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So one morning I was going through my DA messages and there was one from deviant RaikuHoshigami with a rather interesting proposition. Basically, he suggested that I write an article on "Cyber-Bullying" as it pertains to MMD.
He raised some really interesting points with respect to this subject and in a nutshell these were all points that affect many of us here on DA who are MMDers, either directly or indirectly. Especially since outside of Japan, many MMDers are exactly in the demographic groups most likely to be affected by "Cyber-Bullying"; namely those who are in their pre-teen and teens. There are also instances to my direct knowledge where some who are in their early 20s have been negatively impacted in their experiences with MMD by others on DA. So, this is a subject worth visiting in a little more depth.
So what we will do here are the following:
(And I'm afraid we can only touch the subject in this article briefly as i

Ah the MMD past...I've opened Ash in MMD and started to play around with posing... and then I realized how hard it was for me at first.
When I decided to make my first MMD picture and I started to open all default models on one stage to make them in a fine group pose.
Whenever I clicked on any bone, I was like 'omg... and what it does... let's try rotating it... oh wow...'.
Those were also the times when I learned that 'round bones' you can only rotate and 'square bones' you can also move. It sounds so nooby, but I was happy like a little baby with a new toy...

Contest winners!!okey. i think that the contest is finally over.
we got 4 fantastic entrys

.
but only 3 can win this soo the winners aare:
1.st place

by :iconjuliads:
you won 100

by my :iconelzku:
and :iconrazia1: gives you chibi (ask more from her)
2nd. place

by :iconerkki-storyteller-13:
you won 20

annd chibis by :iconrazia1: (ask more from her)
and 3rt.place

by :iconzombiechococherry:
you won 10

thanks for the all the joiners

DUDESso inoticed i have like something watchers and i stole an idea from :iconmatryoshka6567:
so here goes
if you dun have nothing in your gallery or if you only have one and i dun like it then dun expet to see it here : P

:thumb26622959

Miki iNSaNiTY Contest WINNERSThank you everyone who participated ^^ Its a little funny that we got 3 people to join in, exactly the amount of people that CAN win XD
ANYWAYS! Results....

1st place:
~JuliaDS
http://fav.me/d4evb2m
A fullbody picture, a Lanky chibi and a normal chibi from :iconmadhattermika:
Any UTAUloid/Vocaoid you'd like as a fullbody from :iconbananaG:
60

from :iconusagi-kan:
Chibi drawing of an UTAU/Vocaloid from :iconkalistanchu:
SECOND PLACE
~Aokiki
http://fav.me/d4e6zlp
30

from :iconusagi-kan:
Free request drawing of anything from :iconbacon-is-yummy:
Free Lanky Chibi from :iconmadhattermika:
THIRD PLACE
~amadeuc
http://fav.me/d4ehbhb
15

from :iconusagi-kan:
MMD Picture of anyone from :iconjuliaDS:

CONGRATS, WINNERS!!

If you one any prize from me, I would like you to note me saying so. Consult with the other prize-givers about your prizes and keep contributing to this group! Have a great evening~ ^^

MMD Weekly Feature -Vol 2-Each week I will pick 5 excellent pictures, created using the program MikuMikuDance, and feature them in this journal. I will also pick a download that had caught my eye and feature that also
1: Aragi and Arago by =sonictheunknown

2: --I cant do it-- by =AoNihon

3: Tell Your World . . . by ~DaSimsFreak

4: .: H n n n n ~:. (+dl) by *Moto-P

5: Radiant Azure by =Shanaa96

Download of the Week:
MMD Newcomer (RJ) Young Adult Dancer Miku by ~RJMMD

Other great works this week:

CoZ News + Special Video Thanks to JuliaDSSo The Creation of Zatsune's preview is a big hit~!

I got tons of messages on youtube and on here raving about it~! 8DD The story will be revealed tomorrow! >w< Thanks to everyone who viewed and left comments~!
If you didn't see here is the links again~!
Preview 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPkcfNW991E&feature=related
Antis' Profiles - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPkcfNW991E&feature=related
~~~~~~~
This video is dedicated to :iconJuliaDS: :iconheehee-plz: I want to thank her for her kind words toward my CoZ videos and always being a sweet person~! >w

New MMDC poster...Dear MMDC...

Japanese emoticons!P.S. dA's emoticon system somewhat ruined some of them
Angry: (*≧m≦*) (,,#ﾟДﾟ) ヽ(ｏ`皿′ｏ)ﾉヽ(≧Д≦)ノ（＞д＜）（;≧皿≦） [○･｀Д´･○] ヽ(#`Д´)ﾉ Σ(-`Д´-ﾉ；)ﾉ (/ﾟДﾟ)/ (¬д¬。) ヽ(#`Д´)ﾉ (¬､¬) （；¬＿¬) (;¬_¬) (；¬д¬) (≧σ≦) o(-`д´- ｡) ヽ(●-`Д´-)ノ (*￣m￣) (´Д｀) (；￣Д￣） (¬_¬)ﾉ (＃｀д´)ﾉ (」゜ロ゜)」 Σ(▼□▼メ) (━┳━ _ ━┳━) (┳◇┳) {{|└(>o

Vocaloid Plz icons (part 01)HEY, IF YOU KNOW MORE ICONS THAT AREN'T LISTED HERE, DON'T JUST SIT ON YER ARSE, TELL ME
Part 2 - http://waraulol.deviantart.com/journal/Vocaloid-Plz-icons-part-02-274186418
:iconvocaloidplz: :iconkaitomikuglompplz::iconrinlenglompplz::icongakulukaglompplz: :iconyuumagumiglompplz: :iconyukariyuumaglompplz: :iconpikomikiglompplz: :iconvy2iaglompplz: :iconmikulenglompplz: :iconirohaluiglompplz: :iconkaimeiglompplz: :iconrinkaitoglompplz:
:iconvocaloidstamp1::iconvocaloidstamp2: :iconvocaloidstamp1plz:
:iconvocaloid01plz::iconvocaloid2plz::iconvocaloid03plz:
:iconmikuohatsuneplz: :iconmikuoplz: :iconmeitoplz: :iconkaikoplz: :iconlukiplz: :icongakukoplz: :iconrintoplz: :iconuseeplz: :icongumiyaplz:
Original faces :iconblankfaceplz:
:iconbigalplz: :iconbig-al-plz: :iconclockplz: :iconsonikaplz: :iconpineappleplz: :iconvocaloidoliverplz: :iconboatplz: :iconsweetannplz: :iconprimaplz: :iconwineplz: :iconvocaloidleonplz: :icontulipplz: :iconvocaloidlolaplz: :iconfryingpanplz: :

Vocaloid Plz icons (part 02)HEY, IF YOU KNOW MORE ICONS THAT AREN'T LISTED HERE, DON'T JUST SIT ON YER ARSE, TELL ME
Part 1 - http://waraulol.deviantart.com/journal/Vocaloid-Plz-icons-part-01-274186402
Miku :iconhatsunemikuplz:
:iconhatsunemiku: :iconhachunemikuplz: :iconmikuplz: :iconcrazymikuplz: :iconmikurapefaceplz: :iconcreepymikuplz: :iconsupermikuplz: :iconmikuseriousplz: :iconloveiswarplz: :iconmikugasmplz: :iconmikusaywut: :iconhatchuneplz: :iconmikulaplz: :iconsadmikuplz: :iconangrymikuplz: :iconmikutocameplz: :iconmikukissplz: :iconmikula-plz: :iconmikunoesplz: :iconmikuisnotamusedplz: :iconmikujizzedplz: :iconujustmadplz: :icon2dujustmadplz: :iconmikuraepfaceplz: :iconmatryoshkaplz: :iconrendezvousplz: :iconmagnetmikuplz: :iconcutemikuplz: :iconmikuwantplz: :iconmoarplz-miku: :iconmikurageplz: :iconmikunoplz: :iconbabymikuplz: :iconnomikuplz: :iconmikuderpplz: :iconmikusmileplz: :iconmikurapelaughplz: :iconwtfmikuplz: :iconmmdplz: :iconmikuwhatplz: :iconomgwthmikuplz: :iconmikuwtfplz:

Metasequoia Helpful Links------------------------------------
Q. and A.
Q.1

Where can I get Meta?
Meta can be downloaded here - http://metaseq.net/english/ -
If you are japanese or perfer to look at the original site then you can go get it here - http://metaseq.net/ -
Q.2

Is metasequoia free?
Yes and No. You can download the freeware ver. or Shareware ver. of Meta for free but if you want to get a licence then you have to pay.
Q.3

I cant use Plugins..Why?
1) You didn't pay for Metasequoia so the free ver. doesn't support it.
2) If you bought Meta,You might have put the plugin in the wrong folder in the plugin folder.
Q.4

What are some good Tutorials to follow so I can actually Model in Meta?
GOOD PLACE TO FIND TUTS : http://metasequoiausers.deviantart.com/gallery/28862339
Well, Modeling takes time but I am always happy to help anyways:

Basics=
http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&global=1&q=metasequoia+tutorial#/d31wvsy
http://arkenidae.deviantart.com/art/Metaseq

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10 Keys to leading Creative People

by ~oOIchibiOo, Feb 19, 2013, 4:47:15 PM
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Found something on tumblr. It's very accurate, so I wanted to post it here on dA. Feel free to reblog.~

10 Keys to leading Creative People

Tell them what to do, but not how to do it.
You can hold them accountable for the results, but don't force them to embrace a certain process.

If you want their input, you'll need to ask.
If you stop asking, they'll stop contributing.

If you ask, you better consider their input.
If you're not really going to use their input, it's better not to even ask.

Know that they'll be emotionally attached to what they create.
So, if you decide not to use their creation, you'll have to process that appropriately and not abruptly.

You need to give them a deadline, but it better be reasonable.
Creative people need room to dream and let their ideas percolate.

Don't try to motivate them with money, but they do want your praise.
They'll react when the extrinsic rewards are taken away, but they're really intrinsically motivated.

They'll get easily bored if they find themselves stuck in the routine.
They need the freedom to take on new challenges and opportunities and hate to get stuck in maintenace mode.

They deliver new ideas, but they dread the details.
To bring the best out of them, you need to protect them from the bureaucratic structure and administrative tasks.

They need a creative and participative environment.
Creative people need the fuel that other creative people generate.

You need to provide boundaries, but they need to experience freedom.
Boundaries force people to get creative. That's when the best ideas are generated. But if creative people ever feel restrained, at best they'll start to sulk and at worst they'll join another team.

Source: www.creativemanila.com

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