About gifts and art

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Some things I would like to say about drawing gift art.

I totally know there are so many other people out there who deserve gift art and thank you art... But I am very sorry - it is not possible for me to draw something back for everybody, even if I would love to. So please don't be disappointed when I am drawing a picture for X but not for you (even if you may deserve it more). This is not because I am mean or because I don't think you deserve it, but because I have very limited time (and a full time job), and I can't draw every day.

There are so many people that deserve artwork... but it's just not possible, and I feel bad about it. However, I still want to draw gift art when I find the time, and I don't want to feel like I have to justify myself why I drew something (and not for somebody else). I want to enjoy drawing gift art and making people happy, and not feeling "guilty" because I had to pick 1 out of 100 people who would have deserved it as well.

Something else... If you're drawing a picture for somebody as a gift, it should be a gift. Drawing gift art and then asking if you're now getting something back afterwards isn't really the definition of "gift" (unless both agreed with a trade before of course). ;)

Oh, and please - I do not do free requests! So please stop asking.

I have hardly enough time to do artwork for all my projects, commissions, art shows and also personal art. I will be open for commissions at some times (currently I am still closed, but I will announce it when I am open). And of course I will draw gifts when I find the time.

Thanks for understanding. ^^
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PandaCune's avatar
I love your art work so much! you are so very skilled. ^^

I wish I was as good as you. I noticed it will be your birthday soon in 5 days, and I also just wanted to wish you an early Happy Birthday!!! :D :heart:

I'm kind of new to the whole "dA points thing" and I thought I would be able to send you something for a gift, but I didn't know it was actual money and what not. So that didn't work. ): lol.

I also love your character!! I saw her and fell in love and she gave me an idea for my own character. I named her Cune and she is half Snow Leopard and half Giant Panda Bear ^^ I can't really draw her too well yet but she is in my mind floating around. haha. I'll show you sometime when i can actually get her on a ref sheet. (:

~ A Huge Fan. :3 :heart: