I got a message from Paul when I signed into Smeargles today posting that I've been re-admined and he's returned as well ! So hopefully I can help take the lode of Toxi, Happy and Kelly when things get nasty now.

And since I'm back and the Oekaki finally seems peaceful, what a better time to bring up ideas and suggestions that have been brought up in the past few months, now that I have wifi and can return to working on it..

If you can, just let us know what you think of these updates, and if any are largely disliked, they will not be put in this update.

For Playground.

Art shops:
Members have had the idea of posting art shops again, and as with the past they are for you guys to know who's available for Requests and art trades. Sometimes even for Gold or Points if you share the like of a game they enjoy, such as World of War craft gold, Gaia Online Cash and coins Neopet and Murci pet Points and ribbons. And under terms of use and services much like DA, Real money if found both parties agree to the terms. This will be posted in the header and in this journal for any time you want a drawing done that isn't in your style, or one you can't do. If it's in this DA and the host of the shop has a DA, it will be linked to them for easy messaging. In the oekaki, O-mails are necessary.

Theme of the week:
This will be for those with art blocks and those who just don't know what they want to do yet. Now not all oekakiers have to do this, it's just if you want to. Mind you it'll be based off pokemon because well.. Whats the main theme for Smeargle oekakies? A Loving smeargle group inspired by the hit Series... Pokemon . It will change from week to week, and it may even get you featured on a DA journal for the best drawing of that Particular pokemon. If done with the best of your abilities, it might even be uploaded and archived in Smeargles Canvas.

Collab nights:
This will be for all members of playground to join together on a single night, this is more then likely going to be saturday, for what school is open saturday O-o!? In this there will be a selected P-chat that will be linked at the top of the oekaki, for oekakiers in playground to team up and draw one big picture . The picture will then be posted on DA for the world to see.

Teaching nights:
The same P-chat open on saturday for collabs, will be open on Sunday for Training new oekakiers or old that just want to learn a new style. This is where the seasoned members of Playground and Canvas can teach others their skills, and the new members who might be experienced in the program Shi-paint, can teach us what they know. This is where the basis of SMeargles will take place when a tutorial for a particular animal pokemon or style cannot be achieved without hands on training.

Mind you there are other possible features, but only four at a time will be added. This is for Playground, future ones will be for canvas, and more for Playground when these are voted on..

All I ask is that since "your" the member, brought up these suggestions, let the other members and our admins decide on whether we keep it and connect these ideas with the oekaki. We would also like to hear what you might like in these posts, to further add into Updates later on. Thank you for voting on if you want this too, or not. And I hope to post more soon.


And also, I've been using this DA as a DA to post My artwork, but till one is made for the admins to run and use as the Oekakies DA, it will host featured Oekakiers and contest winners.

Now if your wondering I vote yes to all these ideas, some we've had before and where a big success. While others would be wonderful and it would make a great deal of progress in us working as a community .