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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.
:star:Theme:star:
Draw my Dragon and Kirin OC in any scenery
Reference:

Reference sheet : http://sta.sh/013xi9fy914i   http://sta.sh/0xa6rmqfzk1  
:star:Allowed Media & Style:star:
:star: Media : Digital art and traditional art (must be coloured) ONLY.
:star: 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! :heart:
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
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:points: .
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! (EDIT)
Okay enough of joining giveaways.....it's time to host one! :dance:
Remember the big surprise I was talking about in the previous journal? Well here it is! My BIGGEST giveaway yet! :) Total prizes reach 1000 :points:!!!! :wow:
1st PLACE: 400 :points:
2nd PLACE: 200 :points:
3rd PLACE: 100 :points:
SIX more winners will be chosen who EACH will receive 50 :points:!!!!!
I will be so broke after this...
:police: But of course there are always the rules......
:bulletgreen: Please please please fave the journal!
:bulletred: 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 :points:
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):
- :+fav: 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
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)
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:
:bulletred: To enter, fave this journal and comment below that you've faved it. Then I will give you a number.
:bulletred: You don't need to watch me to enter. But please keep in mind that the giveaway ends sooner when
there are more watchers.
:bulletred: Your account must be at least 2 months old.
:bulletred: 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.
***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:points:
2nd - 100:points:
3rd - 50:points:
4th - 50:points:
5th - 50:points:
6th - 50:points:
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BONUS POINTS???
If y
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. :la:
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. :D
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!
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                                            Be CREATIVE!
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Explanation for that poll I posted


This poll to be exact.
So ... where to begin.

I've been studying English-Spanish linguistics for a while now but sometimes I wonder "what if I went to an art school".
Though I'd love to go, it terrifies me since I feel like I wouldn't measure up to the talented artists already there.

Plus, I have no idea where I want to go with my art. Illustrations? Digital painting? Concept art?
I seem to flip-flop all the time and I can't even seem to settle on a distinct style that makes my art recognizably mine. One day I want to be able to draw like Mucha, the next day I'm moping over the fact I can't draw like `loish and the day after I want to be able to draw like `Hellobaby.
So ... yes: much flip-flopping.

And I feel like it shows in my art. I want to be able to work away from the anime-ish art I make at the moment, yet whenever I try I end up drawing in the exact same style again: not quite anime, far from realism.

And pixeling is nice, don't get me wrong. But I also feel like i'm stuck on a small canvas and just ... can't do large canvasses. I've tried, I've failed.
Maybe I'm too afraid of trying and consequentially failing. I don't know.

But I just feel like I'm stuck with art at the moment and I just can't seem to figure out where I want to go with my style and technique.

:hmm:




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Exams start in a week and I still feel like I'm not fully prepared for my European literature even though I've been cramming 24/7.
Bleh. The good thing is I only have to take three exams this semester and that I feel fairly prepared for Spanish and general linguistics.
I just wish this paranoid feeling of "What if I don't succeed" would go away. :shakefist:

But: as long as I have chocolate, coffee and music all should be well.
I hope.
I should just avoid becoming a little ball of nerves and I should be fine.


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She's also selling her iPhone 4 and Macbook Pro.
She has to raise $3,000 for a property tax bill for her house, so please help her out and spread the word? :noes:


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~BridgeToNeverland Jan 12, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
probleem da ik ook al een HEEL tijdje heb...kwil gewoon vanalles proberen :/ waardoor ik eiglijk ni vooruit graak :s
Nu zit ik in een soort 'schilder' fase, hoewel concept art er ook fantastisch uitziet ma das boven mijn petje jammergenoeg
ma ik moe wel zeggen da ik in uw tekeningen wel een stijl vind da van jou is dus je bent wel al goed op de weg.
Denk dat het vooral is om veel te experimenteren met veel mediums en zien waar jij jezelf het best in voelt

goh en ik weet ook nog van mezelf 2 jaar terug toen ik mocht kiezen wat ik verder ging doen...ik zat ook constant te denken om naar een kunstschool te gaan. Alleen zit het groot probleem dat je HEEL goed moet zijn om daar echt een carriere voor te hebben.

Nu doe ik ook iets waar je creatief (industrieel ontwerpen) moet in zijn, maar meer en meer heb ik het gevoel dat het niet echt iets voor mij is. Ook vooral omdat een belangrlijke eigenschap is da je zeker in jezelf moet zijn wat ik totaal niet ben :s LOL ochja..

Wat ik zou doen is iets helemaal anders doen wat je nu mee bezig zijt...vb eens iets te schilderen of tekenen dat totaal niet je genre is (neem een landschap)...mss verbreedt dit je horizon en vind je iets wat totaal bij je past :)
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`Hardrockangel Jan 12, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Persoonlijk voel'k mij het meeste op mijn gemakt met potlood of aquarel, maar de scanner verknoeit gewoon de hele tekening.
Daarom ben'k nu wat meer aan het werken aan mijn digitale tekeningen, maar dat is gewoon niet hetzelfde als echt met je handen in de verf bezig zijn.

Alleen zit het groot probleem dat je HEEL goed moet zijn om daar echt een carriere voor te hebben.
Dat is echt de grote schrik die ik heb als ik dan toch zou beslissen naar een kunstschool te gaan (wat op zich al vrij onmogelijk is met mijn ouders). Wat als ik dan bij de slechtste van de klas hoor? Dat is dan ook niet bepaald motiverend...

En dat ga ik zeker proberen, ik moet echt gevarieerder leren werken.
Het probleem is gewoon doorzetten in plaats van te piekeren en doem te denken. OTL"
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~BridgeToNeverland Jan 18, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
jaa, denk dat dit wel het probleem is met alle artiesten die traditioneel werken, versta ik :/
maar laat je hiervoor wel niet afremmen om iets traditioneel te doen.

Ja zo zat ik ook te denken :/
Kzou zelf ook ni mogen, al vind mijn ouders het wel ok om zo extra lessen te doen in een kunstacademie. Ik overweegde het bijna om te doen, maar ik had schrik dat ik het niet zou kunnen combineren met school want twas 8u/week (waar ik gelijk in had want kval nu praktisch om vh werk dak heb + examens:noes: )

heh, heb hetzelfde probleem eiglijk...ik moet eiglijk zelf ook gevarieerder leren werken. De planning zit allemaal wel in mijn hoofd, maar wnr ik het wel degelijk ga doen...
Ik moet meer leren stoppen met denken wat het eindresultaat gaat zijn en hoe goed het moet zijn en in plaats daarvan gwn experimenteren. Kzou al veel verder zijn geraakt :p
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`Hardrockangel Jan 19, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Ikw erk nog wel traditioneel, daar niet van.
Ik upload het gewoon niet omdat ik geen zin heb om uren te zitten knoeien met de settings.

Ik moet meer leren stoppen met denken wat het eindresultaat gaat zijn en hoe goed het moet zijn en in plaats daarvan gwn experimenteren. Kzou al veel verder zijn geraakt

Dat herken'k.
Ik heb nu al meer dan 5 maand een canvas op mijn kamer liggen, maar ik durf er niks opzetten uit schrik dat'k het misschien verpest. OTL"
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^3wyl Jan 12, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Linguistics is interesting. I've been wondering about that recently, actually. :nod:

Art is pretty broad...

You've got to find something and then just stick with it? =/

Though who knows...

Set yourself a project, or challenge, or a deadline or something. :la:

Perhaps you could have a bit of a go with anything/everything you can? O.o
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`Hardrockangel Jan 12, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Linguistics is interesting, I won't argue that.
I'm just a person who loves to think in "what if", even if that's a destructive thing to do. OTL"

I'm just not a good decision-maker. I'm a flip-flopper. :grump:
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^3wyl Jan 13, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Yeah, me too. :(

Oh...

Dude, just go with flip-flop.

But elongate it so that it looks like you've made a decision. :nod:
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`Hardrockangel Jan 13, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Sounds like a plan! :giggle:
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=JupiterLily Jan 10, 2012
I don't know, I can always recognize your art. So doesn't that mean it's a style you have? Pixels or drawings, if I see it I go Oh! That was probably done by Astrid! ouo

I know how you feel though, I wanted to go to art school for photography. I didn't go though because I couldn't afford it and it's hard to live off photography unless you are really really good. And I had people saying my photos were nice but not good enough quality and that depressed me for a long time because it was true. But I don't really let myself be bothered about it anymore. So what if there are artists much better than me and I can never compare? I enjoy what I do and that's enough for me. C:

Maybe you can finish your current schooling so you have a backup and then try art school?
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`Hardrockangel Jan 11, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Ah, maybe it's just harder to see for me? OTL"

And ouch, that must have sucked! D:
I do enjoy what I do, which s why I would potentially love to make my job out ot it.
And that's what I'm currently doing, though if I don't get through this exam-period I might have to re-orientate to another course.

And the fact that one of the exams is scaring me beyond normal isn't exactly giving me much hope.
But, since I can't look into the future I just have to give it my all and do what I can.
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