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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.

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

100 point giveaway!Because I can. c:

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)

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

***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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Yes, it's about my YouTube account... [link]
I'm trying to make different kinds of videos for it, but seems me I fail miserably on all of them...
My account has 11 videos at the moment, and no one of them has more than 100 views, an easy achievement nowadays
I just have 13 subscribers, and all of them are friends that subscribed more for friendship, because incredibly few videos has comments, and exactly because i send them the link to watch it, not by free will (when you looks for and finds a video through the site search)
I already tried to change the target-audience for brazilian people, but nothing changed...

I'M FEELING THAT I'M MAKING EFFORTS FOR NOTHING!!

I don't like to talk about my personal problems, but i suffer a very low self-steem, i'm even going to a psychologist once per week for treatment...
I'm thinking seriously about shut down my Youtube account and never more try to make anything there, just lurking and commenting on friends accounts...

What should i make to save my account?

(UPDATE) Thank you, now I'm feeling even worser because somebody is posting things about one of my characters, thank you again for making me feel even worse...

PORTUGUÊS

Sim, é sobre minha conta do Youtube... [link]
Estou tentando fazer diferentes tipos de vídeos para elas, mas parece que falho miseravelmente em todos...
Minha conta tem 11 vídeos até agora, e nenhum deles tem mais do que 100 visualizações, coisa fácil de alcançar hoje em dia
Só tenho 13 inscritos, e todos são amigos que me adicionaram quase mais por amizade, porque incrivelmente poucos vídeos tem comentários, e exatamente porque mandei o link para que pudessem ver, não foi por vontade própria (quando você procura e acha um vídeo pela busca do YouTube)
Já tentei mudar o público alvo para brasileiros, mas não mudou nada...

ME SINTO COMO SE ESTIVESSE ME ESFORÇANDO PRA NADA!!

Não gosto de falar dos meus problemas pessoais, mas sofro de auto-estima muito baixa, inclusive vou ao psicólogo uma vez por semana pra me tratar...
Estou pensando seriamente em encerrar minha conta do Youtube e nunca mais tentar fazer mais nada para lá, só perambulando e comentando vídeos de amigos...

O que devo fazer para salvar minha conta?

(UPDATE) Obrigado, estou me sentindo ainda pior porque alguém está postando coisas ruins sobre um dos meus personagens, obrigado de novo por me fazer sentir ainda pior...

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=JoshuaTheCartoonist Feb 1, 2013 Professional General Artist

You can't shut down your channel now, I just find all your videos interesting.

=TheSharkGuy Feb 1, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thank you

Don't worry, possibly i'll not shut it down, it was mainly some work stress xD

=JoshuaTheCartoonist Feb 1, 2013 Professional General Artist

Just stay strong my friend.

=TheSharkGuy Feb 1, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

~Zoda-Z Jan 31, 2013 Digital Artist

I've come to accept that nobody cares about what I post anywhere. So, I guess be happy that at least you have active followers on here? You can't be popular everywhere.

=TheSharkGuy Jan 31, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

That's the problem, i don't have active followers there too
I'm trying to don't care about it, but something on my mind keeps forcing me to care about it, making me some depressive

~Zoda-Z Jan 31, 2013 Digital Artist

Be happy that at least you have active followers on here? You can't be popular everywhere.

=TheSharkGuy Jan 31, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I know, but I don't wanna be so popular as gamer youtubers, i just wanna be 'known', doing something not so rare there, to showcase some of my work

~Zoda-Z Jan 31, 2013 Digital Artist

As I said, I know the feeling. Almost nobody pays attention to or cares about anything I do on DeviantART, even when I work very hard on said things. Nobody even bothers to point out the flaws or say why they don't like it. Sure, it bothers me deeply, but what else can I do?

So, my point is, you can either focus on what you do have, or constantly worry about things outside of your control. As far as YouTube goes, if it causes you too many worries, maybe it would be a good idea to either close the account completely or make all videos link only and share them through here, that way you don't have to worry about popularity.

=TheSharkGuy Jan 31, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Almost nobody? Many known artists comment on your pictures rather than on my ones, just mostly commented by 'not so famous' artists or lurkers
I already told you, if nobody points out problems on the pictures, it's because it's already fine enough to be accepted

But i also don't got it on Youtube, nobody posts about flaws on my videos, like "try to make some voiceover on the videos", "try to play more interesting games" and such

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