my icon is Aladdin's dad. stop asking me about it thanks THIS TUMBLR CONTAINS NSFW CONTENT. about - art tag Gain/Gainstrive - they/them pronouns - queer - autistic FF7 - saiyuki - yugioh - skyrim - pacific rim - metalocalypse - JJBA - twin peaks - zoids - motorcity - x files - trigun sephiroth - cesare borgia - fox mulder - pegasus j crawford - art history - anthropology - forensics - true crime - hair metal - body horror - tulpas -robert eo speedwagon - feminism - social justice
So pinned posts are a thing now on tumblr??? Ok I mean I have a whole page on my layout dedicated to that shit but I guess Iāll put it here for those too lazy to look for it/folks who are suffering on mobile
- Gainstrive/Gain
- they/them
- 36 years old
- owns 3 cats
- has a wife
- queer
- autistic
- likes doing art
fandoms I dabble in - jjba, yugioh, FF7, saiyuki, metalocalypse, rdr2, flight rising, yakuza, hannibal, trigun
I also like true crime but thatās not a fandom and if you think it is youāre weird
I love hair metal more than life itself ask me about it I have a hair metal tattoo
You remembered to close the door to the gas leak room before you entered the weed room, right? Please tell me you remembered to close the door to the gas leak room before you entered the weed room
usd commissions are open! no hard close date, likely early september. no slot limits!
if there's something you want done that isn't listed here, feel free to ask me about it!
& if you can't commission me, please consider reblogging this post! thank you!
prices, guidelines, & more info under the cut vvv
prices are listed in a range- simpler designs are on the cheaper end, more complexity raises the price. i currently only take payment via paypal invoive, to be sent after you approve a sketch. please make sure you're happy with the sketch! i cannot make major changes after that point! i cannot provide refunds unless it's been 2+ months with no communication.
i prefer animal-adjacent characters, but i'm flexible! however, i will not work with: full mecha, full heavy armor, vehicles, and firearms. there's also a few things i will take on a case-by-case basis and will likely ask extra for: characters with multiple very light colors (vision issues), great apes (phobia), & babies/small children.
in the same vein, i'm open to most poses/activites & things like props, pets, and background elements! i do not currently offer full backgrounds for digital pieces, but props or individual elements are fine. some may incur an extra price, depending on size/complexity!
DIGITAL
character design: 10-30, depending on intended complexity! a new character, made just for you. can be a totally original design or fandom based.
d&d roll-with-it design: 25 flat! a randomized d&d character design with filled character sheet at level one or five. you can choose either a specific class, species, or theme but the rest is up to the dice!
ref sheets: 30-50 for existing characters or a base +15 add-on for a character design comm! by default, a ref sheet comes with a decorative name, any text info you want, & one additional small illustration, like to showcase a feature or display a specific expression (in my examples, domino's bust hiding his spidery features, or showcasing hickory's toony expressions). additional expressions/forms/etc will be extra.
icons/busts: 10-20! shoulders/neck up or just the head
chibi: 15-25! very simplified fullbody
halfbody: 25-45! waist-up, or approximately the front half of a quad character
fullbody: 30-75! a character in their entirity!
extra characters: each additional 75% of the base price- so a piece of 2 relatively simple fullbodies that would be priced at 40 individually would be 40 + 30! max of 3 characters per piece. small pets aren't counted at extra characters, more like props.
(ps- want me to mimic a style, like the paper mario & sonic styles in my examples? slide me an extra 5 & i'll give it a shot! i may not be able to mimic some styles & some may change what category your piece will be- paper mario style = chibi, but sonic = base fullbody- so please ask me about it first!)
nsfw: 18+ only obv! priced on a case-by-case basis, but generally pretty close to the above pricing. i'm open to a variety of stuff here but i have a few definite no's & some kinks & themes i will do but reserve the right to charge extra. also have a few things i'd discount because i enjoy them lol! please dm me to discuss nsfw work!
TRADITIONAL
all traditional work is priced on a case-by-case basis, please dm me to ask for more examples and to discuss your ideas!
traditional work can be shipped to you! buyer pays for shipping fees & mailing outside the us may not be possible. all mailed art also comes with a random mini print :3
my primary media are:
woodburning - glass & metal engraving - block printing - painted fabric patches & clothing - watercolor & ink illustration
all done by hand, i don't have money or space for a laser engraver lol
thanks for taking a look! if you can't commission me, please consider reblogging this post!
Last year, I befriended a Catholic seminarian. We've gotten to be pretty decent friends. Seeing as he was staying in town for the summer and I wasn't, I entrusted him with caring for my plant.
He did a wonderful job, but as he was returning my plant to my custody, he explained "I watered her every other day, I gave her new dirt, moved her into the sunshine, prayed the rosary-"
"What?"
He looked at me, confused. "Isn't she a plant you pray with?"
"No," I said slowly. "She's a prayer plant. That's the... colloquial name of the plant."
Upon seeing his stricken face, I realized something went wrong. Turns out, this entire time, he's been including my plant in on his prayers and leaving her near icons.
Listen, totally cool. My plant becoming Catholic is a great deal for her not dying over the summer. But now I must navigate this interfaith household. Keep me in your thoughts.
whats a stereotype for your country that you absolutely do. mine is that i unironically go "eh" and apologize a lot and i often drink maple syrup straight
everyone i've talked to about this has been completely unaware so: if you didn't know already, there's going to be a solar eclipse, with totality or coverage of 90% or more in some places, over a lot of europe, on august 12th 2026. in the uk it will start just after 6pm, and the maximum will be at 7:13pm.
here is a map of the path of the eclipse (from timeanddate)
get eclipse glasses if you want to look at it. it is not safe to look at through sunglasses. ok informative post over o7
