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I'm bored :c...*50 point giveaway!* (CLOSED)*EDIT* GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED
Winner will be announced tomorow..... I wanna keep you all waiting cuz I'm evil like that c:

Contest Time!
It's time for my contest!
I hope you guys are excited. I've been planning this contest for months now.
If you would like to see existing contest entries, click here! ---> http://kittenhime.deviantart.com/favourites/55354821
✿Theme✿
Draw my persona Kitty!

✿What I'll Be Looking For✿
This contest will not be judged much by the quality but more by the creativity.
I would like to see what you all come up with!
✿What Mediums Are Allowed✿
♥Digital Art
♥Traditional Art
♥Pixel Art
✿What Is Not Allowed✿
♥Other OC's or Characters
♥ Gender bending
♥Creating her in another form other than Kemonomimi
✿Rules✿
♥The contest will e

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

DESIGN A CHARACTER CONTEST 2013!hello friends family pets and everyone else who lives under the sea,
im doing a DESIGN CONTEST WAHOO LETS PARTY
alright well, here are the rules, includes what this is about and etc. etc.
Rules

.......... The design MUST HAVE ONLY 2 COLORS; BLACK AND WHITE

.......... you may use bases, but it is STRONGLY discouraged.

.......... I will be the only judge; I will be judging on WHAT I SIMPLY LIKE BEST. so read 'likes' to see some ideas of what I would like to see in an entry!

.......... I may use the design/character as my own BUT, I will (obviously) give you credit<3

.......... YOU CAN ENTER AS MANY TIMES AS YOU LIKE!!!

.......... You can create an origonal species or use a real animal (such as a fox) for the design

.......... please make it origonal as you can! it can be of an already exsisting species, just that I dont

[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

Premium and Point Giveaway!The Giveaway
I will be giving away a one month, three month, twelve month, and two-thousand points!
Just fav this journal and you can win!
Rules
You must favorite this journal
No point or plz accounts
Accounts must have at least one month seniority
Do not enter more than once
How can I get entered more?
Favorite this journal to get entered
Write a journal about this giveaway and include this thumb:
:thumb371701888:
{Please comment if you do}
Donate to the giveaway. Every ten points equals one entry
How will I be picking the winners?
I will be using a generator to randomly pick a name.
Journals Written:
~xHeartOfaPhoenix http://xheartofaphoenix.deviantart.com/journal/Advertisements-POints-premi-giveaway-365417158
~Snowy-Heart http://snowy-heart.deviantart.com/journal/Giveaway-D-371114455
~Abystoma http://abystoma.deviantart.com/journal/3000-and-100-points-giveaway-371793132
~minieverfeel http://minieverfeel.deviantart.com/

Bronies go nuts, and Nintendo Sucks?Equestria Girls
The trailer to "Equestria Girls" (the humanized MLP spinoff film) finally was released today. Aaaannnd everyone's freaking out. Again.
You know, it actually looks pretty decent. Bronies... please understand: I know you're a major unexpected demographic for the show. I know you enjoy seeing shout-out's become canon within the show, and appreciate how the creators do little things here and there for you. But... the show isn't made for you. This is not Cartoon Network and the target demographic isn't 25 year olds in college. You're a nice addition to the target demographic of little girls, but you are not the driving force behind MLP.
I don't want this to sound mean, but it needs to be said. This is where it becomes very important to understand the fine line between being a fan of the show and thinking that because you've invested so much energy into the show that you're entitled to things.
I'm sure the movie won't be as bad as everyone makes it out to be. It honest

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)

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

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)

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.

|1000 POINT GIVEAWAY |WIN ADOPTS | EDITEDIT: NOW YOU CAN WIN MORE POINTS! IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU UPDATE THE JOURNAL ENTRY YOU MADE ABOUT THIS GIVEAWAY!
Ends at 31st May 2013!
Yes.
I have points left and I want to start from 0

again c: (don't ask,I like to do this xD)
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|What you HAVE to do:
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4a.To increase you chances to win,pick 3 of my deviations you like and feature me! (optional)
(This increases your chances to win 5 times!)
I will make small pieces of paper with your name on it and throw them into bowl.
When you feature me,your name will be thrown 5 times into this bowl c:
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#1st place win

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)
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Calling all artists/collectors to answer this

by ~JonRiggle, Dec 15, 2011, 12:53:57 PM
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Watching: time go by
Playing: no, I'm serious
Eating: nadda
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Hey All-

Alright, so I've had this HUGE stack of Sketch Cover Variant Comics and from time to time I have posted that they are for commission, however I am really interested in getting some info. For some artists, I have in fact asked how they are able to create such wonderful work, color or black and white. I need to constantly remind myself that my style isn't the same as theirs. I would like to put forth a range for one to choose from... pencil, ink or color. However it's that last option that I continually have a problem with. I know many artists will scan and doctor their cover work in photoshop or painter, however, I'm sure there are many that don't, and their work is SO beautiful.

Examples that I've found in the DA community (and this will probably backfire on me, but it's good publicity for the artists I follow too)

My all time

Color Cover is by

a couple more of his

Another great color cover by

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Now, we finally get to the good pencil covers from

a couple more of his

One pencil by

And inks by

So I guess for artists... the questions are abundant. Copics are used. Watercolor by chance? I know gouache has been used on a rare few. Do you ink after you color? Easy to erase pencils, if you're using 2H 2B F or HB? Do you put like a piece of copy paper or something between the cover and interior pages while creating your sketch/sending it to someone?

Collectors - Which do you prefer? Why do you like one over the other ( pencils instead of inks. colors instead of pencil...) I've seen some outrageous prices for a cover to be done by certain artists. I can't say I'd be doing triple digits for pencil or ink (guess it depends on how much detail) but some people are getting that much... insane.

I'd really like to start selling these next year. I never intended on keeping them for myself lol. Well, except maybe one.

Anyways, please fill me in via comments on some of these answers, if you'd be so kind. If you have friends that have worked on these covers, or friends that have collected, I'd like to hear their feedback as well.

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=Csyeung Dec 15, 2011 Professional Traditional Artist

Thanks for showcasing my work Jon heh. I start out with a light pencil, 2H, then when everything is figured out, i move onto H and then HB. I wouldn't try watercolors on these though as I have a good feeling they will warp ( i did do a few highlights, minimal watercolor on one at a con and it was fine though). Hardest thing about the covers is trying to keep the comic still in pristine condition, ie, no creasing, dinging the corners as I know that is important for the collectors. It is still a comic book. The guy that I worked with made makeshift bag/board covers that had the front cut out. Only problem with that is that I couldn't draw to the edges so I took it out, which was fine by the collector, but had to be careful not to ding the corners. He ended up CGCing them after. Also pick good covers with good front cover stock. The Avengers ones I had, even slight has the A in light grey which runs diagonal across the front. You can see the color shift if you look closely at the pencils. Not much you can do to cover those. Hope that helps. The more recent sketchcovers are pretty good though, no more gloss.

~JonRiggle Dec 15, 2011 General Artist

Thanks Craig! That process was what I was hoping to hear about from you pros. That's what I'd like to do. I've done one wolverine cover but I used col erase and didn't do much of anything for shading or added color. Which, anyone that looks at my work, knows I don't do a ton of awesome detail like you, or

There are times I break that and have fun with my pencil work. I love the energy that I can get from pencil work. It becomes too sterile for me when I ink and loses that luster that you would see in the earlier stage.

Thank you for the important tips too. I have covers going back to the Secret Invasion, waiting to be worked on. I stopped buying them a few months back though. I may consider buying a few others this weekend, if I see a title that strikes my fancy.

I noticed that 'A' in the background and thought "Well, it's not the best idea in the world on the sketch cover, but it beats that awful watermark TOPPS had on ESB sketch cards and what not lol.

Thanks again for chiming in on this, bro! You are da best!

~scottzirkel Dec 15, 2011 Professional Traditional Artist

Great question! I've typically used my standard sketch card tools: Prisma and Copics with a standard liner pen. For me it's always a challenge not to smudge the crud out of them. I haven't done a lot, but the first few I did were back on the really slick stock, which was just horrible. The matte stock is much better. I have a small stack I need to just experiment with and see what works best. Pencil might be good, if it holds well.

To be honest, I'm looking forward to hearing the answers as it's a question I've often wondered myself.

~JonRiggle Dec 15, 2011 General Artist

Thanks Scott! Those Glossy covers are friggin murder! I have a number of those. I had been curious if erasing the heck out of the cover MIGHT take away some of that gloss, like the residue from the Marvel Masterpiece 3 cards, then work on em. Sadly, I was an idiot and no such luck lol.

I love doing pencils or inks on covers like this. Color, as fun as it is, CAN ruin a piece if you're not confident enough in your abilities. Which, with something like this, I'm insecure as hell lol.

I've asked this question a few times and rarely received an answer. The people that I showed artwork from, are the ones that gave me some insight. However, I'm still wanting to know more. Heck, I'd like to find a youtube vid or something on livestream or ustream of a fellow artist cranking out these covers. I hope we receive more answers as well, man!

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