#just a quick sketch between commission work

[b1ttersweet-dreams]

heard my beloved had been reconstructed

[terrified-spider]

An Azalin Rex sketch (:

[vampireflowerarts]

What’s Been Going On + Art Updates Soon

The past couple weeks have been a whirlwind—between extended family drama and my car finally becoming too unsafe to drive, it’s just been a lot. I’ve been feeling overwhelmed and trying to find my footing again, so while I haven’t been very active, I really appreciate everyone’s patience with me.

🚗 Car Situation: We finally got a temporary fix today—my brother-in-law’s parents are kindly lending us a vehicle while we save up for repairs.

My car isn’t really worth fixing (it’s old and has super high mileage), but trying to find someone willing to work with us to get a new or used one has been a whole battle. So for now, this is the best solution we’ve got.

🎨 Ko-fi Sketch Goal: I’ve been planning to set up a Ko-fi goal for a while, and this feels like the right time. Heres a link to the full post, but here’s a quick summary: I’m offering sketches as a thank-you for donations of $5 or more. I’ll be transparent throughout the process and post updates on Ko-fi as the car situation progresses.

Every bit of support helps—whether it’s donations, commissions, or just reblogging the post. 💛

Thanks again for sticking with me. Things are still a bit bumpy, but we’re getting through it. In the meantime, enjoy some of these WIPs I’ve been working on ♡

[mxmorel]

Things are Real Bad™️ & Emergency Commissions are OPEN!

I have been so anxious/afraid to ask for help the last several months, but at this point I am not sure what else to do. As some of you know, I was laid off from my job about 8 months ago and I am really struggling to find work again. I lost my health insurance awhile back, unemployment and my savings have both run out, my bank account is over drafted by about ~$400 (so far, the fees keep piling up), I owe taxes somehow, and I am not exaggerating when I say there are exactly 3 people irl who are the only things standing between me and homelessness right now.

My current goal is to get my bank acct out of the negative (and hopefully keep it that way!) and to maybe be able to pay for some groceries.

💚 How you can help 💚

1. If you would like to commission me, I would LOVE to work with you! check out my commissions page for more information!

In addition to what is listed in the above graphics, I am also open for Pulp Cover repaints, traditional art, nsfw, and more!

2. Interested in purchasing prints? I set up an online shop this weekend!

I haven't listed everything yet, but if you don't see what you're looking for there, reach out and I'll be happy to get it listed! 💚 (tbh would love to get on INPRNT rather than manually printing on demand, so if anyone can send me an INPRNT invite, I'd be grateful!)

3. If you'd like to donate even just a few dollars, I am on ko-fi and am so grateful for your help!

To anyone who donates at least $5: reach out to me and I'm happy to do a quick little sketch/doodle for you of a character of your choice!

4. I am continuing to apply for jobs endlessly, so if you know of remote job opportunities that are actually hiring and not ghost jobs, I would love to hear about them.

Primarily, my experience is in volunteer management/non-profits, and I love a spreadsheet, haha. But I also have some marketing experience as well as customer service/technical support. I’m a quick typist as well — the GMs in my life love me and the thorough notes I take during TTRPG sessions! I am open to just about anything that my health will allow me to do. Full time is ideal but also open to gig work/freelance/etc.

5. Share/reblog this post! Even if you can't commission or donate right now, helping me get the word out is SO helpful, so thank you!

TL;DR: Commissions are open! Prints are available for sale! I am on ko-fi! if you are willing to reblog and spread the word, I would be grateful!

[yappacadaver]

Guess who remembered what colors are??

Need a fully rendered piece? Or just want a splash of color in your otherwise monochrome yappa art experience? I am here to provide goods and services in exchange for your monies!

PRICES (flat colors) :

Half body (1 character): $50

Full body (1 character): $65

Additional character: +$30

Background: starting at +$30

Complexity charge: up to +$20

PRICES (full render):

Half body (1 character): $70

Full body (1 character): $90

Additional character: +$50

Background: starting at +$50

Complexity charge: up to +$30

How to Order:

Send me an ask/DM about your commission idea

If I accept I'll give you an ETA (I may need an extension but I will always message you if this is the case)

Once we decide on the details, I'll ask for payment via paypal

The final product will be delivered as a digital PNG file which you may do as you please with. Post it, edit it, use it on your website, go nuts! I reserve the right to also post it on my blog for promo purposes.

Complexity charge:

This charge may possibly be added to your order if

The order contains a large volume of detailed instruction

The subject itself is highly detailed

For number one, what this looks like is the difference between these two examples

Example B includes a lot of irrelevant details to sift through, incredibly detailed instruction for the pose, and adds many details to the characters' designs. Also, though I accept all kinds of references, you can see how employing the use of visual references cuts down on wordy explanation. Using written references, especially in prose as part of a fanfic, takes time and extra effort for me to parse through (I often end up having to make a document of my own to trim the fat and track the details). These would be reasons I would charge for complexity.

I recognize that example A relinquishes some control over to me, the artist. In many ways, this could end up better for the final product-- I work best when I have a degree of freedom, and conversely when I'm juggling a bunch of details I have less bandwidth for artistry. Of course there is nothing wrong with wanting more control over the look of the piece, and I am happy to work with you to make an image as close to what you have in mind as possible. But if we start getting into twister territory (right hand blue, left foot red) we start getting into complexity charge territory. The charge is not meant to be a deterrent, only to compensate the extra time it takes to implement a design to such specifications. For number two, I'll give a visual example

Isabella on the left has very simple armor that lends itself to quick sketching (because I'm so sure that's what she had in mind when she dressed herself x'D). By simple I mean: pretty much only one layer, almost entirely made of cloth, almost everything is composed of organic shapes.

Our lich friend on the right however has armor with many geometric shapes, various materials, layers, and complex patterns. His armor is ornamented with extra embellishments. As a general rule, if you request full armor, you can expect a complexity charge.

What I'm good at:

anime style, humans, reference sheets for OCs, nsfw of all kinds and orientations, gore, combat, location/prop design, character design

What I'm not so good at:

mechas, vehicle design, complex creature design, UPA style

Check out my art tag #yappa art for recent examples of my work

[shemeiart]

2024 summary of art!

And it's special, because I made two separate summaries and want to talk about that - long text incoming!

Despite this year being really hostile towards creatives - I thrived - how so?

This year was the year of finally trying to do more for myself - OC's I love so dearly but always had problems with justifying putting time into that because art is my only income at this point and I always felt I'm wasting my time while drawing my OC's and people don't really care about them.

But how people would care if I wasn't showing them in the first place? How people WILL know about my blorbos, my stupid idiot Xan (affectionate) or others I RP and brainrot about on daily basis if I wont post them? If I won't do anthing about that? It was the time to just change it. And I did. Every little doodle I was doing for years now was only for me and my friend I RP with. No one else was seeing them, no one else was included in our little world and I never understood why would anyone be interested in such "bad" artwork - who would like quick sketches with OC sitiuations? And then I looked at myself and what kind of works I enjoy - the works that people share - those little doodles that make me smile, that make me relate or just point finger at and show to my friend and be like "this OC is so cool, I love this artist" - why was I so harsh on myself then? I realized I was just in the neverending spiral of trying to be "perfect", putting "finished" works, rendered illustrations as the best of art - everything else I did? Not worthy to share. It's stupid, I know, but this is how I was for past 10 years now and oh boy, it was hard to unlearn. That's when I started to do more OC doodles in between commissions and design work - and then I understood the appeal of meme redraws, silly interactions or just sketching OC's in "situations" - those gave me ✨ JOY ✨, joy that I forgot I could feel again after so many years of burnout. And when I started doing that I couldn't stop. Sketches just started piling up, I fixated on Sivo @indusfera OC and he is still one of my main subjects. I feel like I'm alive again just drawing what I want, what I really wanted for longer time. It's like a fresh start. So many years denying myself those little joys of creating, when I started to create SPECIFICALLY for that joy - drawing my OC's as a kid and interacting with others with them. I'm free of guilt or as we say "I'm cringe and I'm free", I just want to do what I want and do it unapologetically. And despite 2024 being shitty year for all artists with rampant AIgen being forced into mainstream - I'm happy. I know we CAN and we WILL outlive it, true passion and joy of creating in any medium is something that no system nor machine will ever reproduce. No one will do it as we do. So 2025? Here I come with my biggest brainrot about Sivo (which will only grow I suppose), with no plans, just being happy and doing my thing. I have my "wants" if it comes to art - I want to try working with gore and other NSFW topics, but I'm unsure how or when I start. Maybe this upcoming year, maybe 2026, who knows where my art will take me. All I know I'm happy with how things are. And this is all that matters to me at this point.

Thank you all for sticking with me whem I'm active here or not - I appreciate all the reblogs, all the tags and comments in them that make me happy - stay being cool and support your artists, we all appreciate you.

[bluesunsdusk]

--// Had to do it again.

--// Also, I did the obligatory human version of non-human thing with Najma and Set real quick too.

[stepswordsen]

【KagePro】 KuroEne Snow Day YCH Commission by Hika 🖤💙🐍🐇

Kuroha (Saeru) and Ene Snow Day YCH Commission by Hika (@/onigiwi2namayo)

Hika's Twitter: (X)

Hika's VGen: (X)

In accordance with Hika's Terms of Service (TOS), editing, using, or reposting these arts, in any way, is prohibited without explicit permission from Hika, and me, the commissioner.

Intro

Ene: I haven't touched snow for a long time, I forgot how cold it could be! (>v<) (*)

(*) = Quote from Feila.

I asked for KuroEne on a Winter Date building a snow bunny together 🐰☃️❄️

I also requested to have an Ene themed bunny snowman with a blue scarf around it 🥰💙

Hika was really nice with minor revision changes. I asked for minor revisions regarding the arrows on his boots, his dot facial markings, and to shift the colour palette more saturated and to use more cool blues for Ene, and more saturated red/purple tones for Kuroha.

I like the visual contrast it creates, with them taking cool and warm tones ^^

I feel so much joy... My skrunklies are so cute! I love seeing them in alt outfits! It's really refreshing~ 💘

I had trouble deciding whether to commission KuroEne or MaryEne for this. Hard decision since they're both cute. So I'll commission MaryEne next time.

Misc Rambles

I'M GONNA SCREAM THEY'RE SO CUTE IN HIKA'S STYLE 🥹🖤💙

WAHHH THEY LOOK SO CUTE 🥺 MY PRECIOUS OTP 🖤 💙

THE COLOURS LOOK PERFECT 💗💞💖

They look like they're having fun 🥰

The colours Hika chose are so good omg… Hika has really good colour coordination. I love her soft colours

Hika's dot lining style is so cute. Works really well for chibis ☺️ Her lining style is so clean. She has such nice colours.

Seeing my beloveds in Hika's style brings me such joy 🫶 💞

I did NOT expect a sketch WIP so soon. I was shocked by the turn around time

My Message

Thank you very much for the lovely commission! My Snow Day commission came out perfect! It's so cute!!! 💙🖤🐍🐰❄️☃️

I love how Hika drew the couple's poses, expressions, and design details. The finished artwork looks so cozy. It makes me so happy! 💗🥰

Hika has an adorable chibi style and great colours.

Hika is very nice and attentive. Very accommodating with the minor revision changes I asked for (detail and colour revisions)

Great communication and makes sure to check in and provide feedback at every stage. Super quick responses and really easy to work with! The delivery was super fast too! 👍

VGen Review

They're so cute in your style! 🥹🖤💙 I love how you did their design details and expressions. Their poses and expressions are adorable! It makes me so happy to see them in your style! I love how the commission turned out! The Snow Day art just looks so cozy ☺️

I love the soft colours you chose! You're really good at harmonizing colours. Thank you for being very accommodating with minor revision changes and incorporating my requests (scarf on the bunny snowman, minor detail and colour revisions) 🙏

Your lining style is so clean and you have such nice colours! You have a great chibi style!

Thank you very much for the lovely commission as always! It came out perfect~ 😭💗🫶✨ Have a nice day!

Commission Rambles

These were the refs I sent.

We were trying to decide between KuroEne and MaryEne at first, so we gathered the MekaDan's winter outfit refs.

Feila suggested to go with the Winter outfits used for the MekaDan chibi keychains by Fujimori (if MaryEne), but to give Kuroha a funny trenchcoat (if KuroEne), cuz he'd look so edgy mysterious that it'd be funny.

I went with KuroEne this time too cuz I really wanted to see them in alt outfits. I can go for winter MaryEne in the future

Since Saeru doesn't have a winter merch outfit, I asked for him to wear a black trench coat (photo ref) with a gray or black scarf, and his regular outfit's headphones, pants, and boots.

Feila imagined winter Kuroha wearing this big trenchcoat. I think it fits him very well 🥰

I always love seeing charas in alt designs (hairstyles and clothing) 🥰 It's nice to see more of their casual clothes. I would love to comm arts of MaryEne's casual outfits (last images). These fits are SOOO cute

Konoha and Saeru's boots have 2 straps with gray squares on them, so I let Hika simplify it based on the Kuroha rubber strap charm that simplifies them to 1 strap instead, due to the tiny feet in the style.

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F: I lowkey want him to be in theme. I wanna imagine Kuroha in one of these. Do we want Ene to just be bunny themed or winter themed?

Me: Saeru and his snakes, go!!! Kuroha with a funny trench coat it is

F: Ene's definitely the playful type while the snakes are both the calm type so Ene would be the one standing. And I imagine her expression would be >v<

Me: Yeah they would definitely be the ones on their knees helping Ene build the snowman all calm and content~

F: Winter Anthology has both KuroEne and MaryEne. We are so back 💥💥💥

Me: KonoEne too cuz Ene's holding a Konoha-themed snowball

F: Snow day HebiEne (because it's either Mary or Kuroha)

Me: Both KuroEne and MaryEne are Snake x Bunny themed (technically cuz Mary is part Medusa), but MaryEne is a much softer version of it

Me: Mary should wear warmer clothes since she's more affected by the cold

I imagine Ene with her android body in my KuroEne AU isn't as affected cuz her body's heating/cooling system was made by Saeru

Saeru could just use Awakening Eyes to rebuild his body so it isn't as affected by the cold (he could make it so that his body retains heat better than the regular human, if he wanted)

Commission Rambles

Me: I sent this form.

Hika sends frequent updates and checks in at every stage (sketch, finished art with lineart + colours) so she wanted to check in with minor colour revisions with me once the lineart + colours were done.

Saeru originally had a monochrome colour palette (without any coloured tint), and I preferred for his palette to be more saturated and to differentiate the colours from each other more so there's more visual contrast.

So I showed Hika what I'd like the colours to be, and let her adjust the colours to her preferences. I sent this as a colour guide (and marked where they should be, cuz otherwise it'd be unclear)

Hika used my colour suggestions, and then adjusted some colours ^^

F: This is so oddly detailed, but I think it's a good enough guideline :D

F: The purple palette you suggested looks amazing. Even if it's a slight change, it looks and feels more like a calming winter breeze, while the original is an ecstatic wintry vibe

F: Could be so perfect for the retro style… Maybe it could be a little piece of photo that was printed out and Ene holds it dearly like her life depends on it

F: You know, it'd be funny if Ene has a cool tone in contrast while Kuroha has a warm tone in contrast. Could be a little symbolism

Me: Reminds me of my KuroEne kiss doodle from before 🤭🖤💙🫶 I made Ene have more cooler tones while I made Kuroha have more warmer tones for visual contrast reasons.

Red is the colour of blood ❤️ It's a good ref to these shots from Outer Science where he smears blood all over his face

[alexfreakkkk]

well, I OPEN THE COMMISSIONS

GUYZ C'MERE IDK WHO TO TAG SO IMMA TAG Y'ALL

@weirdsillycreature @i-am-xp-64 @idkwiah-kf @ella-the-fella @anna-cute-049 @thetoxxicracoonofficial @mackthe4rd @fishkarack @lovelyoliviasblog

PRICE LIST:

TRADITIONAL:

Quick sketch (simple with pencil):

Portrait (to shoulder line) - 100₽(1$)

Half body (to belt line) - 200₽(2$)

Full body - 300₽(3$)

Regular sketch (drawing with pencil):

Portrait - 200₽(2$)

Half body - 300₽(3$)

Full body - 400₽(4$)

Line (pen/brush):

Portrait - 300₽(3$)

Half body - 400₽(4$)

Full body - 450₽(4.5$)

Colored with line:

Portrait - 400₽(4$)

Half body - 450₽(4.5$)

Full body - 500₽(5$)

Color without line:

Portrait - 500₽(5$)

Half body - 550₽(5.5$)

Full body - 600₽(6$)

Render (detailed color + bold line with a fringe):

Portrait - 600₽(6$)

Half body - 700₽(7$)

Full body - 800₽(8$)

DIGITAL:

Quick Sketch:

Portrait - 150₽(1.5$)

Half of the body - 250₽(2.5$)

Full body - 350₽(3.5$)

The usual sketch (intermediate stage between line and sketch):

Portrait - 250₽(2.5$)

Half body - 350₽(3.5$)

Full body - 450₽(4.5$)

Line:

Portrait - 350₽(3.5$)

Half body - 450₽(4.5$)

Full body - 500₽(5$)

Colored with line:

Portrait - 450₽(4.5$)

Half body - 500₽(5$)

Full body - 550₽(5.5$)

Color without line:

Portrait - 600₽(6$)

Half body - 700₽(7$)

Full body - 800₽(8$)

Render(detailed coloring + lighting & shading):

Portrait - 650₽(6.5$)

Half body - 750₽(7.5$)

Full body - 850₽(8.5$)

SUPER DETALIZATION: +200₽(2$)

DETAILED BACKGROUND: +50₽(0.5$)

COMPLEX POSITION: +100₽(1$)

COLOR LINE: +100₽(1$)

+1 CHARACTER: price x2

Prices may vary depending on the volume of work, preferences are appropriate.

under this text is the example of the art for 750₽(7.5$), position: Digital, render, half body

pay with donation alerts or just donate idk✊🫀

[koboldfactory]

I’m starting to wonder if maybe my only sustainable style of commission work is like the quick sketchy stuff. I don’t make enough off of the bigger more refined pieces for them to be worth the time I put in. But I also don’t want to just raise the prices either. I think maybe just having an in between price from my rough sketch and smooth illustration comms will be best for like “refined sketch” style commissions. Which will become my new baseline.

[flootfloot]

Curious about my art? Want to learn more about my dnd world and my several OCs? Well now you can!

You may now ask me directly or my OCs and they’ll ask in character. (Ex. Hey Agnus do you like drinking tea?) or (hey Hyou, what art program do you use?)

Please refer to me as either Hyou or Flooter (I’m fine with either, though I prefer Hyou)

I am also doing simple drawing requests, nothing big, just quick 5 minute sketches. (I’m not doing commissions, these are just for fun)

Also Please be respectful! No NSFW, no furries, This power I’m giving you, use it wisely.

I’m fine with drawing my OCs, animals, fantastical creatures, objects.

Edit: im also doing ISAT characters doing stuff too now! (Including spoilers. Optional achievements, etc)

Also here’s a rough master post of my original stuff (that isn’t reblogs)

Tags:

# my art: I’m an artist! And though I mostly post digital artwork, I also occasionally physical sketches and finished pieces.

# D1ner Dates: my first offical comic! It’s about 2 characters in a 1950 style diner, one of them spots someone and the other helps them work up the courage to ask that someone a specific quesiton.

link to comic

#plant duo: fun dynamic between 2 of my OCs, Jasmine and Branch. One a cowardly “wizard” that eventually becomes traumatized, and a depressed zombie/tree who’s slowly becoming the next god of the fall

link to masterpost

#OC: i got a lot of original characters. Whom I shall happily rant to anyone who willing to listen.

[willoillo]

(Mild spoilers for Wings of Fire book 14: A Dangerous Gift) More dragons!! Just a quick warmup sketch I decided to finish up. I had a lot of fun with the dynamic between Snowfall & Lynx in book 14, they're dorks but in a cute way~

If you like my work and want to support me, my commissions are open!! For prices and examples you can check out my website, or DM me for more specifics~

Posted using PostyBirb

[doraambrose]

What is the difference between Copic markers with microns and posca markers? Do they look different on paper, do you have to use them differently, do different kinds of paper influence how it looks when finished? What do you prefer using? I have zero experience with these things.

Hello friend!

So posca markers are basically like markers filled with acrylic paint. So it's painting. Copic markers and basically really nice markers that you can blend. Copic is better on illustrator board and thinner paper like Bristol or acrylic or whatever. Posca seems to only work for me on canvas panels and illustrator board.

Because posca is paint, you have to remember that it has to dry. There have been many times where I forget it's paint and I put my arm on it or I try to put another color on top and it mixes lol. Also, it might ruin the markers, but you can mix the colors. That's how I do my dog portraits and shading and stuff.

With copic, I find it easier to do my comic art. It's lighter and better for more of that kind of detail. It's less vibrant and idk how to describe it, it's just easier for that kind of stuff.

I like to use posca for my more vibrant artwork, my dog portraits where I can mix and shade and have it look more natural, and any commission done on canvas (which is bumpier than paper). I like to use my copics for my comic style artwork and quick and easy sketches on illustrator board.

Here are some posca paintings I've made recently

Here are some copic stuff I've done recently

Thanks for the ask!

[art-by-reed]

Completely unsolicited art advice :3

Draw what you see, not what you think is there

This means when you're drawing from life, be aware that your brain is telling you different information to your eyes. And what you wanna draw is what your *eyes* see.

You see this table? Can you see all four of it's legs? No. Make sure your brain doesn't trick you into drawing the fourth leg - you know it's there, but you *can't see it* right now. If you draw the fourth leg, you'll be distorting the perspective of your image, and it won't look as natural as the camera does.

You see this still life? When you draw or paint your still lifes, make sure you only draw what you see. If you get the curve of the underside of that pear wrong, you might end up giving the viewer a glimpse of the wall, the gap between pear and jug. That's not what you see. Don't draw it. Rub it out and re-draw the curve of the pear til you've *drawn what you see*.

Draw what makes you happy

For me that meant fanart. You won't practise enough if you only have a passing interest in drawing. Drawing for the sake of improving your skills can be a weak motivator, and depressing cause it's really hard to see your own progress and you'll be drawing inspiration from more experienced artists. You should draw your otp, draw your crush, draw anything that makes you feel something.

You don't need to make finished pieces

Doodle in the margains of your schoolbooks. Draw eyes. Draw anime boys. Get yourself a sketchbook that you don't show people, where you can just draw freely without worrying about it being good. Just draw. Don't apply pressure to be perfect.

Does Usain Bolt get out of bed, step onto his private running track, and sprint at full speed immediately? No, he needs a warmup. He won't even be able to *reach* full speed every day. Your art might sometimes feel like it's worse than before. Individual pieces might be worse than previous pieces, but you yourself will not be a worse artist than before. You just need a warmup.

I've gone months without drawing and then drawn absolute crap lmao. Don't let it get you down

Don't fiddle with a finished piece

Every single piece I've posted to social media, I've found a flaw with, even if it took me months to notice. Remember you're always getting better, so when you look back at a piece you will be looking with a sharper artistic eye than when you finished it. Resist the temptation to take down your art and edit it; you'll be doing that every 6 months for the rest of your life. Let it stand as part of your journey, and make a note to do better in your next piece.

No-one sees your art like you do

No-one sees the mistakes until they spend as much time staring at it as you have. What they see is the initial impact of the piece, whatever that is. The striking colour, the movement, the emotion, whatever the focus is. You often become blind to the most striking element of your work after working on it so long.

Bonus tips:

Practise gesture drawing. Just lightning quick sketches of the human body. Draw and move on. Do it today, do it now. Get off tumblr and find a pencil. Here's a website that'll help you:

https://quickposes.com/en

Adjust your screen settings so what you're seeing is what a normal screen would see; often digital tablets have brighter colours than a laptop or phone.

Get outside your comfort zone. It sucks, but just do it. You'll find you have transferable skills; it won't be as bad as you think.

Don't underprice your commissions. Figure out how long you spend on each kind of drawing, and give yourself at *least* minimum wage for the time spent. You're not only doing yourself a disservice; you're undercutting prices for the rest of the community. You're an artist now. Act like one.

And finally, if you love art, don't worry if you'll make it. There is no "talent" to art. The reason some people make it and some don't is because those people love what they do. No baby is born able to draw. Each and every one of your favourite artists used to be so goddamn bad at drawing. They're good now cause they loved it enough to persevere.

Love you. Keep going. I can't wait to see what you'll make!

Go do gesture drawing

[yappacadaver]

Finally! I'm making the sketch commission post!!!

Have you ever wanted me to draw something just for you? Your oc? your self insert? Your favorite ship? or maybe a piece of branding for your site/stream?

I like money, and I will draw for it!!!!!

PRICES:

Base (one character sketch): $45

Additional character: +$10

Background: starting at +$25

Complexity charge: up to +$15

How to Order:

Send me an ask/DM about your commission idea

If I accept I'll give you an ETA (I may need an extension but I will always message you if this is the case)

Once we decide on the details, I'll ask for payment via paypal

The final product will be delivered as a digital PNG file which you may do as you please with. Color it, post it, edit it, use it on your website, go nuts! I reserve the right to post it on my blog for promo purposes.

Complexity charge:

This charge may possibly be added to your order if

The order contains a large volume of detailed instruction

The subject itself is highly detailed

For number one, what this looks like is the difference between these two examples

Example B includes a lot of irrelevant details to sift through, incredibly detailed instruction for the pose, and adds many details to the characters' designs. Also, though I accept all kinds of references, you can see how employing the use of visual references cuts down on wordy explanation. Using written references, especially in prose as part of a fanfic, takes time and extra effort for me to parse through (I often end up having to make a document of my own to trim the fat and track the details). These would be reasons I would charge for complexity. I recognize that example A relinquishes some control over to me, the artist. In many ways, this could end up better for the final product-- I work best when I have a degree of freedom, and conversely when I'm juggling a bunch of details I have less bandwidth for artistry. Of course there is nothing wrong with wanting more control over the look of the piece, and I am happy to work with you to make an image as close to what you have in mind as possible. But if we start getting into twister territory (right hand blue, left foot red) we start getting into complexity charge territory. The charge is not meant to be a deterrent, only to compensate the extra time it takes to implement a design to such specifications. For number two, I'll give a visual example

Isabella on the left has very simple armor that lends itself to quick sketching (because I'm so sure that's what she had in mind when she dressed herself x'D). By simple I mean: pretty much only one layer, almost entirely made of cloth, almost everything is composed of organic shapes. Our lich friend on the right however has armor with many geometric shapes, various materials, layers, and complex patterns. His armor is ornamented with extra embellishments. As a general rule, if you request full armor, you can expect a complexity charge.

What I'm good at:

anime style, humans, reference sheets for OCs, nsfw of all kinds and orientations, gore, combat, location/prop design, character design

What I'm not so good at:

mechas, vehicle design, complex creature design, UPA style

Check out my art tag #yappa art for recent examples of my work

[vinylpirre]

Eyeing you with my one singular eye

Cookie’s body? Hello? Looking? Staring? Observing?

IM SO SORRY IT TOO SO LONG TO ANSWER at first i wanted to answer with a drawing/couple of sketches but then i procrastinated which made me feel bad, because i RLLY wanted to share this lore.

okay so, let's just start with saying this off chest,

calamari cookie is the secret, land identity of Kraken Cookie, a legendary kraken-like sea creature which has roamed the seas around the Creme Republic.

I've been working on a story for it for a while now, so i'll share a quick timeline. Calamari/Kraken uses she/he/they pronouns in both identities.

The story happens somewhere after the events of A Mermaid's Tale, but in a different part of the sea. With the ongoing hunt for sea creature cookies, great kraken cookie was one of the main targets for hunting season, being called a "threat" to all the cookies of the republic, but because of Abalone's demise events prior, another crew of cookies was assigned with hunting her. These cookies were the family of Macadamia Cookie, the Macadamia Clan. It wasn't a powerful house like House Oyster, hell it was a simple Cookie Clan. But the republic knew these cookies were the creme de la creme of sailors, hardened by their bond and experiences.

The at the time head of the clan, which was macadamia's maternal ancestor, was assigned with hunting kraken cookie for good.

instead, what she saw was not a monster, not a dangerous sea creature, but a hurt cookie drowned in grief from all the pain that cookies like abalone has caused them and their friends. forming a friendship between the two, macadamia's ancestor came with an offer, that they will protect great kraken at any cost and will hide the truth, but he will have to dissappear from the public eye. and so, using magic, kraken cookie has taken the land identity of calamari cookie, as macadamia's family sworn protection of her.

it is now a family secret that the family clan has hidden the truth, saving the sea cookie instead of slaying it, like they were commissioned with. everyone believes that "the kraken is dead", yet no one knows the truth. that is the reason why macadamia cookie is calamari's cookie first mate and most trusted crew member, just as his ancestors were her most trusted cookies too.

after all these years, calamari is still grateful for the help, and thank to them, she learned that not all land cookies are evil, but was still hurt by the ones who were rotten inside, that is why, calamari never takes evil cookies lightly, especially those who dare threaten her found family - the kraken fortune crew.

EDIT 22/05/2024: forgot about one small thing, so i'm copying this off a reblog of this post, so people who generally read original posts instead of reblogs, could also see it.

original text:

"i unfortunely forgot abt this nuance but calamari cookie has not entirely given up on her original identity!! she still, often even, transforms into kraken cookie to see how are underwater cookies doing. she sometimes spends a few days in her old form too, you could say that overtime, he found a balance between his life of piracy and his life of a sea cookie. they just do not emerge out of water too much, in fear of the truth coming out to light. she doesn't want her "return" to be marked as a point for "a new era of monster hunting".

the crew also knows abt this secret, and they've promised to never tell anyone. but sometimes you can see kraken cookie hugging the crew members near a deserted island and they love their sea monster captain so much. recently she also met sorbet shark and they are his baby"