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Published: 2014-09-13 18:29:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 7512; Favourites: 173; Downloads: 39
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I forgot about these two. I drew them quite some time ago because i wanted to make some adoptable experiments.The first one is a sphinx (female) and the second one is a cobra (male).
Price is $15 each! Mention in the comments if you want to adopt!
Sphinx sold to
Cobra sold to
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Pretty cool, I like the egipcian style y really love it, and also the thecnique and the shadows that you used
All of your creatures are great, but this one its perfect
Snakes: Not my favorite specie but its an egipcian animal that I really like an i loved that you really care about the skin and the fangs
I must say that you are getting better, this one looks perfect to me, enjoy this critique and, well as you see im just talking to get a hundred words, but i really like this draw, well done and good Luck
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I love that they look like experiments from lilo and stitch
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I don't know why, but the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this picture is:" that left creature makes me think of Stitch from Lilo and Stitch"
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Ohhh that's new Egyptian experiments now that's a new one on me. ^_^
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These are darling <3 amazing work as always dear!
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Its sad Noone wants the snake. I'll take him, I think he'll like it in Lala land with the demi Gods. Joseph Sage & Pyro. I think Him & Sage would get along well.
when do you want me to send Payment I have some Money to blow. I will take good care of Him as i do all of my Characters.
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Awesome!
My Paypal is stefan.ribera@gmail.com
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Money Sent I Hope it reached you OK. I'll take good care of the Egyptian Cobra
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Thank you so much, Danny!
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Your welcome. & Im sure will have wonderful adventures together in the future. & I'll take good care of him
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Pretty cool pictures, very nicely done experiments I must say. The Sphinx looks awesome I must say, I like the details in the wings, the face and the makeup, the jewellery and the hair on the main and tail.
I like the snake too, nice necklace, and I like the detail on the scales and eyes. both are very impressive in your style.
Now, no offence to your desire to make money, but I cannot see the point in paying to adopt these guys, especially at $15 each. They are pretty cool pictures, but just buying an idea is not something I understand, especially for so much money. But that's just me, it's probably because I'd rather pay for a commission of a great artist using my own idea then to buy someone else's idea and then have to use my own skill as an artist. Maybe its also because an adopted character doesn't seem as personal as something I make on my own.
But no offence to anyone willing to pay for it, It's probably a matter of preference, one I don't share, but don't see anything wrong if you are willing to pay for it.
But yeah, these are awesome characters, good luck adopting both out, seems like you already have some takers, they might already both be adopted as I write this.
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Thank you for the comment!
Of course adoptables are not for everyone, but like you say, it's a matter of preference. There are plenty of reasons why adoptables are desirable for a lot of people.
First of all, A lot of people are unsure of what kind of design they want. Not everyone can come up with something they like, especially people who lack artistic ability. And it's not even only about technical know-how and artistic skill. Each artist has his/her own way of thinking when it comes to design that might be difficult to replicate even if you're a talented artist yourself. Also when it comes to adoptables it's very apparent on what you get for the amount you pay when you buy something already created, rather then to hire an artist to draw for you and there is no waiting time either. And lastly, it's usually a lot cheaper then to commission the artist to create a unique character in a similar style.
I think the amount is more then fair. But again, it's a matter of preference.
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You're Welcome.
Well, you might have some points there, but its still not for me. I might like the idea of 'owning' one of your experiments, but it's still a little too expensive for my tastes. And I'd still rather pay you to make one of my creations then to buy one of yours (of course that's more expensive, but it's more bang for the buck). I wasn't trying to suggest that I'd rather pay someone to design something for me, but maybe you just meant that as an example as a good reason for an adopt.
And yeah, well as long as people are willing to pay for something enthusiastically, then of course it's reasonable. Still not anything I'd pay for. Adopts are only fun and worth it to me when they're dirt cheap, like 20 points or so. To some it's worth it, but we all have things that are must haves for some and not worth 2 cents to others.
Something I ponder with adopts, and I wonder if this has ever happened to you or anyone you know, is the idea of someone seeing an adopt, being inspired by it, not paying for it, tweaking the design enough to make it different, but you can still clearly see the inspiration, and using it as their own. I guess this happens with any character, official and OC, there is just not much anyone can do about that I guess. I guess I'm saying, if someone desired your characters, but was either too cheap, too poor or too late to buy the character, what's to stop them from doing that or something similar (beyond common courtesy). I don't think that could be considered any kind of DA rule violation.
Another different notion is the idea of someone not wanting to own, but wanting to draw an adopt character. Now, most artists want permission before another artist draws their OC, and an adopt shouldn't be different, but let's not forget that we artists never ask permission before we draw fan art. We may expect common etiquette among our community, but we can't call drawing someone else's OC without permission a rule violation and force an artist to take them art down, we can ask, but we can't force, but be expected to be allowed to keep posting fan art.
Sorry if this seems cynical or whatever, it is not something I intend to do, but it's just a point why I am wary of the process of adopts, of buying or selling, when it seems so easy for me to just skirt the whole need to pay for them, without anything beyond anger we can do to counter those that do not follow common courtesy. If there is something I am not thinking about, or some actual rule built into DA that I am not aware that protects Adopts, then I am sorry for bringing all that up.
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Of course there are people out there that tries to scam you in one way or another. Not only when it comes to adoptables but commissions as well. And there is not much you can do about it when it comes to adoptables. Though it's easier to protect yourself from scams when it comes to commissions such as asking for payment upfront. However, most people who want to draw someone's character is most likely a fan of the artist and have little to no reason to get on his/her bad side. I've been here for 10 years and have very little experience of people trying to scam me or rip me off. It's mostly arttheft but that is a direct violation to dA rules and is easy to deal with.
To sum this up. It's about preferences. If you don't think it's worth it, that's fine. However, a lot of people really like the idea of adoptables and think it's worth every penny.
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Yeah, that's true. With commissions, you can get payment upfront, though some commissioners can be wary of prepaying with no guarantee of service, I've prepaid for a commission once 2 years ago and I've yet to see anything. In my case, I think the artist is just horribly slow and distracted, not trying to scam me, but still, after 2 years, you can understandably be angry. Of course, an artist, more than a commissioner, has an easier time proving (or loosing) their credibility to deliver.
Yes, that's true, drawing an adopt without permission probably wouldn't work, as you said, it would put you on bad terms to draw an OC like that without permission, and that's something most of your fans would not want to do. Nothing you could really do if they didn't care about staying on your good side, but that is a credible threat to others.
But there is little one can do if one is 'inspired' by an adopt. People could see your two adopts here and decide they want to make up their own Sphinx or Egyptian Cobra OC, and put their own spin on it. Enough differences, and you can't accuse them of outright copying you, and you might not even realize they were copying you if different enough. For example, if the Cobra was red, had bat wings, horns, and a flame on the end of its tail, there might be little you can do to say someone is stealing your work. It goes a lot further to distance it form your work if they don't say it's an Experiment or an alien at all and tie it to Egyptian Mythology. I think indeed there is not much one can do when one is merely inspired by someone else's work. At that point, it's Egyptian mythology itself that's the real inspiration, even if seeing your picture is what got their creative juices flowing. At that point, you can't really accuse them of stealing anything.
I had a lot of other points I wanted to say about that, but they kind of made me sound like I advocate stealing over paying for these adopts, and I don't want to come off that way.
But yeah, I don't really know what else to say. I just don't see the worth in paying for someone else's character. I've spent enough time trying to think of things to say to justify why I don't like the idea, but they don't come off right, so I'm just not going to say anymore. Besides, it's pointless arguing, since I'm not really trying to sway anyone's opinions, it's not like I care if anyone disagrees with me on this point.
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Everyone get's inspiration from somewhere, so if someone wants to make their own characters based on mine, that's fine. I don't really care. It actually happens quite often. But those who want a finished character to call their own and to support my artwork at the same time have the option to do so. Easy as that!
Adoptables are a big thing on art sites in general and for good reasons.
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Yes, that's true. Actually feeling like you are supporting an artist in need is indeed a big part of it it would seem, similar to ordering a commission or buying a print. And yeah, just getting a character you don't have to tweak yourself right read from the get go can be a good reason to want to get one.
There are indeed many good reasons to buy an adoptable. But I've yet to find one good enough for me to pay more than a pittance. Again, that's just me and we all need our own reasons to do things.
But anyway, let's say this is over, sorry if this got drawn out and ugly, I didn't mean to attack a concept you clearly enjoy very much.
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Well, look at it like this. it's like if you own a coffeeshop and someone comes into the store and says "i would never pay this much for coffee i can make at home!" in front of all the customers and/or potential customers. Not exactly good for the business. Even though that person has the right to express that opinion, i doubt the manager of the shop would appreciate it happening in his own store.
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Yeah, fair enough, I didn't mean it as an insult to your business or to try and disrupt stuff. I'm not going to change my opinion, but I will apologize for any insult I've caused, even though I didn't mean it. And having said that, I won't say anymore so I don't cause any more harm.
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And you do realize that 20 points is only worth 25 cents, right?
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Yes, I do realize its only about 25 cents, that's why I said it. That's how little I think it's worth it to actually adopt a character, I did say dirt cheap and that's what I meant by it. To be honest, if it's a really interesting character, I might go as high as 80-125 points, but no more. $2 is literally too much money for me to pay for an adopt, I quite literally do not see any point in me paying more for a character. Perhaps it is just how I see my own creative process, but buying someone else's idea is very unappealing to me. If you or anyone else think that's more than worth it, good on you. If you think I'm being ridiculous and cheap, I don't care. I just don't, and probably won't ever, see the appeal of an adopt. The one time I did adopt a character, it was dirt cheap, only a small handful of points. And then it was more just a fun thing to do with an artist who was also a friend, because she was clearly only doing it as a way to make a character and give it a way, not as a way of making points or money, and that's part of what appealed to me . If I had to spend anything significantly quantifiable, it would not have been nearly as fun. After that, I used the character as a starting point and then heavily modified the design and back-story to my own liking to create something brand new. But I would have been just fine creating a similar character had I not adopted the character in the first place.
But you know what, I am going to drop this discussion, it's not worth having an argument about. Clearly it's something everyone else is fine with. I am not trying to change anyone's mind, nor am I trying to inspire anyone else to stop doing the practice. I just find it odd, so I don't really do it, nor do I find it worth it to spend money on it. That's all. I also have my legitimate question on what's to stop people from just stealing an adopt and drawing it on their own without paying for it. But that question is probably moot too.
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Oh no I don't mind your view of adopts! I only asked because to most artists, calling their stuff only woth 25 cents is kind of like a slap in the face to them and an insult (especially if they draw the character from scratch, instead of off a base like most do.)
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Yeah, I didn't mean it as an insult to artists who put work into these things, especially with original art instead of art. I did mean that it's not worth it for me, I'm not changing my opinion though that I personally, don't find it worth it, but I guess I should have realized that that was insulting to people, and for that, I do apologize.
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Ohhhh, these are some beautiful designs! I love the sphinx in particular - she just has so many great details that hearken back to Egyptian culture, from the jewelry, to the sphinx mane and tail, to the eye makeup. That was a nice touch with the ears; they look just like something you might find on a jackal or Anubis. The eyes are beautiful and unique as well, and the light blue on the nose and eye shadow provides a lovely, eye-catching bit of color.
I have to admit, the cobra looks a bit bland in comparison with the sphinx. I'm not sure he has a lot going for him other than being a snake with Stitch style eyes. 
It's clear you've made a lot of wise design choices while working on both of these experiments. Hope to see them go to good homes! ^^
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Thank you for the long comment! Much appreciated! x3
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Aahhh i fucking love these two
I fucking want the cobra so badly but i can't afford
looove the designs though i hope whoever buys the cobra takes good care of it!
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Very colorful language, but thank you! x3
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Aahhh i fucking love these two
I fucking want the cobra so badly but i can't afford
looove the designs though i hope whoever buys the cobra takes good care of it!
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These are amazing! I'd totally buy one...if I wasn't dead broke.
Nice work by the way!
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I love how you add that Stitch style to your characters
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I totally want to adopt the sphinx
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