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I'm bored :c...*50 point giveaway!* (WINNER!)*EDIT* WINNER ANNOUNCED!!

Congrats to :iconBellaK123:!!!
There will be another BIG point/art giveaway soon!! So don't be sad if you didn't win c:
There will also be a June giveaway too!
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I am very bored! D:
And since I am feeling bored and nice, I decided to do a tiny point giveaway.
All you have to do is:

Fave this journal (it will be your number)

Watch me IF you like my art~ ;v;
Well....that's about it!
Winner will be chosen using Random.org
Deadline: 5/19/13
If you take a look/join my contest, I will love you forever

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.
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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.
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[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.
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:iconxHeartOfaPhoenix: :iconSnowy-Heart: :iconAbystoma: :iconminieverfeel: :icondarkdeath6136: :iconMarshfeilds-stock: :iconGokuDrawingCentral: :iconluvnuage: :iconcoolhorse1: :iconGrace3333: :iconour-cosmic-love: :iconBunnymee: :iconIlmexxx: :iconRoroam: :iconFeebas-Hunter: :iconxScarletstripesx: :iconClovis-cutestkitten: :iconKrimzonNights

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

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)

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)

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)
So.. good

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.

NEW CHARACTER SONGS!!Hetalia has released new character songs!!!
First off, to sort of be the new "Theme Song", they've made Mawaru Chikyuu Rondo:
Italy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUUoKYUGuPU
Romano:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=437JSOpVf2o
Japan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y5lUEVIN9c
Then, the actual character songs:
Germany (Vorwärts Marsch! / Ich Liebe)/England (My Friend / Let's Enjoy Today!) Character Song Previews:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMdOa1FkORw&feature

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Let's Look Behind The Rainbow - Italy's Character Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8YWYVSFTE0&feature

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Nah, It Will Settle Itself Somehow - Romano's Character Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd07KO_QGzQ&feature

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May You Smile Today - Japan's Character Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR6qbyUDilk&feature

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Dream Journey - Japan's Character Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

pYVmoNMT2k&feature

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Those are all the ones I have found so far! I

I know I am a bit late but...YOU GUYS
Thank all of you for your presents and sweet words and llamas and points and cakes and basically EVERYTHING!

I am sorry I am not able to reply and thank every single one of you, but it really means a lot to me.
Haha, it feels so weird having this 19 near my name though

viria's turning into a big baby, and viria wouldn't be the same big baby without all of you<3 So thank you once more!

Advice and TutorialsSo this First Advice and Tutorial Journal will be on General Anatomy and Such. The second will be up to you so please comment below in what you think the next Advice and Tutorial Journal should be on.
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What I personally find the hardest to draw is feet and hands. I found that with a lot of practice and a lot of frustrating mistakes my feet and hands actually look at the very least almost the way i want them to be.
Now my favorite Style of drawing is Anime or sometimes semi-realism, and i find that by doing studies of the more traditional style realism actually helps improve my anime pictures greatly. For instance i would practice drawing my hands and feet in different positions holding different things and from different angles. I also find it extremely helpful while i'm drawing and i'm having a particularly hard time drawing a hand or a foot in a certain position i will stop for a

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A question about Ian

by ~ArchieSonicLulz, Oct 12, 2012, 5:32:01 PM
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This has been on my mind and I'd like everyone's thoughts about it.

As we're all aware, Ian Flynn unfortunately has this disturbing mentality to write the characters HIS WAY, even if goes completely against their authentic personality.

Here's a couple of recent examples.

1. Mina Mongoose viciously attacking Nicole with her music, and then angrily lashing out at Sally when confronted about it.

2. Sonic acting like a heartless jackass(even more than he usually does)

3. Geoffrey's backstory being completely rewritten just to make his whole Ixis wizard thing possible.

4. Sally's contrived roboticization/weaponization.

5. Elias cowering out in 224 just so Naugus would become king.

And these are just the icing on the cake of contrived moments.

So my question I'd like to everyone's thoughts on is, why do you think Ian chooses to intentionally warp the characters to fit his stupid stories rather than play to their strengths?

If I had to take a guess... he's secretly a power hungry fanboy.

I'm going to be frank here. I haven't seen one Sonic writer modify so many characters to his liking as this one has, even if the changes make no sense. Just about everyone that he's allowed to change, they've been warped in one way or another, and it's mostly not been for the better either

You know, if a writer has to change that much of past writings to be content, he has serious control issues.

Oh yes, here's another question I'd like to ask now that I just thought about it. Why is it the fans don't seem to care he's shattered past continuity so recklessly? Do they even care about their integrity, or are they just wanting to be entertained?

I'm sadly thinking the latter unfortunately...

So yea, that's my thoughts. What are yours?

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~MasterFusion Mar 4, 2013

The Sonic comic book is now canonical fan-fiction. As far as I'm concerned.

~MDTartist83 Feb 3, 2013

Sounds reasonable to me.

~MasterFusion Jan 31, 2013

I'd like that!

~RadzHedgehog Jan 29, 2013 Photographer

1. It was explained that Naugus was using his magic to make the entire city fearful. There was a legitimate reason for her acting out of character because she was being influenced by an outside force.

2. I expected Sonic to be a "heartless jackass" after everything that's happened recently. It's not that he's a heartless jackass persay, but he has had a lot happen to him recently and I feel that he's cracking under the pressure. I honestly expected him to snap (and it may still happen) and have a stint where he was almost Scourge-like.

3. I wasn't around for Geoffrey's original run, but even so I can agree that came out of left field and is a MAJOR retcon.

4. Contrived roboticization of Sally...we'll have to see where this one goes. I think it's tied into your second point of Sonic being a jackass, but we'll have to see where exactly it goes for me to decide if I feel it's contrived or if it serves an ultimate purpose. I feel it's just another thing to push Sonic to his breaking point myself.

5. Elias was being strategic. I don't remember the exact details and I'm not home now to double check, but if memory serves, Naugus had politically rangled himself into the position legitimately. Yes, we all know it's a plow and plot, but truly horrible people use the system against us even in the real world to make themselves untouchable. Elias never truly wanted the throne anyhow and he knew that if Naugus wanted to keep up the charade he'd have to work with the council which would keep the people safe for the time being. It was a strategic retreat so he could come up with a plan of alternate attack.

~Ignatian-Mystic Oct 17, 2012

I've had a similar expression of RAEG at I(diot)an Flynn in my current journal for several months now.

Personally, I think the only reason why the fanbase appears apathetic to Ian's shitstorm of crimes against canon-ity is because, until one of us _{("us" meaning one of the members of the fanbase who remains loyal to the pre-Ianpocalypse state of the series)} is able to:

- Pull an "Anonymous" in a major StH forum,
- Rally a horde of fanbase members, and
- Proceed to crush Ian with floods of critical letters indicating how much shit he's thrown at the fan with the series

...then there's not much we can do to stop Ian's joyride of denaturing the series to begin with.

~FunnelFlaky Oct 18, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Dude, we have fucking tried that.

Even if ONE person were call call him out for his shit, his heavily deluded and defensive fanbase will ATTACK you, and ARGUE with you, telling you that you are wrong, etc.

~Ignatian-Mystic Oct 18, 2012

I'm not sure you've really considered all the implications of what I suggested. I suggested that someone amass a horde of fanbase members who are all loyal to the storyline before Ian began fucking it up. A HORDE... AS IN "AT LEAST FIFTY PEOPLE, PREFERABLY 100 OR MORE". I'm talking about a group with a number of participants similar to the average number of people who take part in the DDoS attacks that Anonymous is known for.

Do you really think that Ian's fanbase would have even a prayer of effectively attacking that many critics all at once?

If even ONE of them started pulling their typical "attack critics by shitting on the keyboard" routine, the only thing the horde of critics would need to do is gang up on them with attacks on the arguments they use to defend Ian. You should know that on the Internet, only idiots try to keep fighting when they're being sniped at with comments from multiple people. We even have a name for such idiots-- they're called "troll bait".

Even if by some chance, Ian's fanbase is more or less retarded enough to keep trying to attack a group of critics that big, there would still be a Plan B available:

Do you know the what best way is of dealing with unreasonable, rabid, small-brained fangirls on the internet, such as the ones that compose Ian's fanbase?

IGNORE THEM. Just act like they aren't even there, and continue pressing down on Ian for his shit. Eventually, some of the (relatively) more intelligent ones will realize they're attacking a brick wall and give up.

Others, better yet, will keep manically firing attacking comments at the critics, and will likely grow more and more frustrated and infuriated by continuing to be ignored.

Not only will this make them appear more and more immature (thus providing any trolls in the critic group with ammunition to mock them
with, and further derail any appearance of legitimacy or intelligence they might've had), but it might also impair their ability to think rationally, making their attempts to attack critics look pathetically feeble.

TL;DR
1) Get an army of Ian's critics together, and send a flood of criticism at Ian Flynn
2) Gang-rape the arguments and attacks of Ian's fans by pointing out their flaws in multiple comments
3) If that fails, just ignore the rabid little fangirls
4) Use their subsequent displays of immaturity to troll their asses into insanity
5) Press the attack on Ian for fucking up a comic we used to love until he showed up
6) ????
7) PROFIT!!!!!!
8) Achieve great justice.

~FunnelFlaky Oct 19, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

We dont have enough supporters yet, but since Ian's story is bombing, we will have enough within the next few months.

~Ignatian-Mystic Oct 19, 2012

PRECISELY...

~Ignatian-Mystic Oct 18, 2012

^I meant to say "Do you know what the best way is...?"

FMG _{(Fuck my grammar)}

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