IMPORTANT UPDATE!
We now have an official ToyHouse profile! We are remaking the official forum post and such as there are now new employees to work in the project. Please send forms and ask questions here from now on!
Link For The Discord!
If you are interested in becoming a Official Artist
or Collabing, please join!
https://discord.gg/kzdKHcRb5H
Please read everything carefully as we changed some parts of this post.
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The Express Orphanage is responsible for giving a new home to ocs who were no longer wanted by their previous owners. From world to world, the train travels quickly, delivering characters to homes where they will be loved and cared for.
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What is the Express Orphanage? How does it work?
Express Orphanage is a project that focuses on giving unwanted ocs a good new home. We have over 500 ocs up for adoption, patiently waiting for someone to adopt them!
To keep the project running, we have a policy regarding adoptions. You can only adopt 1 oc if you have 1 Train Ticket, which can be obtained by donating ocs to the project. Each oc donated is equivalent to 1 ticket, and 1 ticket is used whenever you adopt 1 oc. You can send us any oc you don't want anymore and adopt new ones with the tickets!
This orphanage is based on the principle of exchange, since you can adopt a character by donating another. Therefore, the characters obtained here can be exchanged with other characters at any time, BUT NOT SOLD. They have no economic value. They can only be sold if the current owner adds a drawing, in other cases not. Therefore, if you are caught going against this rule, you will be blocked immediately.
Remember: characters adopted here can be exchanged for other characters but not sold.
Click here to view how many tickets you have on a spreadsheet.
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Rules regarding the process
- Dollmaker/AI ocs are not going to be accepted into the shelter to avoid what we call by "ticket gathering".
Ocs created with little effort (bases filled with few colours, doodled characters without too many particularities) are not welcome, even more so if presented in large numbers: this will help us avoid the "ticket gathering" phenomenon. - Be patient, we are a small team and we are dealing with many ocs at the same time!
- If you have any complaints or questions, please don't hesitate to send a dm to ExpressOrphanage for us to give you assistance.
- Reasons for adoption must contain: 2 sentences or more, and 1 clear reason about the use of the oc. Example of adoption reason that will be skipped: "I always wanted a wolf oc!". Example of adoption reason that will be accepted: "I love their design! I will use them for my story called [name], and they'll be friends to another oc of mine called [name]". You don't need to write a Bible, simply let us know about what you'll use the oc for! Write two sentences with one clear reason for each character that you desire to adopt.
- You can adopt in a week, a maximum of 20 characters.
We follow the grammatical rule that requires periods at the end of sentences, commas don't count. If the reason for the adoption is missing by at least two points, the reasons will not be stated as two sentences.
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How can I send/donate an oc?
To send one or more ocs, comment the form below here in the forum post you're reading, then transfer the oc(s) to ExpressOrphanage with a note saying "For Express Orphanage". Please keep in mind: OCS SENT WITHOUT A NOTE ARE GOING TO BE REJECTED TO KEEP THINGS ORGANIZED.
SEND THE CHARACTERS WITH YOUR DONATION REQUEST,
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT TO BE ACCEPTED.
REMINDER: you MUST join our ToyHouse world in order to send an oc.
SENDING FORM:
Username: (your TH username)
Quantity: (number of ocs you're sending)
Oc(s) I'm sending: (link of the ocs you're sending for the project)
Am I in the ToyHouse world: (yes/no)
We are going to reply with a "✅" if the oc is accepted or with a "❌" if the oc is rejected (we'll be also explaining why if it gets rejected).
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How can I adopt an oc?
To adopt an oc, please make sure you own at least 1 ticket. Then, send the form below in the comments of the forum post you're reading right now.
If, however, you are the creator of a character that you do not wish to find inside an orphanage, you can ask without having to send any character.
Your creation will be sent to you without too many problems.
REMINDER: you MUST join our ToyHouse world in order to adopt an oc.
ADOPTION FORM:
Username: (your TH username)
Quantity of Train Tickets owned: (how much tickets you own)
Quantity of ocs I want to adopt: (number of ocs)
Oc(s) I want to adopt: (link of the ocs you want to adopt)
Reason and use: (why you want to adopt them and what would you use them for)
Am I in the ToyHouse world: (yes/no)
We are going to reply with a "✅" if the adoption is accepted or with a "❌" if it is rejected (we'll be also explaining why if it gets rejected).
Given the presence of ocs with nsfw images, if a user wants to adopt one and is not the age shown in the profile, we will ask the interested party directly whether they are an adult or not.
Nsfw characters will never be given to minors.
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What are the ocs up for adoption?
Click here to access the folder with all the ocs up for adoption.
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Is there any prize for donating ocs?
We are currently rethinking about the leaderboard system to find a way to make it easier for us to maintain.
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Adding art/ Redrawing characters tab
Unofficial artists
To start receiving tickets from drawings, you need to do at least 2-3 of them without earning tickets.
Headshots: 0 (sketch) - 0 (finished)
(Headshots will not give tickets)
Busts: 0 - 1
(Busts: Only a single to ticket if you colour and shade with proper lineart)
No backgrounds
Half body: 1 - 2
(Half Body: Sketchy/messy art is one ticket however it cannot be a 5 minute drawing, effort must be shown.
2 tickets for fully shaded and proper)
No backgrounds
Full body: 2 - 5
(Full body: two tickets for messy coloured sketch, 5 for full shading and proper)
No backgrounds
Official artists
The official artists will be chosen by us moderators, and will be those who have collaborated with us the longest.
By becoming official, they will have to do at least one redesign in a month.
To add art, the deadline is after three weeks.
Headshots: 1 - 2
Busts: 2 - 3
Half body: 3 - 4
Full body: 4 - 8
6 tickets total a month
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Thank you for your attention! Bumps are highly appreciated, we sincerely hope you enjoy this project! If you have any question, feel free to dm or comment.