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.
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/

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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: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.

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

Episode 15 France and Jeanne d'Arc:iconredsparklesplz: The Season 5 episode 15! :iconredsparklesplz:
:iconRennTorakWolf: Has the episodes up on her tumblr here http://hetaliaseason5subbed.tumblr.com/ and :iconImDeathTheKid: found them on www.animefreak.tv Make sure you thank the both of them for their efforts.
:iconFyreflare: needs your help, she needs art for here Fics and she's willing to write for you to get it. Please check http://fav.me/d65j2n6 for details. Tell em' :iconrpnation--america: sent ya.

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_{Hey everyone! Thanks for asking all your questions, I've finally answered them here:

Q: How long did it take you to get to your current standard of artwork?
A: About 4 years. Although in my opinion, it's not time that matters - it's attitude. With the right attitude to your art you can improve and reach a higher standard faster. It's all about the mind.

Q: How old were you when you started drawing/making art?
A: Well, I've been drawing all my life, but I only started taking it seriously when I was about 14.

Q: How long does it take for you to draw a full picture?
A: Ahh, that's a really tough one for me to answer. ^^ ;; I tend to go off and come back to drawings, and I work slower when I'm not happy with the picture. At a rough guess I would say about 5+ hours for a full painted digital piece such as this one. Traditional art varies more because I tend to do that at college as well. I've never actually timed myself drawing.

Q: What artists/TV shows/comics etc helped influence your art style?
A: Oh gosh, another difficult one. XD;; Well, as you can probably tell there is still a strong anime influence in my drawings (as much as I'm trying to get rid of it), and earlier on I was inspired by Sailor Moon. Now, however, I'm aiming for a more disney-esque look, because I just love everything about the style and animation. I don't really have the time to watch much TV or read comic books, as much as I'd love to… so the rest of my style comes from my head. I know this sounds creepy, but I have a tendency to look at people, pick out what I like about their faces and think about how I can reproduce that on paper in a stylised way. I am the ULTIMATE CREEP.

Q: What's your favourite software?
A: Paint Tool SAI, by far. I've used other art programs - Photoshop, Corel Painter and occasionally ArtRage, but in my opinion SAI is superior. It has fantastic tablet support, a great range of brushes and blending options that replicate real paint very well. It's just so smooth and pleasant to draw with - whereas other programs I've found to be sort of.. lumpy and difficult. XD I don't know how to describe it.

Q: How did you manage to come up with a custom design for human GLaDOS?
A: Ahh, another toughie. Basically, I just went with trial and error. As you've probably noticed, I keep tweaking my designs - and that's why. To be honest, I'm still not happy with them myself. But really you have to look at her original self and have a good understanding of her personality. It should then be relatively easy to have a vague image of what you think she'd look like in a humanoid form. And you can also think of particular features she has as a robot and find a way to show that on a human - an easy example would be that GLaDOS has a yellow optic - so it would make sense to give her human form yellow eyes.

Q: What brands of traditional media do you use?
A: Okay, my all-time-favourites are my Letraset Promarkers. I've never tried any other brand of markers so I don't have anything to compare them to - but they serve me well. They're expensive - but definitely worth it, if you do a lot of traditional art. c:
Sometimes I use watercolours - and the ones I use are cheap and crap and absolutely not stolen, but they are these. They're not bad though. Not that I have the time to use them that often anymore. :c
I tend to use cheap mechanical pencils, and Pilot fineliners.

Q: How do you shade hair?
A: Oh God, I'm terrible at explaining things like this, but I'll try. I make my GLaDOS' hair look extra-shiny by adding a darker patch right underneath the bright highlights - which increases the contrast and gives a slightly metallic feel. So it kind of goes normal colour -> highlight -> shadow -> normal colour. Another cool little trick is adding really fine white (or just a lighter shade than normal for a character with darker hair) streaks into the hair - which just adds to the depth and gives the impression of flyaway hairs. That probably doesn't make sense at all, but I'll try to make a tutorial about it soon because I get a lot of people asking that.

Q: Why do you like Portal?
A: Haha, oh I could write such a long list for this… but I'll try to sum it up in a paragraph.
I love the whole storyline and the atmosphere of the games, and I love that it relies more on the puzzle aspect rather than a 'let's shoot everyone' game. I absolutely adore the characters, I think they are all extremely deep and you can really feel empathy for them. I especially love GLaDOS, because her story is tragic and she is just perfect - she's psychotic, harsh and scientific, and she's hilarious. I also love Wheatley, because he's just so perfectly imperfect. He's funny, cute, and awkward - and at the same time he's kind of a douchebag. I love that the main characters are A.I.s, and that they're so different from humans.. and I love the facility and it's whole sterile atmosphere. And behind that I love the basic human feelings buried deep beneath the walls - in Rattmann's dens and the ruins of the facility, that make you realise that other humans were here and they suffered… I'm not so good with words, but really they are just fantastic games. ^^''

Q: What college courses do you take?
A: I'm currently studying A2 level Maths, Physics and Psychology. I think Psychology is the only one I'll pass, because as much as I love Maths and Physics, I'm terrible at them. Numbers don't come naturally to me, but I really enjoy problem-solving.

Q: How did you get to your current standard of art? Any advice?
A: Practice, practice, practice, and a bit more practice. Oh, and some practice.
If you want to improve, you have to be extremely self-critical. It really gets you down, and annoys other people, but it works. I've been called things like a 'self-demoting bitch' before, but in the end I'm the one that's laughing because I've improved my work from it. In the words of GLaDOS: 'You just have to look at things objectively. See what you don't need anymore, and trim out the fat.'
It's important to be able to take critique - and not just pull the "it's not wrong - it's my style" excuse. If it looks wrong to somebody else, then it probably is wrong. And also, not being afraid to make drastic changes, or take risks. I'm still learning to be more adventurous, but I'm hoping it will be beneficial to me. c:
I never went to art school - the highest education I've had in it was GCSE two years ago - but to be honest it was wasted because I had the whole 'I don't need to learn anything or draw from real-life models because I draw ANIME' mentality. Now, I would kill for real-life models. XD; So yeah, basically I taught myself. ^^'

Q: Can I use your GLaDOS and other Portal designs?
A: Of course you can! I really love it when people draw my designs, so you don't even need to ask permission. And that goes for cosplay, too. Credit's not required, but is appreciated, and feel free to link me to what you've done! I love to see them, even if it does take me several years to get through my messages. XD

Q: Do you play other games than the Portal series?
A: Well, not really. I've played some of Half-Life (mostly the first one, but bits of the others), but to be honest I'm terrible at them. Whenever an alien/army guy/combine/whatever the hell else comes at me I tend to scream, panic and run away until I die (to be fair I'm like that with the turrets in Portal, but I have developed an amazing tactic of hiding behind the cube and scuttling up to them until I knock them over… either that or the suicide run). :T But I have watched my brother play through all the Half-Life games, so I'm pretty well-versed in them. Gordon Freeman is my God, and I shall worship him.

Q: Where is your journal skin from?

A journal inside a journal? INCEPTION

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That's it; I hope you found that interesting/informative, and if you have any more questions just comment on this journal, maybe I'll add to it.

Thanks for your participation! Now, back to my Psychology homework, which I have absolutely not been neglecting for the past hour in lieu of writing this. ._________.}

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~GentleOceanMichuru Nov 23, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Dear lord, I thought I was creepy. xD

Also: Journalception.

~Hajare Nov 21, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Thank you! You are so kind!

~Exorciststuck Nov 21, 2011 Student Digital Artist

Do you know anywhere I might be able to purchase those markers online? I use Copics and Prismacolours myself, but it's always nice to add to my collection!

~TwinklePowderySnow Nov 24, 2011

I use eBay, and I think Amazon sells them too. c:

~Exorciststuck Nov 24, 2011 Student Digital Artist

Oh, okay! Are they expensive though?

~H0W17Z3R Nov 21, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

groodalicous

~nyra711 Nov 21, 2011 Student Digital Artist

Hm, cool C: I'll have to try out that trick with shading hair~

~MoonlightSheWolf Nov 21, 2011

Yay thanks! I love your work so much D

~Jeanjim77 Nov 21, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

interesting!

(I know it's small, but It works as a comment!)

~EART1 Nov 21, 2011 Hobbyist Writer

Helps a lot!

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