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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

100 point giveaway!Because I can. c:

[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

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)

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: 27 MAY 2013 6 pm GMT+3

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!

***Updated*** Mini 500 Point Giveaway!This giveaway is over. Winners announced soon.
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

:icontimekiller357:
2nd - 100

:iconRobertpferd:
3rd - 50

:iconpaintedfeline:
4th - 50

:iconshuroi:
5th - 50

:iconnadeshikofan:
6th - 50

:iconiluvshinyeevee030:

oints:

oints::points::p

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

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!

Callibrate your Wacom tutorialHad you finally made the transition from intuos 3 to intuos 4?, or Are you rich to change into an intuos 5? Had you made the transition from a first generation cintiq to the new ones?. More levels of pressure will mean more quality to the paintings, am i right?.
Did you thought that by default the pen will it be like using butter on bread?, you try it for the first time and you love all of it, you said i have sooooooo much control on my strokes im having a blast. Then only to realize you only have total control of the brush but when you are moving it really slow?. But when you do quick strokes the pressure drops a lot of paint making you redraw tons of stuff?
Did you ever thought that painter its hard to handle with new tablet? Too much pressure? If it has more pressure why i cant control more easier the beggining of the stroke which is more crucial?.
Have you ever open the customize option in wacom settings, only to feel dumb and no

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Drama? On my Deviant Art?

by *TalisX, Jul 13, 2009, 5:25:43 PM
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It's more likely than you think.

This is my journal, so I can give my opinion.  *laughs*

Okay, so I'm sure by now everyone has noticed the "Needs Premium Membership" nonsense on the user pages.
I would like to post a link to a very well written news article about this.
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and another
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I'm fairly disgusted.  It's not even about the tactless phrasing anymore.  It's about this being insult to injury in dA's money grubbing tactics.  There is a growing and disturbing trend about this site being less about art and appreciation and more about squeezing as much as possible from the masses.

Don't even get me started on the prints system.....

I've always felt very fortunate here with the people I have encountered and the art I have seen.  It's not hard for me to find something that is so amazing that my jaw drops on a DAILY basis.  I love wandering around just to see what I can find.  The people I have met here constantly suprise me with how kind, helpful, and talented they are.
The things I love most about Deviant Art have nothing to do with the administration.  Of everything here that I find inspiring, the administration has NEVER been one of them.  That is so sad.  Generally a community follows the example of it's leaders.  I'm so glad that the opposite is true here.

I give money on a regular basis to several sites.  It's not a big deal to me to give to a place I frequent that treats me as someone they value (regardless of whatever my status may be there).  I don't want to give money to a site that only sees me as a wallet.

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~Elgaladwen Jul 31, 2009 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Well spoke, and I totally agree. I certainly don't "need" a premium subscription, and even if I wanted one, I have no desire to give money to a site that constantly nags un-subscribers, and consistantly has ads that crash my browser. I swear they do that just because they want you to upgrade your account. (And perhaps the browser-crashing thing is just me, but I have yet to have another site do it)

*TalisX Aug 5, 2009

*glomps* I shudder everytime I think of the spyware I get from this place.

~angellic18 Jul 17, 2009 General Artist

When I first joined I believe it was in 2003 or later dont remember, I can recall what DA was all about so early ago. I have seen it grow with lots new things added on over the years but never did it ask me to put out my cash. I hated that most recently I kept getting these notices that I have had over 100 Deviations and that I should think of getting a subscription. I cant find work right now so where do they think I can pay. I am happy and content with what I have. It is true that since its growth the only thing they see is a way to supposedly keep it alive. I for one am content with what I have. I havent found a use to even having one anyway. I am no dollar sign I am an artistic deviant darn it...hehe.

*TalisX Jul 17, 2009

*snugs* Yes. I couldn't have put it better myself.

~angellic18 Jul 18, 2009 General Artist

Hm never thought I my comment got noticed hehe. But yeah it bothered me so much that when I would log in to get that notice of like saying hey man its time to get a subscription. I almost at one point feared them taking this account of mine away if I did not comply...glad I came to my senses lol.

*TalisX Jul 18, 2009

*glomps* Awww, sorry hon! I didn't mean to make you feel that I didn't notice. I've just been flakey on replies.
Yeah, I know the feeling. I felt that way too. It was like, "what the? is this becoming a pay site?"

~angellic18 Jul 19, 2009 General Artist

Its fine...normally on gaia I hardly get noticed so that is why I said that lol get so used to it. But yeah no sweat. I am so glad though I dont get those notices anymore...the annoyance is gone XD *knocks on wood*.

~YukiTaka Jul 15, 2009 Hobbyist Writer

Yeah I noticed that phrasing about a day after it was changed and thought that it was... a bit off at least. But you're right, DA's administration has been pushing bit by bit for more money from the community. I can understand that it takes money to operate a website but with as many people come here on a daily basis, I dare say advertising should cover it. And if that doesn't, there's always the suscriptions. I personally have never had a subscription, nor found a use for it now that they fixed the twitch with the journal page everytime an ad would refresh. Even then, it didn't bother me enough to get a sub.

Ultimately the worth of any community is its members and hopefully we, as members, can continue to keep the original vision of DA: art, artists, and the sharing of knowledge on the subject!

*TalisX Jul 15, 2009

I wouldn't mind getting a sub if I felt the people running the site were interested in more than making a profit. They just have never seemed really that involved to me.
Yes! That's it exactly. That's why I stay.

~b-j-oshea Jul 14, 2009 Student General Artist

Why must they ask us for money when we get quite enough for free?

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