Headcanons Ahoy

HELLO, FOLKS!!!! ICON COMMISSIONS ARE FINALLY HERE!!!

(By which I mean I scrounged up some examples, slapped the price rankings on using second-ugliest font, and have assembled them here for your viewing pleasure… or maybe horror haha /j ) 

RATES

Lineart = $5

Flats = $8-$9**

Effects = $10 - $12*

*the ‘Effects’ charges will vary depending on what all is included - this includes shadows and highlights at the base price, but will also cover things such as glowing, the colored interior lines - or all of the lineart colored** depending on your preference. Price estimate may not match total at end of the work, depending on how tricky the effects stage is. 

**You can also request colored lineart during the ‘flats’ stage. The price will go up if you’re looking for the colors to vary depending on local color. solid color lineart will not affect the price no matter what color it is e.g. solid black lineart will not cost extra, nor will solid pink lineart. Feel free to ask questions if unclear on what this means for your commission.

WILL DO:

original and fan characters

Gore

furries and animals

robots (complexity of design may impact rates)

Any of these fandoms - Homestuck, Pokemon, Animal Crossing, My Little Pony, Hamtaro, Transformers, Kirby, My Hero Academia, Vocaloid (and more upon request/discussion!)

WON’T DO:

Despite one of the examples having multiple characters, I currently will not do two (or more???) characters of the same size in one icon. However, with smaller companions (such as pets or familiars) is ok***

most drug portrayals - exceptions being *maybe* generic cigarettes and alcohol

NSFW or NSFW implied - ask for specifics if unsure

otherwise ‘kinky’ or fetish stuff

anything with  bigotry, hate symbols/talk, etc.  This includes TERFs, Aphobia, MAPs/Pedophiles, racism, religious intolerance and so on. Positivity messages or pride are ok outside of these groups.

***Some exceptions apply to the same size rule - for example, the Plant pony example is an exception. ask for details. Good rule of thumb is - the same species generally will not count towards this exception.

More common in Cybertronians with motors, 'purring' is an accepted form of expression much like facial expressions or body language!

Purrs - Short, repeated bursts of motor(or equivalent part) revving - can be done as a stim, a conscious expression of delight or affection, or an automatic response to a lot of excitement felt in the bot. Sometimes like "vibrates excitedly" but for bots.

On the flip side, longer, sustained revving is considered "Growling" and is an expression of dissatisfaction, agitation, anger, or even fear that can be prompted via similar expression forms as purrs.

While in cats, purring is relaxing/soothing/healing, excessive purring in cybertronians can cause wear and tear on their systems due to usage. However, it is often recommended by medical officials to purr sometimes, especially if the cybertronian rarely uses their motor or altform otherwise - it helps keep things from getting rusted in disuse, and a quick purr is a good way of spot-checking that all systems are functioning in that area.

Of course, if the cybertronian is a frequent purrer, uses it to stim, or uses their motor a lot on top of purring, there's low danger if their parts get worn down. It simply means more frequent checkups and part replacements. There are probably also items made specifically to help reduce wear and tear on the system to combat this.

Well initially I wrote that thinking about characters like Rewind who are flash drives and things like that but

I guess now that I think about it as robots they probably need something that keeps them going huh..... Guess I assumed it wasn't one of those but I'm not sure I've actually heard about what keeps their systems going in terms of "organs"...