CAAA 24, CLOSED, NEW THREAD! :D

[kalise ∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿]

looking to do some art trades !! ;DD
feel free to hmu

journal here B) *:･ﾟ✧

[Sabu]

So I have a question for you artists


Why is it that most artists like to draw art for others but seem to always want others to draw art of their own characters? Why do you prefer to not draw art for yourself?

[GIGABITE]

Why is it that most artists like to draw art for others but seem to always want others to draw art of their own characters? Why do you prefer to not draw art for yourself?

I vastly prefer doing art for myself, actually. I just do commissions to pay for new characters xD I started into characters to be art subjects rather than seeing characters as things that need art added, so I like drawing my own loves

[Krycifer]

I've got one more YCH headshot left of a little batch~


Art (c) to myself, Characters (c) to their respective owners

It's going for:
100 points for lines and color
150 points for lines, color, and shade
200 points for lines, color, shade, highlights and a poorly thought out acrostic poem pfft

[Spacepvp]

@Prince Virus: Cute art ;O;
@kiowa: Really cute art + I adore your new characters ;u;
Why is it that most artists like to draw art for others but seem to always want others to draw art of their own characters? Why do you prefer to not draw art for yourself?
I always asked this question myself and I honestly don't know. Sometimes I like to draw my characters as well but...most of the time I like others to draw them ;u; I probably think other can draw my characters better than I can

Got cute art of Tessa:

art by sheepshmeep


Made some little icons of some of my charas ;u;
Tsubasa - Tsubasa in his chakra-mode - Sammy - Sailor - Runen - Pakkun - Nobu - Minze -Funny - Soul - Demon - Chisana

[N3wt0n]

i have some questions! <3

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have you ever paid [b][i]way[/i][/b] more than you probably should have for a character you adore? do you regret it?

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who's your favourite out of every single char you've adopted?

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have you ever regretted buying/adopting/creating a char?

new bab <3
unnamed, art/design by cassivellanous on ifunny. name ideas? (an odd place to get a char, i know haha.)

i have adopts up for DA points! ignore the white around the top right ones tail, i didn't realise.

I'm looking for art of newton, ori (both below), and my new unnamed char. (above)


pm me if you're interested (forgot to add that of course I'll pay! Sorry, omg that probably did sound like I was begging.. <3)
(if you gift me art i'll be forever in your debt)

[Lilelith]

IMPORTANT FOR ME
I have open commissions for DA points! Shoot me PM if you're interested! ♥
Something about 150 points for chibi and 80 for headshot. I need points for design, uh

@Mikuru Senpai// AAA AMAZING ICONSS <33
@KiPotato// I want all of your YCHs :'00

[weegeestar5]

What's the favorite fan character you own (if any)?

o h no
um
maybe duveki ?? tho it generally switches between my alternian fantrolls :p


Do your fan character haves a role on the original story of the game/series/book/etc or are they just design-based?

my fancharacters do not interact w/ the canon characters o: however they all live in the worlds of the canon characters [usually AUs where the canon characters don't exist tho]
some follow the very basic plotline - e.g. for the homestuck fancharacters, they play sburb/sgrub. however their story beyond that will be different. tho me and red still have to sort that out whoops

What types of posts here on CAAA catch your attention? Long posts, short posts, posts with more texts or images?

i really love posts where people are talking about their ocs development [e.g. what would oc 1 do if oc 2 asked them out?] !!!
i also like to see people comment on others !

Why is it that most artists like to draw art for others but seem to always want others to draw art of their own characters? Why do you prefer to not draw art for yourself?

i actually prefer to draw art for myself then others whOOPS. i get much more inspiration/motivation and if i don't wanna finish a piece then ?? at least theres not a commissioner waiting
however i also do love getting art of my ocs by other people !! some people have super nice styles which really fit some of my ocs !!

have you ever paid way more than you probably should have for a character you adore? do you regret it?

im p cheap and don't buy a lot of characters so probably not o:

who's your favourite out of every single char you've adopted?

uhhh well the fanstuck are my favourite group of ocs [and ofc my sonas and a couple of others but im not counting them] so.... duveki ?? [above]

have you ever regretted buying/adopting/creating a char?

not really ?? not that i can remember anyway

@aniki, good luck selling o:
@prince virus, omg those pixels are super cute and so nicely animated !! garrett looks adorable - i especially love the second headshot you did of him ! and omg the last piece of art looks so cool o:
@dragongoddest, good luck on selling/buying/getting roleplays !!
@Kiowa, ahhh the art is so cute !! i love the eyes of the first character ;v; corianna looks adorable too ! ahhh the piece by ghost is also super cute omg !! ;v; aND LUKAS IS SO ADORABLE. im sorry but i love his ears omg
@kalise, good luck on getting art trades !
@kipotato, super nice art !! good luck on getting it sold o:
@mikuru senpai, the art of Tessa is so cute !! and those little icons are adorable aHHH. i really love the colours/design of the character in the fourth icon !
@tavros, the image link doesn't work for your new character c: the deer adopts have v nice palettes ! and also, the last character in your post is super cute !! good luck on selling characters !
@lileth, good luck on getting the points needed uvu

[Tiger-bytes]

have you ever paid way more than you probably should have for a character you adore? do you regret it?
HA Yes! Unfortunately. And yeah I do regret it because the character ended up in my "for sale" bin for a long time

have you ever regretted buying/adopting/creating a char?
Yeah, on several occasions, but it happens sometimes.

Got one new character, and designed one character.

By Dergenn hhhh He's so pretty ;v;


Design by me

[Wesley]

@Lillybear @SheepShmeep @SkyWishes21 @MeatieMeats @Cat Noir. @Cupid @Rabbitheart @Uchuujin: Thank you all so much for the kind compliments! ♥

@Dalek.: I absolutely love your new Makoatl; congratulations! The swirl designs are gorgeous, and I love the rat's tail! The art by Mr. Boodle is also really cute c:

@feather-senpai: laughs at you for harassing Skrit

@Cupid: Kichi is so cute, oh my goodness! ;v;

@blackbird.: I like that art of Bon a lot! They have a gorgeous design, and the artist has a gorgeous style c:

@HanniBun: Nonon is really cute; I love her soft pinks! Her hat reminds me of the song "Black Parade" by MCR cx And the pixel that you drew looks gorgeous!
I have to agree with you that fan characters from lesser-known series and games (even ones that I've never heard of before) are my favorite, because it's cool to see someone take a less popular idea and get so into it and make an original spin off of it. c: And Castiel is really cute!

@HP Fan: Cute crayon anthros of your kiddos, especially that one of Tibbers!

@hnai: Your fan characters are gorgeous! To be honest, you're one of my 'character rolemodels.' The character community can get nasty, money-hungry, and unkind. You are one of the people that remind me that there are others out there that try to write for their characters and draw them and care for them instead of just using them as another source of income. My hopes are that one day, all of my characters will be as well-developed as your own. c: I've passed lots of time stalking your character site, reading through your character's information and admiring their galleries c:

@тανяσѕ ~ ♉: Please remember to mention payment when asking for art, so you don't sound like you're begging c:

What types of posts here on CAAA catch your attention? Long posts, short posts, posts with more texts or images?
Longer posts usually catch my attention more. I tend to skip over short advertisement posts unless I am specifically looking to buy characters/art at the moment. I love big dumps of art and seeing art that people made of their own characters. I tend to respond to anyone who comments on my own things (it's the best way to start a conversation and make a friend, honestly.) I sometimes comment on people's posts who answer questions as well, because I feel more inclined to interact with someone who is an active participant.

Why is it that most artists like to draw art for others but seem to always want others to draw art of their own characters? Why do you prefer to not draw art for yourself?
I like having a variety of styles expressed throughout my character's art! I find that different artists can capture my characters in different ways, and everyone's style varies vastly from my own, so I like collecting lots of different art! I also draw only as an occasional hobby (with a commission here and there) because I lack confidence in my ability to draw with a mouse and only use the CS Oekaki/ChibiPaint, so it's refreshing to get art from others as well. Some of my characters, I honestly cannot capture that well in my own art.

And for Theme Week #1...


For me, a fan character is typically a character set in the world of another author's creation. However, I know that many people base their fan characters directly off of another fictional character, like the Winchester brothers, Hannibal, or Iron Man. I personally find these sort of characters to be unoriginal, because you have a much more difficult time trying to distinguish your fan character from everyone else's. When you base your character off of another fictional character, you run into one key problem: there are only so many ways to portray the same personality. The few fan characters I have exist as a way to get more out of a fictional world I have fallen in love with. Once a TV series has ended or an author has written their last novel, your love for their creative genius doesn't die... but the plot they've created does. That's why fan characters exist; to keep the worlds alive with new and original characters!

My most frequently used fan character is definitely Merida Fallow, who is set in the world of Gena Showalter's White Rabbit Chronicles (Alice in Zombieland and all of the following books):

Art by VonDaShroom @ DA
I just really loved the idea of zombie slayers that Showalter created, and when the series took a hiatus, I wanted a way to keep connected.

Blue is a Pokemon fan character, obviously a Pikachu. I know, I know... cliche, right? I used to have a Mew, a Furfrou, and a trainer, but I fell out of connection with them.

Art by Siren~ / Uchuujin
Blue actually used to be a regular wolf design, but when I adopted him from the Symphony Character Adoption Agency, I turned him into a Pikachu. I personally think he's the cutest Pokemon around ;v;

Fletch Mertens is a Lava Lamp Dog based on Adventure Time! She's so cute that I couldn't help but adopt her!

Art and design by serBronn

And lastly is Randall/Freddy, who is a whippet designed by Bottle. He actually is based directly on the character Randall from Monsters University, but I completely changed the personality to include literally no similarities. ^^

Art by Charchar2