves ... same same ) and I cant see paying almost 20$ just to see it in 3d when I dont care about the characters ( LA 3d prices are atrocious ) and also I dont think James Cameron deserves the acclaim everyone is giving him on this.. ok you have mastered mo-cap.. good for you and Oh you made better 3d .. awesome.. but did you make a GREAT FILM .. no .. .no you didnt... I hope Hurt Locker or Up wins for best picture just to spank Avatar LOL but thats just me

~14thSquadron Feb 24, 2010

Not to entirely discredit your argument... but, well, you seem very convinced that the praise is undeserved for someone that hasn't actually seen the whole movie.

The 20 minute test is a good one, but I don't think it should be the sole indicator of a movie's worth - especially when the movie is nearly 3 hours long.

*ShaneCorn Feb 24, 2010 Professional Filmographer

Here are my other reasons I am being the way I am..

1. of the 10 friends I have the most in common with, as far as film likes go, who DID see the movie 2 of them liked it and, they were all pretty convinced I would be ridiculously haterizing the film had I chosen to waste my money on it.

2. We are all film and Animation people so we are really critical of movies and tv .. I know enough about the movie to know it's not something I am going to enjoy

3. So say I do see it and sit through 3 HOURS of it and hate it.. then I have wasted my money... and again Im livid.. I dont like to be that way so Im opting out ...

also .. 20 minutes is plenty of time to set a film up and to get me to like a character... I didnt feel anything for the main guy, I dont care about him at all... I didnt car about any of th echaracters at 30 minutes and by the time I got there I was like .. 3 hours of these people .. whatever...

I will probably see it when its on tv, that way if it is the horrid thing I think it is I can change the channel and I didnt waste my time and money. Both of which are valuable to me. Also for anyome saying you HAVE TO SEE IT IN 3D to really experience it.. I say only this. If a film cannot stand on its own feet without gimmicks like 3d then it isnt worth anyones time.. Very few HIGH QUALITY and AMAZING films are made these days. 50 years ago people took their time.. thought things through, really set up shots, actors were ACTORS and not movie stars ( a terrible bunch ) Im feel like Im from the last of a generation of dinosaurs sometimes who remembers quality both in my film and animation.... ( there is still nothing more appealing than hand drawn on paper animation done by artisians who really knew how to draw ) anyhow..
Im not gonna muck up Kei's journal anymore with my rants on this film. It's just my opinion, and you dont have to agree

~14thSquadron Feb 24, 2010

Excuse me, I haven't expressed myself correctly. I wasn't trying to suggest that you can't have an opinion that I don't agree with... I don't know how it came off that way.

I only meant that it's hard to try and see the point of someone who is trashing a movie, particularly one that you happen to like, when you know that they have not seen said movie. I still think that it would be nice to take in and digest an intelligent opinion on the flaws of Avatar... I'd just like to hear it from someone who's suffered through the whole thing.

I agree that journals aren't a forum for debate, so I'm going to stop too; I just wanted to, briefly, explain myself.

*ShaneCorn Feb 24, 2010 Professional Filmographer

*kinkei Feb 24, 2010

I seen it in the 3D wonder! I was sucked in by all the shiny! XD

*ShaneCorn Feb 24, 2010 Professional Filmographer

I heard a lot of people were. I commend him for breaking grounds in that area of film making

~BlkBtrfli8 Feb 24, 2010

i hate shiny, especially the fluorescent fashion weirdness, but a beautifully fluorescent world was soooooooooo WOW to me! ... its just classy!

*ShaneCorn Feb 24, 2010 Professional Filmographer

My problems were really in the story and characters .. and a bit.. the fact that the bg's looked like Roger Dean's "YES" album covers ( [link] Im not the only one who felt this way LOL ) and it seemed to me that the animals were like .. cool animal/plant hybrids LOL but thats me being a designer...

~BlkBtrfli8 Feb 25, 2010

hehehe ... i know wat you mean, i felt like at some point they will stand and merge with the trees!

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