It's no problem if you're ultimately not interested. ::laugh:: Though I'd love it if you were.

I've modified one of my old RP characters into a sort of "bakeneko" character. In essence, a supernatural creature that can change from human, to cat-boy, to cat.

This is a picture of the original character:
http://pics.livejournal.com/nskgang/pic/000465t9

Or, rather, that's the closest to how he'd look as a bakeneko. I don't care if he's drawn like this or in human form (he'd have pale skin as a human). Violet eyes, pale skin, black/purple hair, beautiful and slender enough to be mistaken for a girl if dressed properly. Kinda slutty. Maybe more than "kinda". >_>; Girl make-up, Japanese or Chinese or Korean costuming.

EDIT: Just so you know, even as a 'cat-boy' I don't really want him to have a cat face... It's a human face, just with markings like a cat's. >_>;


I'll stop rambling, though, as you may not be interested at all. XD;

Markings of a cat? Like...? D:

Just like the picture. The grey sections on his face (and ears and tail). But, like I said - if you wanted to draw him as a human, that's good too. XD I'm honestly not particular about that as I don't know how much he'll ever be a "cat boy" in the story I'll eventually use him for.

Oh no, I love drawing cat ears and tails on characters, they make em look cute~ But yeah, drawing the nose and whiskers are what put me off. XD

Can you give me some background info?

XD Yeah, me too. I technically can draw a full anthro head. I have to look at references and I hate how that combination of animal/human ratio works out, but I can "do" it. ._.

Let's see. I think his name is Gin in this universe. It's a mish-mash world of Asian mythology/fantasy and he is one of three bakeneko triplets. They all three have special powers of some sort, but I'd have to check my notes to figure out what they are. If I can find them... x_x; I'd suppose you'd call the triplets a sort of nobility of bakenekos.

Gin is the slutty, spoiled trickster. I have the idea that he likes to dress up as a geisha or maiko or even a prostitute/oiran and invade the human world and seduce men (and sometimes women) just for fun. He's not evil, but he's definitely not good.

The human world would be that of a few hundred years before. And since it's a mish-mash of cultures from the Asian world and fantasy, nothing has to be historically accurate. The supernatural world is open to more modern elements as well. (So leather elements like lace-up boots would be appropriate for him. Though probably nothing like a cell-phone.)

It's a world of kitsune, tanuki, tengu, and other creatures I can't remember how to spell if they're Korean or Chinese. LOL. >_>; ::ashamed::

XD; I hope that's enough information of the sort you're looking for and not too much of what you're not. LOL. I don't mind giving more information. Just rambling on at the moment. D:

I don't like drawing anthro |D It's just ears and tails and like horns and scales, no face stuff...except maybe eyes...and markings?

But anyway...

Those are all Japanese "monsters" I personally like Inari/youkos/kitsunes and I also like the Baku...though not necessarily how it looks >>; I like what it does. AND the kirin!


BUT anyway XD

Hmm, SO, he's basically a, ahem, excuse my language, a mischievous slut/player? XD

XD Yeah, I love the baku, but now how it looks. >_< I'll probably have one show up but I don't know how I'm going to use it. D: I definitely have a kirin (another of my favorites).... (Oh god this artwork is old - but from the same story... That's my kitsune "Circe". Which is no longer her name because she's no longer trained by the Greek sorceress by the same name.)

Anyway, yeah. XD No excuses necessary. LOL. Gin is a total slut/player. XD He'll attempt to seduce anyone who comes across his path that it amuses him to/that he finds attractive. Provocative poses are win. (See also why your sig art made me go, "Oo!" XD )

SO you like mythical beasts too eh? XD I love them~! Have you ever watched Juuni Kokki? (12 Kingdoms)? It's really good anime, apparently it's not really complete, but they didn't complete it >>; But it focuses a lot around kirins and ayakashi/mononoke and it's good, XD I'm not that good with explaining.

Oh yeah, I have a character named Gin too XD but he has dark skin and metalic-y brown hair...I don't know how to describe the color, but it's dark and brown |D

Hmmmmm...I guess I won't mind drawing a black and white (with a bit of color) picture for you :\ I don't understand Menewsha currency too well, but how much is a good price?

XD Oh man - I'm a huge mythological creatures fan. I totally geek out to them. Since my story's main character is a kitsune, I researched as many of the stories across the different cultures as I could so I could do something more than just your typical "Japanese" kitsune. :x Don't want to be boring or come off like an anime fangirl just recycling what I've seen. ;P (For example, in China and particularly Korea, the fox-spirit/fox-fairy is much more malevolent and more likely to kill a human; etc.) I've got dozens of books on various mythological creatures from several cultures. And more on my wishlist. >___>; I need to look into my Hawaiian books as it seems like it'd be completely different from anything I'm already familiar with.

*stops rambling*

Y'know, I've looked up Juuni Kokki before, but I couldn't find a good seed.... I have several new places to look into now then the last time I looked, though. XD Maybe that's what I'll do when I switch from my desktop to my laptop to bum around.

Let me think.

For B&W (I'm assuming 3/4 or full body?) I'd say at least 4k and with the extra bit of color, at least another 500 gold. That's talking strict gold worth though. I'm willing to bump that up to 5k or 6k-ish without question as I know you're doing this reluctantly. XD <EDIT to add: I'd like to make note that I am not overly familiar with going rates either. These are based on what people have paid me. >_>; >

Don't feel afraid to haggle a bit with me. Linking you to the price guide so you can more easily see what something's going rate is: http://www.menewsha.com/forum/gaming...rt-please.html

I should have at least one of every event item from Winter '07 on (except for St. Patrick's '08 hats and clover and the chocolate cake-hat). And I do have Halloween '07 items (the cat ears and tail, lunar staff and halloween pail).

As for CIs, I have:

-Raven Headwings
-Dove Headwings
-Staff of Healing
-Nature's Horns
-Spirit of Atlantis
-Spirit of the Phoenix
-Fox hat
-Bunny hat
-Raven ankle wings
-Dove ankle wings
-Waves of Naias
-Calesco's Blaze
-Syne battleaxe
-Amorus Chakram
-Pirate CI
-Ninja CI
-Bee headphones
-Panda headphones
-Peacock Regalia
-Weather Forecast
-Yumeh Slippers
-Steampunk Headgear

And I haven't purchased my sets for this month, but those are easily included if you wanted them. XD Or I can promise a set of March's if you wanted to wait and see if you'd rather those. (I'm pretty sure those will be popular, though I don't know if they'd appeal to you personally.)

I'm offering items instead of gold as I have to finish a commission to get any sort of big gold. LOL. D: And I haven't had the free time to actually sit down and color anything recently. >_<;


Oh - and I don't mind waiting on my commission until after you'd finished what you're auctioning off. XD It's only fair. >:B

You can check it out on Veoh I think? The last time I checked, it was all there, but things could have changed so I'm not too sure now |D

And Mononoke (not Mononoke Hime) was pretty cool too XD There are two series. One series is where there are short stories about different ayakashi/mononoke and the other revolves around this medicine seller <3 He is so sexy~~~

Hm...I'm not interested in Items >>;...not really...BUT oh, Actually, I kind of wanted to get the horns of nature back because I used it to get a armour set :\

And it's more like...Hip/Thigh. For that, is Nature's horn(1.5k)+ August Headphones set?(3k)+500g? XD

Sounds good! Works for me. :3 (Hips/thigh is where I count 3/4ths of the body. XD )

I should have the 500 gold sometime tomorrow (unless I end up staying up a bit longer than I expect and earn that last few gold tonight) and I'll put it all into a trade for you then, so that I don't forget. XD You can just shoot me a PM whenever it's finished, I'll confirm the trade and we're all set. X3

I'll still hang out here to keep your auction alive, if you like. ;3

Send trade for what you have now and add the gold later~

I'm going to work on it now before I get too lazy, I hope you'll stay up with me XD It'll encourage me to finish it quickly XD

XD I actually earned all the gold right now answering questions in the event FAQ. LOL.

And - woo! I'll see what I can do, then! After I switch on the laptop, I'll just lurk in the event threads and read what people are saying and post in here. I'm too tired to do work anymore. @[email protected] I keep losing track of entire trains of thought and having to go back and edit my posts. D:

Sending the trade now. >_> Ka-zoom.

Ok~ |D How much longer do you think you can be on? XD I don't know when I'll be done but...

My posts will be slow since I'll be working on it. Hopefully I'll be done in an hour or two |D

EDIT: Would you mind if I added bangs/fringe? D:

Oh, I'll be at the computer quite awhile. XD My friend who lives in Australia gets back from her doctor's appointment at about 5pm her time, unless it's finished early. But it's only about 3:20 her time now. (Yes, 20.... Because where she lives has a crazy half-hour difference thing going on that always throws me off. XD)

I was just going to log off Menewsha because I'm feeling bleh-ish (so even the promise of pretty art to look at is a major incentive to stay on Menewsha. LOL.) and didn't want to accidentally make people think I was mad at them or something. >_< This is worth staying online for because how can I give you the mistaken idea I'm mad? X3

I don't mind slow posts... I can play the DS or read stuff on the Crime Library. X3 Actually, right now I'm reading/watching Improv Everywhere's latest mission which is totally making me feel better 'cause it's making me smile. :3

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Do whatever you like with his hair as long as it's at least mid-shoulder-length long. XD (It can be as long as you like, too. XD ) The original character it's based on had heavy straight fringe which I loved, so it's totally in-character for him. :3

Ok~ XD Sorry, I work faster when I know the person waiting for the art is "with me" XD

And good XD Fringes just make people look sexier imo.

XD I love fringe. I agree it can be very sexy. X3

Nah, it's okay. :3 I don't mind at all - totally stoked about you having started straight away. Instant gratification for the win! :insane:

And it's nice to have company anyway, as reading into crime history/current cases can get a little spooky if you're "all by yourself". XD I'll just avoid the staff room and call myself "off-duty" for the night, other than the odd response to the event FAQ... that's largely just repeating what's in the FAQ itself or what I've already told everyone a dozen times. (Not that I necessarily blame someone not interested in scrolling through 30 pages to find what they want, though.)

I usually take forever to start |D But yeah...I was dieing to draw somethings but I didn't really want to draw the commissions pieces (though I like the OCs and stuff ) >>;

lol I read FAQs and I think it's annoying when people don't even bother to read them. >>; I agree no one wants to scroll through 30 pages, but there are FAQs everywhere and threads asking the same question on the same page... >>

But anyway XD You have a tough job

Me too. >_> Either I start right away because I'm fresh-inspired or I dawdle because I'm tired/busy when things are settled on what it is that is wanted and then neglect to make the time. >_> I always get it done in the end, but when people tell me, "take your time" I do. D:

But yeah... there are some people you can tell never bothered to either read the FAQ or even do a "find" for a keyword. Like the people confused about the birdies still. It's in the FAQ twice now and I've still had to explain it several times. >_<! Oh well.

My job can be hard some days. LOL. But other days I enjoy the hell out of it. Even when the feedback is negative or people are confused. Because it's still worth it when an item I designed myself is well-liked or the event is enjoyed/impresses people, or when people say things like, "Menewsha's events are the best". ::is the head of the Event Coordination department, if you didn't know:: >_> Even seeing the work of my coworkers admired/appreciated makes me happy. XD

I'm the type to take really long even if the person doesn't say take your time |D If the person isn't going to be patient, I'm not working for them...unless maybe if it's real money >>

Yeah, I see it and it annoys me so I try to stay away from the welcoming thread and newbie section |D

Oh really? D8 That's cool~ XD

Hee hee. XD I'm pretty agreeable. I know what it's like on the other side of the tablet, so I honestly can't be terribly anal about things. It's like, "This is Gin. He has purple or black hair. Do what you want with it as long as it's long-ish. This is his personality, this is what he typically wears. Do what you like! If you need more structure, I can give it to you. :V I'm in no hurry. :B"

Just back from prodding your DA account. XD I've run into yet another BJD fan! Aiee. XD My friend I'm waiting for is wearing down my resistance to that expensive hobby. XD I even have a $400 dream doll. D: If I were on the other computer, I'd link you to it. >_> It's a girl doll, but since the character I'd be re-creating is basically Gin or one of his brothers, that actually works out just fine. XD I also ran across a doll that had the perfect face for a female character of mine... And it's a boy-doll. I don't know what that says about me. >_>

::switch topic again:: Designing items is fun. :B I designed half of the Order thigh armor (the wing part), the gloves, the boots.... Part of the shoulder-guards are mine and part of the helmet is mine (the rest of Order was based off a sketch by Omi or were improvements made by Omi). Most of the Chaos armor is my design (though Bisque improved bits of it and made the cape).

::rambles::

lol XD I like people to be quite specific, though not specific to the point it's binding. I like people to give me details about their character's personality and backgrounds so I can get a feel as to who they are. I sometimes ask about their likes and dislikes too because I can add them into the picture XD

Yes~ XD I don't have a doll yet. I have enough to buy one of the smaller and cheaper ones, but I want a bigger doll 60cm+ boy~~~

Did you know that there is a club now? 8D

Oh really? 8D I love the order armour piece I'm wearing right now, the thing around my waist? XD

I love the items here on mene, that's the reason I signed up here, I love the items. There are so many types!

Sorry about the delay. XD My friend got back from her appointment early so I was writing up an RP post. >_>; She's going to another doctor's appointment soon-ish, so I have to wait for her again. LOL. :::crams in a few posts while she has her:: >___>

Yeah. :3 I like to know more about a character I draw too. If I don't feel in some way 'attached' or 'connected' to the character, I'm usually not half so happy with the picture when I finish it. >_<

I think my friend has a 60cm... ::thinks:: I know she's selling one of her dolls to a friend of hers because she never 'connected' with him and purchased a doll that is like one of her rp characters and wants a doll that is like another. I know 60cm is in there in one of those three. XD But the one rp character doll she has is very tall (like the character himself). XD

A club? :o

XD Yeah, the skirt-thing is largely mine. XD Omi added the piece on the other side, but the wing part and the belt were my contributions to it. LOL. Tre le Coco and Bisque both worked on the skirt. ::makes sure due credit is given:: :B

I signed up when they still had very few items (relatively speaking) and everyone kind of looked the same. XD I'm happier with every update because it bothers me a bit when everyone is sort of wearing a variation of the same thing. XD Of course, during events, everyone's using large numbers of the new commons so I get confused as to who is who. XD It drives me nuts! LOL. It's like October '07 all over again. XD

I really like how you put together your avatar. XD It finally convinced me to get the fun-with-latex item and equip it to my mule (username: anyone and everyone). He's my slave-boy. He has to wear chains and is never allowed shoes. 8D So I figure, "Hey - latex strappies would, be hot on him. :D"

::so mean to her mule:: >_>;

That's all right, I was absorbed in my work XD

Yeah, I like it when I can actually decide if I like the character or not and base it on things beside how she or he looks like~

Yep~ 8D It's called Bjd-club and people that are into BJDs can join XD All you have to do it watch the account~ I should have a link/icon in my journal

Well you guys did a good job on it <3 I can get really picky about the clothes and stuff and I like his one XD <3 I'm not fond of pink, but I can ignore that~ There are silver and white parts, which I love~

I'm getting my doll to be one of my OCs too <3 Although it'll be a while until it's exactly like him because he has a scar/jade cross embedded/melted onto his chest >>

lol thank you~ <3 I love it when people compliment my avatars XD I work really hard so the avatar looks slender. Like on Gaia, guys look bulky and some clothes just looks really bad on guys DX Some people just wear it and they look like drag queens orz

That's good to know XD



ANDDDDDD I finished! I hope you like! click

Aaah - I wandered off to sort out the pets and get some food and you finished! Aiieee it's awesome. XD Hahaha. I'm thrilled. You made him look so beautiful! ::does a little shimmy in bed:: :B His hair is perfect. X3 :hug: Thank you! I love it. :3

My friend says:

YEY SO PRETTY <3

::enthuse enthuse::

Yeah - I love to be able to choose amongst someone's small herd of characters. XD Usually there's at least one I want to draw. >_>

I'll have to go look in your DA account tomorrow. XD For the BJD link, I mean. ;3

I'm a little picky too about what I like my avatars to dress in too. >_> (And there isn't a lot of pink in my inventory either.) That's why I often give the pixelists concept sketches and make big starry kitten eyes at them. XD LOL. Of course, they also do their own thing, which is how we get things I didn't even know I wanted. XD And, of course, sometimes things I don't want so much show up. (And sometimes those are even things I design just because there was a request for it or something like it. *ramble* )

Yeah - getting a BJD customized to something like that can take some doing, I understand. My friend eventually wants monster legs for one of her BJDs to fit the OC she hadn't got a doll for yet. He is possessed by a demon. XD; And sometimes his form changes because of it. I don't even KNOW how she'd get him to look like the full-demon form. D:

>_< Yeah, Gaia avatars. I tried to make "GP" (Gin's usual name) on Gaia's system and it was just horrible. He looked like a clumpy butch mess. Not that a girl avatar would have helped much either. >_<;; Even when Gaia has pretty items, it doesn't mean it'll look good on the avatar. My Aquarium has been spitting out those pretty 08 prom dresses and the look awful on the avatar even though the design is lovely. >_<; The proportions are all wrong for "pretty" they can be cute or funny and that's really about it. :x