- You've done insanely well with all those pets on limited time, I can see why you'd want to "outsource" (for want of a better word) some aspects. I've got a fraction of that and have barely started managing to do anything with them.

- At this point it's very simple to tweak the shade of the body, so if it's still not right I'll give it another go. I also forgot to ask if you wanted images with a white background specifically? You said no to transparency but the working image for this pet is already transparent.

Any better?

Woo, love it. Thank you! :) How should I pay you? :D

- If you could pay through this trade (Trade Lot ) that'd be great thanks. CSC or the sP equivalent, either is fine. Glad you're happy with it.

Yay, thank you so much! Do you mind sending me a larger version? :D

@/Ying - The two images I posted are the resized overlay size version (200x200px, on the left) and the original/full size image (385x385px, on the right). The forums automatically scale larger images to fit your screen, so you might have to open the image in a new tab (or download it) to see if at the true size.

Whilst checking that the image host hadn't resized anything I noticed there was a tiny bit of colour overspill on the tail, so you'll want to use the two updated versions below. Sorry for the inconvenience.

fixed

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Ohh, thanks! Yay! Thanks again. <3

: thanks so much man!! if i can help you out at all with your pets just holler, i love helping out pet-oriented people uvub

@/ulrich - I'm still in the very early stages but I appreciate the offer, thanks.

@/tasha - Before I get into adjusting levels etc to prep for making things the right tone, I wanted to check in to see if the markings looked ok to you. I wasn't sure if about the head ribbon things especially, as your character does have a silver halo (for want of a better word) but I couldn't find anywhere else to incorporate the gold tone from the armor bar the claws.

sloppy colour block examples

I prefer the bottom one, gold claws suit the character well!

- Looking at it again, the gold claws do look rather good, so glad it also suits the character. Just about to log off the PC after finishing questing but I'll try to get some more work done on it tonight (mane's done already, after a bit of additional shading to fill in the large blank patches the lighter colours really highlighted).

Awesome. Even with blocky example I can see he’s gonna look ace.

The gold claws scream fancy butt elf with a superiority complex!

- Sorry for taking so long, brain's sort of gone to mush the last few days. Still need to draw the orb and claws in, but just in case anything needs fixing I'm sticking the WIP here, so then I can fix that at the same time as drawing if you happen to see this before then.

That's fine, take your time.

But he's looking fantastic, I can see the character in there perfectly.

Sorry if you just forgot to type it in that reply the WIP is also missing the eyebrows.

@/Tasha - I feel dim now, probably would have noticed it at some point but yep, nearly forgot the eyebrows. Will definately be drawing those in along with the claws and orb.

[edit] - Really sorry, that took forever. Added a transparent background at no cost as a "sorry for being a slug". If there's anything I missed or you want tweaking don't hesitate to tell me.

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I'm always willing to wait for your work, you always make great product! The transparency is a welcome addition, he looks fantastic. I love how you've done the orb. Can't wait to put him to use.

Start a trade when you're ready :D

@/Tasha - Glad you like the orb, I thought it looked interesting in itself but wasn't sure how true to the reference material it was.

If you could use this trade (Trade Lot ) to pay that'd be great, thanks. CSC or sP is fine, whichever you prefer.

[edit] - Getting started on your overlay now, sorry it's been a bit of a wait. A few things realise I forgot to ask before - Do you want the feathers behind the ear kept? If so, recoloured to match the kestrel markings or something different?; How dark do you want to go with the eyes? Also is it right to assume you want the whites of the eyes kept?

: Yes, keep the feathers! If you could make them white, that would rock. As for his eyes, this character actually has blue eyes (similar in hue to the golden irion), so that’s the only change they need. Let me know if you have any other questions!

~ curious if I could get a quote from you, I was interested in an overlay for my pet

- It should be pretty simple to change the snout and tail on that pose, so if you just wanted those done, plus the addition of mud (marking removal too?) that'd fall under recolour + minor edits, so 600csc.

Unfortunately I can't find a larger sized version of the sweetheart Hipottu art. So I'd advise against removing the wings, as there's no larger version to size down and fill the empty space that'd be left. I could recolour the wings to a more natural colour (if you were going for the pink to be skin coloured) if you wanted though.

~ awesome! That’s no problem, I actually do like the heart shape the wings are forming so i wouldn’t mind keeping them. I’d love to commission you for this then! And yes, we can go ahead and remove the markings as well. I would like the pink to be more skin colored, and recolor the wings (however you think it’d look best). I’d also like the feet to be darker brown, and the eyes an olive green color if possible. Could you also remove the small teeth as well? The mud wherever you see fit. I’ll be paying in csc! Thank you so much!