[Art Exchange] Covert Courtesy Commutation ~ 6/8 gifts are up.

[Gabi]

Sure!

[Gabi]

OK, no one has posted after me, but Brunhidden has signed up via IM.

The players are Basilisk, WhiteFox, Corgatha, Liatai, Wuff, Sofox, Jairus and Brunhidden.

The deadline is Saturday, 1st of May, 11:50 PM GMT (with more precision this time because I'm posting late).

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...And I've already got some questions!

Bas's gifter wants to know if there are any particular things he doesn't want.

And Sofox's gifter says that any intrests, hobbies, or anything he spends a lot of time doing might help.

Also, WhiteFox's gifter would like to know if there's anything in particular he'd like.

[Lisky]

Dear gifter, if there is anything you'd like to try, please, be my guest.  I'm happy with just about anything, really.  If you'd like a comprehensive list of characters and information, i can do that.  Otherwise, if you've got something in mind, please, have fun.

[WhiteFox]

Dear gifter;

Dear gifter;

As far as DSOF goes, any of the characters are fine. I don't have any references for them online at the moment, but I'm not fussy about accuracy when it comes to gift art. I'm open to interpretations.

I do have a "style guide" for my avatar at FA, however; http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3104772/ and http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3294417/

I say "style guide" rather then "model sheet" because it's not how I draw my avatar, but rather how anyone, regardless of their art style, could.

Anyway, I hope that helps.

The only thing to add to this is that Gabriel, an RP character I have arts of on FA, should probably remain out of bounds for a variety of reasons. (Except in the off chance that my gifter just happens to be Basilisk. Then it would be okay.)

Other then that, don't worry too much about what I would like (this goes out to anyone who still owes me a gift, too). You have carte blanche to do whatever you feel like doing, in the medium of your choice, using any of my IP you want. I'd love to see what you come up with. Good luck, have fun.

[Gabi]

Jairus's gifter also wants to know if there is anything in particular he wants for his gift.

As for Brun's gifter...

Dear Brunhidden:

   Insert boilerplate request for what you would like as a gift.

Bien a vous,
-Brun's Gifter

At this point, I should say: if ANYONE wants anything in particular, please post it.

Thanks.

[Jairus]

Um... nothing in particular comes to mind. I guess no porn or anything like that. You can draw either my roo-rat or Lombax form if you want. If you need references, don't hesitate to ask.

[Brunhidden]

As for Brun's gifter...

Dear Brunhidden:

   Insert boilerplate request for what you would like as a gift.

Bien a vous,
-Brun's Gifter

i rather like artwork, regardless of what quality or what it is of. but im happy with a story as well if thats easier

[Jairus]

Apologies for a lack of responsiveness or attentiveness on my part, but I am currently going through a moving process. No worries, I'll be able to do my gift, but it's going to be another stressful couple of days before things slow down.

[Gabi]

Jairus, your gifter says that there's no rush, but has also sent a very polite request for any references you may have for your roo-rat form, Cornelius, Francine, or Nicodemus, whenever you have the time.

[Sofox]

Sorry to my gifter that I took a bit of time to respond.

Honestly, I spend a lot of time in front of the computer, messing about, posting, looking at website and stuff.
I also do singing lessons and practice the piano from time to time.
I love cycling. I rarely cycle when I don't need to, but since I cycle in and out to work every day I'm certainly never long gone from my bike, navigating the tricky Dublin traffic and making the eternal decision of going on the road and risk death by cars or going on the footpath and risk upsetting pedestrians. I keep visible by always ensuring I wear a high visiblity vest when cycling, along with lights and of course a safety helmet.

[Jairus]

Jairus, your gifter says that there's no rush, but has also sent a very polite request for any references you may have for your roo-rat form, Cornelius, Francine, or Nicodemus, whenever you have the time.

Not sure who Francine is, but I do have resources for my Jay character:
http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/J-RasZ/Jay%20references/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3476412 (think I missed this one)

Now, if you feel up to drawing a Lombax, I do have a subvariant of my regular Jay persona:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3441971
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2899329/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2918971/

If you need anything else, just ask!

[Lisky]

So, Gabi has informed me that my gifter would like some references for various characters

The Basilisk: Demon, canine (german shepherd)

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh121/RentheKnight/Bas_Demon.png


Edaric Ahnasazi: leopard 'cubi and rogue

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3413655/


Darkshine: Feline, self-crafted sci-fi setting i could go on for ages about...

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/lucheek/Mechaleopard.png
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/3546846/



If you have any one you prefer, i can go get you additional references... or, if you'd like to take a shot at some of my lesser seen characters, i can get you information, descriptions, and sketches.  Hope this is what you were looking for, and if not, just inform gabi so i can rectify the situation ASAP

[Gabi]

OK, it's gift posting time!

-Corgatha Taldorthar wrote the following for WhiteFox:

Here's Whitefox's tribute


I got Whitefox for my CCC round,
But inspiration is nowhere to be found
The professor is no fun,
And Theonor I've done,
And I find myself staring at the ground.

As for the ladies, writing them is a fright,
I won't do Felicia, she's such a gripe
Emeline's due a fall
And Jade is much too tall
I still say her legs cannot support her height

Reeling from the literary rout,
I wonder why my writing's without,
I can't blame the pox, so
Please forgive me Whitefox
For DSOF I am simply tapped out.

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Cop out piece! I chose a limerick, because it's one of the few forms of verse I'm somewhat proficient with, and because poetry is better than prose when you're writing about nothing Also, the associations of lightness and humor and wit are ones I'm trying to use. Anyway, hope it brings a smile to your face.

Best wishes,
Corgatha Taldorthar.

-Jairus made this gift for Basilisk.

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* Author's comment:

I'll make it up to Basilisk for the general crapinness later, I promise.
**/

-Basilisk drew the following gift for Corgatha Taldorthar:



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* Author's comment:

I've been playing around with several poses, and this  one seemed more appropriate with the way the RP has been headed... It is Ked, and i played around with several styles of blades... a straight blade with a rather heavy  hand-guard seemed to fit his somewhat regal dress and demeanor, and so i went with it.
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-Liatai made this drawing for Jairus.

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* Author's comment:

I couldn't decide between drawing his Lombax character or his roo-rat character at the end of it all... so, I decided to compromise. Cosplay, away!  It was a nice stretch for me; I don't usually draw a lot of characters with a futuristic bent. Or many rodents, for that matter.

Thanks for letting me play in this round! It was a lot of fun.
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-And Sofox made this gift for Wuffnpuff.

I have yet to hear from WhiteFox, Wuffnpuff and Brunhidden. I hope they post their gifts soon.

[Sprocketsdance]

Sorry for the delay.. was not counting on the forum being down :-/

So here's my gift for Liatai!

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3801601/

Hope it's liked!

*edit*

Oh! And thank you Sofox ^^ That's so awesome (commented on your FA too ^^) Thanks so much! 

[Jairus]

-Liatai made this drawing for Jairus.

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* Author's comment:

I couldn't decide between drawing his Lombax character or his roo-rat character at the end of it all... so, I decided to compromise. Cosplay, away!  It was a nice stretch for me; I don't usually draw a lot of characters with a futuristic bent. Or many rodents, for that matter.

Thanks for letting me play in this round! It was a lot of fun.
**/

Oh my, that's awesome! Thank you! You did a good job on it.

And I'm gonna see if I can't revive my original idea for what I was gonna draw for Basilisk.

[Liatai]

Eee, biology dragon!! I must hug it. I love it, thank you!

[Brunhidden]

for sofox, even though i know so little about him



Brun- okay eowyn, lets read the new book we got from the library for you
Eowyn- the one with the purple kitty on the front?
Brun- im pretty sure it's a fox, I think
Eowyn- kay
Brun- *ahem* 'I am me- the story of sofox'

Sofox was a purple fox, and people were confused.
'why are you purple?' they asked him. 'well why am I a fox?' he replied 'I am me, and that's all I have to be'

Sofox worked, almost every day, and rode his bike there. 'why ride a bike?' they asked him 'why not a car? Its far easier' and sofox replied 'because I am me, and I like riding the bike' even if it was harder and slower. He always made sure to wear his helmet and a safety vest too.

Sofox played the piano and sang, he didn't do either of them very well. 'why do you play the piano?' they asked 'everyone else plays guitar or the drums, nobody plays piano anymore.' And sofox replied 'because I am me. And I like the piano.' Still they asked 'why do you sing? You arent all that good at it' and sofox replied 'because I am me. And I wont get any better unless I keep trying'

Sofox played on his computer, he talked with friends, posted on forums, and generally browsed about. 'you are a nerd' they said 'you have no friends and waste your life.' And sofox replied 'I am me, not a nerd. I have friends, and even those who are not my friends can still like me.' So sofox had fun on his computer saying 'be narrow minded if you want, im finding all kinds of new things'

Sofox did some silly things, but he did them because he was sofox. 'because I am me' he always said, and he was always right when he said it. He was a smart little fox, because he did things for the right reason, to be himself. And you should do things because you are you, not for any other reason.

Brun- the end
Eowyn- daddy
Brun- yes?
Eowyn- who're 'they'?
Brun- dumb people
Eowyn- kay

[Sofox]

Awwww, Brun, that's really touching. I really like it.

Thanks.

[WhiteFox]

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3804869/

I got this idea the second I found out who my recipient was, but I avoided drawing it for three reasons:
1) The pic of Eoywn that inspired it is nearly two years old. She probably looks completely different by now.
2) I am terribad at drawing cute and/or adorable things.
3) I can't stand drawing myself as a character.

Even so, I gave it my best. I hope it is acceptable, and at least somewhat amusing.

Corg: I'll admit... I lawled. Much appreciated.

[e_voyager]

looking good. now i want to play again but i'm out of practice

[WhiteFox]

I'm ready for round #10.

[Liatai]

Sign me up.

[Lisky]

*wobbles in, throws hat in, wanders back to other projects*

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

I'll try it again, I suppose. But I will admit, while I wrote my little ditty, and I think it went reasonably well, I really did come up with that limerick because I couldn't think of anything else appropriate. This one might be my last for a little bit. (Or the artistic batteries might rejuvenate)

[WhiteFox]

I'll try it again, I suppose. But I will admit, while I wrote my little ditty, and I think it went reasonably well, I really did come up with that limerick because I couldn't think of anything else appropriate. This one might be my last for a little bit. (Or the artistic batteries might rejuvenate)

I will admit, I am not the easiest person to gift for.

*wobbles in, throws hat in, wanders back to other projects*

*Steals hat.*

[Gabi]

looking good. now i want to play again but i'm out of practice

I'm afraid I can't tell from this post... are you signing up or not?

[FSharp]

Belated from the previous exchange, but here's my gift for Whitefox. Sorry about the delay. As Gabi/Whitefox already know, what started out as a flu turned out to be--well, potentially an unruptured aneurysm. As such, I need to recuse myself from further participation until I know for sure what's going on.

Excellent work, Corgatha. Sorry for the late reply, I made it a point not to check out my gift until mine was finished. I wrote the spirits as summonable NPCs on a MUD some time ago when I was helping another programmer create an elementalist guild. You captured their personalities perfectly and your writing is, as always, superb.

Cheers,

F#

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

Hey, welcome back F#!

To be honest, I had to re-read the story, to counter-comment. I tend to lose interest in my works once they're complete. I also noticed a minor error, where I break my pattern and refer to Abasathelon as a "he" instead of the genderless "it". I wonder if Gabi could let me fix up the error.

Dialogue heavy, which is still a habit I'm kind of trying to break, and perhaps could have been elaborated a little more. Still, I was trying to set up a few generic fantasy/mythological themes. The Kayalaithians are kind of the generic "Elder, Godlike race that isn't around anymore for some Obscure Reason", and I wanted to play with the idea that the earth, sea, and fire are all forces that were more or less conquered, utilized by medieval man, but the air was just there.

And yeah, I realize that wind force is also utilized, mills and gliders and the like, but still, at least to me, it doesn't seem like the same sort of thing. I know it wasn't my gift, but I absolutely *loved* the one you made for Whitefox. Any chance I could commission you in a side project?


Best wishes,
Corgatha Taldorthar.

[WhiteFox]

F#... This. Is epic.

Much appreciated.

[Gabi]

That's amazing, F#!

And Corg, of course you can fix it. So... would anyone else like to sing up? We need more participants.