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

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

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.

100 point giveaway!Because I can. c:

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)

***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!

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.

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

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!

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

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Rules Updated and What IS NOT a Photomanipulation

by ~jezebe11e, Aug 9, 2010, 9:42:37 AM
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Our rules are simple and listed on the opposite side of this page in several languages. However, lately with the MASS of submissions we get, we've discovered a need to refine those rules a little.

Effective immediately,

Any stock photos or textures must be linked to the source stock image (not just the provider) WE must be able to verify the stock as legitimate.

Any stock photos or textures must be from a legitimate stock provider. DeviantArt stock providers are preferred, but sites like istockphoto, shutter stock, sxc.hu (Stock.xchng) are perfectly acceptable. Sites like Photobucket, and Google images are not. If the stock images were created by you - please credit as such.

What IS NOT a photomanipulation?

This question has plagued us since the beginning of this group. What is or is not a photomanipulation?
We, the Manipulators team, have discussed it and discussed it and finally came to a simple definition.
In order for US to consider an image a photomanipulation, it must combine multiple photographic elements OR create an entirely new image.

That is to say, taking a single stock photograph, throwing it through about 4 Photoshop filters and slapping a texture on it does not make it a photomanipulation by our standards. Also, taking a single stock photograph and recolouring it does not make it a photomanipulation by our standards. And last but not least, taking a single stock image and slathering it with brushes does not make it a photomanipulation by our standards.

Thank you all for understanding our need to update our rules of submission!

Keep manipulating!

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~Venthor78 Sep 22, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

like this!!

!Nakatoni Aug 10, 2010

True, true, what is manip and what is not but linking directly to all images used... Well, it takes time to find photos online again, some are being deleted, many things can happen. I credit providers and if my own resources used I just say "+ my own resources". Is it really needed to reveal everything? Isn't it about art mainly, not about "what did you use, how did you paint, how did you blah, blah"? I doubt I would like to waste time for searching for direct links, I prefer to make art instead.

^Aeirmid Aug 9, 2010 Digital Artist

I think this is awesome, and I may refer some others over here to get educated. Thank you so much!

*igreeny Aug 9, 2010

I dont get it . Please explain me this becouse i am about to sign off . You see in my opinion 2 photos marged toguhter with 5 filters on them to blend in well dont have more right to be called photomanipulation then something made from 1 photo. For example is this my last deviation photomanipulation in your book ? If its not what it is then ? [link] .. (its also weiting in submissons

) and is my other deviation [link] before "weiting" photomanipulation becosue in background i added city ?

~LordIlpilazzo Aug 9, 2010 Professional General Artist

We would not consider this a manipulation [link] We would consider it a photo-edit. Primarily because the original image has not changed at all. There are obvious enhancements, and the brushes create a wonderful accent - but nothing NEW was created. And so - we would call this an edit of a photo, and not a manipulated photo

*igreeny Aug 9, 2010

you know you just linked to my account not image , right?
I am sorry but i just love how in all this defining what is and what is not photomanipulation you actaul ride over wich method sux and wich dont in creating image.
You see it is funny thing how you dont consider that evrything beside main model was changed on this linked image and how you say orginal image is not change at all. Dont you see evrythign around was changed ? Just how it is that when someone put model on sky and add wings as effect or put girl on photo of ruins it is not photo edit but photmanipulation and creation of new image. I will just guess that adding part of difrent photo like wings make it more manipulation and creating somethign NEW then using brushes , am i right ?

BTW. NOTHING NEW WAS CREATED ??? Whole Background was created by me , i have add depth to this image didnt i !

~LordIlpilazzo Aug 9, 2010 Professional General Artist

Look - there is no need to take this so personally. Every group needs to have guidelines on their acceptance - especially a group like ours that receive hundreds of submissions a week. We can choose to accept everything and flood the inboxes of our members and watchers - or we can choose to set limits on what we accept. Despite how much this decision has seemed to affect you - believe it not - it's not ABOUT you. This is simply about the standards that we, as a group have set. If these terms are not acceptable to you - I am sincerely sorry. But we are not going to change those rules to make you happy, or to conform to what your personal interpretation of a manipulation is. You have the right, and the ability to start a group here, and when you do - you can set the terms of what a manipulation is - and we will all have to respect those terms if we wish to submit our work to you - even if we don't agree.

I hope you can understand and respect the decisions we have made as a group, but if you cannot - I cannot help you. But I would encourage you to take a step back, and ask yourself "Is this really worth getting all worked up over?" This is a gallery group on DeviantArt. This is not a life changer for you. Chill out. Save that energy for something important.

Peace, my friend

*igreeny Aug 9, 2010

I know when my stuff is edit and when manip , i dont need you to teach me this or anyone else . Set limits set standards all whatever you want ... i am totaly not about that but about form you choose to spell it out. Dont treat me like egomaniac and dont try to show me as one i know ruls aint about me and i dont take ruls personaly.
What i take personaly is your line about my work "nothing NEW was created" and not answer any what i have talk to you in earlier post , but i dont care about it anyomre. I just dont care about your ansewer or any of those.

" You have the right, and the ability to start a group here, and when you do - you can set the terms of what a manipulation is... " you see i can set what my theoretical submisson limits and restriciton would be and what not . I can not redefine what photomanipulation is . I can do it personaly like you do but it wont make it manipulation definition .
Maybe i wouldnt be anoyed so much but reading all that " hay we have so many submisions we have to lower this number becosue its just 3 mods here and look Manipulation is NOT this made in that or other way ..from now on ... " GOT IT ? Just becosue you are mod it dont make you god .
Sure sure , i am out of this place but not becosue of ruls but becouse of you and no i wont create new group .

yes this all is wate of time not worht of my time. Becosue its just DA group run by someone ... i dont really know who sorry.

~LordIlpilazzo Aug 10, 2010 Professional General Artist

You know - they make decaf now that is just as tasty as the real stuff

*igreeny Aug 10, 2010

aha
very smart and mature

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