We've sure got a lot of artists and art threads here on WolfPlay, so thought it might be helpful to have a list of commonly used terms and abbreviations amongst them.
If you've got any you think should be added or something you're not sure about, feel free to leave it below!
*Definitions with a * next to them are ones I'm rusty on, if you think you can give a better definition or I've got something wrong, please comment.
If you've got any you think should be added or something you're not sure about, feel free to leave it below!
*Definitions with a * next to them are ones I'm rusty on, if you think you can give a better definition or I've got something wrong, please comment.
General
WIP | Work in progress |
TBA | To be added |
Sig/Siggy | Shortening of signature |
TOS/ToS | Terms of Service |
F2U/FTU | Free to use. Commonly seen on bases, linearts and stock images. |
P2U/PTU | Pay to use. Commonly seen on bases, linearts and stock images. |
Selling
YCH | Your character here. Your character is drawn onto the lineart or sketch already provided. May also be written as 'YWH' [Your wolf here, and so on]. |
BTA | Bid to adopt. An adoptable or character design that you bid on to obtain. |
*DTA | Draw to adopt. Usually, a contest where you draw the character for a chance to win it. |
OTA | Offer to adopt. |
WTA | Write to adopt, may also mean winner takes all. |
NFT | Not for trade. Not to get confused with 'Non-Funigble Token', which is an entirely different thing. |
NFS | Not for sale. |
UFO | Up for offer. |
UFS | Up for sale. |
UFT | Up for trade. |
Auction terms
SB | Starting bid. |
MI | Minimum increase. |
CB/CHB | Current bid or current highest bid. |
AB | Autobuy |
Sites
DA | Deviantart |
TH | Toyhou.se |
FA | Fur Affinity |
AF | ArtFight |
Species/Original Character Terms
OC | Original character |
*CS/Closed species | Closed species are characters with set traits that can only be made by the creator of the species or approved designers. |
Open species | Similar to the above, only any person can make a character within that species and it does not have to be approved, though they may have to follow a set list of traits when creating a character for that species. |
Feral | An animal character that walks on four legs/quadruped. |
Anthro | An animal character that walks upright on two legs/biped. |
Mech/Mecha | A character comprised of mostly or entirely metal. Think robots. |