a very general outline of my personal preferences!
this isn't a strictly end-all-be-all list;
it's just a little fun guideline for reference!

original meme by @moody

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KEY

❤️ = hell yes
✔️ = good
⚠️ = maybe, it depends
⛔ = not interested
🚫 = hell no

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General Feel

❤️ stars, astrology
❤️ witchy, magic
❤️ ocean, water
❤️ modern, casual
❤️ bright, colorful, warm, rainbows
✔️ organic, natural, earthy
✔️ triangles, asymmetry, geometry
✔️ floral & flowers, nature garden stuff
✔️ ghostly/phantasm, horror, dark
✔️ scientifically plausible creatures
✔️ uncanny/abstract/unconfined
⚠️ fantasy, but none of that tolkien shit
⛔ overly simple, excessively detailed
⛔ food themes
⛔ brand themes
🚫 edgy, emo,yandere
🚫 steampunk & cyberpunk
🚫 bjd joints
🚫 cultural appropriated designs

Species Preferences

❤️ birds, rabbits, deer, etc...
❤️ unicorns
❤️ angels, demons
✔️ humans & humanoids
✔️ 'unusual' animals
✔️ borzois
✔️ insects (moths, mantids, spiders, bees, etc)
⚠️ pokemon hybrids
⚠️ animal combos/hybrids/chimeras
⚠️ cryptids, mythological creatures
⚠️ SOME original species
⚠️ DnD creatures
⛔ gijinkas
⛔ reptiles, dinos
⛔ generic dogs
⛔ kemonomimis
⛔ most anthros/furries/ferals
⛔ aliens
🚫 most original species
🚫 species from media (homestuck trolls, SU gems)
🚫 robots, mechas, droids

Body Type Preferences

❤️ LOTS OF TEEF
❤️ soft, fluffy, squishy
❤️ long noodles
❤️ unusual anatomy that makes sense in the environment
✔️ fat, chubby, thick
✔️ average body types
✔️ thin, sleek, sinewy
✔️ respectful genderfuck stuff
✔️ variation & combinations
⚠️ practical muscles, beefy
⚠️ object/inorganic body parts (prosthetics are ok, i mean like bones made of diamonds)
⛔ excessive amount of limbs (think 4 arms like SU gems)
⛔ exaggerated body features, caricatures
🚫 extremely fat & extremely skinny
🚫 huge balloon tits
🚫 fetishy emphasis on certain body parts
🚫 offensive & fetishistic transgender body types
🚫 too pointy (re: sea urchins)

Color Preferences

❤️ bright, fun, warm
❤️ pinks, blues
❤️ lisa frank rainbows
✔️ gold, saturated, and white accents
✔️ natural colors
✔️ pure black
✔️ CMYK, primaries
✔️ earth tones
⚠️ pastels (i have REALLY bad eyes. i literally cant see it if its too light)
⚠️ certain yellows
⛔ grays
⛔ neons
⛔ bad greens
⛔ monochromes, achromatics
🚫 when the entire design is different shades of off-white/off-black..
🚫 red/green combos

Marking Preferences

❤️ simple
❤️ fabric patches
✔️ socks & mittens
✔️ organic, natural markings (piebald, points, speckles, etc)
✔️ asymmetrical
✔️ smooth gradients
✔️ clown
⚠️ eye markings
⚠️ tattoos
⚠️ rosettes
⚠️ geometric shapes
⛔ split markings
⛔ inorganic shapes (lace, cityscapes, words...)
⛔ bone markings
🚫 no markings
🚫 unnatural skin tones
🚫 clashing, mix-matching combos of markings

Accessories Preferences

❤️ ponchos, cloaks, jackets, hoodies..
❤️ modern & casual
❤️ bags, pouches, purses
✔️ simple accessories
✔️ glasses, goggles, collars, gloves, etc
✔️ flowy, sheer, light fabrics
✔️ fitted clothing; leggings
✔️ stuff made of fur, bone, wood
✔️ thrifted clothing
⚠️ flower crowns
⚠️ hats in general
⚠️ rough gemstones
⚠️ jewelry
⚠️ odd objects being used as accessories
⚠️ no accessories
⛔ top hats
⛔ lolita
⛔ avant garde
⛔ gauges, excessive piercings
⛔ generic, uncoordinated outfits
⛔ emo/scene/punk accessories
🚫 cultural appropriated accessories
🚫 extreme clutter & detail
🚫 full armor

Miscellaneous Preferences

❤️ natural... nature stuff
❤️ warm, gentle, loving... good
❤️ full freedom to make changes to designs so that they can fit in my worlds
✔️ biology/anatomy that makes sense
✔️ mythology/fantasy that makes sense
✔️ RPG themes
⚠️ gijinkas (its either a hit or a miss)
⚠️ random angel wings
⚠️ designs on P2U or F2U bases
⚠️ hooves/antlers/horns
⛔ dollmaker designs (⚠️ if it comes with extra art)
⛔ human hair on feral animals
⛔ food based designs
🚫 tail mouths or tail heads or whatevs
🚫 fan characters

the below is copy-pasted directly from @/moody, with some minor edits by me

DO NOT OFFER

🚫 children / childlike / "shota" / "loli" characters, regardless of """~actual~""" age.
🚫 characters labeled with slurs or creepy fetishizing shit, ex . h*rm, d*ckgirl, etc.
🚫 3edgy5me / "ps*chopath" or "s*ciopath".
🚫 appropriative designs (such as a generic dog wearing generic headdress and war paint)
🚫 very sexual / purely kink or fetish-based characters.