#I'll be reblogging that from my wishlist for reference

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Mouse's Commission Guide for Artists!

I've had a few folks come to me for advice about commissions, so I thought I'd make an informational post! I'm always excited to see more people offer agere commissions. Here's some frequently asked questions:

Do people buy your commissions?

Yes! I typically get a few commissions a month, on average anywhere between 0 and 8. The market ebbs and flows for me - I'll have a few months with no inquiries, then a bunch at once. But for me, being a more established creator in the space, I do regularly get commissioned.

What is your most popular price/option?

Full color is most popular, despite being the highest price. I'm not sure why, I guess people just decide they might as well go for the full package! My prices, for reference:

My most common type of commission is two character full colors. Fairly often its one character, I rarely get more than two characters.

How do you price your work?

This is tough because it's a personal process. The golden rule is: price according to how much work you put in. The reason my commissions have gone up in price is because my art has taken more time and effort. I am a full time student also - so factor in the value of your free time. Basically, if you're dreading doing the commission, you might need to raise your price. The work should feel worth it. If you really have no idea where to start, I recommend $15 USD per hour. Assess your work and decide how long on average it takes you to do each type of piece, and go from there.

What options should I offer?

Up to you! I chose my three options based on what I like to do. I wanted an affordable option, so I offer chibis. One step up would be sketches, then full color. Do not offer things you don't like doing, or that feel redundant- that's why I don't offer busts or colored sketches. But it's up to every individual. I recommend having three tiers, something affordable ($15 or less), "the works" (as much as you feel is appropriate for a complete piece) and something in between.

How should I start taking commissions?

Make a price sheet (like the one in this post) and post it to your most prominent social media. Make sure your messages are open, or make a Google form (I don't do this but it's an option). Reblog it whenever you feel is appropriate! I wait a few days between reblogs, typically. Tag your post!! Any relevant tag. That will help people find it.

What do I do if no one commissions me?

That's up to you. Reblogging and tagging are really my biggest tips, but if those aren't working, you could consider lowering your prices for a period of time. When I need commissions urgently, I do a sale.

How do I get payment?

To get payment you typically have to have access to a payment app. The most popular ones are:

Paypal

Venmo

Cashapp

At least in the US. If you are under 18 and the app says you must be 18+ to make an account, follow that rule! Your parent or a trusted adult can make an account for you to use, but they are in charge of it at the end of the day. These payment apps don't fool around, you could get banned for lying about your age. Alternative forms of payment:

Amazon wishlist (must be comfortable with people seeing your name and address)

Giftable online purchases (like discord nitro, steam games)

I do not recommend gift cards, those look shady.

Those were the FAQs I've gotten. If you have any more questions, feel free to DM me!

[daisynik7]

nikki's first annual fic swap!

Hi friends! To celebrate this upcoming holiday season, as well as my one year anniversary here on tumblr, I want to do this festive event to spread some love to other writers out there who are constantly giving!

Instead of a gift swap, let's do a fic swap! Send me your favorite fic and I'll send you one of my faves in return!

Rules:

Please read my rules/guidelines before sending me anything.

Include the link to the fic (tumblr or ao3) and the writer's @ (you can include the "/" if you don't feel comfortable tagging them directly).

Write a little blurb about why you love the fic so much and show some extra love to the writer!

Feel free to send in your own fic as a recommendation! I'm a firm believer in self-promo! You can even send it anonymously, if you prefer.

In exchange, send me your wishlist! If you want a specific type of fic in return, please let me know your preferences: Show/Fandom, Character, Genre (fluff, smut, angst, combo), length (one-shot, series, drabble), anything else you think I need to know. Again, refer to my rules/guidelines before sending in your request to see who I typically write/read for.

If you don't have a wishlist in mind, I'll send you a random fave of mine!

All links to the fics will be compiled into the Naughty or Nice List below. Naughty will be nsfw, Nice will be sfw.

This is all about spreading love and cheer to writers and readers alike! Don't be shy! If you're an avid reader like I am, please show love to these writers by reblogging their works. A lot of time, dedication, and LOVE goes into writing. The least we can do is let these writers know how much we appreciate them by clicking that reblog button and sharing their works for others to enjoy.

This event will run from 12/1 through 12/15. Exchanges will be posted during this time frame. Thanks for participating and happy reading! ♥️

Header image from Pinterest. Divider credit to @/saradika.

The Naughty or Nice List Naughty (nsfw):

Golden Frame by @/jadeee (Nanami x f!reader)

Infiltration by @/pseudowho (Nanami x f!reader)

nanami’s gym routine by @/callm3senpaii (Nanami x f!reader)

Office Crush by @/todorosie (Choso x f!reader)

DTF Only by @/mochimooon (AoT x f!reader)

Gossip! by @/bloompompom (Eren x f!reader)

Nice (sfw):

Baby Talk by @/itsfairly (Nanami x f!reader)

Yuuji accidentally calls you mom by @/kentopedia (Nanami x f!reader)

This Is A Life by @/jadeee (Nanami x f!reader)

how it'll be by @/kentomilk (Nanami x f!reader)

♯ 𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐊. by @/jabamin (Nanami x f!reader)

if i could bring you anything, i swear to god i'd bring you peace by @/haikyuuhoo (Geto x f!reader)

method acting by @/seeingivy (Eren x f!reader)

[lyllith]

Hi friends! For those that don't already know, I work as a middle school teacher. I am starting my second year of teaching at a new (to me) school with a new (to me) grade level! I've compiled a couple of wishlists for different wants. If you have the means and desire to help me out by purchasing anything I would love you forever! If all you can do is reblog then I still love you forever! Hold on tight, because there are a lot of links (I like to be organized) and a lot of words (I mean, I teach reading and writing, so what else do you expect?)

Here is my classroom library wishlist. I want to have a diverse library that represents all students! I've opened this up so you can buy books off this list as well, so if you have any ideas appropriate for students ranging from a 3rd-8th grade reading level I'd be happy to have those! You can also message me any book suggestions and I'll add them to my list.

Here is my classroom wishlist for more selfish wants! This list is for classroom supplies and decor to have a welcoming and functional classroom. This list is mostly for my own reference when I have the money, so if you see any expensive items please know I do not expect anyone to purchase those! But things like markers and pencils are always helpful! (Especially pencils. God, I swear they eat them or something)

Here is my students need wishlist. I will be working at a Title I school where over 60% of my students are considered economically disadvantaged. Some of them come to school in need, and if at all possible I'd like to help support their basic needs. This includes water, snacks, and personal care.

Here is my TPT class fund. This money can only be used to purchase products designed by other teachers for use in my classroom. Unfortunately, while standards and anchor texts are provided to us, a lot of the work is something I have to get from coworkers, make myself, or purchase.

And, of course, if you'd rather Venmo me a few dollars to use towards any of my items you are more than welcome to do so! I won't post my Venmo publicly, but you can message me for that if you're interested! My blog is also open to accept tips.

Again, reblogging would help even if you cannot financially support my classroom at this time! I will also be happy to personally write and send anyone a thank you card if you donate something and message me privately that you did so. Thank you if you read this far! I love you!

[anoddrock]

Hey! I wanted to boost a post of my friend, Frost, who’s trying to get together some items for them and her partner to attend Pride! They’re willing to do art in exchange for purchasing items on their wishlist!

Reblogs are hugely appreciated!

Here’s the link to their post!

This is also a bit of a soft launch for me to start figuring out how to do commissions/price my own art. More info below the cut!

If you make a purchase and would like to have art from me, please contact @frostseeker-draws and ask her to tell me that your purchase is verified.

I'm willing to do art for whatever as long as it's easy to find a description/you can describe how you'd like the character to look/what outfit they're in!

The only big thing is no NSFW, and if it's mecha/furry I'm not practiced in those, so it won't be super detailed, but I'll do my best! If I’m uncomfortable with the art, I will tell you, and we can negotiate something else.

Additionally, if you purchase a chair or an equivalent price combination of items, I'm willing to do an animatic up to 30 seconds long, depending on complexity of the included characters designs.(you can look at animatics I've posted on this art blog for reference of what I’ve done in the past)

If you purchase an item and would like art from me, l'll need confirmation via frost that you purchased the items, but then you can contact me via discord (ask for my username in my DMs here, or ask frost for my user after confirmation of purchases)

[rivet-city-rebel]

Hi there welcome to my blog!

Here are a few basic rules I ask you to follow:

If you like my art, reblog it. I try to do the same for everyone else.

Be kind,

Please keep asks appropriate (no 18+)

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DNI List

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Islamophobes, Homophobes, Transphobes, racism, anti-semitism, antifeminism, misoginists, misandrists, terfs/rad-fems, transmeds. Please make me aware if I reblog from someone with these themes on their blog and I'll take it down.

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Links

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Pay me to say shit

https://ko-fi.com/wolvenchimera

Amazon Wishlist

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/229YZ9BXHE5UQ?ref_=wl_share

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Other Blogs

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Star Trek: Space-Cowboy2277

Non-Fandom Blog: Wolven-Chimera-2023

Marvel: The-Dryad234

DC: Dryad-DC

Fallout: Rivet-City-Rebel

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My tags

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RC Rebel Yells (yes its a Billy Idol reference, thanks), RC Rebel Writes, RC Rebel OCs, individual OC tags vary.

[scavxnger]

// Holy shit I guess I wrote a literal novel about this movie. Sweet Jesus. Let me just talk about some short stuff first and under the read more, will be the much more in depth, break down of the movie and certain scenes. I’m sure you all have heard most of it before with everyone doing these.

THIS ALSO MARKS THE MOMENT I’M NOT TAGGING SPOILERS ANYMORE.

The moment where Finn wakes, and asks Poe ‘Where’s Rey?” and the ambient noise + music quiets and it transitions to Ahch-To is beautiful and needs to be mentioned.

Or you know really any transition between story lines during the first half at least

Rey’s eyes mist and her lip quivers just a little when she verbalizes to Luke whats happening, and how it scares her. My poor baby.

The fact that Poe Dameron looking disheveled and dirty is like the most attractive thing needs to be mentioned.

I always forget how precious Rose is when she first introduces herself to Finn and talks with him, I fall in love all over again every time

Poe has not left Leia’s side since Leia was brought back into the ship oh wow you precious mamas boy

Ren’s line when lost in his thoughts, staring at Rey through the force for the first time “This is something else..” is too pure why haven’t we been talking about this guys

I didn't notice till now that Rey’s theme plays while she switches to the saber to train with (AND WHEN SHE TOSSES THE SABER TO BEN LATER FOR A LINE WOWZA), which is beautiful

I noticed after she slices the rock in front of her and it falls, she hides the saber behind ehr back like a little kid mY PRECIOUS BABE

PARALLELS BETWEEN TLJ and Crimson Peak, the “You are a monster” “I am” and “You told me you loved me!” “I do!” scenes, I haven't thought of the significance yet but MAN I love it

I was trying to write down all this while in theater but I got to the point where i just.. forgot to. I forgot the other things I wanted to say. Anyway the rest is long and drown out evaluations on scenes, characters ,and themes that I kinda just word-vomited out. So, sorry if its a bit choppy and all that, it is a mix from my second viewing with changes from my third viewing.

First, how the force is not defined by who wields it is a big theme this episode. Even if all ‘jedi’ and ‘sith’ are gone, the force will live. Its like an air bender saying the air will cease to exist if all the air benders were gone.

Rey over comes her thoughts on the force as I strictly black and white thing. She first thinks it as Ren is dark, he must be stopped. The Jedi and in extension Luke, is the light and thus will create a even balance. I think she has a firmer grasp on how the force works and how it relates to good versus evil, and understand enough that the force exceeds the Jedi and Sith. Of course,  I don't think she realizes this entirely till they break the saber after fighting together. He cant let go of the separation of things as much as she cant.

Luke’s line about how its vanity to think that the force’s power lies within certain people really bullet points this. Of course, she looked towards him for his guidance and knows he is right, but her vision with Ben clouds her judgement.

When the force bond is created-- and yes, this scene is still a favorite Id say-- She is quick to attack. She thinks Ren is doing it, and of course once he wraps his head around whats happening, he calms and we see his gentle, inquisitive side. I melt a little.

Another thing, a side note, more like-- I assumed after the first watch that Rey had some control, and closed herself off to him so he couldn't see where she was. But honestly, we never find out if she can see his surroundings. I can only assume, especially after seeing the hand scene from Luke’s point of view, that they exist solely in each others space, without their surroundings. “The effort would kill you” also helps this. I think their connection  was never Snoke’s doing, but the force. We can sorta see the force acts like its own entity sometimes, and since they are opposites to each other, the force brought them together. Snoke senses this and is quick to twist it to his favor. Anyways.

It isn’t till Ben tells her his side of the story of when he turned on the Jedi, she realizes he was just a kid when it happened. that it must have been terrifying to him, to have his own uncle turn on him, and no matter what motivations Luke had, they didn't make up for the trauma he gave Ben. He has turmoil, he is conflicted. I think its a moment of clarity for her, realizing there's a chance he can be changed, that she can be the light to him. She reaches out, and to her surprise he reaches back, in his weakness.

She explodes on Luke. Like in the forest, where she channels the force and overtakes Ren, we see the conflict in her, too. She demands the truth, she fights him for it. She needs to know if Ben is lying before truly pursuing him. And it is, the truth fully explains both sides. Ben’s first thought was his master turning on him, and Luke is shaded by his guilt of even thinking of harming his nephew. When Luke doesn’t comply to help her, she goes off by herself to try to bring Ben back.

At this point, I don't think she cares about where she stands within the force. She has more then just dabbled in the dark side and is a very morally grey character. Her heart is with the resistance, where the people she cares for lie, but her strength, her force power, is more so tied to the dark. I think Ben sees this and he assumes she’ll give in and stand beside him, as he grew being manipulated into thinking power is most important. Rey follows her intuition and heart and thinks Ben will return to the light because she sees a sort of fragility in his heart. I think that's the reason they both took what they saw differently.

Another thing proving that the force is what you make of it is when Snoke sees the conflict in Ben resolve itself and assumes its Ben, choosing to kill Rey. But of course, after seeing all he had done to Rey, the resolve lies in deciding to finally kill Snoke.

The fight scene is great. Even after the third time watching my heart is still racing from the point that he kills Snoke to the saber exploding. just wow. And the saber drop and catch was suuuch a sick moment. You go girl.

After the fight though, you see where their head spaces really are. As Rey runs to the spyglass and spats about saving the rest of the resistance, how he can now just give the command, He stops and stares at Snoke’s body. He’s lost, his purpose and presence in the galaxy was defined by what that man said. Without him, what was he? Who is he? Others have already speculated that he’s now having an identity crisis, and yes, I think he is. He immediately goes towards what he knows, steeling himself to preserve his power, thinking the best idea was let everything else go-- but her. He wants to have her with him, knowing his only light of guidance now lies in her. And she denied him, and he turns to anger, and he just doesn’t know where to turn. His emotions take lead as he takes position as the new Supreme leader, and even after discovering that he let them all get away, he sees her and crumbles, just in the smallest bit. HE was loosing the only one he felt he had left.

Rey is overwhelmed. She realizes, as he holds out his hand, that killing Snoke didn't end the fight, it sparked the beginning of a new one. She’d have to return to Leia with nothing, failing to give the resistance hope. He begs her, and she almost complies. She reaches out, but has a moment of hesitation. She probably thinks of Finn. of Leia, and all the other people she had met. They were good people, there were casualties in any war but they fought for good, the preservation of the innocent, the light in the force. Even if they left it all behind, the light and Dark would still be there. No, that wasn't the answer. So she changes her focus on the saber in his hand, and they fight for it.

She wakes before him. She could have seen him as dangerous, far more dangerous then he was before. But she leaves him there, unharmed. that was a fight for another day.

I think she had no idea Luke was there on Crait, even in spirit. She was worried about finding an exit for the resistance, her focus away from the split entrance to the abandoned base. She uses the force to lift the rocks and free her friends, and left with a better understanding on the force. Even as she feels Luke leave, worry crosses her features more than once. Mostly, for Luke;s safety. Did this mean he was dead? That he removed himself from the force again? was Snoke able to send troops to the island and attack him? She finds solace in Leia.

Once everyone has enters the Falcon, and she sees him again at the base of the loading platform, she struggles. Her hand hovers over the lock. She could leave the rest to find shelter in the ship while she sorts Ben out, but decides, whatever comes from that discussion will come another day. First, she needs to help get the resistance to a save hiding place while they fan the flame. She realizes Ben needs time to sort himself out before the speak again, through force bond or not.

[flameindream2]

A lil' thing about how I write here!

speed. I currently have the queue to put replies out two times a day for the sake of making sure I don't get too overwhelmed. I used to write a lot more than I do now since work makes me tired, but I think my pace has kept up pretty well with the queue in place. Occasionally, I've taken hiatuses of around a month when I didn't feel like writing much at all, so I try to keep burnout to a minimum.

Things that can make me slower is lacking an idea of what to do or where to take a thread. Like, I've had quite a few moments where I want Grimm to do something cool but didn't know what and had to spend time looking stuff up. Ahh, but looking up magicians on youtube is pretty fun, and then I end up doing that instead of writing...

starters. When I do threads, I like to have even a vague idea rather than just winging it or sending in a sentence meme. Plotting is good, even if it's only a little tiny bit like location! The reasoning for this is that I like having something to pull from if I get stuck on what to write. I tend to base things around where our characters might be or what they might be doing. So I always think it helps to have some blurbs or plot hooks in your information somewhere about what your muses like or where you might find them. (I still gotta write some plot hooks for Lotus...)

inbox. I don't often do many memes anymore, eventually it got to a point where I just couldn't keep up with it. So I tend not to send anything in or reblog any myself unless I particularly have a feeling to do them. Kinda have felt an inkling to try a few lately, so maybe in the future I'll send some around?

selectivity. I’m not very selective at all! If you wanna write with me please let me know, chances are I’ll be excited. You got an idea? Cool! You just like any of my muses or think your character would get along well? Sweet! Hit me with it. I may or may not know your muses (I have a little list of fandoms I know on my about page), especially if you mainly write OCs, so it does help to have one picked out that you wanna write with mine. wishlist. My wish list is very unlikely stuff since my muses are from very quiet rpcs, but:

Grimm and Pale King anything, they're such a fun duo. Personally my fave ship but I'd love even just writing their friendship (or however PK would refer to this horrible creature) too.

Grimm and Radiance sibling drama and shenanigans.

Any Grimm Troupe canons or OCs, of course... :)

Gwyndolin and any of their family, the knights, especially reuniting with the Nameless King in DS3 time. Seath too, I headcanon as their teacher.

Gwyndolin meeting the Moon Presence, I have some fun headcanons about her being his mom...

Lotus getting some found family since there will never be any Orchid writers loool

honest note. Don't be nervous to message me about anything! I love to hear from everyone and see everyone's writing and creative stuff.