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THIS IS CLOSED. MY NEW SHOP IS AT Aldana's Avatar Alterations.


Aldana's Avatar Alterations


Welcome to my avie edit minishop. Nothing fancy as of yet; I've just started.

Rules
Obey the TOS. Duh.
Don't PM me unless I ask you to or you have something unrelated (as in you want to give me a donation).
If you don't like my edits, go somewhere else. Honest criticism, however, is acceptable.
Don't quote a full information (as in front page) post. If you do so, I will report it because it's a pain in the butt. Have something you really need to quote, quote only that part.
Try to keep swearing to a minimum. As in, PG-13.
Do not take my edits without permission! Doing so is called stealing, and it will result in a whole bunch of unpleasant things being done to you.
No begging. Another thing that'll get your post reported.
No spam. See above.
Post the base you want with something, otherwise I'll ignore it.
Keep my signature (you know, the 'A' thing) on your edits.
Save your edits to your own server.


Updates
27/03/06: Added the Butterflies hair and clothes. Okay, there aren't any butterflies on them.... Sorry about that.
12/03/06: How many different ways are there to say that I've added a new edit to the shop? :=) It's Pond, and it's for my ninja hb quest.
02/03/06: Finished the Eowyn edit, and uploaded it.
22/02/06: Posted the updated version of Fire, and a new edit, Volcano. Don't know why I've such an attraction to fire images... I'm pyrophobic IRL.
15/02/06: Added the Wrath dress. It's part of an edit I'm going to do eventually for Kiddo. Can you tell by now that I hate making shoes? But honestly, she was drawn barefoot.... Did another Random Fact, and it's true as well. Believe me.
07/02/06: Updated the shading and folds on Medy's skirt. So it still ain't all too great, but it's way better than it used to be. I also added the Random Fact of the Week, and yes, it's true.
06/02/06: Finished my first male clothing today. Yes, I know Queth doesn't have shoes, but I hate making shoes and the character went barefoot anyways. Excuses excuses.
02/02/06: Added the Spirit wings. Storyline update today; Ian was shot. Now if Sasha gets shot next, the person right after her will be Lanzer....
01/02/06: Added the Veronica hair; part of a custom edit that was allowed to be shared. See, I'm getting better every time.... Started school again today; first day of the new semester.
30/01/06: I started this update list today. (Don't know why I always have to include a statement like that.) Uploaded my first male edits, hairs; Queth, and Spirit. My birthday's -- well, it's technically tomorrow but since it's 1230 in the morning, it's in two days for me.


Stuff About Me
Gender: female. And I support the right of girls (and women) everywhere to kick the butts of deserving guys.
Age: 16.
Favourite type of book: fantasy, but I also like mysteries and light science fiction.
Favourite type of music: hard rock with lyrics I don't have to feel guilty about, aka nothing bad.
Favourite animal: my dog! heart I also love horses (I ride on Saturdays) and I like cats.
Manga series read and liked: Saiyuki, Naruto, Bleach, FMA, and maybe something else I forget.
Random sign things: Aquarius, born in the year of the Horse (Metal), blood type O.
Languages: extremely fluent in English, could probably get by in French if I had to; I know some German, can read the Russian alphabet, and know about 20 words in Japanese.
Warning: prone to random outbreaks of randomness, annoyance, and/or threats of violence.



Random Fact of the Week
28/05/06--03/06/06: I R TEH procrastinater! Like you couldn't tell....
30/04/06--06/05/06: I get to bed at 2am on average. I need more sleep....
23/04/06--29/04/06: From the little bit I know of driving now, it uses some similar principles to horse riding.
02/04/06--08/04/06: No matter HOW easy it is to find random facts, I always end up updating this towards the end of the week, if it's not for the previous week.
26/03/06--01/04/06: Whenever you find a computer that actually loads music videos fast, it never has sound on it.
19/03/06--25/03/06: Aldana was away in Ottawa (that's the capital of Canada) this week, in a program for young (aka my age) Canadians to learn about our government.
12/03/06--18/03/06: Not taking my meds in the mornig + chronic sleep deprivation + chocolate OD = VERY very bad for everyone around me.
05/03/06--11/03/06: In snapdragons, the genes for red and white flowers excercise incomplete dominance over each other, similar to human A and B blood types; resulting, respectively, in pink flowers and AB blood type.
26/02/06--04/03/06: I get very very weird and random when I've ODed on chocolate as well as stayed up till 2am that morning.
19/02/06--25/02/06: Trying to explain why the Internet is better than TV to your grandparents is next to impossible.
12/02/06--18/02/06: If you stay in your PJs from the previous night all day, and sleep in them (during the day) because you're sick, and then sleep in them the next night, they get really sweaty and smell terrible.
05/02/06--11/02/06: On an average of three nights per week, I get less sleep than somebody in boot camp (Canadian Armed Forces).



WITWBTFAQs:

What the HECK does WITWBTFAQ mean?
It means, what I think will be the frequently asked questions, as nobody has actually ASKED any of this stuff yet.

What's with the title?
Aldana's Avatar Alterations? I liked the alliteration of it. 'Alteration' is a synonym for 'edit', and it starts with an A.

Does this stuff go on my actual avatar?
No. You put it in your signature, or in your journal, or your avie edit collection thread.... Or you can just save it to your computer and admire its beauty.

What's with the dates?
I use the Canadian method for dates (day/month/year). For time, I use the 24-hour/military clock (four digits in a row, counting the hours from midnight).

I don't have gold! Will you give me an edit for free?
I'll give a free edit only if you meet one or more of the following conditions: I really like you and want to give you a gift; you're paying with art or an edit; you're paying with an item I want of equivalent value; I'm feeling random; or you hypnotise me. If you're looking for how to get more gold, go to the Q&A forum.

How do you make edits?
Slowly, with MS Paint, and when I'm supposed to be doing homework.

Would you teach me how to make edits?
No! I'm just learning myself. And believe me, you don't want me to teach you ANYTHING. If you want to learn, I can send you some links to tutorials.

How do I order?
Post what you want; and if I've clearly stated the price, post the price and send me the trade. I'll send your edit to you when it's completed; confirm the trade when you receive your edit.
If the price isn't clearly stated, which is most of the things, post what you want. I'll either tell you how much it is, and you send the trade, like above; or, I'll do it, PM you the price, and you send the trade. I'll send the edit and confirm the trade.

This is complicated!!!!
I know. :=) My grade one teacher once told my parents that I'd make up games with rules so complicated nobody but me could understand. If you've trouble understanding THESE things, read them over until you do; after that, just ask for clarification.

Order Form
Darn. I hate writing this stuff. But just because someone asked.... Feel free to ignore this, just make sure I know what you're saying.

Edit wanted:
Recolouring, if any:
Hair wanted:
Recolouring, if any:
Base stuff wanted:
Recolouring, if any (MAN this is getting tedious):
Base (MUST INCLUDE! or the dog will get mad at you): [can be an image or a link, don't say 'my current avie' because sometimes it takes me a bit of time]
Total cost: [I'd appreciate it if you added it together]

Now do NOT quote this! Just copy it, or make your own form.


Quote:
Putting this here because I really can't think of any other darn place for it to go:
SPECIAL EDIT!!
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I call it Pond.
Cost: 400g; no separating the parts.
Provide a bald female nakkie base; sorry guys, you're TOL.
Recolouring for the hair is 75g as normal, and for the *cough* clothes *cough* 75g as well. Solid colours only, please.

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Clothes


Here you find the clothes I've made so far.

Notice that there're no scan lines over them. This is for two reasons: one, it can make it hard to see the edit, and two, I don't know how to do them.

However, if you steal because of that, I will report your sorry derriere and flame you to the other side of the known universe.

Cost: 250g each
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Left to right:
Fire, Jadie, Medy, Valkyrie, Lady, Lida, Wrath.
Volcano, Eowyn, Butterflies.
((Note: Eowyn belongs to whoever's the copyright on Lord of the Rings))
((Note #2: Wrath is Kiddo's character))

And now, the long-anticipated (at least by me) male clothing edit!
Cost: 250g
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Left to right:
Queth.

If you just want to get one of these sets on your base, it's 250g. If you want less than is on there, like if you don't like the overshirt in Medy, it's the same price, maybe less if I'm feeling nice.

If you want to see what's under something there, just ask.
If you want to mix and match stuff from here, add 100g to the price.

Recolouring is normally 75g; 100g if it's something really screwy. Is your desired recolouring really screwy? If it involves making something into two or more colours that is originally one, yes.

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Hair


These are the hairs I've made so far. Yes, I know most of them are terrible, and yes, I know most of them don't have eyebrows. I'll fix the latter when you order; for the former, you get what you pay for.
You can use these to make a base, or as part of a complete edit.

Cost: 100g
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Left to right:
Fire, Jadie, Trina, Avyrlis, Braid, Lady, Veronica.
Butterflies.
(On Braid, recolouring the scrunchie is free; ditto for Veronica's headband.)

I've finally done male edits!
Cost: 100g
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Left to right:
Spirit, Queth.
(On Spirit, the streaks are just lighter shades of the base colour. If you want them to be something else, it's a really screwy colour change.)


Recolouring is again 75g, and 100g if it's really screwy. See the above post for what "really screwy" means.

My policy for custom hairs is:
100g because it's a hair
+100g because it's custom
(+100g IF it's exclusive)
+ a pain-in-the-butt factor; ranging from 0g to 200g, depending on how hard it was

So the cheapest custom hair you can get, barring a discount, is 200g, and the most expensive is 500g.

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Bases


So far, the only base-things I've done are hair and wings. Hairs have their own section, so guess what this is.

Cost: 100g.
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Left to right:
Valkyrie, Spirit.

I know Valkyrie is really really ugly, but it was the first wings I ever did.

Even though I've displayed them on female bases, the wings are unisex; you don't have to pay to convert.

Recolouring is the same as for clothes; 75g if normal, 100g if really screwy.

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Other things


Okay, now to talk about customs, suggestions, and the difference between them.

A custom is when you tell me what you want, and it isn't in my shop, and I try to make it.
These can cost between 100g to 5k (which is 5,000g), depending on the difficulty.
If you ask me to do something really complicated and WAY beyond my ability, I will do one of the following: refer you to another editor, have a panic attack, take it on and die of stress, or take it on and make you pay through the nose.

A suggestion is when you tell me something that you'd like me to take, and I either make it because I like the idea, or I don't make it.
It doesn't cost anything, but there's no guarantee I'll make what you say, or that it'll be anything like what you said.
Just to clarify; if you make a suggestion, and I like it, I'll put that edit up for grabs to everyone. But it's something you suggested.

Actually, there's something here besides suggestions and customs.
If you see an edit you really like but want to change it to the opposite gender (as of now, it's female to male because I haven't done any male edits yet), add 150g on to the price.
You don't have to do that with the wings.

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My bases


A gift avie edit for me? Sure! But you'll need these bases.

My avie base
My grey base

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Links


Here be the links.

Link to me? That'd be great, but I don't have a banner yet. Oh well, just use this.
[url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11865803]Aldana's Avatar Alterations[/url]


Have a cool thread or guild of your own? Post it and I'll put it here if I like it.
If you visit these (which I highly recommend), I'd appreciate it if you'd say that you found it through a link in my shop.


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The best edit shop I know!

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Pretty stuff....

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Pretty stuff, and pretty HORSE stuff.

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SUPER COOL anime plushies.

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Cute little (and big) dragons.

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I now pronounce this OPEN!

Oh, and also "waiting list"/customer list/person list/absolutely nothing.

ninja = going to work on
domokun = edit finished, trade not yet completed
heart = completely finished, order done

heart - four premade clothes for starladyplace, 02/05/06
heart - custom base for Arafel, 22/04/06
heart - premade hair and clothes for rimedragona, 07/04/06
heart - premade hair and clothes for 0makina0, 04/04/06
heart - premade wings for Hero Rarehart, 01/04/06
heart - premade hair for [zoe], 01/04/06
heart - custom edit for Artificial_Angel17, 01/04/06
heart - premade clothes for Freodwyn, 02/03/06
heart - two premade clothes for Kiddo the fox-phoenix, 16/02/06
heart - don't-know-how-to-describe it for KaShash, 10/02/06
heart - premade hair for Lady Star, 01/02/06
heart - custom wig for Lady Star, 31/01/06

Note to self: I owe Sugoi Candy two free edits.

Total revenue from this shop as of 24/04/06: 5185g.
Total revenue from my editing skills as of 24/04/06: 10185g.

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good luck with your shop!~ heart

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Thanks for the bumps. See anything you like? :=)

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Bump.

ninja

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