FAQ + Etiquette

Posted 2 years, 10 months ago by scpkid

Frequently Asked Questions


Where is your adopt / character design ownership rules (or t.o.s) ?

Please see here!

What do you use to draw?

I draw on an iPad with Procreate. I mostly use default brushes: HB pencil, 6B pencil, nikko roll, bonobo chalk are some of my most commonly used brushes. I also use various brushes from True Grit Supply.

Do you do ping lists?

I don't do ping lists and I don't plan too, I'm sorry!

Do you do custom design trades?

I love custom design trades but most of the time I do not have availability for it. Still, it doesn't hurt to ask, but I get a lot of messages often especially about trades and can't reply to everyone easily. I apologize in advance if I cannot reply quickly or design trade with you.

How do I commission you?

I USED to do commissions regularly, but I had to stop. When I do open commissions again, I will announce on Twitter and through Toyhouse bulletin. I always appreciate the interest though, thank you so much. I MOST likely open commissions for character designs, I rarely do art commissions outside of it at this time.

Are you okay with inspiration?

Of course I am fine with inspiration. The only issues I have if are my designs are copied heavily for immediate profit but mainly because that is unfair to the buyer of those designs. Genuine inspiration is different. And to be honest, if you really like one of my designs and want to make something similar - just ask ! I've done this myself!! I once asked someone to make an inspired character, and I have credit on their profile. Or, if you make similar oc as mine, they can be cousins or something! Everyone is different and this may not apply to every artist. Please remember other artists are protective of their work and have every right to be. If you think someone is "copying" me, my art, my ocs, etc, do not harass them, do not comment, do not screenshot and share it around, just leave them be - because I do not care and I do not want people speaking for me. I only action privately if my art is actually being traced for profit, or stolen art that is sold (basically anything that could warrant a DMCA)

On a similar note feel free to traceg / study / paint  over my art for practice

What about inspiration from your headworld? Your profiles / page formats?

Of course you can be inspired by my headworld and/or my profiles. You can make your own, you can join mine. You can make your own story within my world. You can make a world just like mine, but make it yours. You can use the formats/designs of my pages/website to help your form your own. I've seen some inspired headworlds out there and It always makes me smile. Also, most of my profiles are other people's HTML / CSS anyways which I don't own!



Personal Toyhouse Etiquette and Boundaries

Credit to this goes to TropicalSteppe.


  • You may label designs I make as "dreamies", place them into "dreamies" fav folders, and so on. Even personal ones. It's super flattering, i honestly don't mind
  • Please do not refer to my designs / art as "HQ" or "high quality"
  • I am open to any or all questions about my art process, brushes or my design process, or any specific art advice.
  • You can always ask if you can make something inspired by me and get my personal input on a design, for fun!
  • Please respect that I only take offers on designs within my Sale/Trade folder. If you are a mutual I may be open to offers on other characters, however 

  • I only publicly warn / blacklist for scammers, if I receive a chargeback, or other artists are hit by chargebacks. 
  • I may quietly "blacklist" people who fail to pay me multiple times, ignore my replies about payment without any reason. I may not /hardblock/ but I will avoid doing business with you in the future (as in I will ignore your offers.) To avoid this... just be upfront and honest if you cannot pay within a certain time, or cannot pay at all. I am very unlikely to "blacklist" someone even if it happens a few times as long as you are honest that you cannot pay. It's much better than being ghosted on a payment, because that feels suspicious. Thank you for understanding.
  • Please, before you ever issue a chargeback, we can try to talk it out. Paypal takes chargebacks VERY seriously, if an artist has enough chargebacks, the artist can loose paypal access. I already had two in the past, due to two separate scammers who did mass chargebacks. Yes, even after a huge amount chargebacks by a single person, Paypal WILL side with the charbeacks even if it is obvious a scam or they are sent proof. I need my Paypal for my livelihood and happy to work something out. You can always resell designs from me as well. I can help advertise the resell for you, for example, if it is an emergency.

Comments


Hi! Do you have a link for the code for the little blurb under each of ur sonas to show their species?

hey there!! wondering if your bases are available for sale anywhere? i keep seeing them in use but i cant find them, thanks for the help !! i adore your art :]

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Every papery, speckle brush is from True Grit Supply! Mainly Fast Grit, Dead Subtle

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Heya! I was wondering, do you have a preference for others drawing/coloring small details over your artwork, relating to reference sheets?

My main sona is a design by you and I've made a few edits in my own ref, but I LOVE your original artwork of her, so I wanted to ask if editing something like that is okay with you! ^^

If not, that's totally fine! I just prefer to ask <3

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Ahh im sorry about it being sold out! And no paying more won't get you the benefits - I have a limit because I have to keep it low (for this year) so I can keep my taxes at a certain amount! Without going into too much detail. I plan on making it unlimited after tax season next year! But people drop out all the time, its random, a good time to check is at the end / beginning of the month! Once again, I'm sorry its limited, but I do plan on opening it in the future!!


And thank you so much ;; I seriously appreciate it !!! YEA i felt the same way when I got an ipad! It was a huge change and I was so worried I wouldn't like it cause it was such a large purchase but it ended up so much better than I was ever expecting. I think its been 3-4 years since I got it, and my art has improved soo much, you're going to have a great time if you already like it so far. 

And best way to support me is just to follow, share, enjoy my content honestly ^^  !

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Same! I see some people entering *every* fav raffle they see, but I only enter one if I really like their design :’))

I have the same question actually, since you are a big inspiration and I don’t want to be blocked ajdsdjakdjwjdja

i apologize if my post worried you. i don't mind people entering. i mostly have a probelm with the host characters. i wouldn't block any for just entering. i just hope people find an alternative to raffles! there are off site programs one can use instead of the fav feature for example 

my problem isnt /entering/ them but hosting the character in the first place.  im mostly against because ive seen a lot of people frustrated by how these characters affect the front page, and i wanted to stand with them, also i find the characters a bit annoying so i block it so i don't see them anymore. i have no way of knowing who actually enters them and don't care so much. also, comment to enter a raffle makes way more sense in my opinion (don't know if comments affect the algorithm tho) or why not just off site raffle things??

WOAH this is really well formatted! 

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for me its not like my own gripe its more that i seen a lot of people upset and wanted to stand by them, i mostly just find these characters annoying (so i may just mute sometimes, but i block people do who it a lot) i feel commenting to enter makes more sense (idk if that does affect the algorithm though) or using an off website raffle system. i really don't block that often for this because its not a HUGE deal so i may more likely mute but honestly i dont do it that often, i just hope people  find alternatives that everyone can agree on

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Just letting you know that in your ownership page, this is what I see at the start. I think this is specifically to the teal theme, but saying something in case you may wanna change it!

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Oh thank you! I forgot about other themes