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closed, ty!

Posted 3 years, 2 months ago by Jotaku

Hello!  I'm opening three more melwyrm MYO slots!  
This will prrooobbbaabbblly the last little batch of them for a good while?  Depends on how next month goes for me, though, so we'll see.  /w\

RULES/INFO:
$100 flat
These are being sold as non-refundable slots.  
They do not expire.
They may be resold (just let me know so I can keep tabs on where the slot is).
They may not be traded while unfinished -- only after approved (simply to save myself trade shenanigan headaches later).
Once officially approved, the designs are final and only minor editing is allowed.
By purchasing, you agree to abide by my standard adopt TOS.

Melwyrms do not have any trait costs/limitations, so do not include a form to fill out.  I'll send some WIP trait sheets via PM for design guidance upon purchase.

Oh and since I'm opening so few, these will be just one per person!

SLOTS:
1. Peachiielixir
2. MelonMilk
3. Yawal

Melwyrm Auction [OPEN]

Posted 3 years, 2 months ago by Jotaku

It's big bills time of the month again, so here's a smol Melwyrm!  Was feeling something regal and haughty this time.

Quick comm update first, tho:
I know I'm moving about as slow as molasses what with my artblock (sighs), but I promise I work on commissions every day so slooowwwly but surely I am getting through them.  Always feel free to PM me if you need to!  I don't always keep up with TH every day so replies might be slow, but I will for sure get back to you and let you know what's up when I can.


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Link if image doesn't load: https://i.gyazo.com/2d9819a0f014adb3da61f3a402519353.png

The wobbly spikes, flowers, and gold chunkies below the flowers are part of a crown.  Files sent to owner will include a version w/o the crown, as well as a quick sketch ref of how the under shirt works (it connects to the neck jewelry). 


RULES/INFO
★As always, this follows my standard adopt ToS.  (+ Melwyrm Info - the visuals are out of date, but it gets the general info & lore across!  If you have any questions about them, don't hesitate to ask though!!)
★Auction will start now and end tomorrow at 6PM pacific.
★Paypal only; whole dollar increments only; min bid is $2
★30 hour snipe guard (any bids within the 30 minutes will extend time until 30 minutes after last bid passes)
★Serious bidding only! Any backing out will result in a timed suspension from my sales.
★If you are still paying a previous purchase off with me, you must finish paying that off before participating in my newer sales and auctions.
Please be prepared to send the first $300 within 24 hours.  Assuming bids go higher, I can be a little more flexible with the remainder, however I ask another $100 be sent within a week if possible.
★After payment is received, I will send out the larger, un-watermarked files.  
★If your account is blank and/or new -- I will require you show proof of activity somewhere (such as dA or FA, or alt TH account) in which I will note you there to confirm

As a small side note, I default my designs to not including breasts just because it's easier for me and my male-leaning adopts seem to be more favored -- however this in no way means my designs are always meant to be male!  Buyers are always welcome to assign whatever gender/sex they want!  ^__^/

Please note this Melwyrm does not include a wyrm form.  If AB'd I will allow minor edits (although it might take me a few days to get around to, since I'm working on other stuff atm too), but otherwise this adopt comes as-is.


STARTING BID: $150
CURRENT BID:  AB'd by Einnob
AUTOBUY: $600



Please reply here with comments and/or questions [link]

Hello!  Just dropping a smol few MYO slot opening!  Blakryes and Sphaerras only this time. o/

First things first, though -- to those with unfinished melwyrm MYO slots:
tsuokie has an extra melwyrm MYO design (designed by webkinzkid, and includes two extra pieces of art by misskirsten) that they ended up not using for their slot, and has been kind enough to offer this unused design up for free for anyone with an unfinished MYO who might want to use it for theirs.
So if you've got a slot still and would like to use this design, please shoot me a PM for it!  Thank you to Tsuokie for the kind offer!   


Now on to the MYO slots.....

RULES:
These are being sold as non-refundable slots.  
They do not expire.
They may be resold (just let me know so I can keep tabs on where the slot is).
They may not be traded while unfinished -- only after approved (simply to save myself trade shenanigan headaches later).
Once officially approved, the designs are final and only minor editing is allowed.
By purchasing, you agree to abide by my standard adopt TOS.

Sphaerra & Blakrye MYO base price: $40
If you are uncertain what extra traits you want, you can just buy the base option and pay for the extra traits during approval.  Unused traits won't be refunded, so please make sure to only pay for what you for sure want!
PLEASE GO HERE to view available traits, trait prices, approval forms, and free bases.

Also, if you initially claim a blakrye but decide later you want a sphaerra, that's totally cool! 

SLOTS:
1. VanityVixen - sphaerra
2. Sriho-san - sphaerra
3. Sriho-san - blakrye
4. Lehmuri - blakrye
5. Sheep - blakrye
6. mallimom - blakrye
7. _featherweather - sphaerra

PLEASE COMMENT TO CLAIM!

closed ty!

Posted 3 years, 3 months ago by Jotaku

Hello!  I've decided to accept a few more of these as a quick tide-over while I'm still working on other things.  
I'll be opening some blakrye/sphaerra MYO slots again, as well, but I figured if I did so alongside melwyrms everyone would ignore them and rush for these instead, so I'll make a separate post for that within the next day or two.  However, if you happen to see this and know you want one, go ahead and drop a comment for it!

RULES/INFO:
$100 flat
These are being sold as non-refundable slots.  
They do not expire.
They may be resold (just let me know so I can keep tabs on where the slot is).
They may not be traded while unfinished -- only after approved (simply to save myself trade shenanigan headaches later).
Once officially approved, the designs are final and only minor editing is allowed.
By purchasing, you agree to abide by my standard adopt TOS.

Melwyrms do not have any trait costs/limitations, so do not include a form to fill out.  I'll send some WIP trait sheets via PM for design guidance upon purchase.

SLOTS:
1. MissKirsten
2. Stratogeist
3. StarButterfly


Melwyrm Quick-ish Auction [closed]

Posted 3 years, 3 months ago by Jotaku

House cleaning update first:  
As always, apologies for all my comm slowness and thank y'all for all your patience with me so far.  I am slowly but surely working through them and have managed to knock a couple off my backlog this month so far (small whoo, but whoo! ;w;).  And again, I will not be taking on any more comms until I'm finally fully caught up.  In the mean time, I'm just dropping a quick adopt down to help keep the lights on while I try to get through things /wheeze
I know I can be slow to reply at times nowadays, but always feel free to touch bases with me if you need to!  I'm still kinda sporadic with checking TH regularly, but I'm trying to be more on top of it.   

Anyway, that aside, this is gonna be a ~14 hour auction.  Starting now, and ending 6pm pacific (cuz yes, I am still awake and apparently uploading this at 4am... what is a normal sleep schedule fjkdl;as).  Hopefully posting at a bizarre time gives different people a chance at it, though!

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link if image doesn't load: https://i.gyazo.com/6bd3589d62f8040d0b968fc22158b564.png

The sketches come as-is and won't be cleaned up, they were pretty much just there for self-reference.  Each piece will be provided as a separate file, as well as together like this.


RULES/INFO
★As always, this follows my standard adopt ToS.  (+ Melwyrm Info - this is all pretty WIPy and the visuals are out of date, but gets the general info & lore across!  If you have any questions about them, don't hesitate to ask though!!)
★Auction will start now and end later today at 6PM pacific (~14 hours from now).
★Paypal only; whole dollar increments only; min bid is $2
★30 hour snipe guard (any bids within the 30 minutes will extend time until 30 minutes after last bid passes)
★Serious bidding only! Any backing out will result in a timed suspension from my sales.
★If you are still paying a previous purchase off with me, you must finish paying that off before participating in my newer sales and auctions.
The first $300 needs to be payable by around 3pm-ish tomorrow (30th).  If you can swing maybe another $100-200 or so by the 3rd that'd be fantastic, but I can be more flexible with the rest otherwise.
★After payment is received, I will send out the larger, un-watermarked files.  
★If your account is blank and/or new -- I will require you show proof of activity somewhere (such as dA or FA, or alt TH account) in which I will note you there to confirm

As a small side note, I default my designs to not including breasts just because it's easier for me and my male-leaning adopts seem to be more favored -- however this in no way means my designs are always meant to be male!  Buyers are always welcome to assign whatever gender/sex they want!  ^__^/

Please note this Melwyrm does not include a wyrm form.  If AB'd I will allow minor edits (although it might take me a few days to get around to, since I'm working on other stuff atm too), but otherwise this adopt comes as-is.


STARTING BID: $150
CURRENT BID: AB'd by heterodont
AUTOBUY: $800



Please reply here with comments and/or questions [link]

Mini sketchy blakrye batch [closed, ty!!]

Posted 3 years, 4 months ago by Jotaku

Aaaa so turns out I still need a little extra $$ to help get me by while I work thru more of my bigger backlog stuff, so I've done up a super quick and sketchy little blakrye batch!  These are flat sale, $85 each!

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link if image doesn't load: https://i.gyazo.com/e13ea93134161dfa97e19a86c1a8e1f8.png

RULES/INFO
★As always, this follows my standard adopt ToS.
★$85, Paypal/USD only.
One claim per person for the first 12 hours - after 12 hours if a design is still available you may purchase a second.
★Please be prepared to pay within 24 hours of your claim - if you fail to do so I may move to the next claim in line.  Once paid, sales are final.
★After payment is received, I will send over the non-watermarked version of the adopt, as well as a larger version (just to kinda see the markings easier).
★If your account is blank and/or new -- I will require you show proof of activity somewhere (such as dA or FA, or alt TH account) in which I will note you there to confirm

As a small side note, I default my designs to not including breasts just because it's easier for me and my male-leaning adopts seem to be more favored -- however this in no way means my designs are always meant to be dudes!  Buyers are always welcome to assign whatever gender/sex they want!  ^__^/


1. 
Traits // Half Droop Ears
Claimed by: Sriho-san

2. 
Traits // Pygmy + Pearl
Claimed by: MissKirsten

3. 
Traits //  Feral
Claimed by:  shuu

Edit:  Wow, that went so quick!!  Thank you all so much, this helps me out a ton! TT___TT//   


I was sad that I missed all the holidays this year, so while I was trying to get a quick batch done I just kinda thought eff it and decided to do a belated holiday-inspired/adjacent batch that hits up everything.  Happy late New Hallomas, y'all! \o/

Anyway, these are just some pretty quick, doodle-y adopts done in between commissions, so they all come as-is with the exception of Feather FES, which will have a second AB tier to species swap them into a humanoid blakrye or sphaerra.  (keep in mind I am prioritizing my comm work, though, so it might take me a few days to get the alt species edit done)

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link if image doesn't load: https://i.gyazo.com/039cf4a9276d45437eb5abdc7ac595ec.jpg

RULES/INFO
★As always, this follows my standard adopt ToS.  (+ Melwyrm Info - this is all pretty WIPy and the visuals are out of date, but gets the general info & lore across!  If you have any questions about them, don't hesitate to ask though!!)
★Auction will start now and end tomorrow at 6AM pacific (~18 hours from now).  Odd timing for me, I know, but my schedule's a bit bizarre right now and I just wanna wrap up the auction earlier in the day vs later.
★Paypal only; whole dollar increments only; min bid is $2
★1 hour snipe guard (any bids within the last hour will extend time until an hour after last bid passes)
★Serious bidding only! Any backing out will result in a timed suspension from my sales.
★If you are still paying a previous purchase off with me, you must finish paying that off before participating in my newer sales and auctions.
The first $200 needs to be paid within 24 hours.  The rest I can allow a few extra days for, but probably not longer than a week (PM me to hash out if need be).
★After payment is received, I will send out the larger, un-watermarked file.  
★If your account is blank and/or new -- I will require you show proof of activity somewhere (such as dA or FA, or alt TH account) in which I will note you there to confirm

As a small side note, I default my designs to not including breasts just because it's easier for me and my male-leaning adopts seem to be more favored -- however this in no way means my designs are always meant to be male!  Buyers are always welcome to assign whatever gender/sex they want!  ^__^/

Please note the Melwyrm does not include a wyrm form, only comes as-is.


o1) Feather FES
This one might look somewhat familiar -- they're of a "species" I've done a couple of in the past.  It's still on my list to turn into a proper CS someday, but for now they're just an occasional one-off.
Includes a sketch from the front to show how the outfit works.
STARTING BID: $50
CURRENT BID: AB as gift by Sheep
AUTOBUY TIER 1: $150 (as-is)
AUTOBUY TIER 2: $250 (species swap to a humanoid blakrye or sphaerra instead (aka I'll change their ears & tail))

o2) Snowchimes (Melwyrm)
STARTING BID: $100
CURRENT BID: AB'd by Jacinth
AUTOBUY: $500

o3) Starspook (Batrye)
STARTING BID: $70
CURRENT BID: AB'd by Sheep
AUTOBUY: $350


Please make all bids (including AB comments) as replies to the current bidder in the bidding chain!!  Thank you!!
I want to make sure the previous bidder is aware when they've been outbid, so please reply it to them and not my comment! o/

Please reply here with comments and/or questions [link]

Blakrye / Sphaerra MYO slots [closed]

Posted 3 years, 5 months ago by Jotaku

Edit:  All slots are filled, thank you!  I may open more sphaerra & blakrye MYOs later in the month, maybe??  So if you're interested please feel free to leave a comment still and I might pick a few up here and there.  Thank you all for the interest and support!

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Okay, sorry I'm posting this smack dab in the middle of the night now, but I said I'd open these after I caught up with stuff and I just kinda wanna get it up and going now instead of waiting. >__<;
If there's a lot of extra interest I may take on more, or I may just do another chunk of openings later in the month or something, so no worries about mad rushing!  Just leave a comment if you want a slot, and even if it fills up I'll know you're interested for later/next time.

I'm also really tired right now, and don't wanna go through a whole huge, complex bulletin process so I'mma keep this kinda straight forward and simple.


RULES:
These are being sold as non-refundable slots.  
They do not expire.
They may be resold (just let me know so I can keep tabs on where the slot is).
They may not be traded while unfinished -- only after approved (simply to save myself trade shenanigan headaches later).
Once officially approved, the designs are final and only minor editing is allowed.
By purchasing, you agree to abide by my standard adopt TOS.

Sphaerra & Blakrye MYO base price: $40
If you are uncertain what extra traits you want, you can just buy the base option and pay for the extra traits during approval.  Unused traits won't be refunded, so please make sure to only pay for what you for sure want!
PLEASE GO HERE to view available traits, trait prices, approval forms, and free bases.

Melwyrm MYO: $100
I am only going to accept 5 of these.
Higher price cuz, honestly, I'm not sure if/when I'll ever sell MYOs of these again (I'm only offering now cuz I'm kinda desperate?).
There are no additional trait costs, so no special forms to fill out.  I'll send some WIP trait sheets via PM for design guidance. o/

Filled up now, thank you!

If you initially claim a blakrye but decide later you want a sphaerra, that's totally cool!  Same for if you get a melwyrm spot and later decide you want two of the blakrye/sphaerra slots instead.


SLOTS:
1. umbral-wind - melwyrm - P
2. umbral-wind - melwyrm - P
3. Hyuur - blakrye - P
4. Biscuit_Whale - pending
5. HEAVANDELUXE - sphaerra - P
6. mozaik - pending
7. Armota - pending
8. superhglg - blakrye - P
9. galaxie - melwyrm - pending**
10. Cottoneeh - melwyrm - P
11. Disdain - melwyrm - P
12. himehua - pending**
13. WolfenWares - blakrye
14. Yawal - sphaerra
15. Hackwolfin - blakrye - P


PLEASE REPLY WITH WHICH SPECIES YOU'D LIKE A MYO OF.

I apologize

Posted 3 years, 5 months ago by Jotaku

I'm so sorry for my absence. I know a lot of people have been wondering after me, and that me going MIA for so long isn't okay.  I'm posting this up real quick just to let y'all know I'll be getting back to everyone right after away after I get this bulletin up, and to give a bit of an explanation:

Anyone who's probably paid even a little bit of attention to my posts this year knows I just have not been in a good place.  I don't want to overshare or get too much into it here, but tbh I've just been really struggling this year emotionally and mentally.  I'm fairly positive I'm suffering from depression, and while I'm pretty sure it's situational/in reaction to stress and life and not anything deeper, it's just been incredibly hard for me to kick myself out of -- especially with how awful this year just in general has been w/ the pandemic and election and etc.

I feel an incredible amount of guilt for how badly it's been affecting my productivity, and that's why I haven't been keeping up with TH like I should; I keep telling myself I'll get back here when I have more comms done, but then that feeds into my stress & guilt further which in turn keeps affecting my productivity, and the next thing I know a few days has turned into weeks. It's awful of me and I know it's awful, but I've just been having such a hard time getting myself out of that cycle.  I'm honest to god trying, though, hence my trying to own up to it now. o<-<

As it stands, I'm not going to be taking on any more commissions until I finish up what I have, then I'll see about slowly easing myself back into things one comm at a time.  I have 10 at the moment, so not the hugest backlog ever, but it's enough, and it'd be wildly irresponsible of me to take on any more until they're all finished at this point.

In the mean time, I'll be relying on MYOs and potentially quick/sketchy adopts here and there to keep myself afloat financially.  I know it's selfish of me to ask given how shitty I've been, but if y'all have some extra funds to spare and would maybe think about picking up a MYO slot when I open to help ease me through this rough time while I try to get on top of things again, I'd greatly, greatly appreciate it. o<-<

I'll be opening probably like 15 flat sale slots in a bit (just selling the slots straight-up, no designing first required like my usual MYO sale events), after I finish responding to PMs and whatnot.  If you're interested and already familiar with my MYO prices, feel free to comment that you'd like one here and I'll put you down for one of the slots when I properly open them.

Again, I'm deeply sorry for my absence, lack of professionalism, and any worry I've been putting people through.  It isn't an exaggeration to say I've pretty much hit rock bottom in my life rn, but I'm really trying to get myself out of his hole, and I really really appreciate all the care and patience shown to me so far. ;__;

This'll be a short auction!  Will run for ~8 hours, and payment needs to be sent by end of the day.  

~~

Taking on two commission at this time -- Halloween/Fall theme again since it's getting close to that time of year and I don't expect to have these finished until later October.
You can choose either theme or ask for a combination of the two!  These themes are both single character only.


Halloween is a general theme, where the specifics are up to the buyer!
For example, you could ask for your character dressed up, or eating candy, or carving pumpkins, or for everything to look spooky, or whatever you'd like!  Just as long as it's somehow halloween related. :D
I'll accept general, vague theme prompts, too -- like "dark and spooky," "warm and light," etc -- if you don't have anything specific in mind.

Fall is for all things autumn.  Colorful leaves, warm palettes, bundling up, knitted wear, drinking cozy hot drinks, etc.  


Examples
The Halloween pieces I did from last year. :)
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Link in case image won't load: https://i.gyazo.com/463ab23533d651c129fd2764175684cd.jpg


Rules
Auction will be for roughly 8 hours; starting now and ending at 7PM pacific tonight
Paypal only; whole US dollar increments only; min bid is $2
30 min snipe guard (any bids within the last 30 minutes, will extend time until 30 min after last bid passes)
Serious bidding only! Any backing out will result in a timed suspension from my sales
Payment needs to be send by end of the day this time -- sorry for the short pay time with this one, I have a payment that needs to go through tomorrow so I need to make sure I have funds in time. /w\
Generally these types of paints come as-is, where the only edits I make are for mistakes.  But if bidding reaches $200+ I'll make sure to send a sketch/flats to check that you like the concept and that expressions are right and whatnot.
Once the winners have been determined, I'll PM them with payment info as well as the commission form relevant to their slot to fill out!


Starting Bid: $100
Autobuy: $320

Slot 1
Current bid: AB'd by 7aikei

Slot 2
Current bid: AB'd by SamSpyroxis


Please reply here with comments and/or questions [link]
So I can make sure the bidding chains are easily accessible at the top! : )