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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 1d

Meta's very clever, & totally not useless, AI somehow thinks that #IXtober is a ticketed event. Well, it's not, but I do have a Ko-fi & Patreon, if you'd like to support me. Any amount, no matter how much, is hugely appreciated. ;u; 💖
ko-fi.com/ryuuza
patreon.com/ryuuza

#drawtober #ffix #ryuuzaart

Screenshot of my latest IXtober/ Final Fantasy IX sketch on Facebook, where the very unwanted Meta AI is bizarrely asking questions about ticket prices and what the "event schedule" is. The questions are circled in red, with an arrow pointing to them and "???" displayed above.
IXtober is not a ticketed event, it's simply my October one-a-day drawing challenge for 2025. It's completely free and anyone can join in.

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 7h

#IXtober day 12:
"Working hard, Quina."

#drawtober #ffix #finalfantasyix #ryuuzaart

Digital black and white ink drawing of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Quina Quen chasing a frog to eat, in Qu's Marsh.

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 1d

#IXtober day 11:
"What the - THE FOOD IS POISONED!"

#drawtober #ffix #finalfantasyix #ryuuzaart

Digital black and white drawing of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Garnet has accidentally used a sleeping draught on the entire party (including Regent Cid), except for Steiner, who is still awake, but in a state of panic about potentially being poisoned.

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Twiggies @twiggies-draws.bsky.social · 1d

The fees thing reminds me but iirc mentioning in your commission info something like "I will charge an extra x% due to PayPal's fees" is also against ToS so someone could get you in trouble if they wanted to. I see that a lot.

((If I am misreading this lmk though)

www.paypal.com/nz/legalhub/...

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 1d

LRP This is why I *always* ask for invoiced or goods and services payments. I know people are trying to be helpful when they pay using "friends and family", but it is against PayPal's TOS and could get artists banned. ;w;
If you want to help us offset fees, please consider tipping instead.

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🍊 tsu @tsurudraws.art · 1d

Rephrasing for clarity, but please do not use F&F (even blank ones) for commission payments; this is and ALWAYS HAS BEEN against ToS.

If you're getting paid for a service, use invoices.

F&F has no protections in place, especially for buyers, and using it to bypass fees is, again, against site ToS.

Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 9d

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]

@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 1d

Meta's very clever, & totally not useless, AI somehow thinks that #IXtober is a ticketed event. Well, it's not, but I do have a Ko-fi & Patreon, if you'd like to support me. Any amount, no matter how much, is hugely appreciated. ;u; 💖
ko-fi.com/ryuuza
patreon.com/ryuuza

#drawtober #ffix #ryuuzaart

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 2d

#IXtober day 10:
The Festival of the Hunt

#drawtober #ffix #finalfantasyix #ryuuzaart

Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Zidane and Freya go for the finishing blow to the Zaghnol (monster hinted at in the foreground) in the final minutes of the Festival of the Hunt.

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 3d

#IXtober day 9:
"OGLOP!!!"

#drawtober #ffix #finalfantasyix #ryuuzaart

Digital black and white sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Steiner angrily swipes at Oglop Regent Cid before he reveals who he is.

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 3d

#IXtober day 9:
"OGLOP!!!"

#drawtober #ffix #finalfantasyix #ryuuzaart

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sojamelk @iamsojamelk.bsky.social · 4d

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 4d

#IXtober day 8:
"Are you protecting him?"

#drawtober #ffix #finalfantasyix #ryuuzaart

Black and white digital ink sketch of a scene in Final Fantasy IX. The black mages stand between Black Waltz No. 3 and Vivi, to protect him. One has a fire spell at the ready.

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 5d

#IXtober day 7:
"They look like Vivi!"

#drawtober #ffix #finalfantasyix #ryuuzaart

Digital black and white ink drawing of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Vivi, Zidane and Dagger look confused as manufactured black mage bodies pass along the conveyor.

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 5d

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 6d

#IXtober day 6:
"From now on, my name is..."

#drawtober #ffix #finalfantasyix #ryuuzaart

Black and white ink drawing of the scene in Final Fantasy IX, where Garnet renames herself "Dagger". She's holding up Zidane's dagger, while Zidane, Vivi and Steiner (looking bemused and clenching his fists) look on.

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 7d

#IXtober day 5:
"Why didn't you fall asleep? You should be dead by now..."

#drawtober #finalfantasyix #FFIX #ryuuzaart

Digital black and white ink drawing of the first Black Waltz landing in front of Zidane, in Final Fantasy IX.

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 7d

Riskiest platinum I've ever attempted. 😅
I'll write up my thoughts about Silent Hill f sometime this week. It wasn't perfect, but as the first decent SH game in a long time, I feel I owe it that much.

Photo showing platinum trophy/ 100% completion for the PS5 version of Silent Hill f.

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 7d

Ah the joys of medical appointments as an AFAB person, where a cis male doctor I've never seen before sees "fatty liver" and automatically assumes "shitty diet", then tries to lecture me over going back on an E based pill that a literal *hormonal specialist* prescribed for peri symptoms. 🙄

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FF Charity Art Auction & Raffle 2025 @charityartauction.bsky.social · 7d

✨We raised $8490.69 for MSF
Total to date: $66,816.63

A huge thank you to everyone who participated, donated, offered goods/services to the event, shared, and vibed with us on the night!

What a night!

See the full announcement in the server!

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 8d

#IXtober day 4: "Blank..."

#drawtober #finalfantasyix #ffix #ryuuzaart

Digital black and white ink drawing of the scene in Final Fantasy IX, where Blank gets caught by the paralysing plants in the Evil Forest. He and Zidane are both reaching out to each other in vain.

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 8d

It was one I was absolutely *certain* I'd already picked up and I'm kind of mad about it.
Still, at least it was found early into my "lost in the fog" playthrough, so didn't need to go far out of my way.

Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 9d

Having a "100 gold skulltulas" moment in SHf, where I'm following guides for upgrade item locations and STILL can't find the last one. :\

(I've already completed NG++, so it isn't that they're unavailable)

Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 9d

It also doesn't help that all the guides are grouped by NG and NG+, rather than just listing all of them in chronological order, so if you're already multiple playthroughs in, you have to keep scrolling back and forth.

Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 9d

Having a "100 gold skulltulas" moment in SHf, where I'm following guides for upgrade item locations and STILL can't find the last one. :\

(I've already completed NG++, so it isn't that they're unavailable)

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 9d

#IXtober day 3: Escape

#drawtober #drawtober2025 #ffix #finalfantasyix #ryuuzaart

Black and white digital ink drawing of Zidane and Garnet from Final Fantasy IX, swinging on bunting as they escape Castle Alexandria.

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Ryuuza - Commissions open! @ryuuza.bsky.social · 10d

#IXtober day 2: "Whew... we finally made it!"
#drawtober #drawtober2025 #finalfantasyIX #FFIX #ryuuzaart

Black and white digital ink drawing of Vivi and Puck (rat kid) from Final Fantasy IX, after breaking into Alexandria Castle to watch the play.

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