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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

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

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

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 NOT tolerate people who lie about faves and watches in the comments! They won't be given any entr

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)

Design Contest WIN 4000 POINTS, 20$ AND MORE!I've wanted to hold a design contest for a long time now, and finally I've gathered enough points to do it

Go here to browse entries: http://taravia.deviantart.com/favourites/55430170
What I'm looking for:
Everything! Wolves, foxes, fennec foxes, ferrets, servals, bobcats, tigers, other big cats, small cats, deers, dragons, gryphons, dogs, birds, hybrids, original species.. bring it!
I'm leaving the details to your imagination, but here are some things I really like:
-White base color with black and red markings<33 (mostly on canines)
-Cute and fluffy things! No need to go all big eyes and oversized heads, but animals with fur. Creepy and slimy things just aren't my thing.. Still don't be afraid to make something dark/evil
-Anything tribal
-Native american stuff
-Feathers!
-Tawny, golden, brown, white, red, blue, cyan, gray, black (well, not all combined)
-I like more natural base colors, but with smaller markings in unnatural colors like blue or red
-Long tails, big/long

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 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!

***Updated*** Mini 500 Point Giveaway!This giveaway is over. Winners announced soon.
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

:icontimekiller357:
2nd - 100

:iconRobertpferd:
3rd - 50

:iconpaintedfeline:
4th - 50

:iconshuroi:
5th - 50

:iconnadeshikofan:
6th - 50

:iconiluvshinyeevee030:

oints:

oints::points::p

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

Callibrate your Wacom tutorialHad you finally made the transition from intuos 3 to intuos 4?, or Are you rich to change into an intuos 5? Had you made the transition from a first generation cintiq to the new ones?. More levels of pressure will mean more quality to the paintings, am i right?.
Did you thought that by default the pen will it be like using butter on bread?, you try it for the first time and you love all of it, you said i have sooooooo much control on my strokes im having a blast. Then only to realize you only have total control of the brush but when you are moving it really slow?. But when you do quick strokes the pressure drops a lot of paint making you redraw tons of stuff?
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Have you ever open the customize option in wacom settings, only to feel dumb and no

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coloring is the bane of my existance.

by ~intoyourheart, Nov 1, 2011, 11:09:44 PM
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I finished up my piece for the Zutara calendar, but as usual I came across the same difficulties/frustrations that come with all my digital work: coloring.

It's really irritating. I look up tutorials, I do exercises, I try everything I can to improve my coloring but it always looks half assed and half hearted. It's frustrating because I put in hours and hours and hours into coloring, but the results always look as though I sloppily painted the piece in thirty minutes or so. I'm trying really hard, honestly, but I feel like that doesn't show through-- and that's what bugs me the most. I hate not showing progress or improvement in my work.

Good thing I chose to be a graphic designer instead of a professional illustrator :U That would've ended horribly...

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~ShimmerStar Nov 11, 2011 Digital Artist

Im not sure how your process is, but I improved a LOT when I started coloring dark to light (pulling features out of the shadows instead of adding shadows to the base color).

~zutaraxmylove Nov 2, 2011 Student Digital Artist

as long as the drawing is detailed or well-drawn, color is jus frosting on the cake

~intoyourheart Nov 2, 2011

Very true. I feel like coloring makes my art look worse, but then I feel bad that I don't color it and worry that it seems half-hearted.

~zutaraxmylove Nov 2, 2011 Student Digital Artist

guess u need to pick and choose concepts. if color intimidates u, then go wit black&white shading.
but in terms of ur drawings, i see they get a lot of view regardless

~syppah Nov 2, 2011 Professional Artisan Crafter

I have a similar problem with digital coloring. It takes FOREVER and I dunno what I'm doing wrong D: Maybe I'll figure it out someday..

~intoyourheart Nov 2, 2011

I know right? And it was especially nightmare-ish in the comic class. How's your capstone going?

~syppah Nov 2, 2011 Professional Artisan Crafter

Yeah, I got pretty lazy on a few of my pages where I just had to get them done instead of getting them done like I wanted. There's gotta be some sorta secret to digital coloring that no one's telling me.. at least that's how it feels when I look around deviantArt too much.

The capstone is going alright, really wish I had more time to work on it, but Bruce is pretty understanding so I'm not worried about my grade on it at least. It's hard to keep a balance between people wanting me to crochet stuff for them 24/7 and still having time for other art. Crocheting pretty much always wins my attention, haha. How's being free from school treatin' ya?

~intoyourheart Nov 9, 2011

I tried to teach myself how to crochet because I found a Snorlax pattern that was super cute, but alas it is too difficult for me to grasp! One day...

I hope you upload the rest of your capstone when you're done! The cover looks really good.

And freedom is sweet. I pretty much did nothing during the summer except take a class at a portfolio/ad school that just opened here, and I found an internship at an ad agency sometime at the beginning of August. They ended up hiring me a few weeks in, so that's basically where I am now! It's nice to actually focus all your time on something you enjoy doing.

Do you know what your plans are after you graduate?

~syppah Nov 10, 2011 Professional Artisan Crafter

Crochet is pretty easy once you figure it out. But starting off, especially with no one to show you how to do it, is pretty hard. If I'd known you wanted to learn to crochet I would have taught you what you need to know for plushies!

I'm actually going to teach a continuing education crochet class at UTA in the spring, so that's pretty cool.

I'll for sure put more up when I get the chance! There's no way I'll actually finish the comic by the end of the semester, but I'll finish it eventually...

That sounds pretty awesome! Glad things are going well for you and you're enjoying your work

Are you still planning on graduate school anytime soon though?

I don't really know for sure what I'm going to do, but I've been leaning pretty heavily towards SCAD for illustration. I wouldn't be going until Fall '12 at the earliest, but more likely I think would be Spring '13. That is, assuming I could get accepted... I'm sure you'll know exactly what I mean when I say I'm really just looking to get the strong foundation I didn't get with ATEC. I think being at UTD has sort of killed my drive to draw all the time and stuff like that, so it'd be good to get in an environment like SCAD and really buckle down and get some drawin' skillz. If Cartoon Network would hire me someday, that would be the best D; Or illustrating children's books, or even doing comics or storyboards. Haha, that's gonna be a problem actually. SCAD wants you to have some super focused plan on exactly what you want to do, but I'm good with doing just about anything. Which is why I think I'll go with illustration instead of their sequential art or animation majors, as long as I've got strong illustrations I think it could translate to a whole bunch of different jobs.

D: I think I wrote too much, haha. This is way too long of a comment.

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