everybodys gotta get back into the practice of using pseudonyms online... i remember the time of screen names where u never ever told anyone ur real name and that was just understood as basic internet safety. plus having a screen name is fun because sometimes it sticks so well that it becomes part of ur identity that u can use in whatever facet of ur life you choose. it rocks to pick your own name

I've been working on these kawaii frog charm prototypes, hoping to soon launch them as earrings, keychains, and stitch markers in my upcoming Etsy store once I’ve finalized their design 🥰🤗🤭 I love their lil’ bums 🥹😂

I’m so sorry but in the nicest way possible do yall actually read books or just read words??? Cause I’ve been seeing that trend of people not understanding how “snarled” and “eyes darkened” and “eyes softened” etc. was used in a book and like…

Genuinely, do yall just not have imagination?? Or not understand figurative language??? Also eyes do literally darken and soften have you not lived a life??? How do you read with no imagination? Is this how you get through so many books in one month - you simply don’t take the time the understand the words as they are read?

My two oc's, Freyjr and Kharhad 🥹from one of my original stories that I'm actually running a poll on whether i should write it or another story first go vote now!

The story starts on an island empire, a melting pot inspired by Mediterranean cultures. Kharhad is crown prince of the current royal line, while Freyjr is the daughter of a northern admiral who now serves Kharhad's family. She and her family hail from a northern country heavily inspired by Scandinavian Vikings.

Due to a recent but long history of war between the island empire and this northern country in particular, many who are aware of Kharhad's intense crush on Freyjr are quite disapproving of the potential match, as those of northern descent are often mistrusted or disliked in the island empire.

Kharhad is a beefy nerd who drinks his "respect women" juice daily--and is quite the catch, if only he could stop acting completely awkward and shy and like a bumbling buffoon around Freyjr, maybe she'd notice that he's totally in love with her😭 (she does actually kinda know haha he's not exactly subtle with his feelings 😉). I'd say he has the energy of a himbo but he is probably too academic to qualify as one technically speaking 🤔

They're two of the main POV characters in the novel. The other two are Phasmus, Kharhad's best friend, and Princess Mhessa, Kharhad's younger sister who covets everything her brother has and wishes were hers: His status as heir to the islands, how well liked and respected he is among their peers, and of course, even the affection a certain northern lass has for her older brother 😏

Anyway, if you want to see this story come to life sooner than later pls go vote for it here!

I meant to do this last month but got sick and hospitalized for a short while so I had to wait until now 😅

Art Commissions Available!

Please message me here at @byleahgracie for more info if you're interested! :D

Examples of my Art and Art style can be found on my art blogs, here on @byleahgracie or @funkytoesart or @essenceofarda

What I'm Offering:

Line art + Cell Shading Character Art

This includes hi-res PNG + JPEG, and 2 free changes at the sketch stage, + 1 free change at the color stage.

Character Art + BG illustration: Starting Price is $175 (+ $25 per additional character)

Want to see a scene or moment of your story or fanfic made into a mini comic? I'm also offering Comic Pages for a flat fee of $90/each page (~3-6 panels per page) (Examples of my Comics: My webtoon + my fancomics)

The Illustration + Comic Page commissions include hi-res PNG + JPEG files, plus 3 free changes at the sketch stage and 2 free changes at the color stage.

How Long will my Commission Take?

For Character Art Commissions it may take up to 3-4+ weeks to finish, depending on how quickly I get revisions/changes to make.

Full Illustration + Comic page commissions may may take up to 1-2+ months to complete, again majorly depending on response rate and workload 👍

Please message me here at @byleahgracie for more info if you're interested! :D

my digital art commissions are open!

Please message me over at @byleahgracie to inquire if you're interested!!

Please help/vote! Which Webnovel Premise should I write and serialize first?

So, I have two (New Adult) story ideas, and I can't seem to choose which one I'd like to focus on first 😆🤔 (I'm very eager to do both, but I need to manage my time effectively and that means not taking on too much on top of my webtoon lol). I most likely would be writing as serialized webnovels

STORY IDEA 1: (Loosely Based on a previous webnovel I started for a Tapas competition and then decided to scrap bc I wanted to rework the story and characters). "When two best friends go backpacking together, they get kidnapped into, and subsequently separated in, the Fae Realm. One young woman finds a rescuer in a wealthy and powerful female fae, while the other finds an unlikely friend in a socially scorned fae with a dark history." A tale of fae politics, romance, and history.

What makes me excited about this story: Involves a sapphic couple as the main romance, and I've done/doing a TON of worldbuilding to try to make this fae realm different than your usual ballad, while keeping all the tricky fae mischief you're used to ;)

STORY IDEA 2: "Four friends residing in an island empire must contend with their newfound magic powers, as magic leaks into their world for the first time in centuries, threatening not only their safety, but the world as they know it." Involves romance, set in a historical-inspired setting, quite a few queer leads, and a bunch of dumbasses that have to figure out how to save the world lol

What makes me excited about this story: I've literally had this story idea for over a decade, but always felt nervous writing it bc it's so "grand" of an idea. I've drawn the four main characters before (see here and here)

Anyway, I've been struggling with which story I should focus on first, and thought I'd let y'all tell me which story idea intrigues you the most??

If you like my writing and/or comics and would be possibly interested in reading a webnovel by me, pls vote on which story idea you would like to read first/most so I can finally decide which one to focus on first ! Thanks!

society's infantilization of decorated objects is honestly one of the greatest recent crimes against humans' innate desire for beauty

"the toothbrush/hairbrush/bike/vanity desk with flowers on it is For Kids! this plain beige one is For Adults!"

I am literally throwing you into a volcano

Everyone should decorate their shit.

No more "keep the house beige incase we decide to sell it someday"

Oh god that's beautiful

thinkin' about some MG Graphic Novel ideas I have,, and about these two girlies that become unlikely friends in one of the story ideas I have :) (not a historical graphic novel, but more fantasy/historical inspired as it takes place in a fantasy/magical world that is loosely based on ours but y'know, has literal magic)

Probably upper MG/Young YA? If I had to choose an age group that this story was aimed for :)

Basically the premise is: The blonde girl (name pending) travels to a magical Eastern/Chinese-inspired country with her rich (Evil) father, and befriends the daughter (also name pending lol) of said country's emperor. Shenanigans ensue :) Also... young love??

a story idea of mine that I hope to fully flesh out one day :>

Beneath the Camphor Tree has updated with Season 1, Ep46!!

The sons of Elrond! Elladan, Elrohir and Estel 🙏

The breaking of the waves updated over on Tapas! I'll post the page in full here tomorrow :)

Astrid Hofferson has wanted to be a marine biologist since she was a little girl. Finally getting her dream job as an intern at the Barbaric Archipelago Aquarium, she finds things not as they seem and a little more than she expected when she befriends a merman named Hiccup.

a HTTYD fancomic

Hoping to get back into fandom :) Reblogging over onto this blog too since some people over here might have followed me from the httyd days :D