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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.
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.
Journal Written
: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.

1000 Point Giveaway!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: 3)
IMPORTANT: Please be sure to state what you did

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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by ~elephantblue, Jun 24, 2011, 1:22:09 PM
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Recently, I took a job for a commission here on the island.  This lady wanted her husband's old surfboard painted.  She gave me really specific instructions on what she wanted, including a little clay tiki hut.  I told her I was new at this, had never painted a surfboard before, and warned her that the air dry clay I use might crack in a few places.  She was a nightmare from beginning to end, harassing and nitpicking but all with my practically having to beg her to pay me.

I had to drive for two hours just to deliver the board to her because she wouldn't pick it up, and when she got it, she said she liked it, but texted me after I was gone to complain about the clay tiki hut, claiming that I never warned her about the cracks and saying it was ruined.  She is now threatening to take me to court, and even after I offered to refund her the cost of the clay, is saying that may not be enough for her.  She is claiming that she doesn't want to pay someone else to fix it, but I already found an ad she put online looking for someone to do just that.

The whole thing is making me crazy, and it's making me physically ill with anxiety.  Never, never again.

I guess what I wanted to say by all of this is that I have never once had a bad experience with any of you folks here on DA.  Every commission I've taken, great or small, has been such a friggin' joy to do -- you are all friendly, patient, kind and truly interested in art and artists.  You know how it goes.  You understand expression, even ask me to paint and draw and sculpt things that you know I love to do anyway.

You, all of you, are the absolute best.

I've had several people write me, asking if I'm still taking commissions, and the answer is yes.  I'm still struggling to find a job, and my car just broke down, so I will need all the help I can get in that regard.  I'll happily do paintings and claymates for anyone who wants them, and of course, my shop [link] is always open.  Thanks for being so wonderful!

Now if I could just get this lady off my back...

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~AGhostsShadow Jul 7, 2011

God you are having the WORST luck, i hope you manage to pull yourself through this. It's frustrating when you come across people like that, but dont let it put you off of seeling away from DA, theres a huge market out there, you just have to go for it. I agree with what someelse has said about contracts, also noting down communication with clients, so you have proof in case you get headcases like the surfboard...person..
Anyway its just an idea. Good luck!

~elephantblue Jul 7, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Thanks for the good vibes! I don't know, I've lived in Hawaii for a while, and I've found that most people here who want art are looking for gimmicky tourist stuff, which I can do, but it always makes me feel all dirty. I like DA because everyone seems to really get it, they seem to understand what it takes to make something unique. But in the future, if I do decide to do this again, I certainly will have a contract written up, no question.

In the meantime, it helps to know I'm not alone!

~Maeria Jul 1, 2011

I utterly DETEST bad customers. I hate them with profound passion. You were ridiculously nice in even suggesting a refund. You should also have a nice vent at customerssuck over in LJ, so the sucky lady can be widely known as such.

Did I mention I hate bad customers?

~elephantblue Jul 1, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I'm with you, but sadly, venting will just make me think about it more. She wants more money out of me, which seems to be what a lot of people want, and I got nothin'.

~Duamuteffe Jun 26, 2011

Some people shouldn't be allowed out of their houses, or allowed to interact with the rest of the world. This woman is clearly one of them. I'm sorry you had to go through that; idiot clients are a nightmare.

~elephantblue Jun 28, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

She seemed really nice when I first took the job, but the second I dealt with her over email, I learned what a headache this was going to be. I should have quit right then, given her board back and told her to find someone else. At least by now I'd have a lot less to worry about.

Yours is done, by the way, I'll scan it in tonight! Hope you don't sue me over it....

~Duamuteffe Jun 29, 2011

#laughs# I think I'm the least libelous person ever

~orientalbunny Jun 25, 2011

Oh my gawd - that's horrible!

I'm so sorry to hear that happened to you, when i get mean people on the phone in a call center at least it's one call that eventually ends, you having to deal with this person so many times and put your heart into artwork is so incredibly cruel and unfair! I hope she leaves you alone!!!

*hug* Stay strong hun! We're all rooting for ya!!!!

~elephantblue Jun 28, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Oh man, I imagine call centers must get a lot of wackos. But yeah, at least they don't know where you live, or have your email or phone number. I can't make her go away.

~Captain-Black-Rose Jun 25, 2011 Hobbyist Writer

I definitely sympathize, and I'm really really sorry this is causing you additional stress on top of everything else! This is a terrible kind of bright side, but at least you've only had one bad experience with selling your art. And according to all the other posts, it's highly unlikely she'll take you to court, and even more unlikely that she'd win if it happened. So do try not to fret about it (tough, I know), and remember that we're all rooting for you.

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