imakocoa

AYY just popping in to talk about Art Fight, ! i'm artfight.net/~imako , and i'm team dream !
(grumbles softly bc i'm sad they re-used dream v nightmare but Heck)

i may not be as active this year but i'll do my best !!

General
[x] i will be playing artfight this year
[ ] this is my first artfight (nope! my 7th)
[x] i found out about it through dA (i think so?)
[ ] i go slow and steady throughout the month
[x] i go hard and burnout quickly (riPP)
[x] my profile is decorated
[x] i am part of the artfight discord
[ ] i have posted mature filter art
[x] artfight is the highlight of my summer
[x] i do friendly fire

History
[x] i fought for team coffee/tea
[x] i fought for team sun/moon
[x] i fought for team magic/technology
[x] i fought for team monochrome/color
(also team hunter and dream before those)
[x] i have won artfight before
[x] i played when it was on their old website/forums
[x] my user number is less than 1000

Reasons
[/] i play because i enjoy the competition
[/] i play because i want free art
[x] i play because i want to improve
[x] i play because i want to give free art
[x] i play for another reason: it's fun !!

Stats
[x] i have 50+ followers on artfight
[x] i have made 10+ attacks
[x] i have made 50+ attacks
[x] i have received 10+ attacks
[x] i have received 50+ attacks 
[x] i have uploaded 10+ characters 
[x] i have hidden characters
[x] i have over 200 points total
[/] i revenge every attack i receive (I TRY AAAAAA)

scott.....opening cOMMISSIONS?????? yes..... believe thine eyes, i bought creative cloud so im simultaneously trying to play with it and also pay for it (help me)
sorry if these seem kinda expensive btw !! honestly i cant afford to price my work at like .. 10pts per fullbody anymore lol rip

anyway u can either get:

a) a coloured sketch fullbody
£7 / 900pts


b) a shaded fullbody
£20 / 2600pts


c) a watercolour fullbody
£10 / 1300pts
-darker coloured characters dont usually work as well for these
-artistic freedom is needed with your design



vv important info pls read:
-i take both paypal and points! (i'll set up a widget if you choose the latter) (for paypal send in GBP please!)
-let me know if you want wips sent or not !
-note me/ comment below if you want one!
-i can draw anything as long as it's sfw (humans, animals, etc.. i'll give p much anything a go although if its, wickedly complex i may need u to pay more otl)
-feel free to ask for examples of how i draw specific animals etc ??
-my style is very shape-based, pls let me know specific species/breeds of animals or shapes you want me to use in your character if it's not super obvious in your reference!
-pls allow at least a month for ur art to be done ! im slow
-the backgrounds on the examples were just me experimenting, i'll give u a transparent version too dw
-nO WATERMARKED OR SHADED REFERENCES PL EAS

only 2 slots for now ! (although if these are full and ur wanting a watercolour thing i may b able to be Persuaded)
1. closed
2. closed
- closed (extra slot)

thank u!

ANY GOOD EXCUSE TO TALK ABOUT MY CHARACTERS I TAKE AND RUN

1) Their first design vs. current design:

here's my first drawing of them, and their first ref !! and finally .. a more recent ref of him but it's the design that most represents what i feel "old bandit" is !! bandana, goggles, floppy ears, floofy hair


aaAND this is her design today !! (boy she needs a new ref)

2) Why are they your fursona?
she's just clicked with me !! and here she still is,,,, after so long !!  i really loved her design and she was the first oc that i made with the personality of "me" ! although nowadays she's more of a mascot now ^^ i still love her nonetheless <33

3) What's different between you and your fursona?
honestly ,,, a loT ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, first and foremost she is a dog and i am not
i am a pasty white boy and also i have i mentioned that she is a dog
okay joking aside she's kinDA ?????? IDK i used her as an outlet to draw myself in and, that meant a lot of vent art (even nowadays i dont draw her much except in vents) which i feel has unintentionally shaped a personality for her and i'm a really happy person, she's just not "me"? :000

4) Their theme song:


5) Give them a canon voice!
honestly i have Not given this recent thought ,,, i just imagine her as microsoft sam or if im planning an AMV in my head then it's whoever is singing the song u feel [link]
probably something similar to my own voice but pitched like 10 octaves ???

6) What does your fursona love and hate?
same stuff as me p much !! stars,,, space,,, sunflowers,,,art,,,junk food

7) Their body type vs. yours:
she is covered in Fur and i admit i am hairy but not that hairy
SHE HAS ,,, SOME MUSCLE and Flesh and i have 0

8) How strong is your connection to your fursona?
super strong !! our connection does 200 muscle-ups every day

9) Is your fursona shipped with someone else's character? if so, who?
nope !! 
*sudden flashbacks to bandaily and our 5 kids*  *and also bandit x speedy HOLY FRICK I FORGOT ABOUT THAT*

Baigel calling u out never forget the yiff

10) Who/what is your fursona based off of?
OKAY IM GONNA EXPOSE MYSELF......... when i discovered fursuiting i was so Entranced and i wanted to design a character Specifically to look good as a fursuit so I TAILOR-MADE THEM with all the characteristics i loved in fursuits ..... brown fur ...... goggles ..... a bandana .......... she was So cool

11) Do you wish your fursona was real?
maybe !! i dont know , i dont think she'd be as charming to me if she weren't a cartoon, but it'd be pretty neat to see an irl bandit B) 

12) How much did you spend on art for them so far?
GOSH i have literally no clue, probably like £700 overall tbh , i got a LOOT of art from trades and Back In The Day when people undercharged themselves a ton, her actual overall art value is WAY higher !!

13) Where would your fursona live if they were real?
probably like LA or something IDEK if she were just a dog then she'd probably live with me ?

14) Have you ever sold/traded them before?
nope ! never have, never will do (i'm taking this Mutt to my grave u fools)

15) Their favorite holiday?
probably halloween bc my old oc, halloween who was her friend -- it would probably remind her of him !!


16) Pick a movie character they relate to most!
OH MAN i cant even answer this i literally have no idea

17) Pick another fictional character they relate to!
^

18) When were they born (created)?
8th november 2012 !! 2 days before i made this account !!

19) Who is their best friend?

PROBABLY?????????????? IDK DUDE i think my fursona, like me, lives in a Cave in solitary confinement

20) Did you create them?
yeah !! B))

21) Their favorite season?
probably autumn !! 

22) Do you have a fursuit of them? if not, do you want one?
I DO NOT !! it's probably not something i would buy but maybe one day i shall make one or otherwise obtain one and achieve my Furry 12 year old ~.*Dleams*.~

23) How long have they been your fursona?
since 2012 !!

24) How many times have they been redesigned/altered?
THIS QUESTION IS COMPLICATED BC ,,, ok so technically she's had 2 major redesigns (redesigns as in changing her accessories DSJJGJSGDKJDGJKGS)

this was the first drawing of her with her collar !! as u can see her collar tags used to be pins on her bandana ! smh this was such a huge redesign for me  ,,,

but there's been subtle tweaks like ,, making her colours a lil warmer and changing her blood/mouth colour (the most recent change), especially when i first made them like ,,,,,each time i drew them i forgot a marking or two and also couldn't colourpick so the colours were all over the place ?? until i finally got a good reference sheet !!

then there's the stylistic changes, like differentiating the shapes i use to draw bandit from my other characters - which is much more recent

AND THEN THERE'S THE LORE CHANGES ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  
they started off as an aussie shepcat, which was basically a mishmash of all sorts of animals and also shapeshifts into "AVB" (alternate version bandit) and later could change into basically anything, but now she's just a plain ol tervuren dog !!
they also started off as a Sexless Orb, and i later changed him to a boy ("MVB", male version bandit) bc that was more relatable and then finally a girl !! i have no idea why i did that

25) Their favorite restaurant:
probably mcdonalds ... bc it totally counts as a restaurant right

26) Do they have any phobias?
she probably just shares her fears with me ??:00 and i do Not like to talk about my fears

27) Name one thing people forget when drawing them:
people nowadays are pretty good at getting her design right !! although one thing i've seen quite a lot is people colouring her paws with her darkest brown rather than the medium brown !

28) Favorite art piece of them:
PFFFFFFF I LOVE EM ALL !!! tbh while thinking about this question and Delving into my toyhouse i rediscovered some art i forgot i Loved and ahh B)))
but if i had to choose one in particular, it's probably this !! it's just the one i use the most, and even though it's super old i still love it !! =]


29) Do they represent you or a part of you?
i'd say no but tbh even though we're super different she still is an outlet for me to express myself -- so yeah !! she's a part of me for sure ! <3
funnily enough i think old bandit actually is a lot more similar to me than current bandit is, it's also pretty funny to me bc i considered naming them "Scout" and that's super close to my actual name !

30) Tell me one fun fact of them!
her canon birthday was 30th september 1998 before i changed it to my own for simplicity !! it HAD ,,,, SOMETHING TO DO WITH POKEMON but i cant remember what JJSDFSJKHSFKJ

Tag People:
YourGayness >
and idk if u will ever see this but Baigel u too B)))))))

OVERALL WHAT I TAKE FROM THIS MEME IS .... i love this Dog and also i really should draw her more and perhaps bring back some old features bc dang .................................... anyway it's freezing here and i wanna curl up back into my Blanket fortress goodbye

ITS NEARLY TIME !!! i'm at artfight.net/~imako !!!! i still wanna work on my profile (and characters) but im tryna finish up refs first so yE >B) follow me (ill probably post about this again when the fight actually starts)

general
[x] i will be playing artfight this year
[ ] this is my first artfight (no way !! its my 6th)
[x] i found out about it through dA (i think????)
[ ] i go slow and steady throughout the month
[x] i go hard and burnout quickly (OH BOY YES)
[x] my profile is decorated (GONNA REDECORATE THO PROLLY)
[ ] i am part of the artfight discord
[ ] i have posted mature filter art
[x] artfight is the highlight of my summer 
[x] i do friendly fire

history
[x] i fought for team sun/moon
[x] i fought for team magic/technology
[x] i fought for team monochrome/color
[x] i have won artfight before
[x] i played when it was on their old website/forums
[x] my user number is less than 1000 

reasons
[/] i play because i enjoy the competition 
[/] i play because i want free art
[x] i play because i want to improve
[x] i play because i want to give free art
[x] i play for another reason: its fun!!!!

stats
[x] i have 50+ followers on artfight
[x] i have made 10+ attacks
[/] i have made 50+ attacks (i have 45 but i'd have wayy more if i counted all the older sites??)
[x] i have received 10+ attacks
[x] i have received 50+ attacks
[x] i have uploaded 10+ characters
[x] i have hidden characters
[x] i have over 200 points total
[/] i revenge every attack i receive (I TRY MY BEST THO)

total = 24/30

did i ever show u guys this Crywank Original (tm) furry drawing he made in my sketchbook

this was like in january but also lemme just talk about that gig bc i think about it weekly it was So Wild
there were like 40 of us in the room including the people organising/playing in it and after crywank played basically everyone left so there were like 10 of us left to watch the last guy (rosseau, who was literally so good everyone miSSED OUT) and then some old man walked in like "o hello i heard music how is everyone can i have a listen" and like theres so much more wild stuff that happened
anyway the music itself was sO good and james is a lovely lovely person pls go to their gigs