CAAA v. 23 - CLOSED, New thread! (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ

[tea!]

https://join.me/255-018-307

making adopts !
ill probably make some free customs !
if you like one of the adopts, you can have them !

[NARANDA]

What is your opinion of closed species?
It depends on the species, if they are unique in looks or with cool lore/backstory behind them, then I find them interesting and quite enjoy them! If they are just being used for profit though, then I tend to avoid them. Also if it is just random canines or felines with a special name but nothing special about them, then I tend to avoid those too as it makes me feel like I am just getting a normal character with a whole whack of rules attached. I do take part in some smaller closed species though that do have good competition where you try hard to get the char (Which I find helps me to connect with the char instead of just purchasing with very little effort to get them)

Who do you believe to be your coolest or best-liked (by others) characters?
Coolest or best liked... I know quite a few people liked these chars in the past.
Jouka, Vesper, Hiroyuki, Kairos

Which of your characters have the most art? Top three? Top five?
1. Jouka - 206 Pieces
2. Ronzo - 88 Known/Uploaded Pieces
3. Atsuko - 61 Pieces
4. Dawn - 55 Pieces
5. Kiyoi Sukai and Himiko - Tied With 46 Pieces

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Got some more art for some of my older LOCS!
Aquila and Raven by captaincaprag.hircus! <3

And Adamos by clumsy!


And some art of my regular characters! ~ Dawn ~ just showed me this amazing pic of my Zahir and their Araelica by hawaiianbabidoll! They look so cute!!!


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I am also seeking art, I'm offering pets/item, eldemore, flightrising, old chars, tokota stuff and DA points!
Please take a look here for more details, if you don't have a DA but can offer art for what I am seeking, feel free to PM me with examples and prices!
http://naranda1.deviantart.com/journal/ ... -584611908

[Roadhog]

buying dog/cat/creature characters- I have 600 points-nothing on a base, and no humans.
pm me for details, or to work something out!

[dragongoddest]

hello guys.
I have 70 list pets here open for oc and art
i'm looking for high qulity art
and
high qulity oc
which mean no color in unless they have a lot of hq art
i don't want just a bunchb of adopts thrown at me
here is the group
http://www.chickensmoothie.com/accounts ... id=3770593
there is a bit of everything
ur foal ur lion ur bengal nontag non jewel all malk dragons ba raven dog ect ect

here is also the thread i made for it
viewtopic.php?f=69&t=2928195


also looking for roleplays for anyone here
http://toyhou.se/dragongoddest/characte ... der:name/1

im still working on adding all there info so fell free to pm me about anything on anyone here

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hey guys i'm also selling these guys for pets usd or points
http://sta.sh/22e1715c8p08?edit=1

Ok guys if you have pm me an offer and i never gave u a direct im not interested please pm me again. I feel like i may of missed a few people on this note due to being so busy the past few days. .

@Samuel Beechworth love the new oc
@hyakutake love the art
@captaincaprag.hircus looove the art

[Wesley]

@Orange Juice: Yeee, I knew someone could benefit from those *u* Can't wait to see your little Neko Atsumes!

@Wafflez2: Can't wait to see!

@Agent Alaska: Reading all of the kind things you said about the Makoatl community really made me smile; I don't own a Mako but I'd really like to. When your Makos have babies, I would love to see if I connect with one. ;v;

@Kessler: I pretty much agree with you. Most people won't even look at the canines/humans that I sell, which used to get a lot of attention. Many people put up 'tentatively taking offers on my (insert closed species here)' journals just to get people salivating and offering a ton of money. In my opinion, closed species have really brought out the underlying greed in the character community. And thank you for the compliments on my new character/art c: Congrats on getting Lune back!

@weegeestar5: You have what and have not introduced them to me?? A species among friends is a really cool idea. Solanum/Pix created her old fursona [also named Solanum] to be totally unique, and then she let lululizzy23 have one of the same type/species, which I thought was super cool. Micki. (who has not been online for a long time weeps) made the species Neua Lions, which is one of the coolest species I know. They're just subspecies of lions with connections to ancient gods and all sorts of other really cool information. What distinguishes closed species between friends or for personal use from closed species that you try to force into being the next big thing is the motive. The former does it for personal enjoyment and making others happy; the latter does it for money. :<

@>> Leafstorm515: I agree that the best part of closed species is the artist's style. I was going to say that in my original answer to the question, but I got sidetracked by my own rambling. xD What makes closed species awesome - despite hateful communities, greed, etc. - is the artists expressing themselves through original ideas and beautiful art. What really makes Kiamaras and Sushi Dogs popular isn't their traits or body structure (though Kiamara body structure is pretty rad) - it's the talent of the people who started them! The most important thing you said, though... "Just don't get huffy at someone who's concept looks similar, since cats/dogs/wolves etc are all common. I think we all just need to love each other a little more and bridge differences in a respectful manner. " A lot of people don't realize this. xD It would make the character community a lot less hateful if people were to be able to distinguish between intentional copying and simply taking a species' normal anatomy and running with it.

Basically to sum things up... I've found that closed species are characters designed to create an economy, while other characters are designed to be a creative outlet. Sometimes the two intermingle or swap roles, but this is the way I typically see it.

[Liliette]

I've heard of toyhouse and I was wondering if any of you guys know what a invite code is and how I can get one? I'm so confused

[Tiger-bytes]

Who do you believe to be your coolest or best-liked (by others) characters?
My best liked character is probably Tojiba

He probably gets the most compliments as far as design out of all my characters ;v;
Art by Secretwolf4328 on DA

Which of your characters have the most art? Top three? Top five?
Tojiba 18 pieces of art
Glitch 15 pieces of art
and
Kale15 pieces of art

These are probably my top 3 characters with the most art. I try my best to keep the amout of art balanced out of all my characters but these 3 tend to still end up with the most art out of all my characters LOL

[kaerou]

Got these three cute chibis from Pyro&pup!

By Pyro&pup

and some more tags I made for myself.

The four tags above are by me.

[Tif + Jo]

What is your opinion of closed species?

I'd like to put in my two cents of this idea. Speaking from an artist's perspective, this concept of closed species has only been relevant for less than 5 years before the ball really started to get rolling. Admittedly, I was a bit leery of owning closed species adoptables and even disliked Sushi Dogs before actually getting a chance to draw art of them and seeing what the community was really all about.

It was slow at first, but gradually as I learned that these users would actually spend money to commission art of these pre-made characters, I became more and more curious as to why and what compelled people to buy art of a character/adoptable that I assume they got with no connection to the design vs a personally-made design? Sushi Dogs were a great gateway for me into the world of Closed Species. Yes, Sushi Dogs have had their fair share of drama and people who are in it to profit, but the majority of the community itself are made up of people who really do enjoy the lore of the species and Witchpaws' dedication years later to develop the species more and more.

Dogs with food themes, are by no means, a unique idea. There are hundreds of adoptables with the same idea, but none of them quite clicked with me like Witchpaws' Sushi Dogs did. The price of a Witchpaws' designed Sushi Dog is admittedly, very high, but rightfully so since the demand for her art is extremely high. If she priced custom-made Sushi Dogs at the price of the MYOs ($35 - $65+), she would be swamped and quickly burnt out. She starts them out as auctions, which is fair to everyone involved as it takes their own initiative to outbid other users at whatever the current price of the auction is running. If someone is willing to buy and place a bid on a Sushi Cat for $700, then kudos to them. They knew what they were getting into for paying a price that can easily mean a month's rent for someone's apartment and they take full responsibility for that. By no means, does that mean a person who can't afford that high price tag doesn't deserve said Sushi Dog/Cat, but it also doesn't mean that they won't have a chance for a later design as well.

There's multitudes of ways to get Closed Species, be it art, character trades, trading offsite currency, real life currency, etcetc. It just takes a little more time with some methods than others, but in then end, if someone wants something hard enough and works for it, then they most certainly will get it.

[Roadhog]

Who do you believe to be your coolest or best-liked (by others) characters?
Hyakutake and Mordecai <3 sometimes I will get random offers of people wanting to buy them Cx
art by manectric