Welcome to this week’s volume of so we heard you liek emotes. This is the 31th volume in a weekly series aimed towards promoting emote and emoticonists from the dA community. It features emotes posted within the past week from both well known and new emoticonists, as well as featuring some other great emote projects and contests.

Featured Emoticons:

1.
I absolutely adore Emote + Smiley by =Sinister-Starfeesh. It really shows how both emotes and smileys can be used within one emoticon. The shading is of great standard an the animation is simple yet effective. The shadow is a nice touch, giving it this week’s first featured spot.

2.
Rose by =mintyy is another brilliant emoticon submitted this week. The pixelling of the rose is outstanding and the emoticon in the centre is very cute. The choice of colours work very well together to create an all round adorable emote.

3.
Vehicles are never an easy thing to pixel for emotes, but =Waluigi-Prower has done a good job in :motorcycleflomp:. The shading of the emoticons is very smooth and the animation is top notch. The way the Z’s burst is also a great addition, making it another must see emote from this week

4.
I couldn’t resist featuring I draw’d a purdy picture by ~Shannara-Queen. The shading and animation are faultless and the expression really enhances the emoticon as a whole. The idea is very cute and well displayed and definitely an emote you shouldn’y miss.

5.
This week’s 5th featured emote is I’ll give you my heart by ~5P-emotes. The animation may be minimal, but it is very effective and the blink is a really nice touch. The expressions and hand placement all add to the emoticon, making it another great emote to sit and watch.

Other great emoticons posted recently



Packs

It’s always a shame that emoticon packs submitted to dA don’t always get the attention they deserve. Within a pack there are often a few gems that go unnoticed as they aren’t immediately seen without downloading and using the pack. I decided to feature some great packs I have found on dA.



Featured Projects

The projects seem to be coming thick and fast at the moment with 4 new ones launched this week.

Emoticon Shelter Project



5 Months after my last project, I decided to host another this week. The Emote Shelter Project is open for all deviants to make an emote and it’s surrounding within a set cage size. Emoticons can then be left at the centre for Vacation rest or Adoption. If you would like to emter, you can grab an empty template and get to work.

Please note all entries must be static and please save them as .pngs to help this project run far smoother

Viking Ship Project



Hosted by =P0rkch0p, the second project set up this week is based on a Viking ship theme. As it is a flashed based projects it also accepts animated entries. To enter just make a suitable Viking themed entry. Its looking a little empty at the second, so I hope to see some entries soon.

RickRoll Project

I am sure most of you have been rickrolled (or leoleonardorolled) at one point or another when browsing the net. To celebrate the success or rickrolling, the rickroll project hosted by `catluvr2 has been started. The idea is to make a collection of rickroll based emoticons. For more information, check out this article

Candy Shop Project



When I browse the gallery each week I often feel like a kid in a candy store, and with the introduction of the Candy Shop Project hosted by =mintyy that feeling is now even more true. This project is open for anyone to enter with a candy themed entry. The shop is already filling up, but I look forward to it expanding as more and more entries come in.

Noticeboard

- A few weeks back (yet I keep forgetting to mention it >.< ) =zachriel gave the Zikes Database a facelift with updated colours and buttons. The updated site now looks even more awesome than the original, so if you haven’t had the chance to look, go check it out now. Aso make sure you stop by =zachriel’s page to thank her for the work

- After spending a few weeks on my secret news article, I finally got it launched this week. Emoticon phrases lists a selection of commonly used emoticon words and terms, so if you are struggling to explain something, or feel like expanding your own knowledge, go and check it out.

- If you have every wondered how to keep your emote happy and well looked after, you can now check out ^Hanratty-Stock’s guide to emote keeping to learn some hints and tops

- The next article in =LeoLeonardo’s series A chance to Shine was posted this week including the results of the recent stamp contest. If you missed it you can find a copy here

- A new emoticon contest was launched by =flashfrog this week. The second in a series, revamp contest 2 focuses on revamping a specific legend emoticon with great prizes up for grabs

- The ‘Give us a YAY’ official contest has now ended. Thanks to all that entered and stay tuned for winners

- Also this week, ^DeMaulwurfn posted a round up of all April Emoticon DDs. If you missed the article, you can find a copy here

- After a small wait, the emoticon museum project has now got fully up and running. All of the entries can be seen on this image

- I decided to start a game this week named “You know you’re an emoticonist when…”. The idea is to come up with an amusing list of things that emoticonists often do. You can check out all the ones so far on this journal



Previous volumes

Volumes 1-20
Volume 21 - 1st March
Volume 22 - 8th March
Volume 23 - 15th March
Volume 24 - 22nd March
Volume 25 - 29th March
Volume 26 - 5th April
Volume 27 - 12th April
Volume 28 - 19th April
Volume 29 - 26th April
Volume 30 - 4th May

Interview 1- `CookiemagiK - 15th January
Interview 2 - =Caeser1993 - 30th January
Interview 3 - =MenInASuitcase - 12th February
Interview 4 - =Red-Bananas - 27th February
Interview 5 - =LeoLeonardo - 12th March
Interview 6 - =MixedMilkChOcOlate - 28th March
Interview 7 - `brokenboulevard - 14th April
Interview 8 - =Droneguard - 28th April