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Pixel Icon Raffle! - Winners!I have now raffled the winners! > v <
First winner is ~Kiwi-San and the second one is ~Frangasm.
Congratulations! ^ - ^
Here's the screenshots: (If the image won't load click here.)
You can now delete this journal from your favourites. 
Thank you for joining everyone! > v 0
Samples of my pixel icons:
  
10,000 Point Give-AwayAlright, my brother just left dA, so he gave me the rest of his points (20,000)
He told me because the Deviant Art community was so good to him (he said he met a lot of great people) that as a thanks I should give away half the points.
So, I'm going to hold a contest to make things fun.
You must:
*Watch me
*Advertise this journal
*Comment your journal here
*Favorite this journal
1st place gets 10,000 points
2nd place gets 2,000 points
Good luck guys :)
Tiny contest! Point prizes8D Time for another little fun challenge!
Draw inside the shape contest!
Rules
:bulletgreen: You can enter as many times as you want.
:bulletgreen: No shading required
:bulletgreen: You must choose one of the characters in this folder http://griffsnuff.deviantart.com/gallery/24055808
:bulletgreen:Remember to remove the shape/lines when you are done!
:bulletgreen: The character needs to be full body.
:bulletgreen: try to fill as much as the shape as possible!
:bulletred: You can not alter the shape.
:bulletred: you can not draw outside the shape!
If you want to enter,  you choose between the shapes linked under. You can however do all of them if you want to!
Lineart only -> http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m78/Greiffen/tttt-1_zpsed0fbbf4.png
Shape only -> http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m78/Greiffen/llll-2_zps87cb9751.png
And then you draw the character you choose inside the shape as best you c
Fan Art Contest! UPDATE WITH FAQ
hi everyone! to show my appreciation for all the love here on deviant art i am holding an otto an victoria fan art contest. the grand prize will be a signed limited edition of my book with an original drawing included! submissions must be done by july 17th! that gives you a month. be creative and have fun! please tag "otto and victoria" and "brian kesinger" and make sure your your piece is appropriate for all ages!
******************************update!**********************************'
i created a group here called OttoAndVictoriaFans http://ottoandvictoriafans.deviantart.com/ when you finish your entry feel free to submit it to that group so that all the entries can be in one place!
also i wanted to reiterate that all artistic media is welcome from sketching to sculpture, hand drawn to cg. thanks again and let me know if you have any other questions! thank you!
Weekly 100 Points Giveaway [OPEN] Week 3Alright, time for another one :dummy:
There will be 2 winners ( 50 :points: each ) on this giveaway.
:bulletblue:It's easy to participate
:bulletred: :+fav: This journal.
:bulletred: Share your favorite youtube channel.
And that's it :iconfeelingfreeplz:
The winner will be announced June 23
Extra: Please comment if you take point commissions :iconmikulaplz:
Good luck everyone.
A giveaway??? Rules are below. (80 pts):wow:Yea... and if you don't read the rules, you won't get anything out of this.:wow:

The whole reason I'm doing this is because my group, #Traders-123, has reached over 100 members! And speaking of 100, I also got over 100 watchers!!! :hooray:



:star:What you have to do:star:
:bulletred: Favorite this journal... you don't have, you don't enter
:bulletred: Comment saying you entered; I'll be lenient on this one
:bulletyellow: Advertise; you don't have to but is looked up upon
:bulletred: No duplicate accounts; seriously, you need points THAT bad???
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:star:Prizes[Star!]
[Bullet; Green] 1st place is 50 [Points]
[Bullet; Green] 2nd place is 30 [Points]
[Bullet; Green] 3rd place is a llama.
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Deadline is July 4th. (It's an easy date to remember)

And some art exposure! (Just some random and a
[WINNERS!] Giveaway! [1000 points + Free Chibis~]WINNERS!
Thanks to those who participated! <3
#1 - :iconstellarhohoemi: =stellarhohoemi #145 http://gyazo.com/3c85275328e20e9c29b4df497496a3be
#2 - :iconpastachan415: =PastaChan415 #97 http://gyazo.com/ed9cd42a6db6852445a9238d2e97a10d
#3 - :iconanichan7: *anichan7 #1069 http://gyazo.com/c13f0ba1315169bd8c3535e8f3c39b6a
#4 - :iconUnImmortalBunny: ~UnImmortalBunny #1027 http://gyazo.com/a805ffcc725b8d75d08cabc0f47496c8
#5 - :iconSaKetosan: ~SaKetosan #1055 http://gyazo.com/f619d82896957ab4794d367f23a31e9c
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Win a Premium Membership! [Raffle]Ohaii everyone! Chieri here. >u< Still not dead yet. Still just smelling like it.
I know I have been quite inactive the past month, alot of private stuff going on and upcoming exams, but I will try to be more active again from now on. I miss being here with you guys and drawing so much. I will try my best to at least submit something regulary and reply to all notes & comments sooner as I did lately. (I really apologize for the wait.) I promise. You may slap me really hard if I neclect it again.
As a little consolation / thank you / because I want to, I decided to raffle away 
3 x a 1 Month Premium-Membership
^_^ Because I have some leftover points on my hand and I love hosting little events and raffles.
I hope everyone will enjoy participating. It's easy!
As usual I will use random.org to choose the 3 lucky winners, providing screens that everything will be 100% fair. 
Microsoft Employees Disrupt Wii U Best Buy EventsRemember how Nintendo was showcasing some of their E3 games at participating Best Buy stores around the country? Well, apparently Microsoft employees have been hired to go to these events and preach about the Xbox One and make comments like "why would you buy a outdated Wii U when the Xbox One is right around the corner?"
However, the employees aren't getting what they hoped for. Most customers just start bashing the Xbox One in response. Seriously, Microsoft, the people attending these Best Buy Wii U events are people who are intimately familiar with the crap you pulled at E3. They ain't takin' your shit.
At first I thought this might just be a case of one really loyal Microsoft employee taking matters into his own hands (especially since the original source was /v/), but reports have come in from numerous Best Buy's around the country that indicate many Microsoft employees have ambushed the demo lines trying to persuade people to switch to the Xbox One.
Since so many reports have com
10,000 Watchers! +PointsWow, 10,000 watchers! Shame it happened at the worst time (giveaways temporarily deleted).
Still...thank you all for sticking with me!
I guarantee we will have things running as normal again soon!
Much love,
   Moomin-Man
PS: I'll giveaway 400:points: away at random to celebrate! Leave a comment and I will enter you for the chance to win!
1st 200:points:
2nd 150:points:
3rd 50:points:
Join me on swagbucks! Get paid in gift vouchers if you don't have a credit card!
Please Pants Responsibly (Paper Notebooks FTW)

There are two ways to write a novel.  Plotting (you make an outline, a plan, a roadmap if you will, and then you sit down and write it) and pantsing (you write "by the seat of your pants, throwing caution to the wind).  So when I get asked if I'm a plotter or a pantser, I'm all like er, uh, hold on, let me?  Pantser?  I think?  But I kind of, um, do planny things?
And it gets kind of awkward because in these inarticulate moments I have managed to confuse everyone including myself. And probably spilled a drink.
In recent discussions, however, I've had a bit of a revelation, silly as it is. I've realized that I -- like many writers -- am a plotter/pantser hybrid.  And perhaps what I'm doing is something we could call Pantsing Responsibly.  And, maybe, just maybe, I could share some of my responsible pantsing tips with other writers. Starting with paper notebooks.
Anyone can find a notebook.  If there isn't alread
The Used Game ParadigmOver the course of this past generation I've been watching the video game market react to the way it's been forced to deal with increasing changes. I've come out against used game sales and even written a journal about boycotting GameStop because (like most people at the time) I believed they were the root cause of all the problems the video game industry has. But that's something I don't believe now as intently as i did then. From where I sit, piracy and used games sales are a problem, but not in the way game companies want us to believe that they are.
Used games are a good thing for consumers. We get to try games out, and if we don't like what we see or finish it early, we trade it in and try another title instead. It's a very good system for us since video game rentals are much harder to come by. Most video rental stores in America have gone extinct and outside specific Red Box Kiosks there aren't a lot of places for consumers to rent video games. The exception, of course, being thr
Draw my OC Contest! $35 in prizes!Drawing Contest Topic: Drawing my Original Character doing something! Seriously, anything PG.
Deadline: September 13th, 11:59pm http://wwp.eastern-standard-time.com/

Guidelines for participants~

Your submission can be done in any drawing media (traditional, digital, pixel)
Please do not change or alter her gender without permission.
You can enter a maximum of three pieces, but only may win once
Send me a note or comment here with a link to your entry, and I'll add it to the entries folder. (I will not go searching for it)
You're free to submit your entry to any group you want, but you must accept my request to put it in my group #Collection-System

Drawing Smoochy is what this contest is all about!

Please link to this journal in your contest entry's description!
The entry must be made specifically for the contest! (You cannot use previous deviations for the entry, this includes bases. Collabs are fine as long as the
XBOne... fixed.To everyone who says picking on Microsoft for their consumer unfriendly bullshit was "being unnecessarily mean," take a look at this. Don Mattrick just announced that Microsoft is back peddling with the XBOne, removing the disastrously awful features we've been bashing them for trying to inflict on us.
    Last week at E3, the excitement, creativity and future of our industry was on display for a global audience.
    For us, the future comes in the form of Xbox One, a system designed to be the best place to play games this year and for many years to come. As is our heritage with Xbox, we designed a system that could take full advantage of advances in technology in order to deliver a breakthrough in game play and entertainment. We imagined a new set of benefits such as easier roaming, family sharing, and new ways to try and buy games. We believe in the benefits of a connected, digital future.
    Since unveiling our plans for X
SPIKE updatesJust thought I'd share with you guys some updates on the progress of finishing my "SPIKE" novel.
A lot of people have asked me how it's going, when it will be published and stuff. I really appreciate getting asked these things because it shows that people are actually interested in my writings, and that it just such a great feeling :aww:
I've got two news for you guys today though: one bad news and one good news. Let's start with the bad news.
I haven't finished writing SPIKE yet.
And I honestly don't know when it will be finished - which oddly enough brings us to the good news:
I've made a new, major decision in the SPIKE story that I think a lot of you will be happy to hear. As usual I don't want to spoil too much, but there is a part in the story where Spike and Sam are separated from each other for quite a long while. At first I was planning on only writing from Spike's point of view, like, what he's experiencing during this separation period. I figured that since he's the main cha
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EDIT 6!!!
Here I'm again, maybe with the last edit? :D
I followed once again *JLDragonfly precious suggestions,  trying to point her eyes on the viewer. I think I got it now! Then, as *KuroSy suggested, I desaturated the violet in the background.
I also continued working on it, adding details and lights/shadows. I need to work on the sword now and I've to add some final touches... Any other suggestions, my friend? :D
I think next time I'll directly upload it in my gallery! :la:





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EDIT 5!!!
Oooook! I finally found some time to work again on this painting! :D
As *GiovyLoCa and *JLDragonfly suggested, I tried to point Ria's eyes on the viewer... It's one of the most difficult things I ever did, I've to say! :rofl: I don't know, now it seems to me she's looking at the viewer, isn't she? ò__ò

Then, I also tried to fix colours, as *KuroSy suggested me, desaturating them just a little, and decreasing the number of colors, trying to use a more restricted palette: shades of red / orange / yellow and, by contrast, purple / blue.

I also changed the Helmet, following *JLDragonfly's tip, and using this one as reference: [link] and I think this is far more better than the first helmet! :giggle: Well, you see, is still just a sketch, and I've to refine it and texturing a little, to give it a more "metallic" aspect.

I also changed a little her outfits... Maybe more sexy? :giggle: And I started working on her body! Please let me know what do you think about it!!! :hug: :love: :la:






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EDIT 4!!!

I started detailing her face! She has a very fierce expression... ò__ò



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EDIT 3!!!
*__* As promised here I'm again with a very very very rough color scheme!  Wel... I like it enough... Let me know if you like it!!! :la:

Maybe you can also noticed some changes in the lineart sketch! I added a spiral of flames directed to the observer, and I also tried to point her eyes to the viewer. (As *JLDragonfly suggested!)
I shortened the neck, enlarged just a little the head and shortened the left arm too. (as ~vandelia suggested!)




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EDIT 2!!!
Ok, once again I followed *KuroSy suggestion and fixed (at least, I hope so xD) the anatomycal proportions in the worm-eye perspective! I also made a little more elaborate her head piece, as *JLDragonfly suggested, but I'll work better on it when colouring! :D I'll also try to point her eyes at the viewer! ^__*




Can I proceed with a preliminary colour sketch, or there is anything else to fix? *__*
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EDIT 1!!!

So, following the suggestions of *KuroSy and ~kanako91 I completely re-sketched the drawing, trying to give it more dynamism! But as ~vandelia as suggested, I tried to don't lose the facial expression of the character. I tried also to sketch it in a bird-eye perpective, but no success T__T... especially in respecting the human proportions ... It's really difficult!
But here it seems to me that there aren't too many "deformity"... Maybe only the hand in the foreground is too big now? ò__ò


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Ok! So here I'm am! As I see with the last poll -[link] - that you'd be interested in a wip journal, I decided to try this new experience!! :D
I'm sure your comments, critiques and suggestions will help me very much in improving my art skills and maybe it can be funny for you! (I hope so.. ò__ò°) So, don't hesitate to write wathever you think about the WIP, ok? :D :la:

To start, I sketched that...:




... Well, my sketches are always very confused, so I'm not sure it's understanable! xD xD Let me explain my idea!

My intention is to draw one of the "Major Arcana" of Tarots: Fortitude. I'd like to adapt it to my OC Ria, as I think fortitude is one of her main features! ^__^ I don't care to paint Ria exactly how she is in the novel, with her usual outfits, I prefer to focus only on some aspects:
The concept of fortitude, of course, and for this reason I also drew a dragon in the sketch (hope you can see it ò_ò). I'd like the dragon to be just a shadow on the background.
I also want to draw flames and fire from her hands, ad fire is her element and also, I think, a symbol of fortitude.

I like this sketch enough, but I really don't like her left arm position... I'd like to give it more dynamism... What do you suggest to fix the sketch?
Do you see any anatomical mystakes?
And any suggestions about colour scheme?
I can't wait to read your suggestions!!!! :la: :heart:







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*JLDragonfly Feb 12, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
yay! :dance:
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*PiccolaRia Feb 12, 2011
Is she "looking" at viewer, now? :la:
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*JLDragonfly Feb 12, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
yes, much better :D but theres still something i dont like about the highlights in the eyes.... when i decide what it is, i'll let u know! ;p
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*PiccolaRia Feb 13, 2011
Ok! xD
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*KuroSy Jan 30, 2011  Professional Artist
oohh va molto meglio! Bello il nuovo elmo! :love:
Riguardo al colore, se puoi fai una prova: scurisci e ingrigisci tutti i viola di sfondo! Credo che in questo modo il fuoco si "accenderebbe" molto :3
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*PiccolaRia Feb 1, 2011
*_* Ok! Ci proverņ! :D
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*GiovyLoCa Jan 29, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Semplicemente fantastica! Adoro i colori e gli occhi adesso sono molto meglio! O_O Bravissima! :clap:
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*PiccolaRia Feb 1, 2011
:la: Grazie!!! Spero di continuare presto, tempo permettendo! ._.
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*GiovyLoCa Feb 1, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
A chi lo dici, io ho due commissioni ancora... Una mezza iniziata e l'altra ancora che aspetta... ^^;
Il fine settimana dovrebbe durare 5 giorni. :D
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*PiccolaRia Feb 2, 2011
Facciamo anche 6, vą! :giggle:
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