Okay, so it's 4:30 am.  Sleep is for WUUUUSSSIIIEEEEES. *snore*

It's a tie! So both these lovely folks will get a them-inspired piece by me whenever I get my azz in gear.    and   both with 12 points.

For the curious:

1.  Let's start w/ an easy one. How do I time my projects?
With what I was watching at the time.

2. Which makeup project got me kicked out of a casino?
:thumb102357165: Deviant Doll/Rag Dolly

3. What part of my face do I HATE to paint?
Lips. Ugh. Tickly. Can't eat. Can't drink. BOOO HISS whinecomplain

4. Who is Wilbur?
The hoglet

5. The image 'Color Boost' in my gallery marks the first time for something in my main gallery. What is it?
First time I smiled/showed my teeth (there was another, but it's a scrap).

6. What martial art inspired one of my images?
Krav Maga

7. There is a scar on my neck visible in many of my images. What is it from?
A biopsy

8. Which tutorial is my most popular?
Wax Cut Tutorial. Thing's been my most favorited deviation for YEARS- until Steampunk Hive.

9. What mistake did I make on "Gamer Generation"?
The controller pad is backwards from painting in the mirror.

10. And last but not least, find which images you can find these things in: (Some are in more than one, so I will accept multiple answers.)  Alligator, Rainbow Orange, Lion, Zero, Flute, Dice, Beatles Quote.
Sneaky me.
Alligator:
Rainbow Orange:
Lion:
Zero:
Flute: (Can you find it? Sneeeeeakky)
Dice:
Beatles Quote:


PS- wow, thanks to all the entries. I am humbled by your masterful stalkerdom.  XD I shall now change all of my locks.

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I am going to RESIST my natural tendency to dig a hole and hide for a month after a DD- or any outpouring of views and support.  I am taking a big girl deeeeeep breath and saying 'Thank you' without hightailin' it for a cave.  I have long harbored the notion that staying in the spotlight will doom me as some inadequate creature and bring forth nasties with sticksfrom the hills . But after Steampunk Hive was posted on Reddit... and TheChive , and Tumblr... and I still didn't go up in the flames of the noob troll spammy hate and fire, I think... I may be okay.

So to thank everyone for their support, I'm going to stay put & do another piece very soon in the form of a tribute/fanart to a particular watcher or fan (that feels weeeeeird. I'm not supposed to have fans..).  Normally I pull a name randomly and then paint something that is inspired by your gallery/artwork- but this time, some'n a little different. A contest.  A scavenger hunt, if you will, that anyone can win, but it's skewed towards my longtime watchers. (Or new watchers with nuthin' better to do than search.)

Most points wins. I tally the points Saturday the 23rd. (EDIT: Good point. You may want to send the entries via note. Just so nozbodz stealz yer smartz. )


1.  Let's start w/ an easy one. How do I time my projects?

2. Which makeup project got me kicked out of a casino?

3. What part of my face do I HATE to paint?

4. Who is Wilbur?

5. The image 'Color Boost' in my gallery marks the first time for something in my main gallery. What is it?

6. What martial art inspired one of my images?

7. There is a scar on my neck visible in many of my images. What is it from?

8. Which tutorial is my most popular?

9. What mistake did I make on "Gamer Generation"?

10. And last but not least, find which images you can find these things in: (Some are in more than one, so I will accept multiple answers.)  Alligator, Rainbow Orange, Lion, Zero, Flute, Dice, Beatles Quote.

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Log on to DA this afternoon after work:

1,119 Messages.

Grey says: "Say what?"

Steampunk Hive DD. O_______O

You rock so hard. Thank you so much!!!!

I am so blown away- thank you to everyone who has commented and faved and just made this really supercoolawesome. (Yes, I'm lame like that. Live with it.)

Hi all!

I get requests for tutorials quite a bit, and I'm really quite flattered at that, but I rarely put them together. Some of that is disbelief that I can teach anyone anything that they couldn't find out on their own, and the rest is laziness. (Hey, let's be honest here.)

But I got a really awesome webcam for Christmas, and put together a video of one of the projects I did shortly after. I've been SO busy I only recently put it together, and I really hope my longtime watchers (and newbies! Welcome!) enjoy, and get a kick out of seeing Grey Girl in motion:

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PS)The feature section I hinted at last time is coming along beautifully, so expect to see that soon.

The very talented, and very kind fellow makeupper Katie Alves has featured me on her very fabulous makeup blog: [link] and I'm extremely flattered.  Seriously, she's awesome.  I'll return the favor by paying it forward, and putting up a features section next week to help highlight some of the wonderful new talent in our little community.

Felllaaaaaa! FElllllllaaaaaaaaa!!!


I won a boat ton of DA points in a Halloween contest (the one kind of DA contest I have a shot in tar in winning ) and I used 'em to get me my very own DA Fella.

He has arrived.

I love him and his over-exaggerated floofy grey eyebrows.

...That is all.

Your comments TRULY made my Thanksgiving. Thank you so much, everyone! I used a randomizer, and the winner (who can expect a fanart/inspiration piece from me, based on something(s) from their gallery is danirat: ! Expect it in the next week or two, when I've got a lil time and am feelin' arty.

I completely plan on pulling more names "out of the hat", as it were, so you can still chuck your name in the ring on that last journal entry.

Creating & posting art for DA has been an amazing journey these past few years. I have met some wonderful people and made some lifelong friends thanks to this exchange of art and ideas, and I am always grateful, and ever thankful.  To mark this time of the year where it's socially acceptable to gush and praise as much as I would like to every day (oh, I'm a mushy one I am)... a "contest" of sorts.

For at least one of my watchers (and no more than three if I'm feeling particularly arty in the next week or two), I will create a thank you art piece inspired by something(s) from your gallery.  Basically, you'll be added to my Salutations Series.  

All you have to do is comment on this journal entry.  If you'd like to throw some happiness and love my way in that comment, it won't help your chances much, since I'll be using a randomizer- but trust me, it's all read and greatly appreciated.

My watchers inspire me to be better. They keep me fresh and exciting, they encourage me, and they keep me humble with the breathtaking sights of their own galleries and collections.  I thank you all today. (See? What did I say? Mush City. )

-_- Okay, so, this isn't the first time this has happened to me, but this IS the first time I've gone so far as to publicly complain about it. Primarily, because I feel when someone copies you, it's almost WORSE to bring attention to it- and, consequently, them. So a few years ago when a tutorial that ripped off my Latex Tutorial pretty heavily started circulating around DA, I was upset enough to report it, but not to publicize the issue. The moderators told me there wasn't anything I could do about it, as a tutorial that's a more or less direct copy isn't quite theft, since they're not reusing your original image(s). But they did speak up pretty heavily on my side in one way- within days, MY tutorial was awarded a DD.  I felt that sent a pretty clear message.

Now I'm seeing all of these ragdoll makeups dancing around, and I excitedly click on them, wondering if they drew any inspiration from any of my ragdolls- or the tutorial I made.  Let me pause here to say, 100%- I get it! I have no claim over the "ragdoll" image, it's just one of my signature styles. Someone could've come up with it all by themselves with no help from me. I'm hardly that unique that I'm the only one that thought of it! I also am MORE than flattered when something I create can be used as inspiration for someone else.  There's no greater credit as an artist than to help keep the creative juices flowing.

But a lot of these images are mentioning a youtube tutorial. Which I watched, and was frankly a little surprised. It's definitely not a direct copy of anything I've done.  But there are some striking similarities to the 'dolls' I've done. Very similar patches. Down to the color and the pattern. And no mention of my work at all, including the tutorials.  It's one of those things where, honestly, I know it's not art theft. But there's that grey area of good taste as an artist, that you don't just re-do someone else's tutorial without at least mentioning the original, or giving the tiniest thank you for the inspiration.

For a long time, I'd thought I was immune to this sort of 'rip-offery', as I'm prominently featured in most of my images. How could someone repost my image and not have it be easily identified as mine? And yet, I guess I spoke too soon. There's still that nebulous grey area that worms its way into the art world.