Made a video again :P

by =nuriko-kun, 17 hours, 40 minutes ago
Journals / Personal

...another fake Parashi Opening: [link]

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)

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Headcanon: Draconequus species

by ~grievousfan, 17 hours, 44 minutes ago
Journals / Personal

Writing this all down just to get it out of my head

Prone to be edited as I figure out more stuff.

Overview
The draconequus species (plural = draconequui) are an ancient, pan-dimensional race. Exactly how long they've been around is unclear, since clear records of them don't appear until after writing had been developed. Archaeologists speculate that they may have been misidentified as dragons in earlier analyses of prehistoric cave drawings; said drawings are still being studied.

Each draconequus is the embodiment of a universal concept^*. All possess god-like magical powers, which they use to maintain the balance of their concepts in other dimensions. They exist in pairs of opposing concepts, which are perpetually at odds with each other. Certain Embodiments are inherently stronger than others; these would be the Embodiments of Life and Death, and the four World-State Embodiments (order, chaos, prosperity, and strife). The World-State Embodiments are eternally at war with each other over which should rule the other worlds. Sometimes an Embodiment will go mad with power and conquer a world by force, which may or may not ultimately end up destroying the world they've taken over; these Embodiments are treated as criminals, stripped of their powers and confined to another world, in the form of that world's inhabitants.

Should an Embodiment leave its post or otherwise be rendered unable to perform its duties, a successor will be instated to take its place. Successors are either born and raised into their roles as Embodiments, or converted creatures from another dimension. Converted Embodiments (often simply called Conversions) are chosen after an evaluation process, during which a predecessor will decide whether or not the chosen individual is fit for the role. Several individuals may be evaluated, but only the one who exemplifies the concept in question the best will be chosen. Conversions will retain little or no memory of their previous lives, and are much more prone to losing their minds due to mental stress; as such, they're typically only used until an infant Embodiment is full-grown and can take over the role. It's possible for more than one Embodiment of the same concept to exist simultaneously; the active Embodiment could act as a teacher for a successor, or the successor could simply act as insurance, should its predecessor suddenly be lost.

When a draconequus has outrun its usefulness, it can either retire to another dimension or stay to offer guidance to its successor. In both cases the draconequus is stripped of its powers, though if it chooses to retire then it assumes the form of one of the beings which occupy the dimension it chooses to retire to. From then on it will live a normal life in its new, mortal form; when the time comes for it to pass away, the Embodiment of Death will be the one to collect its soul (even though its form has changed, its soul is still that of a draconequus).

A draconequus' lifespan is exceedingly long and seemingly immortal; as long as a draconequus continues to be useful it will continue to thrive. Sometimes a draconequus will simply grow weary of its existence, other times the long years will end up driving an individual to insanity; it's in these instances where Death must step in and provide merciful relief for them.

^* _{- Universal concept = An intangible, disputable concept. It can be seen, the effects of it can be felt, something affected by it can be touched, but the concept itself can't be touched. The best example would be death; you can see death, feel the effects of a person dying, and touch a dead thing, but you can never touch death itself. Other examples would be things like: happiness, despair, wisdom, ignorance, conformity, individuality, freedom, slavery, disaster, fortune, love, hate, good, evil, dream, nightmare, beauty, ugliness, poverty, wealth, cruelty, kindness...}

Appearance:
As varied as their appearances may be, all draconequui typically share certain characteristics:
- Head of a horse/pony
- At least two arms and two legs
- Hand-like front feet
- At least one pair of wings
- Bodies are typically serpentine
- Medium length tails or longer

A draconequus' appearance depends entirely on which concept they represent. Positive Embodiments are more symmetrical, usually deriving parts from only two or three other creatures. The negative Embodiments tend to have more varied appearances, sometimes even having different parts for each extremity. The draconequui with the most varied appearances are the Chaos Embodments.

Opposing Embodiments, as well as Embodiments of the same concept, will usually be similar in appearance to one another.

Reproduction
_{_{because everybody is curious about this even if they don't say so :V}}
Simply put, draconequui do not reproduce amongst themselves. All new draconequui are born from the Embodiment of Life herself, and are born whenever a new Embodiment is needed (without intercourse). The World-State Embodiments will typically inherit at least one trait from the Embodiment of Life.

Newborn draconequui are born live, with their eyes already open, and are more or less able to walk mere hours after birth (they start out on all fours; draconequui with four different limbs may take longer to learn to walk properly). Babies' appearances are as varied as their bodies are; some can be quite pudgy, with large, round heads, tiny bodies and short limbs, while others are simply a smaller version of their grown-up selves, and still others can be every shape in between. Through their infant and toddler years they're cared for by the Embodiment of Life herself; they'll also learn to talk during this time. A predecessor will be allowed to adopt their infant successor if they show interest, otherwise all draconequui are raised into childhood by the Embodiment of Life. From childhood onward they are entrusted to their predecessors (or a retired Embodiment of their concept, depending on which shows more interest in raising/teaching them), then taught everything they need to know about the concept they represent and how to use their powers. At any given time there may be as many as a dozen infant draconequui, though this number may fluctuate as often as weekly. There have never been any recorded twins, triplets, etc.

If a draconequus chooses to pair off with a creature of a different species, then the resulting child will be of the other species.

_{_{_{now I have an excuse to draw draconequus babehs~}}

The draconequus species, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic © Hasbro/*fyre-flye}

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Give a Watch, Get a Watch

by ~Madmax00007, 15 hours, 16 minutes ago
Journals / Personal

Give a Watch,Get a Watch Official Thread.

We all Love Watchers,We love more than favorites and even more than Llamas, Because when you submit art they check it out.When you make a poll they vote and when you need help they are there.BUT we all need more don't we.So Here is a thread where you can get more watchers.

Yes thats right,The first ever FREE! Thread where people can get Watchers if they watch others.Its pretty easy post a comment.Who ever comments WATCH them and post a comment saying you did and you should get a watch too.You can get as many as you earn.You watch 1000 you get 1000.Its that simple it is.

How this works?

Favorite this Journal (Optional)

Invite a Friend (Optional)

Post a comment saying something like "Give a Watch,Get a Watch".

If you get a Watcher,Watch them back.

Start getting watchers~

> Deep down inside when we see a new watcher we become like me!

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WHYTMANGA TOURNAMENT 2013! OPEN!

Journal Entry: Sat May 18, 2013, 11:54 PM

The WhytManga Tournament is to help pull the art community together and to help other artists get some recognition for their work, I feel bad when good art doesnt get viewed and random ones do, its time for all yaw to shine!(cheezy i know). Its also to help all participants improve their art by competing with other in a friendly and fun manner! Entries will be given shout outs during the contest just to show others their competition.

The Whyt Manga Tournament is sponsored by SmithMicro (Creators of Manga Studio)
[link]

HOW IT WORKS
There are 5 rounds with 5 different art challenges.
First round-
I will pick my TOP 16 Entries out of all entries
Second round-
Knock out stageout of the TOP 16, each artist will face one another, artist A vs artist B (as pairs), they will be assigned a new challenge and I will pick the one i think is better from each pair. to create a TOP 8.
Third Round- Quarter finals
same with the second round but with a new challenge to create the TOP 4
Fourth Round- Semi finals
same with the third round but with a new challenge to create the TOP 2
Fifth Round- Finals
the TOP 2 artists will face off for victory and the title of the winner of the Tournament.

HOW TO QUALIFY FOR ELIGIBILITY!
-Must Favorite and Like this video(Link below in the aboutsection)
-Must Leave a Comment Confirming yourparticipation in the tournament on this video.
-Must be subscribed to Whyt Manga onYoutube(Link below).
-Must have a Deviantart.com account and a Mangamagazine.net account.
HOW TO ENTER/SUBMIT
-leave a link to a clear version of your entry, the clearer version should be on both Mangamagazine and Deviantart. If you do not have a Mangamagazine account or deviantart account, please make them, its free, takes no time and the sites are amazing for art inspiration.
-If you want to make a video responce entry on the tournament video, thats fine, just be sure to STILL submit clear versions of your entry on Mangamagazine.net and deviantart (THAT'S KINDA THE COMPULSORY PART)...LINKS BELOW.
- Link your entries to my Deviantart (link below) by either posting it on my deviantart page or sending me a message with the link to your work on deviantart.

DEADLINE FOR ROUND 1 (other rounds will be shorter):June 19th 2013. late entries may not be accepted(depends). you have a month, so get to it and have fun!!
NOW THIS PART FOR ELIGIBILITY IS NOT MANDATORY BUT WILL HELP THE TOURNAMENT AND YOU, GIVING UPDATES AND ANSWERS TO GENERAL QUESTIONS AND GIVE GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS CONCERNING THE DRAWING TOURNAMENT. the more you follow the more you knw..

-If you have a facebook, please like the WhytManga facebook page for updates on the tournament and promotion of the tournament. Link below.
-If you have a twitter, please like the WhytManga twitter page for updates on the tournament and promotion of the tournament. Link below.
-If you have a Mangamagazine profile, please fan the WhytManga Tournament blog page for promotion of the tournament. Link below.
-If you have a Deviantart, please favorite this WhytManga Tournament journal for promotion of the tournament. Link below.
(Those who promote the tournament in other extra ways will get SPECIAL SHOUT OUTS from me at the end of the tournament and during).
NOTE:Sorry If that was too much, but Im doing it so that the tournament will be popular and reach out to many artist, thank you for understanding.
FIRST CHALLENGE:
-Draw some very creative fanart of the main characters from my manga "Apple Black"(Link below)
-The artwork must include at least 2 of the characters from my manga/comic "Apple Black", links to these characters and their descriptions below. You can also READ "APPLE BLACK" for a better feel of the characters in order to create better fanart for the challenge.

NOTE: you DO NOT have to fan my manga/comic "Apple Black" if you don't like it, I am just suggesting you read for a better chance of creating a good entry to proceed to the next round of the tournament. BUT if you do end up liking the comic, Please fan the "Apple Black" for support, THANK YOU.
-You can add your own characters to the equation and be creative, they could be at the beach, fighting, playing, you can even make my characters wear casual clothes even, JUST MAKE SURE THAT They are recognizable.
-Your have UNLIMITED! Entries for this first round.
-Work must be made for this tournament.
-Nothing too sexual, Be Original, Creative and have fun!

PRIZES
All winners will be announced!
1st Place- Manga Studio 5 (Sponsored by SmithMicro), Featured by me on all networks I'm on and a commission from me of your own Character.
2nd Place- Manga Studio 5 (Sponsored by SmithMicro), Featured by me on all networks I'm on.

WHYTMANGA TOURNAMENT VIDEO:
[link]

READ MY MANGA/COMIC APPLE BLACK:
[link]

NEED MORE REFERENCE FOR MY CHARACTERS?
[link]

FACEBOOK:
[link]

TWITTER:
[link]

MANGAMAGAZINE PROFILE:
[link]

WHYTMANGA YOUTUBE ACCOUNT:
[link]

WHYTMANGA TOURNAMENT ON MANGAMAGAZINE:
[link]

APPLE BLACK CHARACTERS DESCRIPTIONS
[link]

Any questions? Please leave the in the comments below or at the other already mentioned social networks, links below!
FAQs - Frequently asked questions:

1. Can we do crossovers of our characters with apple black characters, also can we do crossovers with popular characters of other famous manga like bleach, naruto, soul eater, samurai champloo, death note etc with apple black characters? - yes.
2. can we have more reference of your characters? no need, apart from the gallery i provided for you guys, there are more references through out the gallery and if you still need refrences, just wing it
3. height of apple black characters? osamu, saito, ryuzaki and sano are about 5.7 and then yurii and neon are about 5.6, their ages are about 12-13-14, so they are young.
4. can we draw other apple black characters apart from the main 6? i reluctantly said yes, but be careful, i do not have too much reference on them and do not plan on talking about them anytime soon and some of them are FIRST DRAFTS, so they might not look like that in the actual manga. but yes, here are more apple black characters, whom are older:
5. Is this tournament only for manga artists? nope!, all artists are allowed. digital, traditional, realistic...sculpture! is all allowed, all artists are welcome! have fun!.
6. All ages are allowed to enter the contest and participants from everywhere are allowed in! have fun folks!.
7. How will we know the who qualifies for the next round? I will make a new video for each of the 5 rounds.
8. How do we know if we qualify for the next round? I will make announcements on all my social networks and make a new video announcing winners.

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Listening to: eminem: the whole eminem show album!
Reading: knatsczink
Watching: knatsczink
Playing: fifa 12
Eating: pringles
Drinking: mouten dew...on a mountain

Give a Favorite,Get a Favorite

by ~Madmax00007, 15 hours, 4 minutes ago
Journals / Personal

Give a Favorite,Get a Favorite Official Thread.

We all Love favorites! After Hours of hard work,Blood,Sweat and tears doing your artwork and you get a few comments and you start seeing your work getting favorites you become relieved right? You enjoy the fact people love your work.

So here is the thread for "Give a Favorite,Get a Favorite".If you see some one wanting favorites and you like one of there works simply drag that art piece into your favorites.Honestly those little things mean alot to Artists.And You shall get one back.

How this works?

Favorite this Journal (Optional)

Invite a Friend (Optional)

Post a comment saying something like "Give a Favorite,Get a Favorite".

Start getting Favorites.

>So Lets get Favorites Going around! Give a Favorite,Get a Favorite Don't forget if you get one to return one!

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Raffle WINNERS !

Journal Entry: Sat May 18, 2013, 10:40 PM

Hi guys !

_{Sorry for my inactive state in the past months , and sorry for the spam art too xD ,is only for this week ,to finish the weekend , I wanna give a little gift to my watchers , in that case with a raffle yeahhh , two can win a tiny page doll

Example :

Terms:

Give favorite this journal
Has to be one of my watchers [important]}

IS OVER

thanks to the 30 participants, being a little number of people give you a last gift, three winners will now

Winners

Make the video at 15:00 pm CLT if someone put favorite after that time, sorry but not be included!

The winners please send me a note , with the character that you want me to do !!

Don't worry I make another raffle !!

May 19th Raffle end! 15:00 pm CLT _{[Chile Standard Time ]}
I will use random.org for choose the winners !

This Journal Skin was designed by ~Night-Beast

header image by *Aluikaiser

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Behind the Scenes at Biniwood : Frankie's Day Out

by *Biniwood, 8 hours, 33 minutes ago
Journals / Art News / Artisan Crafts

This is my first time using Sta.sh, so let's see what it's all about

Well, today has been super fun so far; I've had a great time introducing everyone to Frankie! But as I was looking through her photographs in the lightbox, I suddenly thought to myself "Why have I photographed something that's supposed to be all about imagination and bringing things to life in such a static environment?"

So I grabbed Frankie, my camera and my son and we had a jolly good fun time photographing under a beautiful weeping willow tree in our garden

Jack (my son) is 3 in October, but his imagination is already incredible. He has an entire army of Bobinies, which always have to be wrapped up in a blankie with him for bed, and he plays with them for hours. So our photoshoot today was very natural to say the least! I've only really editted one of the photos, but there are so many more that are just so much fun! I want to share them all with you, so I thought I'd create this little article, "Behind the Scenes at Biniwood".

"Hmm, what shall we do today?"

Of course, Jack has already road tested all of my sewing, perhaps more so than any CE Marking regulator ever could! His very own Bobini, Tricky, has undergone chewing, being fed baby food, being carried around by the dog, squashed by my 11 month old daughter, dragged around by her tail and had tug-of-war played between her and the car door. I think her tail even spent a 20 mile journey poking out one corner.

And she is still all in one piece

"I need a drink, stat!" ~ Nellie made a wonderful assistant for his majesty's photoshoot XD

The Design of the Bobinies

Here's little bit more about the Bobinies design though ~ They intentionally look up at you. They are intended for children to play with them, but as a child you spend your time looking up at everyone else. It makes you feel very small sometimes. But for an adult to see that child looking up at you - it's super cute and it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. So these Bobinies are designed to look up to the children, to be brought to life by them and played with.

These aren't plushies for a dusty bookshelf. They're plushies that are meant to sit next to you while you watch a film, listen to your heartaches and gripes of the day.

They are there to kiss better those little scraped knees that are reminders of adventures passed, but adventures shared.

Bring us to life

These creatures are a lifetime in the making. They are everything to me, and this adventure we're just starting on wouldn't be complete without everyone's support. If you are kind enough to add this article to your faves, you are coming on this adventure with us, and your support means everything

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scene from my manga

Journal Entry: Sun May 19, 2013, 5:35 AM

There are some very subtile funny scenes between Colin & Gadara in chapter 01 already.. it was very funny to draw them.
It must be really amusing for Gadara trying to tease him..ww

see a preview here ->

[link]

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Coloring those Scanned Lines!

by =CoranKizerStone, 22 hours, 29 minutes ago
Journals / Personal

So this is one of my ways of coloring scanned lines that I feel work pretty well. I'm new at narrating through meh vids but I'll better I swear. lol!

... have fun watching, comment and of course....subscribe> [link]

Drew a ton of faces of random deviants from a couple journals back. Unfortunately video issues ensued and I was unable to record it. That made me think "I'll have color it on vid".