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Postby manta rae » Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:31 am

    Okay, so I'm stuck between three forms for a contest, and I need help deciding which one is to be
    the winner! ( Avix #150 )
    If you could help me, that would be amazing ; o ; The forms aren't that long, so it will only take
    you a little time! The forms are just really different but really good plus one of my good friends
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Re: Character Adoption Addicts Anonymous 24 - Summer Secrets

Postby DragonLoverHere » Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:33 am

How do you decide whether or not you should keep a character? When do you know that it's time to let go?
Well... That's a hard one, seeing as I'm currently trying to chop down my hoard myself so they get proper care. When I haven't made art or developed them in my head for a while, that's when I know. That's really when my "click" dies with them, and I need to start to move them on.

How do you convince yourself to get rid of a character that you no longer like but have an emotional connection to?
Hahahahaha biggest guilt here, that is my worst guilt right now XC Normally, I set deadlines for myself. Like I'll say "Okay, I need to make a piece of art or drawing of them by ____". Then, I can really buckle down to say that it isn't working out.

How do you revive old sparks with characters that you no longer love?
Revamps, revamps do wonders sometimes. But on those characters that I just can't revamp I try to write out conversations with them and stuff. It sounds weird but sitting down with a computer, tablet, or pen and paper and just writing a conversation between yourself and the OC can really make a deeper understanding of the character and show you why you were having trouble!

I have a few question sets myself, pick and play as you like darlings!

Regarding OC ownership and sales:
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[b]Have you ever had an OC you adore suddenly become a negative source for you (bad memories, rough times, etc)? If so, how did you deal with the OC?[/b]

[b]Have you ever owned an OC that was a more "mental" relationship? IE: you think of them day to day more than do tangible things?[/b]

[b]Have you ever regretted selling an OC?[/b]

[b]Have you ever sold an OC you love to help with real world predicaments? Did it help, or do you question whether it was worth it?[/b]


OC situations:
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[b]Pick out five OCs![/b]
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[b]5)[/b]

[b]4 is rooming with 1 at college! What are they like as room mates?[/b]

[b]3 is having trouble in class and seeks out 5 for help. How does this studying go down, does it help?[/b]

[b]2 is invited to a party in one of the dorms! How do they feel about it?[/b]

[b]Look at each of the five characters you picked. How does each tend to spend their time day to day at college?[/b]


About becoming a new owner or creation:
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[b]Have you ever had a "napkin sketch" character that just one day hit you?[/b]

[b]Do you tend to add really rough doodles and sketchwork to your OCs, or does it feel like clutter to you?[/b]

[b]Have any peculiar ways in which you pick names, develop personality, etc?[/b]
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Re: Character Adoption Addicts Anonymous 24 - Summer Secrets

Postby trickstertype » Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:35 am

I haven't posted here in a while! Whoa!
Anyways, I have a new dream character! darn :c
and I got a new love for a new species!!
furtopian adopts oml
anyways, I got new three new sketchbooks and i'm bringing my art shop back into business!
I added references if you guys are interested! c:
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A plain sketch is free!
I'm so happy to finally be drawing again, woo!

@OrangeJuice - i love those little plumies, it's sad that their officially closed now! :c
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Re: Character Adoption Addicts Anonymous 24 - Summer Secrets

Postby •Crow• » Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:40 am

•Emilia• wrote:
In taking possoble offers on this guy (points)... I still am attached so if theres not an lffer i like he will atay with me

http://toyhou.se/90900.jin-tomo-

Also taking point offers on...

http://toyhou.se/187062.haruhi-katsura

http://toyhou.se/106960.tomoharu (MUST be a good offer)


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Re: Character Adoption Addicts Anonymous 24 - Summer Secrets

Postby Roadhog » Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:45 am

Pick out five OCs!
1)Chirp
2)Opal
3)Kopi
4)Apollo
5)Vermillion

4 is rooming with 1 at college! What are they like as room mates?
Apollo is pretty chill while Chirp is a bit more jumpy, fun, and cute. They probably would get along??
3 is having trouble in class and seeks out 5 for help. How does this studying go down, does it help?
Both are pretty good together, and Kopi learns a few things I guess?
2 is invited to a party in one of the dorms! How do they feel about it?
PARTY PARTY yessss. He is kinda the life of the party, and would be obnoxious.
Look at each of the five characters you picked. How does each tend to spend their time day to day at college?
Chirp doesn't study that much, bakes, and just does random things that don't help towards studying
Opal gets some done, but it is also late work....
Kopi gets all of her work in, but yet again she is dead asleep on her bed from cramming and writing
Apollo has it done, but she barely crammed in studying- and only got like half of it right
and Vermillion would have all of it done, since he Lovveee theatre and studying it.


Also taking offers on Hyakutake and mordecai (Hyakutake has 11 art pieces.) OR FOR BOTH I'D DEFINITELY TAKE A MYO BIRDFOLK SLOTTTTT ayyyy
NO CS PETS OR FR
I'd like characters, and points only please! HQ characters and no characters made on a pre-made base :> or you will be ignored.


I might also tentatively trade my kintaur for a birdfolk
idk tho
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Re: Character Adoption Addicts Anonymous 24 - Summer Secrets

Postby DragonLoverHere » Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:52 am

Oml did I ever tell you guys that my baby Winky was the product of Chinese food, being over emotional and over caffeinated on too little sleep, and a random conversation about Don't Starve with my sister? No? Well, he was. And I frankly forgot that until I was cleaning my room and lo and behold, I just found the two pieces of paper that started it all: a fortune cookie note and the back of a buffet receipt.
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Re: Character Adoption Addicts Anonymous 24 - Summer Secrets

Postby sheepuns » Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:00 am

Shoutout to commandant to helpin me!

So I bought Matthew from Tricky

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He's going to be the skiddish right hand man to Algorithm Silver. He really likes stripes on his clothes and he can't hold himself back when it comes to dancing to swing music.

And guys, I'm so close to 100 ocs. It's been a long time but I'm so ready to finally reach the big leagues now! //shot

@Orange Juice Ahhh those are so cute I need. *grabby hands*

@Dragonloverhere Ooh, that's really cool! I love all of the cool sketchy notes!



pick 4 characters (Credit the artists as well!):

I'll randomly pick 4 of Silver's Alt forms. All art by Myself

1:Pure Silver
2: Arilver Silver
3: Lusterum Silver
4: Al Gore

Which one wants to go to the beach?
Probably Pure and Luster. Arilver has has enough sand for a life since they travel the deserts and Al wouldn't want to ruin his paws. Gotta look presentable and not scruffy. .

Who would buy and light off fireworks?
Luster would. Pure might be a little scared to set them off. Arilver probably wouldn't care and Al, if he did set them off, would probably have one of his henchmen do it.

Which one of them is trying to drag all 4 on vacation?
Luster for sure! He'd mostly do it so he can ship them all together. Expect many staged "events" on the trip.

#2 is mad at #3, why?
Arilver believes that Luster is imcompetent and isn't using his abilities to the fullest. He's an angel, can regenerate and yet spends his time gushing over lovey couples. It's sickening to him.

#4 wants to do something fun with #1, what do they do?
Al: 'Hey kid, wanna empty a bank account?"
Pure: "I-what?! WHAT? YOU DO THAT FOR FUN?!"

#1 and #2 plan to surprise #3 and #4 with something fun, what are they doing?
Pure: "Ta da! Surprise! Arilver and I made you guys a cake. And Arilver's gonna sing too.
Arilver:"Yes. The song is called 'Over My Dead Body'. It's quite a hit you know."

Pick out five OCs!
1) Maverick - by Tealea
2) Huss - by vannbun
3) Cyril by Mythkin
4) Matthew by Unknown
5) Vx by Shlimaz

4 is rooming with 1 at college! What are they like as room mates?
Matthew doesn't let Maverick know what he does late at night in fear that he would report him. Maverick is kinda a slob and is careless with his items and textbooks. Expect his side of the dorm to be messy with health hazards everywhere. Matthew at least has a noticeably clean side, but that's because he doesn't want anyone to catch on to him.

3 is having trouble in class and seeks out 5 for help. How does this studying go down, does it help?
The study session turns into a jam session. Instead of help with math Vx just rocks out on his guitar and Cyril takes out his harmonica and his drum set and they play the day away instead.

2 is invited to a party in one of the dorms! How do they feel about it?
Huss is sorta awkward about it. Since they bring their best friend, their fish, everywhere they spend their time giving themselves a pep talk before going in. Huss is happy their invited, but they are not sure what to really make of the situation.

Look at each of the five characters you picked. How does each tend to spend their time day to day at college?
Maverick spends his time slacking off. He has no real plans of finishing college and is only there for the experience.
Huss is determined to break the ice and socialize with others here. Oh, and get their degree in oceanography.
Cyril is only really going because their parents forced them too. Otherwise, they would just prefer to move to the country and own a farm or something simple.
Matthew is only going to college because the boss said he needed a better cover job. If he gets his degree he'll be able to dodge the cops better.


Have you ever had an OC you adore suddenly become a negative source for you (bad memories, rough times, etc)? If so, how did you deal with the OC?
Hm. . .I think I have. I normally get rid of them so it doesn't affect my health. That, or I try and associate them with something more positive!

Have you ever owned an OC that was a more "mental" relationship? IE: you think of them day to day more than do tangible things?
Yeah actually! Call me dorky, but I do love dreaming and imagining the stories of my ocs play out in my mind like a TV show. That's where I get all the great ideas of plot twist for their backstories!

Have you ever regretted selling an OC?
All the time. That's why I don't sell mine anymore to be honest.

Have you ever sold an OC you love to help with real world predicaments? Did it help, or do you question whether it was worth it?
Yes I did, and it helped but I still question if it was worth it. In the long run the world predicament is over so I'm curious as to find their owner and possibly buy them back.

Have you ever had a "napkin sketch" character that just one day hit you?
YES YES YES. Maybe next time I make one I'll show it! But that often happens to me!

Do you tend to add really rough doodles and sketchwork to your OCs, or does it feel like clutter to you?
Nah, I don't know how to do rough sketches and doodles.
*piles of Stopsign chan sketches fall out of pocket*
O-oops. I guess that answers that question.

Have any peculiar ways in which you pick names, develop personality, etc?
They come to me like lightning.
As for personality, I look at published characters who I want them to have similar traits to, then I give my character opposite traits to try and avoid any cliches.

For example, if I wanted my character to be the "strong and silent type" I would look at other characters, analyze them, and then give my character traits that they don't have. Like, a strong and silent type who lies anytime they open their mouth, or a strong and silent type who's unnecessarily mean and vicious.
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Re: Character Adoption Addicts Anonymous 24 - Summer Secrets

Postby Uchuujin » Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:31 am

@ Orange Juice - those buttons are so adorable! I'm totally dying over them ; H ;

Have any peculiar ways in which you pick names, develop personality, etc?

I really like to give my characters jobs or hobbies or lifestyles that are based on things I'm interested in to some degree. A lot of times there will be a topic I know little to nothing about, but when I learn about it via the television or internet, it inspires me. So for example, on TV I saw a bit in a documentary about a really important archaeological city at the border of Nepal and Tibet. It's in the middle of nowhere essentially, and the people live like they did hundreds of years ago with almost no modern touches whatsoever, but because of the important cultural discoveries there in recent years, it is starting to become a popular destination for really hardcore tourists (tourism there is NOT easy and requires a guide). So I don't know... I was really inspired by this location and started crafting a character that I think would live there. I built his name, his background, his hobbies all based on that part of the world and how traditional their culture is. Another example would be on the internet, I read a lot of spooky stories (mostly creepypasta) about stuff going on in the depths of the woods. I was really absorbed with how horrifying the forest could be. So I made up a character who was a forest ranger, and I picked a part of the world with lots of the kinds of forests that I wanted him to live in.... So in that way I sort of backwards engineer characters based on stuff I'm interested in at the time! By doing that, I can come up with characters who have names and backgrounds that are pretty realistic based on where they're from. Even if they're in a totally fantasy setting, it still helps to have one small chunk of realism to craft them upon.

OKAY SO...

I have a collection of characters, most are somewhat low quality, but I'm seeking to trade them for other characters of low to medium quality. I am trying to get some more realistic characters. You don't have to offer me 100% realistic characters, they can have some not realistic qualities, but I'm REALLY REALLY REALLY not looking for sparkledogs or sparklehorses or whatever. I want like... designs that are somewhat based on reality. Ferals only, please. Designs on premade bases are totally okay too c:

This dragondog dude designed by -removed- on DA - comes with 1 headshot
This kemonomimi designed by sonyaism on DA
This unicorn by hippogryphfeather on DA
This kemonomimi by sugarbooty on DA - comes with 1 piece of art
These 2 dogs by deerborne on DA - each has 1 other piece of art, MUST go together
Number 1 here by kingcandyadopts on DA
This dog designed by covely on DA, base by kiboku I believe
This human by aquila-adopts on DA

Like I said, I am seeking low quality characters for these. I don't think any of them were purchased for more than 7 USD, in fact, most of them only cost me a couple hundred DA points. My only desire is in exchange the characters you offer are feral and are at least maybe 60 - 70 % realistic in their design. Please PM me if interested. I've never traded characters before besides one makoatl so... I'm a bit new to this xD
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Re: Character Adoption Addicts Anonymous 24 - Summer Secrets

Postby NizoLuv » Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:40 am

pick 4 characters (Credit the artists as well!):
1: Avrel
2: Libra
3: Alex
4: Nix

Which one wants to go to the beach? Nix probably talked them into somehow. Avrel didn't want Niz going by herself and Alex just went because Avrel was going. No idea who Libra got dragged into the mix, but she isn't complaining.

Who would buy and light off fireworks? Libra and Nix went off to buy them and Alex lit most of them off. Avrel is staying a safe distance away because nOPE

Which one of them is trying to drag all 4 on vacation? Nix, as always.
#2 is mad at #3, why? Shoot, Alex probably lit a firecracker right next to her without warning her and scared the mess outta the poor girl.

#4 wants to do something fun with #1, what do they do? SHAVED ICE! And all the other snacks they can find. Probably went to go sight see on the way back too.

#1 and #2 plan to surprise #3 and #4 with something fun, what are they doing? A HUGE bonfire with s'mores and all the other good food. They have games and fun little stories to tell too. Some more embarrassing than the others (im eyeing you Alex)

Pick out five OCs!
1) Yuru
2) Jinho
3) Jace
4) unnamed bab
5) Spade

4 is rooming with 1 at college! What are they like as room mates?
Poor baby would be awkward at first but then walk in on Yuru and EVEN MORE AWK but 2x because Yuru wouldn't know what to do or say afterwards and it's just a mess and its so funny omg.

3 is having trouble in class and seeks out 5 for help. How does this studying go down, does it help?
It would end with Jace screaming at the top of his lungs while Spade is laughing. "You should have known better than to ask me" "SHUDDAP, I KNOW." And then Jace would give up completely or look for his boo to help him study lool.

2 is invited to a party in one of the dorms! How do they feel about it?
Jinho? At a party? It's either gonna end badly for the other party goers or Jin just doesn't go at all. He has way too much stuff on his paws to worry about hanging out with losers. And everyone is a loser to him unless he's dating them.

Look at each of the five characters you picked. How does each tend to spend their time day to day at college?
Yuru keeps his grades at an average and spends a lot of his time with friends or whoever is currently peaking his interest.
Jinho stays in his room unless he has class or meeting up with one if his baes. His grades are pretty good, which is surprising since he never studies and only pays attention in some classes.
Jace has fun, either playing sports or hanging out with his friends, and the results show in his grades LOL. Poor guy.
My unnamed baby spends a lot of time with friends or by himself. He studies only when he has to or if he's struggling. He passes all his classes, but his grades are nothing to show off. He watched a lot of sports practices, but never has the guts to join a club himself. He keeps himself fit in other ways though so its no biggie lol
Spade just fools around all day and barely passes his classes, and he only passes his with brother-in-law's help. If he isn't fooling around with friends around campus or in their dorm rooms, then he's at Avrel's place, bugging either him or his brother.

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Looking for some friends/acquaintances/rivals/foes/followers/worshippers/ect. for my new baby.
He's still unnamed, and i would LOVE some name suggestions for him!!
Also looking for some art of him, Can pay with pets or USD ; v ;


He's a young demigod that's the guardian deity of a small japanese village hidden far from modern society.
He lies that he's a wandering spirit to others so he doesn't have to deal with anything and often roams around neglecting his duties, which gets him into a lot of trouble with the higher ranked gods and looked down upon by lower deities and such.


He's pretty powerful considering his lineage and age. However he doesn't like to use his powers as they drain a lot of energy and forces him to rest for days on end. He likes to change forms into a human during festivals dedicated to him and play with the little human children and eat and drink. He'll turn into a fox if a villager is lost in the forest or mountains surrounding the village and will lead them back safely. If a villager is hurt and can't get back without help, he'll turn into a cat-like spirit and lead able bodied villagers to them for help.

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Re: Character Adoption Addicts Anonymous 24 - Summer Secrets

Postby >> Leafstorm515 » Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:52 am

I just wanted to share a ref I made today, after buying a lovely character from Painted <3

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Such a cutie. Gave her a little revamp since the orignal image was very blurry <3
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