=savagebinn

It's still going!



Alright, here's the deal. For a long while now, I've been wanting an avatar that is both animated and incorperates my own art into it. And since I've no knowledge of flash and other animation programs I'll be needing some help from those who do.

Now, onto the rules and all that:

Basic rules and ideas

Remember, I'll be using it as an avatar. This means firstly, it must be 50x50 and it also has to fit whatever file size DA allows.

I'm going to try and give as much creative freedom as possible. You may add a boarder, sparklies, text, crop, edit and resize as you feel fit, ect. If you are able to make the characters blink or wink and have it flow nicely/blend/not look crappy, ect., this is a MAJOR plus.

You may use all, some, or even just one of the avatars listed above to create my animated avatar. A slideshow of them would be cool, but if you feel it would look better to just go all out on one, then by all means do. In the end I'll be picking the one I love most. (For the record, of the above, the Chill, Sepia and Snuffles avatars are my faves)

You may make as many entries as you wish, but please bear in mind this is about quality, NOT quantity. One very well done, beautiful, quality avatar has a far better chance than ten crappy ones.

You can add your own pictures... But this is somewhat of a grey area. It could either hurt or help you, and I'll be honest, unless you're one of the top artists on da (which I doubt any of them would be entering this or even looking at my journal anyway) It's more likely to detract. I'm just very picky about that. Mostly I'd recommend just using mine. If you wanted to, say, have one frame that flashes with sparklies of something with the text "savagebinn" after the picture(s), that might be cool, but again, it depends.

What I'm going for here is BEAUTY! EXTRAVEGANCE! I want an avatar that's going to pull people in and make them think "wow.... Coooooooool....." Or something of the like. Remember, Binny loves teh sparklies, and the blinkies, and all that glorious stuff. I want an absolutely awesome, mystical avi. (are you getting the idea yet? )


Your entries will not be accepted if:

They contain vulgarity, or sexual/disgusting themes.

You are blocked from my page.

You use/edit any other artist's work in it without their permission.

The Prize

One picture from me. I have a rules about what I won't draw, so check my trade rules if you feel what you're wanting is questionable. No fetish stuff, no guts and gore, ect. I'll only draw clean things for the prize so don't enter if you're expecting otherwise.


When is the deadline?

February 17th.

Entries in order of submission
1. by ~zekeybomb
2. and and by =GameLink7
3. and by *Xerovore
4. by ~cherushii868
5 by *JayLesch
6. by ~Kitty1297
7. by ~qwertypictures
8. by *bringonthethunder
9. by ~ijp90
10. by =Daydreamerzzzz
11. Submitted by ~ijp90 representing his friend.

*edit* Okay guys. First of all, I just want to say thanks to those who've entered so far! I'm deffinately seeing some cool ideas here and I'm hoping to see a lot more entries! However, there is one major concern; I've tested some of these and although they're really cool, it says the file size is too big to actually use as an avatar.:c I'm just letting you know, because I want everyone to have the oppertunity. And although they look really neat, unfortunately for the entries to be valid they will have to be both 50x50 and within the allowed file size so that I can actually use them for an avatar on da. (I'd elaborate on the file size issue, unfortunately I'm not very knowledgable in this area, so I'll just say that when I go to upload it as an avatar, it shouldn't say the file size is more than 15kb)



Current status

Requests- I do not do requests of any kind. This also goes for "suggestions" so don't bother.

Art trades-CLOSED at this time, until I finish my picture for . For my rules on art trades, see here: [link] Those are the rules and they are not subject to negotiation.

Comissions- Not available. If comissions ever do become available (and that's a big if), they will go by the same rules as trades.

Gifts- Don't ask, don't whine. I'll give gifts when and to whom I choose. Asking for gifts pretty much guarentees you won't be getting any from me.

_{*Collabs are generally only available to my closest and dearest friends, otherwise I don't really do them.}

*DON'T send me messages and crap about stuff that's already stated here. I do not make exeptions because your puppy died, it's your birthday or you're "depressed", especially when I don't even KNOW you. x:







Commonly asked questions
Convieneintly answered right here so you don't have to ask me!

Q. "Will you watch me?"
A. No. It's kind of rude to ask that in the first place... It also puts me in a very akward situation.

Q."Can I watch you?"
A. If you want to, yes. You don't have to ask me, but please don't expect or ask me for a watch in return.

Q. "Will you consider joining this club?"
A. No. I do belong to a few clubs, but I'll be the one to approach the club privately if I wish to join. Please do not advertise your clubs on my page.

Q. "Wanna be friends?"
A. Again, No. I know that sounds mean, but it's very akward to be asked this and I don't think you'd ask that to a random person on the street. Please understand that this doesn't mean I'm against friendship or that we'll never be friends, but the friends I've made didn't come from asking on either side. I hope that makes sense.

Q. "Do you use any instant messengers?"
A. No. I don't give out that kind of information to just anyone, so please stop asking me. Anything you need to say to me should be able to be said through DA.

Q. "Where are you from/ how old are you?"
A. It doesn't matter. c:

Q. "Hey! I think I've seen your stuff somewhere before! Do you post your art elsewhere?"
A. NO. DeviantART is the one and only site that I post my artwork. If you've seen it elsewhere, it is stolen and I ask that you please contact me immediately with links to the art in question and any other information you have reguarding the thieve(s) so that I may handle it from there. You can also help out by contacting the admins (if they have them) of whatever site the thieves are using with links to the origionals along with a description explaining that the work is stolen. I'd like to express my deepest appreciation for those who've brought such situations to my attention in the past. Your good deeds have not gone unnoticed.

Q. "Will you draw my chatacter?"
A. No.

Q. "Will your character go out with mine?"
A. NO. (And yes, people really do ask me this and it is creepy)

Q. "Well how come you make so many gifts for people, but you won't draw for ME you mean aweful person?!!"
A. Because I have no obligation to draw for you. I like to give gifts, but I am not a request taker. I draw for my friends as well as those who inspire me and even the occasional random person for a surprise. I really enjoy making people happy with my art, but I do not enjoy people pestering me, so please respect that and don't ask me to make you stuff. It's my choice.

Q."How come you won't do a trade with me?!!"
A. Because I don't consider trades to be favors to people. They're the closest thing I'm able to do to comissions, so, I mean no offence to anyone, but that's just how it is. I decline way more often than accept, so try not to take it to heart. This isn't meant to hurt or discourage anyone and it does NOT mean I think your artwork is "bad". I just have to be really, really inspired/amazed by your artwork and in the mood to accept. I'd appreciate it if you would not pester me as to why when I decline trades. If I say no please leave it at that and don't keep asking me after.


Q."Can I draw you something?"
A. (I know it seems very strange to include this here, and it's quite akward for me, believe me, but my reasons are comming up. This is mainly just concerning drawing my characters) PLEASE don't IF it's only becuase you want me to draw something for you in return. I don't like "surprise art trades". If you draw any of my characters, please be sure to clearly include somewhere in the description that they were created by =savagebinn and show me when you put it up. And please, absolutely NO sexual/adult or hateful themes. I regret having to include this here, but I ask that if you draw my characters they be in modest poses with normal sized body parts and no underlying sexual themes, ect. (I've had some really creepy/akward problems with this in the past. x.x )

Q. "Hey! Can you look at/tell me what you think of [link]?!"
A. No, and please don't post links to your art/websites on my page. It's rude and my page is not a billboard for your personal advertisement. If you're looking for a place to share your work, then the thumbshare forum is your friend: [link] Sharing your work is cool. I do it too, but at the appropriate place which is the thumbshare forums that da has made specifically for this, where it is encouraged rather than frowned apon.

Q. "I really like this picture but the watermark is ugly, can you remove/change it please?"
A. No. I'm aware that watermarks generally don't 'add' to pictures. It's the sacrefice a lot of artists make in order to give some protection to their work. So please don't complain and try to enjoy what you get. This goes for other artists as well. People put themselves at enough risk just putting their work online, so just respect that they're taking steps to protect their work and if it completely ruins it for you, well, I'm sorry, but I still ask that you move on and just find other art to look at, because I'm not removing them, and complaining doesn't accomplish anything.

Q. "OMG hi Chill/Sepia san!!!^.^"
A. NO. (and yes, I'm aware the above wasn't even a question) Please, refer to me as savagebinn. Or you know what? scratch that, you don't even have to be formal, just call me BINNY, because, you know, it's my actual name and last I checked I do not have hooves or a tail. (really guys, that just creeps me out). >.>

Q. "What program do you use to make your digital art?"
A. I use Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 for my digital art 99% of the time. Every once and a while I use MS Paint for Oekaki.

Q. "Why are there so many rules/conditions/warnings in your journal?!"
A. Long story short: I seem to get a lot of... creepy people on my page for some reason and although I really don't like having to display all this here, it saves me a lot of hassle and creepy/akward/annoying notes and messages. I realize some of the answers are kind of blunt, and it's not my intention to offend, but it gets very annoying being asked the same things over and over and over and over again. It's as much for your convenience as it is for mine.

_{*Any notes sent to me asking questions already answered here or covered in my FAQs will be ignored, deleted and deficated apon.}





I'm going to make this as simple as possible, I have a zero tollerance level for:

• Perverts (and "furverts")
• Obsessive people
• Annoying/irritating people in general
• Shit stirrers (See ~Ryuura's journal for explanation)
• Request/friend whores ("do u want 2 b friends plz??!" "draw my char plz!")
• Creepy people in general (like fetish collector accounts and stuff)


Myself as well as a few friends of mine have been having problems as far as people respecting the critique settings on our deviations. I emplore you to be aware of and respect that when people mark their deviations as "Critique not desired" it means exactly what it says. This also includes not trying to hide the critique in a so-called "humerous and playful way", doing it on my front page, journal or mentioning that you've left out part of your planned comment due to the settings. Also, please do not use my deviations as a means to roleplay, don't swear (I allow this to a point, but please try to be respectful with your language. This is especially if I'm not familiar with you, because while I may be able to tell that a good friend is joking, I'm likely to confuse you for a troll otherwise, so try to keep things clean), don't use chat speak, example: "dis iz rlly gr8" (I am not a grammar nazi, I make spelling mistakes all the time, but just please be coherent and at least show that you've made an effort), don't inuendo or perverted type comments and just generally don't be abnoxious. Please stay on topic and don't just burst out saying something completely irrelivant to the picture, example: "I LIKE CHEESE!", it's rude and irritating and not all that funny. Failing to abide by the above may result in being blocked from my page indeffinately, so I ask that you please respect them and if you are blocked, do not seek me out or pester me about it in any way as it could likely result in your ban and I'd really rather avoid that if possible. It is not my intention to upset anyone or cause trouble; you leave me alone, and I'll leave you alone.

To make it simple:


-Thank you, and have a nice day.