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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

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

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

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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Blender vs Maya

Journal Entry: Sun Oct 16, 2011, 12:48 PM

I just downloaded Blender and from what I have heard it is a pretty good and reliable free/open source software. I am currently using Maya 2011 and so far it is the only 3D software I have used. If you animate, model etc, what do use or find the best? If you have both programs, which one do you prefer and why?

Also if anyone can share any good tutorials on rigging, modelling, lighting, animating (or know any useful plugins) etc on either Blender or Maya I would be very grateful

^{and if you know where I can download Unity 3D (preferably free) I will be over the moon (and Zbrush pleeeaaaseeeeee!!!!)} And you are not aloud to torrent in NZ, so preferably ones that involve file-lockers )

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~jewelup429 Oct 25, 2011 Student Digital Artist

ive only used blender and this site definitely helps alot
blender cookie
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and
[link]

~aetherfang Oct 20, 2011 Professional Writer

[link]
Entirely done in Blender. I used it a few years ago, but for the time being I am stuck with a computer that can't barely run anything, so here's to waiting for my new comp.

~VampyreKisses Oct 28, 2011 Student General Artist

Oh God, I watched that awhile back and I think I actually cried. So sad.

~aetherfang Oct 30, 2011 Professional Writer

I know, and it was so well done, too!

~Salahare Oct 20, 2011 Professional General Artist

Oh! I forgot that there is an open-source and free alternative to Zbrush called Sculptris at [link]

It is an amazing program, and I was able to export a model from Blender into it to add details and export normalmaps using the computers at my school. My computer at home right now doens't have either the processing power or the memory to handle all the polygons, though.

It's fun! Try it out a while, and you don't have to torrent it.

~Salahare Oct 20, 2011 Professional General Artist

I went to college and learned Maya, but had already known about Blender before I even entered High School. I was too afraid to touch it until I had mastered the basic concepts of 3D modeling, UVing, and Texture Mapping in Maya. I was even fortunate enough to have one of my instructors for Lighting and Materials who had extensive experience with Blender to be able to tell us some ways Blender was better, and other ways Maya was better.

So now for my thesis I'm trying to manage a workflow between the two programs. I have found it far easier to model and texture using Blender than I ever was able to in Maya, especially since Blender doesn't support n-gons and forces you to think harder about making better models with quads. I do not yet know or understand how to rig in Blender so I import the models as objs into Maya to rig and animate them. I'm hoping that I can export the animation data into a third party program for rendering, but I haven't planned to well for that stage yet.

A really good resource I have found is BlenderCookie (cgcookie.com) and BlendSwap.com. The best tutorials on blendercookie are only for paid members, but the free tutorials are astounding and informative, especially when the instructor turns on blenderkeys so you can see the keystrokes they are making in realtime. Blendswap is just a great resource for models and scenes.

~S-u-b Oct 19, 2011 Student Digital Artist

I jumped outta my skin when i saw your journal title...because my name is maya xD

~DeviantRoberto Oct 18, 2011

I've only began to use Blender, no experience with Maya here, sorry.

~Junket Oct 18, 2011 Student Digital Artist

I've used both Maya and Blender in the past, and they both have their good points. I believe that Maya is more powerful, but Blender is getting there. If your looking for some good Blender tutorials, try [link] and [link] .

I'm using Blender 2.59 right now, and the improvements from 2.4 are evident. And of course, the fact that it's free is a big plus. I'd keep going with Blender!

~San-chan-dancing Oct 18, 2011 Student Filmographer

Hi Moni,
All I really know about is Maya. So I have some tutorial sites you might be interested in (I'm still a beginner.) My teachers say GuerrillaCG has very easy to follow tutorials but for some reason or another their site has gone down, not sure when or even if it'll be back up. You can however still find their tutorials on youtube. [link]

I'm not completely sure about these three sources but I hear they have excellent tutorials, I have yet to try them out. I'm almost pretty positive you have to pay for them though. I've heard countless people tell me Lynda.com is worth the money, if you are are willing to actually use it. I get the other two free through my school. If you are going to school for it or taking classes a good thing to do is go to the library and see what kind of stuff your school has available to you. My school buys subscriptions and has tutorials on CD that you can check out and use.
[link]
[link]
[link]

What I've done when I need help is just use youtube and search and make a maya playlist. Some tutorials are great and some not so much.

This video is basic controls and short cuts- has some cursing in it.
[link]

This one of five videos that shows you how to move around and goes more in depth than the first one.
[link]

This one teaches you how to put an image plane in.
[link]

I have tons more but i'm not sure what your experience level is, if you need more feel free to ask

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