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COMMISSIONS ARE BACK UP 10 SLOTS, PRICES AND EXAMPLES BELOW

My project just went live on kickstarter

…and I’m both excited and terrified, lol

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aurans/visual-novel-aurans

Aurans is a visual novel about growing up and saving the multiverse while wearing wet shoes.

When homely nobody Rowan Nightingale gets hit by a car, she doesn’t die, but instead is chosen to become an Auran - a being who can make anything happen, on three conditions: she has to be able to imagine it, believe it, and then create it. Taken under her mentor’s wing, she travels to other dimensions and learns to harness the power of her imagination, slowly growing more confident in herself. But dark forces are lurking in the shadows, and who better to manipulate than a young, naïve Auran such as her? Soon, Rowan must fight her inner demons - quite literally - in order to save the dimensions from being destroyed. But can you truly believe that you are stronger than the darkest, most evil force in the entire multiverse, when all your life you have believed you weren’t worth anything at all?

The first seeds of the Aurans universe were thought of in 2006, when I was only 11. Since then, the story, characters, and environments have been fine-tuned over and over again. At first, Aurans was written as a book, but the lack of audiovisual content felt wrong. Many other mediums were brainstormed; A comic? An animated series? A movie? For many different reasons, none of those really seemed to fit. Then it became clear: It had to be a visual novel; the perfect blend of text, image, and sound.

After working with the companies Nix Hydra and Dorian, I felt that I had a grasp on the visual novel medium and the surrounding industry to the point where Aurans would be able to come to life. Teaming up with background artist Ivan Sapnu, the two of us got to work, and now, the first installment is almost complete. All we need is that last push - that’s where you come in.

A super quick overview:

GAME GENRE: Visual Novel / Young Adult / Fantasy / Coming of Age

GRAPHICS:  2D illustrations and sprites on static backgrounds

ART DIRECTION: Stylized and cartoony in vein of W.I.T.C.H., the works of Noelle Stevenson, and  the works of Becky Cloonan

PLATFORM:  PC, possibly Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch in the future

PLAYERS:  Singleplayer

ENGINE:  Ren’Py

MARKET:  Anybody age 12-35 with a love of young adult fantasy stories

Fully hand drawn graphics, deep world and lore

Representation of LGBTQ*, diverse body types and POC, with mentions of neurodiversity, while touching upon the themes of self-worth, identity,and bullying

Can stand alone, but is planned as the first installment of the Auran trilogy

~800 USD (~745 euro) will be used to pay our background artist for the remaining backgrounds.

100 USD (93 euro) will be spent on getting the game onto Steam.

Project funded: 900 USD / 850 euro

STRETCH GOALS:

2500 euro / 2700 USD = Original soundtrack; currently the game will use royalty free music primarily provided by Kevin MacLeod, but how sweet would it be to get a soundtrack specifically made for Aurans?

June 25th 2023: Kickstarter launch

August 24 2023: Kickstarter end

September 1st 2023 - November 30th 2023: Creation and implementation of the remaining backgrounds, music, and sprites. If stretch goal is reached, soundtrack will be commissioned.

December 1st 2023 - January 31st 2024: Proof-reading of prose, GUI updated, and game submitted to Steam.

February 1st 2024: Game launch

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Interest Check - Commissions

Hi guys. Here's the bottom line: the store I've been working at the past few years is closing down soon. Until I can find a stable job somewhere else, Kofi is my only independent source of income. Which brings me to this poll:

I'm including some examples of the kind of artwork I'd be offering (lined + colored half bodies and full bodies)

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Kokua for Nero Ohana, organized by Clarita Nero

Aloha everyone. I am Clarita Nero, a resident from Lahina, Maui. My husband and I, along with our 2… Clarita Nero needs your support for Ko

My partner @itsmewahoo and her family lost their home and all their possessions, including their vehicle, in the Lahaina Wildfires. I'm sharing their gfm in hopes they can replace the things they lost. Any and all help is super appreciated!!

Tyre Nichol’s mother has set up a memorial fund to help pay for mental health services for his family and a memorial skate park in his name. If you cannot donate, please share.

HEY!!!! MY COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN!!!

HELP A TRANS MAN GET FLEE THE MOST TRANSPHOBIC STATE IN THE COUNTRY OVER TO THEIR BEST FRIEND!!!

I'll be real shit has gone REAL south here in both terms of transphobic laws, bills, and also transphobic family members making me feel like garbage for existing and bringing me into family drama!!! So I'm gettin' the fuck outta here!!!

There's a lotta costs involved in moving across the country and a new life, and it'd be really awesome if I could sell more of my art to help out with some of those costs!!

My rates for certain sections go as low as $10 so please PLEASE if you have the money to spare maybe take a look?

⭐💜( https://xenomars-commissions.carrd.co/ ) 💜⭐

I also have a dA for adoptable characters if that's your jam too! (Mostly object head stuff but I'll have other stuff up soon as I can!)

⭐🌈( https://www.deviantart.com/novadoptables ) 🌈⭐

I'll toss some art examples under a read more!!

also. been having a very hard week. our house was burglarized / mini invaded. no one got hurt, but my sisters iPad she uses for her online school and dad's phone got stolen, and our kitchen was semi destroyed, our rice supply was spilled everywhere and some?? eggs?? and canned stuff was stolen. After that, a family friend who was helping me with house duties got a stroke. So now I am all alone in dealing with all of this. It would be a huge mental health imrpovement, would absolutely mean the world to me if you guys can maybe help me boost my art? it's just that I love drawing and it's the only thing that's been cheering me up.

my Twitter is my "home base" and I've been posting lots of my drawings there that I don't post here, idk only if you'd like to follow ofc.

>> (link to my Twitter)

my patreon is only 1 dollar a month, and if you'd like to support me n my disabled family, through patreon would be awesome! if you'd like!

>> link to my patreon

and here is my imprnt

>> link to my imprnt

I also have three more slots of commissions on my ko-fi if you'd like to directly help.

My dad's phone has the philippine version of venmo, called "gcash", and it had about 200 usd in it that was only accessible through his phone (that got stolen).. it was for my mom's next hospital visit for her glaucoma and some grocery expenses.. so, if you'd like a custom portrait from me, I will do commissions. The automated message says the deadline is June, but full disclosure, the earliest I will be able to send a commission completed is JULY.

>> link to my commissions

mostly I just want a bigger audience for my drawings, I want to share my comics and my love for southeast asian culture, and would really really love a boost. Thank you for reading through n I hope u have a good day.

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