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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 !
THANK YOU EVERYPONY WHO JOINED :'D I DIDN'T EXPECT SO MANY

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/

1000 Point Giveaway! (EDIT)

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

100 point giveaway!Because I can. c:

800 Points GiveawayHello all. As I've mentioned in the poll, I am going to make a small giveaway on the occasion of nearly 1000 watchers! Wooo!
There are 8 winners and 100 points for each to win. BUT the giveaway ends when the number of watchers reaches 1000.
RULES:

To enter, fave this journal and comment below that you've faved it. Then I will give you a number.

You don't need to watch me to enter. But please keep in mind that the giveaway ends sooner when
there are more watchers.

Your account must be at least 2 months old.

You can enter once only. No alternate/plz accounts.
I will choose winners with random.org.
♣ Good luck! ♣
Minor update: changed from 1111 to 1000 watchers.

School Chibi Contest X3

Hi there, my fellow groupmates!

We will have a contest!
THEME: SCHOOL TIME

Rules

Should be about School Times!

Should be a CHIBI!

Submit it to the "2013 Contest" Folder!

Don't include characters that aren't yours have your own.

With the maximum of two entries!
Don't put nudity scences in your entry.
Be CREATIVE!
The contest ends at June 29(~Meowgirl07's birthday) :thumb

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)

100 points giveawayHello there! I decided to give away 100 !

Since I haven't had the chance to upload any art recently,I decided to give away something else to you guys ~

1 step: All you need to do is post a comment down below! (This guarantees you one entry number.) This step IS mandatory.

2 step: If you watch me you receive another number and for every fave on one of my deviantations you get more.
EXAMPLE:
Comment=1 entry number
Comment,watch,3 favs= 5 entry numbers

MAX entry numbers=5

REMEMBER: The second step is not obligatory,it just gives you a better chance of winning.
Please leave a comment like the following if you have watched or faved something: "Comment,watch,2 favs" so I can keep track. ^^
I will be choosing the winner via random.org

END DATE: 27 MAY 2013 6 pm GMT+3

***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

SPECIAL FEATURE 05 ... Part A
:iconspreadmoreloveplz: Unfortunately I can't mention all here, but I send all my friends and watchers a lot of hugs :iconspreadmoreloveplz:
... and a special thanks to those who keep up with even the loyalty with my photography ...
Please give all of them your attention,

, comment and watch!

Welcome to My Official DeviantArt Page!Hi, I'm Mark Crilley. I'm the writer and illustrator of a new graphic novel series from Dark Horse Comics, "Brody's Ghost." The first four volumes are now available though your local bookstore or comic shop, or at any number of online stores such as Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
I'm also the writer and illustrator of the MIKI FALLS manga series from HarperCollins. All four books in the series (MIKI FALLS: SPRING, MIKI FALLS: SUMMER, MIKI FALLS: AUTUMN, and MIKI FALLS: WINTER) are now available in bookstores and at online sites such as those run by Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Thanks in advance to anyone who gets them. If you do, please let me know what you think; I'd love to hear from you.
You can find out more about me and my books over at my YouTube channel.
If you can't find any of my books at your local bookstore, please, please, pretty-please ask them to order it!
Thanks so much for stopping by! ^_^
Mark

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.

The Echo chamber dilemmaThe promise of the Internet was that unlimited information and experiences would draw us together. But instead it seems to have driven us apart.
For years I've observed this behavior but haven't been able to vocalize it correctly. Originally I called the behavior of collective opinions as "the hive mentality" of the Internet. But that wasn't exactly right and I often got called out on it. The most prominent example was when I made a comic about a guy disagreeing with opinions and being shouted at till he remained quiet, eventually fading into the background with everyone else. The consensus of that comic was that if you disagree with someone you aren't bullied into not speaking, but instead are free to go someplace else where people who do agree with you exist. And you know what? That wasn't what i was trying to convey, but is sadly true. The Internet is not a hive mind. It's many tiny pocket echo chambers of mutual agreements.
And this is becoming a growing problem, I think, because n

SPECIAL FEATURE 05 ... Part B
:iconspreadmoreloveplz: Unfortunately I can't mention all here, but I send all my friends and watchers a lot of hugs :iconspreadmoreloveplz:
... and a special thanks to those who keep up with even the loyalty with my photography ...
Please give all of them your attention,

, comment and watch!

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by =Ludifico, Nov 9, 2011, 4:34:46 PM
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I haven't replied to your comments or thanked for favs for a few days (sorry), because I've been browsing dA website to learn more about it.

It was an interesting journey, but I've noticed one thing which really caught my interest...

It's that there are many and I mean MANY people, artists, professional or not who complain that when you're an aspiring artist you should take advice from people who KNOW and draw things which are probably not exciting but they'll bring you result in the long run. They complain that young people these days... (most of these artist were under 30 by the way) don't appreciate their help. Meaning - listen to what others tell you is wrong in your drawings (for example) and you'll improve. You need to take advice from teachers... other artists... or even not professionals, because they might notice things you don't see yourself etc. Some aspiring artists don't see the benefits of learning from someone else....

OK. I agree. Wholeheartedly. Really.

But where are these people who'll tell me what is wrong or how to improve it? In my world they simply DON'T exist! I've never in my life attended any art classes, because there were none at my school (primary, secondary). I've never talked with any real art teacher or a real professional artist.

Seriously, I don't know what I am doing but I am trying to do everything basing on my own instincts... which is not the best way to do things, but I simply don't have any other choice.

I know there are many artists who learned on their own, but when I started asking them questions almost all of them admitted that they had met some kind of master of art who gave them some advice and from that point they improved their art.

Sorry for whining, but I feel kinda depressed that I am begging for help and nobody wants to help me... I understand everybody is busy these days, but I need to hear some advice! YOU can help me. Please.

Over and out.

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~Gothicamew Nov 10, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Go to the forums, babes. Anything that says "I will rate" or "Please post your newest" is a chance to let someone see your work, and possibly critique it. Another way is to submit to groups, especially "elitist" groups. I've never gotten in to them, but I'm getting closer every time I try because I ask for critiques and I save them on my computer to use as a checklist for the next piece I create.

If you're still not having any luck, then try asking around.

~bluefootednewt Nov 10, 2011 Student General Artist

=Ludifico Nov 10, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

thank you

~bluefootednewt Nov 10, 2011 Student General Artist

You're welcome, dear.

*dierat-stock Nov 10, 2011

There are a few groups around that deal with constructive critique. A lot of them are inactive but some of them are still around, like

and

. You can search in the Groups area for more [link] Also, I would suggest joining conceptart.org and starting a sketchbook thread there. They're much more focused on critique and improving one's art, whereas DA is more of a social and marketing tool for artists.

*LeonieZurakowsky Nov 9, 2011 Digital Artist

Hi Joe, There are tons of things on the net about art theories. I'm mostly self-taught as well but I do a lot of reading and looking at other artists stuff.

I just did an article on art resources - it's not quite finished but how about I send it to you in a note and see if that's the sort of thing you're interested in? And of course I'd appreciate your feedback!

=Ludifico Nov 12, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

hi, I am Ludi not Joe

Your art is really cool! I feel honored that you shared with me the article, I'm reading it and I think it's really well done.

THANK YOU so much!

You're great!

*LeonieZurakowsky Nov 12, 2011 Digital Artist

THANKS! - please see the note I sent you!

~Ann-McLaren Nov 9, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

I am completely self taught. it really isn't a bad way to learn. Check out your local library and read everything they have on art. That's how I started. Ask questions of anyone you think might help. Most of all believe in yourself.

=Ludifico Nov 10, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

thank you

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