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auroblaze · 1 year

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Here we go!

[GENERAL RULES AND TERMS OF SERVICE]

I START WITH 6 COMMISSION SLOTS. First come first serve, by the time they are full I’ll open them again only once I’m finished with them all.

If you want a slot and you know what to ask me to do please send me an email at [email protected] subject titled "Auro commission". In the email, include your selected commission type and any other details about your commission. Visual reference must be included, and if it’s a comic you want, please include your storyboard.

🚨🚨 EDIT of the 5/10/2023: SECOND SESSION IS OFFICIALLY PAUSED. I’ll be working on the 6 slots commissions that made it before the technical difficulties with Paypal (mentioned in the last reblog). If something changes I’ll be reopening the remaining 4 slots!💪🎨 If not, I’ll be seeing you at the next session directly :’>

✨Please read all the details that are written down below under Read More before sending any email. If something is not clear do ask about it! ✨

This list can be updated at any time if situations and/or experiences demand so.

IMPORTANT:

Currently I don’t work under deadlines, and I don’t do rush jobs. I guarantee that clients will be kept updated on progress of their respective commissions. Please keep that in mind before asking for a commission and I thank you so much for your patience.

If the goods are meant to be showcased in videos or other projects of the kind (permission must be discussed beforehand), please give proper credit and link to my pages (instagram, deviantart or just one of them) in the description.

The goods will be distributed digitally only. Printing is only allowed for personal use and you cannot resell the commission under any circumstances or claim to be the original author of the artpiece.

Unless it has been agreed otherwise, I’m able to choose to display the commissioned art on my galleries and portfolio to promote my work.

I do not allow my art to be used for NFTs, training AIs or crypto transactions.

Things I can draw… Characters from shows/anime, video games and manga/comics I’m familiar with (examples: Sonic The Hedgehog, Homestuck, Pokémon, NiGHTS, Skullgirls, Splatoon, Hades (by Supergiant games), The Legend of Zelda, YuGiOh!, Promare, Undertale/Deltarune, The Owl House, Trigun, Dr. Stone); characters from a series I’m not familiar with if given proper references; crossovers, fantasy, scifi, animals, fanfic illustrations, OCs (if given proper references), and possibly more. Feel free to ask! Things I will not draw… Gore, vore, rape, abuse, offensive themes (racism, transphobia, homophobia, etc.), RPF (real person fanfiction) or shipping real people, I reserve the right to refuse any request.

Upcharges

My limit of characters to draw in one picture/comic is 1, you will be charged for every additional character in the drawing. For an illustration, the price will be multiplied by the number of total characters. The backgrounds will remain one charge. For a comic, every additional complex character is $30 for a pencil page, $40 for an inked page, and $50 for a coloured page.

If your character has a complex design (Examples: detailed armor, complex clothing or jewelry, additional features…) a charge of $15 will apply.

Excessive changes will be charged. On your third and every subsequent major modification request, you will be charged $20.

My limit for short comics is 1 page. If you want more, it will be multiplied by the number of pages and type of commission (ex. a 2 page pencil comic is $100 x 2 = $200).

HOW TO PAY: You will receive an invoice from my Paypal email once the commission has been agreed upon. I will not start working on the commission until the invoice is paid. No refunds. Payment in euros is preferable, if possible. Otherwise USD is always accepted.

[ILLUSTRATION PRICING]

PENCIL SKETCHES:

Head: $10

Half body: $15

Full body: $30

-> With Abstract Background: +$30

-> With Detailed Background: +$50

INK (or DIGITAL LINEART):

Head: $20

Half body: $25

Full body: $50

FULL BODY FLAT COLOURED (with pencils, markers, or digital): $75 (+$15 for shading)

With Abstract Background: +$35

With Detailed Background: +$100

FULL BODY COLOURED WITH WATERCOLOURS: $100

With Abstract Background (watercolours): +$80

With Detailed Background (watercolours): +$150

NSFW*:

Half Body Pencils: $40

Full Body Pencils: $80

Half Body Pencils + Inks: $45

Full Body Pencils + Inks: $95

Half Body Coloured (only digital) : $65

Full Body Coloured (with pencils, markers, or digital) : $110

->With Shading: +$15

->With Abstract Background: +$125

->With Detailed Background: +$155

*YOU MUST BE 18+ FOR THIS TIER. As it is a new and delicate subject for me, we’ll discuss beforehand what kind of scenarios I will be comfortable enough to draw.

[COMIC PRICING]

The client has to show me the storyboard or script of the scene that I’m meant to follow in the desired commission.

SHORT COMICS:

1 Page Comic, Pencils: $100

1 Page Comic, Pencils And Ink: $180

1 Page Comic, Inks + Colours (with pencils, markers, or digital): $270

NSFW COMIC PAGE**:

1 Page Comic, Pencils: $300

1 Page Comic, Inks: $350

1 Page Comic, Inks + Colours (with pencils, markers, or digital): $400

**As it is a new and delicate subject for me, we’ll discuss beforehand what kind of scenarios I will be comfortable enough to draw.

#auro talks #paypal commissions #art #auroblaze commissions #my art #auroblaze art

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autodiscothings · 1 year

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SOIGNEE COMMISSION TIME, round one of 2023!

It’s been a hot minute since I opened comms, but I have 10 slots this time to make up for it. This round is from 4th of January to 30th of April, so expect a wait if you’re commission #10.

4 Slots available: [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Contact info and terms of service after the cut:

𝔾𝔼𝕋 𝕀ℕ 𝕋𝕆𝕌ℂℍ:

Through Ko-FI shop: https://ko-fi.com/soignee/commissions

Via email: [email protected]

Via Discord: Soignee#4046

Trello queue list: https://trello.com/b/0wUD7f1g/commission-queue

(Please don’t use Tumblr DMs as they can be patchy, and I prefer a good, solid email for communication.)

𝕎ℍ𝔸𝕋 ℍ𝔸ℙℙ𝔼ℕ𝕊 ℕ𝕆𝕎:

Only a 50% deposit or a full payment buys a slot. If you wish to pay a deposit to start a commission, please go through the email service, and not via the Ko-Fi store.

Please send me as many references as you feel you are able to provide (see above for contact info) as well as a rough idea of the mood, vibe and tone you want. I'm happy with everything- pinterests, playlists, the works. Feel free to point to a specific artwork of mine you liked so I know what you want from me.

𝔼𝕏𝕋ℝ𝔸𝕊:

A asterisk* on the price means an extra is available. I’m happy to paint extra characters in one group shot painting, and at a lowered cost of individual portraits. I cap the limit at 4 people per painting:

One Extra Person (a couple!) is [£BASE STYLE] x 1.5

Two Extra People (three people in one painting) is [£BASE STYLE] x 2.5

Three Extra People (four people in one painting) is [£BASE STYLE] x 3.5

(Example: Style Three with two extra people is: £160 x 2.5, and will cost £400.)

𝕋𝔼ℝ𝕄𝕊 𝕆𝔽 𝕊𝔼ℝ𝕍𝕀ℂ𝔼:

There is a queue system of first come, first served. I will let you know where you are in the queue, and you can even keep an eye on my schedule via my Trello.

I will supply low quality WIPs during the process, usually a screengrab via email/Discord. You only have two chances to make changes; once after the thumbnail/sketch phase, and another at the halfway point when detail work is finalised. (Please note the latter is for minor changes only- misplaced tattoos, eye colour, etc.)

I will send you the final work in its full HD glory when we're both happy with it, and the final payment is done.

I will include this piece in my portfolio, and credit myself as the artist for it. All rights belong to me as the artist, so no selling as prints. (No NFT or AI nonsense either, please.)

If you want a quality print of your commissioned artwork, then you're in luck! I have the ability to print in house, using Hahnemühle archival paper and archival inks. This service is available even when commissions are closed.

#commission #commissions #art commissions #commission info #my art #dragon age #mass effect #bird art #give s a reblog if you would be so kind

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trinidaddyart · 6 months

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Commissions 2023

Lineart drawing

This will be done digitally. Choose if you want the lines to be black or another colour. The background will always be white.

$35 Headshot

$45 Up to waist

$55 Full

Coloured flat character drawing

This will be a flat drawing that has flat digital colour without shading and highlights and a plain background. You get to choose what background colour you would like.

$65 Headshot

$75 Up to waist

$95 Full

Fully coloured drawing

This drawing will have colour and include highlights and shading. You can choose what background colour you'd like.

$105 Headshot

$115 Up to waist

$125 Full

Character Reference Sheet (Base price $250)

This is a reference sheet of your character showing what they look like from the front and behind, facial details, small details or markings and 2 alternate outfits. Anything additional will cost more.

$50 Your Character Here Meme coloured sketch.

A rough sketch depicting your character, you or a person you know as your favourite meme. It must be of a single image or single panel meme. If you want a cleaner, polished drawing, it will cost more.

Other

If there is nothing here that you'd like to commission me to do and want something more, feel free to email me so that we can work something out.

I take payments via Paypal and Kofi and upfront. You can fill out a form so I can add you to a waiting list and gather references for what I am drawing.

I will not draw anything that is not in my art style. If you are commissioning me, please make sure you are familiar with my work.

I will not draw anything that discriminates against racial, gender or religious minorities, LGBTQ+ people or any group of people. I will not do political or religious art. I will not draw ships of real people you do not personally know, for example, celebrities or internet personalities. I will NOT draw anything depicting minors in a sexual manner. I will not draw anything pornographic, but nudity is okay.

You MUST be 18 years and older to commission me.

You get one revision in the sketch phase. Any extra revisions cost extra. Please make sure you provide detailed references and descriptions to avoid needing extra revisions.

I have the right to refuse any commission that makes me uncomfortable.

You have the right to print and repost for PERSONAL use. If you would like to use commissions for commercial use, please contact me so we can agree on licensing fees. If you have any questions on what counts as personal use and commercial use, please feel free to contact me!

The commission does not have to be credited but you must not claim it as your own or someone else's.

I am okay with drawing furries, human OCs and real people you actually know.

I will not draw mechs as it is not my strong suit and you won't be getting quality artwork if I do.

Commissions will take one to two weeks to finish based on the complexity of the work and how many people's commissions I have to work on.

You can commission me by sending an email to [email protected].

#artists on tumblr #commissions #commissions open #black artists on tumblr #queer artist #my art #art #furry #furry art #furry commissions

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scribblemakes · 9 months

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Commission Post / Pinned

Commissions are: [CLOSED] Last updated: 3rd of October 2023

To order a commission, you can message me here, through my website, or use this form: HERE. If you're looking for a style or order that isn't listed, feel free to contact me.

Text-only commission information is available below the cut:

Standard Styles

Black and White Sketch: $45 aud / $30 usd, per character

Clean Colour: $65 aud / $45 usd, per character

Full Shading: $95 aud / $65 usd, per character

Backgrounds: +$60 aud / +$40 usd, transparency and patterns are free for all commission types

Full and Half bodies are the same price. Headshots and icons are 50% the price. Complex characters and backgrounds may cost more.

Special Orders

Paintings: $115 aud / $80 usd, per character

Comic / Animatic: Price dependant on style, per panel or frame. For example: a sketch comic is $45 aud / $30 usd per panel. Backgrounds also cost an additional fee.

Sketch Pages: Price dependant on style, per character. For example: a black and white sketch page is $45 aud / $30 usd per character. Each character is drawn 5-6 times and based on a general prompt you provide.

Prices do not change depending on size / crop for special orders. Complex characters and backgrounds may cost more.

#commissions #scribblemakes

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acetechne · 1 year

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Commissions will close indefinitely June 8th!

Please read the rules and restrictions below!

1. I will draw fan art, ocs, whichever. I tend to be stronger with human/oids. Complex designs will be simplified.

2. a visual reference is necessary (picrew etc is fine). No hands/props.

3. no character interactions - multiple characters will be treated as separate busts

4. For anything more complicated, please refer to my commission sheet. These are just a “thank you” for donating, I will not be making adjustments or specifications to them.

Pricing

Prices are in USD. (If you use CAD, I would be happy to set up a Paypal Invoice and skip the conversion.) Payment is via donation on ko-fi or Paypal only.

Sketches: $12 / Ink: $15 / Colour: $30

Contact

Please send me your references via ko-fi, tumblr direct message, or by email at [email protected]

Please also confirm with me before you send your donation! These will only be open for a limited time and I want to make sure I can finish as many as I feel capable of doing.

Slots (as of June 2023)

1. Open!

2. Open!

3. Open!

4. Open!

5. Open!

[ previous commissions ]

Commissions will close indefinitely June 8th!

Please get your slots booked before that date so that they can be completed by the end of the month as I will be out of town.

Static example images below.

#art commissions #sketch commissions #kofi commissions #commissions open #commissions #digital art commissions #digital commissions #hapo art #hapo commissions

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clayfellover · 8 months

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Commission Sheet

This is my new commission sheet as of September 2023!

Prices are in pound sterling but can turned to whatever your currency is

Payments are made after i've completed the main sketch and you've approved it

For bigger pieces i take a small upfront payment for security reasons (this is usually something small like £5-£10 depending on the colouring style)

Examples of each style, boundaries, prices, and contact are below!

Please DM me if you're interested at all!

Reblogs are appreciated if you cannot support these at all!

#clay's art posts #open commission #open commissions #commissions #art commisions #art comms open #comms open #comms info #commission prices

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slightly-depressed-sloth · 1 year

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My up to date commission info! DM if you’re interested or just have questions

(Posted 10th March 2023)

Text ID under cut;

[First image; Commissions Open! On banner. 2 Boxes the first says Will do: OC’s, fanart, ship art, mild gore, animals, anthros, D&D characters, personas, pfps and mild body horror. The second box says won’t do: NSFW, Adult/minor ships/art, Inc3st art/ships, anything that makes me uncomfortable. In the corner a small text says all prices listed in GBP]

[Second Image; Loose sketch: Bust - £3, half-body - £5, Fullbody - £7, +50% of price per extra character. Surrounding it text says much arteestic and makes you art look like a fancy study]

[Third image: Detailed sketch: Bust - £8, Half-body - £12, full body - £15, +50% of price per extra character. Surrounding text says comes with monochrome colour of you choice! And you can the sketch under the sketch; sketchception!]

[Fourth Image: Line-Art: Bust - £15, half body - £18, full body - £21, +50% of the price per extra character. Surrounding text says note: does not come filled with colour like example art, All the line confidence you could ask for! And look at all that detail!]

[Sixth image: Simple Shading: Bust - £25, half body - £30, full body - £35, +50% of price per extra character. Surrounding text says comes with coloured lines!, So cute!, So soft!, So smooth!]

[Fifth image: Flat colour: Bust - £20, half body - £23, full body £26, +50% of price per extra character. Surrounding text says Bold! And any colour palette you can imagine!]

[Seventh image: Complex shading: Bust - £45, half body - £55, full body - £65, +50% of price per extra character. Surrounding text says comes with coloured lines!, wow much texture!, much depth! Painstakingly rendered!]

[Ninth and final image: Please note: All prices listed in Great British Pounds (GBP), 50% of price must be payed up front and 50% upon completion, Please provide references, I have the right to refuse a commission for any reason, If you do not want your commission to be posted anywhere online please specify, I do not produce art for commercial purposes, Price may vary depending on detail and background, Payment is to be done through PayPal or bank transfer, I will check in with progress updates 3 times, this is when you can request edits to be made - may vary depending on commission type, Unpleasant behaviour will not be tolerated, if experienced I have the right to stop the commission at any time with no deposit refund and If you have any queries, feel free to DM me!]

[Eighth image: Lighting effects: +£10, +50% per extra character, surrounding text says Shiny!, any colour you want! And Adds mood!]

#Commissions #commissions open #commissions info #ocs #oc Commissions #dc #monkey prince #owl house #toh #toh gus #toh hunter #toh willow #huntlow #Damian Wayne #robin v #Rottmnt #rottmnt Donnie #digital art #slightlyslothdraws

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kai-andrew-art · 1 year

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2023 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 as of 06/02/23

Quick Links: My Art | Commission Art | PayPal | Kofi | Custom Adopts

TOS and Specification on Will Not Draw under the cut vv

- Avian refers to full bird species (ie dnd races) <- Same for Scalies - Some armour is fine, but full mechanical robots are not as I feel I cant portray them correctly at this time

-Straight up will not draw vehicles, again I do not feel I can portray them properly

- If you are after NSFW, you need to have your age or Adult in your bio otherwise I will decline

- NSFW is $10 to the initial 1 character price. Example, if you were to get 2 nsfw full body sketch coloured it would be $40 + 1/2 ($20)

- Patience, commissions can take up to 2 weeks to complete. Personal things may arise and I will inform you and we can discuss further if needed.

- You cannot use my art for commercial use or profit.

I have the right as an artist to decline any commission I do not want to take. I will post your commission with a watermark unless explicitly told not to. You cannot use my art commercially unless agreed. You can post your commission but must credit/tag me.

#no longer valid #check updated prices

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siebedraws · 6 months

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This is Ria. She is a smug fonx.

She is @nephrited's character

#ria #Ria-ku #furry #furry art #anthro #drawtober2023 #drawtober2023week4 #my art #not my oc #nephrited #coloured sketch example 2023

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yurionice-secretsanta · 6 months

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Secret Santa Guidelines 2023

All your gifts have to be Yuri!!! on Ice-related, but characters, pairings and the rest is all up to you!

TIP: If you’re unsure what to make, you can check out the tumblr/AO3 of the person you are making a gift for, - to see if they for example - likes Victuuri, Otayuri, canon or AU’s and etc. You can also send them an Anon Ask, asking what they’d specifically like! Just don’t reveal yourself to them ;)

Your Ask Box (if you have one) has to be open at all times, and allow asks from Anon, how else is your Secret Santa suppose to get in contact with you?

If you change your tumblr/AO3 url at any time during the Secret Santa, then please let me know. Otherwise you’re gonna end up confusing me and the person who’s making you a gift and that’s not very nice, right?

For Fic/Drabbles:

Minimum of 500 words

You can write one drabble, several smaller drabbles, one big fic, or a multi-chapter fic.

Fic’s have to be completed before being submitted

You can submit you fic through the AO3 collection or the submission page or email it to [email protected].

For Art:

Can be drawings or still graphics.

Minimum width size has to be at least 1000 pixels, height is optional (max file size for jpg and png is 20MB!).

Animated graphics are allowed, as long as they don’t exceed the Tumblr limit.

Drawings/graphics has to be finished works of art (coloured or black & white).

Lineart, doodles, sketches and scribbles are not allowed.

If you are drawing on paper, no lined / checkered paper allowed.

If you’re drawing on paper, please submit your drawing as a scan or as a high quality photo.

Art can also be submitted to the AO3 collection or the submission page or email it to [email protected].

For Gifsets

Has to be at least 6 gifs in one set.

Gifsets have to be Tumblr-friendly (aka the gifs can’t be more than 3MB).

Read the rules about what you are allowed to use, before you make one!

Gifsets can also be submitted to the AO3 collection or emailede to [email protected].

Please number your gif file names in sequence order and if you’d like, you can send me a private Tumblr post link to show me how you’d like the gifset to be posted if you choose to email it.

For Fanvideos:

Minimum length of 45 seconds .

Maximum length of 5 minutes.

You can make one big video or several smaller ones.

Read the rules about what you are allowed to use, before you make one!

Fanvideos can also be submitted to the AO3 collection or the submission page or email it to [email protected].

ALL GIFTS HAVE TO BE NEW, DO NOT RE-USE EARLIER CREATED/WRITTEN STUFF! Please put in some effort for your gifts, would you not have your Secret Santa do the same for you?

Please submit your gifts to the AO3 collection, the submission page, or you can email your gifts to [email protected]. When you submit your gifts, on the submission page or email please include your Tumblr/AO3 URL and that of your giftee ^_^ If you submit on the AO3 collection please also send me an email or a submitssion with a link to you gift, your username, your giftee and any additional message you’d like me to add to the post ^_^

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3TH (no specific time, just submit on that Sunday or on any day prior to that!).

FRIENDLY REMINDER: Do not post your gifts before I’ll post them on December 24th/25th, nor reveal yourself to the person whom you made gifts for. Otherwise it won’t be a secret santa anymore! After December 27th you’re free to post your gifts to wherever site you want to ^_^

If you have any questions, let me know here! SIGN UP HERE

#rules and guidelines

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redsilkstudies · 1 year

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Aesthetic & Character Design Decisions 09/02/2023

Today I worked on the character in my short animation, who lies desolate on a raft and watches a shower of shooting stars blaze overhead.

I decided to make the character a young Black girl, and while I don't think I will be settling my short animation in any particular era (which would in any case be largely done by the character's clothing, hairstyle, and use of a tignon or other accessories, due to the extremely limited time frame) or location, I do have in mind that she's Afro-Caribbean and that will be influencing some of my choices.

I tried several art styles in a simple portrait view, looking for something reasonably simple that retained some detail in the eyes. I ultimately decided to go with my first attempt, based off the highly geometric style used in Cartoon Saloon's The Secret of Kells.

I carried on to do some sketches and try some expressions, continuing to make character and design decisions.

The character is named Estè, the Haitian Creole form of "Esther" which is sometimes taken to mean "star". Estè's hairstyle is inspired by KiKi Layne's cornrows in her role as Nile Freeman in The Old Guard (2020), and her dress is inspired by the red tiered sundress worn by Hailey Kilgore in her role as Ti Moune in the 2017 Broadway revival of the musical Once on This Island.

Her defining features are cornrows tied off into two afro puffs below her ears, dark eyebrows, slightly downturned doe-like eyes, a dark upper lip, and a slightly broad rounded nose (a lot of the art styles I looked at minimize the nose a lot, so I want to experiment with that some more to get something closer to how I see her in my head). She is somewhere in the age range of 8-14.

I need to do further character design work (for example: I want to pick how many cornrows she actually has, since it keeps changing in the sketches) and research Cartoon Saloon's style as well as their influences such as Gustave Klimt's paintings and the unfinished animated film The Thief and the Cobbler (various releases 1992-1995). I also need to do environmental design—what does the raft look like? How rough is the sea? Are there clouds in the sky? And some colour studies would be very useful.

#y1s2

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magpierrecanarie · 1 year

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I feel like the original sketch was much more expressive compared to the lined versions... You lose some, you win some, I guess.

Old Note (March of 2023): stupid cookie game has CONSUMED MY LIFE anyways this is supposed to be white chess choco cookie you just cant really see it cause 1) i cant mimick artstyles for shit 2) there is no colour and the only definite parts you can see are... very blurry its a costume design i made up today during physics paper 2 when i was busy drawing rather than answering based off of earl gray cookie's recent costume cause if he gets one, then 照理来说 [naturally] chess choco cookie should also get one for themselves theres actually 4 designs ive already come up with just that i havent had time to actually draw them properly

New Note from Magpierre: Yeah, if you can't tell at this point, I'm Malaysian Chinese so sometimes I burst into Chinese halfway through typing a text To talk about these designs for a bit, I mentioned that there were four (4) designs in one of the msgs but I still haven't gotten around to drawing Black Chess Choco's design, hence why there's only 2 of them here. Personal headcannon (which ties into why there's a dress design and a pants design for WCC & BCC < concerning af shortform), I like to think that they're always the opposite gender of each other at all times. So for example, if WCC is presenting as a female, BCC would be presenting as a male, so on and so forth. Of course I know that gender is a social construct so wearing either pants or a skirt isn't a definite "they're a boy" or "they're a girl", but they're cookies and I love my twin cookies to be wearing matching costumes.

See you tomorrow! B) Maybe one day I draw the BCC version of these costumes.

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lilac-gold · 7 months

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Day 4- Omori AU Whumptober 2023

AI-less Whumptober Day 4- ALT Prompt Drowning

@ailesswhumptober

Fandom: OMORI Rating: Teen Word Count: 2283 Summary: Rococo cannot swim. Unfortunately, there is a lake at Camp Headspace, and he’s just been pushed into it. AU: Summer Camp AO3 LINK See this post for a summary/explanation of the AU

Rococo had just finished his latest piece of art, and in his expert opinion, it was his finest creation yet. Over the course of the summer, he'd developed his skill significantly, going from crayons to pencils to biros, from sketching to painting to everything.

He’d been working on his realism as of late, so his most recent picture was a portrait. It depicted Spaceboy, donned in full space pirate attire. He’d even added a cape and eyepatch! It was bright and colourful, just like Spaceboy was, and the background was covered in shiny, silver, stuck-on stars. Rococo could hardly wait to show it to everyone.

The first person he found was Spaceboy, who was overjoyed, saying that he looked like ‘a real space pirate'. Rococo grinned proudly at that. The next was Kim, who was in a rush but offered a quick 'good job, kid' nonetheless. Then it was Jawsum, who (as Rococo expected), offered to buy it. They agreed to organise commissions at a later date, Rococo planning to give the painting to Spaceboy that evening.

Then, he spotted Marina.

“Hi, Marina!” He waved, forcing down his apprehension at her stormy face. Marina was unpredictable at the best of times, and right now, she did not look happy. Rococo was reminded uncannily of her expression a few days prior, when she dissected a bunny she found in the forest. “Wanna see my picture?”

"No," She replied shortly, snippily. Rococo's eyes widened pleasingly.

"Please?" Rococo begged, following her as she began to stomp away.

“Go away, Rococo,” She glared at him huffily, folding her arms. Rococo wilted a little. “I’m not in the mood for your stupid art.”

“It’s not stupid!” Rococo cried out defensively. “Art is le magnificent! It is–”

“Yeah, yeah, I get the idea,” She rolled her eyes. Thinly veiled curiosity sparkling in them, she asked, “What’d ya’ draw?”

He brightened up again, displaying his beautiful portrait to her. “Spaceboy.”

“Lame,” Marina sighed. “He’s boring. Why didn’t you draw me instead?”

“Oh– well, I– um…” Rococo stuttered, then shook his head a little. “I will be sure to draw you next time, Marina. I just… Enjoy making pictures of Spaceboy, too!”

“Never mind, I don’t want you to,” she said dismissively, peering down at a bug she’d spotted on the ground.

“What? Why not?” Rococo asked, rather put-out.

“I don’t like your art,” Marina shrugged, crushing the bug with her boot. “Not my thing. Too flashy. Not enough blood.”

“Not enough blood?!” Rococo echoed, incredulous and indignant to the highest degree.

Marina nodded sagely. “You can never have too much blood in your pictures. Yours don’t have any, so they suck.”

“Le gasp!” Rococo gasped Frenchly, holding a hand to his heart. “Well, your experiments suck more!”

“At least I’m not a failing artist,” she shot back angrily.

“How dare you?! I’m not failing! Jawsum’s going to commission me later!” Rococo stuck his chin out.

“Who would buy that?” Marina snorted derisively. “I’m no artist, but neither are you, Rococo.”

“Hmph! I’ll show you,” Rococo crossed his arms, saying petulantly, “It’s hardly like you’re a proper scientist. You just cut up poor, innocent little animals and claim that it’s for the sake of research. It’s concerning.”

“Hey!” She growled, fists clenching. “I am a scientist!”

“Nobody’s going to listen to your findings unless you portray them well,” Rococo told her derisively, having perfected his condescending tone by the time he was eight. Sweetheart was a great example, and he was exposed to hers constantly.. “And you are awful at talking to people. You need to be charming and charismatic, Marina! Like Hero. And like me. You’re just scary.”

“Scary?!” Marina glared daggers at him. “I’ll show you scary–”

“What’s going on over here?” Aubrey walked over to them, twirling her bat casually in her hand, and Rococo couldn’t help but stare at it. He knew Aubrey wouldn’t harm them, but her bat sure did look like it could do some damage.

“Rococo said I’m scary,” Marina blurted out, folding her arms tighter.

“Marina insulted my art!” Rococo added on grumpily.

“Just stay away from each other for a while,” Aubrey told them, sighing. “Why can’t you campers get along? You’re as bad as Kel and I were at your age.”

“You mean as bad as you are now,” Marina muttered unpleasantly.

But Aubrey just huffed a laugh and ushered them in opposite directions. Rococo sulked for a while, musing over his latest piece. Maybe it wasn’t quite as magnificent as he’d first thought. Now that he looked at it properly, the proportions were a little off, and the colours not quite as bright as he’d like. Spaceeboy’s smile was lopsided, the sky was darker in some places than others, and the fineliner marks were too thick around Spaceboy’s ear accessories (Rococo had initially forgotten to add them so had to draw over the ears.

There was always room for improvement! His next masterpiece would simply have to be even more breathtaking. Marina’s feedback was actually helpful, if he squinted very, very hard. He did tend to avoid reds, and they could probably make some of his pictures more stark. Blood grossed him out a bit, but it wouldn’t hurt to try drawing some, he supposed…

“–was actually thinking the lake,” he heard a voice say from nearby. Marina. In his gloomy walk around camp, he’d wound up on the other side of it, near the girls’ cabin.

“Really, Marina?” He heard her older sister, Molly, exclaim in surprise. Rococo had always been curious, so couldn’t help but listen in. “That’s not typically your style, darling.”

“I know,” he heard Marin a reply. “Still. I figured it would be a good idea after what he said.”

“If you’re certain, Marina,” Medusa, the youngest and most terrifying of the sisters– how someone so small could have such an intense death stare, Rococo didn’t know– replied. “Then I say you ought to go for it. Such hostility towards you cannot be permitted.”

“I’ll leave him a letter, telling him to meet at the lake. Then, I’ll show him what I really meant to say.”

Rococo, entirely missing the sinister undertone to her voice, raised his eyebrows in pleasant surprise. It seemed that Marina wanted to reconcile, putting their differences behind them. Besides, the lake would be an amazing place for him to paint! He had just gotten a new set of watercolours, after all…

He feigned confusion when Spaceboy gave him the letter, seemingly sent as the sisters’ errand boy. Its contents were exactly what he expected, requesting he meet Marina at the lake, but Rococo was an excellent actor, so Spaceboy was none the wiser when he expressed his apparent befuddlement. He always did have a flair for the dramatics…

“Le gasp!” He lifted his hands to either side of his face, clearly shocked. “It appears that Marina wants to apologise to me. As she should, that little fillet mignon!”

“Good luck making up with her! I know how tricky Marina can be to handle,” Spaceboy smiled widely at him. “I’d be happy to help if you wanted any!”

“Really? You would do that?” Rococo asked, beginning to beam himself before faltering a little. “Alas… This is something I must do alone. I would not want to upset her by dragging you into our feud, and thus… I must go alone.”

“Okay,” Spaceboy agreed, clearly trying to hide his devastation at being denied. That smile had to be a facade! Anyone would pay millions to accompany him for even a second upon realising his talent, and Spaceboy had witnessed it firsthand! “Bye, Rococo!”

And so, Rococo began his epic journey. In the woods, he battled spiders, rocks, thorns; the terrain was treacherous, but it was nothing the great artiste Rococo couldn’t handle! At one point, he battled with a tree, his hair tugged by its sharp and twisting branches as he struggled to get free. He won that battle, as he did every fight. Eventually, he made his way to the lake, scanning the area for Marina.

There was no sight of her.

“Marina?” He called out cautiously. “Marina?!”

No reply. It appeared that he had been tricked.

Sighing, Rococo took a step towards the lake. His tussle with the forest had left him a little disorderly, so he gazed into his reflection closely, picking out pieces of twigs and leaves from his glorious locks. Rococo was not made for the woods. Perhaps he ought to have tied his hair up before setting out into it alone.

The water was perfectly tranquil, and as Rococo looked over it, he realised just how stunning it actually was. The sun was starting to set a little, shades of pink and orange dancing across the sky, a warm gradient running across it that was reflected in the lake before him. Rococo’s mouth dropped a little in wonder, forming a round ‘o’ shape. He’d never quite noticed just how pretty it could look before.

He considered sitting down for a while to continue surveying the wonderful view. He would lounge across the healthy green grass, watch the sun slowly go down as the water glittered. See the beautiful pinks and reds of the sky gradually darkening into a cool shade of cerulean, breathe in the lovely forest air. Enjoy the peace and quiet, rest for a while away from the chaos of camp. Rococo breathed in deeply, marvelling at the lake before him–

And gasped in shock as he was unceremoniously shoved into its waters.

His arms flailed, time seeming to slow down for a second as Rococo stared, wide-eyed, at the rapidly approaching azure below him. It no longer sparkled, overcast by his shadow, the blue seeming vast and all-encompassing.

Rococo was powerless to stop himself from crashing in, the seconds unfreezing themselves and seeming to pass twice as quickly to compensate. His gasp was cut short by a sudden flood of water, Rococo choking on the liquid as it slid uncomfortably down his throat. His lungs quickly tried to expel the unwanted fluid, Rococo coughing painfully and desperately trying to kick towards the surface. The water was freezing, far colder than he’d expected, shocking his system and forcing his eyes wide open in panic even as they stung from the lake water. He tried peering through the darkness, but all he could see was black.

Every sound was muffled, Rococo’s ears popping disconcertingly as his nose filled with water too, feeling strange and out-of-place. His skin numbed with the cold enclosing him, Rococo shuddering as it seemed to seep into his bones. He forced his coughs to stop, focusing on kicking upwards fruitlessly, his heavy clothes weighing him down. The watercolours in his pocket would be ruined by this point. That seemed like a silly thing to worry about just then, but Rococo still felt a spike of disappointment rise in him all the same.

This whole thing wouldn’t be such a problem if he knew how to swim, but in his neighbourhood, there were no pools whatsoever. So Rococo was left throwing his arms and legs about without a clue of what he was supposed to do, desperately trying to hold in the remaining oxygen he had. His head spun with the burning need to breathe out, colourful spots beginning to pierce the black all around him. Rococo was suddenly hit with the realisation that he was going to die.

He didn’t want to die. He had so much left to do! He had to harness his skill and be the best man at Sweetheart’s wedding and fund Spaceboy’s trip to the stars with his commission money! Rococo couldn’t die, not yet, he refused to.

But no matter how much he protested the notion, Rococo’s lungs expelled what little air they had left eventually, and all that was left to breathe in was water. He choked and spluttered, only causing more of the blasted liquid to flood into his system. Inside of his lungs, there was a sensation that seemed tearing and burning all at once, far too different from the unforgiving cold all around him. Panic engulfed him in waves, the hot tears budding in his eyes a stark contrast to the omnipresent cold surrounding him. Rococo was going to die. He was going to die alone, in a lake, surrounded by the pressure of hundreds of gallons of water.

Marina must have pushed him, Rococo registered distantly, remembering the sharp shove against his shoulderblades. She’d wanted this to happen. And for what? To prove she was stronger than him? For all he knew, this was just another of her experiments. He was simply unfortunate enough to be selected as the test subject.

He was going to miss Sweetheart when he died. Sweetheart and his grandma and his friends at Camp Headspace. Rococo wished he had at least said goodbye to her before setting off towards the lake. He was so stupid.

His chest spluttered weakly, Rococo spotting what looked like a huge set of teeth before his eyes slid shut. It was almost… Peaceful, floating within its depths, once the frantic hacking of his lungs subsided. They still felt like they were being crushed, but the feeling was far away, distant. Like it was happening to someone else. His mind was blurry with alarm and something else, but Rococo wasn’t too worried. The only thing that really bothered him by that point was the cold. The biting iciness that enveloped him was unwelcoming and cruel, wrapping him in an unwelcome, inescapable embrace. He was going to die. There was nothing he could do.

Sinking slowly down, Rococo finally succumbed to the darkness.

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