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I'm bored :c...*50 point giveaway!* (CLOSED)*EDIT* GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED
Winner will be announced tomorow..... I wanna keep you all waiting cuz I'm evil like that c:

Contest Time!
It's time for my contest!
I hope you guys are excited. I've been planning this contest for months now.
If you would like to see existing contest entries, click here! ---> http://kittenhime.deviantart.com/favourites/55354821
✿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 e

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

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

[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

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.
Journal Written
:iconxHeartOfaPhoenix: :iconSnowy-Heart: :iconAbystoma: :iconminieverfeel: :icondarkdeath6136: :iconMarshfeilds-stock: :iconGokuDrawingCentral: :iconluvnuage: :iconcoolhorse1: :iconGrace3333: :iconour-cosmic-love: :iconBunnymee: :iconIlmexxx: :iconRoroam: :iconFeebas-Hunter: :iconxScarletstripesx: :iconClovis-cutestkitten: :iconKrimzonNights

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

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

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)

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)

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.

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

I know I am a bit late but...YOU GUYS
Thank all of you for your presents and sweet words and llamas and points and cakes and basically EVERYTHING!

I am sorry I am not able to reply and thank every single one of you, but it really means a lot to me.
Haha, it feels so weird having this 19 near my name though

viria's turning into a big baby, and viria wouldn't be the same big baby without all of you<3 So thank you once more!

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by ~sorairo-days, Mar 3, 2012, 5:46:24 PM
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Hey guys! I'm sorry for not updating here in AGES.
Literally, it's been ages.

I usually do a pre-con update but this time around, I forgot...and I was really busy with work stuff orz;;
For the first time, I attended Katsucon and it was absolutely FANTASTIC! I've been dying to go for years now, but never had the time to do so because it always fell during finals week while I was in college. But now that I've moved down here to Virginia, things became a lot easier!

This was the first con where I didn't have an extreme pre-con stress, nor did I have to deal with a ton of con dramu. I mean, there's always drama at a con, but this one had the least and I was able to reunite with some of the best people I know! Derpy things went down with a side of epic and I'm sad that it's over, but great times were had! It was the first time where I truly felt part of a cosplay THING rather than just that random friend who's dressing up etc.

I've rediscovered my love for cosplay and what it means to be a cosplayer. I can't wait to see what the future brings me in this amazing hobby and community.

SO! Because I'm post-con status, that means I finally have things to update my dA with! I have Tiger & Bunny, Ao no Exorcist and Katekyo Hitman Reborn! photos on the way and I'm SUPER excited to share them with you guys! It's rare for me to do more than one shoot at a con :'D BUT, this con was go big or go home for me since I ended up doing 5 cosplays or so...since you know, I usually do only two~ I'm going to be posting previews tonight, and post the rest as soon as the photographers are done editing C:

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Okay. So about LIFE related things.
I've snagged a full-time job in Washington D.C. and moved into an apartment located in Virginia! I'm finally making my way into the graphic design world and have already been involved in some extremely eye-opening projects and events. Now that I'm a full-time employee, I have less free time or have zero energy to work on anything cosplay related, BUT I'm not letting it stop me! I hope to post some of my newer design related things on here as soon as they're allowed to be revealed to the public eye~

I hope you guys enjoy my updates...while they last haha!

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Listening to: Gerudo Valley | Koji Kondo
Reading: Ao no Exorcist & Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
Watching: Adventure Time, Persona 4 and Chihayafuru
Drinking: Hot Chocolate

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*firewolf826 Mar 7, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Ah, so you're a designer too! I graduated in graphic design, but I work more as a web programmer atm, which I like as well. ~~Crap, I can't believe I graduated nearly two years ago~~

I only briefly looked at your design stuff, but it's lovely!

~sorairo-days Mar 7, 2012 Professional Interface Designer

Oh my god yes! Fellow designer, high-five! I'm envious of your programming skills. I'm horribly inept when it comes to that side of design process :'D Do you have a website with your design stuff too? I always enjoy looking at other people's work :3 Heh, this was actually supposed to be my GD dA account but it magically turned into my cosplay one...again OTL;;

I'm so glad you like my design stuff! That's really awesome x3

*firewolf826 Mar 8, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

High-five! As for programming, I've like code since I was in like, elementary school

So I guess it's not surprising that I ended up doing it more than design work. My degree is concentrated in Interactive Design, so I didn't do much print design. I've learned most of my code skills on the job though :V I work at small design firm in Philly called Dyad Communications!

BUT! I also do illustration! I haven't had time to much since out of school, but one day I'd like to get into it more! I have things uploaded over here: ~firewolfdesign. My website is horribly out of date, and I'm working on redesign it ;___; ~~It's embarrassing atm~~

Waaah WORDS. I'll shut up now. (But yeah, I decided to have a separate account for design stuff too, hahah. They have remained completely separate, for now X'D)

~sorairo-days Mar 8, 2012 Professional Interface Designer

Omg that's awesome! My school district was against anything remotely creative while I was growing up, so I had to take a lot of outside classes and stuff. We DEFINITELY didn't have design classes or even programming classes. I actually taught myself Photoshop when I became this graphics person for KHInsider way back in the day xD

GTFO. I was looking at Dyad Communications when I was job hunting!! Philly was one of the places I was looking to move to ^^ That's hilarious. DYING RIGHT NOW.

PFFT, I don't even have my own website. I've made it so my domain directs you to my Behance instead xD I can't keep code knowledge in my brain to save my life so i've just opted for third party options instead.

WOO! I'm so glad to be bonding over cosplay AND designy things, this never happens! ;~;

*firewolf826 Mar 12, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Hahah, yeah, it was strange. In 6th grade I had a computer class that taught us basic HTML...! Though in my art classes, we never used computers. Gosh, I remember the days of Photoshop 7, lol. I think sometimes, self-taught is the best way!

HOLY CRAP. I'M DEAD. Really!? Ahh god, we're such a tiny firm, I'm totally surprised when anyone's heard of us

But yeah, I interned there after graduating, and been a fulltime employee for over a year. Gosh, I still can't believe that, hehh.

I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. Having a site/profile at a portfolio community is good from networking! I should probably join more sites like that...

I know, right? The best kind of bonding! *_*

~sorairo-days Mar 18, 2012 Professional Interface Designer

SERIOUSLY! When I was looking for a job, a smaller firm was a top requirement. I didn't want to be someplace where I'd be stuck in a cubicle doing "production work." I wanted a place where I knew I'd be able to contribute to client projects...not just be "another graphic designer" within a larger company. ;alsjdf;lak omg that would have been so awesome if I had ended up at Dyad Communication xD

Yess, I definitely think of these portfolio sites as networking opportunities as well

If you're looking to start some, I highly recommend Behance (there are so many freakin' talented people on there) and Cargo Collective. Behance isn't really customizable at all, but Cargo is and would probably be something you'd enough whipping up since you actually know what you're doing when it comes to coding~

The best kind of bonding indeed. I'm so glad to be talking to a fellow cosplayer who's also in graphic design. It's such a rarity! *^*

~wolvendancer Mar 4, 2012

WHOA WHOA WHOA
SINCE WHEN DO YOU LIVE IN VIRGINIA?
That's awesome! 8D

Congratulations on your life! <3

~sorairo-days Mar 4, 2012 Professional Interface Designer

HAHA! I moved down here in the beginning of October! I had an internship and then it turned into a full-time job so now I'm her for awhile at least~

Thank you so muuuch~! ; AAA;

~wolvendancer Mar 4, 2012

Oh that's sweet!

~sorairo-days Mar 5, 2012 Professional Interface Designer

Haha yeah it's pretty awesome! I'm already liking the "no snow" status down here xD

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