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ocshowandtell · 3 months

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it's your turn to share!!!

original characters make the world go round, but it can be hard to get people excited about them. but we're building a space to celebrate your love and hard work!

you can send in/link a post you already made or just make a brand new introduction to your OC and their lore, as in depth or simple as you like! and we will share it so more people can have a chance to see. we want to be your microphone to spread the news of your characters, new or old, serious or silly, dramatic or simple, elaborate or otherwise. we can also share links to things like webcomics, games, or other amazing things you've made or started making that star those ocs!

this blog is a curated gallery of your creative excitement. it is not a place to take other people's ideas or art, of course. let's share with the intention of also making others feel seen and heard, and make it a positive space for finding new creators to hype up. none of these characters belong to this blog, which should be clear. all art and ideas will be clearly sourced, and if you want more, you can follow the creator that is linked. for that reason, we will not take anonymous submissions of characters-- however, the ask box will be open for your thoughts. it would be lovely to connect people looking for collaborators! to be clear, fan characters are allowed (ie a character that you created, but that goes with an existing property)

we will tag content as appropriately as possible. if you would like to add on to your post or share that you have commissions open, we would be happy to spread that as well.

if your character has been reblogged and you would prefer the post be removed, please message and it will be addressed ASAP, but of course there will be no reposting or otherwise falsely claiming ownership of any content. we are spotlighting you! we are absolutely not taking or claiming anything.

feel free to use your own art, art that was made for you (with permission and credit, please), or art made with a tool like picrew. we will also share picrew makers that help us with the creative process! your post does not have to have art, either, but it may help in getting others excited for your ideas.

you deserve to share your OCs with a broader audience and have your hard work recognized! we would love to help you out. and if you love finding new characters to fall in love with, and new creators to adore, please follow this blog for more.

need a place to start? consider this template! make a picrew! or just tell us your favorite parts!

#oc #ocs #oc stuff #oc show and tell #oc showcase #oc hype #original character #original characters #sharing commissions #sharing picrews #picrews #commissions #characters #character design #spread the news #tell the world #accepting submissions #come tell us all about your oc!!!!

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maikaartwork · 9 months

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Artists, let’s talk about Instagram commission scammers

There’s been a huge rise in commission scammers recently, mostly on Instagram. A lot of new artists don’t know what to look out for, so I figured this might help people.

How they begin

Usually the scammer will write to you asking about a commission. Something deceptively cute - mostly I encounter asks about pet portraits, with one or two photos sent. They’ll probably try to sell you a sweet little story, like “It’s for my son’s birthday”. They will insist that they love your artwork and style, even though they don’t follow you or never liked a single piece of your art.

What to look out for:

Their profiles will either be private, empty, or filled with very generic stuff, dating at most a few years back.

Their language will be very simple, rushed or downright bad. They might use weird emojis that nobody ever uses. They will probably send impatient “??” when you don’t answer immediately. They’re in a crunch - lots of people to scam, you know.

They’ll give you absolutely no guidelines. No hints on style, contents aside from (usually) the pet and often a name written on the artwork, no theme. Anything you draw will be perfect. Full artistic freedom. In reality they don’t really care for this part.

They’ll offer you a ridiculous amount of money. Usually 100 or 300 USD (EDIT: I know it might not be a lot for some work. What I mean here - way higher than your asking price, 100 and 300 are standard rates they give). They’ll often put in a phrase like “I am willing to compensate you financially” and “I want the best you can draw”, peppered with vague praise. It will most likely sound way too good to be true. That’s because it is.

Where the scam actually happens

If you agree, they will ask you for a payment method. They’ll try to get to this part as soon as possible.

Usually, they’ll insist on PayPal. And not just any PayPal. They’ll always insist on sending you a transfer immediately. None of that PayPal Invoice stuff (although some do have methods for that, too). They’ll really, REALLY want to get your PayPal email address and name for the transfer - that’s what they’re after. If you insist on any other method, they’ll just circle back to the transfer “for easiest method”. If you do provide them with the info, most likely you’ll soon get a scam email. It most likely be a message with a link that will ultimately lead to bleeding you dry. Never, and I mean NEVER click on any emails or links you get from them. It’s like with any other scam emails you can ever get.

A few things can happen here:

They overpay you and ask for the difference to be wired back. Usually it will go to a different account and you’ll never see that money again.

They’ll overpay you “for shipping costs” and ask you to forward the difference to their shipping company. Just like before, you’ll never see that money again.

The actual owner of the account (yes, they most likely use stolen accounts to wire from) will realize there’s been something sketchy going on and request a refund via official channels. Your account will be charged with fees and/or you get in trouble for fraudulent transactions.

You will transfer the money from your PayPal credit to your bank account and they will make a shitstorm when they want their money back, making your life a living hell. They will call you a scammer, a thief, make wild claims, wearing you down and forcing you into wiring money “back” - aka to their final destination account.

Never, EVER wire money to anyone. This is not how it’s supposed to go. Use PayPal Invoice for secure exchanges where the client needs to provide you with their email, not the other way around.

You can find more info on that method HERE.

What to do when you encounter a scammer:

Ask the right questions: inquire about the style, which artwork of yours they like, as much details as you can. They won’t supply you with any good answers.

Don’t let the rush of the exchange, their praise and the promise of insanely good money to get to you. That’s how they operate, that’s how they make you lose vigilance.

Don’t engage them. As soon as you realize it might be a scam, block them. The sense of urgency they create with their rushed exchange, and pressure they put on you will sooner or later get to you and you might do something that you’ll regret later.

Never wire money to anyone. Never give out your personal data. Never provide your email, name, address or credit card info.

Don’t be deceived by receiving a payment, if you somehow agree to go along with it. Just because it’s there now doesn’t mean it can’t be withdrawn.

Here is a very standard example of such an exchange. I realized it’s a scam pretty fast and went along with it, because I wanted good screenshots for you guys, so I tried going very “by the book” with it.

Please share this post, make it reach as many artists as possible. Let young or inexperienced artists know that this is going on. So many people have no idea that this is a thing. Let’s help each other out. If you think I missed any relevant info, do add it as an rb!

Also, if you know other scam methods that you think should be shared, consider rb-ing this post with them below. Having a master post of scam protection would AWESOME to have in the art community.

#art resources #artist help #artist advice #commission advice #scammers #instagram scam #please share with your fellow artists

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theshitpostcalligrapher · 6 months

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ITS THREE AM AND YOU KNOW WHAT THIS CANNOT KILL ME IN A WAY THAT MATTERS COMMISSION NEEDS????

S PI R A L S

#i looked up and it was suddenly 3 in the morning what happened #also when it is done I will post this thing it's not a gift so i'm happy to share #also its the reason that 4:20 is currently written on my hand i reset my stopwatch for this commission #and then realized i wanted to add more and the commissioner told me to go hog wild with the budget so

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mustlovesteve · 8 months

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thanks so much to @toktopus-art for this awesome commission that she drew! based on a scene from my vamp!eddie steddie fic.

#steddie #stranger things #steve harrington #eddie munson #not my art #there was only one bean bag chair.................#she'll be posting a bunch of commissions together later so she said i could share this one now!!#i'll reblog with a link and scene excerpt probably for those who already read it and didn't recognize the scene #i changed some details for the sake of having more striking visuals lol

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favorite-lie · 3 months

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PLEASE DONATE, COMMISSION OR SHARE IF YOU CAN... WE CAN BECOME HOMELESS IN JUST 2 WEEKS

OUR MAX GOAL IS AROUND 3,500 USD

FOR COMMISSION CONTACT ME VIA DMS

DONATE HERE: https://boosty.to/favorite_lie

PAYMENT IS VIA BOOSTY AS WELL

100% UPFRONT PAYMENT

PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMISSIONS CAN TAKE AWHILE.

#emergency #emergency commissions #please share #art #illustration #digital art #need help #i honestly feel so bad for doing this. i am actually in need but i still feel bad..

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t00thpasteface · 10 months

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i got moves!

#i'm juggling three commissions but i simply HAD to draw him in between all the paid stuff. he is SO SHAPEDDDD #clark would share those memes that are like 'society without bagel cream cheese' and 'how i see the world after i eat a big sandwich'#for normal human reasons of course! humans love food #art #superman #clark kent #dc #dc comics #my adventures with superman #food

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polar-night-scout · 4 months

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was looking through some older art and I found this Keyleth sketch I made years ago when I was actively listening to Critical Role. I decided to post it unpolished because I like this sharp and dynamic energy that usually gets lost as I process the art more.

#Keyleth #Critical Role #finding this was interesting because I don't remember drawing it at all #it was along with more art that was never finished or posted because I felt it was “not good enough”#but looking at it #it all has some cool details or approaches going on #for a moment i was filled with this weird sympathy for younger me who was drawing these and judging them harshly #instead of sharing in the joys of fandom #unrelated but commissions are open

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petricorah · 10 months

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commission for @sprimpfriedrice Thanks for commissioning me! [id in alt]

#zukki #zuko #sokka #suki #myart #been simultaneously working on a longer commission and im suuper excited about how it's turning out and excited to share with yall!#been cleaving away at it slowly :)#avatar the last airbender #atla #avatar fanart #sokka fanart #zuko fanart #suki fanart

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doodlesnoff · 1 month

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Hi guys, I’m getting pretty desperate over on insta. Friends of my friends are trying to flee Gaza, and as many commissions as I get for other funds, very few have donated to the gofundmes directly. I’d really appreciate it if folks can share this and contribute if you can. The link tree off the gofundmes. If you’re American this is not a substitute for protesting our government to stop funding genocide so nobody has to flee their homes.

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kaereth · 3 days

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Commission I did of my own OCs Dane and Saara in their beasty forms cuddling! 🥰 Two versions bc I can't decide if I want Dane to have wings or not. I Love them!!!

#dane #saara #hunter and beast #original characters #ocs #original character #commission #I still think about these two all the time btw just #have trouble sharing stuff abt my ocs nowadays #but rest assured they exist and are loved <3

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jesncin · 6 months

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We (and a bunch of incredible authors, illustrators, and agents) are participating in Books for Palestine! An auction event for bookish goods. I never open up commissions unless it's for a cause I want to bring attention to, so I will be offering commissions (2 digital colored sketches, max 2 characters per sketch, SFW) for this event. Auction week is NOW until Nov 11th EST! So yoink one while it's hot!!

Let me draw your blorbs, all for a great cause! Check out Books for Palestine on twidder and instagram for more info, and take a look at all the great goodies you can get from this event. Free Palestine.

#booklr #books for palestine #free palestine #commission #my art #pls share!! i really want to do good by this initiative! im shocked i was even picked #if you can't bid then sharing helps just the same!

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darling-solaire · 15 days

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