#make it easier for watermarking art y'know

[cthulhubrain]

name change

just a heads-up, i finally fixed my blog name

formerly cthulhusquid, now cthulhubrain

[autumn-applepie]

OPEN COMMISSIONS!

Sup sillies !!

I've decided to try out commissions to support me through University and gain some experience as this will probably end up being one of my main source of income (I plan to be a freelance artist + open either YouTube or Twitch or even both slay)

Since my University classes will take me occupied for most of the day (from 9am to 6pm), the waiting times will be a bit high and the slots very few (3 by default, 5 if I really manage to do it)

So pls be patient and thank you for any kind of support that you will end up providing me, I love you sillies <3 /p

‣ PERSONAL use ONLY

‣ Do NOT use it for any kind of merch or anything that would work as a source of profit. Other than that, do whatever you want with it

‣ Please CREDIT if you decide to share it around, do NOT claim it as yours

‣ As the artist I have the right to keep the credit and use your commission as future commissions' examples. The artwork will be obviously covered in watermark and you'll have the original one with the signature

‣ Please keep in mind that you will be paying the FULL PRICE FIRST, immediately after we establish all the details and the official price, I do not plan on charging for minor changes but I may think about adding a fee if the change is extremely radical and will force me to redo the entire composition from scratch (around like, $5 or something)

‣ I know this may sound very dumb but please PROVIDE DETAILS, give proper references, describe me the pose, BE CRYSTAL CLEAR about what you want. I know it's boring but it'll make my job significantly easier and will make it so that your commission will arrive much faster

I WILL draw

• Robots

• Anthro (Furries, Hollow Knight characters... y'know)

• Humans

• Object-heads

• Minor body-horror (Ex: eyes and/or mouths in places where they aren't supposed to be)

• Mild gore/violent content

• Any kind of shipping as long as it's not problematic (self-shipping, OCxOC, OCxCanon etc etc)

• Slightly suggestive stuff

I WON'T draw

• Complex robots/mecha (Ex: Transformers)

• Feral or any complex anthro (Ex: Pokemon, My little pony characters, etc)

• NSFW (Again, suggestive is fine, just not straight up smut)

• Anything offensive/problematic

• In general anything super detailed/complex/close to realism

• Heavy/Extreme gore

I'll mainly do my commissions through Artistree

Which is directly connected to my STRIPE account.

It's safe, it's user friendly and supports artists

When you request a commission with Artistree, the system will take care of the procedure step by step and it's very intuitive! The artist you commission won't have a fee when you pay and your commission will help plant a tree! How cool is that!

I don't like to use PAYPAL due to how badly it treats its users...

But, if you prefer to pay with it (which is totally fair), then my Ko-Fi is also awailable

BTW‼️

Other payments would be Robux, Steam games from my wish list, Discord Nitro, etc. For that, please contact me on DISCORD: the_autumnapple

... still I put it as an additional option cuz why not, I'm on desperate times atm and I prefer to try save money for myself instead of having to keep asking my parents for it, also cuz it could totally help me by default cuz I could have my own money that I've gained myself for eventual emergencies, you get me

Other than that, Artistree + Stripe combo is hella preferred, tho that'll be up to y'all

Before you pick: A heads up to the general ADDITIONS!

• Flat background: +$0

• Simple background/scenery: +$5

• Complex character that isn't in the "Won't draw" list (Ex: multiple limbs, heavily detailed clothing, etc): +$5

• Every new character added will cost an additional half of the total price of the selected commission (Ex: a rendered full body with an additional character will be $30 + $15 = $45)

Now on the actual commission types‼️

That's all‼️ Hope this will go well and happy commissioning ‼️

EDIT: Realized I forgot to add my Carrd with all my socials and info so WOE‼️CARRD BE UPON YE‼️‼️

[jinxedshapeshifter]

Y'know what, since this is back on my dash, here's what I use layers for, in the general order they're in on the layer palette:

Background

I usually have a folder for my background if my background requires multiple layers, which it generally does because I like using gradients and overlays in my backgrounds. Makes it harder for people to take off my watermark lmao

Sketches

Occasionally I use more than one sketch. Usually this is when I'm tracing over a 3D model or when a drawing has multiple parts (for example, if I'm doing a scene the drawing is more likely to have multiple sketch layers).

Color

My art teacher in my sophomore year of high school said I use layers for color weird but I don't care because I use it how it works for me lol. I usually use one layer per color, unless I for some reason need to use more than one layer per color. An example of times I've done this is when I use the same color for clothes as a character's markings. Usually I use separate layers for the eye color and the clothes, even though they're the same color, because if I for some reason need to adjust the position of the irises it makes it easier if I don't have to select anything (plus I sometimes clip the irises to the sclera layer which means the clothing color won't show up if I color it on the same layer as the irises). Additionally I always use a base color and clip all other flat colors, shading, and lighting onto that layer. Shading usually also gets its own folder, because I use multiple layers for shading in more complicated pieces.

Lineart

Lineart always goes above the color for me. Pupils are usually done as part of the lineart, which is important for the next part of my layer order.

Eye Highlights

I do eye highlights in one or two layers, depending on the detail of the art piece and my mood. Sometimes I'll add highlights to the upper half of the eye and use a soft eraser to kinda blend it a bit (I guess? That's the easiest way I can think of to describe it lol) which I use one layer for. Secondary eye highlights (like you see in my icon) are on a separate layer from those highlights.

Effects

This is things like overlays over the entire piece, rain, etc. Generally I just use a gradient over the entire drawing and mess with layer effects until I like how it looks. This usually only takes one layer but sometimes it'll take more.

Watermark

And the final layer in my process is my watermark. I use a vector layer for it (so that I can resize it without messing up the quality or anything) then set it to an overlay. Alternatively sometimes I'll leave the layer mode to Normal and just turn the opacity down.

So for me, everything is organized into folders (not always named, but definitely organized into folders). The most layers I've ever used on one canvas was I think around 175? That was when I had multiple characters on the same canvas though, where using separate folders for each character is easier. Like I don't even use that many layers when I color comics. I think I would go insane if I pulled any of the stuff I'm seeing here tbh, and lag isn't even a concern for me because I use Clip Studio Paint on a touchscreen laptop. Like how can you mentally handle that many layers??

If I want to doodle I just do it on one canvas and save it as a png, why use more layers than necessary?

WAIT GENUINE QUESTION FOR ARTISTS, DO YOU GUYS NOT USE THE SAME CANVAS FOR MULTIPLE DRAWINGS???? YOU JUST MAKE A NEW ONE EVERYTIME??