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The Encyclopedia of SwordmakingWelcome Ladies and Gentleman of DeviantArtThe Encyclopedia of Swordmaking4 years ago in Artisan Crafts More Like This
This is all the tutorials, facts, tips and hints about swordmaking all gathered into one news topic. The League of Swordmakers exists to gather all the swordmakers of DeviantArt together. However if people would like to become swordmakers then they need knowledge about swordmaking. So people who are intrested in swordmaking are shown this news topic. It contains all the knowledge about swordmaking made on DeviantArt. However this mainly deals with building eastern swords namely katana's. By learning how to make Katana's, you can use that knowledge to make other swords. This News Topic will be updated with new tutorials.Level 1 Swordmaking: Beginner Level by *chioky
Now If you have no knowledge what so ever about woodworking, or how to handle types of tools properly, I advise using the Beginner Level of swordmaking. You will learn how the basic parts of a sword come together.
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Mentorship Project - Assignment #2 SilhouettesSo remember the time I said I'd post the assignment up really quick like? I'm a horrible liar and I am sorry.Mentorship Project - Assignment #2 Silhouettes2 months ago in Personal More Like This
SO anyway let's get this thing officially rolling! YEAH! Before work pulls me into the abyss again.
We're going to be working on silhouettes!
ex: http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp45/Elyzius/cartoon_silhouettes.gif , http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m173a59xhg1qcbajko1_1280.jpg
A silhouette is the image of a person, an object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single colour, usually black, its edges matching the outline of the subject.
"When an object's silhouette is difficult to make out, we have a tough time keeping track of what we're seeing. It's why so many comics and drawings use the visual shorthand out outlining figures and objects. The shades and values of an object are secondary to the basic shape when it comes to recognition. As such, effectively managing silhouettes is a vital tool for visual narratives." - Aaron Diaz
Notice how you can probably easil
Point CommissionsYeah, opening these up. Maybe someone'll be interested.Point Commissions3 months ago in Personal More Like This
Sketches*: 2 Points
Examples: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maj439GkAT1qlfzmzo2_500.png http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9e3jqyvHy1qlfzmzo1_500.png http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m93azkIR4F1qlfzmzo1_500.png http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8vurxanWO1qlfzmzo1_500.png (NSFW)
Additional characters: +1 Point
*Sketches will be cleaner than this.
Lineart: 5 Points
Examples: http://i47.tinypic.com/9sa3oo.jpg
Additional Characters: +3 Points
Flat Colors: 7 Points
Examples: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9smndSwbv1qlfzmzo1_500.png
Additional Characters: +4 Points
Fully Shaded: 10 Points
Examples: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mad28zcz8v1qlfzmzo1_500.png http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma2ij3kf1c1qlfzmzo1_500.png
Additional Characters: +5 Points
Adding a background: + 10 Points
WHAT YOU DO
Please send me a note with your request, and please be as specific as possible. Relationsh
Original Characters FeaturesLOL stolen from ~ClaudetiteOriginal Characters Features3 days ago in Personal More Like This
pshhh I doubt anyone would like a feature from me. oh well~For each of the first 20 people (I doubt it) to comment in this journal, I will feature one of their characters. I'll also tell you what I like about them.
1. :iconclaudetite: :: Cyrille
almost die looking for a ref Orz''' SUBMIT MORE CYRILLE YOU DISHjsnjkbfkjs he is the cutest thing ever! *o* Always been my fav since I first met him uwu
his clothes, and hair and eyes, so perfect~~~~ he is rich and everything and is silly and idk likes cakes and
bread (wat) .u. and.... HE'S CUTE >///
OC FeaturesOC Features2 days ago in Personal More Like This
I love this Idea so muchh!! LOL
Plus i would love to know which of my OC's is your favoriteee;;;
-> For each of the first 20 people to comment "X" (anything u want lol) to this journal, I will feature one of their characters. I'll also tell you what I like about them.
-> If you comment, please do the same in your journal, putting the tagger on in the first slot. The idea of this is not to get a free feature, it is to spread art around for everyone!
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1: :iconClaudetite:
Danae
It was hard to pickk--- //chokes I Loveee Your designs;; I'm like 99% sure you don't have alot of your OC's in your gallery because i couldn't find some of them, but that would have made it harder to pick pftt-- ANYWAYSS i picked Danae, i love the the hairstyle i mean pff;; You don't see to many short haired girls out there, and i love dem earringss and color choices;; Over all an amazing design <333
2: :icononenightstar: :thum
CONTEST!!hi eveyone! I have a new contest!! >w< and now is for points but this is no just my contest is :iconcynthia-elizabeth:'s contest too XD and now here is everything you need to know about our contest :3 please read everything :3CONTEST!!5 months ago in Personal More Like This
Random Style!
Infos
YOU'LL HAVE TO DRAW AIDA Y NARI IN YOUR ENTRY OK!?
1- :iconcynthia-elizabeth:' OC
her outfits
(naruto style)
(casual style)
(lolita style)
(halloween style)
2- :iconsakurakiel: OC
her outfis
(naruto style)(RTN style
)
(casual style)
(lolita style)
(halloween style)
(other style)
RULES
1-you must draw nari and aida in all the pics you want to do, we don't care about the pose, style or anything
2- no edits, bases or sketchs plea
Miralce Of Sound - Sovngarde SongFrom the mists of the mountains a deafening callMiralce Of Sound - Sovngarde Song1 year ago in Personal More Like This
Bellows down over the plains
On a host of battle-worn ears it does fall
Pushing out through the thunder and rain
These men of the north they have suffered too long
The anger it swells in their veins
Of the spirited roars of lost warriors' songs
Distant echoes are all that remain
And my voice is my violence
Clear the sky's frozen tears
And no more we'll be silent
With this Sovngarde song in our ears
And we stand tall
Sons of the snow
We will not fall
Under these blows
For our hearts they are hardy
Our spirits are strong
And our voices are lifted into
This Sovngarde song
Conquer the anger and ravenous rage!
Make it a part of your power
Pummeling down let your bloodlust engage!
Under your force they will cower
Feeling the fury so pure and so bright
Breaking the bonds of surrender
Under the moon for our home we will fight
And we will die to defend her
And my voice is my violence
Clear the sky's frozen tears
And no more we'll be silent
With t
Debating Rape Culture With Linkara And ChickLast night, I was involved with my first heated Twitter debate, and ironically enough, it was with two of my favorite internet reviewers: Linkara and Nostalgia Chick.Debating Rape Culture With Linkara And Chick2 months ago in Personal More Like This
Lewis, Lindsay, in the slim chance either of you are reading this, I mean no ill-will towards either of you. I enjoy your reviews immensely.
However, you two should stick to reviewing comic books and movies. Political commentary is not your forte.
Anyway, the entire debacle started when Lindsay tweeted this:@Linkara19 @krameralex95 Who fuckin cares if women are like... in any way oppressed... I mean they can vote and hold office.And herein lies the problem I have with feminists: we have a fundamental difference in what constitutes "oppression."
To me, people suffer "oppression" when they are systematically den
Journal #2First off, a big apology to all the people wondering where I've been the last couple of weeks. Life has been... hectic as of late. But now that school's out I'll be dedicating quite a bit more time to deviantArt and to the activities that got me so involved in this site. Chiefly making some Daedric armor! I haven't had time to work on it but I'm still very excited about the project, mainly due to the discovery of bondo filler putty (A big thanks to fairlyodd1217, go check out his iron helmet http://fairlyodd1217.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d5a0on4). My original daedric helmet is really rough because I lost patience with trying to smooth out the bondo, but now that I know better than to rush it (and filler putty to help smooth it even more) I'm thinking I can get my pieces to the prop level quality I had envisioned.Journal #25 months ago in Personal More Like This
It's also worth nothing that I think it's high time I got with the times and make my files available for download. My original plan was to make this all very pers
Worbla's Finest Art Tutorial I◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊Worbla's Finest Art Tutorial I8 months ago in Personal More Like ThisNaraku on Facebook ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊
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Hello and welcome to my second tutorial. I made this one especially for Thomas today.
Here are some pictures on "How to use Worbla's"
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But first: What is Worbla's?
Worbla's Finest Art is a thermoplastic that's ultra cosplayer-friendly. It cuts easily with a knife or a pair of scissors.
April BirthdaysHappy Birthday!April Birthdays1 month ago in Contests More Like This
~TheOneChica, =ColorFanatic and ~Destinyhope99 are our birthday badge winners!
We are holding another birthday badge giveaway again! So for those of you who have a birthday this month (and have it displayed on your information, we know where to find it), read the rules below.
RulesYou must have a birthday in April. This must also be visible on your profile. This information is shown in the 'About Me' drop down section on a person's profile.
Comments will not be counted towards your participation! If you wish to have a chance at winning a birthday badge, you must favorite this journal. This is to prevent people from trying to cheat with comments.
We are only giving out three badges.
Good luck guys!
Want to help us out? Donate
PE: Polymer Clay Food Tutorials CollectionWelcome to a new polymer clay love article, specially written for #projecteducate, find the program for the third Community Week here. If you missed the previous articles, please check out Introduction to Polymer Clay and Polymer Clay Secrets Revealed. This time I'm going to guide you through some of the best polymer clay food tutorials currently available in deviantART, enjoy and don't hesitate to leave a message if you have any question or suggestion for future articles.PE: Polymer Clay Food Tutorials Collection1 year ago in Artisan Crafts More Like This
Food. Polymer clay food. There's a strange fascination between polymer clay crafters to make food, if you ask many of us won't even be able to explain what's so addictive about making fake food. Some of it is crafted for doll houses and doll props, some people make beautiful jewelry with food, but some just make it because it's so incredibly fun.
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my mind changes too easily...So recently I came across :iconRouletteCityOCT: And I new: 4 months worth of preperation? This will be perfect for me! so far in the other two OCTs I have joined, I was... a bit lazy, I didn't manage my time well, and overall, I just sort of suckedmy mind changes too easily...2 months ago in Personal More Like This. But no more (hopefully)! This time there is plenty of time and I think if I give it my all, I'll truly be able to do something wonderful! wow that sounded cheesy! but I don't care! I Am So Pumped! Oh Crap I just realized it's 8:00 and i'm slacking on homework X(
Updates013/03/13Updates1 year ago in Personal More Like This
Hey all! Just a reminder that you have two weeks left for Round 1. If you are in need of an extension please send us a note to let us know.
Also, for those interested here's another OCT for you to check into :iconFarewill:
That's all for now. Good luck!
Hello all! Just wanted you all to know that you should be able to submit artwork to the gallery now. If you have any little doodles that you've drawn, go ahead and send them in or send us a note. We love fanart!
Note: We still would you like you to note your Round 1 to us once you have finished.
~Mousie
The Friday Chat is now Closed.
Just a heads up: The Monday Chat is now being moved to Friday~
Also, for those who requested critiques, our judges are currently working on them, and you can expect to receive a response within the next two weeks.
Alright guys we're getting down to the wire. You have approximately 2 1/2 days left to finish your auditi
O.C Featuuuuure~!Yoooo hoo~! Sorry. I'm on a slight mini hiatus atm but!I SAW PEOPLE DOING THIS AND THOUGHT THIS LOOKED SUPER FUN TO DO. SO. asdfghyjlds;g GOMENO.C Featuuuuure~!3 days ago in Personal More Like This
I'M PROCRASTINATING RIGHT NOW ON MY HOMEWORK BUT ASJD:LASDA //tosses over shoulder//
-> For each of the first 20(? I'LL GO AS LONG AS I HAVE PEEPS COMMENTING GO GO GO ) people to comment "Aka get back to work (PUT ANYTHING ACTUALLY. XDD ) " to this journal, I will feature one of their characters. I'll also tell you what I like about them.
-> If you comment, please do the same in your journal, putting the tagger on in the first slot. The idea of this is not to get a free feature, it is to spread art around for everyone! (um. you don't have to if you don't want to XD idc )
Check out these cutie-pies *q*
1. :iconRae-nerdy: <3
OKAY. This banana over here is really attractive :iconmoeblushplz:. He's so yellow and cute I just want to hug him or eat him up or something! XD Um~ I really like his desig
everybody is doing thisI'll try as well, let's see if I get some responses, lol (btw you can comment anything)everybody is doing this2 days ago in Personal More Like This
-> For each of the first 20 (I guess 20 but I don't have that many watchers) people to comment "X" to this journal, I will feature one of their characters. I'll also tell you what I like about them.
-> If you comment, please do the same in your journal, putting the tagger on in the first slot. The idea of this is not to get a free feature, it is to spread art around for everyone!
1. :iconclaudetite: ~Claudetite
I had to choose Etienne, but just because she is an idiot and 90% of her gallery are dead and slaughtered people.
I always loved his outfit, I don't know if she changed it already but I like the contrast between red and black/gray, also he is a total loser, and very human, I like how he starts to feel guilty for everything he did and how he is lost in his paranoia. I guess mental illness are kinda hot (? not He is so kawaii :icondesueyesplz:
2. :iconrlawltn: ~rlawltn
updates and feature-?sweets is on break as of now :iconsadcraiplz:updates and feature-?3 days ago in Personal More Like This
t-this semester was...pretty tough...
but hopefully things will get better now that I have a little less to worry about ;//;
uhmm...
oh so because I'm transferring and all that jolly good stuff- sweets might have to go back...earlier...to classes and when I mean earlier I mean maybe like July rather than September :iconsrapplz: so...no cons this year for me...:iconoelplz:
...
look out for commissions/point commissions like really soon quq and those adopts too hehe //poor college student waht-
and because no one really cares about ^^^^^ that, I'm going to go on withhh-
Features! 8D //totally didn't steal this from the kawaii :iconaka-ai:
-> For each of the first 20(?) people to comment on this journal, I will feature one of their characters. I'll also tell you what I like about them.
-> If you comment, please do the same in your journal, putting the tagger on in the first slot. The idea of this is not to get a free feature, it is to spread
Win a Colored Full Body (Raffle)Rules:Win a Colored Full Body (Raffle)3 days ago in Personal More Like ThisWatchers only. Don't just watch me to enter the raffle then unwatch me later. This is for legitimate watchers only.
Keep in mind that I don't do anthros/Muscled-Men and that this is to be done in my free time. So no rushing. I may also ask you to change your request if I deem it be something I cannot draw.
ENDS: May 23rd 2013
Prize:
Full CG Fullbody drawing of your OC with a white OR Transparent background, simple to moderate poses
FINAL - March Poll Period * CLOSED:icontransparentplz:FINAL - March Poll Period * CLOSED2 months ago in Happenings More Like This
:iconthefavouriteshowcase:
Hello dear members, watchers and visitors
This is the new way to find our winner of our POLL SYSTEM: instead using a Poll with the ten most voted of the period, we'll be using a blog to showcase the 20 MOST VOTED of this period!
This means, or so I hope, more exposure for your pieces and galleries.
The idea is simple: each work has a number and all deviants have the opportunity to vote like if it was a poll...with the difference that you will choose not one but 3 favourites!
All deviants may vote, INCLUSIVE who is participating; the participants may vote for themselves and ask friends and watchers to vote; this blog may have publicity by all means and be submitted in groups.
The work with most votes wins a 3 months sub, our usual prize.
Follow the RULES to VOTE...AND EVERYONE VOTING andING THIS BLOG will enter a draw to win 100
. The participants may and should click the Favourite Button too - you have
Aela the HuntressI wanted to extend an enormous THANK YOUAela the Huntress5 months ago in Personal More Like Thisto everyone that has been so supportive and complementary towards the Aela costume I created for Chloe. I am beyond thrilled that you all like it so much!
Some of you have asked about other photos and the full set will be on my website launching in a couple of weeks, however they are also currently on my Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Creature-of-Habit/261772073942255
In addition, I do take custom costume commissions, so if you are interested in something similar, fantasy or historical related, don't hesitate to contact me at vaness.walton@gmail.com
Thank you again, you all are THE BEST!!!
Proud To Be A Democrat: Proof You Can't Fix StupidRepublicans are often belittled as the stupid party--and in many cases, they are--but if this letter to the editor from a "proud democrat" is any indicator, the Democrats have their fair share of stupid:Proud To Be A Democrat: Proof You Can't Fix Stupid3 months ago in Personal More Like This
Gulf Coast Gun Forum
For those who can't read the print in the image above, here is the text of the lettereaufort, N.C.
Jan. 17, 2013
TO THE EDITOR:
Republicans and "so-called" conservatives are at it again. They are claiming that the Constitution gives people the right to have guns without the permission of the government. If that were true, then how could New York and Chicago have laws against it?
We Democrats are sick and tired of Republicans constantly using the Constitution to cover up their true plans, which are to make us all afraid of everyone else. Our great
I Think I Found Some Areas To Cut...How can we avoid the fiscal cliff without cutting spending or raising taxes? By slashing politician salaries, of course!I Think I Found Some Areas To Cut...5 months ago in Personal More Like This
While Democrats complain about how CEOs earn too much, and Republicans complain about how welfare recipients earn too much, I think both sides can agree that our politicians earn too much, and that the best thing for them to do during these desperate times is to cut their own salaries.
Of course, don't expect Washington politicians to agree to any salary cuts anytime soon. They'd much rather have you make sacrifices by having your taxes raised or your public services cut rather than accept any sacrifices themselves.
So exactly why do we call these people public servants when they only serve themselves and their special interest donors?
Sta.sh
