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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/

Derpy Hooves Beanie Giveaway!Hello everyone :] I've decided to give away this Derpy!

Please follow the rules and you'll have a chance to win her and take her home!

1. Fav this journal
2. Please write a journal about this giveaway and link it back here in the comments.
3. Add me to your watch list :]
Each person who watches, faves this journal and makes a journal will get a number. I'll be using random.org to choose a number, and when someone's number is picked that person will win the plushie! Easy enough right? I will pay for shipping worldwide.
The winner will be announced June 2nd :iconderpyclapplz:
Any questions please ask. Do NOT make multiple accounts just so you can have a better chance. Please make this fair for everyone :iconaawplz: Thank you!
Good luck :'D
EDIT: Just in case you were wondering how big she is, 8 inches long and 3 inches across her back !
THANK YOU EVERYPONY WHO JOINED :'D I DIDN'T EXPECT SO MANY

1000 Point Giveaway! (EDIT)

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 possible: 3)
IMPORTANT: Please be

[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

100 point giveaway!Because I can. c:

800 Points GiveawayHello all. As I've mentioned in the poll, I am going to make a small giveaway on the occasion of nearly 1000 watchers! Wooo!
There are 8 winners and 100 points for each to win. BUT the giveaway ends when the number of watchers reaches 1000.
RULES:

To enter, fave this journal and comment below that you've faved it. Then I will give you a number.

You don't need to watch me to enter. But please keep in mind that the giveaway ends sooner when
there are more watchers.

Your account must be at least 2 months old.

You can enter once only. No alternate/plz accounts.
I will choose winners with random.org.
♣ Good luck! ♣
Minor update: changed from 1111 to 1000 watchers.

School Chibi Contest X3

Hi there, my fellow groupmates!

We will have a contest!
THEME: SCHOOL TIME

Rules

Should be about School Times!

Should be a CHIBI!

Submit it to the "2013 Contest" Folder!

Don't include characters that aren't yours have your own.

With the maximum of two entries!
Don't put nudity scences in your entry.
Be CREATIVE!
The contest ends at June 29(~Meowgirl07's birthday) :thumb

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)

***Updated*** Mini 500 Point Giveaway!OK, so the big giveaway is going to be running for a while yet!
In the meantime, here's a chance to win a few points!
Something i've been meaning to do but only recently was I prompted by Atlantien1.
All you need to do is this:
Browse deviantART and find a piece of art (or more than one) you REALLY like. Something that means something to you!
Then simply make a journal featuring that piece (or pieces) of art. You could even say a few words about that piece and the artist?
Remember to comment below with a link to your journal!
Here's mine: http://moomin-man.deviantart.com/art/Art-Feature-Share-the-experience-373119121
Winners will be picked at random!
1st - 200

oints::points::points::points::points:
BONUS POINTS???
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Welcome to My Official DeviantArt Page!Hi, I'm Mark Crilley. I'm the writer and illustrator of a new graphic novel series from Dark Horse Comics, "Brody's Ghost." The first four volumes are now available though your local bookstore or comic shop, or at any number of online stores such as Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
I'm also the writer and illustrator of the MIKI FALLS manga series from HarperCollins. All four books in the series (MIKI FALLS: SPRING, MIKI FALLS: SUMMER, MIKI FALLS: AUTUMN, and MIKI FALLS: WINTER) are now available in bookstores and at online sites such as those run by Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Thanks in advance to anyone who gets them. If you do, please let me know what you think; I'd love to hear from you.
You can find out more about me and my books over at my YouTube channel.
If you can't find any of my books at your local bookstore, please, please, pretty-please ask them to order it!
Thanks so much for stopping by! ^_^
Mark

SPECIAL FEATURE 05 ... Part A
:iconspreadmoreloveplz: Unfortunately I can't mention all here, but I send all my friends and watchers a lot of hugs :iconspreadmoreloveplz:
... and a special thanks to those who keep up with even the loyalty with my photography ...
Please give all of them your attention,

, comment and watch!

100 points giveawayHello there! I decided to give away 100 !

Since I haven't had the chance to upload any art recently,I decided to give away something else to you guys ~

1 step: All you need to do is post a comment down below! (This guarantees you one entry number.) This step IS mandatory.

2 step: If you watch me you receive another number and for every fave on one of my deviantations you get more.
EXAMPLE:
Comment=1 entry number
Comment,watch,3 favs= 5 entry numbers

MAX entry numbers=5

REMEMBER: The second step is not obligatory,it just gives you a better chance of winning.
Please leave a comment like the following if you have watched or faved something: "Comment,watch,2 favs" so I can keep track. ^^
I will be choosing the winner via random.org

END DATE: 1 JUNE 2013 6 pm GMT+3
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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.

SPECIAL FEATURE 05 ... Part B
:iconspreadmoreloveplz: Unfortunately I can't mention all here, but I send all my friends and watchers a lot of hugs :iconspreadmoreloveplz:
... and a special thanks to those who keep up with even the loyalty with my photography ...
Please give all of them your attention,

, comment and watch!

The Echo chamber dilemmaThe promise of the Internet was that unlimited information and experiences would draw us together. But instead it seems to have driven us apart.
For years I've observed this behavior but haven't been able to vocalize it correctly. Originally I called the behavior of collective opinions as "the hive mentality" of the Internet. But that wasn't exactly right and I often got called out on it. The most prominent example was when I made a comic about a guy disagreeing with opinions and being shouted at till he remained quiet, eventually fading into the background with everyone else. The consensus of that comic was that if you disagree with someone you aren't bullied into not speaking, but instead are free to go someplace else where people who do agree with you exist. And you know what? That wasn't what i was trying to convey, but is sadly true. The Internet is not a hive mind. It's many tiny pocket echo chambers of mutual agreements.
And this is becoming a growing problem, I think, because n

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The Wii U Stumbles in Japan

by *Reinhold-Hoffmann, Jan 17, 2013, 1:55:26 AM
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If Japan is anything to go by, the Wii U hasn't proven to be the smash hit Nintendo hoped it would be. If Nintendo won't be able to deliver a good package of games for the system soon it might be their 2nd Nintendo 64 or even worse. Rumors are that both Microsoft and Sony release their next consoles in 2013 and 2014.

First Week
• Wii: 371,936 units sold
• Wii U: 308,570

Second Week
• Wii: 109,068
• Wii U: 130,653

Third Week
• Wii: 101,956
• Wii U: 122,356

Fourth Week
• Wii: 284,648
• Wii U: 76,760

Fifth Week
• Wii: 121,510
• Wii U: 70,662

Sixth Week
• Wii: 146,553　
• Wii U: 20,715

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~MechaKraken Jan 19, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I had always thought the N64 was what enabled the Playstation to get a firm foothold in the industry. The fact that the N64 had less space for game data (it still used the outdated cartridge format) was what caused big third-party names (at that time) like Square and Capcom to jump ship. Square never returned to Nintendo unless it was for a handheld game, and Sony ended up getting Final Fantasy 7, the game that put the system on the map.

I remember thinking this even at the time of the N64's release, when it was known as project reality. Thinking to myself "Why are they still using cartridges?!". In retrospect these days, I think Nintendo slipping up like that may have helped the industry actually. It enabled a strong competitor (Sony) to enter and force better performance out of Nintendo. In turn, to stay on top, Sony had to be top notch too.

The gamers won as a result due to the race for better quality games in the mid-late 90's, while Sega quietly left the ring after the Saturn and Dreamcast failed. How Xbox managed to enter the industry was a mystery to me though, since almost anything available on it was available on the PS2 (with the exception of first-party titles like Halo). Even today that fact hasn't changed, though I suspect Xbox Live (and years later the Kinect) may have had something to do with it.

~ManoelRicardo Jan 19, 2013 Professional General Artist

i think that xbox broke through by the FPSs and LAN games.

in the 360 the kinect made huge difference, but it was based on the wii idea anyway. hehe

~TheWiseWeirdProphet Jan 18, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

I think the fact it's called wii u makes people think it might be just the wii with a different controller, as opposed to a more powerful console. They should have had a different name me thinks.

*sangheili117 Jan 18, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

as odd as this may sound I believe its slow is because they are still supporting the wii same with the DS aka they are still making services available on the wii and wii U at the same time, meaning there's no real reason to get one for people here and there. The only pull is the games and there really aren't that many.

lemme give ya an example, the whole love film service is both available on wii and wii U but if it was only available on wii U people would see this as a wii U exclusive feature and be more inclined to buy one but 90% of the stuff on wii U is also available on the wii so the question is:

why upgrade?

~MechaKraken Jan 19, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I remember people were saying the same thing when the PSP was new, and many game journalists compared it to being a $300.00 black-coated paperweight. But after it got some more games for it's library it started to do better. I think the same thing will happen to the Wii U. Once more exclusive games are released for it, more people will buy it. I think one of the titles to watch out for will be Smash Bros Universe.

^cakecrumbs Jan 19, 2013

Agreed completely. I won't bother upgrading until the next Zelda title comes out. I don't have a lot of cash to spare so I need a really good reason to upgrade - especially since I only got my Wii 2 years ago.

*sangheili117 Jan 19, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

exactly as more games show up its gonna gain more popularity and on the plus side it plays second hand games, something the 720 and ps4 apparently wont do, and if that will be the case ill be going with a steam box and a wiiU

=mishelly88 Jan 17, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

To be honest most consoles don't do well on release. I'm sure the sales will pick up as more desirable games come out. A lot of people follow the games rather then the systems, so I'm sure that's all it needs.
I'm actually glad that nintendo tries to do something a little different...coz seriously, three of the same console would just seem pointless. Gimmick or not I'm glad, because I get to play in a different way to my other consoles that I own.

*NewEraOutlaw Jan 17, 2013

To me, the last good console Nintendo rolled out was the Super Nintendo. The N64's controls were rubbish, the Wii is a gimmick system that has no appeal to hardcore gamers, and to me, the Wii U is a small step in the right direction, but I can imagine people would be offset by that HUGE screen controller.

If Nintendo would just stop with the gimmicky shit, they wouldn't be getting their asses handed to them by Microsoft and Playstation in the long run of things.

*Ry-Spirit Jan 17, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

It lacks games.. Im already bored of the ones i hav.. Ok i think wii u just wasnt ready wen they launched it. It feels premature on its release. And seems like nintendo just wanna release it as soon as possible, but its understandable cos they know ps4 and 720 is coming out soon n this console wont b able to compete

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