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I think you're on a good track with that. Your prices seem fair, though I don't know exactly the time/energy involved in each stage. I find those two things can have a notable impact on how happy you are with payment, final results aside. There's no shame in adjusting up or down if you're finding it more draining or easier to do than expected. I hope your commissions go well though! First step is always the hardest, but overall I've found people are cool about it. Edited this message a little now that I'm not posting from my phone.

I get a pop or dubstep vibe, I do believe.

And you, I've totally seen around, though only here and there as well.

Don't think so. Just seeing ya now.

Chaotic good, for sure. Woo, CMC.

Ima guess femaale~

Looks like... a critical blow from being pegged in the head with a cell phone. Sorry Quartz~

I used to call them both "mama" and "papa." Though at some point that got shorted to "ma" and "pa," which I still call them by when they're around. Though when talking to other people I'll use "mother" and "father," or the shortened version of their actual name.

I'll contribute a few ship-themed ones of my own. Setting Sails Short Spar Rough Rudder Halyard Hitch Half Hitch I'm not good at this. Though I do seem to have a thing for alliteration today.

In general, I think it's always more polite/courteous to ask. Some may be more okay with it than others. I mean, I think there's a level where something is so popular or official (tv shows and such) where using images from it just shows support and love. But, as you go further down in recognition, sometimes it gets a little odd when you start using personal artwork, or art from lesser known artists. To make a comparison to music, if some small-time musician recorded something they wrote out of their fondness for their art, and somebody else used it for an AMV with no credit... that's pretty bad, isn't it? Why is it okay to use visual art in roughly the same way without credit? Avatars and such often become a user's "face," after all, which is a pretty significant thing to borrow from someone else's body of work. The argument that it's a compliment (showing they like it) applies to both cases, but might not justify it fully. I mean, I'm on the side of art somehow feeling a lot less offensive to use without credit... but I could see a few artists taking issue with it, or at least being uncomfortable about not being asked. Though I'm sure there are a ton that wouldn't care, or just be flattered and leave it at that. Could vary a lot, haha. Personally, if someone (for whatever reason) used some of my art pieces for that purpose without my knowing... there are a few I'd be slightly irked by, but others I wouldn't really care about.

Not directly related to Harvest Moon, I'll admit, but I've been following this project for several months now. The release date has finally been announced for February 26th, and I couldn't be more pumped. Trailer: Basically, it's an indie farming(ish) game that's been in the works for quite a long time now; borrows a ton from the Harvest Moon game style, but tries to make it more modifiable/open-ended and all that, as is the theme with a ton of post-minecraft indie games. It looks to include a basic combat system, a ton to do/change on your farm, a moderate bit of a story, gender-blind marriage, (what looks to be) a customizable main character, a customizable house/furniture layout... all that. ( Also, in the future the creator plans to release a multiplayer mode, which allows multiple people to play off the same map I hear. Like, not just separate maps with some kind of small overlap/connection, but actual equally involved multiplayer? ) I'm excited.

@, honestly I'll agree that Tumblr is a great source of just random (and often cute) art. It's one of the many places I occasionally come across when looking for inspiration. And thanks so much! I'll try to get back into it at some point, but for now I think I'ma just enjoy other peoples awesome art, such as your own. I'm looking forward to seeing what you post next!

@, oh... oh my. That is one of the cutest avatars I've seen. Dang. You're either making me jealous, or inspiring me to actually start doing some art for myself again. I'm not sure which. Still, just amazing work as always. Your talent really does show.

@, ohhhhhh. Each and every one of these are lovely. The one's I've seen elsewhere: still just as lovely (especially the last one). Dang. Awesome work as usual!

@, okay umm... Short names that meet that requirement, not really knowing anything about you or your ponysona... Shortcake Xenon Orchid Lumen Sequence Contrast Best I could come up with at the moment.

@, I think what Darkhaert was getting at was like, what kind of theme or sound are you going for? A ponysona, or just general screen name? Something music related? Art? MLP-centric? We don't quite know you, or what you're going for other than a short name that doesn't start with a few letters.

Woo! Congrats to our new Kentucky-fried moderator! I'm hope your new job will be deliciously satisfying. I'm sure you'll do just great!

Might I ask, why would they peg it as unrelated to MLP? To my knowledge, their submission policy is that it has to be related notably to MLP or incorporate the world/ponies at the time of submission. I've seen a number of stories submitted that start off with the first few chapters more or less elsewhere, as per a crossover setup or human-world backstory deal. Is there any chance you just didn't go far enough to get to the pony-heavier part of the story? Regardless, yeah, fanfiction.net is higher up there.

@@Bluenavyangel, I have all the parts to assemble buttons, so I just get a sheet printed from a local copy shop, cut it out with a little button press/cutter, then assemble the button. @, ...What? A walrus or manatee?

@@JonasDarkmane, thanks so much! I've not really been able to do much with the distraction of free time (somehow) and the tumblr, but, I'm glad I got some artwork done. Glad you like 'em!

Been busy with the poniverse tumblr. But, I recently completed something related to Nightmare Night Dallas.