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retrospec2017-12-17 12:25 pm
stressweets) wrote in retrospec2017-12-17 12:25 pm
1 ♪ text ♪ call and response
Good afternoon ☆ Your local Tsukasa Suzakura has a simple request for the artists of Retrospec...
I'd like a poster encouraging people to vote for the return of horses... I'll pay, of course ♪ Hard work should not go unrewarded.
Serious inquiries only. People who are fans of horses preferred, but not required.
Thank you for your cooperation ☆
Otherwise... I have a game I'd like to share with everyone. It's called renga -- essentially, one person begins a poem, and the other person finishes it.
We'll be using the usual format of 5-7-5 / 7-7 for this. The first person will do 5-7-5, and the second will do 7-7. (Those are syllables, for the record.)
Reply with a beginning to this post if you're interested in playing! Others are encouraged to reply around as well to finish poems and start new ones when it's their turn to do so.
I will be indulging myself as well, of course ♪
[ ooc: ...he's seriously willing to pay for horses— ANYWAY, just as stated, renga is a collaborative poetry game! trust me it doesn't matter how bad you are at writing this stuff i am just as terrible. tag around and finish each other's poems, or make fun of them, or whatever— it's a free-for-all. ]
I'd like a poster encouraging people to vote for the return of horses... I'll pay, of course ♪ Hard work should not go unrewarded.
Serious inquiries only. People who are fans of horses preferred, but not required.
Thank you for your cooperation ☆
Otherwise... I have a game I'd like to share with everyone. It's called renga -- essentially, one person begins a poem, and the other person finishes it.
We'll be using the usual format of 5-7-5 / 7-7 for this. The first person will do 5-7-5, and the second will do 7-7. (Those are syllables, for the record.)
Reply with a beginning to this post if you're interested in playing! Others are encouraged to reply around as well to finish poems and start new ones when it's their turn to do so.
I will be indulging myself as well, of course ♪
[ ooc: ...he's seriously willing to pay for horses— ANYWAY, just as stated, renga is a collaborative poetry game! trust me it doesn't matter how bad you are at writing this stuff i am just as terrible. tag around and finish each other's poems, or make fun of them, or whatever— it's a free-for-all. ]
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[And as promised, he sends over a few pictures. They're mostly just sketches of landscapes, various objects, and a few people (Mao and Hinata, among others), but it's clear that he's actually quite good. (This is like the only thing he's good at, let him live.)]
I do a lot of painting, too
Watercolor might be nice for a poster
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You're really good ♪ I might commission you for something other than horses sometime, actually...
I'm glad to find someone else who does watercolor too, though mine's just a hobby.
And I only do landscapes and other nature-related stuff to boot.
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Thanks, that means a lot!
But if you do watercolor too, is it okay to ask to see your work?
It's a really fun medium, I bet you're better than you think
Um but if you already do watercolor, I can use acrylic paints for a poster if you want me to make one
Or oil pastel maybe
Markers? There are too many options!!!
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And, umm... Sure.
Give me a bit.
[ He doesn't have his stuff on hand, he has to go downstairs and get it from his grandmother's room... and he'd like to show off his best things, so that takes a little longer to get in order? But eventually he has a small portfolio photographed, he'll send them along.
They're really not bad at all—he's been doing this with his grandmother for two or so years now, as a bonding activity, but it's just as he said: they're mostly landscapes (the shrine in different seasons, the stables, the beach at sunrise) and nature-related (flowers in full-bloom, Echo Woods in autumn, etc). Delicately painted and signed with a つ stamp. Some of them are done in ordinary watercolor, but the ones that are notably more loose are distinctly brighter and heavier in opacity—they're painted with gansai watercolor. ]
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But I'll come up with a few sketches later and see what you think!
[And that's exactly what he does as Tsukasa pulls his work together. But once they're sent over, he can't help but marvel just a bit. What delicate strokes.... there's a lot of love put into what he's painting, that much is obvious.]
Are you sure this is just a hobby?!
You're definitely not giving yourself enough credit, these are beautiful!
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No, it really is just a hobby. My grandmother paints, so I ended up doing it with her in my spare time.
She's a real master ♪ She even used to be famous back in Japan when she was younger, or so she says...
I'm not really sure how much I believe her, but I wouldn't really be surprised, either.
[ family bias? slightly. ]
Anyway, I'm really not that good, but thank you for the compliment.
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I bet she's amazing! And painting together sounds fun
Have you ever been to Palettes?
It's an art supply store in town, the one I was talking about
I'll give you discount coupons if you ever stop by, promise
No problem~ But yeah
If you're okay with my work then I'll do those sketches for you
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And yes, I'm very okay with it. How much are you charging...?
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Uh, I have digital commission and sketch prices
But nobody's ever asked me for something like this, soooo
Whatever you think is good!
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$100?
[ HE OFFERED MINATO THE SAME SO ]
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Are you sure that isn't too much?!
It seems like a lot for something like this!
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It's going towards a good cause too, so I don't really mind. I got my Christmas shopping out of the way already too.
It's sort of a drain on my wallet, but I'd rather raise awareness for horses than sit on my hands.
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Unless you want to include the fee of printing posters in that cost
Then I'd feel a little less guilty...
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Then yes, it's including the printing fee.
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Ummmmm
Ummmmmmmmmm
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And then if you decide it's too much you can ask for some back
How does that sound?
[THIS IS NOT HOW COMMISSIONS WORK????]
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Um, sure, but I really don't think it's too much at all? You're going to be putting a lot of work into it, right? So...?
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As long as you're really really really sure
I'll do the best job I possibly can, you can count on it!
Once I finish the sketches, I'll send them your way and see what you think, okay?
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Okay!
I'll be looking forward to it ♪