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To artists who want to offer commissions. I would like to address something I have been seeing as of late here and on other sites. Artists who are asking if someone would commission them if they were to offer commissions and if so, how much should they charge or how much are they willing to pay?
I say this with a real heart to all artists, but that is a foolish line of questions.
Really. I have been there. I even did those myself. But look at it from the side of a potential buyer.
1: Would you even commission me?
Can you imagine if a doctor were to say that? If I were to open an office would you even come to me? That makes the doctor feel like a failure. Like he has so little faith in his ability to do his job he is afraid to do it. So he has to ask a thousand people IF he were to open an office would ANYONE come? Would you? Or would you want a doctor who just opens it and does his job and believes in his ability to treat you?
Same with an artist. You sound like you have no faith in your ability. If you do

A Crash Course in Slam PoetryThere are ten days left to submit to the Louder Than dA Bomb submission folder. With that being said, I'm putting out an article that offers some tips and quick solutions to problems a poet may be facing when writing their slam poem. But very quickly, I would like to address a stigma surrounding submitting "great" work to contests.
I'll keep this brief. The world is not set to your pace. Or anyone else's really. Everybody's just trying to keep up. This line of thinking can't be taken to the publishing industry (for those that would like to publish) or anywhere else for that matter. Applying the thought to your art or literature that unless it was created under certain circumstances is to not take your work seriously.
If you don't believe you can write and read a slam poem in ten days, I'm here to tell you different and to tell you the ins and outs of slam.
Slam Poetry 101
Slam poetry works the way it do

How To Write A Critique For A ProfessionalProfessionals like myself will occasionally ask for a critique on something or other that we've done. I'm going to explain how to do a critique for someone like myself. I'm going to tell you now that this was brought on by a critique I received from someone who never did a critique before and had no idea how to do it.
Read Other Critiques
The worse thing you can do for yourself is write a critique when you have no idea what you're doing. It will be promptly rejected as it's very obvious to the person reading it. If you've never written one the best thing you CAN do is look at some critiques from other people. Example, I'm a writer so look at critiques that were done on other literature pieces. Also keep in mind that I'm a novelist so look for critiques for short stories instead of poetry or lyrics. They're a completely different genre.
Be Objective
If you're going to say something negative about a piece explain why you think it's bad and make sugge

Legal Free Music

1. Spotify
I didn't bother with Spotify at first because I figured it had only mainstream music, but it actually has a huge variety. It does have mainstream music, but it also has loads of obscure/indie songs (yes, I'm a hipster. :iconhipstermikeyplz

It's an excellent place to discover new music. These are some of its features:
1. You can make playlists with any songs you want and post them on Facebook or Tumblr or share them with a link. You can also search for playlists to find new music.
2. There are several applications you can download that offer more playlists, musician info, etc. (available for free in the program, so you don't have to download them from outside sources.) My favorite is Sifter, which works similar to Pandora: you type in a song and it gives you several similar songs. I've discovered great music that way.
3. You can read biographies of most bands and musicians, and find similar artists.
4. Like I said, it has incredible variety. It

Photojournalism: Discuss it! - Reaching Out Reaching Out
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Every time you take out a camera you become the invader. James Natchtwey once poignantly put it as:
"The act of being an outsider aiming a camera can be a violation of humanity. The only way I can justify my role is to have respect for the other person's predicament. The extent to which I do that is the extent to which I become accepted by the other, and to that extent I can accept myself."
In this case he was discussing the nature of photographing tragedy and war, but it's also true when we photograph anything, anyone, anywhere.

Turning the Other CheekWhat is it?
What is turning the other cheek? Thefreedictionary.com says that it is to "ignore abuse or an insult," figuratively speaking. If you turn the other cheek when someone attacks or insults you, you remain calm instead of attacking them back. Imagine standing in the middle of a street, and someone you know from quite some time ago that you were never on good terms with comes running up to you and literally slaps you right across the left cheek. You stand there for a moment, bewildered, and then turn around and walk away, even though that person is throwing insults at you. You turned the other cheek and showed that you do not want confrontation.

When should you show it?
As a simple answer to this question: all the time! Tolerance, patience, and turning the other cheek can really mold someone into a different person over time. And it does not only affect the person you are tolerant with,

Understanding Jihad

The word "Jihad" is derived from "Jahada" and "Ijtihad"
which both are synonymous to success and striving for a good moral conduct.

It is a pure misconception that non-Muslims
carry even Muslims that Jihad is a holy war.
Holy war in Arabic transliteration goes like this "Harb Muqadassa"
and it is found nowhere in the holy Qu'ran.

Jihad has many levels.
The most important form of Jihad is the personal one.
Which means striving to make yourself a better person
and resisting the evil temptation within one's self which includes:
lying, stealing, engaging one's self in adultery and loose sexual whims.
If a student is passing an exam or a patient going through surgery
he is doing personal Jihad by striving to become better or achieve satisfactory results.
It does not mean to kill any human being be him a muslim or a non-mus

The Terms of Kindle Worlds are AwfulSo, normally I try to refrain from screeching about how horrible this or that company’s idea is.
If any of you have been reading the news about Kindle Worlds, however, this is one time I’m going to flat out tell you that it is horrible. Not because the possible end results I can see coming from it (because I’ve discussed those in the fandom I’m in, and they’re speculation, not facts) but because of the terms of the contract.
Here are just a few of the terms Amazon has:
“Amazon Publishing will acquire all rights to your new stories, including global publication rights, for the term of copyright.”
Kindle Worlds is a creative community where Worlds grow with each new story. You will own the copyright to the original, copyrightable elements (such as characters, scenes, and events) that you create and include in your work, and the World Licensor will retain the copyright to all the original elements of the World. When you submit your story in

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Todo ira bienDuérmete que yo estoy aquí;
la luna te guiará, te acunará su voz.
Sueña y ve hacia donde
el sol desprende paz, rayos, color de amor.
No mires atrás ella estará bien
su ángel eres tu nunca te olvidará.
Espérame, tengo que vivir que al río del sueño
pronto iré a nadar junto a ti.
Lloraré al pensar en ti,
lagrimas de soledad,
perfumarme de ti.
No descansaré,
no hasta que tu recuerdo viva en mi
dame fuerzas pues debo continuar
aunque sin ti quiero vivir.
Duérmete, duerme padre y descansa sin temor
que al despertarte ya no habrá dolor
y todo irá bien, mi amor
que al despertarte te arrullará el amor
y todo irá bien, mi amor.

The culture of Notarious wolfenYou all know ~RedTabbyRedash's original characters, LoneWolves. And whoever read those small memes are probably not understanding anything of what the __*Killdan*__ or the ::::Notarious:::: wolves are saying. Well, lucky for you, Redash made a small online LoneWOlf game, where you can between a LoneWolf or TribeWOlf and learn the languages, culture, hunting style, area-range, and more. I will NOT say what game it is. Me, ~BlackAshenGermanwolf, and ~RedTabbyRedash share a tight bond and only use Notes to send the codes to get on or whatever. Anyways, So im going to help you all learn Notarious and, if i can bonus up and get relocated, the Killdan culture. So today, since my name in the game is Ytuk (Which the game chose my name thank you very much) and I am a Notarious female wolf of Minwee Tribe, I will teach you what I know about the Notarious/Minwee cultures and language. For a start, here is the Politeness of a Notarious Wolfen. (If you don't know how to pronounce Notarious,

The Beginning of The EnddA has crossed another line.
I keep thinking, trying to give them the option, the opportunity to fix themselves, to stop descending this path, but I'm tired of giving warnings.
With this new "Promoted" fiasco (which is exactly what it will be, a fiasco), I'm done giving them seconds chances.
If you want to continue following me, I invite you to stop by DreamClassier: Around the Web and find me elsewhere.
It will be a slow process, moving all of my art, making sure I have everything, but I'm not going to be here forever.
It's been a long 9 years, but it's time to move on.
deviantArt is dying.

portal topic: equestria girlsalright, alright. we all know about the upcoming movie where twilight goes to earth. but my opinion? the thing is just like jake's parenting manual: A PIECE OF JUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DON'T CARE THAT IT'S NEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DON'T CARE THAT A PUPPY IN LOVE WITH A GIRL "SEEMS LEGIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT JUNKY JUNK JUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR ONE, WHY DIDN'T TWI'S FRIENDS FOLLOW HER INTO THE PORTAL?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! AND 2, THEY JUST CONFIRMED TWI'S AGE, WHICH RUINS THE WHOLE MY LITTLE SKYLANDERS SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DIDN'T THINK OF THAT WHOEVER DIRECTS MLP NOW, EH??????????????????? AND BESIDES, ALL OF THE TWILIGHT+SPYRO STUFF IS JUST BEEN THROW OUT THE WINDO LIKE A USELESS SCRAP OF PAPER!!!!!! AND ALSO, IF TWI NEVER GETS BACK TO EQUESTRIA I WILL TRY TO SUE HASBRO FOR PURE EVILNESS!!!!!! WELL(morphs to rath) LEMME TELL YOU SOMETHING ALL EQUESTRIA GIRLS LIKERS, RATH DOES NOT AGREE WITH YOU, AND RATH IS VERY, VERY, VERY, ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dime Que Te PasoSigo aquí buscando una solución...
sinceramente no se que te pasa...
quiero que sepas que...nada,
que tu eres la mujer de mi vida...
Yo se quien tu eres, (Esto no me puede engañar)
yo fui tu hombre, tu mi mujer
yo se que tu me quieres... (No puedo con tu sentimiento)
si yo te lo di todo!!!...
Tu me hieres... (Eso tu lo sabe)
y mi corazón se muere... (Chica reacciona por favor)
Dime que te paso
tu no eres así...
si tu amor se apago
dímelo de frente, estoy aquí... (Y ten el valor)
si el problema soy yo...
y no siente nada por mi...
dímelo y yo me marcho
que dios se apiade de mi...
(Ya no aguanto mas)
Dime que te pasa
se siente fría la casa
ya ni me besa, ya ni me abraza
trato de arreglarlo, mi intento fracasa
dime que es lo que pasa
por que me rechaza
y yo no se ni que hacer no tengo salida del lió
trato de besarte pero el cuarto sigue frió
ella me grita, le grito y empieza el desafió
yo confió en que vuelvas a hacer mi princesa...
(Yo lo que necesito es que tu me mires a la cara)
Háblam

Why Wal-Mart should be broken up by the government1. Wal-Mart ran many small business owners out of business.
2. Most of the merchandise is manufactured overseas and is of poor quality.
3. Employees are receiving unethical treatment. They are underpaid, overworked, and forced to work off the clock.
4. What Standard Oil was from 1870 to 1911 is what Wal-Mart is from 1962 onwards.
5. When we think of McJobs we think of McDonalds. We must also associate McJobs with Wal-Mart.
6. The prefix Mc is a throwaway word.
7. Wal-Mart has too much power and too much money. They exploit not only employees at their stores but they also exploit third world nationals for cheap labour.
8. Wal-Mart has contributed to labour outsourcing and replacing many manual jobs with robots and technology.
9. Someone needs to put an end to Wal-Mart's monopoly. The next small business what Wal-Mart runs out of business will be the last.
10. Wal-Mart will have to appear in Federal Court for an anti-trust trial. If the jury rules in favour of the platiff then the little

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Pixel Art Exposed!

by ~phoobia, Jul 26, 2002, 10:49:40 AM
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If you've been at deviantART for at least two months, chances are you've heard mentioning of something known as "Pixel Art". And unless you browse the forums, chances are you’re as clueless to what it is as I was. Well now you too can learn about and participate in this fun and inventive form of art!

What is pixel art you ask? Pixel Art, as the name might suggest, is a form of art that is created pixel by pixel from the ground up. It tends to have an old-style retro look. Similar to what old computer games might look like. Think Atari 2600 and 8-bit Nintendo type games, with a little bit more detail, and then you'll have a general idea of what pixel art looks like. Or, you can, of course, proceed to the following links for some great examples of Pixel Art.

Pixel Gundam by s1nk

PixelSCENE - inner city by blackice

PixelCITY by cheba2

PixelLINKS by blackice

Pixel Art can be created in most popular art programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Jasc's Paint Ship Pro, or even the MS Paint program that comes standard with any version of Microsoft Windows. While there are also programs that are designed specifically for Pixel Artists, MS Paint and Adobe Photoshop seem to be the most popular among Pixel Artists today.

Pixel Art, being created pixel by pixel, can become very tedious at times. It is also very time-consuming; days can be spent to create even a small image. And for a large image with much detail, well, you can simply image the time it takes, not to mention the patience of the artists that create these stunning images.

Now that you know exactly what pixel art is, you’re probably wondering, "Why?" Well, I can’t answer that myself. However, the prominent Pixel Artist blackice was kind enough to lend us his time and answer that, and several other, questions. You can read the interview with him, here!

Pixel Art has become quite popular in a short amount of time, especially here on deviantART. In just the past few weeks several changes have occurred to better accommodate Pixel Artists and make them feel at home here on DA. Changes such as a brand new category dedicated solely to Pixel Art. Art Group's such as Pixen being formed, that are based only on the ways of the pixel. And I’m sure that this is only the beginning. What other changes are to be made? Only the staff knows, but you can bet that we haven’t seen the end of them.

I hope that by now I’ve caught your interest, and that you yourself are curious as to how to get started into the world of Pixel Art. Well, I’ve included links to some of the most popular tutorials on the net, regarding the who's, what's, when's, where's and why's of Pixel Art. You should check them out and give Pixel Art a shot. Go on and put your pixeling skills up to the test!

Pixel-Zone.net

Pixelation

Computer Arts

I hope that after having read this article you all have a better understanding of what Pixel Art is and what it will be. If I’ve inspired even one of you to get into the world of Pixel Art, then that will be enough.

Thanks for reading!

(Big thanks goes to Thrawn for all his help and ideas!)

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~Chennette Dec 20, 2011

Great read, thanks so much for all your hard work! Certainly inspired me.

~Jomann18 Jun 28, 2009

can you update this? the outgoing links no longer work

~khai87 Aug 9, 2007

coolness.

~ya90ya Apr 24, 2007

awesome!

~Thunder-Fighter Oct 12, 2006

It delighted me Really,

~2Funki4Wheelz Aug 21, 2006

Don't just comment people - hit the heart counter

Pixel Art is fascinating.

~kheng Aug 21, 2006 Hobbyist Digital Artist

i love pixelart, though i never have the patience to learn it properly

~rivalslayer Aug 21, 2006

Great!!! I like it!!!

~darkaoz Aug 21, 2006

Hmm... dunno if my art can be considerated Pixel Art, I just draw on MS Paint like nothing, and with a Mouse, never thought of it as Pixel Art, I see Sprites more like Pixel Art.

`thundercake Aug 20, 2006 Professional Digital Artist

You're talking about pixel art as though it was this really obscure unknown art form O_o I don't think I've met too many people who don't know what pixel art ist..

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