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A Pay What You Want : Grab Bag shop for Melfanian art.
Ever wanted Mel art? Here it is.
Don't know it? Here's a gallery of Gaian avi art I've drawn over the years.
→Minimum acceptable price is 40b Gold (4k Plat). Pure, please. Minimum price may be subject to change.
You may choose to offer more. I won't argue. But I will likely be happily flustered. There's your warning. → People that chat tend to generate more interest to me ('cause ye're THERE.). →Streaming may be possible. Feel free to ask, by the way. I always draw with music. Feel free also to mute. → I'm an adult with life-responsibilities. Patience is very much appreciated on all accounts. Thank you very much. → Please read the shop posts. Especially the "Artsy Deetz." → Yes, it's only ONE art slot.
Wishing a good day to you, no matter what ye're here for! ♥
Psst! Quote me or my mule (if ye see him online) to get some attention! ↓ ↓ Empty codes for ye to copy/paste. ↓ ↓
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Other'n the T.O.S and Art Forum rules..?
Don't be a **********
Let those asterisks stand for whatever vulgar term ye can think of and resolve not to be that.
That should pretty much square us off, yeah? ;]
Oh, also, don't quote my shop posts. That's why I gave ye quote codes in the intro. > >
Break rules at yer own risk.
"Risk" probably meaning getting banned.
If not by a mod for something ye shouldn't have done on Gaia, then at least from my shop for...
I dunno. Hopefully I don't have to find out though. <3
For those of you that don't know what "grab bag" means for an art shop:
This means you are going to get something utterly random.
It may be line work; It may or may not be colored; It may be anything from a headshot
to a full body piece or even a character sheet if my muse gets ambitious.
It may be in a really random style as opposed to my typical stuff.
The only thing I will promise it won't be is a dirty quick sketch.
Basically, other than your descriptions/refs, my muse has complete freedom to do as he will with your order.
If ye're not up for that, that's alright. Thank you for visiting anyway and I wish ye luck
with all your art hunting elsewhere in the forum.
Oh also~ If you have gotten Mel art in the past, you may ask for me to color or re-vamp it here! :'D
If ye want something of mine colored, I'll only charge ye a portion of the base price (10b G/1k P, to be exact).
Re-vamps are essentially a complete re-drawing of old work however, so price does not change on that.
• Male • Female • Androgynous ← this is visual - I'm not here to argue sexuality. • Avatars • Original Characters* • Role Playing Characters* • Critters ← with description (as in weird/monster/beasty/alien things. Will work with
ye if ye aren't sure how to describe it too. My muse likes monsters, just fyi. ♥) • Add-ons ← tails, ears, wings, claws, horns, extra eyes, etc. on your otherwise humanoid-shaped thing.
Mel Will Try to Draw::
"Try to" generally meaning I'm not well-practiced with these, so... fair warning.
• Anthros • Mech • Armor • Droid • Children • Older-Than-Young-Adult • Not-Necessarily-"Pretty" People • Random Props / BG • Couples / Groups ← But your minimum price will be 6x. That's 240b G (or 24k P) for those not wanting to do math. If you're
curious to why, I just don't generally want to draw them that much.
Mel Will NOT Draw::
• Stuff Against T.O.S. ← I don't wanna be banned. Thanks anyway. ♥
* This Helps Mel Draw OC/RPCs
Some Basic Useful Visual Info for Drawing Created Characters
( in skele format, in case you'd like to copy/paste/fill it ).
Species ::
Apparent Gender ::
Apparent Age ::
Eye Color/Shape ::
Skin/Scale Color ::
Hair/Fur Color ::
Hair/Fur Length ::
Hair/Fur/Scale Style ::
Height ::
Body Type/Proportions ::
Scars/Birthmarks/Oddities of Species ::
Clothing style (optional) ::
Jewelry & Piercing(s) ::
Tattoo{s) ::
[b]My name is[/b] "your username here"
[b]And I'm lookin' for art of[/b] "[your character's name/idea]" or "my avi"
↓ ↓ References / Character info in spoiler ↓ ↓
[spoiler]
* written references go first (if you have an oc request thread or offsite page, link it here)
* pose ideas, if ye have them are cool to share (ye might not get it, but it never hurts to suggest)
[spoiler] ** post any/all picture references at the bottom in this secondary spoiler please.[/spoiler][/spoiler]
Example of Completed Form::
Ixum squixum
Lost Melfanian
♫
Hey, Mel! Let's talk pixels...
My name is Ixum squixum And I'm lookin' for art of my avi! c;
↓ ↓ References / Character info in spoiler ↓ ↓
Could you have her sitting down and looking snobbish? P:
• When I accept •
→ send a trade with at least the minimum acceptable price so I know you have it.
If you send more than minimum without perhaps mentioning it before sending, expect me to check with you in
order to confirm you intended to pay such.
I'll let the trade sit while I work, and when it's done I'll send you a small, watermarked
version and accept your trade.
→ once the trade is complete, I will send ye the full-sized, unmarked picture.
In case you are thinking to ask if you may alter/crop/etc the art: So long as the original, unaltered work is credited
to me (and you don't try to sell it for your own profit), I leave ye free to alter it as you see fit.
I drew the picture for you, please use it how you'd like.
Thank you for doing business with me. Perhaps we'll meet again. *casually salutes* ♥
• If I choose another's order •
→ but showed interest in yours, tell me if you'd like to be put on the quote list and I'll let you know when the slot is waiting again.
Remember: this is not necessarily a "first-come-first-serve" shop, but is completely at the whim of my muse. Which is why
I made a grab bag shop-- so he can have free reign. I'd simply like to reassure you: just because my first interest isn't your
order doesn't mean I'm not at all interested in drawing for you as well.
So long as you remain interested in my art also, of course.
Regardless if you stay or leave, thank you for visiting me. ♥
• When I decline •
→ I mean no offense. Remember the products of this shop are directly at the whim of my muse.
You might try offering a different character or avatar, or pose suggestions to spark his interest.
Thank you for visiting all the same. ♥
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►QUEST & NOW SERVING◄
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Since the primary goal of this shop is to clean my wishlist, I'll be collecting funds toward
items here, mainly. Whatever item I'm currently questing (if I'm currently questing an item)
will be here with a marketplace link so I can keep tabs on it.
Alternatively~ when I am not questing for myself, I may be collecting for someone else's
dream, and will link out to their quest thread if appropriate/applicable.
Or~ if I am feeling sneaky... I might just be collecting gold to throw things at people all
unsuspect like. Ye never know! Mwehehe~ ♥
To Clef, always... for giving me that bit of courage to make my very first thread (The Paper Void) years ago.
Thank you, my friend.
To drako, Sundri, Trin, Zana, fae, Era... for inspiring me to never give up. Even if it takes a little longer than planned.
To my Gaian Framily (you know who you are... I hope)... for offering your ears, your shoulders, some little piece
perhaps of your hearts... I love you all.
To all of you who have made it possible for me to achieve my little pixel hoarding dreams or have inspired my
muse to something new and exciting. Thank you so much.
Lastly, to my art brother, and to my grandmothers. Each of whom I loved and miss terribly.
May they Rest.
Post reserved for the meaning of the universe and answer to life.
...and these freebie-get game-type things. *COUGH*
That 60-Minute Scribble
An hour in which Mel will scribble someone a simple freebie.
Mel's "scribbles" are basically quick n' dirty sketches, just FYI.
And that's "dirty" as in sketchy line work and/or sloppy coloring, not gutter-mindedness.
To qualify for a scribble, watch for Mel to announce his/her inevitable boredom and
needing to doodle (specifically "I gotta scribble something..." ) coupled with an
RNG of 1-10. Then console or distract 'em or something, whatever ya gotta do
to get in a post within the next 10 and hope yers is the one that RNG lines up with.
Mel will only draw single avatars for 60M's, so if you're not liking yours, offer a
different one, or if ye're wanting art for a buddy, offer theirs.
Good luck! 3nodding
Weekend Wandering
An event for weekends only! and when I have free time, o'course
Catch The Lost Melfanian (yes, the mule account, specifically) online? Request
a stream, and send 'im a squiggly doodle of your own to play around with.
Any ol' squiggly will do. Not necessarily any form or function needed. Can be
phone-cam taken or doodled with a simple art program and screen-shot. Whatever.
Just don't send something obviously~ intended to become nsfw or against TOS.
Let's see where our imagination takes us, shall we? ;]
Hello there. Welcome to my "FAQ" section of this here shop/quest thread thingy. This is where you
get to ask random questions and I'll log 'em. Go on. Ask me something. Ask me anything! I've nothing to hide.
:]
Info that may be relevant to the shop:: I work a contractor job with questionable hours, so my online times- as
well as what free time I have to draw- may vary greatly. I ask for your patience/understanding with this. I am
located in the US of A (southeast Texas, to be specific) putting my time zone @ Central Standard Time (UTC -6).
I also play video games or read books or lurk around in the Void when I'm not attached to the tablet.
Oh, and yeah. I draw with a Wacom tablet and Paint Tool SAI, in case someone is curious. *nod nods*
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Questions in spoiler here::
Aliiien
...was just curious if we can put multiple characters in our order form? ;u; Like under spoilers for each
character ref or description?
...s'long as ye make it clear if ye are/n't asking for couple/group art.
...Might save space, actually...
L l X l E
...you have a quote list?
I have made a quote list since the asking of this question, yes.
Request to be added if ye'd like to know when my slot is open.
Eragoon
do we have to repost our requests? or do you go over them whenever a slot opens up?
It is preferred if you repost your request if it has been say... 2 months or longer (or if the shop's been
particularly busy). Thanks very much.
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