hii i'm melon! i'm an artist and musician of color w an interest in composition and character designs!

other interests: music history, lps, calico critters, animash, paleontology, pre-historic art, voice acting, fine artsfandoms i draw for include: warrior cats, mlp, pokemon, and general furry/animal art

I have this here in place of a BYF/DNI. I know these don't really work in warding people off; this is more so here so you can gauge if you're comfortable with me and know a bit about where I stand.
However, if any of the following applies to you, I would love if you saved me the trouble and blocked me yourself.

I block & do not interact with:

- People who romanticize harmful topics, behaviors or relationships (including proshippers)- Bigots, including zionists, racists (including cop supporters and people who appropriate cultures), homophobes, transphobes- People who create, indulge in or otherwise support NSFW of children's media or NSFW of feral charactersOther Info:
I block very liberally for comfort and to customize my online experience. It's likely nothing personal if you're blocked.I don't share posts or accounts that have suggestive content or content related to drugs. I post a lot about kids content and as such, there are many minors in my audience - their comfort and safety is my top priority.

Art Permissions

This is a brief page about rules for use of my art etc. See also my TOS page for an outline of my rights as an artist. Commissioned pieces and adoptable designs may not be used by anyone but the buyer.

Ask to repost my art.You can use my art as an icon or in edits, just credit me and do not remove my signature or watermark.Referencing my artwork is okay, though I'd honestly recommend you look at real life references first.I hope that my art will inspire you to create art of your own! Feel free to tag me if it does! However, I am not comfortable with exact copies of my artwork or designs.Color picking (directly pulling colors from my designs) is perfectly fine, even if it's not something I'm fond of. I don't own color palettes and don't think anyone else should either. I would prefer that my designs not be color picked 1:1, especially if the design is being sold as an adopt or something. Just try and put a spin on it and change how it's organized at least. Keep in mind if you color pick from an adopt that you don't buy, it could be sold to someone who has an issue with that and may put you on a blacklist.Again, do not trace my original artwork. Let me know if you'd like to recreate a manip (edited MLP screenshot) I've posted and I'll provide you with the screenshots or bases I used to make it - I'd prefer you didn't trace over it as many of my manips end up including original elements.