#like making keychains and stickers of my art

[aesopsbaby]

I might be down with covid again 😞😞

But at least I have the ASL brothers

[nekromeowncer]

I'm playing DMMD for myself right now...

[dantespilled]

urgh teacher finally let me do the goods so some roughs of it..

[mafuyuakgae]

final sticker previews for the shop launch 0__0

[copper-sands]

ko-fi link: https://ko-fi.com/copper_sands

hi again, all! i feel like an update on the situation is long overdue, but i've been waiting for something actually new and meaningful to happen to make a separate post. so, yeah, making it now.

first things first, i want to extend my deepest thanks to everyone who's contributed so far, even a little. you guys have been a huge, huge help throughout this journey so far, especially given that it's only been 8 days and i've had to almost double the goal due to extra fees that had only revealed themselves partway through. special thanks to @elkkiel and @inv3ga for generously setting up ways to help drive donations and offering their art in return - if you've donated so far or are planning to and would like some genuinely awesome stuff, feel free to reach out to either (or both?) and check out what they have to offer in return for your proof of donation :"3 once again, i appreciate it so very much, it's really sweet what they have done

right, now onto the news. there's not that much to say, but it's all relevant, so let's just get to it.

first of all, i finally have a date for the visa application appointment - February 19th, about 3 weeks from now. most of the necessary fees are covered, save for the ones that will be decided on the spot at the visa center, and i don't feel comfortable asking for an amount of money i don't know. i will keep you all posted on whether or not i get the visa, and if i don't, i'll unfortunately only be able to refund up to about $100 total in donations, as i've had to pay $600 instead of the original $300 in visa fees due to family shenanigans. hopefully nothing happens that will warrant this in the first place, though. please keep your fingers crossed for me :'3

secondly, i finally have commissions open! this is just one of the types of commissions right now - digital paintings - and i am planning to open more types of commissions, namely custom dice sets, in the near future. i only have 5 slots open for now, but they are offered at a discount - once they're filled, i will open more at the full price (number of slots pending). you can learn more & order one for yourself here: https://ko-fi.com/copper_sands/commissions

lastly, i just wanna say... again, the support so far has been fucking incredible, especially for just how long this has been going & how much time there's still left, but that's the thing - this isn't urgent or life-threatening for me. if this doesn't end up happening, sure, i'll be heartbroken, but i will live and be okay at the end of it all. i would like to direct your attention to Sera's fundraiser - she needs urgent access to complicated medical treatment, and on top of it all her housing situation is threatened. i don't know all the details, but it is so much more serious than my situation could ever be, and i want to urge you to donate. i'll contribute too, as soon as i'm able.

thank you all so much - for reading, contributing, spreading the word. love you all 💗💗💗

[mariaashlay]

Since it's almost been a whole year since I posted my middle finger Nico Robin, I decided to redraw it!

Old one under the cut

[rin-rin-kururin]

by the tenth month my game brainrot turned into ship brainrot and i can only pray for what will happen next

[reloaderror]

I got more time to consider tabling at that convention btw but the recommendation that I got was to have variety so not just prints but maybe also buttons or keychains and stickers (which yeah that makes sense) but to me designing or drawing designs for these objects for the purpose of sale feels disingenuous, that’s not why I draw and I don’t have any particular desire to design any of those which makes me unmotivated . like I don’t feel at all inspired. quite the opposite

also, I am highly doubtful that I’ll actually enjoy it as in tabling at a convention so then manufacturing all of this would be a waste also

and the cost of getting there would be astronomical. because everyone wants to travel to northern Norway during summer and this convention is in August so there is no such thing as a cheap flight. and. they’re already selling out

oh, and lmao so I was told the reason I was invited was because they’re trying to have some variation or diversity in terms of stands so they didn’t want 15 Gojo print art stands which I understand, but maybe I’m not the right person the fandoms that I draw fanart for are kinda niche. not the most recent ones but. primarily. 

[nerokaixa]

[nabbbal]

LAST POST sorry for the spam but that ayano sticker style is a redraw of sorts from something i drew 8 years ago hehe

[horseshoemybeloved]

i had a dreamyou made fababoi stickers and i bought them and they were like. i cant even remember exactly what they were but i put them on everything i had

GOOOOOOD I wanna make fababoi stickers and buttons and stuff but for multiple reasons I can’t use em for profit 💔

[cnnmairoll]

What is it with ppl turning my art to things that I sell😭

[gamebunny-advance]

Would you consider selling NSR keychains? I've been looking for more NSR merch to buy ngl

Ah, I could consider it, if that's something y'all really want, but I've never really made "real" merch before.

TBH, I have very little confidence that my stuff would sell, given that no one outside my friend group has ever bought anything from me before XP. (Granted, those were homemade/original items, so I understand why interest would be low for those).

Maybe I'll make a poll about it soon to see how many people are willing to spend some dosh on me~

Or if you're interested in one-off/custom items like the White keychain, we can discuss that privately. Because that's actually something I really wanted to do since I have so many extra blanks, but I didn't think anyone would be interested ;_;.

[arcadian-vampire]

Lying facedown on the carpet and banging my fists on the floor bc I forgot there's barely any merch of this game either. None of my favorite character, not much of the game, I'm gonna have to make EVERYTHING myself omg

[powerfulkicks]

thinking about how fun it would be to make a bunch of stickers based on flash games i played as a kid

[blye-flower]

;^;