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Oekaki Rules and Information
by Tess @ Sun Sep 30, 2012 11:56 pm [Reply]

All images made in the oekaki board must follow our general Art Rules - however, there are some extra rules specific to the Oekaki that you should be aware of;

Oekaki-specific Rules

What you should do:

Keep comments polite, helpful, and relevant to the artwork. Critique is allowed if requested by the artist - but bare insults are not welcome here.
Make an effort to post your drawing in the correct board. For example, if you color in an Editable drawing, post it into the 'Colored-in' board. If you are new to oekaki and your artwork isn't of a very high standard yet, post in the Beginners board until you've had more practice.
If using an editable, follow the artist's rules! This may include leaving a signature/watermark layer on the final image, or may prevent you from selling colored-in versions as adoptables.

What you shouldn't do:

Don't post excessively bloody/gory/violent images, nudity, or anything else which might be inappropriate for younger viewers.
Do not post blank canvases in the contests board. Contests may be posted there only if you provide a lineart or background for contestants to use in their entries. If you don't need people to edit something in particular, go to the Regular Art Competitions Board to create your topic. You can still make a rule that your contestants make their entries in the Oekaki boards if you prefer it that way.
Don't make Oekaki drawings with just words or puzzles written on them. The oekaki is for sharing artwork, not for displaying a message or playing a forum game.
Don't spam the oekaki with random 10 second scribbles or advertisements and trade requests.
Religious themes are allowed in most boards EXCEPT in the Editable or Adoptable boards. Please keep these images for the Beginners, Intermediate, or Sketches boards instead.
Don't post offensive images imposing your beliefs on others. You are free to express your beliefs in a peaceful way, but not by hating on or denouncing any other person or group of people.

Selecting a different version of ChibiPaint
We have 2 versions of ChibiPaint to choose from. The newer version (ChibiPaint v2.0) allows you to use extra features like rotating your canvas.
You can choose "ChibiPaint v2.0" on your Oekaki settings page here:
http://www.chickensmoothie.com/oekaki/settings.php

Help:
If you don't know how to get started, go to the Beginner Oekaki. When you create a 'New Topic' it will load ChibiPaint for you.
You need Java to view it, and once you create and send a picture it will feature at the top of your new topic.

Try these guides before asking questions:
Basic Oekaki Help
Very detailed Oekaki guide.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does art get 'featured' for the front page?
Featured art is hand-picked by a staff member to make it appear on the front page. Only recent artwork can appear in the featured box. The lucky artists are chosen if we think their drawing is particularly beautiful or creative and deserving of special attention. Often some of the site's 'best' artwork doesn't get featured because we believe it will attract enough attention on it's own.

Will you feature my artwork please?
We don't take requests or recommendations. There are not many places available for featured art, so many people just miss out. Don't take it personally, if you haven't been featured then your drawing is just one among tens of thousands which didn't get featured that week. It doesn't mean we think you're unworthy, it just means you're not incredibly lucky.

How does art get into the "most popular" categories?
The "most popular" boards are sorted automatically based on the number of "likes" they have. They are set up to include the top images from a range of different boards so that even Beginners and Sketches have a chance of being displayed amongst the top Intermediate artwork.

Can COPPA users post in the oekaki?
Yes, but all of their posts require post approval from a moderator before they appear in the forum.

I'm a COPPA user. What happened to my post? When will it be approved?
If you don't see your recent post appearing in the oekaki boards then it is probably waiting for a staff member to approve it. This might take a few minutes, or a few hours, depending on how many staff are available right now. Please be patient, staff have to read and approve nearly 1000 posts per day, sometimes it just takes a while for yours to be seen.

New Species? ouo
by Kaizoku @ Wed May 22, 2013 10:29 pm [Reply]

New species? I quite like these guys ouo

.:Howlofthewolf:. @ Thu May 23, 2013 5:55 pm

Definely!

t o o t h l e s s ; @ Thu May 23, 2013 5:56 pm

Yus bro yus

Kaizoku @ Thu May 23, 2013 8:02 pm

t o o t h l e s s ; wrote:Yus bro yus

.:Howlofthewolf:. wrote:Definely!

Awh, thank you both ;u;

moon angel
by Moon Angel @ Thu May 23, 2013 4:50 pm [Reply]

hi guys this is my second ever drawing and i done it in our school library yes her name is moon angel shes sort of my fursona i know that i failed.
hope you like it!

~Ofelia~ @ Thu May 23, 2013 7:57 pm

Hey, friendy you didn't fail your so oh I failed you never fail your amazing! Better than me!

The Pony Games
by Eeveeprincess01 @ Sun May 19, 2013 2:48 pm [Reply]

Alright people LISTEN UP PLEASE.

Most of my stalkers know my story Dark Side right? I'm getting bored of it. It's not that fun to write it anymore! So I'm going to take a small "break" Pur-say, and start something new. Of course I'll still do it, just less often as I used to, sorry guys.

So this is the cover for the new story ;p I guess I can't say it's MY story, but my VERSION of the story. ^^ Sound familiar? Why yes, I am making my version of the Hunger Games. The plot will be the same; A girl and a boy get caught in the Hunger games and must pretend to be lovers to survive, but I'm going to but my own twist on it. >:3

So enjoy this for now, I'll post the link when I start it -_-

I hope yall' understand and not get mad at me..... *starts to run away just in case*

Blue Eyed Wolf @ Sun May 19, 2013 3:32 pm

Waaa *tries to eat the wip cover* I WANNA SEE!

Lichenfeather @ Tue May 21, 2013 6:15 am

*chews on the edge of the cover* Nom... Nom... I WANNA SEE!!!

Lichenfeather @ Tue May 21, 2013 6:16 am

No... more... dark side? ACK!!! Oh well, this looks good. I shall stalk this instead.

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Moon Angel
by ~Koda~ @ Thu May 23, 2013 7:35 pm [Reply]

This is a gifty for my buddy Moon Angel! She just recently joined CS. This is her character/sona, Moon Angel. Her actual Fursona is Isis, but this gal was designed today and took her username. :mrgreen:
Hope you like it!

{ f l y a w a y } @ Thu May 23, 2013 7:45 pm

THIS IS AWESOME

D r e a m ~ @ Thu May 23, 2013 7:53 pm

This is so amazingly beautiful!

Ask Prof. Gillian!
by < Goat > @ Fri Apr 26, 2013 4:55 pm [Reply]

Everyone's doing it, so, why not? Anyway, this is Professor Gillian. Ask him anything! Be careful, he can become quite angry with you if you happen to ask the wrong thing. Well, what are you waiting for, don't be shy!

*this didn't take as long as it says to draw. I spent most of that time thinking up a name for him, derp. xP

Prof. Gillian wrote:Yes, yes, go on. I'm eager to answer all of your... excellent questions!

Eeveeprincess01 @ Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:05 pm

Hello there. Would ya like some pie? :3

WildHorse32 @ Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:10 pm

Whats your favorite Snack?

< Goat > @ Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:14 pm

Eeveeprincess01 wrote:Hello there. Would ya like some pie? :3

Prof. Gillian: Ah, yes, please! I do love a pie every once-in-a-while, thank you!

WildHorse32 wrote:Whats your favorite Snack?

Prof. Gillian: Hmmm... I would have to say paper bags. I much prefer papers and plastics over cans.

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Request for Felidae89
by Sphie @ Thu May 23, 2013 6:59 pm [Reply]

Request for Felidae89 of their pony character, Sweet Tart.

felidae89 @ Thu May 23, 2013 7:47 pm

You're amazing Sphie..

Colourful Sunset
by ~Koda~ @ Sun May 19, 2013 6:24 pm [Reply]

Lazy title. XD
This is a litle gift for mah buddy shewolf28! Naria's hair is so unbeliveably beautiful... BUT SO HARD. I got muddled with the silly layers.... CX
Hope you like it shewolf!

Edit: Thanks for another popular this week guys!

..:Shade:.. @ Sun May 19, 2013 6:26 pm

She's so beautiful here! <3
Lucky shewolf! c:

.:Nonald weesly:. @ Sun May 19, 2013 6:32 pm

this is awesome <3

shewolf28 @ Sun May 19, 2013 6:51 pm

Love love love love love love love love love love love Love love love love love love love love love love love Love love love love love love love love love love love it!!!!!!! thanks so much!!!!!! gvdsjbhdvdhsbjsdhcbnsdhj *dies*

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Loo a Loo
by Phosphorus @ Thu May 23, 2013 6:50 pm [Reply]

Art for for this adoptable :
http://www.chickensmoothie.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1808597

Design by iFoopets

I really like how this turned out

Rubidium @ Thu May 23, 2013 7:22 pm

Nice :)

My Lioness Character
by shewolf28 @ Fri May 17, 2013 4:11 pm [Reply]

I nailed the eye, stuffed up everything else though X3

Eeveeprincess01 @ Fri May 17, 2013 4:50 pm

Them markings ;0;

Beautiful! ^°^

shewolf28 @ Fri May 17, 2013 5:12 pm

thanks

..:Shade:.. @ Fri May 17, 2013 7:04 pm

She should meet my mountain lion character! <3
He is in need of friends

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I made pixel art. ouo
by < Goat > @ Wed May 22, 2013 7:50 am [Reply]

Yey, pixul aert. DD

But seriously, I'm writing a fanfic in real life about my MLP:FiM University (Hoofington University for the Advanced), and so I need characters for it.

Well, first I'm going to work on teachers, and so... lo and behold, this is a teacher.
She doesn't have a name yet, and her tail moves like fire. 'Cuz she's magic. Have a quote.

"Magic Teacher" wrote:I'm a swamp witch, dear. It'll take more than a bucket of water to kill me! *cackles*

~~
Teachers so far:
History - Professor B. Gillian
Magic - The mare up there ^
~~
All characters in the story belong to me.
Nothing else belongs to me except the school. And the story itself.
I'll work on it later.

Eeveeprincess01 @ Wed May 22, 2013 7:59 am

OHMYGLOB! *steals pony*
She's mine now!

Rubidium @ Wed May 22, 2013 8:02 am

Wow, that's really good!

BlackRose0123 @ Wed May 22, 2013 11:06 am

I'd be happy to helpXD
My version of MLP schools is... odd... beleive me, magical tails would probubly be the normalest thing you'd see there.

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Fanart for ~Koda~
by shewolf28 @ Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:18 pm [Reply]

Well here is Sparkle Flame, shes so pretty! So i just had to draw her!
Hope you like her Koda! :3

*Hides*
I hope she is how shes meant to be :s

~Koda~ @ Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:20 pm

OH *gasp* MY *gasp* GOODNESS!!!! THIS IS AMAZING!!! I LOVE IT SOOOO MUCH!! *hugs*
Heheheeee.... *runs away to put in fanart thread* YOU CAN'T STOP ME!

~Ofelia~ @ Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:21 pm

that looks so similar to hers well done!

shewolf28 @ Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:24 pm

haha! lol, im so glad you like it! :3

(Im shaking right now, and i dont know why?... :s, and what is this fanart thread you speak of? )

and thanks Ofelia

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isis
by Moon Angel @ Thu May 23, 2013 4:09 pm [Reply]

hello cs fans! this is my first ever drawing of my fursona isis! and i had a little help in layers by ~koda~ my really awesome besssst friend in the universe and im very happy that im on chicken smoothie!
hope you like it!

~Koda~ @ Thu May 23, 2013 4:25 pm

MOON ANGEL this is so beautiful! <33333

{ f l y a w a y } @ Thu May 23, 2013 5:41 pm

Wow!!!! This is really good!!! And your first Oekaki picture?!?!?!?

..:Shade:.. @ Thu May 23, 2013 6:18 pm

This is awesome! <3

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Test based on this drawing by Bubbles.
by Bubbles. @ Thu May 23, 2013 7:01 pm [Reply]

I think this lookes better! Just fixed up some shading and such.

Mourning Dove
by Dragon's Bane @ Thu May 23, 2013 2:19 pm [Reply]

This is another drawing I have to do for school. c:

Lines ref; http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... e_2006.jpg

Photo (c) to its owner
Art (c) to me.

Bolt1784 @ Thu May 23, 2013 7:01 pm

DOVEDOVEDOVE <333

Draw a puppy Compatition based on this drawing by Jay♥
by Jay♥ @ Mon Apr 08, 2013 3:21 pm [Reply]

WELL WELL WELL..im Alari and i want someone to edit

Little❄Snow❄Kitten @ Thu May 23, 2013 6:59 pm

I could try just add me:)

Kiamara Gift Lines!
by Ocean Harmony @ Thu May 23, 2013 5:26 am [Reply]

Here is my first thing of Kia lines!

If you really do own a kia and want to color, please list the proof, and your kias.

You can add or remove some spots, if it's really like that on your kia/kias.

You can add or remove feathers, if it's really like that on your kia/kias.

These are not PPS lines, so PPS owners, stay tuned
Hope you guys like it!

Ocean Harmony @ Thu May 23, 2013 5:34 am

Bump

Ocean Harmony @ Thu May 23, 2013 5:46 am

Bump!

Ocean Harmony @ Thu May 23, 2013 5:49 am

Woohoo 1 like!

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Kiamara gift lines(can be used by non owners click for info)
by .Amber. @ Sun Apr 07, 2013 12:31 am [Reply]

Ok ive finished mostly, just need to finish horns its finished, if you own a kia post a message and ill add you, if your trying out for a kia, link me to your form and ill add you, if you dont win i will ask you to delete the drawing or give it to the winner, if you make a kia that doesn't exist i will report you.

thanks dont remove my siggy,

EDIT: also these are baby lines so no feathers, also if your kia is an adult just draw them as a baby ^^ may add feathers later

.Amber. @ Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:48 am

How to use:

.first color your kia
.now for your name:
pick out the letters and then duplicate the ones you need more of by selecting layers then duplicate.
then move them to the pet on the blue bar tospell your username, i will add other characters if requested.
.now remove layer 1 and post,
.now save your image and it should come up as trasparent, then upload to photobucket etc to resize/crop it and post the img code where-ever its needed

Also all the horns have been added now

pedunkle @ Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:48 am

It's so cute .m.

.Amber. @ Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:50 am

pedunkle wrote:It's so cute .m.

thank you ^^

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squid love c:
by Bolt1784 @ Sat May 11, 2013 8:59 pm [Reply]

x

NyanDragon @ Sat May 11, 2013 9:03 pm

That's so cute! This should be featured

EDIT: cmon cmon! feature this!

Bolt1784 @ Sat May 11, 2013 9:12 pm

NyanDragon wrote:That's so cute! This should be featured

Thank you! :3 <3

Saikiyo @ Sat May 11, 2013 9:41 pm

So cute! I love it 8D

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.:.Future King.:.
by -Silver- @ Wed May 22, 2013 1:33 pm [Reply]

Rafiki rose his head high, standing on the tip of Pride Rock. He breathed the warm air and watched as the wind blew the clouds. All the animals below screamed with joy as he turned and walked to Mufasa, the king. The queen, Sarabi was laying there inside Pride Rock with her forepaws in front of her. As Rafiki and Mufasa neared her, she moved one of her forepaws aside, letting the two get a beautiful view of newborn Simba. He turned his tiny head to look at the two legends standing over him.

Mods please move to intermediate. Thank you!

All rights go to disney.

Dragon-Of-The-Night @ Wed May 22, 2013 1:34 pm

This is beautiful :'D

-Silver- @ Wed May 22, 2013 1:34 pm

Thanks! Wow that was fast!

V for Kiyoshi @ Wed May 22, 2013 1:45 pm

It looks almost exactly like the original :3
So good!<3

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The mystery egg???????
by ManedWolf @ Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:29 pm [Reply]

Look the egg is cracking, but what will be inside?
Up until Easter day the egg will crack more and more until finaly it will hatch, but can you guess what will come out?
Keep watching!

August~ @ Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:29 pm

Thats awesome! o3o

ManedWolf @ Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:31 pm

Thanks!! :3

ManedWolf @ Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:14 pm

Bumpety bump!

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bleeding heart;
by Bolt1784 @ Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:29 am [Reply]

The Sulu Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba menagei) is one of a number of species of ground doves in the genus Gallicolumba that are called "bleeding-hearts". They get this name from a splash of vivid red colour at the centre of their white breasts. Like all bleeding-hearts, the Sulu Bleeding-heart is endemic to the Philippines.

Bolt1784 @ Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:56 am

Added a background c:

Bolt1784 @ Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:18 am

bump cx

W o l f ;; @ Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:35 am

Put this in intermediate, now! =D

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