The stone that once did ceaseless roll

Has come to make a nest

The mountain’s base prepared a hole

And the moss provides the rest

The stone is now at last at ease

No longer bearing down

And it’s new role does greatly please

The the plants and mushrooms of the ground

- @gavamont

Beautiful!

hi can u give me dummy steps on how commissions work? What app do u use??? How does it link to ur bank account?? Can ppl see ur real identity when they pay?? What r the usual prices etc.... im in a bit of a bind, financially and i have quite a lot of time on my hands during my job where i can write i feel and i want to start commissions. Im technologically (and more importantly, w my bank) very incompetent iG pls help thamk you. Love ur work btw!!:)

Hello there! Let me try to help you:

First, make sure your clients can easily get in touch with you. For example, try to have the same username in different social media and allow your clients to request via any of them. In my case, I'm "crazycookiemaniac" on Tumblr, Twitter/X, Instagram, Gmail and I even made a website that's offline at the moment (though the website is completely optional. You don't need to go that far). You can also create a linktree and copy&paste the link on your social media bios so people know where to find you!

Second step is, decide how much you want to be paid for your work. This step is pretty hard because it depends on so many things, like how much time you spend working on your writing, what you're willing to write and what you aren't, how much in a bind you are and how much you actually want to earn with commissions.

Using my own case as an example, when I first started working on art commissions 12~13 years ago, my prices varied between $2 and $7 USD. Nowadays, I charge $70~$130 (per character, and charge almost the same prices for additional characters). Even now, I'm not sure if I'm charging correctly for my work, but I still get clients so I'm assuming it's fair enough. I also offer discounts every so often when I'm in need to earn more quickly. A tip I can give you is to look for how much people who offer similar work as you are charging and create your price sheet according to theirs. Reminder that you are allowed to charge extra if the requests are too difficult or something you're not used to doing often (NSFW, for example).

Third: How to accept payments. I personally use PayPal Business, because in this case people will only see my business name (CrazyCookieManiac Productions) instead of my real name. And one VERY important note: always send invoices. DO NOT allow people to transfer you money of their own accord, because if you do you won't be eligible for the seller protection and you might get scammed (happened to me a couple times). If you don't want to send invoices, you can open a ko-fi, link it to your paypal and allow people to pay you through there (it'll be like they're paying for a service, so you'll be eligible for seller protection).

Other important notes:

-> Make sure you're paid at least 50% before starting to work on a commission, especially if it's a new client. It reduces the chances of you being scammed.

-> Always ask your client if they have a deadline, or let them know in how long they can expect you to finish or deliver part of what they paid for. Communication is key for a successful commission!

-> Set an amount of times your client can ask for free edits. I'm saying this because it may happen that one of them asks for way too many edits and you might have other commissions to work on. Time is money!

-> If you can, come up with a FAQ (even if no one asked you anything lol). Write stuff about deadlines, permissions to use your work, what you're comfortable with working and not, if you can make exceptions or not, stuff like that!

And I think that's it? I'm sorry if this isn't perfect, I just wrote down how I usually deal with stuff. If there's anything else I can help you with, let me know!

hi from one OC creator mutual to another i just wanna say i have been seeing all your OCs whenever you post them and your dedication to making full body refs of so many little guys just floors me. like i may not fully know whats going on there (though id like to) but your art and dedication to it is amazing. i just thought id say so bc ive thought so for a while i just dont know how to say shit like this without sounding weird LOL. anyway tldr you have such an incredible drive to create and its awsome and i love your OCs never stop posting okbye

HI OMG sorry im replying late i got kind of busy for a sec there, but i love this ask to much its so sweet <3 i promise you dont sound weird at all!!!

i really appreciate the encouragement too! making a lot of full body refs is taxing but its also like. a passion project kind of so i cant not! even though im really excited to almost be done w it (im working on commissions rn though so its on a bit of a pause for now!)

ive seen you talk about your ocs too!! i saw your tags on my post from a couple days ago and read through them :D you have a really cool concept and like, OCs meant for games are sooo interesting to me bc idrk much about #gaming so i have no idea how to create a story for one really! so it similarly floors me when people are able to do that. its like a different skillset for mentally planning the narrative i think, and on top of that is how the games themselves would work... it seems like a lot of thought and planning and its really awesome to me!

id also like to know more about your OCs too :) whenever you wanna talk about them my dms and askbox are open! discord too! i'm finn_again. i like hearing about OC stuff and obvs if you wanna know stuff too that also rocks bc i love sharing lol

but again tysm for the motivation! if i can help it i will never stop posting and keep drawing them :) i hope that once im done w the "drawing all the refs" project i can pop out some more misc stuff, like alt outfits or au concepts or even comics (funny or serious) and maybe that way people will also be more interested than just introduction/reference posts 😅

for both of us though, i hope we get to share our stories with the world for real. like you said in the tags of that other post, these things are like our babies. and i wanna see them grow up strong and have them leave the nest for others to enjoy hehe. seriously, good luck with everything bc im always cheering on other ppl who have passion projects like this, they mean everything in a way thats hard to describe! so! i believe in you and wish you the best!!!!

are your commissions open?

Not really since I'm busy w other stuff (college/work/research) but if it's simple enough/related to my current hyperfixiation (btd6) I honestly would do it for free lol. I do always take requests about hyperfixiation topic 👍

To Be With You (IV)

WC: 850+ words Warnings: Puppy love, mutual pining, long-term mutual pining, angst, tension. Medical stuff.

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“Bucky,” Natasha called by his side.

He was standing by the door of the medical unity, resting back against the wall and waiting.

The sun was already up, and Bucky had been waiting for someone - anyone, really - to let him into the room you were staying in.

You three had arrived back at the hotel before the medical team, just like he'd promised Natasha, but SHIELD was back to collect your group in the shortest of moments, with a full team ready to care for you.

They collected the rest of the drink you'd told him to store, and hooked you into an IV, monitoring your signs and keeping you hydrated.

"You should go to sleep," Nat sat by his side. "Y/N isn't going to disappear if you just give yourself a moment of rest."

He clenched his jaw, breathing in and out and not answering her.

If it wasn't for him getting distracted, you wouldn't be in danger.

"I'm okay here," he mumbled.

Natasha shook her head.

"Bucky, they won't let you in until she is ready," she pointed out.

"And I won't move until I'm let him," he answered, simply.

His friend sighed.

"You know, you have a metal arm, but you're not a robot," she pointed out. "You need your rest. Y/N wouldn't want you to exhaust yourself like this."

He scoffed and stood up when someone opened the door by his side, ready to ask about you - like he'd done the whole night.

"Alright, Barnes," the nurse sighed. "Come on."

James put himself on his feet, following the man in scrubs into the medical area.

There was a little bit of relief in him as he walked into your room, but it was gone by the time he caught an eye of you. There was still makeup on your face - the fancy silver eyeliner over the dark eyeshadow made you look simply beautiful - though with smudgy patches on places he knew the doctors had touched and handled you, and he had to ask himself how busy and worried were they to not clean your skin.

"Hey," he mumbled, sitting down by the armchair beside your bed.

There was no answer, though he wasn't expecting one, and he turned to the nurse, curious and worried.

"Do you know what that guy gave her?” he asked, crossing his arms.

“Some sort of drug,” he answered simply, and Bucky scoffed.

Well, what a breakthrough.

“Nothing deadly, though,” the nurse continued in an assuring voice. “We ran it in the lab, and she just has to ride it out.”

He shot him a glare, holding back an angry reaction.

"Ride it out?!" Bucky repeated.

The nurse didn't answer or seemed to care about his anger.

"And as you're so insistent on staying with her, we have pulled some strings," he finished. "Now, if you'll excuse me."

He stayed there for a long time, listening to your breathing, and was about to fall asleep when he heard a sound from you, and jumped to his feet to get to you.

Your face was twisted in what looked like fear and pain, and he reached out for you, checking your pulse and finding her blood pumping fast.

"Sweetheart?" he whispered.

You struggled, crying and squirming in your place on the bed, and he had to hold your arm down when you started hitting the mattress.

"Nurse!" he called loudly. "Nurse!"

What was the name of the dude again?

When your eyes opened, your pupils were blown wide, and your face just became pale as you stared into nothing, panting as you tensed and froze completely.

“Y/N,” he unclenched his fingers from where they were holding your arm down, and held your face with his free hand, worried, and shook your shoulder gently. “Sweetheart?”

He reached for the button by your side, pressing on it several times, trying to get the nurse or anyone who could help.

Your face was completely contorted in fear, and he could almost hear your heart beating fast, and he could feel under his finger as your blood pressure increased much more.

He heard a noise by the door and moved away from you with a jump when a group of nurses rushed into the room.

“Agent Barnes,” a woman shouted, pushing him out of the way.

Bucky nearly dug his heels physically to stop them from moving him out, though no one really tried to push him out, and Bucky knew it would be nearly impossible to get him to leave if they wanted to.

“I’m not going anywhere,” he declared, impatient and not giving anyone space to fight him on it.

Someone groaned, and he watched as a blonde woman injected something into your IV.

“We need a heart monitor,” someone requested, though he could see the energy in the room had changed.

“What happened?” he asked, still near panicking.

The nurse who’d requested the heart monitor walked to him.

“The drug side effects are unknown to us,” she explained. “But Agent Y/N has been presenting worrying symptoms. We thought they had run off, but we will keep monitoring her. You should get back to your quarters.”

He just crossed his arms.

“I said it before, and I’ll keep saying it,” he answered, and sat back down on the nearest chair. “I’m not going anywhere.”

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It is a time where I would like to see what my followers think about various concepts I have in mind pertaining to alternate versions of one my fics. It may take some time to write out any alternate versions since I've been busy and stressed out so much lately, but I am very curious as to what others would find intriguing to read.

But first, some backstory so be patient. We'll get to the voting at the end of this post.

I've been having a lot of bad days lately, and my mood has plummeted to a major low. This includes my self-esteem, which has always been in the dumps but is now basically a dumpster fire.

However, I don't want to be entirely cruel to myself. I deserve some sort of happiness, some sort of reprieve, and writing can be a good coping mechanism. I put a lot of my own thoughts, emotions, struggles, opinions, etc. into my works, as they serve as a way for me to get things off my chest. Sometimes, it's just cute and funny stuff, other times angsty but eventually fluffy stuff, and other times it's quite depressing and dark.

One fic, in particular, stands out, and that is the Mortal Kombat/Batman Arkhamverse crossover, "Volunteer," (trigger warnings: mentions psychological torture and suicide...more about this fic in a bit for those who would rather not read it because of those triggers) which features Arkham Knight Edward Nigma and Jonathan Crane, as well as a lady friend for Edward named Sara. It also features Erron Black and Cassie Cage from Mortal Kombat (Cassie is only mentioned in the story a few times).

If you read the blog intro/self-introduction post pinned at the top of my Tumblr, you know very well how I feel about Cassie Cage (particularly in MK11) and the Erron Black x Cassie Cage (BlackCage) pairing. Those negative feelings are mostly due to a very bad experience with a pushy BlackCage fan who just wouldn't relent one bit on their stance and it was emotionally and mentally draining to try and talk to them, including providing counter-arguments.

I've come up with alternate versions for "Volunteer" recently due to the spike in stress, depression, anxiety, and insecurities I've been dealing with as of late. This is where my followers come in!

I would like people to vote on which alternate take on "Volunteer" they would be interested in reading. Now, I can't guarantee when I'd get to it because, as I mentioned already, I've got a lot going on. However, I really want to try and write at least one alternate version of that fic, just to get some insecurities and negative thoughts off my chest.

Now, for those who are wary of reading "Volunteer" because of the trigger warnings, here's my advice: Just read the first chapter, if you want to. Chapter 2 deals directly with the sensitive subject matter, although, you can probably guess what happens anyway just by reading Chapter 1 and if you know anything about Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow...well, he likes to mess with people...mentally. To put it very mildly.

Now it's time for the voting. I have three different scenarios I've come up with that are variations/alternate versions of the current "Volunteer" fic's concept/storyline. I'd like followers to select 1 (one) alternate telling of the fic. I will open anonymous asks again, so if you are shy or just want your vote to remain a secret for some other reason, then that's fine by me. Otherwise, you can reply to this post with your choice.

Edit: if you are turned off by the idea of a Mortal Kombat/Batman Arkhamverse crossover, I get it. I don't read crossover fics myself, and that's usually because the crossovers either make no sense or do make sense but the ideas are poorly executed.

This crossover I'm talking about, though, isn't a full-on crossover of MK and Batman. There's no world-building, no larger plot, and no other characters in MK even appear or are mentioned except Erron Black and Cassie Cage.

If anything, it's more of a Batman Arkhamverse standard AU with Riddler and a female oc, and Erron and Cassie are the only concrete elements of MK brought in. I mean, yes, the other MK characters exist, I guess, but they have no purpose in this crossover I've written, and won't make any appearances.

So, if you had any concerns about the crossover aspect, I hope this clears things up

Choices below the cut!

A) "Don't You Wish"

This version is inspired by a song from Pink, called, "There You Go." In this alternate telling, Erron manages to survive Scarecrow's fear toxin, and escape (most likely because Erron is out of his mind and panicking, thus not a threat, and he has no one to help him, so Scarecrow doesn't give a damn what happens to the dude). The first thing Erron does is go to Sara's place, having already broken up with Cassie after realizing dating her was a mistake, and Sara means more to him than he thought.

Well, it's been several months since Sara basically pushed Erron out of her life for his poor choice in women, and (Arkham Knight) Edward Nigma has proven to be a much better (and, wiser and more sensible -- yes, I know, but he's not a skirt chaser, Guys) friend to Sara. While Erron ran off with a blonde selfie princess, Edward offered genuine comfort and companionship, and now Sara has been in the process of moving on from Erron even further.

Sara humors Erron and lets him tell her -- while sounding terrified, confused, and conflicted beyond belief thanks to the fear toxin -- what happened to him. Now, Sara doesn't know Edward asked Scarecrow to take care of Erron as a means of getting revenge for her. Doesn't matter anyway. She's unsympathetic towards Erron's plight, feeling as if he didn't even give her a chance to confess her feelings towards him, nor did he even seem to notice how she felt; it was like he was too busy with thinking with his privates to realize he had someone in front of him who would have treated him better.

Sara tells Erron -- in a flat, disinterested tone -- that his situation is tragic and all but wtf is she supposed to do? Why not go to his dumb blonde gf? Oh, they broke up? Well, how predictable. And Crane is also a (sort of) friend to Sara, which shocks Erron and leaves him feeling worse than before.

Sara sends Erron on his way, and he wanders off in a daze, unsure of what to do with his life now.

Sara and Edward meet the next day, and they have a pleasant time, obviously moving towards becoming a couple. She chooses not to mention Erron as she is completely severing the cowboy from her life.

B) "I Don't Even Miss You"

This alternate telling is similar to the previous one, but this time it's inspired by a Miley Cyrus song, "WTF Do I Know" (Hey, her Plastic Hearts album is actually fantastic!), and Edward is with Sara when Erron arrives at her place in a distressed state. At first, Sara deals with Erron in the hall of her apartment building, unsympathetic to his plight and basically telling him, "I told you so," and "too bad." Erron is getting more and more upset, even angry at Sara's callous tone, and starts to raise his voice, demanding to know why she is being so cold at a time like this?

Edward overhears Erron raising his voice to Sara, giving her a difficult time, and he gets pissed. Edward steps out into the hall and not only mocks Erron in various ways, but demands that he leave immediately, or what Scarecrow did will seem like a trip to Disney Land. Erron has caused Sara -- who is currently moving on and growing closer to Edward -- enough problems and heartache.

Edward reveals he set up Erron, and while Sara is stunned to find this out, she handles it better than expected. Edward said it was his way of getting revenge for her, and he'd do it again if need be. Erron is sent away feeling so much worse, feeling lost, hopeless, and betrayed.

Sara and Edward talk and she admits she's upset that he did something like this without speaking about it to her first. However, he explains that he genuinely did it for her and he doesn't want her to feel pain at the hands of some "idiotic cowman," who doesn't consider the feelings of others and who behaves like a greedy, violent Neanderthal. (And yes, Edward does care for Sara, and he didn't send Scarecrow after Erron out of jealousy -- maybe a little jealousy but it was mostly rage over Erron causing Sara so much emotional pain)

Sara means more to Edward than he can express, and he may not be the best when it comes to emotions, but he does care about her and wants her to be safe.

Sara forgives Edward, understanding that, through his heartfelt but very nervous and shy confession that he is sincere about his feelings for her, and they make amends. She of course tells him to never do something so extreme without consulting her first, though, because what happened to Erron -- while she doesn't care what happens to him in the slightest -- was a bit too much.

C) "Listen When the Devil's Calling"

Another title inspired by a Miley Cyrus song, "Night Crawling," and this alternate telling involves Telltale Riddler and no Scarecrow. Almost a year has passed since Erron went with Cassie and Sara, out of bitterness and heartache, refused to speak or see him. This didn't sit well with him as she was his only friend, and his relationship with Cassie dies within a few months.

He goes looking for Sara, realizing she has moved out of her apartment. It doesn't take him long to find out where she is, and she's with The Riddler, a notorious criminal genius and one of Gotham's elite villains. Erron is worried for Sara and seeks her out.

Turns out, Sara's just fine. This isn't one of those scenarios where the girl is with a guy who just using her and taking advantage of her vulnerability. No, Edward does actually love her and takes good care of her. He finds people like reckless, selfish, and ignorant people like Erron to be a disgrace but also amusing because of how pathetically primitive they are.

Edward also doesn't appreciate how Erron pushed aside a good thing in Sara to pursue a girl who is a social media brat and has more selfies on her phone than brain cells in her, well, brain. It defies all logic to Edward, but he's also not surprised because of how much of a disappointment Erron is as a human being (hey, this is Riddler we're talking about, and he's not one to be sweet and gentle to those he can't stand). Edward doesn't say these things out loud, though, as it's a bit too vulnerable and personal for him to do such a thing with someone he doesn't know or trust.

Sara is upset that Erron has resurfaced and she remembers how heartbroken she was when he went after Cassie Cage. She wants Erron to leave her alone like she asked, so she can move on. She can't trust him anymore, because he's just a skirt chaser in her eyes.

Erron tries to plead his case, tries to apologize to Sara, and expresses how he really feels, but this just distresses her further. Edward steps in and tells Erron he's done enough to Sara, she clearly doesn't want to see him, and he needs to take his leave.

This isn't a request.

Edward pulls Erron aside, telling the cowboy that the only reason he's going to walk away from this alive is that Sara hasn't asked for him to be killed. Should she tell Edward to take care of Erron, well, you all know what Telltale Riddler is like.

And those are the three variations on "Volunteer."

If you could be so kind as to:

leave a comment with your choice or

send an ask (even an anon ask) with your choice or

suggest your take on this story.

I'd appreciate it immensely!

Thank you all so much for supporting me and my writing and being patient with my sluggish publishing schedule!

Some updates

2019 is going to end soon so, I want to gives you guys some news about me and my blog

Big surprise (ithink)

I really wanted to wait for the results but seems like I have to wait until February to know them so I JUST GONNA SAY IT NOW SKDJFK—

I'm majoring in art not wooo *toot toot* uwu)

After lots and lots of pondering and talking with my momma about what I wanted to do with mah life, I decided to join a college that was just opening in my city. It's part of the only art college here in my country so I know it's good. I used to know a musician that studies there and she told me that it was amazing so right now I'm waiting for the results and hoping to get there. I'm pretty nervous cuz I really liked it but I got sick and couldn't go to some classes and they told us that it'd affect our entrance and I'm just like AAAAA NOOOO WHY—

BUT-- If I get there I can get better with my art and I'm really excited about it cuz we're gonna learn lots of stuff and I really like my classmates and I'M JUST _UHHH_

... wish me luck--

About my blog, comic and commissions

Regarding my blog! Well now you know why I haven't posting that much lately. I was preeeeetty busy so I couldn't really do much, BUT, I told myself that I would finish the first chapter of my comic before this year ends so get urself ready cuz I'M GONNA DO IT I PROMISE O_Ó

But in order to do so, I have to take my time so, If you commission me in this month, you'll have to wait until January to get it. Please keep this in mind!! PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE--

Patreon thingy

Okay this quite an important notice and it has to do with my Patreon. I spent this whole year making it and now it's finally done. However I want to talk about this in another individual post but I still wanted to let you guys know. Why? because I'll also take my time to make some content to it! I'll probably give you guys the link in January.

Future thingies and my comic

Okay this will be kinda long-

Well I think I told you guys that I have already done all of my kiddos and I'm working on my comic. I honestly have thought that, might I be late with this? You know, the fandom is quite "dead" and while the AUs and the main thing is popular, the shipchildren fandom is the one who's dying. But you know what? I don't really care about that. I know that I might not have the same reach I used to have a few years ago but I appreciate all of you. Even if I only get two or three likes, I'll still love it and I'll still keep doing my things. I also do this for myself, but I kinda like to make you guys happy, you know? I wash I wasn't as busy and I wish I wasn't as... troubled as I'm right now. But even with all of my problems, I want to keep going and keep posting my things. I will end chapter one and it's a promise. I don't like making promises I know I can't keep but, sometimes compromising to do something kinda gives you the strength to make it huhuh--

I also stopped with it for a while to think about the story and the setting. My idea isn't too much original, but I gave it a twist to make it my own. There might be other people with the same concept this AU have, but I know for sure that this one is mine. And I know that my friends, the ones who know about it because we roleplay that AU a lot(?), know that too. I also managed to merge to stories I wanted to make in one so, it's a win-win for me I guess!

I dunno my thoughts are over the place but I just wanted to share this with you guys. I like to talk with you and I like that my blog is a safe place for me to say these things. I mean, I really really really don't know why I don't post my kiddos on twitter. I get scared every time I try to do it!

Also, another thing regarding my kids... WHY DO YOU GUYS LIKE RADIER SO MUCH OMG HE'S EVEN MORE POPULAR THAN BLUEPRINT WHAT--

I want to solve this. I'll make a poll to see which one is more popular. You ju s t w a i t

Final thoughts?

You'll see another long-ass post soon. This one will be personal, talking about this shitty year and how it made me want to be killed by a giant rock(?)

Also I kinda want you to show you guys one of my kiddos. I just fell in love with him and he's oh god he's so precious u3u my pure baby. He's also gonna be recurrent character in my comic so u will see a lot of him u3u) he's a GDream kiddo and he's on the doodle picture I posted in Radier's birthday

now that'll be all for now. I luv you my dears UwU

Could it be that I'm just tired and want to have fun without being an asshole? That, despite everything, I'd gladly give my creative talents for the sake of being recognized positively? It's been a year. Please just leave me be.

Y’know it’s really funny how @technical-trolls managed to find a post with no reblogs that doesn’t mention your (or any past urls) of yours! Given that I blocked @technical-trolls made the post, and didn’t reblog the post I was referencing. In order for @technical-trolls to have seen it, either someone who knows what you’ve done had to have linked it (unlikely, given the content) or @technical-trolls saw the new blocks and decided to dig through my blog. Which seems really nosey for someone who Just Wants To Be Left Alone. It’s really surprising that that’s what’s considered bringing Old Shit Up though, instead of, I dunno, bringing up old receipts of you pretending to have drama with yourself so you could suck up to a BNF who blocked you, only to turn around and out yourself as a fraud to someone else. 

Or that time you blamed artists for being poor b/c they blocked you, despite the fact that they did not, in fact, block you in a way that would prevent you from commissioning them? 

How about that time you went into some kids’ discord to harass them over their gender and not being “a good trans,” only to turn around make a misgendering CALLOUT POST for them? 

This is just SOME of the stuff I have ON HAND. If we wanted to look into other actions of yours, we could move on from hard evidence to the the Clock-Work-Testimonials! 

What do you think is going to happen when I bring up even “older wounds” like the fact you tried to make someone die? I don’t have receipts for now, sure, but I get the feeling that if I talked to “peons of the siren-legion,” they’d have something. Maybe not as much as an in-depth account of the emotional abuse you put an artist whose art you continue to use despite not paying a penny for it, but something. 

Anyways! Point is, I was leaving you be before, by airing my grievances in a vent that I intended to delete, with no identifiable information (save for what you did and the fact that, again, you still use art from someone you harassed into giving it to you for free.) If you want to get up in MY business and say I’M the one opening up YOUR woulds, I’ll show you how far I can dig, and what I can find.

The only thing I won’t be able to find a receipt for is an apology from you, because for all this talk of wanting to move on, it’s the one thing you refuse to do. You don’t apologize. You never actually make any efforts to become a better person, nor do you make any efforts to ensure people can move on. All you do is say “Well maybe I want to be a better person and move on so YOU should forget what I did!” and get mad when nobody does. You talk about being willing to give up Your Creative Talents for a good reputation, but you can’t even seem to give up this fandom for it. 

[ETA: If you’re looking at this now, I’m assuming that you’re doing so b/c of the renewal of one of what’s his face’s old URLS & the subsequent self-adverising campaign. I’m fine with this being shared via links, but I advise AGAINST reblogging this (or posting publicly abt it at all, but I can’t stop you.) No vagues, no callouts, nothing.

If you reblog this w/ this note added, you also kinda look like a dickhead lol.

technical-trolls was deleted long after he stopped getting negative attention. This is pretty clearly an attempt to probe and see who remembers him, and an attempt to get back in the spotlight.

NTM this is sorta out of date lol. Just inform & ignore.]

Hey! I love your work over at r-n-w and I'm definably going to buy some awesome stuff from over there. I was wondering if you still did commissions and if so, how much they would be? I thought it might be really cool if you could draw my DnD character?

I’m generally so busy working with @r-n-w on content for her shop and our patreon campaign that I very rarely get a chance to open up commissions anymore. I think the last time is about a year ago! D: If I do manage to find the space to open commissions, they’ll likely be £50 (~$60) per character.

A y y y, I know I dont post much about my business here since it's violently off topic of my usual stuff, but I'm in a bit of a bind ;w;

Due to a client cancelation, I have an extra slot open for my fursuit commissions at my current lower prices. This cancelation really put me in a bad spot, barely making rent this month and with my car suddenly needing about 3 different repairs on it.

I can really use the boost and extra help right now so if you or anyone you know is interesting in getting a custom fursuit, feel free to judge them my way ;w; I can work with payment plans starting at $300 a month after the down payment as well and also have adoptable fursuit designs I would love to make as well <3

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Below are some of my examples ;w; <3 any support helps!

Hi Ruru! First of all, I love your art, it's gorgeous ;; I'm a beginner artist and I'd like to get some commissions, but I have no idea how does that work? Like how do you talk to people who request you, what am I supposed to do with prices and stuff? Thanks in advance!

Thank you so much anon! Let’s see what I can do!

The first thing you have to do is opening a PayPal account, since most people will be paying you through it. Second, set a price list. Beginner artists usually underprice their art a lot, as I used to do myself. I’m talking about people asking for 15$ in exchange of complete full body colored lineart: no matter how “newbie” of an artist you suppose you are, your work is valid and it deserves to be paid. I completely understand though that many beginners don’t feel comfortable with prices, so my advice is to start at a relatively low price and then add up dollars as time goes, as your art improves and clients come. Personally I try to accommodate everyone’s needs! I understand not every client is going to have the money for complex and detailed pieces, so I set b/w commissions for a low price. People can commission me without spending a lot of money and everybody’s happy!

As for the kind of works you’re willing to offer, that’s up to you. I’ve been making commissions for five years now and I’ve noticed that most of my clients usually asked for similar pieces: portraits of their OCs, of other characters, ships, tarot cards. I’ve been crafting different pieces but these were the most popular requests, so I’m sticking with these: I’m faster at making a shipping art with no background than three comic pages, and that also happens to be very requested. You gotta find something that people want to commission and that you can do in a relatively short amount of time.

Now, about time: I think that being able to deliver a commissioned piece in short time is a good thing. The client feels important, they’re happy, and might even consider commissioning you a second time! Completing your commissions can be very useful for your schedule AND your mood too (feeling productive reduces my stress). Overall it’s a win-win situation! It’s good feedback! However. I do realise it’s not easy to do every commission on time so that again is up to you. A good thing to do is always asking the client if they have a deadline, or telling them that you’re busy with college/work/anything so you’re going to draw in your free time. Anyway I’m quite the procrastinator myself so I’ve developed this method to avoid that at all costs: once I get all the agreements with my client, I draw a very quick doodle of their request. Doesn’t need to be perfect, it’s just a general idea to keep them (and yourself) updated. If I agree to more than one commission in one day, doesn’t matter, I always try to doodle them so I can easily go to the next step without procrastinating. ‘Cause what’s stopping me isn’t working, it’s STARTING to work,and that’s how I try to fight against it.

About updates: always keep your clients updated and talk to them thoroughly. Some people ask to pay a little extra for their updates after the first doodle, something that I personally don’t do and then again, that’s up to you. Always ask your client if you have doubts and make them feel at home with you. If they ask for changes, you can agree to them to a certain extent. Many artists ask for extra money if the client wants a lot of things to be changed after the first doodle or - even worse - when the job is done. I don’t mind clients asking for minor changes, little tweaks etc, I don’t charge those.

Don’t be shy to tell people what you aren’t comfortable doing. Whatever it is, you don’t need to explain: you can offer another option to your client and maybe try to see if they’re willing to accommodate your needs a little bit. Commissions should be a pleasant experience for the artists and their clients as well!

I apologize for the length of this, I hope I’ve helped you!! 💞💞💞

Crying at 1 am bc missed opportunities, awkwardness, issues, anxiety. Like a sense of loss and grief even tho it's silly. Like, I saw espo at the show and I was there with ma and I suddenly got anxious and was overthinking what id talk to him about and that id be interrupting his convo w this other guy if I said hi and then ma had to push me to go say hi and then said I was feeling anxious and he was just like yknow cool abt it like why, you know me, and I didn't have an answer, and it's like my mom asked him how he was before I could ask, so then he ended up going back to chatting w the other guy again and i feel like it was both awkward and a missed opportunity to talk, plus I hate feeling and looking like a child, I don't know why it happens but if I go somewhere with a parent I feel like a kid and so even tho it's normal to have family come to an art show opening w u, I just fell into that. Or something. And I didn't know really anyone else there, except one person I spotted, but like, I just tend to assume ppl dont want to actually talk to me, that I'll annoy them, so I didn't go over to nate to talk but I did make eye contact and smile as I walked past them. And then espo vanished and basically the whole time was just me and ma wandering around looking at art and discussing stuff occasionally and grabbing a few food items occasionally and walking around in circles and me hovering near my paintings hoping someone would approach me to talk abt them or something. And then so mine are not for sale bc I'm attached to most of my paintings, I'm a dragon, they're my dragon hoard. So in the booklet some pieces have prices and some are listed nfs, so this guy was apparently interested in buying something? Idk if he was the one who bought this one photograph or not, but he asked me if mine were nfs or not and I told him yeah they're not for sale and he was like ok and moved on, and even tho I wasn't gonna change my mind, I wish I'd had business cards with me or something bc I can do prints, and i also will take painting commissions!! But I didn't have any on me bc they didn't arrive yet. And so I missed that opportunity completely. And I was just also thinking abt how many opportunities I've missed or declined because of health stuff or anxiety or distance from home, and it sucks, I want to do things but I'm not brave and I'm not able to do some things and I can't give myself my own humira and I'm also a hopelessly awkward anxious stupid child. If i had gone alone to the opening, maybe I would've talked to people I didn't know about their work, maybe I wouldn't have been anxious about talking to prof esposito. But then, maybe it would've been worse. I don't know. And really it was fine, it went well, I did enjoy it anywau, and first of all I went even tho I was anxious about going at all for multiple reasons and tried to back out last minute, I went, I stayed almost the whole time really, long after others had left, and I didn't have a bad time. But my brain wants to dwell and regret and pick pick pick at everything. When will I be able to feel comfortable around other people, when can I not feel hyperaware of my awkwardness and not overthink everything and just let myself talk to people, when will I not feel like an overdressed awkward child in a room full of adults, when will not knowing people not intimidate me, when will I be ok talking to people I do know, when will I be able to act normal when I'm with my mom and/or dad around others...