ericbrainhawaiitennis

[delyth-thomas-art]

Say hi to Soot, the terror who represents the fear of something brushing ur fingers or toes when they dangle out of bed! He lives under beds, nibbling on forgotten snacks and crumbs, collecting abandoned toys and dust bunnys. He got found by a child one time and a string tied to his nose, being mistaken for a worm on the string. his snoot is longer than it used to be and he has no hands to remove the knot.

My newest Terror from the @astrials Discord Species. A community dedicated to creativity, accessibility and encouraging space for creatives.

[chaos-hedgies-galore]

Gretchie MYO event

The Gretchies are open after 4 years of being worked on! As the comic says the even will go on from April 24th to June 30th! [For the sake of Art Fight and everything] If you want to enter your MYO, you need to join the Discord server: https://discord.gg/NkAwPavcnd And the traits for the Species are Here! You can still post your MYO on Tumblr if you want, just make sure to @ me in it :> The last image was drawn by @the-blurry-system [beloved]

[wereraven-arts]

Me: Teehee funny poolrooms Skerians The server: MAULS ME AND MAULS ME AND MAULS ME AN-

Why does Level 37 of the backrooms have so many sub-levels omg

Skerian Sailors are a semi-closed species by MlSSlNGN0/flarewott/Manakete-Queen!

[solace-of-stims]

Self indulgent Jam Apple stimboard! Center image by me

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[strewbucks]

YEAH I LISTEN TO POP LEAVE ME ALONE 🥲

[pinkjellies99]

Limeade Amby fanart

View the amby here View the amby discord here I actually really recommend joining the Ambyptera server, it's super chill, has cute adopts, tons of free stuff is drawn, always have cool events, and it's really easy to get an MYO. I'm also pretty active on there! :)

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[daisyfluffinq]

ARIES Character owned by @navicula69 but I drew them a reference so they could register them because he is so lovely.

[sablesreblogs]

I feel like yelling into a void for a hot second to release some thoughts I have in my head about the “Species” community. Closed species, open species, the whole lot that were birthed on DeviantArt as a subsection of the Adoptables Community (or at least I so assume). Fairly popular with furries and all, but there are some “human”/humanoid species as well. It’s been in my head for a little too long, so maybe typing it out will rid the rot lmfaoo.

In general, Species are ok. To me, at least.

For those reading who may not know, a Species is a character type (aka, species) someone claims to have made and adds different traits and their personal lore to. They subsequently either say anyone can make one (open species), you can only use some traits freely but basically anyone can still make one (semi-open/semi-closed species), or nobody but the owner/staff/people with Make Your Own tickets can make one (closed species). They often involve a community aspect, hopefully hold some lore or storytelling that you could pair up with a character you own in the species, and ones with good staffing (a group of people, alongside the owner(s), who curate/answer questions) will run events, raffles, or produce a variety of adoptables.

Some species have a lot of lore and very original designs, some do not. Some have good staffing, some do not. Some are expensive to buy into, some are not. And, of course, there is an utterly massive trading culture around character designs (just like with the adoptable community).

The main complaint saddled onto species, most often the closed species subsection but technically applies to them all, is that “You can’t own a design concept like that. >:( Legally, you can’t own it!!! Original or not!!! I can make a character that looks just like that with any traits I want!” YES! I absolutely agree with you. You are CORRECT! In my personal beliefs, you aren’t paying (for closed or semi-open species) for the “MYO” just to use the traits on that design. You’re paying for the ability to interact with the community with a character. You're paying to use the lore alongside your character. You’re paying for a status. You’re paying for a collectable. You’re paying to get. into. the. club. YES it’s like a brand name. YES they’re only worth as much as you can throw them. NO, you don’t have to like that. But I don’t see nearly as much hate being thrown at people who collect rare Pokémon cards, or hot wheels, or whichever other item that has many copies made but are still collected for enjoyment. Those are, similarly, just hunks of plastic or pieces of paper. But people like the status and the community that comes along with it, and that’s ok! You don’t have to toss money to buy into the closed species (or, you don’t have to follow species rules for an open or semi-open species), just like you don’t have to buy a Pokémon card, but don’t expect for the Pokémon players(?) to allow you into a game with a fake deck of cards. There is a community for you! People will likely still be very happy to play with you and your own cards, especially if you just call them your own type of card (ie, just making your own character with whatever traits you want. Hell, even making your own free-range species!), but you probably just won’t be able to play Pokémon without a real deck. People also probably won’t pay big bucks for a fake card or a fakemon, unless they think the art is interesting.

You don’t have to like the rules, but you also don’t have to play the game!

Now, those species/species community members that Blacklist/harass people for “copying” a species? They can go eat dirt. Actually put their faces right into a pile of mud. Eat floor grime. Because that’s rude! I don’t support that at all! (AGAIN, you have EVERY RIGHT to make a similar concept character, unless you are downright stealing a specific design or copying the exact lore) But I also don’t support intentionally harassing or breaking rules of a species just to piss the staff, community, or owner(s) off when they’ve done nothing to you. Because that’s rude too. You can’t turn around twice and expect to be facing a different direction. If they bully you first? Go off. If you aren’t actually stealing/gatekeeping, you don’t have to listen to them. This goes both ways.

Another complaint I see is that many species, closed or open, are “unoriginal!” but I fail to see why that diminishes their right to exist. I also see people forgetting that people aren’t just getting the design for the design, sometimes they’re getting it to play into the lore built around it or the community or even events! Or, sometimes, yeah. People just want the design, or the art. That’s their problem! Like I said, you are COMPLETELY able to make a character with any of those traits you clearly like on the species, but just because the artist selling the “unoriginal” species is making some money or is fostering a community (because some closed species aren’t monetarily driven! I’ve seen enough that run off of events or their own fake currencies to where you don’t even have to pay a dime to get ahold of one.) doesn’t mean you should be mad. Just like big brands, sometimes people simply like them more than a plain version or the knockoff, but unlike big brands you’re not supporting some big mega company. Artists are artists. You’re still allowed to support the little guy, though! If you don’t wanna pay for the big brand, don’t pay for the big brand! Support the small local guy when you can.

I will note that I don’t personally support species that don’t have a lot going for them, but I also don’t think they’re bad. I don’t really like species that don’t have an active and supportive staff team. I won’t buy closed species/closed trait MYOs with real money (I would consider it for adopts, as the artist put work into it! but I’ve yet to even do that). I want to be able to see there’s a community around, generally, so I’ll have a reason to be into it all. I don’t enjoy species without some semblance or hint at lore or background, and, of course, I only get characters I like the look of and generally intend to use. But some people don’t care about all that. Some people like to buy, some people like to trade up, some people don’t care about there being a community, some people want to collect silly little guys to just look at sometimes, some people want there to be consistent events and a large team, some people like drama that comes along with the more… testy sides of the community. In the end, it’s all for fun.

I’ve helped staff Species in the past, and in the present. I’ve been apart of a few communities, open and closed. I’ve seen the drama from communities I’m both in and not in (there’s been plenty). I’ve owned “rip-offs”, and I’ve removed (even introduced) MANY characters from species without changing their designs one bit. I’ve also never spent a dime to pay for a closed species character, and yet have owned and currently own several.

My belief boils down to “Do whatever you want to, so long as you aren’t hurting anyone.” If Mr.Skippy McGee wants to spend $200 on a character design or MYO and has the money to do it, great! If little Mike wants to make a food themed sparkle dog closed species, awesome! You want to also make a separate food themed sparkle dog, or even a food themed sparkle dog open species, go get ‘em tiger! Just be civil. Block if someone gets too feisty, report if they get mean, and remember if all you have is a room full of assholes all you’re going to be doing is smelling your own farts with fistfuls of bullshit.

Thank you.

[trickstertox]

I really liked this little guy, so I drew 'em for fun!

Owned by salemm on ToyHouse!

[r0ad-killz]

i need to use tumbly more so here’s a map i did for a worldbuilding/original species project

[puppypop5]

I got a new character recently !!!!! Their namez are Frank(left) n' Stein(right)!!! I won em in a raffle nd i think their complexity iz refrezhing <3

[ PLZ REBLOG MY ART ]

[penumbraes-shadow]

New updated banner! pluz shadow-iiryuu -> penumbraes-shadow

I hope to make thiz blog more interactive with other zpeciez, zo if you have one, do reblog thiz pozt!!!

[binni-bunni]

Made a human form of one of my species' characters! <3 Check out my owned semi-closed species - Twisted Virtues over on Toyhouse, we have a discord too~!

[wereraven-arts]

Art for the Skerian's anniversary event; Paradox Unearthed, from last year!

Fenrir (Red & grey) and Soolyin (Yellow) belong to the species owner!

Skerian Sailors are a semi-closed species by MlSSlNGN0/flarewott/Manakete-Queen!

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Sillies

[pinkjellies99]

Amby EXE animation

View the amby th here View the amby discord here It's very hard to animate on procreate....

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