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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:

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

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 NOT tolerate people who lie about faves and watches in the comments! They won't be given any entr

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)

Design Contest WIN 4000 POINTS, 20$ AND MORE!I've wanted to hold a design contest for a long time now, and finally I've gathered enough points to do it

Go here to browse entries: http://taravia.deviantart.com/favourites/55430170
What I'm looking for:
Everything! Wolves, foxes, fennec foxes, ferrets, servals, bobcats, tigers, other big cats, small cats, deers, dragons, gryphons, dogs, birds, hybrids, original species.. bring it!
I'm leaving the details to your imagination, but here are some things I really like:
-White base color with black and red markings<33 (mostly on canines)
-Cute and fluffy things! No need to go all big eyes and oversized heads, but animals with fur. Creepy and slimy things just aren't my thing.. Still don't be afraid to make something dark/evil
-Anything tribal
-Native american stuff
-Feathers!
-Tawny, golden, brown, white, red, blue, cyan, gray, black (well, not all combined)
-I like more natural base colors, but with smaller markings in unnatural colors like blue or red
-Long tails, big/long

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! ^_^
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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

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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Comment b4 u fave? Why you don't want me to.

by ~SmoteyMote, Feb 25, 2010, 4:25:54 AM
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Honestly, I find this whole comment before you favorite spectacle to be a bit silly.

YES, it's nice to get comments.  I understand that.  However, 90% of the time your comments will be 'I like it" - or something along those lines..... which is exactly what a favorite says.  If I get comments I either want critiques or some in depth reason WHY you like it.  I don't mind the "this is nice/pretty/etc" comments but overall I'm not going to complain if people favorite something and don't comment.

When I comment on a piece, the chance is I'm not faving it because, usually, I'm critiquing it.  That's not to say that I don't leave my share of "WOW!  This is amazing!  I really love the *insert art term babble here*" because on really outstanding pieces, I feel the artist deserves to know exactly what it is about their work that makes it stand apart from others.  But when I critique it's usually on a piece that I feel could be pushed a little further or a younger artist that could use some general advice on how to improve.  Usually at that point I'm not really interested in the art itself but believe the person drawing it has potential and feel like they deserve more than a cursory glance over his or her work.

But there's a whole bunch of art that I just find inspiring so I just hit fave - but when people SEND ME A MESSAGE going "please comment before you fave." FIRST of all, I never do that - I always favorite before I comment (lol).  SECOND, I like your art.... but I'm not blown away by it.  If you look at my faves, I have HUNDREDS of images.  If I commented on every single piece, I wouldn't have time to live my life.  I'd spend all day on devART commenting on stuff.

So... I'm sorry if this offends anyone but seriously, I don't think people not commenting is really that big of a deal.  Not everyone is going to give you valuable comments and a fave says the same thing as typing out "I like this, duuuurrrr."

And for the people asking for this simply so their gallery stats go up, FOR SHAME.  This shouldn't be about who has higher numbers.  You should be content with the fact that your art is appreciated and makes others happy.

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Comment b4 u fave? Why you don't want me to.by ~SmoteyMote

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~Komapsunida Mar 9, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Ak I'm a feind for just faving. Often though I just like a piece of art for a number of reasons, they should be flattered that it merited a fav atall... I love comments, but I'm just as happy to see +fav in my messages, I won't throw a hissy fit if somebody doesn't comment

I think its just a sign of vanity that people demand comments.. like in Myspace back in the day when people would be like "commentz plzzz!!!!!" xx

~SmoteyMote Mar 9, 2010 Student Digital Artist

ahaha, yeah.

*naida4 Feb 25, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

i like when artists put that "comment before you fave" icon in their comments.
if a piece of art says that i generally will disregard the art and not comment at all, because really. a comment that says "i love this" is the same as a fave, as you said.
occasionally if there's an AMAZING art ill say something a fave it, but it's gotta be... breathtaking. :\

~pookat Feb 25, 2010

Getting nice in depth critique (or more often praise) about your work is nice and something to desire but "forcing" people to leave comments isn't going to get you it... it's either going to force them to awkwardly put together a long statement that may not be true or it's going to get you "that's cool" stuff.

I laugh at people who put that sort of thing in their description... it more often than not makes me not comment and since I can't comment I can't favorite it, eh? XD

~SmoteyMote Feb 25, 2010 Student Digital Artist

ahah, I know.

~fishuu Feb 25, 2010

THIS <3 I've seen people who say stuff like "if you fave without commenting, I hope you die" and I'm just like WHAT? I feel bad when I do it, but seriously, a lot of times, everything I end up saying amounts to "wow, I love the colors, this is great!" or somesuch. Which sounds so ... simplistic and repetitive? @__@ Yargh.

Not that I don't love comments and all, but seriously. It's not that big of a deal to fave without commenting.

~SmoteyMote Feb 25, 2010 Student Digital Artist

totes.

~Lolip Feb 25, 2010 Student Digital Artist

for a second there i though it was mandatory now. Scared me bro.

~SmoteyMote Feb 25, 2010 Student Digital Artist

lulz. That would suck.

~Lolip Feb 25, 2010 Student Digital Artist

poop

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