NEW CONTEST WITH GREAT PRIZES
has brought to my attention another great contest with awesome prizes and a cool Star Trek theme. C'mon you Trekies know you wanna enter. Check out the details.
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DEVIL'S BALLAD CHRISTMAS CONTEST

THEME
The theme is simple. All you have to do is make one of your characters interacting with one of the Devil's Ballad characters in a way the celebrates the holiday spirit. They can be exchanging gifts, kissing under the mistletoe, etc. Whatever your super-creative minds can imagine. The images can be however hot or cold you want them to be be remember to keep it within the rules of DA. Prizes don't necessarily have to be so mild when the contest is over.

As always, feel free to do as you please with the outfits or hairstyles as long as I can tell who is who. Originality is a big plus with me. Though it is set in Japan, Devil's Ballad happens to be the most urban story in the KPRS universe so that might be something worth keeping under your hat when designing but do as you please.

Deviants are limited to three submissions but are not limited to two characters per pic or story. You can use as many of your OCs as you like as long as there is atleast one Devil's Ballad character or visa versa with DB characters. Written entries will be accepted but judged in a different category.
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REFERENCES
Here's a little something to give you some insight on how the characters behave...and some pics.


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PRIZES
Any one who donates a prize can still enter.
1ST
2 Character Full Color Detail Pic
12month Sub
1 digital commission

2ND
1 Character lineart pic
6month Sub
3month Sub

3RD
3month Sub

DEADLINE
January 15th

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Well my vacation visiting was awesome. I cant remember the last time so many people were nice to me. Saw a couple old faces and a bunch of new ones. I've got one more extra special ^_- contest prize to finish for and I'll be in need of another subscription pretty soon so I'd be willing to do some work for it.
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SCULPTURE COMMISSIONS
By the extremely talented
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YOUR OC FEATURES

Im feeling love for OCS (original characters) right now. Link me with a good pic of your OC and you'll get a feature. Only rule is that it cant be an OC from any mainstream story. Has to be your OC from your story.















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COMMISSION
15 bucks gets you the last slot



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Today (October 9th)is Leif Erikson Day [link] (Hinga Dinga Durgen)and also the day my long overdue vacation starts. Gonna go spend ten days with the old BFF so to all that I owe art to. Its gonna be a little delayed and heres the formal apology.
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Okay, kiddies, my system is still under ravaged by whatever the hell got into it but I found a way to get my pentab working on it again and after a full month of not drawing anything, I've been starting some new projects. I think I'm gonna scrap the Ruggugatta Gakuen contest and do some cheap commissions. I'll do something special for the two deviants who submitted entries.

CONTEST ON HOLD
Sorry I've been such a ghost you guys but for the past few weeks, I've had this demon of a virus that has basically rendered my pentab useless. Its hijacked my browser, wiped out my desktop, prevents me from opening any folders, and has just been a pain in my ass.

The worst thing about the little bug is the fact that it was invited in by a sneaky little downloader trojan. I had no say in it entering my system. That and the damn thing disables almost every Antivirus program I throw at it. (sigh) so until I figure something out, I cant really deliver a higher quality of art. I havnt been able to work on any of my projects this whole time and its killing me!
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RUGGUGATTA GAKUEN CONTEST

In the meantime, I was kicking around some ideas for a new contest. Something based on one of the high schools of Okayama, Okayama Japan (a small town in Okayama Prefecture) "Ruggugatta High"

The main focus on this is gonna be uniform based. At work I managed to find enough free time to design uniforms for all three types of weather for Ruggugatta students. I've got designs for breathable summer uniforms, padded winter and fall uniforms with heavier gakuran for the guys and leg warmers for the girls, and standard fair weather uniforms.

Cold Season Uniforms
Hot Season Uniforms
Fair Season Uniform


CONTEST INFO
The point of the contest is to express 2 OCs (male and female) wearing their Ruggugatta High uniforms in a way that reflects their unique personality. Some of the students may wear T-shirts under their gakuran, some of them may wear gauntlets with their uniforms, some may have personal designs on their gakuran, the girls are free to choose any blouse they wish to wear with their plaid skirt and vests, shoes, ties, you name it and it can reflect the personality of the wearer. A girl might even wear gakuran and slacks or just the gakuran. Its up to you. Customization is heavily encouraged.

RULES
You can enter up to three entries and entries must include atleast one male and one female character. There is no limit to how many characters you can put into one entry. As always with my contests, its OC (original character) based. I ask for atleast one of your OCs in Ruggugatta uniform and atleast one of mine in Ruggugatta uniform. Entries can be funny, tell a story, be sexy. Anything you like. Just be sure to check the design sheet and its' info carefully and ask me if there are any questions.

SOME REFERENCE OPTIONS
*ANY* of my OCs will do but if you actually want OCs that attended Ruggugatta here is a list
*any questions on personality or anything else just ask*











some of these are a little dated but there are newer versions of them floating around.

*EXTRA POINTS*
The judging will be based on which entires feel the most completed and are the most creative but extra points will be awarded to anyone who can make innovative designs of a "Soururmefuchi High School" uniform. It is Ruggugatta's rival school and is composed of mostly hoodlums and thugs. I've never thought too deeply about their uniform but I always imagined a sort of blood colored gakuran and slacks for the senior boys and sort of a magenta colored plaid type designed skirts for the girls. Ruggugatta seniors having black gakuran and slacks with yellow and the girls wearing yellow plaid type patterned skirts. So if you've got a bad guy or gal, you can make them Ruggugatta but they would probably feel more at home attending Sourumefuchi.

DEADLINE
"tbd"

*PRIZES*
As always I'm more than pleased to have my DA friends to donate prizes for the contest and as always, donating a prize does not exempt you from entering the contest ^_____^
anyone who enters will be featured.

1st
12 month subscription
3 Character full color/detail pic

2nd
6 month subscription
3 month subscription
single character lineart
Female Pinup
3rd
3 month subscription
Pinup
Female Pinup

4th
1 month subscription


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Breaking Into Submission Contest
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go check it out!

Happy "International Mark Jackson Day" everyone!
Today is the 7th of July and I'm 23 today. I usually mourn my birthdays but I'm too young for that. I'm going out tonight. Might do a little DDR or something. I dont have many friends where I live now (had a ton) back home but I'm not gonna let that stop me from enjoying a day thats MINE! So be sure to wish me a happy "International Mark Jackson Day" and hope I can find something good to get into tonight.

BIRTHDAY GIFTs
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DESIGN COLLAB
Here's the skinny. I'm ready to do another "Force" pic
I want them all to have special "Force Happi" like the attempt here
What I had in mind was something very old style Japanese. You know something alittle ukiyoe. Fox designs, bear designs, basically any animal in an old Japanese painting style. If you guys come up with anything, let me know and I may use your Happi in the next "Force Pic" plus anyone who has a design will get a feature.

Also if anyone has any general ideas about my OCs or interactions between yours and mine, speak up, I'd love to hear your ideas.
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FEATURES
The first 7 people who comment with links to two entries from their gallery will get a feature.
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COMMISSIONS ARE Closed at the moment
Unless you are one of my special customers these are my current rates

Lineart $15 per character (hentai 20)

Flat Colors $20 per character (hentai 25)

Full Color/Detail $25 per character (hentai 30)

US Dollars Please ^_^

Special Customers include but are not limited to

really the criteria for being a special customer is being a deviant that has supported me greatly. You guys get my old rates. ^_^

SLOTS
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