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[bear]

hiya guys!! made this p2u base the other day, very cheap, only 100 points! thought maybe some of you would be interested u o u

and i'd like to clean out some of my old unsold adopts, so im giving the following out for free!!
2 + 5
6
2
if you're interested, only 2 per person sorry! please only pm me if you'll use them and not sell them straight away. thanks!

still getting rid of these @ o @


and still entertaining offers!!

[Peachpie1164]

So I made another tag. I only need to make another 450 now x3

By myself.
And I got this epic piece of Elvira.

By Sixbane. Gosh I love her art so much <3

And I'm going to be making adopts and I'd love to have some company <3
https://join.me/754-259-928

[Eyvindr]

Guys I'm really confident to try out for any big popular species like plumies or anything even though I want one so bad. Does anyone have any tips? (I also find the contests very biased with who can spend the most time and money on their form when others don't have those resources is this only me that thinks this?

I totally agree Uchuujin, even if putting a lot into your form is hard. Doing it proves how much you want the character. I've had times when I work for hours on a form and loose to someone who doesn't even have a quarter of What I did.
When that happens I get so enraged and depressed. I believe that not putting effort into your forms because you don't have enough time is unfair for the people who also don't have the time yet do it anyway. I spend hours and hours on my form. Working on it and neglecting other duties that I have.

Just gonna add my 2 cents to this because I have tried for any adopt that I like and feel a connection to, big or small.

What master nightmare said is true, I have actually pulled my shoulder out trying to work on a form, lost sleep because I had been so busy before hand I couldn't get the time to do it in a leisurely manner and what does my effort end up with?
I lost to a form that didnt appear to have anywhere near as much effort as i had placed and i felt cheated, bitter and now i have a bad association with certain artists because the reasons behind some of my loses did not make sense to me.

I will take a lose if i understand it because damn some people really go all out and i really take my hat off to them but when i lose to a form that went half the stuff i did, then as i said i become bitter.

For tips, I would honestly say do everything they say on the form, add a little more, show that you really want it and what i also find sometimes that does help is that dont put your form up days before. Make it but keep it off site until a day or two before the deadline but keep an eye on that deadline. I've had people skip their deadline and move it up.

I know it sounds cheap but its a competition so watching your competition is part of the 'game', see how you can make your form better than theirs, does it need a little bit more art? Can i add a little more information in this topic etc. If its allowed having too much is never too bad because at the end of the day the effort is shown. It might cause heartache if you lose but when you win, everyone in that competition will know 'knew they were gonna win'

Do keep in mind though, that sometimes out of no logic someone will win that showed very little effort and ive seen this alot and not just with ones ive tried for but ones ive seen in passing and i truly dont understand it. I actually don;t try for adopts much anymore because after pulling my shoulder on the one ive decided that I can't always do that.

[marouk.]

i got my ren fair a while ago but i just got some art from the original owner that i never saw before haha


by kirraro!!

also got this art a while ago that i didnt show yet





by Mekko-chan nwn

[Irios Atelis]

Just placing my own thoughts on the forms thing.
I totally get where everyone is coming from, I don't usually have it happen to me all that much as I don't often have interest in the more 'popular' species but I have been in a fee instances where I've put a lot of thought and effort into a form under the assumption that the judge would pick quality over quantity (I had far better writing, a more unique idea and one piece of art that I had worked so hard on and was three times the quality of my competitor who put up multiple pieces of low quality art) but of course the judge chose quantity rather than quality. It simply taught my that I have to be the best in both categories.

Mostly tips wise, I would have to say that I will use a good personalty analysing site (like the Form Analysis section of The Daemon Forum) to get down the basic traits of an entire personality then expand on them myself. That way the personality is detailed and balanced and often quite large without having irrelevant info. Another thing that I find is very good in forms is things that make sense and a well thought out character. If you make the character balanced and make their lives realistic then it's going to earn you points.

But yeah, it's so dissapointing when you loose to someone who's put in less effort than you have but I guess you just have to pick yourself up and keep moving.


So on that note, here's a kind of related question for everyone :

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[b]Show us the best form you've ever done. Something you're really proud of! Did you win the character? What is particular makes this is the best of all your forms? [/b]



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Show us the best form you've ever done. Something you're really proud of! Did you win the character? What is particular makes this is the best of all your forms?

To answer my own question, the best form I've ever done was my form for my character Kythax. There seemed to be quite a bit of interest in her before the round started so I went completely all out for her. I ordered, drew and wrote about her non stop until the end of the round and pulled out all the stocks. There was no way I was going to loose her (in fact, I probably got a little over competitive and went little far) but it's the longest and best form I've ever done.

[Wokkie]

I found a design for sale and after first glance, I'm already in love with it. Now, I really need 100 DA points. I'm offering art and commissions for DA points.

Examples of my art (all linked, because they are too big ;w;):
Fullbody sketch/coloured- 1 2
Robots/Machinery- 1
Anime (speciality)- 1
2 (Ittam's character)
For more examples (like digital art): My Oekaki My DA
(Can also do chibi style.)

Payment side. Actually any amount of DA points will do. PM me to discuss. Willing to haggle. Just don't be too ridiculous.
TWT

[Arrows]

Who's your favorite character from here?
Robin ; dreamie <3

do i, huskybear, own any dreamies/favorite designs?
DRUXY!!

Show us the best form you've ever done. Something you're really proud of! Did you win the character? What is particular makes this is the best of all your forms?
I don't know about best of anything, but I was pretty proud of my form for Odysseus. It was one of my most recent. I did end up winning him, and he was my very first kiamara. I was hecka proud and overjoyed. I did feel like I put a lot of effort into there, which is why I think of it as my best, probably. I did some of my own art, spent a bit on 3 other pieces worth of art, and wrote ever category right up to the limit. If there had been no limit on any work, I would've had a longer form XD My only issue is that I can't make my form gorgeous like some, just because I have problems with coding and suck at it in general.

I've seen some conversation around here about it, so I'll add to it. I have seen some contests where I genuinely feel that it is biased or somewhat unfair. There have been some competitions where I've written a lot or added a lot to my form, and it is still long even when I make it small text. Then it is judged and someone who's form is 50% pictures, in normal-sized text, and still shorter than my form has won. And that does annoy me. Now, you shouldn't necessarily go by length, but if someone just throws pictures in between every paragraph and doesn't actually write much, then I don't find that fair to me.

I think it is fair to judge based on time & money. If you really want the character, and are willing to spend actual money and/or also put hours into it, then yeah, you should win. That's EFFORT.

I'll ask a question just 'cuz:

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Do you ever feel like the judge of a competition you entered was biased, or chose their friend? Even though it wasn't the best form?

Sometimes I do feel like this. I've entered for things, and fellow staff of the person have been like: OHMIGOSH ITS LIKE YOU MADE THIS FOR ME! MUST WIN! and they do get it. And I don't always feel that they deserve it.

I need some quick tips for drawing...I am trying to win my first Plumie, and the contest requires a headshot by you. I need to get it done probably today or tomorrow. I am not superb at drawing, I am much more of an author, but I'd really like to try. If someone can just give me some help, ideas, and tips it would really help me out. Thank you <3

As well, I spent almost all my dA points pretty quick and I would still like a bit more to pay off characters. I will pay in cheap art, since I am not extremely good at it, or I will write you a story, which I am much better at. My DA

This is a bit unorthodox and possibly not even considered a commission of sorts, but because I really want to practice my writing and want some ideas, I will write stories for people for free. They will be short, probably 500-2000 words, just because they are free and I am spending time to write them. I am happy to write for tryouts.

[Tricksters]

My account got hacked or something
last night! I got on to log in and my password had been changed!
Thankfully I retrieved it and there seems to be no
damage, but I'm really shaken up about
this omg *v*
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Sketched myself some
art

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Looking to buy character tags of all my characters!
I WANT ALL MY PETS GONE HERE AND ON AYWAS+ELDEMORE
{besides my lion and nekiet *v* sorry!}
I no longer really desire trading on any sites anymore,
and there is way too much drama on the sites I need
to reduce some sites I go on or I might
go crazy I swear.

Send me examples of what you can offer through PM!
Please try to say what you want if your looking
at my CS account, you can offer on mass things as I want
most gone.

Thanks if anyone's interested!

ALSO If your interested in art trades you can PM me to,
but please note I will not be fast with finishing as I am busy *v*

[PFDC]

$1 Headshot commissions! If not done in 48 hours they are free!
http://pfdc.deviantart.com/journal/1-he ... -506026827

[Peachpie1164]

I really need 400 points for a semi dream character so I am selling these adopts

(Everything @ myself)
Any adopts open here

And possibly co-ownership of some of my characters (or sell them but it would be very hard for me to sell them)
http://sta.sh/21ajxyt685f3?edit=1
PM me if interested <3

And I got this cutie from bear

(By bear I believe.)