Lightning Returns: FFXIII Contest Winners! by moonbeam13, journal
Lightning Returns: FFXIII Contest Winners!
In the LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII Contest, we asked you to create a complete customization of Lightning in a first-of-its-kind challenge. The three winners were selected by none other than Final Fantasy legend, Tetsuya Nomura. Not only did the winners get their art displayed in a billboard on the deviantART homepage, but they will also receive $1,000 USD, a LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII customized Xbox360, an assortment of memorabilia associated with the game, and a signed original sketch from main character designer, Tetsuya Nomura. We would like to congratulate our winners and thank everyone who participated in this conte
How Can I Get A Bigger Audience? by Vignettophiles, journal
How Can I Get A Bigger Audience?
A while ago I read a journal from a lit deviant who was frustrated that her work seemed to be going unnoticed. Short of just shamelessly advertising her work, she was out of ideas for how to get more exposure. She felt that after having worked so hard to improve her writing, it was unfair that her audience had not grown as she improved.
If you find yourself feeling the same way, or even if you just wish more people would see and critique your work, the answer is surprisingly simple.
Get involved!
There are countless groups and communities on dA with all kinds of foci; there are groups just for collecting certain kinds of art, like us, and
Leave comments to keep me company?
I am about to spend the next 6 hours or so sewing and painting to finish up costumes and then packing for an adventure. I will soon after leave for the trip and it's going to take a while to get to where I'm going to it'd be great if you leave comments to keep me company on the way there! I'll be reading and replying as much as possible! :D
Team Sasuke at Ozine Fest Day 3
So here are pictures from our day out last Sunday! Some are from my phone, others are from Facebook friends (Thanks, Jannibee and Benelyn!) and people who have sent me snapshots over Twitter!
Let's start with a group shot! Our theme was
Cosplay photo blog for ToyCon 2013! by behindinfinity, journal
Cosplay photo blog for ToyCon 2013!
ToyCon 2013!
So we went to Toycon last Saturday and as usual I... didn't really get to take pictures of toys and stuff. It was so crowded around the merchandise hall that I couldn't stop and take photos because people were constantly threading through and shoving. It was like a river of people with an actual current, hahah! Sometimes I'd find a friend to chat with but we'd eventually be pulled apart by the tide, it was kind of funny.
I wanted to wear something simple and comfortable so I posted on my Facebook that I would wear my old Ichigo cosplay in his Karakura High uniform. The Bleach manga is so crazy now that it just made me miss the
Free! Iwatobi Swim Club cosplay shoot outtakes! by behindinfinity, journal
Free! Iwatobi Swim Club cosplay shoot outtakes!
When my friends and I first heard of "that swimming anime" called Free!, this is pretty much what we expected:
Not that there's anything wrong with that hahah, but all we were expecting was to be able to laugh at how exploitable and full of fanservice this show could be because swimming would require everyone to be half-naked. Although it started out that way, the more episodes we watched, the more we realized...
We were wrong. So wrong.
What we got was a heartwarming coming-of-age story with endearing characters and interesting dynamics. It spoke of friendship and learning your self-worth and figuring out what drives you forward.
I'd wri