This is a book cover I did for Witi Ihimaera's "Whale Rider". I watched the film as a child (and recently as an adult), and I absolutely loved it, so I decided to make a tribute of it :)
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This is a book cover I did for Witi Ihimaera's "Whale Rider". I watched the film as a child (and recently as an adult), and I absolutely loved it, so I decided to make a tribute of it :)
#Mermay2026 Day 24: Romance
This is one of the book covers I did for my new porfolio. It's a fan made love story I had in mind called "Wandering Souls" in which Ludus from "Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns" and my OC Anette are the main characters 💖
I'm so proud of this one!! TwT) Merman!Ludus for life!!!!!
#Mermay2026 Day 23 & 28: Witch & Octopus
I was inspired by one of the scenes from The Mermaid, but I portrayed my OCs Lilith and Anisa ✨️
#Mermay2026 Day 7 and 12: Selkie & Sisters
Soo this might not make so much sense, but I had the idea they would be daughters of a couple of selkies from different types: their dad is a leopard selkie that decided not to haunt other seals after meeting their mom and her kind.
So Anisa is a kind and sweet grey seal while Cassandra is a rather distrustful and overprotective one. They are inseparable♡
#Mermay2026 Day 11: Artist.
-Anyone can be an artist! You just need a brush, passion and imagination.
So, determined, and thanks to the help of both humans, the mermaid started painting all those beautiful underwater scenes she had witnessed during her life.
May those scribbles would remain in that cave for many years to come.
Omg ur art is so amazing the way you use values is addicting to look at
Ooh thank you so much!!❤️
Just a sketchbook page I dedicated to #orufrey and their babies✨️
#Mermay2026 day 7: Selkie
These are some illustrations I made for my new porfolio. They are from a selkie love story I created, featuring my dear Anisa!
Prompt list by @ cuppatealart on Instagram!
#mermay2026 day 4: Deep sea.
Prompt list belongs to @cuppatealart on Instagram!
May has begun, which means it's officialy #mermay2026!🧜♀️
To celebrate it, I want to share with you this illustration which is, at the same time, the cover of my new portfolio.
This is a drawing I did yesterday for #EremikaDay. I might be late, but I wanted to share it with you ♡
hiiiiiii!!! I made an eremika community here so we can share more eremika content and works and not lose them!!! ♥️♥️♥️
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Amanecer.
look at that grainy quality like an old memory cherished deeply. i love them. they love them as well.
Aww thanks, I'm glad you do!!❤️❤️
Amanecer.
The depths of the ocean were her safest place,
where her crying could never be heard.
Only the creatures that lived there were witnesses of her sorrow,
yet none of them were able to understand the complexity of her existence and her expectations for tomorrow.
Eleonor (c) me.
Oh, how she longed for a better life, in which she could find a place in the Land World.
It was her need, to be embraced, to be understood...
Despite her rarities and her looks.
🔎Scam Exam(ination)🔍(updated 9/1/25)
Seen as: I would like a commission of my son/pet... Scam Type: Commission
Also: See this update on how scammers are changing the scam.
Accounts running this scam: Way too many for me to list.. :(
(old) Proof of iloveartworks being a scammer can be seen/found here and here. The other accounts listed above all follow the same script and additional proof and can usually be found in the tags: #scam, #scams, or #scam alert.
IMPORTANT: Update as of 1/31/25 - They are now threatening law enforcement if you do not send them payment via the fake paypal email. This is a scare tactic. Please see that section once you get to it. Thank you.
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Being open to commissions isn't uncommon if you're an artist.
You may often find yourself receiving messages from strangers looking to commission you for a picture of their OC or even their favorite ship.
But if you receive a message like this, you should be careful you don't fall into a scammers trap.
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How it starts:
it starts by receiving a message from another user requesting a commission. Again, typical common practice if you're an artist.
What they ask for at the start, is usually the first red flag.
IMPORTANT 1/15/25: These scammers are now sending Asks and commenting on peoples posts asking 'are you open to commission? Send me a DM.' So please be aware of this as well!
Here are some images of how this scam conversation starts:
Images provided by: (1)@neogandw, (2)@foggywiz4rd, (3-4)@maikaartwork
🚩Red flag's (part 1)🚩
I want you to draw my son/daughter.
I want you to draw my son/daughter's pet.
It's a blank blog with no posts/reblogs
It's a blog that's only a few days/week old.
While this request seems simple enough, this scam gets worse.
Here are some recent examples of the dog they will request:
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An offer too good to refuse:
Now you may be thinking, 'surely this can't be bad or malicious, right?' They just want you to draw a picture of their child or their child's pet! And that's definitely what the scammer wants you to think. Which is what brings us to the next set of red flags:
Left image from @neogandw, right image from @maikaartwork
🚩Red flag's (part 2)🚩
'I will pay you $200-$500+' (an amount way way beyond your normal asking price.)
'I just want the best you can do.' (They don't know how to answer questions related to details such as pose, background, style, objects you want included, etc.)
'It's for their birthday/holiday' - ' I want it done as soon as possible.' (They will push that you do this with a sense of urgency so you don't ask questions.)
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The Catch:
Now, if you haven't reported and blocked them by now, and you agree to take this persons commission, this is where the catch to this scam comes into play.
If you tell the scammer to send you an invoice, they will refuse.
If you tell them to use your preferred method, they will refuse.
Those methods just 'wont/don't work', you see.
What they really want, is your PayPal email and your name.
From here they will say that they sent you payment, and that you should check your email. Or that 'they got an email and something went wrong' and that you should check your email.
And here is where the scam comes to ahead.
They will send you a fake email meant to look like it came from PayPal that looks like the ones shown below:
Second image provided by @badlibbing
Second set of images provided by @petxka, thank you!
This third image comes from @elrealelchunk on 1/31/25 and is very important. Scammers are now threatening law enforcement if you do not send them money.
Again as noted in the top of the post, this is 100% a scare tactic.
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What this email means / How this scam works:
In the case of screenshot one (provided by @neogandw) the 'MONALISA' is the person who was trying to commission them.
The payment hasn't 'went through', and the e-mail (from 'fake PayPal') is saying that they, the artist, needs to send $200 to 'MONALISA' to 'expand the limit' of their account to get the $500 that is owed to them.
Read the e-mail and think about what you're being asked to do:
'You are to send (name) money to expand your account.' You are to send someone money, to get money.
If your account is limited, why would you need to send another PayPal user money to 'unlock' your account or 'expand it', and not just contact PayPal itself to try and resolve that issue...?
This is not how PayPal works, in any sense.
This is just a way for them to scam you.
There are also a handful of red flags in this email alone.
🚩Red flag's (part 3)🚩
The sender address is not from an official paypal.com address, but instead a gmail.com address. This means that this came from a person, not a company.
The formatting. Let's be frank, no official email from PayPal will ever look like this.
The spelling/grammar issues are everywhere.
Weird url's at the bottom of the email. (I removed them for safety reasons)
Additionally: You may also find or see links in this emails instructing you to 'go here' to unlock your account. These are phishing (wikipedia) links that they will use to steal your PayPal login information. Never click links in emails asking you to 'fix an issue' with your account unless you can verify who the sender is.
If you send these people your money, you will get blocked and never see them again. That's just how this scam goes...
If you'd like another variation of this scam which talks about money wiring, you can check out @maikaartwork's version by clicking here!
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Final thoughts:
If you fall for a scam like this, thankfully there still might be hope.
Contact PayPal and explain what happened in detail. Show them every shred of evidence that you have showing that you were scammed including the name of who scammed you, and the email that sent you the scam, and who you wound up sending the money to.
If you use the messaging system that uses the AI chat bot, ask it repeatedly to 'speak to a real person' until you get sent to a live agent. (this is stupidly frustrating but sadly it's what you have to do.)
And remember, take screenshots and report these users to the websites they are running these scams on. If they DM you on tumblr? Report the DM. If they do it on insta, bsky, twitter or even discord?
Make sure you report them there too.
ALSO: Beware of recovery scammers. This is anyone coming into your DM's telling you they can 'help you get your money back' after you made a post talking about how you got scammed. These scammers are just looking for a quick buck.
Here's a post about ethical hackers (aka recovery scammers)
Other helpful guides on spotting scams. (by @kyra45)
"Shall we dance?"
Anisa (c) me.