NEWS

May is Contest Month! Look below for the information on the contest!



APRIL ART TRADE MONTH 2013

If you haven't finished your trade yet, that's all right! We're still accepting them!


MAY IS CONTEST MONTH

That's right! It's contest month here at #irkpreciation! The poll actually suggested that we do another Art Trade month, but I think we'll save that for June. So, I think we need a new club ID!


This is our current ID. It was drawn by =swiblet for us in 2009. It's 2013 now. I think it's time for a new one! (Not that I don't love the old one! I do, but it's time, people!)

DA RULES:
1. It must be #irkpreciation related! That means community oriented! If you want to use your OCs in it, that's okay, but include other people's OCs if you're going to do that! (Remember to ask permission first because this will be posted on our club page for a good long while!)
2. You must include the club logo! Either this one or this one. I'm asking *ProjectHalfbreed, who designed our new logo, to make a transparent one for you guys to use as well. TRANSPARENT LOGO
3. It must be large. Preferably wallpaper size (i.e. 1024x764, 1280x800 or 1600x900). I will shrink it down to fit.
4. IT MUST BE IN LANDSCAPE. That means the longest part is from side to side, not up and down.

THINGS TO HELP YOU WIN:
1. COLOR! 8D I love color. The more color (as long as it doesn't hurt the eyes), the better!
2. Using generic OCs helps. (That means not using other people's characters or your own, just making some generic Irkens for your piece)
3. If you don't want to use generic OCs, pick from a wide variety of OCs to represent all corners of the fandom! (REMEMBER TO ASK PERMISSION FIRST BEFORE YOU DRAW SOMEONE'S OC IN YOUR ENTRY.)

DA PRIZES:
First Place:
Your image is used as our club ID from henceforth! (Until we hold another contest for this, which won't be for a long time.)
300 from our points bank
A full commission from *FortheLoveofKei (what that entails will be discussed at the time of contest completion)

Second Place:
Your image will be used as the background on our Twitter account, @IrkpreciationTw (this is why I want wallpaper size)
150 from our points bank
Flat color commission from *FortheLoveofKei (what that entails will be discussed at time of contest completion)

Third Place:
Your image will be used as the background on our Tumblr account, Irkpreciation (also why I want wallpaper size)
50 from our points bank
Lineart commission from *FortheLoveofKei (what that entails will be discussed at tme of contest completion)

DEADLINE IS JUNE 8^{th</sub>, 2013}



COMMISSIONS

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Are you interested in getting on our Commissions Listing website? Please note ~IrkpreciationCommish with a link to where you have your commissions information and we'll get you added on!


SOS COMMISSIONS


*Akarui-Midori

This deviant is in need of cash for UBCon. Her information is listed in her commissions widget and if you are interested in paypal commissioning her (which is what she needs right now), please note her!


*DecapitatedKitten

"My goal is to raise $500 for a laptop!" She also needs a new tablet as hers is crapping out on her! PLEASE help her if you can!

Normal Commissions: [link]
$20 Commissions: [link]



~Rhealm

~Rhealm isn't doing too well. She's going to be seperated from the Air Force and will be without any income very soon. She's fearing her family will disown her and she is in need of donations! At this point, any bit of money you can spare is appreciated it! If you have anything to spare, please donate to her paypal below.

More Information: [link]
PayPal: brit.copfer@hotmail.com
Commissions Info: [link]



*theStupidButterfly

*theStupidButterfly is trying to raise enough money to visit her girlfriend! Her family is too broke to help her out, so go commission her so she can raise some cash! 8D
_{This SOS is brought to you by =RoboticMasterMind}

Journal: [link]



~Crow1992

~Crow1992 is currently without a job and is on a limited income. She only gets it from commissions! So, she's looking to get some new commissioners. She has really awesome artwork! Her goal is to raise some money so she can get to Denmark this summer! If you can help her, please do.

Commissions Info: [link]



=crystalofchaos

Currently, :decrystalofchaos: is strapped for cash. She had something terrible happen to her and her aunt and they need as much money as they can get right now. =crystalofchaos offers cheap commissions and has a really neat, unique style. Please get in touch with her if you can help her out!

Commissions Info: [link]



*PROtypeM3X

Is in desperate need of some cash. His hours at work got shredded and he needs to supliment his tiny income. He has really stylized artwork and I've happily commissioned him before. He's fantastic! Please help him out if you can!

Commission Info: [link]


=xXAshBiohazardXx

=xXAshBiohazardXx is trying to save up $2000 so she can gon a trip with ~InvaderZima this summer. She has two months to do this in, so she's trying to get as many paypal commissions as she can. If you can donate, please do!

Commissions Info: [link]


POINTS LEVEL


Supergroup until December 22, 2013

1,064

All donations should be sent to ~IrkpreciationCommish!




UNSEEN ARTIST OF THE WEEK



~ysgwood is brough to you by ~Heavenbat! ~Heavenbat chose to feature ~ysgwood because he loves how he draw's Zim! "It's still distinctly Zim, but he also makes Zim look alien, which [~Heavenbat] loves!" Here's what else ~Heavenbat had to say:

"Don't get me started on his painting colors ability--and those POSES, and the hands! He doesn't have a whole lot in his gallery yet, but hey he's only been on dA for a month. Hopefully he keeps making more art because I'd love to see more from him!"

And I have to agree. ~ysgwood has a beautiful painting style. The images that ~Heavenbat linked me to are true testiments to ~ysgwood's talent. I am very impressed, to say the least. If you're a ZADR fan like me, you should definitely be watching ~ysgwood! I hope to some day be featuring him as our popular artist of the week.