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SOPA/PIPA Awareness Project (ACTA resources!)Background Information
LAST EDIT Hi guys, sorry for being away. Tomorrow will be the concluding day of this project, but this doesn't mean our efforts to protect our freedom. I've been trying to collect all the projects I've received so far and they're all on my profile, please check and tell me if yours is missing. Thank you so much for all your efforts, PIPA and SOPA are currently postponed for now, but there is still ACTA:
Learn about ACTA by video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8Xg_C2YmG0&feature

layer_embedded or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=citzRjwk-sQ
Petition Page: http://www.petitiononline.com/stopacta/petition.html (Link thanks to ~seinii <3)
For Americans: https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/end-acta-and-protect-our-right-privacy-internet/MwfSVNBK?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl (will go directly to the White house!) thank you to ~VerticalForklift for the link!
Your region might be voting on this policy

Steam Punk Sailor Moon ContestIt is time for our summer contest to begin! We let out a little teaser in mentioning earlier that this was going to be a fan art contest, but no other details were given. As you can tell by the title of this post, it's a Sailor Moon fan art contest with a twist! Many of our group staff are avid fans of Sailor Moon, so we couldn't resist hosting a contest for this wonderful magical girl anime.
RULES
Only members of ARTISTICANIMANGA may participate. No watchers, affiliates, or non-members may participate.All contest entries must be made specifically for this contest. This means you cannot submit a deviation that was made before this contest was announced. Your entry must be dated on or after the start date of the contest (May 1st, 2012).You can submit a maximum of two (2) entries, but you can only win once.All entries must have a simple background.All contest entries must have the group icon in the artist's comment area.Please only use minimal watermarks. Please do not s

A Pokemon Let's Pee or SomethingHey, uh. Pokémon Black LP alongside a Pokémon White LP.
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3504666

im at school i should be working NOT DOING MEMES!.BUT WHO CARES!
i got this from one of :iconErymry: 's old journals from her old account
and i thought i would give it a shot :3
i really don't call my characters OC'S but whatevs
i might just show the ones that were in the 2 chapters i got up of my story since i don't like spoilers lol
however since later in the story you seen them when there older i'll show more of there personlaity's when there in uni :3
1. What is your OC's name?
Dave: sup :3
Tim: uh.. hey

Samuel: LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED

2.Any nicknames?
Dave: Davey.. thanks to a friend of mine but besides that i don't really have any nicknames
Tim: Timmy Turner.. since my brother kind of watched Fairy Odd Parents he called me that time to time it's a bit silly

Samuel: girls i dated over the years called me Sammy some peeps back in high school called me legend but my fave nick name my bro gave me is Mr Pervo XD
3.What is their age?
Dave: 20
Tim: 19
Samuel: 69!.. nah just kidding 21 x3
4.Date of birth? ( i still need

Art Thieves and DisclaimersJeez, I see way too much of this on here and everywhere else. Hell, I used to do it too. Adding "do not steal" to your artwork does not mean you get protection from art thieves. Even if you put something witty or truthful, art thieves don't care. Art thieves do not work on the honor system, dipshits. This isn't aimed at anyone in particular, but if you feel offended, you should probably reevaluate your situation or massively get over yourself.
Most people I see doing this don't have art worthy of stealing. They just throw it on there to be "OH SO EDGY" or to make their creations "OONIQUE and SPESHULOMGWAFFLES". When I did it, I certainly didn't. I don't even have steal-worthy art TODAY, for fucks sake.
Now you're probably asking yourself, "How do I protect my art then?" There are three ways to prevent theft without adding some dumb disclaimer.
1. Simple watermarks that mark your art as your own. Watermarks are hard to remove for some people. Even though this has the con of making your

Self-taught?I see people throwing this phrase around everywhere
"I'm a self-taught artist"
I believe this is false

because to me, self-taught means you, obviously, taught yourself. so if you use a tutorial or "how-to"/study book to learn about anatomy, or how to color, or how to use effects, etc. then you did not teach yourself. someone else (MANY others, actually) have helped you.
to me, there's no such thing as self-taught, unless you study EVERYTHING based on observation, never using help from books etc XD which is ridiculously hard and......unproductive P:
and plus schools have art class. It was required up until very very recently I believe. that counts, doesn't it? o:
I know a lot of people think that taking no art classes=self taught, but I don't agree with that.
the point of classes are to teach; same with tutorials and books.
this is just my opinion, though.
what do you consider self-taught?

Words I'm sick of hearing."Ignore the stars."
Yes. This is a rant.
If you can't bring yourself to use the star system, then write your critique as a note or include it in the comments. It doesn't matter how often you chant that mantra. 90% of the people who will look at the critiqued work won't give a rat's droppings about your sentiment regarding stars. They'll look at those, and quite probably those ALONE, and then decide a work is worth or not worth perusing because of something you claim not to care about.
Rubbish. Complete and utter balderdash. Unfair to the artist. Disrespectful to the community. And misrepresentative to everyone.
You don't like that? I don't care. Use the system as provided for the good of the entire community, or stop pretending to care about anything but padding your own deviation total. Because if constructive critique is the goal, a note can serve the purpose just as well. And just to clarify my feelings: If I see a critique with this phrase in it, on my work, or on any submission th

Dear people who whine about public affection...... Shush, please
I know being single sucks sometimes, especially when you look around and everyone else seems to be happy and in love, but there is no need to make people feel like shit for expressing their love to another person by calling them names, glaring, staring, tutting etc...
Im so paranoid about pissing people off with public affection that I upset my boyfriend because he thought I wasn't interested anymore, because I distanced myself due to the potential embarrassment of people glaring and shit!
I know I shouldn't be so paranoid about it, but people shouldn't get so butthurt. You should be happy for people in love, not make them feel awkward and out of place for a simple expression of loving one another that happens to take place in public.
Also instead of being insulting and annoyed about other people in love while you're single, shut up whining about how lonely you think you are, and go looking for love! It doesn't just appear instantly~
Also sorry about the rants recentl

Valentine's DayYou guys understand love isn't limited to sharing tongues and junk right? Like, why can't we be in elementary school again, and be giddy to see our mother's reactions to us making her a card that consists of glitter and glue and bad handwriting, I'm sure we're all still capable of loving someone and being loved by someone.
Stop being depressed, you're not trying.
Happy Valentine's Day (formerly known as Valentime's Day (oh second grade, where did you go?))

You are ALLOWED to dislike a DD, BUT PLEASE!http://help.deviantart.com/873/
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. DO NOT COMMENT COMPLAINING ABOUT YOUR DISAPPROVAL.
I've ranted about this before, and I'm doing it again because CLEARLY people have yet to get the message.
People. Do. Not. Choose. To. Be. Featured.
No one asks their permission. The art just gets chosen. They don't ask for it. It is given to them.
UNFORTUNATELY. Sometimes the piece that has been chosen is not what some users would consider "Professional Quality". When that happens, I seriously PITY the person who got the DD because they are about to get a shit ton of hate.
Imagine waking up as and realizing you got a DD.
Maybe you're really proud and happy! And then its sort of shit on because some jaded ass hole felt the need to tell you that you DON'T DESERVE IT.
Look. If you think its unworthy, fine. But unless your comment is going to politely offer CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, shut your god damned mouth. &

Just a thought...Recently on Tumblr, I saw a post that read along the lines of "It bugs me how some people say that R34 can't be considered 'art'". I posed myself the question: are Rule 34 images truly art? Art, in my understanding, is the invocation conveyance of emotions and ideas through various mediums – audio, video, sculpture, painting, etc. Classic artists such as Michelangelo and Rembrandt often showed the human body – females especially – as nude to display the natural anatomical design. Why? Because the human body is beautiful, a piece of art in of itself, and those artists wanted to show that, to show the beauty inherent in our form. Our bodies are wonderfully made, each part working each other so we can walk, talk, and breathe, so mind-boggling complex and yet able to function in perfect harmony. That was their purpose: to display the simple beauty of our complex beings.
So what's the difference between that and Rule 34?
In some cases there is no di

OC catalog!Wow, this is so cool! So many unique OCs made by 50+ deviants right before our eyes~ XD
Don't be selfish-- check some of them out!

also, I'm going to be using this as a place to go when I'm bored, and feel like drawing gift art. So don't be offended if I just so happen to use one of your characters to draw. I'll give credit~
:iconilikeitplz:
If someone wants me to add them, or update a reference picture I will! (I will only post 3 characters each though)
:iconstardivider1plz::iconstardivider2plz::iconstardivider2plz::iconstardivider2plz::iconstardivider2plz::iconstardivider2plz::iconstardivider2plz::iconstardivider3plz:
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The NRA is lying to youTo all American gun control (not "ban", you paranoid fools) haters who use Israel as an example of how guns in the hands of civilians prevent mass shootings:
THEY DO NOT. You are a bunch of blatant liars or misguided victims of the previous - like the NRA - for claiming that we have fewer shooting incidents than the US for civilian gun ownership - we do have far less gun crime, but not for civilian gun ownership, but for the lack thereof!! Israel does not normally put firearms in the hands of civilians. Gun control in Israel is very strict. Military, security, and police personnel carry guns. Gun permits for anyone else are issued extremely rarely and certainly not if you live at a safe distance from a Palestinian-occupied area. We have armed guards at schools etc., not armed teachers or armed parents.
Also, Israel suffers from terrorists, you people suffer from random white picket fence apple pie lunatics. You can often identify a terrorist, you can not usually identify

Contest resultswow, I am amazed at how much attention this contest got. All these great entries was just overwhelming! :iconiwantitplz: Thank you to everyone who participated! It means a lot to me~!
:icongoldtrophyplz:First place:
*MelodyoftheWolf

you get 60 points, and a drawing~
:iconsilvertrophyplz:Second place:
*Lumdrop

you get 40 points, and a sketch~
:iconbronzetrophyplz:Third place:
*LordLethonai

20 points, and a sketch~
Runners up: (some of these were SO CLOSE)

other amazing entries

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MS paint and Mouse users-RANTYou know what annoys me?
1)
When people get popular because they draw or animate mediocre things in MS paint.
I'll admit, the program is stressful for me and a bit harder than SAI for example, but its not impossible to draw in.
People are all like,
OMG YOURE SO AMAZING I CANT BELIEVE YOU DREW THIS IN PAINT
When the drawing has bad anatomy and flat shading., and a shitty background.
2)
People who think drawing with a mouse is impossible, its not, in some respects, its a bit easier as you dont have to mess around with settings.
E.G.
Tailsrulz used to draw with a mouse, his art is and was amazing! He never complained about it, and when people complain saying OHEMGEE I CANT DRAW CUZ I DONT HAVE A TABLETZZ
Its just,
NO
Your art quality is determined by your skill, its not what you use, its how you use it! I've seen people draw with salt, so stop your bitching about not having/being able to use a tablet.
3)
When people say 'You drew this with a MOUSE?! O.O'
Its like
yeah
IS THAT SO SPECIAL?!

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SOPA Awareness Project

Journal Entry: Tue Jan 17, 2012, 1:27 PM

As you may know, the US congress is planning to pass an anti-piracy legislation (SOPA) in one week, and this bill will allow the government to not only block access to websites for US residents, but also to take down any website with one court order. This means many sites we are using now (including dA) will be in danger of closing and this will be affecting everyone outside of the US.
To read more about it, there. Have the wiki article. (wikipedia will close for 24 hours shortly in protest of SOPA, though...)

I am posting this journal to help spread the word about

's project of awareness, and if we all get involved we could be able to bring awareness to this subject and eventually help to stop this bill from passing.

All we have to do is spread the word with... drawings!
A week is a very short time to create something, so the project will only ask for a sketch (it can even just be a black and white doodle~) with the censor bar as the central theme. Please don't be afraid of being creative with this, the censor bar can take on different forms and textures~

If you do decide to join, please upload the work onto any social website between Jan 20th-24th! The more the better! As many social websites will be taking hits from the bill once it passes into law.

The goal of this project is to bring as many artists together as possible! It is an open project so if anyone else is interested, please forward them this message : )

Thanks for reading!

(I based the journal on Kay's words, I hope she doesn't mind ;v; )

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Mood: Rant
Listening to: Roku Tousei no Yoru
Reading: Dragonlance
Watching: Digimon 02
Playing: With my tortured characters
Eating: Fried chicken
Drinking: ... where's my tomato juice?

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~JellyfishTobi Jan 26, 2012

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~96-GHOST Jan 19, 2012 Hobbyist

not sure if it's a sketch... buuuuuuut
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~MissRadio Jan 18, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

booyah [link] i actually made something for this

~sasukerook Jan 18, 2012 Student

I'm not english.... But i wanna help!.... i just need to know... what is a "censor bar"?
Could someone help? ^_^'
(i'm feeling an idiot for asking this...but i don't really know T_T...)

~Princess-Las-Noches Jan 20, 2012 Student General Artist

have you ever seen something blurred or cut out from something like tv or artwork? well that's because it's being "censored". a "Censor Bar" is that big black rectangle that covers alot of the artwork to "censor" it from the public. alot of artwork on DA is using those black bars across the eyes to represent censoring our view of things. you can see =MissRadio's link right above your question

also, thanks for wanting to help~! SOPA is a load of **CENSORED** (YES, pun intended b/c of conversation

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~sasukerook Jan 20, 2012 Student

Thanks ^_^

~Princess-Las-Noches Jan 20, 2012 Student General Artist

np hun~! ^-^

*Yarthayajknaush Jan 18, 2012

You're saying I could go to jail just for postin fanart?

*RobotsWithCookies Jan 18, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Hmmm... I 'll hopefully be able to draw something for this. It just doesn't make sense, whatever happened to freedom of speech?

!j-krumweed Jan 18, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

This SOPA thing seems incredibly troubling. Just by having a link on the page to a questionable site could lead to a site being shut down. And the method that would be used to block these sites is similar to what is being used in China and Iran. The only reason this bill is being considered is to protect the interests of major corporations. I also hear it is a threat to proxy servers which are used by dissident groups in oppressive regimes, like the ones who protested during the Arab Spring and operate in Iran, because proxy services could be seen as violating this law.

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