Today is my birthday! I will be happy for some retweets ^^ thanks in advance ^^

(6/7) “TyLo has sharp eyes, and his reserved nature give people the mistaken impression that he’s aloof. But he is warm-hearted, and that warmth shines through in his eyes for those who truly see him.”

(5/7) Seeing the finished piece after all those revisions absolutely made my day. I ADORE this artwork! To this day, it remains one of the art pieces of TyLo that I cherish the most. Steven brought so much life to him, even when some of my prompts were incredibly vague. One of such example:

(4/7) I’m sure my many wordy revisions weren’t always easy to work with, but he was incredibly patient, helping me work through every little character detail until we arrived at the final result. I’m really, really grateful for all the patience and care he showed me throughout the process, aaa.

(3/7) Imagine my surprise and delight when Steven agreed to work on my commission, and he was absolutely wonderful to work with! I was still relatively new to commissioning art, didn’t quite know what I wanted for my character, and wasn’t sure how to communicate my ideas clearly.

(2/7) I remember getting so worked up while submitting the form! I was incredibly excited, but also a little nervous. I still didn’t have a proper reference sheet, and I worried that this might make things difficult for the artist. Still, I decided to take the chance.

So when Skip encouraged me to commission her, I dove right in and sent her a whole bunch of photo references. (Thank you so much for bearing with me!!) I’m really glad I took that leap, because it definitely gave me the confidence to pursue more commissions down the road, hahaha

The first artwork I ever got was a quick sketch by @aishasoup.bksy.social at my first FURUM in 2024! At the time, I barely had any idea what my character would look like. I had only settled on the species and full name, and had experimented with colours and markings on a character base.

hope you'll feel better soon!