Polaroid City Creations, as it is formally called, is my art brand! This is both my personal and professional website. Whether you're looking to commission me or follow me on other platforms, I hope you find this site informative.

About Me

she/her. dec. 29th. werewolf. retro freak.Hello there, you! I'm Reya, an American artist and just one of the many digital content makers out there. I'm a retro-obsessed creator who loves collecting and drawing OCs. Reya (on the right, who also shares my online namesake) is my truesona! She embodies the retro vibes that I love.
I've been drawing for twelve years and doing motivated hobbyist work for four. My digital journey started in 2020 when I got my first art tablet and dabbled in IbisPaint with only my finger as a stylus. Fun fact: I still don't have a stylus and use only my finger to draw! Cool, eh? When I'm not drawing, I'm usually found reading, writing, studying, our rummaging around in the woods someplace.
Some of my other hobbies and interests include the postwar era, The Hunger Games (I could talk about this ALL day...), worldbuilding, coding, photography, and Pokemon (all gens).

Terms of Service

Official Polaroid City Creations™ T.O.S. Failure to adhere to these guidelines will result in a voided commission or ban from obtaining future content by me.INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL TERMS- You are agreeing to the respective parts of my TOS by owning any designs or having any artwork of mine
-I have the right to update or change these terms at my discretion.
- I retain the right to refuse service for any reason, without disclosing said reason. I retain the right to my artwork as my intellectual property.
-All communication with clients happens either on Toyhou.se (Northern_Lightz, polaroidcity), Deviantart (polaroidcity), or Discord (ask for handle)
- Please do not remove or try to obscure any kinds of watermarks on my art; please do not claim my work for yourself
- I will never agree to emulate other artists' artstyle or designs for clients
- None of my work should be used for AI or NFTs, or hateful/NSFW stuff of any kind
- When communicating, do not ghost me. It is very sad to see people take false interest
I retain the right to cancel commissions for just reasons with a partial refund provided. I retain the right to use finished commissions and artwork for display on my online portfolios unless there has been discussion prior to commissioning
ARTWORK- My art is my intellectual property, do not repost it unless with explicit permission from myself. Reposts must show proper credit.
- However, artworks you have comissioned or artworks of my characters can be used in personal profile pictures, banners, and Toyhouse galleries (the latter only applies to artworks of your characters by me). I must be given proper credit here as well, preferably with a hyperlink.
- None of my art should be used commercially, I do not offer options for this
- Please ask before altering my artwork: I will almost always agree, but I need to know it is happening. I'd like other's alterations to be kept just and not entire drawovers.
- Do not trace my art, however you can take heavy inspiration with credit
- I have the right to post any artwork I have drawn for you unless you have made previous arrangements with me
- Please do not start an art trade with me if you believe you cannot finish your half
- I WILL DRAW : feral and anthro animals, any species; blood, gore, weapons, simple backgrounds and objects
- I WILL NOT DRAW : hateful or political content; NSFW, lewd stuff, humans or humanoids, robots or mech, drugs
- ASK ME ABOUT : Anything unlistedCOMMISSIONS- For payment, I only accept DeviantArt points at a conversion rate of 1 USD = 100 points.
- A full reference (either 2 view or enough to see the entire character) must be provided otherwise I will charge a 10% inconvenience fee (this does not apply to reference sheet commissions themselves though)
- Payment must be made in full before the start of the commission
- I will offer in-progress sketches if asked. I can offer minimal changes to the sketch if you are dissatisfied
- After the first two in-progress sketches, I will not offer any more
- I can refund you in full before I have started the work; after I have started, refunds depend upon how much I have already finished. Sketching stage: 75% refund | Lineart stage: 50% refund | I do not do refunds after I have finished the lineart
- Fees up to 10% of the refund price may be deducted from the refund on individual basis depending on the nature of the refund itself
- If you commission is refunded, I retain the right to reuse the unfinished piece for personal use and potential commerical use with permission
- I will make changes to the finished product if there is a fault of my own on the character's design. I will not make any changes after the end of the commission
- I do not do payment plans on commissionsDESIGNS- Please do not sell my designs solely for profit; do not sell my designs for egregiously more than you recieved them for/their art worth
- You may redesign my designs fully and edit the original artwork with minor changes with my kept credit for the design and/or art (your credit may be added)
- Try not to sell my designs to controversial people or anyone involved with NSFW
- You can, of course, co-own my designs but I am not responsible for any problems that arise with this
- If a design passes out of your hands, you do not have any rights over that design anymore; it is property of the NEW owner
- Please keep my credit for the design somewhere on the design's Toyhou.se profile
- You can take my designs off Toyhou.se though I'd like to be notified if you do so
- Do not hide my designs from my view; if you want your character to be private, please authorize me. This is just to be sure that my designs aren't involed in suspicious activityADOPTABLES- Adoptable payments must be made in full before you have rights to the character/design
- I only do holds if you are in the process of paying and want to hold the character as you compile the remaining amount to be paid
- I do not approve of when my adopts are 'flipped' meaning you buy the design to redesign it and sell it for more
- Overall, I do not impose many guidelines on how you may use a design; it is yours to use usually as you'd like. Despite this, designs must follow some of basic grounds such as: no NSFW, no 'baby roleplay', no hateful content, etc.

Commission Info

STATUS: OPENGENERAL/ADDONS- Read my TOS before submitting a form; you will be required to follow it!
- All art pieces will have simple abstract backgrounds of my choice (unless otherwise specified) and will come with a transparent version if the drawing allows it.
- For headshots and busts, I offer 'icon versions' - instead of a free floating drawing, it is cut at the bottom to create a profile picture-esque piece. No extra cost.
- Extra characters in a drawing are 2x the base price (double the work)
- Clothes, props, and objects are subject to individual fees that can be discussed with the client
- I offer price quotes on commission orders for free. Please request one if desiredSHADING TIERS DESCRIPTIONSFlat - your character colored in with colored lines
Shadowed -colored with one layer of shading, little to no blending (cel shaded)
Shaded - colored with two layers of shading, one layer of lighting, medium blend (cel-soft shading)
Rendered - colored with two layers shading and lighting, blended fully (painterly soft shaded) and with any harsh lighting effects if desiredHOW TO ORDER1. Read my TOS. You should agree to it if you want to consider an order. If what's on there does not align to what you want, then I'm not the artist for you.
2. Browse the commissions sheet and my art examples (in the art tab or elsewhere like DeviantArt, etc.) Find out what you'd like to order.
3. Ready your character reference sheet and gather any other info needed to fill out the order form.
4. Write out the form and send it to me! Any of my account pages work, as well as DMs, or you can ask for my Discord.

WILL DRAW
-Quadruped (feral) and anthro animals
-All body types
-Most species, but best at mammals and avians
-Clothing and props
-Body horror
- Blood, gore, candy/fruit gore, most weapons
- Complicated backgrounds and objects

MIGHT DRAW
-Certain recreational drug and alcohol use
- Rated R gore
- PG romantic imagery
-Robots and mecha
-Fantasy war scenes

WILL NOT DRAW
- Humans and humanoids
- Any kind of NSFW or erotica, any body parts depicted in a sexual manner
-Real-world inspired war scenes-Most Schedule I and II drugs
-Glorified depiction of any drugs
- Hateful imagery or anything which perpetuates hate
-Political art
-Babyfur/cub content, pedo/zoophilia, illegal content
-Style matches

FORM

By filling out this form you are acknowledging you will follow the Polaroid City TOSUsername: whoever the recipient is (your or another user) and platform that username is on. Please also add your user on any outside sites you want to contact me on.
Character Name(s), Gender/Pronouns, Species, Body Type(s): So I can draw them accurately!
Reference: Provide a link to a reference of your character that fits the guidelines in the TOS
Type: State the commission type and shading style, and also if it is an anthro. I will decide whether your character is considered complex.
Expression: Do you have a preferrred expression? (N/A if not, I'll just make them neutral/happy)
Extra Props: Any extra clothes, props, or objects you want them drawn with?
Other/Scene Elements: Anything else I need to know goes here

EXAMPLE

Username: Northern_Lights on Toyhouse, poaroidcity on DeviantArt (both the same person and recipient)
Character Name(s), Gender/Pronouns, Species, Body Type(s): Reya, female she/her, wolf, upside-down triangle sihlouette, toned
Reference: https://toyhou.se/17371397.reya/gallery#71517006
Type: Anthro rendered fullbody
Expression: Happy/grinning
Extra Props: Please have her in her summer outfit w/ backpack and glasses with her skateboard by her side.
Other/Scene Elements: Please add a chromatic aberration effect and harsh yellow lighting on the left side; scene elements N/AThis is an example of a PROPERLY filled out form! Please refer to these when applying for a commission

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What materials do you use to draw?
A: I'm pretty unsophisticated when it comes to art materials. Digitally, I use IbisPaint on my Apple iPad with no stylus, just my finger. On paper (which I don't do often) I use whatever mechanical pencil I can find in my desk, offbrand colored pencils, Sharpies, and occasionally Alchilalart alcohol markers.Q: Do you accept offers on your characters?
A: Usually, yeah! If you're asking this on my Toyhou.se, simply read to folder description the character is located in to see if it is up for offer!Q: Do you do requests or art trades?
A: As for requests, no. If you are I very close friend I may do one, but otherwise the time it takes is too much to compensate for. I do take art requests, but I can be very picky on which ones I accept. You have a better chance if we have interacted before, you are a friend, and/or my art skill level is similar to yours.Q: Are your commissions open?
A: My avaliability status is located in my commissions page. To save you from having to look right now, my commissions are currently: open.Q: I don't have/use DA points. Can I pay another way?
A: At the moment, no, sorry. I do not accept art or characters in exchange for my commissions unless you are a very close friend and this offer is combined with DA points. I never accept "real" money for my commissions, either.Q: How long do your commissions take?
A: Theres is not a set wait period for my commissions, but a general ballpark would be anywhere from 1 week to 8 weeks wait time. Larger projects may take 2-4 months, but it depends!Q: What counts as a 'complex character'? Can you explain the fees?
A: The commission status of whether your character is complex or not will be determined by me. Complex characters usually include but are not limited to: unusual species, intricate horns or scales or clothes, many or complex markings, asymmetricality, wings, tattoos, etc. For headshots, busts, fullbodies, etc. the complexity fee is a flat rate (either your character counts as complex or not). For larger things like customs, refs, etc. your character's complexity is a percentage fee. Your character may reach the complexity threshold mark but be considered only 'mildly' complex and thus have a smaller fee.Q: Can you draw like another artist/use their design as inspiration for a custom?
A: A hard NO. I never copy other artists' styles or designs for clients. If you want to commission me, please do it for the appeal or my own work, not another's. This is demeaning to other artists as well.