slob-free zone

he calls to me. fat fuck. currytums on bsky/twitter

[currytums]

Time for a change - New look, new prices!

Rules below the cut

Rules:

Will Do:

shipping

fanart

OCs

humanoids (anthros OK)

suggestive

immobile

fruit TF

Won't Do:

underaged characters

full nudity

text/dialogue on the image (custom text may be added to the caption or description, however)

mecha

feral

real person fiction/portraits (characters portrayed by actors in live action OK)

slob (I'm squeamish!) - minimal sweat/food stains, no gas, no borderline ahegao

Requirements:

Interested customers must provide reference at least one reference image for their piece! Example drawings using stick figures are acceptable and even encouraged, and for original characters without a reference, doll maker or picrew images are also acceptable.

If a piece is requested based on fanfiction or other writing, please provide context or relevant passages to help me narrow down details in the finished piece.

Permissions:

No commercial use - my work is for personal use only. Customers may crop or upload their own commissions for use in headers, icons, or social media posts on other websites PROVIDED they are the owner of the piece in question. Customers may also print their finished pieces on physical media, provided the items are not sold for profit.

For uncolored commissions, customers may also color their piece themselves and upload them with credit. (if you are not the customer but would like to color my work, please contact me for permission first.)

None of my art, personal, commission, or otherwise, may be used in any learning software or AI image generators or for use in the production of NFTs.

I reserve the right to post my finished pieces to social media unless otherwise instructed. Customers may ask that their name/credit be removed from social media posts if they wish to remain anonymous.

To contact me either send me a DM or an email at currytums @ gmail . com !!

More info about my process on my site

[currytums]

character belongs to @/daender on bsky

thanks again!

[acorviart]

not to sound like a boomer, but I need some people to learn how to write emails in a semi-professional (at the very least) format so you're not cold emailing a business/potential employer/any other stranger about formal matters in the exact same way you'd DM a close friend on instagram

the formality/language can loosen up in the email chain once you've established a rapport and you match the other person if they're being less formal, but please don't have the very first email you send a stranger be written in all lowercase ultra-casual sms slang with no greeting or signature and a billion emojis

[wayward-exulansis-reactivated]

Can I just ask, why?

[acorviart]

(adding your tags since I'm addressing them)

It’s polite, for one. Professional doesn’t need to mean elaborate—in fact, most professional emails are aiming to be as clear and concise as possible. (in english at least, I know some other languages have some very complicated and elaborate email etiquette)

Greetings and signatures also don’t need to be elaborate. I feel like lots of people overthink it and assume that professional emails need the whole “dear x, my name is x and I am writing this email to inform you about [topic], sincerely [my name and all my contact info]” shebang, when really it’s as simple as adding a quick greeting/signature and avoiding super informal slang.

Here’s an comparison using art commission inquiry as the topic, written with zero extra fluff:

Hi, Are you currently open for commissions? Thanks, [my name]

If I want to add a little more fluff, maybe I write:

Hi, I love your art and wanted to ask if you're currently open for commissions. Here are details of what I'm interested in. Thanks for your time! Thanks/best/etc, [my name]

Those are very short while also being more polite than an email that just says:

are u open for comms??

with zero greeting/signature and very informal tone. 

There’s still a person on the other side reading that email, and just like how being polite with a customer service agent on the phone will get you better results than being rude with them, sending a clear and professional email will have you taken more seriously by whoever is reading it. All 3 emails get the same point across, but the last one leaves a much worse impression. You don’t speak to your close friends the same way you’d speak to strangers, and it’s the same in text form. I get so many emails that are just abrupt questions, with not even a quick "thank you" either in the initial email or as a follow-up after I respond, because they ghost me as if I'm just a chat bot answering questions.

I know complaining about email language sounds like a ~corporate america white-collar bullshit~ kinda thing, and there is indeed significantly more elaborate email etiquette that can vastly differ depending on your job/field that I’m not addressing at all, but just having the very basics goes a long way in how your emails are viewed by other people.

[enonem]

As an addition, professional language acts as a social boundary setting to the protection of both parties.

Long story short, it indicates that this is a professional relationship, not a personal one.

That matters because when you are dealing professionally with someone (be it within a corporate office or commissioning an artist on tumblr), there are going to be discussions and disagreements. Maintaining that professional language ensures (at least in theory) that those disagreements are treated as part of the work and not as professional attacks. It also ensures that work will be done during work times and for appropriate recompense. This is work after all, not a favour for a friend.

[4hourfearlessleader]

I don't respond at all to people who can't be bothered to use full words and sentences.

[currytums]

Yeah, so I've never respected anyone who acts like this. goodbye

[acorviart]

not to sound like a boomer, but I need some people to learn how to write emails in a semi-professional (at the very least) format so you're not cold emailing a business/potential employer/any other stranger about formal matters in the exact same way you'd DM a close friend on instagram

the formality/language can loosen up in the email chain once you've established a rapport and you match the other person if they're being less formal, but please don't have the very first email you send a stranger be written in all lowercase ultra-casual sms slang with no greeting or signature and a billion emojis

[wayward-exulansis-reactivated]

Can I just ask, why?

[acorviart]

(adding your tags since I'm addressing them)

It’s polite, for one. Professional doesn’t need to mean elaborate—in fact, most professional emails are aiming to be as clear and concise as possible. (in english at least, I know some other languages have some very complicated and elaborate email etiquette)

Greetings and signatures also don’t need to be elaborate. I feel like lots of people overthink it and assume that professional emails need the whole “dear x, my name is x and I am writing this email to inform you about [topic], sincerely [my name and all my contact info]” shebang, when really it’s as simple as adding a quick greeting/signature and avoiding super informal slang.

Here’s an comparison using art commission inquiry as the topic, written with zero extra fluff:

Hi, Are you currently open for commissions? Thanks, [my name]

If I want to add a little more fluff, maybe I write:

Hi, I love your art and wanted to ask if you're currently open for commissions. Here are details of what I'm interested in. Thanks for your time! Thanks/best/etc, [my name]

Those are very short while also being more polite than an email that just says:

are u open for comms??

with zero greeting/signature and very informal tone. 

There’s still a person on the other side reading that email, and just like how being polite with a customer service agent on the phone will get you better results than being rude with them, sending a clear and professional email will have you taken more seriously by whoever is reading it. All 3 emails get the same point across, but the last one leaves a much worse impression. You don’t speak to your close friends the same way you’d speak to strangers, and it’s the same in text form. I get so many emails that are just abrupt questions, with not even a quick "thank you" either in the initial email or as a follow-up after I respond, because they ghost me as if I'm just a chat bot answering questions.

I know complaining about email language sounds like a ~corporate america white-collar bullshit~ kinda thing, and there is indeed significantly more elaborate email etiquette that can vastly differ depending on your job/field that I’m not addressing at all, but just having the very basics goes a long way in how your emails are viewed by other people.

[enonem]

As an addition, professional language acts as a social boundary setting to the protection of both parties.

Long story short, it indicates that this is a professional relationship, not a personal one.

That matters because when you are dealing professionally with someone (be it within a corporate office or commissioning an artist on tumblr), there are going to be discussions and disagreements. Maintaining that professional language ensures (at least in theory) that those disagreements are treated as part of the work and not as professional attacks. It also ensures that work will be done during work times and for appropriate recompense. This is work after all, not a favour for a friend.

[currytums]

🦭🦭🦭

commission for @/flexiblebear on bsky

[currytums]

commission for @baf21

[tench]

I'm yet to see anyone posting about it here, so:

(screenshot from bluesky)

Paypal wants you to out your nsfw artists, don't do that. Please don't fuck them over more than they already are.

[currytums]

Time for a change - New look, new prices!

Rules below the cut

Rules:

Will Do:

shipping

fanart

OCs

humanoids (anthros OK)

suggestive

immobile

fruit TF

Won't Do:

underaged characters

full nudity

text/dialogue on the image (custom text may be added to the caption or description, however)

mecha

feral

real person fiction/portraits (characters portrayed by actors in live action OK)

slob (I'm squeamish!) - minimal sweat/food stains, no gas, no borderline ahegao

Requirements:

Interested customers must provide reference at least one reference image for their piece! Example drawings using stick figures are acceptable and even encouraged, and for original characters without a reference, doll maker or picrew images are also acceptable.

If a piece is requested based on fanfiction or other writing, please provide context or relevant passages to help me narrow down details in the finished piece.

Permissions:

No commercial use - my work is for personal use only. Customers may crop or upload their own commissions for use in headers, icons, or social media posts on other websites PROVIDED they are the owner of the piece in question. Customers may also print their finished pieces on physical media, provided the items are not sold for profit.

For uncolored commissions, customers may also color their piece themselves and upload them with credit. (if you are not the customer but would like to color my work, please contact me for permission first.)

None of my art, personal, commission, or otherwise, may be used in any learning software or AI image generators or for use in the production of NFTs.

I reserve the right to post my finished pieces to social media unless otherwise instructed. Customers may ask that their name/credit be removed from social media posts if they wish to remain anonymous.

To contact me either send me a DM or an email at currytums @ gmail . com !!

More info about my process on my site

[currytums]

Just Hemi

[currytums]

commission for @/ilove78213

[currytums]

i just feel completely pessimistic about my work here, I don't think I'll ever get commissioned again, I think my prices are too expensive for my skill level, but I can't afford to lower them anymore because I can't afford to injure myself for less than $70 for a full color piece!!

I haven't had anything in the past 2 months, I have no other income, and I don't enjoy drawing anymore for myself so I can't keep promoting myself through personal art. whatever

and i guess most importantly i'm tired of whining about it, you know? no one wants to hear that i feel bad and complaining breeds resentment. idk how to help it when i'm broke and miserable

[currytums]

fascinating ✨

[currytums]

third part in this series for @baf21

[currytums]

long live the queen

[currytums]

Two part comm for @baf21

thanks again!

[currytums]

commission from @/frootfrooot on twt!

[currytums]

I'm lowering my prices, but I don't currently have the energy to make a new example image for my sheet, so here's a new post with the updated prices!! Thank you for taking a look!

Rules below the cut!

Rules:

Will Do:

shipping

fanart

OCs

humanoids (anthros OK)

suggestive

immobile

fruit TF

Won't Do:

underaged characters

full nudity

text/dialogue on the image (custom text may be added to the caption or description, however)

mecha

feral

real person fiction/portraits (characters portrayed by actors in live action OK)

slob - minimal sweat/food stains, no gas, no borderline ahegao (I'm very squeamish!)

Requirements:

Interested customers must provide reference at least one reference image for their piece! Example drawings using stick figures are acceptable and even encouraged, and for original characters without a reference, dollmaker images are also acceptable.

If a piece is requested based on fanfiction or other writing, please provide context or relevant passages to help me narrow down details in the finished piece.

Permissions:

No commercial use - my work is for personal use only. Customers may crop or upload their own commissions for use in headers, icons, or social media posts on other websites PROVIDED they are the owner of the piece in question. Customers may also print their finished pieces on physical media, provided the items are not sold for profit.

For uncolored commissions, customers may also color their piece themselves and upload them with credit. (if you are not the customer but would like to color my work, please contact me for permission first.)

None of my art, personal, commission, or otherwise, may be used in any learning software or AI image generators or for use in the production of NFTs.

I reserve the right to post my finished pieces to social media unless otherwise instructed. Customers may ask that their name/credit be removed from social media posts if they wish to remain anonymous.

To contact me either send me a DM or an email at currytums @ gmail . com !!