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Hey y'all! I've been hard at work practicing making some sketchbooks, and I'm finally releasing them for purchase! These ones are specifically for Inktober, with 31 (well, 32 because that's how books work, lol) pages with prompts on little sticky notes on each page ready to go.

If you order for Inktide in November specifically, you can get a sneak peak on the prompts! Ooo!

Three Lineup

Some features of these little books:

- 32 pages for a picture a day for Inktober/Inktide.

- Watercolor paper to withstand any and all of your heavy duty inking (140lb; 300 g/m^2).

- 6 by 6 inch square paper (~15.5cm).

- Hard, sturdy board covers with your pick of colors!

- Wacky fun cover fold (see below!)

- Prewritten Inktide prompts written on removable sticky notes on each page!

Spider Open
Purple Open

(Above: two examples of the inside cover.)

Purple Flipped

(Above: the cover folded over!)

Spider Back
Purple Back

(Above: back covers of each. Spider web one on left, purple on right)

Purple Front
Purple Detail

(Above: purple book alone, and inside detail.)

PRICING

All prices include domestic shipping (USA). May be more for international folks. Prices subject to change based on availability of materials.


$60 - Standard. Solid colored 6x6in watercolor book as advertised above (includes Halloween prints below!)

$80 - Alternate options. Will require more communication to set up, and price may increase based on materials. Options include:

  • Fabric cover (Options as wide as the local Joanne's!)

  • Alternate paper (Toned, multimedia, Bristol, etc. Usually more pages if the paper is thinner!)

  • Alternate size (Enjoy something bigger? Smaller? Thicker?)

COLORS

Standard colors // Halloween extras!

See something you like but not quite the right shade? Ask, I may be able to get the right color for you!

Colors
Colors Halloween

Thread comes in pretty much any color, here's an example off the internet lol

Thread Colors

FORM

Fill this out in the comments or a note and we can get you started! Don't be afraid to ask questions too!


Style: (standard or alternate)

Outside Color:

Inside Color:

Spine Color:

Thread Color:

GALLERY

Some other random ones I've made (that all fall under the alternate options category)


Two-toned paper travel book for Dreamer:

Dreamer Cover
Dreamer Inside
Dreamer Folded
Dreamer Toned

Last year's personal Inktober book with mixed media and watercolor paper:

Apple Cover
Apple Inside

Personal watercolor book:

Map Cover
Map Inside

Personal every day carry, with standard multimedia paper:

Clock Cover
Clock Inside

Another two-toned paper book for Nestly:

Nes Cover
Nes Inside
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New Things!

1 min read

New but also a bit old. But new now! Gonna give it a go, these critters are cute! Take a peek :D

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EDIT - I think I was able to reply to everyone! Thanks to each and every one of you who entered, I got a LOT more responses than I expected and it was REALLY HECKIN' HARD TO CHOOSE. But I appreciate all of you and this wonderful community! THANK YOU SO MUCH


Echo Application by ThePlagueRaven

Though Noél has elected to keep Echo for now rather than drop her off at the Nook, he's still a bit flighty about being around consistently. Partially because of his guilt being unable to give her up for a better home, and partially because of his commitment issues. He figures the babysitters, family members, and friends that watch over her and keep her safe and well should be good enough. "Takes a village to raise a child" after all... right?

In other words, Echo needs some babysitters!

Now, fair warning, this won't be a super plot-heavy interaction sort of thing, since I don't have a lot of time and I suspect that there may be a lot of you while there's only one of me! I may draw your wyngro with Echo a time or two, but I can't promise anything. Mostly I just want to get some interactions going--even if I'm not the one doing the most art for it (RIP OTL)--and see where inspiration might flare up.

Not every interaction will end up being long-term, some may just be a simple babysitting gig while she's a kid. Other interactions however have the potential to be lifelong! For example, other kids Echo interacts with while being babysat could become best friends or more in the future! (Though nothing permanent yet, I do have some specific adult plot points in mind and will have to work around those). So if you want to get your foot in the door with Echo interactions, here's your chance!

You can click on the app above for a little blurb about Echo, but to reiterate, she's a quiet little kid (mute, actually) with a bit of a head-in-the-clouds mentality. She is prone to wandering off if she sees something that sparks her insatiable curiosity, so she may need a close watch! As a finn, she needs plenty of water, though just drinks of water should usually be enough short-term. She misinterprets "mildly dehydrated" for "LEAP INTO THE NEAREST BODY OF WATER NOW," so unless you want to find her out in the backyard sitting in a muddy puddle and making a mess, be sure to provide her with more constructive outlets. Otherwise, she's pretty easy to watch after. She gets along well with other wynglings and loves attention, but might become overstimulated if too much starts going on and can't keep up with it all, prompting some tears and the desire to hide under something. Slippery as she is, she can wedge herself into some pretty tight spots!

Noél doesn't have much by means of wealth (in fact, he's kind of bumming at his twin's house right now), so he can't offer much--if any--compensation. He's (kinda selfishly) looking for wyngrew willing to volunteer time more than anything. Feel free to plot with this tidbit as you see fit! ;)



Still interested after that word wall? Awesome! Just fill this out and toss it in the comments, keeping one gro to one comment! (Just delete everything in parenthesis)

WYNGRO NAME: (Their name, plus whatever nickname they would like Echo to call them, if applicable)
WYNGRO REFERENCE: (Gotta know what your gro looks like so I can possibly draw them later!)
PERSONALITY: (Tell me a bit about this gro!)
BABYSITTING STYLE: (What's your gro's method of babysitting? Are they more like a teacher, trying to educate at every opportunity? An adventurer, taking Echo outside to wander about all the time? A homemaker, prone to staying at home to take care of kids with activities like fingerpainting and baking? A more disciplinary authority, sternly making sure Echo learns manners and proper ways to behave? Are they more freeform, willing to let Echo run free to follow her natural curiosities for better or for worse? Tell me all about them!)
OTHER CHARACTERS: (Who else will be around during babysitting sessions? Spouse? Kids? Pets? Feel free to link references too!)
EXTRA INFO: (Anything else you think would be good to know! Plot points you'd like to hit, relationships you'd like to push for, etc.)


I'll pick a few of my favorites in a few days! But don't be afraid to keep adding comments, I'm not against adding more in the babysitter lineup later on too! And just because I didn't pick you, doesn't mean something can't happen in the future, or that you're not allowed to draw a little babysitting scene if you feel so inclined! Noel will take anything he can get, even if it's just a one-time thing


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A Meme Thing

4 min read
I got tagged by Neo-Green-Beans and I haven't done one of these things in ages, so here I go, doing it and breaking rules.

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RULES
1-Post these rules.
2-Post 8 facts about your two characters.
3-Tag 8 other people along with the characters you want them to write about (which leads to rule 4).
4-
Post their avatars and write the character names next to them.
5-NO TAG BACK!
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8 facts about Nyx and Zephyr


NYX
1. Nyx is very short. She's in her lanky late-teen stage so she LOOKS tall in isolation, but around other wyngrew she's definitely shorter.
2. She really likes bitter and sour foods. Sweet stuff disgusts her.
3. She has a degree of separation issues. She was abandoned by her mother and had a rough and lonely childhood, so she has trouble forming close bonds.
4. Her serial sleeping around is an extension of the previous. It's fun, for one, but it's also a form of rebellion and trying to fill some lonely gaps in her life.
5. She acts very flirty and sexual, but a majority of it is just an act. She's actually very intelligent and book-smart. She values knowledge highly.
6. She hates kids, but she will also go to crazy lengths to make sure they aren't hurt in any way. Hell hath no fury like Nyx when she sees an egg or wyngling mistreated. This is an echo of her own childhood where she wasn't the happiest. She wants to make sure other kids are given a good opportunity in life.
7. She has a very, VERY hard time giving up the eggs she ends up with from her sex habits. The maternal instincts in this gro are strong, but she doesn't believe she'd be a very good parent, so she always gives them away. BEFORE they hatch, however. She doesn't want the wyngling to have to see their birth mother walking away after being dumped at the Nook like she was.
8. Her favorite color is magenta. Though when asked, she'll usually say green.

ZEPHYR
1. He's terrible at schooling. And I mean TERRIBLE. He has a terrible time trying to sit still and pay attention for long periods of time, and has little to no interest in book smarts, making it even harder to pay attention. He'd much rather be outside, and tends to daydream about going outside more than he pays attention to schooling.
2. Overall, he's not very clever. But he makes up for it with buckets of friendliness for literally everyone.
3. He's scared of only two things: a gro named Ares, and lightning. He SHOULD be scared of more, but he's too blissfully unaware to know that. The things that scare him are things that have hurt and/or traumatized him in the past.
4. Has a real heart of gold. This, combined with his derpiness, makes him love basically anyone he sees on sight, for better or for worse.
5. His biggest dream in life is to fly. His wings simply won't grow fast enough!!!
6. When he grows up, he wants to be a messenger like Hermes, and/or be a dad.
7. His best friend is Daedalus. He spends every spare moment he can hanging out with him and "helping" him. Daedalus is so smart! Never ceases to amaze Zephyr.
8. Zephyr eats flowers. And enjoys it. A lot. Just. The whole plant. Om.  (On the flipside, he doesn't like meat much.)

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Tagging:
You. With the face. And the wyngrew. Do your current favorite wyngro that you absolutely adore giving attention to, and then do your most neglected wyngro that you've needed to do something with. Give 'em a little love, they miss you!
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Witch Doctor's Shack by ThePlagueRaven

Nyx has a little shack out in the woods that she's turned into her little shop of curiosities. As a "witch doctor," she deals in all kinds of mysterious. She claims she can do anything Dr. F does, "but the typical things should be left to the ol' doc," as she says. Nyx deals in the more supernatural and lesser-known goods. Stuff for those who are looking for a little adventure, want to go out on a limb, or perhaps something a little... off the beaten path, so to speak.

Simple things? Yeah, she can provide some pain soothing salve, some gurp repellent, or minor magic healing, all manner of things that she can easily brew up.
But something a bit more... unique? Perhaps even a little taboo? That's what she specializes in. Love potions? Bravery talismans? Books on the occult? Charms, amulets, trinkets, all things she can whip up just fine. All you need to do is ask. And be prepared to pay, of course.

PLOT HOOKS


Need a little bit of plot for your wyngro? Feel free to use Nyx and her shop for something! I can't actually do big crazy roleplays for each thing, or even do more than a bit of talking about a plot thing, but I want to provide something for others to use to further their plots, if that makes sense! Examples:
  • PET SITTER - Nyx is a pet magnet. She has a whole bunch of runeboos and coatala hanging out at her shack that she feeds and takes care of. She adopts them out to wyngrew who pass buy, as long as she trusts the wyngro to be a good pet owner. If a pet decides that it likes someone who came by for something else, she'll work her charm to try and get that person to adopt the pet, since it seems to have chosen THEM after all! If you've got a pet you don't know what to do with yet, you're more than welcome to "drop it off" at Nyx's place for her to take care of, and then come "adopt it back" once you've figured out what you wanna do with the pet! (Disclaimer: I'm not owning the pet in any way shape or form, it's still 100% yours, and at most I'd just draw the pet as a background element for non-related plot of my own).
  • BREEDING - Another service Nyx is willing to offer is being a surrogate mother for any male wyngrew who want a biological egg. Gay couples, single dads, whatever. As long as the biology is male. Just so long as you're willing to compensate her for her time, and she isn't required to have anything to do with the egg or the wyngling ever again. OOC, you will provide the breeding ticket, and depending on how we'd like to work it out, you would probably also do 2/3 of the relationship pictures, but I'm flexible!
  • Gro too scared to talk to that pretty lady? Well, take this talisman, whisper the activation phrase, and squeeze it tight before you talk to her, and it will instill a burst of confidence you need! (Totally not a placebo that just happens to work every time, the bravery was within you all along! BWAHAHAHA)
  • Want that handsome gro over there to love you as much as you secretly love them? Well, take this little box here and give it to him. But be sure he's the one to open it! No peeking inside beforehand! Make sure you give it to him in person so he looks you in the eye and knows it's from you, then leave him to look in the box in private. Then all you need to do is wait. If it's meant to be, he'll come talk to you and you can watch the love blossom! If it's not meant to be, you'll find that out as well. (Totally not a box that quite simply has a letter inside that says "The wyngro that gave this to you has a big crush, take them out on a date! Or, if you're completely not interested, let them know bluntly so there's no confusion.")
  • Have a little grudge on somebody? She can be convinced to help with something along the lines of a hex or a curse. Results may vary. (Totally not a thing that's usually a mostly harmless prank, writing it off as "It didn't work because they're not deserving of the hex, so it just sprayed sticky glitter all over instead as an inconvenience.")
  • Want to learn some magic? You can buy or borrow one of her many tomes on various magics, perhaps even getting a bit of help practicing. So long as you don't stay long and don't assume you're friends. She'll quickly kick people to the curb if they stick around too long or get too chummy. This is business.
  • Want something that Dr. F could provide, but too shy of the good doctor? Well, no idea why you're here because it's a creepy shack out in the middle of the woods, but hey, sometimes that's less scary than the happy town doctor.
  • Want some kind of fertility charm? Want to make sure that night with your significant other ensures a wyngling? Well, it's gonna happen anyway when the gros do the do, but hey, if you wanna pay her for some little charm that makes you think things will go better, she'll sell it to you in a heartbeat.
  • Etc., etc. Feel free to comment with ideas!

INTERACTION


So you want to interact with Nyx for one of her services? Well, upon arrival, she'll immediately do her flirty little mysterious smile and invite you in. The shack is dark, a bit cluttered, and maybe even a little dusty, depending on the day. Drying herbs, strings, cages, and other mysterious things hang from the ceiling, books, bottles, and jars litter every available surface.

Nyx is a charming, bombastic, confident, and rather voluptuous woman who knows how to work it, so to speak. She puts up a front of a tease and a seductress, using her charm and looks to get where she wants to go (for a good starting point, you could use the character Mad Moxie from Borderlands as a reference if you know her). Behind it all though, she's incredibly clever and well educated, and is just as capable at outsmarting you as she is enchanting you with her flirting. When it comes down to it, she can be incredibly serious and steadfast. The siren-like act is just that: an act. It's still a part of her personality, yes, but she can turn it off as easily as a switch when need be to get someone to take her seriously.

When meeting a new wyngro, her interactions usually start out with her charming side, gushing over them to really flatter them, and teasing cutely, perhaps even seducing them a smidgen (male or female). All in an effort to get them wrapped around her finger to get what she wants (usually a sale). If that seems to fall flat though, she'll usually fall back on just plain ol' innocent teasing, or drop the act completely and just get down to business.

As payment for Nyx's various services, she takes standard coins (money), but also loves to trade for mysterious or spooky objects, books (especially on occult, supernatural/paranormal, magic, and medicinal plants), and ingredients for her various medicines and potions. Sometimes even simple things like interesting feathers or small bones or pretty stones. Basically anything to expand her collection.

For more information about Nyx, including her reference sheet, CLICK HERE!
Nyx Reference by ThePlagueRaven

SO HOW DO I DO THIS?


Just comment below with what you want to do! I'll do a short little plot chat with you working out the specifics of how things will go down. Naturally, I can't really do art or anything on my part, so it's kinda all up to you. Treat Nyx as an NPC in a way! Just let me know what you want (like "My gro wants some books on magic!" or "My gro needs one of those courage talismans" or whatever) and I'll let you know what Nyx gives in return.

- For pets, feel free to just drop a link/picture of the pet and I can add it to the little list below. Then your pet can hang out with the others until you need it back for plot!
- For breeding, let me know what gro you wanna breed, and we'll work out the details. Beware of wait lists!





PETS


(Remember, these are NOT adoptable by anyone, just plot where Nyx watches over strays)

Coatala: Sharp Magma by Wyngrew
Owner: ThePlagueRaven




BREEDING WAIT LIST


Nyx's info (including visual reference and list of upgrades) is here: theplagueraven.deviantart.com/…

FEBRUARY - Taken by Etae
APRIL - Taken by anonymous
JUNE - OPEN!
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