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[tehrin]

This guide is a WIP! It's not complete as of yet, but feel free to comment.

This guide discusses some of my methods and tips of gaining gold and establishing yourself here. When you are first starting out, you need to build a reputation for yourself. Keep in mind that every action you make can effect the way people view you.

I created this guide because I am often asked a lot of questions... especially when people notice that I am fairly new and fairly well established. I wanted to organize my thoughts and share some of my tips with others who are curious.

1. New to Gaia?
This is a short guide on the do's and don'ts of gaia, where to look for help and some other basic things that are probably covered more in other guides... but I've given my own personal experiences here.

2. A short guide to making it on Gaia
I'll be listing some good and quick ways to make gold here with links to other guides which go over each area in more detail.

3. Gaia Towns Ettitquette
Just some basic do's and don't regarding Gaia towns... that I feel I should go over here because I spend a good deal of time there.

4. Setting up an Art Shop
This is how I make the most gold on Gaia. This is also how I fund most of my Gaia activities. Here, I will be going over the pro's and con's of taking on an art shop.

5. A Short Guide to Art Auctions
Another good way to make a lot of gold quickly or gain good items. I'll go over it all here.

I have further spots reserved for other things that I may like to discuss in the future.

[tehrin]

New to Gaia?

Because I get a lot of questions from people who are new, I want to discuss some things that new people should be aware of.

What you should know first!

1.) READ READ READ.
Know the rules, ALWAYS read stickies to see if your question is covered. Do a search. Ask other experienced members. When no other help can be found and you are still in doubt contact a moderator. Don't be impatient or want something served to you without some work. You will be better respected, and avoid embarrassing situations if you take the time to read and research.

2.) WRITE, WRITE, WRITE.
In an online environment, you are judged by the way you write, not by the way you look. Granted it is to an extent here on Gaia with our avatars... but literacy is a good way to determine a person's intelligence. Take your time to write out your words and avoid textspeak whenever possible. (I find it's okay to abbreviate in Towns where the text moves fast... but I would never make a post such as this all in lowercase, with "u" and "ur"... or other methods.

3.) Gaia is a community of millions of members. It's very vast, and often very overwhelming. A good deal of the population here are in the young teens. This is probably one of the biggest hindrances keeping older members from joining. I know it was for me, for a very long time.

4.) People on Gaia are quick to pass judgment. The first thing that we see is your avatar. The second thing that we see is how you write and conduct yourself. If someone sees a member who is wearing starter clothes, we are quick to assume that you are a newbie. However, if you are in starter clothes, but write coherently, and act in an an intelligent and mature manner, people will not frown upon you. Overall, people are judged MOST by their spelling and grammar. Want to gain respect quickly on Gaia? Avoid excessive textspeak. Use a spell checker on your posts whenever possible.

5.) The difference between newbie and n00b
New people on Gaia can be grouped into two areas: newbie and n00b. A newbie is a person who is just starting out, and could use some instruction, or might be looking for a few people to show them the ropes. They are often prone to a lot of prejudice because of the following category, n00b. N00bs are people who are usually new (but may have also been around for awhile) and are trolls, spammers, or just generally annoying people that make everyone's experience on Gaia less enjoyable. You can avoid being placed into the n00b category by being conscientious and courteous to others.

6.) Beggars vs Those who work hard
I can guarantee that just about every Gaian who is well off did not make their gold by asking for unsolicited handouts. Those who do have a lot of wealth on Gaia dislike beggars more than anything. We work hard for our gold and items, and we expect the same from others. If you want help from others getting gold or items, there are ways to properly go about doing it.

7.) Scammers and Hackers are abound!
Sometimes, I get several PM's a day asking for my password. NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR PASSWORD. All moderators and staff have colored usernames. Moderators never use others or mule accounts to do their work, and do not need your password. (If you've ever modded or admined a forum yourself, you'd know this.) Use secure, long, passwords with a mix of numbers, caps, lowercase, and special characters. This makes it very difficult for hackers to get into your account. Check to make sure that all links begin with "http://www.gaiaonline.com" Just because it looks like gaia, it does not mean that it is.

[tehrin]

A quick guide to making it on Gaia

Are you new, but curious as to how you can earn enough gold to afford that item that you want? I will not go into it in detail, but here are some basic steps that can help you out.



When you are starting out, there are many ways to make a good deal of gold:

- Do the beginner quest This gets you a good sum of gold to start out with and some items too. You can sell them later if you don't like them.

- Daily Chance: This gives out a sum of gold and some items every day. Although it's usually junk, sometimes you get items which you can actually use or sell for gold. Sofar, I've gotten as much as 250g from one click on the Daily Chance.

- Play Games Puzzles give out a good deal of money, especially for the harder puzzles.

- Post, Comment, Make Journal Entries, Pollwhore I make roughly 1000g a day just from posting around in the forums, surfing, voting on polls, making journal entries, and commenting on profiles. In just 10-12 days of doing that, I would have enough to buy a sealed letter of the current month without spending my own money. razz

- Sell your unwanted items If you don't have a vending or trading pass yet, you can sell some of your unwanted items gained from daily chance in the shops. Generally, they go for less than the cost. But once you have 1500g for both a vending and trading pass, you can begin selling and trading your items for more gold. :3

- If you can, buy sealed letters
Some people fund their entire Gaia accounts by buying sealed letters for $2.50 US each. But I would not reccomend this if you do not have the cash to spare yourself, or your parents are not OK with it. I don't fund my account with these, but I usually buy two a month with my own money. Items often go up in worth over time, and are a good investment. Plus, they're addictive and fun to collect!

- Set up a quest thread.
If there's an item you are questing for, set up a thread for it. Don't beg and plead. Instead, place a link in your profile.

- Participate in raffles, giveaways, and contests
This is a great way to earn wanted items and gold. Although there is a good deal of competition. I look for giveaways that include items I want, and I also participate in Art Contests.

- Set up a shop or auction
This is, in my opinion, the best way to make gold. I go into the art shop process more in a later post. But this is how I fund my Gaia account, while also gaining some experience and giving me a chance to practice new techniques.

- Vend (buy low, sell high)
Once you earn roughly 10-30k from using the above methods you can begin vending by buying monthly collectible items for cheap and then selling them for higher. If you don't have any marketable talents, this is the best way to make riches in a short amount of time.



Ways not to get gold and items

- Buying gold for real money
Do not use other sites to buy gold. This is against the TOS and can get you banned. You can buy Gaia Cash to purchase monthly collectibles or items in the shops for your avatar however.

- Hacking, Spamming, Asking for Passwords
Again, another bannable offense. Don't steal from those who work for their money. It just shows laziness and a lack of respect for others and yourself.

- Unsolicited Begging
Gaians hate beggars. The more you beg and annoy, the less likely we are to give our gold and items away. There are lots of people out there who donate... but there are ways to go about getting a donation tactfully:

a. Be kind, courteous, and literate. Nice and intelligent people are a rarity on Gaia. Therefore, you will be more prone to getting a donation. Sure it's more work to type out your words, but it goes a long way.

b. Mention offhandedly, or bring up a quest when the discussion calls for it. This requires a bit of tact, but I've actually gotten items that I want this way.

c. If someone inquires during an above discussion, you can send them to your donation thread. Don't just randomly spam people right off the bat. I do this only when one person asks, or I ask others if they have their own threads or quests, and we share them as a form of networking.

d. Show interest in what others want too. Don't be self-centered. Even if you really aren't that interested in what others want, pretend. razz Usually, I am... but some people aren't. But you can at least put up a very good facade that you do in fact, care. Try to help them out a bit too. You might be surprised to see the favor returned several fold in return later on by them or another stranger.

e. A little bit of kindness goes a long way.

Further Reading
The Ultimate Guide to Gaining Gold on Gaia

[tehrin]

A Quick Guide to Ettitquette in Gaia Towns

Gaia towns is like a chatroom where you can interact with other gaia avatars. You can use this to make friends, roleplay, or just chat and have fun. But there's a lot of things that make towns a very negative experience for some.

Things to avoid doing

- Cybering
This is a bannable offense. DO NOT do it. All material on Gaia should be PG-13. If you see someone cybering, by all means, go up to them and report them. Some people will just joke around and press the pose button up and down repeatedly with friends to... make it look like something naughty is going on. Some people do not want it and are annoyed with it. While pushing a button several times isn't wrong saying dirty things that insinuate that more is going on is. So if you really must *pose*pose*pose*, be sure that you keep the language to a PG-13 level!

- Harassing
Following people around for the purpose of annoyance, being rude to others, and using very abusive language is against the TOS. Don't do it.

- Spamming, Unsolicited Begging
Do not spam, and do not go around begging. We don't like it. It annoys us. Some people get begged at several times a day, and are highly annoyed when it happens.

- Abusing Glitches
There are people passing around glitches, sometimes for gold. Don't make this mistake. If someone is willing to tell you about a glitch (such as getting on the fountain) decline, or report them. It can get you banned if you abuse it.



How to conduct yourself in towns in a non n00bish manner.

Would you like to make some nice friends in towns? I've met some great people there. But there's some things you need to consider first.

How to approach a person in towns

First thing is first, you are interacting with your avatars. Consider how you would approach a person in a real-life situation. See below.

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Oh look! This person has a very pretty (and expensive!) avatar with items that I really want and I currently am questing for. How should you approach this person?

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The most common mistake newbies make in towns is getting RIGHT UP in someone's face when approaching. Would you get within kissing distance to a new person you are just meeting? What kind of impression would that leave on you in real life? It's generally a good practice to approach from the side as demonstrated below.

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Sit or stand somewhere nearby and then approach when the conversation seems fit. If you are just wearing starter clothes, but type in a literate manner, the chances of really having a discussion with someone who is more experienced will improve. First impressions are everything.

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For the love of all that is holy, after a person such as this is kind enough to let you in on the conversation, do not beg as demonstrated. This loses you major cool points.

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Just because a person is in towns, or happens to be in a topic about looking for a gaian relationship... it does not mean that they are looking. It's very rude to go up to a person randomly and ask. It's also annoying. Please remember that these are PIXELS. You can not determine age, gender, race, or anything from it. Girls have boy avatars, Boys have girl avatars. Old men may very well be dressed as a boy in a pair of manties looking for a little girl to cyber with. It's just a good idea to avoid this practice at all costs.

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Standing behind or infront of another avatar and pressing the pose button repeatedly (to make the avatar sit) is often referred to as "humping"... because that's what it looks like to all those with their brain in the gutter. If some person is doing this to you that you don't want... you can escape behind houses or trees. If you have about 6-7k to spare, you can purchase a UFO that will allow you to hide in trees, on fountains, houses, or otherwise inaccessible areas to humpers. It's also a good way to tick them off. razz


Random Friendings

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A lot of new people like to go around and add friend invites to EVERYONE they see just so that they'll have a huge friends list. For pete's sake people. Gaia =/= Myspace. There is a 200 person limit on the amount of friends you can have. A lot of us have very large or full friend's lists as it is. If you want to make friends, SIT DOWN AND TALK. Do not just randomly add people. >_<;

If a person repeatedly requests, just hit "decide later" and ignore them after leaving the room. If they continue harassing you in any form, report them.

* Thank you Chemical Cocktail and Ryo Nagasaki for being my guinea pigs in this demonstration.

[tehrin]

Setting Up a Mini Shop

If you have any sort of marketable skill, such as drawing, graphic design, CSS coding, webdesign, or even writing, you can set up a shop to sell your services to others in exchange for gold or items.

This guide will go over the process of an art shop, but it can be applied to any shop for that matter.


Pros:
- You set your own price. No need to worry about deflation and inflation in the market. Your creations are always worth what you say it is. When you become more established you can raise your prices as the demand grows greater. (Just make sure you don't apply those prices to current orders on your waiting list)

- You can make up to several hundred k in just a few weeks if your art is good enough. This is also a good way to gain rare items too.

- You gain experience, and it's a chance to try out new techniques and experiment.


Cons:
- Skill is the deciding factor here. You may think your work is the shiz, but that may not be what other people think. If you place your items at a high price and nobody buys, you might want to consider lowering your prices.

- It's often hard to get buyers. This is especially the case if your work is very run of the mill. Also, I've found that art styles that are not anime/manga are very hard to sell if you are not established.

- Getting people to bump can be difficult. I've recently had very good luck with it, but not in the past. I can never bump my own threads, but I've found friends who are willing to bump for me... and this greatly leads to my success with art shop ventures.

- Owning a shop and meeting people's expectations for play money is stressful and tiring. It often takes awhile to figure out what your limits are. Everyone wants their avatar drawn, but can you keep up with the demand?



Getting Started

The first thing you should do is follow these steps:

- Proper thread placement You won't believe how many art shop threads end up in the Art Discussion forum. Here is a guide to where you should place your thread!

- Get your samples priced Not sure how much to sell your art for? Post in the Pricing Assistance and Suggestions Forum with some of your artwork asking others how much they would pay for it.

- Open a temporary shop You can open a quick temp shop to get started. This will also get you used to the overall process. In the end, you will have examples of avatar and OC art to use in your permanent shop. You can price for about the same amount that people suggested in Pricing Assistance... or you can do cheaper just to get yourself some orders fast. I've made as much as 100k from a temp marker art shop that lasted for a week, and another 100-200k from selling 10k, 1 hour speed paintings for the first month or two I was here.

- Network and gauge your skill against others When I first started, I combed the R & C forums looking for artists of similar skill to see what they charge. Then I applied it to my own work when opening my shop.

- Always show samples! Show samples for each style of art that you are offering. Tell people where your cut-offs or croppings are (headshot, half body, full body, etc). I can guarantee that you will not get any customers by starting up a thread of one post that says "I do avi art for 1000g" and leave it as that. We want to see what you care capable of doing!

- Do not undersell yourself! Only do a commission if you are getting your money's worth for it. Do you quickly blow through anything less than 10k? Do you feel like your hard work isn't paying off? Don't sell your art for anything much lower than what people price it at. (I usually base this as my starting point.)

- Do not oversell yourself! Usually people who do get away with selling their art for several hundred k are very experienced and professional artists... be it in real life or they are being educated in it. Doodles on notebook paper with crayons will not sell for more than a few hundred gold at the most. But if you can invest 20 or more hours in a CG and can attain proper proportion, light usage, and have good technique, you can easily get away with selling your art for upwards of 100k. Generally, if you want truly good art, you will be looking for prices around 100k for fully colored at the very least. Be honest with your skills and check around to see what others are doing.


The Business of an Art Shop

Terminology

OC - Original Character. These are characters that are created in pre-existing worlds (such as say, Naruto) or ones of original creation (comic or novel characters). They can also apply to Role Play characters.

Avi - Avatar. Everyone wants their avatar drawn. People are willing to spend several hundred thousand k just for a nice picture of their avatar. It's a big business here.

Note that some people prefer drawing avatars over OC's, and other people prefer doing OC's instead of doing avatars. When you are first starting out, it's a good idea to get a feel for doing both so you know what to expect.



Know Your Rights and Limits!

- It's extremely important to list your artist rights. A good list of artist rights should include "No Refunds" and "I have the right to refuse any order", "do not harass me to complete the art", "do not PM" and other things. Check other art shop threads to see what they write for this area.

- Clearly state what you will and will not do. Do not get so over-confident about your art skills, such as "I can draw anything and everything with ease!" in hopes that it will draw more customers. You will get orders for extremely cluttered avatars, ornate armor, complex weapons, or be asked to draw things which you may not be comfortable with. As a general rule, it's a good idea to only draw what you have experience doing in the beginning. If you would like practice with areas you are not comfortable with, you can offer an "experimental" option which is cheaper and "Buy or Beware", meaning that the commissioner gets what they pay for.

- Require reference material for all orders! Visual references are great, but you should also ask for things such as age, personality, build, background, history... this helps make a better picture. Most people requesting do not know any better, and just give you a picture to work from without a description, thinking that it's enough. It's good to include a place in the form for this. With avatars, how can you tell the character isn't a cute 14 year old girl? What if they really want their avatar to be a 21 year old woman? Is the male avatar a masculine 35 year old or a 17 year old bishshonen? What if they would never, ever, under any circumstance smile and giggle? Require information to keep yourself safe!



Getting Your Shop Noticed!

- Place some of your best work in the FIRST POST You can put it in your shop header or just alongside of the first few paragraphs with news and introduction. There are a million shops, and people quickly browse through them looking for art that is good which they can afford. People will care less about your prices and become more interested in what you have to offer if there is something right at the beginning to lure them in. (It also keeps people coming back, after they've saved up enough! I have so many shops that I bookmarked for future reference, but I couldn't afford at first.)

- Decorate and organize your thread! Nothing is more distracting in a shop than a giant wall of unformatted text. You can start your thread out with just text, but make sure you spend some time making graphics, coloring and sizing your headers, and making your shop easy to follow and understand.

- Show at least ONE sample per each item People will skim over your art or ignore it all together if you just have something like this: "[x]" for ALL of your samples. Put at least one picture as a thumbnail so that people can see it. Then, you can place more samples underneath as text links. Make sure there is one sample for each style that you offer so people can see what they're buying.

- Network and make banners Exchange links with others, but do not spam their threads. Just kindly ask if others would like to link to your shop. Check the thread rules to see what the guidelines are. Avoid having large banners only! Sure, these may draw more attention, but some people do not want to have their threads cluttered with large banners. Try to make at least one banner that is 200x40 pixels in size.

- BUMP, BUMP, BUMP Minishops moves fast. So it's important to keep your thread bumped often. Just bumping a few times a day will not suffice. Bring in friends to conversate and bump, or you can hire a bumper.



Avoid Sticky Situations!

- Don't bite off more than you can chew! Do not let all the gold pouring in tempt you to open up 50,000 slots! Quality over Quantity should be the thing to remember here. How busy are you in real life? Do you work, have school, or a family to attend to? What are your obligations? If you want more money, keep your slot number low and your prices high. Keep yourself from getting burned out!

- Don't spend the money before the commission is complete! If you do accept all the gold up front, place it in a separate mule account and DO NOT touch it until the artwork is done. What if some mitigating circumstance prevents you from finishing the commission? What if you find yourself so burnt out, and you just don't want to work on it anymore? Then you'll need to do extra work to pay back the person in question.

- Do offer "limited" refunds What I mean by this, is that if for some reason you cannot complete an order, and they paid, give back the gold. Maybe it was not up to your expectations for some reason, or it was extremely late, it's just nice to give them a little extra back. But do not give out a full refund if the commissioner isn't happy at all with your picture that you spent several hours on, and you feel it is worth what they paid.



Avoid Getting Cheated!

A common way for commissioners to get art for free is to cancel the trade! This means that all of your hard work has gone to waste, and it's not a good situation for anyone. Here are some methods to ensure you get payment for your efforts.

- Make your payment methods or "how to" clear This saves you in the end, should anything happen. It's also a good idea to mention that if someone does not complete their half of the bargain within a set, reasonable time, they will be removed from the list.

- Keep in constant contact! Let your commissioners know if you are very busy with life obligations. If you cannot finish the commission until a certain time, inform them. Ask them to kindly avoid canceling any trades, or show watermarked samples of your progress to let them know that you're working on it.

- Send Watarmarked Samples When complete, send them a very small, low resolution sample, with watermarks all over it. (EXAMPLE) This shows the entire image, you can get a good feel for how it is drawn and colored, and you can tell that it's complete. But there's no chance that they'll steal the work from you. NEVER EVER send the full size before you have the gold. I will occasionally do this with people who I know are experienced Gaia artists... but I would not recommend it.

- Charge everything upfront If you are a very honest person and you can trust yourself, charge everything upfront, and place it in a mule account with a very secure password until the commission is done. If you can't trust yourself with the gold, I would suggest not doing this.

- Do not accept trades until completed, watermarked sample is sent Leave the trade waiting on you until you finish the art. Should they cancel the trade, you can send them the sample, and you will not give them the full-size version until the money/items are in your account. However, they can still say that they don't want the art anymore. Chances are though, if you have pretty art waiting for them, it may persuade them to restart the trade. It's not a guarantee though.

- Charge half upfront and the other half later Another good way to make sure you get paid for your efforts. Again, it's a good practice to put the money in another account and don't touch it until you've reached a good halfway point, or until the art is complete. Then the person sends the rest of the trade for the completed picture.

- Charge by the step This is a really good method, I think, and I will be adopting this in the future. Charge for the sketch process. When that is complete, send it to the commissioner, and request more for the next steps. This ensures that if for some reason you can't finish the request, you get paid in some form, and the commissioner gets something out of it.

[tehrin]

All About Art Auctions

Ideally, art auctions are great for those who want to get a lot of gold for a small amount of art. Or... in some instances, a lot of art for a relatively small amount of gold. Many people who start out doing mini shops move to auctions as a means to earn gold through art, because it can be less stressful, and the pay can be well. Other times though, it can be frustrating because people just don't bid what you'd like... or at all.

Here, I will go over some of the things that I've learned about running art auctions.

Types of Auctions

Solo Auction
These types of auctions are the most common. You are the only artist who is putting their art up for auction here.
Pros: You get lots of gold for a small amount of art.
Cons: It's difficult to get bidders.

Joint Auction
There are several artists putting their art for sale... sort of like buying art by the bulk.
Pros: Meeting a lot of other artists and making friends.
Cons: Less gold or payout than what you would like. Basically joint auction = bulk art discount.

Charity Auction
This is an auction run to get gold or items for yourself or for a friend, for whatever reason. This is usually done in the instance of a hacking or scamming... to help that person regain their previous riches.
Pros: Person in need gets gold/items. It feels great to help someone out.
Cons: Unless it's for yourself, you don't get anything in return beyond helping someone out.

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A Sucessful Solo Auction

Since we all want to have more gold for less work, I'm going to go over this type of auction first.

Setting Up
Your auction should contain the following information:

+ Introduction post Tell us a bit about you and your art. It's a good idea to add your BEST art here in a graphic or teaser of sorts to draw people in. Also, be sure to add the starting time, ending time, your starting bid, and current high bid for everyone to see. I usually put these details under my header graphic.

+ Rules post Be sure to CLARIFY your rules. The most important rule should be "No Bid Retractions". It's disappointing to get an awesome bid, but then being told at the end of the auction "I'm sorry, but I don't want your art anymore" So be sure to add this in AT THE TOP.

+ Your Art post Show your art, along with samples of your best work, and then include a bidding ladder. Some auctions have an autobuy, but other times, it's fun to see just how high it can get. (This is great if you're aiming for those impossible to get 03 items). Make sure that your Starting Bid (SB) is NO LOWER than what you would want to do -any- art for. My SB is always around 50k for a headshot CG... this encourages people to bid HIGH. biggrin

+ Bumping Contests? If you're like me, and are BUSY and don't have time to sit there and bump your topic constantly, it's a great idea to have a bumping contest. Most people will offer freebees. Other people, like me, who don't have time, will offer things like sealed letters. If you have the gold/cash/money to purchase several letters for a bump contest and you DON'T want to draw any extra art... this is a great way. People will bump their hearts out for sealed letters. If you have a joint auction, you might not need a bumping contest at all. razz Usually the artists can keep it at the top. But for solo, I found this the BEST way to get bidders.

Other posts after these can be added, but these are the most important. :3


Important Things You Should Know

Attractive Layouts = More Interest Design yourself a really nice theme for your thread. Spend some time on the graphics for it. This will make people more interested in bidding, because it shows that you put a lot of work into it. I usually spend about 2 hours setting up my threads. :O

The Bidding Ladder The key here, is to get someone to bid what you want (usually some crazy amount/item you could never hope to have through normal means). So it's all about TEMPTING people to bid. Your SB should be low, but offer something that isn't quite as great (but be sure to keep it reasonable. I wouldn't offer a sketch for 50k, but I would do a CG headshot or 3/4 body lineart for that much). Then add amounts higher. I like to do something like this:

50k: Headshot CG

100k-500k: Full Body CG

510-1000k: Couple, Full Body with Background

Over 1000k: up to 3 characters, with 3 linearts (wishlist items or gold over 3mil get their linearts cell shaded)

What you really want is people to bid 1mil or higher. So that little bit about your wishlist items or 3mil and adding cell shading will tempt people to bid that amount. (people tend to love my cell shading, and it's the easiest thing for me to do) You could also do autobuy here too, but sometimes I like to let it go higher so I can get even more. biggrin

Keep in mind that these prices work FOR ME. And not everyone can do this. @_@ I know people who get WAY MORE too, but they're also better artists. XD

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I'll add more here later.

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reserved another just in case.

I'm still working on this, but I'll say it's open for the time being. I need to make some graphics, and use a bit of color here and there so it's not just one big static block of text.

[Sakura94]

keep it up. coming along well.

[Ryo Nagasaki]

so how bout that myspace of yours?? rofl

[tehrin]

ROFL.

I don't use myspace. Myspace is for n00bs. XD

IRC is where it's at!

[Ryo Nagasaki]

fine fine i still will have your pixelated virginity though =/