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Rant about emoticons.Just a rant in the defence of emoticons
Thou shalt begin...eth?
I was gone for roughly a year, maybe more. Artists and Art appreciators have always been divided on the subject of emoticons. Art or not art I just wanted to post a journal in the general defence of the emoticons and their importance as the conception of it not being art still remains, this disappoints me greatly.
What is art
My general impression of art is that it's a passion, a way to express and show everybody what you can create and to have an impact on the world/general audience of said art. I believe what I do is art, though some will disagree. But you cannot deny that the creation of emoticons involves imagination, creativity and practice... Sounds like art to me.

Art can speak a thousand words to a thousand people.: Why can an emoticon not do this?: It can, on a daily basis, millions of people use emoticons to share their emotions, whether it be through text me

Emoticonists on dA (8):iconkrissi001:
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I asked in a previous Journal that every Emoticonist should write a comment there.
You can still do it on this Journal if you haven't commented yet.
I sent notes to all of those who commented there and asked them a couple of questions.
And now I am going to feature all of this deviants and their answers

If you saw that I have featured you and i didn't include all of your answers/or any answers, you could write a Journal and include all of your answers there. ;D
:icongreenafire:
~greenafire
What is your first reaction when you find a new Emoticonist?
If they are really good and just started, i will watch them and give them positive comments! if they are just a beginner, i will watch them and give them constructive feedback.
Pick 5 of your most favourite Emoticonists and describe why they are special to you, wha

Emote Freshmen Vol. 2 8-bitcoffee
Vol.1 http://icexdragon.deviantart.com/journal/Emote-Freshmen-Vol-1-283457060
Hello, and welcome to Emote Freshmen.

This is a new interview series dedicated to gathering the input of new/newer emoticonists(less than one year old). We will have a new article 2-3 times a month!

Today we will be interviewing
:icon8-bitcoffee:
~8-bitCoffee
~8-bitCoffee has been making emoticons for about 3 months now. And in that time, he has improved his pixel art and animating drasticly!

So let's give it up for him!

Opening words of the artist:
This Will Be Quick Because I Need To Take My Coffee Break I Don't Wanna Miss it

Q1:
How did you find the emoticon community, and why did you stay?
I find it when i saw a group named Emoticiety i see alot of emotes there i was been inspired to make one too and i made this :thumb264823

An Absurd Interview with SanguineEpitaphWelcome to another edition of Absurd Interviews: Even better than whole grain bread!
Long time we don't see each other huh? Long time you don't hear another of my great poems. Well, here is one. Enjoy!
Roses are red
Violets are blue (well, purple sometimes)
This next deviant is the color of blood
And blood is beautiful
Ladies and gentlemen, with you: `SanguineEpitaph

Good day! How are you this fine day good sir?
If it's a good day and I'm a good sir, I do believe I'm good.

But, you know, I could also be fine. :iconteheeyesplz:
Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
:iconbitchpleaseplz: My closets don't have doors. :icondivaplz:
An old lady is crossing the road. A banana helped her get to the other side more quickly, but a random skating kid tripped him and he in turn made an incoming truck of gummy bears tip over. What happens next or what will you do?
Well there are obviously

Halloween GoodiesHalloween! A day filled with candy and dress-up and lots of ooky spooky fun. Recently, I asked a few of my dA friends to help me gather a collection of spooky themed deviants to celebrate the day. I hope you find something to you like.

~[Bullet; Orange] ~ [Bullet; Black]
[Bullet; Orange] Vampires selected by `Mirz123

Vampire Portrait by *TwistedSynapses Dracula by *Zatransis Janita-Comm vampSara-Ravenswd by ~Janjanita 1910 Vampire by =Cherieosaurus Vampire Love by ~Ninquetolliel
[Bullet; Orange] ~ [Bullet; Black] ~ [Bullet; Orange] ~ [Bullet; Black] ~ [Bullet; Orange] ~ [Bullet; Black] ~ [Bullet; Orange] ~ [Bullet; Black] ~ [Bullet; Orange] ~ [Bullet; Black] ~[Bullet; Orange] ~ [Bullet; Black]
[Bullet; Black] Pumpkins selected by ^SparklyDest
Pumpkin by ~weirdal :th

Love for "Random deviants" 10

The deviants have been found by using the random deviant button

[Bullet; Pink][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Pink][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Pink][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Pink][Star!][Bullet; Pink][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Pink][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Pink][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Pink][Star!][Bullet; Pink][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Pink][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Pink][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Pink][Star!][Bullet; Pink][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Pink][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Pink][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Pink][Star!][Bullet; Pink][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Pink][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Pink][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Pink][Star!]
~Phade01
joined deviantArt: Jul 14, 2005
Pageviews: 11,759
DD's: 0

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Emotiviews 8 - Interview with =converse-kidd

The interviewee of this edition is:
:iconcheerplz: :iconconverse-kidd: =Indae    :iconconverse-kidd:  :iconcheerplz:

opening words of the Artist:
" Hello World.   "

[Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red][Star!][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red][Star!][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red][Star!]
1. Programs of choice for emoting?
I use adobe photoshop CS4. [Nod] It's what I've always used, and what I will be using until I get a later version of photoshop. [Giggle] A lot of people don't like the animating method, but I find photoshop works well if

Emotiviews 7 - Interview with =Emotikonz

The interviewee of this edition is:
:iconcheerplz: :iconEmotikonz: *Emotikonz    :iconEmotikonz:  :iconcheerplz:

opening words of the Artist:
"  Can't think of anything, and I know I'll be talking a lot in these questions, so--
Oh wait, got one.
Kadul () is not a bear. He is a 5-year-old (human equivalent) male European beaver from Russia. So please, no 'pedobear' jokes. No, you are not the first. Or even the dozenth.
(Just thought I'd put out some preventative measures.)  "

[Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red][Star!][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red][Star!][Bullet; Red][Bullet; Blue][Bullet; Red]:bul

Where is the Devious Love? Volume IXWhere is the Devious Love?
An article promoting positivity in the community
And general warmth and fuzziness

Volume I | Volume II | Volume III | Volume IV | Volume V | Volume VI | Volume VII | Volume VIII | Volume IX
I wanted to put together a series of articles that

A Year in dA Related 2011: Deviant StampsA feature of Stamps submitted in 2011 as well as Stamp Daily Deviations received this year.

Stamps of 2011

More Sleep by ~fear-the-brilliance :thumb224885212: V is Very, Very Extraordinary by `stuck-in-suburbia Earth Day 2011 by =lightpurge :thumb216702659:
Senior Stache Support by `SanguineEpitaph You and I by `JoseFelipeM I Heart Sta.sh Writer by ^bradleysays Stamp - Watch Me by =firstfear I +FAV BOMB by *kohashu
Community-Projects by =pjuk Weekly Stamp Feature by ~Ramen27 Artist Working Stamp by `Mirz123
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Stamp DDs of 2011

Never Go to Bed Angry Stamp by ~andy-pants
Not allowed by =pjuk dA Love by ^ClefairyKid Background Music by ~Skylark-93 what is it? by *DusterAmaranth Interact Stamp + Plz by `UnicornReality
STAMP: Enough Sexuality Stamps by *Emotikonz Technologically Advanced by ~death-wishes I want you to succeed by =HarmonicSonic Disorder is universal. by =Cursed-Blessings Religion by ~MaruLovesStamps
TomatoDragonStamp_3 by ~TomatoDragon Be Yourself by ~fear-the-brilliance Use an Emote by ~iWin72 Rain-Rainbow Stamp by `Mirz123 Quit life by =nikkittie
Happy Stamp by ~Seiorai Disconnected Stamp by ^SparklyDest&

The Emoticon Corner - Volume 1A brand new bi-monthly article featuring emoticons, emoticonists, as well as other fun stuff having to do with emotes. This feature combines, replaces, and re-imagines the "Random Emote Awesomeness" and "Amazing Emoticonists" articles.
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Emoticonist Spotlight
:iconbash-hazard: ~Dead-Deviant

I'm a sucker for pixel vehicles and this one is awesome! Lovely shading.

:iconPixacious: =Pixacious

Such a sweet gift for a fellow artist. Love how the OCs are done.

~ [Bullet; White] ~ [Bullet; Green] ~ [Bullet; White] ~ [Bullet; Green] ~ [Bullet; White] ~ [Bullet; Green]
:iconhappy-gurl: =happy-gurl
:thumb26

Fella Turned 11! + Awesome New Contest + WinnersHello Deviants!
Everyone knows that we are celebrating deviantART's mascot's birthday! As a community, we'd like to invite you to help make a present for him

We have a template of #fella that has been cut into 75 pieces. We want you to draw, photograph, or otherwise create an image that can be submitted and then merged into a single image of Fella! Special thanks to `SanguineEpitaph for his hard work on creating this!

So want to help? You will be able to win these amazing prizes:
Most Creative Entry: Messenger Bag
3 Other Funny/Creative/Stunning Entries: Fella Bundle
All entrants are featured in a #fella blog

To clarify, you simply make a piece of art, and we will put it into the final template. All you have to do is make a piece of art that follows the rules below and be one of the

The 2011 Emote AwardsRules
Nominations

Nominations open the 17th of December (1:00am MST) and close the 7th of January (1:00am MST), a period spanning exactly three weeks.

You can give your reasoning as to why you nominate, but these are not required. These reasons will not be made known unless the nominee asks for them privately. The nominators who gave the reasons will be kept anonymous.

The winners of each category from last year (2010) are not eligible for the same category. They can, however be nominated for other categories. Example: Say ~Example won Best ______ Emoticonist last year. This year, I can nominate her (or her work) for any other category except Best ______ Emoticonist.

You cannot nominate `stuck-in-suburbia or =Kerubimu for any category, as they are not eligible to win any awards.

You cannot nominate yourself for any category.

The period of eligibility is from December 14th

Your picks, My page Vol 2I once again launched a poll asking for the community to send in links, this time giving the restriction of less than 100 faves. these were the emotes the community picked

:owlnoid: by ~Helen-Baq :buzzyla: by ~renekotte :icefirelove: by ~Snowshi Emote Artist by ~ECC500 This is My Teddy Bear by ~AutumnOwl Smarty reading by =I-is-smart Books by ~AcmSpud The Impossible Technicolor Staircase by =Waluigi-Prower Watch Workshop by *otohime0394 Week 4 by =Siaandra :CupidsArrow: by `stuck-in-suburbia :iconouoemoteplz: by =xxghost250xx Hello by =rickyrico Stalker by ~kittyluv8 LIFE by ~MerelyCubed :goofy: by *4EverYoungKid Strange, new world by *Toxic-Fox-Girl OC Love Contest Entry by =Kyramy :juggle: revamp by ~Griffinite Balloon by =Piirustus Run by ~MerelyCubed Abandoned by =happy-gurl Holy Cannoli by `Mirz123 :thumb185133576: Seriously. We Need One. by ~CatharsisJB :electro-cute: by ~the-icon :foru: by ~Sneffy depressed by ~MrM4tty Beeees by ~Sinister-Starfeesh Demon Appears - Emote by ~MDKofDOOM Reading Emote by =doodleplex :bathtime: by ~Ellie-Muffin-Girl :crew: by *Nautical-Nieky :lookout: by *Nautical-Nieky :tophat: by ~kchilt :wingardium-leviosa: by =GibbyGibson :rain-and-lightning: by ~volatileT1MES :garcon: by ~MisterIngo Emoticon bike by ~clairebearer :thumb1002

Shuurei's Weekly Features of Randomness V:iconfeelingfreeplz:
Welcome to the fifth part of Shuurei's Weekly Features of Randomness! A part of my 2012 feature project, the aim of the project is to feature several amazing art from several art genres randomly, which are done by several talented deviants.

:iconikue:
$Ikue

:iconclearechoes:
*ClearEchoes

:iconphlum:
~Phlum

:iconkrissi001:
`Krissi001

bring me to life by `Krissi001Choo choo Express entry by `Krissi001
:iconsynfull:
`Synfull
mmm ... pumpkin pi by `SynfullWho needs points ... by `Synfull:grumpcat: by `Synfull
:iconmyme1:
~Myme1
Houzukigami by ~Myme1Qin's Moon ::..:: Yanlu by ~Myme1Fojianfenshui by ~Myme1
:iconkenderson:
=yvART
Sunshine by =yvARTBehind Blue Eyes by =yvARTDusk by =yvART

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CSW - Day 2 - Feature

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 12:58 PM

Hello, Emoticonists and other Deviants! Day Two is here!

Random Feature is here!

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Go and watch them all!

Design and Coding by =pixiepot

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~litecrush Mar 22, 2012 Student Digital Artist

Nice features!

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~greenafire Mar 20, 2012

aww thanks for featuring!!

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`Quolia Mar 20, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Really awesome! Thanks for including me

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~Snowshi Mar 20, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Awesome-sauce.

Thanks for the feature! ^-^

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