After goodness knows how long, I've opened commissions again! I've been going through VGen for everything, and I'm working on getting verified!

https://vgen.co/ikayuro

Please take a quick look, and if you see something you like, feel free to send a request in!

Just a quick bulletin! I have 3 bluesky codes available for whoever needs them!

I'll delete this when they're gone~

Just a quick bulletin to say that I have a blue sky invite if anyone would like it. <3

Due to personal reasons, I have decided to leave the Jolleraptors species. As such, I have a goodly amount of designs, upgrades, currency and the like that I'm looking to re-home! For the majority of these, as I'm looking to be rid of it all very quickly, it's mostly on a first come, first served basis. There are no holds or payment plans unless we're close!

Please note that I am NOT looking for Jolleraptor slots or designs.

Available Traits / Upgrades: 

All prices based on previous owner sales in the JR discord. 

Epic Trait Upgrade (2 Available) - $50

Legendary Trait Upgrade (1 Available) - $100

Mutation Voucher (2 Available) - $100

The Following Hold Little To No Value

If you see something you like, just ask!

Trait-Swap Voucher (2 Available)

Order Form

To keep things organized, here's a simple 'order' form!

Name:

What I am purchasing / trading for:

What I am offering:

Obligatory Art Fight Bulletin is Obligatory! 

I hope you've all been doing well. <3 I'm so ready for my SEVENTH year of Art Fight! Team Werewolves Awoooooo~

Art Fight Meme!

GENERAL [x] I will be playing artfight this year [ ] This is my first artfight [ ] I found out about it through dA [x] I found out about it through Toyhouse [ ] I go slow and steady throughout the month [ ] I go hard and burnout quickly [x] My profile is decorated [x] I am part of the artfight discord [x] I have posted mature filter art [x] Artfight is the highlight of my summer [x] I do friendly fire

HISTORY [x] I fought for team bloom/wither [Bloom!] [x] I fought for team steampunk/cyberpunk [Cyberpunk!] [x] I fought for team spice/sugar [Spice!] [x] I fought for team dream/nightmare [Nightmare!] [x] I fought for team tea/coffee [Coffee!] [x] I fought for team sun/moon [Sun!] [ ] I fought for team magic/technology [ ] I fought for team monochrome/color [x] I have won artfight before [I got my first victory as Nightmare in 2019, and as Spice in 2020!] [ ] I played when it was on their old website/forums [ ] My user number is less than 1000

REASONS [x] I play because I enjoy the competition [x] I play because I want free art [x] I play because I want to improve [x] I play because I want to give free art [x] I play for another reason

STATS [x] I have 50+ followers on artfight [x] I have made 10+ attacks [x] I have made 50+ attacks [x] I have received 10+ attacks [x] I have received 50+ attacks [x] I have uploaded 10+ characters [x] I have hidden characters [x] I have over 200 points total [/] I revenge every attack I receive

I've moved some of my old designs into my Sales / Trades folder! The muses just aren't there for me anymore and I'd love to see them go to better homes. <3 Paypal only at the moment, and feel free to either comment here, on their profiles, or DM me privately!

View my Designs for Sale here!

It's almost that time again! I don't know just how much I'll be able to participate in Art Fight because of work, but you can bet I'll be going as hard as I can! Year 6 for me, baby!

(Here's hoping I have the team reveal date off...!)

You can find my Art Fight here!

GENERAL [x] I will be playing artfight this year [ ] This is my first artfight [ ] I found out about it through dA [x] I found out about it through Toyhouse [ ] I go slow and steady throughout the month [ ] I go hard and burnout quickly [x] My profile is decorated [x] I am part of the artfight discord [x] I have posted mature filter art [x] Artfight is the highlight of my summer [x] I do friendly fire

HISTORY [x] I fought for team cyberpunk/steampunk [Cyberpunk!] [x] I fought for team spice/sugar [Spice!] [x] I fought for team dream/nightmare [Nightmare!] [x] I fought for team tea/coffee [Coffee!] [x] I fought for team sun/moon [Sun!] [ ] I fought for team magic/technology [ ] I fought for team monochrome/color [x] I have won artfight before [I got my first victory as Nightmare in 2019, and as Spice in 2020!] [ ] I played when it was on their old website/forums [ ] My user number is less than 1000

REASONS [x] I play because I enjoy the competition [x] I play because I want free art [x] I play because I want to improve [x] I play because I want to give free art [x] I play for another reason

STATS [x] I have 50+ followers on artfight [x] I have made 10+ attacks [x] I have made 50+ attacks [x] I have received 10+ attacks [x] I have received 50+ attacks [x] I have uploaded 10+ characters [x] I have hidden characters [x] I have over 200 points total [/] I revenge every attack I receive

It's been a hot minute since I've done a meme like this, much less submitted a bulletin! This one seemed fun, so let's do it! :>

1.) Which of your characters represent you the most?

So I haven't gotten around to making myself a proper sona, though I do have some ideas for one. But as a bit of interesting knowledge, Nosa (one of my very first OCs) turned out to be something of a coping method for my gender dysphoria before I even knew what being trans meant, or that it was something I could do.

2.) Which of your characters represent you the least?

This is a really weird one, and I'm not sure how to answer it! Obviously I'm not a centaur, or a pokemon, or a closed species. Personality wise, I suppose I'll go with Elaren? He's very meek and quiet, and I am... not those things, haha.

3.) What is your favorite design you made?

Oh man. Excluding things like MMOs, definitely Relunas. My dumb absolute protagonist.

4.) What is your favorite design you own?

Oh I have a -lot- of favourites. Since this specifically says design and not character, I'm going to go with Felris. This artist doesn't really seem to do taurs anymore, and their art style has changed a lot since this kid; but he's forever a dreamy and forever homed. <3

5.) What is your biggest yet-to-obtain dreamy?

I generally don't have dreamies; rather, I don't classify them as 'dreamies' until after I've obtained them, because I don't particularly like coveting other people's characters. There are a few Jolleraptors I'd love to get my paws on, though...

6.) What is your most prized achieved dreamie?

Without a single thought, Xirinha. I can't wait to develop them more!

7.) What is your oldest character?

It's kinda hard to say who came first out of the three, as they were all created around the same time. But those three are Remedi, Nosa, and Niloc.

8.) What is your newest character?

Ember! He was my entry for the Jolleraptors MYO contest this year. My second year participating - alas, I didn't win, but I still get to keep him, so it's a win for me!

9.) Favorite feral character you own?

I think Spork is not only my favourite, but the crowd favourite of all of my characters. He's been a huge hit on Art Fight year after year! When I purchased him for $6 a long time back, I never expected him to become the sensation he has. XD

10.) Favorite human(oid) character you own?

Kalinst / Caelum. He's the most developed character I own, and he's getting up there in age. He's since been adapted to fit in the FFXIV universe, but he has so much lore from Tera still, as well.

11.) Favorite anthro character you own?

It's honestly a tie! I only recently started collecting anthro muses. Nicolette is definitely my current fixation, but Stellaphina is a huge dreamy of mine that I'm excited to get more art for!

12.) First original species character you obtained?

Illthrys was not only my first ever species adopt (Eangelix, discontinued at this point I believe), he was my first adopt -ever-.

Pour one out for the missing Question #13.

14.) What character do you plan to shower with love next?

Nicolette has such a firm hold on my wallet right now, it's ridiculous.

15.) What character holds the most $$$ value?

Hhh... let me dig through sheets really quick. Looks like Cassius is at $206 currently, with Caelum close behind at $200.

16.) What character has the most art?

Erethys has 97 pieces in his gallery - He probably has the most -art- pieces, but that number does include doll makers, screenshots and things. I'm too lazy to count. XD

17.) What character has the most favorites?

Relunas, with 109. He was even featured on Toyhou.se's home page, way back when; back before they changed it!

18.) Any characters you co-own?

None. I really don't vibe the idea of co-owning, because if there's a fallout between myself and the other person, trying to figure out the characters would be too much of a headache.

19.) If you had to give up all your ocs but one, which would you keep?

I really don't like this questionnnnn. I can't even imagine giving up a good handful of them... ugh. I really can't pick ;;

20.) Any characters based off of show/book/movie/game?

I have a few! But for the sake of not repeating ones that have already been showcased in this meme, I'll specifically spotlight Encarna, who's a Saint Seiya OC!

21.) Your smartest character?

In terms of actual booksmarts and intelligence, Akrasia. A lover on Quantum Physics and mathmatics as a whole, with a dash of engineering!

22.) Your clumsiest character?

Definitely Arlo. Little menace. I don't know if he's clumsy on purpose or not, but nothing is safe with him around.

23.) Your evilest character?

Though I haven't gotten around to his profile yet, Hati. Absolutely brutal, manipulative, and despicable.

24.) Your sweetest character?

Varis! He's my little dreaming book kid. <3 Also my youngest OC, age-wise. I adore him, and he's very special to me.

25.) Do you have a season/holiday themed character?

Ushari is an Autumn Spirit! No holiday themed ones, though!

26.) A character you are currently wanting to rehome more than any?

None at the moment - it's very rare that I sell or put characters up for offers.

27.) Which of your character's names do you like most?

For this one I'm going with Siunattu, because there's a cute story behind his name. I tend to name my characters by piecing together pleasing syllables, and in this case, accidentally ended up with a legitimate Finnish word - and one that happened to fit the character very nicely!

28.) Which character have you drawn most?

I think Caelum technically takes the cake on this one, counting all the little scribbles that I've made over the years...

29.) Any hybrid characters?

Hybrid... I assume this means like, from two characters fused together to make a new one? I used to have one, but had a falling out with the creator, so I gave them away. 

30.) Your most unique character?

Oh this one is a little more difficult than I thought it would be! I'm going to go with Shion, though; not only did his species get discontinued pretty early on (Bowtie Buns, I think only four were made?) He's the only design that wasn't Chibi to begin with, and was a collab with a big-name designer! You can pry him from my cold, dead hands.

I'm sick of it.

I'm sick of seeing a brand new art site dangled in front of the masses promising to be 'better than ever!' only for it to utterly crash and burn a few months later. At the very least, Sheezy only shut down because the site was too large for one person to manage by themselves - a shame, because it showed the most promise out of all of them.

I'm not going to be jumping on any more bandwagons for any other new, shiny Art sites that only exist because 'We're better than DeviantArt!'. Sure, dA has its host of issues, but at least I don't have to take surveys about 'Moral Compasses' or sit there staring at a fake deactivate button.

Or worry about what the staff and mods are 'into'. 

I have other social medias as well, which you can find on my Carrd, if you don't prefer dA. But holy hell am I tired. https://ikayuro-arts.carrd.co/

Another 'Authorization Only' bulletin in your inbox.

I'm so fucking sick of this NFT bullshit. I'm sick of people defending it, I'm sick of seeing people I once looked up to as artists subscribe into this vile pyramid scheme bullshit that preys on people.

I joined Toyhouse to share my characters with people- just the same as anyone else. And now, because some crypto-fuckers have no sense of morality, I have to lock everything down for the foreseeable future. If I hadn't put so much damn work into this site and my characters, I would just delete everything.

You're welcome to ask for authorization. I can't promise I'll grant it to everyone. Hopefully a day will come where I can unhide everything again.