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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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My newest eBook is now available!

by ~Ian-Plant, Sep 10, 2010, 9:37:39 AM
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Sure, instructional books are great, but often they are long on theory and short on practical application. Master chefs have the right idea: instead of merely penning lengthy tomes teaching abstract cooking principles, they also write easy-to-follow recipe books, allowing even beginners to create masterpiece meals.

My latest eBook, "Five Landscape Challenges," is the first in a new nature photography educational series. Each book in the series focuses on five different common landscape scenes, providing detailed "recipes" showing you how to get each shot right, every time, discussing the best equipment, light, and compositions. This first book focuses on the following five scenes:

1. Slot Canyons
2. Spring Waterfalls
3. Sand Dunes
4. Woodland Flowers
5. Geothermal Wonders

Five Landscape Challenges is a downloadable PDF eBook filled with informative text, stunning full-color images, and plenty of insights and inspiration.

ONLY $5.00! That's only $1 for each scene tutorial!

For more info, follow the link: [link]

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~BogdanEpure Oct 3, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

I've purchased all of your ebooks. I don't have time to read them right now but I'll see in the near future if the investment is worth it. Browsing them it seems it does!

~Ian-Plant Oct 4, 2010 Professional Photographer

thanks - let me know what you think once you've had a chance to read them!

~da-phil Sep 19, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

wow, i'm impressed by your book. it's definitely worth the money!

although i'm pretty geeky i prefer to see such photobooks in form of a high quality print, not on a PC screen. how much would a print of such a book cost if you produce let's say 5 to 10k units?

~Ian-Plant Sep 20, 2010 Professional Photographer

Ugh, I used to be a publisher, and have self-published a number of print books. I got out of the business because printed books cost too much to produce, the retailers take most of the profit, and print media is dying away anyway. Ebooks are much more profitable. Although I could do a print run of 5000 books for about $8000 and sell them each at $10-15, I'll never do that again!

~da-phil Sep 21, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

i would pay even more for such a printed book, given that the jpg compression artifacts disappear in the print of course

do you think it's doable to provide high quality ebooks, which are ready to print (again, without the high jpg compression artifacts) with a single permission/license to get them printed at your favorite local print service?
for you it would make distribution quite simple and the customer can deceide whether to get the book printed or rather read on a PC screen.

i really like the haptic and the overall impression of a printed book and to take it everywhere to read it

~Ian-Plant Sep 21, 2010 Professional Photographer

One can always do print-on-demand through blurb or another such service, but the per unit cost gets fairly high (maybe as high as $30 or $40 for a 60-page book). Unit costs only come down to a reaonable level when printing several thousand books at a time.

~da-phil Sep 22, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

yeah, but that wasn't quite the point. it was rather a question if you could provide ebooks with less visible image compression artifacts, otherwise it wouldn't make sense at all to print it.
i mean with todays internet speed it should be also possible to download a 100 MB ebook within reasonable time. what do you think?

~Ian-Plant Sep 22, 2010 Professional Photographer

Sure, it is possible to offer high-res files for people to download if they wish to print the book. My guess is that a high quality print-ready file for a 60-page ebook would probably be about 200 or 300mb. If you are asking whether I am willing to do so, I think the answer is no - I'd have to rework all of the image files again to optimize them for printing rather than computer viewing.

~da-phil Sep 23, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

fair enough. which program are you using for the design of your photobooks? corel draw? i'm also doing photobooks from time to time (using the open source DTP program "scribus") and i would be interested in your photo-preparation for either web or prints. i could think of using a fixed resolution of all your shots, let's say 300dpi and only tweaking the image compression during PDF-generation to get an ebook for computer viewing or printing. well, i think your workflow might be much more sophisticated then that

~Ian-Plant Sep 23, 2010 Professional Photographer

I am using Corel Draw. I size and sharpen photos differently depending on expected final use. So, for generating PFDs for ebooks intended to be viewed on a computer monitor or iPad, I resize photos to 150dpi, convert to sRGB, and then sharpen the file so that it will appear sharp and crisp on a monitor. For print books, photos would be at 300dpi, converted to CMYK, and then sharpened optimized for printing. So, it ends up being two different workflows depending on final use.

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