oh good gracious that would be so gorgeous and absolutely worth every penny ;n;

I like your adopts no matter how you draw them ♥

I'd be interested- one of the main reasons I buy adoptables is so that I have a little design that I really like from an artist. It's the artists style and art that attracts me to them- like a ready-made commission yunno? Like merchandise at an artist table at a convention

Yes! I know art is a huge factor in which designs I go after, as well.
I never really thought about how different my adoptable styled drawings can be from my typical paintings and such.... because of what's "in" with adoptables,I just.. never considered it??
But then the topic of style and how it can change/be influenced when doing adopts came up with a friend, and I suddenly thought 'Oh! What if I did this?'

Well I think there are definitely some factors that can increase buyability and how to attract the largest amount of buyers, stylistically! I've talked with artists about this sort of thing before C:

Compact design- chibi style, whatever you want to call it, a design that is easy on the eyes, simplified in form (not necessarily in details). I think this is important for buyers who like to draw their adoptables but can feel intimidated or pushed out by high-end art designs, or so they perceive. One of the reason some kinds of adoptables are so popular, imho, is that they have a colourful compact design that can be easily reimagined in the buyers and commissioners own styles. It's sort of accommodating, yunno?

Of course adoptables made specifically in an artists direct art style (not a selling style that is deliberately compact or flat) tends to draw art collectors or fans of their artwork.

hmm personally, as long as the design is nice and at least clear enough to understand how it works etc id be fine with any style of adopt.
I have bought painted adopts in the past and they are lovely ;v;b

It leaves the buyer with less need for a reference, that's for sure!

I think the clean lines with flat color make for better references in general.
But your painting style is so pretty, I personally would buy either.

Yeah, this is something that never made me consider it before too....
It would be some work to make sure the balance of detail is well maintained.

Thank you a bunch for the input! :D

i'm in agreement that, i think as an adoptable for a clearer reference, while painting style is nice, your best bet is to do as you've been doing imo.. i know for me if the details arent clear it sometimes deters me just because i'd rather not have to spend extra on an art to show a detail more clearly, you know?

whatever you do will look nice regardless tho!!

Yeah, this is why I haven't considered it much in the past.... aND ALSO WHY IM ASKING
I don't wanna bother with it if a lot of ppl are like 'naw I like what you're doing right now'

I super love your painted works but I'm usually less likely to buy an adoptable that has more time added into shading ect for a few reasons
> harder to read the character markings/colors from just the shading
> I feel less inclined to take any artistic liberties with the character as I feel it's disrespecting the art piece
> More effort means the price needs to go up because no one should be underselling themselves

I like the occasional one where there's one character for auction who's had a lot of time put into them, but I wouldn't go for a batch of them IMO

I'm not sure if I would do a lot of shading with these, if I did them as paintings tho.
It would more be the style of putting down the character--using painting to give them shape over lnes.
But I agree, markings get super lost in the process of shading. @___@;

I think some painted/airbrushed lines have their charms
As long as the character is coherent and the design can be distinguished from the art itself, multiple designs shouldn't be an issue.
It's all a matter of how you choose to execute it but you'll only know for sure in hindsight so I would give it a try and see how it feels

personaly I dont think you should, while they would look better most people dont buy a ref sheet for their adopts and just give the artist what came with the character
doing a nice shading, lineless and painted effect does make it look a LOT better however it becomes near impossible to tell what the character design is
now if you advertised the character as a painted one than gave a flat color that easily shows their pattern and designs I think it'd be a great idea

I personally love both your styles tremendously??? I'd be more than happy to bid on either if I had the chance hhh but as others have stated flats are a lot better for a clear reference ♥ n___n I don't really find it that much of a problem since I've bought painted chars and they're as easy to get accurate art of as my flat ref guys, but it's all up to personal preference there!!

please paint a big shiny butt for me to own and cherish.......................
(sry i'm not big in the adopts thing so i have nothing to offer except my annoying presence)

I would love to see painted adopts

I think it's a great idea, depending on how you do it. But your style is amazing, just don't want to see the same character done a few different ways is boring and not far to the person who is buying (not saying that is something you would do.) All in all I think would offer something great that would and help out someone who is getting started or someone who is looking for a new character.

The idea is certainly interesting. Why not make it as an option? Put it through beta-testing and see if anybody would still buy your adopts in flat-painted style. If it does, then leave it as an option. If not, then just do what you regularly do for adopts.

Though ultimately it's your choice if you really up for flat-painted adopts or not, to be honest. I personally love seeing your work.

I think this is great.

Because honestly when I buy an adopt it's not just the design, but the design combined with the beautiful, striking visual the artist has put onto the piece.

I like your designs already, but your normal painterly style is my favorite out of both, and I'd LOVE to see designs done in that style.
But a lot of people may be hardpressed to feel too pressured to buy adopts which are done in a looser style, because they feel it's not crisp enough, and they may not be allowed to make alterations, or it's hard to see the markings
So to which end, I'd suggest a half and half.
Like your most recent adoptable has multiple pictures drawn in one sheet, perhaps take to doing one in a standard 'clean' adopt style, and the other in an illustrative style, so that the buyer not only feels they're getting a special commission esque piece, but they're able to have a super clean version as well for their own comfort level.

This way if it's not too hard on you, would probably appeal to more customers, as you have the best of both worlds.

As long as you provide the palette, how the adopt itself is coloured shouldn't matter much.
Plus the technique used on the sample makes it a bit more interesting, the designs kinda comes at a little illustration instead of just a design if that makes sense.

I think maybe do the smaller less expensive adopts as usual, and maybe do like, nice, painted adoptables for auctions?

I think if you did something like this have a flat base to give to the owner so they can use it as a reference if they ever commission people for art of adopts. Even if the painted markings and airbrush look is a nice touch a flat color is easy to read. I think my goat unicorn boy I have from you is more painted but idk. Having a flat color as a side for the buyer to show to people as a reference is always a good idea but that might just be me. I would still buy painted style adopts.