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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/

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

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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

[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

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

1000 Point Giveaway!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 sure to state wha

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

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)

Win free MLP OC commissionHi guys!
I have finally decided to have some sort of give-away/contest/lottery/whatever-you-like-to-call-it

You will have the chance to win a drawing made by me, with you MLP original character
What you'll have to do to participate:
•Favorite this journal
•Put a link to your OC that you would like me to draw in in the comment field below,
•also add a little comment why I should pick your OC :3 Only one entry/person
(If you don't do all three thing above your entry won't count)
What you will win:
•A drawing of your OC, made by me with markers on paper size A5, drawn in this style http://fav.me/d65cire
If you would like me to send the physical drawing to you you'll have to pay for the shipping (only Paypal accepted), otherwise I can send the scanned version to you by e-mail :3
.• I will pick TWO (2) winners! •.
I have no idea how many that will enter, I have never done something like this before x)
This contest will end at May 23rd (which means you'll have one week to enter)
So.. good

Mini Point Giveaway - Enter Quickly!200
1st - 100 :icontwaanie:
2nd - 50 :iconbannabutt-angel-14:
3rd - 30 :iconGIR10:
4th - 10 :iconYams83:
5th - 10 :iconCrimsonRobin:

This Mini Giveaway ended May 17th 9:00PM GMT (UK Time)
All winners are picked at random! (random.org)

Mickey's Chibi Raffle!EDIT YOU HAVE LITTLE TIME LEFT FOLKS. NIGHT!
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Hi folks! Thank you again for 500 watchers!
Er. 508 watchers! I'm really slow at doing things for you guys.
You can slap me.
This raffle is for watchers only.
:iconbuhuuplz:
Anyone who watches me after *Rashirou will not count.
All you have to do is fave this journal and I'll use that random generator thing....what's it called Linh?
That thing. I'll use that thing.
First Prize Winner gets a chibi like this:

The winner will be chosen
Wednesday May 22 at 1500 hours PST.

(UPDATED)DRAW MY OC!WIN 1000 POINTS AND MORE!EDIT #1-YOU CAN NOW WIN,1000 POINTS!+ADDED MORE PRIZES!
EDIT #2-DONATORS WILL BE FEATURED BELOW.
EDIT#3-ADDED MORE PRIZES!
(if you wanna know why i raised the prizes,its because i won a contest!yay!)
YAY!Another contest!I hope someone will join!
So..its about my newest OC,Kasumi,.of course,youre going to draw her~

Things to clarify:

A mage's abilities are:supernatural strength,able to cast magic spells,able to survive for a long period of time.
Her staff/rod appears when shes battling with someone.

CONTEST RULES:
You have to draw Kasumi.
You can draw her with her likes and dislikes,her casting spells or just her alone.
Do not draw her with your OC or my other OC's,they dont know each other.
Do not draw her as an animal and pony.
Backgrounds are preferred but not needed.(although putting one will really raise your chances at winning!)
Traditional and Digital drawings only.
Chibis,headshot

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.

SBFF exclusive at SDCC!!DC has announced Super Best Friends Forever EXCLUSIVE maquettes for San Diego Comic Con 2013!!! http://www.themarysue.com/super-best-friends-statues/

Nintendo STEALS Money!Since this has been going around lately, I should probably give my two cents. Basically what it amounts to is that Nintendo has filed Content ID info of their games with YouTube. What this means is that if you upload gameplay video of a Nintendo game, YouTube will automatically monetize that video, put ads on it, a link to where to buy the game, and take the money generated from that video and give it directly to Nintendo. People who do "let's play" videos are, naturally, pissed off because they want to be earning money off their videos, so they're calling Nintendo "thieves" for doing this.
I can see both sides to the story. I can see Nintendo as a corporation wanting to exercise control over their properties. On the other hand, "let's play" videos can often help new gamers find games they otherwise wouldn't have tried.
But here's the thing: Nintendo isn't the first company do this. Both Microsoft and Ubisoft do it already. YouTube has also had a long history of having music videos and

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Happy and dog-tired

Sat Mar 11, 2006, 6:10 PM

quick update before I pass out

I only got about 3 hours sleep last night (musta been too excited) and then drove 9 hours through a slushy rainstorm most of the way today to go get my daughter and bring her home with me.. lucky for me she's also tired, so I tucked her in and am about to do the same for myself. I wanted to answer my messages but did about two and went cross-eyed..

A HUGE busy day for Lauren and I tommorrow: according to her "We have to go play daddy!...Lots!"

...she's here with me now...Oh God I'm happy. g'nite..

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A light journal this time.. nothing serious or political like my last one. I would like to thank all those who weighed in during that VERY heavy debate.. So cool that so many could passionately express opinions without getting out of hand.

Big news for me is my daughter and the love of my life Lauren is coming to visit me for March break! ~~..I'm driving up to Sioux Lookout (where she lives with her mom) tommorrow morning to get her and~~ I could not be happier. At 4 years old, the world is a magical place for her, and I just love the way she makes me a 'kid' every time we get together.. She loves to go hiking with her dad

I'm doing the soundtrack for another upcoming live theatre production and am currently working on sound bytes.. If any of you know of a bottomless well of sound effects hiding out there on the web, please let me know! ...I've already perused dozens of 'free' sound sites, but can use some harder to find stuff!

I was very flattered to have the offer of my very own (solo) gallery showing this summer here in Thunder Bay!.. I'm currently looking into a framing grant so I can put together 10 or so framed 16x20's and 20 8x10's for display.

The 2006 Photography Olympics is coming along just great and I want to thank the whole community for making it a success up until now.. read on for contest news...

Be good to yourselves..

love y'all

Skinner

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Some lesser known photos of mine buried waaaay back in my gallery:

..and a few from my scraps gallery:

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CONTEST NEWS - MARCH 10</b>

The 2006 Photography Olympics continues to roll along.. We've got 99 entries so far and it looks like we're going to shatter the 100-entry goal! I could not be more pleased with the diversity and quality of the entries.

YOU'VE GOT 5 DAYS TO GET YOUR ENTRIES IN!!

I hope all the photogs out there are giving thought to the contest when they're out with the camera

..C'mon out and represent your country!

STILL ACCEPTING ENTRIES UNTIL MARCH 15

Please read the contest rules, submission guidelines, and FAQ before you enter

The Judges (other than myself from Canada):

*horai (UK), *Ellygator (USA), ~BeyondTheHorizon (Denmark), and ~billsabub (Japan)

These judges have all agreed to contribute to the winnings in this contest.. great people and great supporters of art and the dA community!

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RECENT WOWS:

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(if you can't click the thumbs, right-click 'em and 'open link')

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Check out MY PRINT STOREFRONT and help a hungry artist!

well ok...I'm not hungry but still would appreciate it greatly

S K I N N E R S W O R K

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MY SKINS, ICONS & WALLPAPERS

I've be kicking out some desktop wallpapers (1280x1024) made from some of my prints ...

the lightbulb wallpaper got a DD the other day!.. w00t!

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MY STOCK

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GROUPS I SUPPORT

`ArtistsForCharity ..members donate a print to be sold with all proceeds going to UNICEF.

~ArtForDeviants ..members donate a print to be sold with the proceeds going toward purchasing site-subscriptions for other deviants..

I'm now a member of ~Urban-Explorers ..devoted to sneaking around in abandoned buildings.

Also a proud member of ~GreenDA and #NaturPics-club

.... because the Earth matters

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Happy and dog-tiredby *wb-skinner

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*wb-skinner Mar 12, 2006

we just had a great day! ...thanks for the kind wishes

*Ellygator Mar 12, 2006 Hobbyist General Artist

Sleep tight, the both of you and have a fabulous time together, and don't even dare to hang around here and answer messages - you have to play with her!

*wb-skinner Mar 12, 2006

and play we did! ... all day!

...it was fairly mild out today so we got alot of fresh air... I'm konked again

... btw I've already sorted my top 100 (we're up to 115) in groups of ten anyway... brutal task! .. entries are still coming in fast!

*Ellygator Mar 13, 2006 Hobbyist General Artist

Yeah, I guess the deadline is nearly upon us. I look forward to really indulging myself in some brilliant visuals. Glad you are having a wonderful time!

*wb-skinner Mar 13, 2006

I ended up saving the images to my HD and sorting them on my graphics viewer (ACDSee) in folders labeled 0-10 , 10-20, etc. ..it took quite a bit of shuffling and struggling

..much easier that way though.. just an idea..

*Ellygator Mar 13, 2006 Hobbyist General Artist

Good suggestion! I was planning on downloading, because doing all of that online would take ages, and your subdivision should help keeping things ordered...

*wb-skinner Mar 13, 2006

oh! ..I should mention that as I saved the images, I did so in the order they appear on the shoutboard and numbered them at the beginning of the file name starting with 001, 002, etc etc.. that may be an easier way of conveying your list to me later.. again thats just a suggestion.. its up to you. Have fun Elly!

*Ellygator Mar 13, 2006 Hobbyist General Artist

Okay, that beats the heck out of IDing each by title, country, author, whatever. I think we should make that a binding filing convention among us to reduce confusion.

~Jhez Mar 11, 2006

Enjoy your time with your daughter. Laughter and play :eaticecream:

*wb-skinner Mar 12, 2006

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