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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.
Copypasta from

[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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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.

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!

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

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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ripping is out of control for holiday season!

Journal Entry: Tue Dec 11, 2007, 4:13 PM

****WARNING: Foul language is very present in the following journal***********

....I hate art thieves. I hate them with everything in me. ESPECIALLY those who get all big in their theft. And to make it worse, it seems as though not enough people truly give a shit...excuse the language. It's fucking insanely ridiculous. hearing comments like "we'll why did you put it up, if you had a problem with me using it on photobucket".... well, lets see, CONSIDERING IM A FUCKING DIGITAL ARTIST, I KINDA HAVE TO DISPLAY IT DIGITALLY. I cant display it in an art gallery, though if you steal art from a gallery you can go to fucking jail.

Im looking for you assholes who take advantage of the artists who work hard to make a name for themselves online, and can do very little about it. Im going to make it one of my lifetime goals to try to get laws passed to where sites HAVE to release info on people who rip work online. You thieves are lower than shit.

Aside from the image i just posted, there are a plethora of others im battling.

[link] i actually reported over 7 weeks ago, and flikr still has yet to remove it.

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....to name a few.

MY WORK ISNT FOR YOUR USE. unless it is a stock resource, dont take it and post it anywhere, ever, without permission. im not kidding anymore, its not for your personal use. I dont give permission, and i will try my hardest to make sure you know im not happy.

...how is everything else everyone? have big plans for the upcoming seasons?

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ripping is out of control for holiday season!by ~starfantazy

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~themisskitty Dec 29, 2007

It's ridiculous that you have to battle things out like this. I had someone try to rip and sell my work on eBay a few months ago. Unfortunately, this prompted me to have to watermark my crap, which I hate terribly. It is just amazing how people think that because it is on the internet, it is free for any type of use.

~Metamorphosing Dec 28, 2007 Student General Artist

That totally sucks. I agree with you completely, although my art's never been good enough to be stolen, I still feel sorry for those that it happens to. <3
Even the big websites like ebaumsworld and shit sites like that are doing it so people think it's okay. I don't even take an image for my own wallpaper without letting the person who made it know.

I hope you sort out the current thefts and prevent further thefts in the future. <3

`khavi Dec 22, 2007

Frankly, I'm just surprised that they're still up. Did you go through the proper reporting process with each image? I've dealt with both flickr and photobucket about this issue, and the images were always down within 24 hours...

~whu-wei Dec 22, 2007 Professional General Artist

I agree with the sentiment, but unless someone's making money out of your work by selling prints, all they're really doing is paying you a compliment (albeit a backhanded one!). They can't steal your talent and they won't be able to match it with their own work (if they did any) so it's a hollow theft carried out by sad people.
Make sure the big versions have a watermark so no-one can profit from prints, and pity the empty thieves with no talent of their own.
Very nice work btw!

~harajukumatt Dec 18, 2007 Professional General Artist

that's all very well... but don't you want as many people to be expose to your work as possible? I mean, if they credit you I don't really see the problem.

Although, if they claim it as their own, this is something completely different.

Personally, I find it flattering to see my work on a different website... anyways...

*Fangfingers Dec 14, 2007

Honey..it's time for you find and/or pay for a REAL lawyer ( if you aint gots one already

) ... and only use him when you need to ...
..a lawyer would send a bonefide cease and desist order to flicker.
...that includes flicker ( or the like ) in any damages owed...

Flickers agreement with there users does not absolve flicker of any wrong doing. ..so after a cease and desist ( which amounts to a legal threat ) ...flickr will be mighty damn quick about removal...

I dont know what a cheap lawyer from under the bridge downtown charges for C&D letters anymore...
There used to be a VLA associations ( Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts ) in Ohio and California ...who would work for you for free if your annual income was below a certain amount ...i dont know if they went to hell or expanded ...but it might be worth checking into ....

The only bitch is when it's on foreign servers that dont take a US legal threat seriously and could give a shit because they dont recognize US law as anything but an irritant

So translation software with lots of cusswords becomes your only tool ...lol

The hilarious thing is the dorks that steal it and then still give credit to the person they ripped

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WHAT is wrong with people's brains ??? ...lol )

I would concentrate on the ones that try and pass it off as their own first ...consider the other ones ( that credit you ) as bad publicity agents that didnt cost you a dime till you can clean their clocks too.

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7 of 9 doesnt know what she's missing never having encountered my 1 of 1 ~Fangfingers

~amyn Dec 14, 2007

you're so right. It a pitty that people are just used to this things and still pay attention to rippers...

~Toop Dec 13, 2007 Hobbyist General Artist

Sigh... all the crap that is happening with art theft is exhausting. Artists shouldn't even have to concern themselves with art thieves, creating art should be the focus of their attention, not having to protect it.

~bona92 Dec 13, 2007 Filmographer

Unbelievable!! They even still have the original name!

Sorry about that. Some people just don't understand how much effort is being put in each artwork! I always make sure to credit the person (when possible) if I'm using someone else's artwork or stock.

I guess from now on just make sure you put watermark that links back to you, since even the host itself didn't even care for your request

Keep reporting! Don't let them get away with it!

`getcarter Dec 13, 2007 Photographer

I still think, that sites who make profit of us should give the artists a better protection against illegal usage of our work!

We already had that issue, remember?

chris

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