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Journal Entry: Sun May 5, 2013, 11:02 AM
2 journals in just one day, what the hell is going on with me?

So, I've spent some time this weekend browsing dA, commenting, faving, trying to get back in touch with the community (to some degree anyway). Then I come across this: [link] - a journal about "how to make your art into deviantart popular page"

So I'm thinking "ah ok, so there IS a trick! Let's see..." only to find the following:
"Your art will get a chance to be feature in  one of Deviantart's Largest group. Artist-superstar (I'm the owner)
The group currently have over 10,700.00 member as of right now.If you art was feature in 
my group,ALL the member will see it.(please take a minute and think of the effect.) umm no, that's not how it works. With 10+k members, there's a good chance of tons of deviations being submitted to that group each day. Guess how many people are actually going to click through every.single.deviation.journal.or.poll. Yeah, didn't think so.
Your art views will SKYROCKET! still - that wouldn't get me anywhere near the popular page. Last I checked it wasn't about pageviews.
How to enter:
1.Favorite this journal. so that YOU can get views. Nice.
2.Take a read of my manga (Must click on ALL the episodes.) ALL OF THEM? Nah, I think I'll pass. But lo and behold...
if you already read it please click through it again So I can gain views.

this is a very BIG event so rules are going to be very strict.I will use a software to check if you
did all the step.One step missing you will not win." Now, that software I would love to see. Maybe they also have magic powers and can somehow cure cancer. But what do I know...


What I'm trying to say is don't feed other people's egos so you might get a chance to be seen. Shine your own light, be you, do you. Happy Sunday!


.:SPRING FEATURE:.

Journal Entry: Sun May 5, 2013, 1:37 AM
 

 
 

 



Critiques?

Journal Entry: Wed Aug 15, 2012, 4:58 AM



I've got the day off (yay) - shall we do a new round of critiques?

That means you link me to one of your deviations (preferably a medium I'm comfortable in, photography, vexels, vectors, a tiny bit of digital art in general), and I will critique it as best as I can. Deal?

I'll try and get as many done as possible. Thanks :)

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Critiqued:


Someone explain dA to me...

Journal Entry: Sun Jul 29, 2012, 1:56 AM



So I've been fairly absent/inactive for the last year or so. I guess that's what happens when you start a 40+hour job :lol:So when you spend 8-9 hours a day staring at a computer screen, the last thing you want to do is come home and switch on your laptop. I've always seen dA as my online home, I've had plenty of friends here, I would spend hours upon hours on MSN getting to know people. But I guess I'm at a point in my life where that's just not possible anymore (and that's perfectly fine if you ask me).

What's surprised me though, is how quiet it is now. I don't know if anyone else has experienced that, I know that plenty of people have left day for their own reasons, so there's no way of keeping in touch through here. But even without them, there's still 23 million users. Yet it seems absolutely impossible to get any kind of feedback.

I'm not sure if it's to do with groups, however I personally feel like ever since they were introduced there has been a major shift from comments to faves. Then again it seems if you don't post your work to a bazillion different groups or pimp it through your own poll, journal, etc. there's hardly any faves either.

I have been browsing the galleries over the last few days and there's so much amazing art with so little recognition. How did that happen? Is it just me or has anyone else noticed this?

Feature: niko-voyage

Journal Entry: Tue May 1, 2012, 4:42 AM



Let's welcome a new deviant to the site (unless they've been here for a while and have just created a new account :giggle:) - what a promising gallery. Enjoy!

:thumb296149448: :thumb296564979: :thumb298653660: :thumb296571823: :thumb296535110: :thumb299409001:

Also, happy May Day! :heart:

Cookies Contest - Winner!

Journal Entry: Sun Apr 8, 2012, 4:23 AM



Hey everyone and happy Easter!

I hope you're all having a good weekend with tons of chocolate :)
I felt like hosting a small contest, using a stock picture of mine, so here it goes:



You have until next Sunday, April 15th 2012, to edit/use this however you want. Add more stock, play around with the colors, do whatever you want with it.
There will be only one winner, who will receive 500 points.

Please either note me with your entries or comment on the stock image with a link to your entry. :heart:

Have fun and be creative! :flowerpot:

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Thanks everyone for participating - please see all the entries below:
:heart: :thumb296341713: :thumb296091165: :thumb295300560: :heart:

Now I have to be honest and say there was one that really stood out to me, and don't get me wrong I think they're all wonderful. But the one I chose to be the winner is...


:D Congrats to =dhik-a and this kick-ass journal CSS! :love:

Six

Journal Entry: Sun Jan 29, 2012, 3:31 AM



So it appears I'm having my six year anniversary on dA tomorrrow. Why not make this a quick contest :D

THEME: Six

RULES:
:bulletwhite: all media allowed
:bulletwhite: must be a new deviation
:bulletwhite: deadline: January 31st, 8pm CET (Central European Time)
:bulletwhite: send me a note with your entry (subject: Six)

PRIZES:
:bulletwhite: six month subscription for the winner
:bulletwhite: Journal features for all
:bulletwhite: I might throw in a few more things, as of right now I can't think as I haven't even had breakfast yet

Of Sundays.

Journal Entry: Sun Nov 20, 2011, 2:50 AM











Happy Sunday :heart:

30h Photography Contest - WINNER!

Journal Entry: Sun Nov 6, 2011, 5:01 AM



<edit>Thanks everyone for participating, I have just chosen a winner:

The three month premium membership goes to ~lauoO and this deviation:


Personally, I love how original and quirky this is. It truly is something different.

:thumb267542277: :thumb267526181:



€I feel like hosting a quick contest so here it goes. :eager:

THEME:
"Different" (interpret that as you wish)


RULES:
:pointr: Photography only.
:pointr: Needs to be a new submission, submitted within the next 30 hours.
:pointr: post-processing completey ok with me, as long as it does not turn into a photomanipulation.
:pointr: Contest ends tomorrow (November 7, 2011) at 8pm CET (Central European Time aka Berlin time)
:pointr: Entries must be sent to me via note. Thank you!
:pointr: Have fun!


PRIZES:
:pointr: 3 month premium membership for the first place winner
:pointr: journal features and llamas for all


HAVE FUN!!!

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Requests for resources?

Journal Entry: Sun Oct 9, 2011, 3:33 AM



PS actions? Curves? Tutorials? Lightroom Presets? Anything?

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Features for points...

Journal Entry: Sun Jul 31, 2011, 4:00 AM



No really? deviantART has just banned all that pageviews for points crap (YAY!), now people are offering features for points? 20 points per thumb? 100 points to be permanently featured on their frontpage (which no one ever really visits anyway?!)? I say SAVE THE POINTS! Send me one thumb/link of yours and I'll feature you right here for... wait for it... oh yeah, for free.



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Just a thought...

Journal Entry: Sun Jul 17, 2011, 7:47 AM



... I find it fairly interesting (and ironic) how often I hear people complain about dA trying to make money. Yet it's the same people that evaluate pages like dA, Redbubble etc based on how many prints they can sell there. That is all.

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3mo sub giveaway - WE HAVE A WINNER!

Journal Entry: Fri Jul 1, 2011, 10:34 AM



:new: It's over, ~ContentWithAlone has just guessed the correct number which was 372. There were quite a few of you who got pretty close. :noes:

Thanks to everyone for participating, this has been fun :heart:



HINT: THE NUMBER I CHOSE IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 200 AND 700!



You are currently not a subscribed deviant? You would like to receive a 3 month subscription? Here's the rules.

I chose a number between 0 and 1000. Everyone with a ~ in front of their name gets to reply with a comment and pick THREE numbers. The first one to guess the correct number will recieve the subscription. Get it? :lol:

Good luck everyone! Let the fun begin...

PS: I've sent a note to myself with that number, so I can easily screenshot the winning number including time and date ;)

HINT: THE NUMBER I CHOSE IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 200 AND 700!

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Editing YOUR pictures?

Journal Entry: Sat May 21, 2011, 8:49 AM



Personally I absolutely love playing around in Photoshop, but I'm feeling fairly uninspired when it comes to my own pictures lately so I was wondering if some of you had a picture or two for me to play with? :eager:
If you do...

1. upload it somewhere (your scraps, external website, etc) and send me a link via NOTE.
2. no more than 2 pics per deviant.
3. if you have any suggestions regarding the editing (retro theme, color theme, touch-ups etc) let me know.
4. I won't upload any of your pictures to my gallery/scraps/elsewhere. They are YOURS and yours only. I will get back to you with a link :)

That's it I think. Have a great weekend, I'm off to go buy lettuce and corn, will be making chilli con carne later :drool:

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Devious Journal Entry

Journal Entry: Sun May 1, 2011, 10:15 AM





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Hiya! :)

Journal Entry: Sun Apr 17, 2011, 6:59 AM



Hey everyone,

a lot has been happening with me lately, I've moved to Munich ([link] - totally love having my own place!! - because I've started a new job as a Customer Service Assistant for a global company (headquarters are in Texas, USA). All of that happened in a little less than 2 months (that includes staying at a hotel for a week, and sleeping on someone's couch for another 3 weeks, coz finding an apartment around here is incredibly difficult). So yeah, that's my updates. I have a lot less free-time, but the city is beautiful and I'm really enjoying the job. What have you lot been up to?

Feel free to share art, stories, journals etc as I haven't had much time to connect with most of you lately :hug:

We Deserve More Faves

:thumb204228293: :thumb204228773: :thumb202881146:


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Journal Take-Over

Tue Mar 8, 2011, 10:55 AM
:pointr: From `emeraldsugar:

I'd love to pimp `Rogue-Of-The-Night's Collaboration Contest (with the theme RED) which asks deviants to pair up and create something marvelous together by the 29th of April when entries close.


:pointr: From ~plastickheart

:thumb198278484:
I'm 14 this year and I'm a self taught photographer. I started to love photography just recently, right now I'm most interested in conceptual but I'm trying new stuff :) I love photos that have meanings and colour.


:pointr: From =LenaDavid


I'm Lena from Iraq. I like art in general, I'm focusing on developing my photography skill though... I want for every photo I take to represent something and reach a purpose in the future... I sometime get inspired by a song or a situation that controls over my feelings, and I'm on DA to see great artists, learn from them and get inspired as well... and of course to see what people think about my artworks and try to develop it.


:pointr: From *DreamlikeDesign

I would like to promote my Reflections in Rain Contest held over at #Here-Comes-The-Rain. Only visual media is allowed, but there's points and features up for grabs!

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Update & Journal Take-Over

Tue Mar 1, 2011, 3:37 AM
Just a quick head's up, I'm still alive, just veeery busy. In the process of moving to Munich and starting a new job as soon as next week :O Very exciting (especially the buying new furniture bit :giggle:) but very chaotic too. Hope you're all doing good :love:


Now a little something I stole from `PurpelBlur (who has just received Deviousness, so go congratulate him!): journal take-over. You get to use my journal for just about anything you'd like to promote. Simply send me a note with a bit of text and info and I'll post it to my journal. It could be a contest you're hosting, a deviation of yours that you feel deserves a bit of attention (thumbcode please), a group you love, a deviant you would like to highlight, etc etc.

Rules:
1. Send a note.
2. No more than 3 thumbs per person. Thumb codes or links included.
3. Include a bit of text/info.
4. Include the word "Robin" in the note. (just to make sure you've actually read the rules)
5. The first 5 people to note me and stick to the rules will be included in my journal.

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5

Journal Entry: Sun Jan 30, 2011, 10:30 AM



So apparently it's my 5year dA anniversary today. I'll spare you the details of my dA journey :lol:

How about we celebrate that.. Jules-style? 10 of you will receive a feature in this journal, 10 of you will receive a critique - meaning I will randomly feature/critique the first 20 to leave a comment here (please let it be somewhat meaningful instead of just a ":D" lol)

Have a good Sunday, everyone! :love:




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Contest Winners & Goodbye's

Journal Entry: Mon Jan 17, 2011, 5:33 AM



We are finally done judging the "My Precious" contest and here are the winners! :love:


:winner: First Place: :winner:

~tardney with  


Prizes:
- 12 month subscription from ~PeteLatham
- 100 :points: from `Rogue-Of-The-Night
- 50 :points: and comment from ~naturegirlpokedexter
- 50 :points: from `Emerald-Depths
- 25 :points: from *teyasaveleva
- 300 :points: & one critique from `Jules1983
- commissioned digital mixed media piece from `emeraldsugar
- :+devwatch: from ~kittymccourt
- news article features from: ~AngeliqueRaindrops & `Emerald-Depths
- journal features from: `Jules1983, `GaioumonBatou, `jdrainville, ^KasumiCR, ~AngeliqueRaindrops, ~Kiara-Vestigium, ~MrsClarify, `Rogue-Of-The-Night, #Gifted-Deviants, *teyasaveleva, #Ode-to-simplicity, *DreamlikeDesign
- llama badges from: `Jules1983, `Emerald-Depths, ~kittymccourt, `GaioumonBatou, `jdrainville, `emeraldsugar, ~Kiara-Vestigium, ~MrsClarify, ~InsertUsernameHerexx, ~doraleepee, `Rogue-Of-The-Night, *DreamlikeDesign
- invitation to #Ode-to-simplicity



:winner: Second Place: :winner:

~Zayoon with  


Prizes:
- 3 month subscription & one critique from `Jules1983
- 1 month subscription & 30 :points: from `Emerald-Depths
- 50 :points: from `Rogue-Of-The-Night
- 20 :points: from ~PrincessOvero
- 25 :points: from *teyasaveleva
- :+devwatch: from ~kittymccourt
- news article features from: ~AngeliqueRaindrops & `Emerald-Depths
- journal features from: `Jules1983, `GaioumonBatou, `jdrainville, ^KasumiCR, ~AngeliqueRaindrops, ~Kiara-Vestigium, ~MrsClarify, `Rogue-Of-The-Night, #Gifted-Deviants, *teyasaveleva, *DreamlikeDesign
- llama badges from: `Jules1983, `Emerald-Depths, ~kittymccourt, `GaioumonBatou, `jdrainville, `emeraldsugar, ~Kiara-Vestigium, ~MrsClarify, ~InsertUsernameHerexx, ~doraleepee, `Rogue-Of-The-Night, *DreamlikeDesign
- invitation to #Ode-to-simplicity



:winner: Third Place: :winner:

*naked-in-the-rain with  


Prizes:
- 3 month subscription & one critique from `Jules1983
- 25 :points: from `Rogue-Of-The-Night
- 20 :points: from `Emerald-Depths
- 25 :points: from *teyasaveleva
- :+devwatch: from ~kittymccourt
- news article features from: ~AngeliqueRaindrops & `Emerald-Depths
- journal features from: `Jules1983, `GaioumonBatou, `jdrainville, ^KasumiCR, ~AngeliqueRaindrops, ~Kiara-Vestigium, ~MrsClarify, `Rogue-Of-The-Night, #Gifted-Deviants, *teyasaveleva, *DreamlikeDesign
- llama badges from: `Jules1983, `Emerald-Depths, ~kittymccourt, `GaioumonBatou, `jdrainville, `emeraldsugar, ~Kiara-Vestigium, ~MrsClarify, ~InsertUsernameHerexx, ~doraleepee, `Rogue-Of-The-Night, *DreamlikeDesign
- invitation to #Ode-to-simplicity



In other, very sad news, !radioPooh and `karyaazure have passed away, which means a great loss for the community and, of course, their families and loved ones. I wasn't great friends with either of them, but have thoroughly enjoyed their presence and impact on here. I believe the sheer outburst of love and well wishes on both their pages is testament to what great people both were. :blackrose:

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