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Points Giveaway #4 --- OPENHello everyone! ; v ; This is another points raffle!
Simply fav to enter! No need to be one of my watchers. ♥
Ill be using a RNG on May 25th!
The amount being given out is 100 points to 1 person!
Good luck! And if you are bored, answer the following question!
Favorite food? Least favorite food? ♥
My favorite food is salmon sashimi, and my least
favorite is probably broccoli. </3
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♥ buneep

I'm bored :c.... *50 point giveaway!* (OPEN)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.
✿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 end 6/14/2013
♥Up to two submissions per person
♥Favorite this journal
♥Post a journal about my contest, naming it "KittenHime's Contest"
♥Please do not do this with her hair !! :

✿Prizes✿
♥

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/

DESIGN A CHARACTER CONTEST 2013!hello friends family pets and everyone else who lives under the sea,
im doing a DESIGN CONTEST WAHOO LETS PARTY
alright well, here are the rules, includes what this is about and etc. etc.
Rules

.......... The design MUST HAVE ONLY 2 COLORS; BLACK AND WHITE

.......... you may use bases, but it is STRONGLY discouraged.

.......... I will be the only judge; I will be judging on WHAT I SIMPLY LIKE BEST. so read 'likes' to see some ideas of what I would like to see in an entry!

.......... I may use the design/character as my own BUT, I will (obviously) give you credit<3

.......... YOU CAN ENTER AS MANY TIMES AS YOU LIKE!!!

.......... You can create an origonal species or use a real animal (such as a fox) for the design

.......... please make it origonal as you can! it can be of an already exsisting species, just that I dont

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

.
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

HOLY CARP 1,000+ Watchers! Goodie bundle giveaway!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 th

wonderful cosplay

i love these , posing is awesome, and facial expressions are spot on... now im only hoping for some with silly faces.. what can i say, im a facial expression nut! XD

EDIT: WINNERAfter entering the entries into the generator, we have a winner!
The winner isssss....
#41; ~nikiten! c:
Thank you all for entering! uvu I will notify the winner at this time.
EDIT: DATE EXTENDED SO PEOPLE CAN ENTER. I MAY NOT CHECK ENTRIES AT EXACTLY 4, BUT I'LL TRY.
*flips abunch of tables*
GIVEAWAY TIME
I'M PRETTY SURE YOU WANT TO WIN 50 POINTS FOR DOING PRETTY CLOSE
TO RELATIVELY NOTHING.
so my watchers and people who have done this before know the gist, but
for anyone else...
WHAT YOU MUST DO:
✿ CLICK THAT FAVORITE BUTTON
AND THAT'S IT! :iconorekibakaplz:
Once you click that favorite button, you're automatically entered into the raffle for 50

! :iconyukkolikeniplz:
The winner will be selected by the everfamous random.org!
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Short FAQ:
When does this end?
More than likely 5/17/13, at around 4 p.m EST. ( http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/eastern-time/

Devious Journal Entryokay, i kinda have to say something....
some rumors have been going around that im homophobic (??) and i try to hide behind people, and im full of myself and that i hate you all and i manipulate you guys??????
im mean you can say what you want but let me tell you the real true me:
Hello, I am Emma i am 19 going on 20 in a few months. I am Pansexual (if you don't know what that is here is a link to the wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansexuality) I am super bad at talking to people because of my anxiety and claiming to have a disability is not my way of shutting you guys out, I'm trying i really REALLY hard at making friends and being more social and im going to start being more social with you guys from now on this popularity kinda snuck up on me and i really had nothing to say because i was so "socially retarded" is a good way to put it. I have faith in my art, i use it as a way of expressing myself and paying homage to my favorite subject: creepypasta. man do i love creepypa

Bronies go nuts, and Nintendo Sucks?Equestria Girls
The trailer to "Equestria Girls" (the humanized MLP spinoff film) finally was released today. Aaaannnd everyone's freaking out. Again.
You know, it actually looks pretty decent. Bronies... please understand: I know you're a major unexpected demographic for the show. I know you enjoy seeing shout-out's become canon within the show, and appreciate how the creators do little things here and there for you. But... the show isn't made for you. This is not Cartoon Network and the target demographic isn't 25 year olds in college. You're a nice addition to the target demographic of little girls, but you are not the driving force behind MLP.
I don't want this to sound mean, but it needs to be said. This is where it becomes very important to understand the fine line between being a fan of the show and thinking that because you've invested so much energy into the show that you're entitled to things.
I'm sure the movie won't be as bad as everyone makes it out to be. It honest

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.
Journals Written:
~xHeartOfaPhoenix http://xheartofaphoenix.deviantart.com/journal/Advertisements-POints-premi-giveaway-365417158
~Snowy-Heart http://snowy-heart.deviantart.com/journal/Giveaway-D-371114455
~Abystoma http://abystoma.deviantart.com/journal/3000-and-100-points-giveaway-371793132
~minieverfeel http://minieverfeel.deviantart.com/

Mini Point Giveaway - Enter Quickly!Winners will be announced soon!
200
1st - 100
2nd - 50
3rd - 30
4th - 10
5th - 10

This Mini Giveaway ended May 17th 9:00PM GMT (UK Time)
All winners are picked at random! (random.org)

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

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The Ghosts of Tabula Rasa

by ~TARGETE, Jun 13, 2009, 12:12:56 AM
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In 2004 I was introduced into the world game concept art. I got my first game gig at Ncsoft and worked on Tabula Rasa their sci-fi MMOG. It was an amazing experience and a very sobering one as well. I made a lot of friends there and learned a ton from many of them. I must say though my greatest experience was interacting with the development team in Austin and creating concepts and seeing them brought to life by the 3d artist, animators and programmers. I also had the chance to meet NCSOFT employees from Korea and China as I visted both places. Now those are memories I will never let go of.

I am very thankful for getting to know those people and making friends all over the world. I think the experience transformed me in good ways. As a freelnace illustrator you tend to be sheltered a bit more because you are on your own but working as a concept artist or art director etc you have to be able to communicate and interact with others and take crits all the time and give crits, it's not always easy to hear but a part of the industry.

Unfortunately Tabula Rasa did not do well when it debuted in late 2007 and in Feb 2009 the servers were shutdown. I guess its a bit sad to think all the hard work the 9 am to 3am work days the 2 hrs in traffic on the LA 405 and all the things that come with working on a big project can easily be nulled in a heart beat, well maybe.

The nice thing about art though you can always look at it and remember exactly where you were when you created it and your state of mind, and what was going on in your life at the time. So when I look at one of my old TR concepts hundreds of memories come pouring in.

Me and the wife drove from FL TO CA when I got hired at NCSOFT and seeing those amazing mountains coming from flat Florida drew tears to my eyes. Knowing that I was on an adventure of a life time to do what I've always wanted to do, and that was to create concepts and characters and environments that people could enjoy or even get terrified by or hate etc. The point is everytime you create something its not art unless you leave a part of you in it. This is why I create what I create not for the money not for the fame but for the frekle face little kid or adult who wants to see something diffrent new and amazing. It's why we go see movies, play games, read books, listen to music etc.

I've posted some of the art I created for Tabula Rasa in my gallery, so now when you look at them you know a little about the journey and experiences they were created around

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Listening to: Deftones, Tool
Reading: not much
Watching: ultimate fighter, balances the violence in my art
Playing: nada
Eating: all sorts of junk
Drinking: flavored water

The Ghosts of Tabula Rasaby ~TARGETE

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~Ralexand Jan 18, 2011

It's a honor to know one of the great TR concept artists here on dA

, I really miss that game! :/

~EbinElm Jun 18, 2009

Indeed. It's the newness that almost always peeks my interest at first when I look for a book to read, a movie to watch, a game to play, or a picture to hang on my wall.

~Rita-Ria Jun 16, 2009 Professional Traditional Artist

a true artist!

*ANTIFAN-REAL Jun 16, 2009 Professional General Artist

Good reflection man - and I feel you

Best,
G x

~innerabove Jun 15, 2009 Professional Digital Artist

Thank you so much for sharing your experience - being on a revolutionary game like Tabula Rasa would be intoxicating! I'm glad that there are other artists on here that are similarly inspired by your recollections.
Thanks so much for posting your wonderful artwork - if nothing else your posted memories of the project has brought more attention to a very worthy series of work. Keep it up!

~aelan Jun 14, 2009

Very nice work! I love your oils.

!Mavor Jun 13, 2009

Man, inspirational tail for sure! I might be getting ready to change studios and make my way from east to west soon and I'm excited about the adventure that's going to bring (especially because I've never been to the the west coast). Thanks for sharing!

!BenDouglasUK Jun 13, 2009

I really enjoyed playing Tabula Rasa, it's a real shame what happened. I read about it a couple of months ago but the future of the game was uncertain, it's quite disappointing to hear it's completely shut down. Still, the art you created stands as a testament to what you and the rest of the team achieved - sadly unless your game is called World of Warcraft you don't stand a chance in the MMO market these days...

~Anaxi Jun 13, 2009 Professional Digital Artist

It was good to read your post, thanks for tossing it up there. :] I always get this all encompassing sadness with my moments of nostalgia, especially when the memories are good ones. Hope you're able to keep in touch with all the people you ran into over the course of the project, and thanks for sharing the artwork, fabulous and yet tangible as always!

*IllysianB Jun 13, 2009 Professional Digital Artist

Inspiring--Randomly ran into your gallery today which is a big coincidence! Just because I've been involved with conceptart.org and know of some of the artists from NCSoft over there like Aaron Coberly, and Kekai.

You have a great gallery which is nothing less than I expected from anyone who works as an artist for NCSoft!

Added you to watch, you should let me know if you have a SB thread on conceptart.org--So I can check that out too!

Cheers,

Brittany

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