r/OriginalCharacter • • Aug 31 '24

Subreddit Announcement [PSA] Is it a scam in your DMs? ALMOST CERTAINLY!

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TL;DR - If an user on Reddit (or other sites) cold DMs you, asking if you want to commission them or similar. It's almost certainly a scam. Don't give them money, and report the DM to Reddit as spam so they can hopefully be taken care of, and so nobody else gets scammed by them.


There's been a bit of an epidemic on Reddit recently of scammers using DMs and chats to rope people into giving money to them. If anyone on Reddit messages you out of nowhere asking you to commission them or similar, they're almost certainly a scammer. This is part of a massive scam ring that's taken root on multiple sites, Reddit, Instagram, Discord, X/Twitter, etc.

Actual artists will almost NEVER message people out of the blue and ask you to commission them. Don't fall for it, don't give them money. They may pressure you to give them money, offer discounts and/or claim they need the money for an emergency, DO NOT GIVE THEM MONEY.

Those in this scam ring tend to use stolen art from other artists, use AI, or have a very particular artstyle (See below for specific artstyle). They also tend to, but not always, use intrusive watermarks, one that comes up a lot is the "PRIVEW" watermark.

Examples of scammer art that may be seen on their profile.

As a sub, r/OriginalCharacter bans these users when they pop up and post on the subreddit, but unfortunately we can't keep them out of people's DMs. If you see one of them post on the subreddit, please report them, if they're a newer account it's easier to catch them and get them nuked by Reddit than if they've been allowed to take root and exist for months.

Examples of DMs people have received from these scammers, so you know what to look for:


r/OriginalCharacter • • Feb 07 '26

Subreddit Announcement Announcing a new parallel subreddit - r/OriginalCharacterSFW

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To make a long story short, we are receiving a massive uptick of complaints concerning suggestive content, posts are being reported despite following the rules, people are being harassed, and we have filtered just about a thousand comments containing the word "goonslop".

However, results from our anonymous survey (which is still pinned at the top of the subreddit, check it out!) are showing us that 80% of the poll-takers are happy with what is covered under Rule 1. As such, we can't reasonably change our NSFW guidelines without making the majority of people unhappy.

This has led us to this.

r/OriginalCharacterSFW aims to be a fully SFW and 13+ friendly space where no suggestive content of any kind is allowed. Want to avoid "gooner art"? Perfect, this place is tailored exactly for you.

As of right now, the subreddit is owned by myself, u/Foxgiveness, which is only temporary as I will be choosing another head mod who is hopefully more passionate about this place than I am. The very basic are set up, rule, removals, a temporary banner and icon, a small automod , and I am open to giving out technical advice if needed. If you would like to apply, send out a modmail!

From now on, please be fully aware that any rude comment calling something "hornyposting" or "goonslop" despite it following every rule will be removed, and you will be redirected over there. If you somehow can't find the self-restraint to stop yourself from doing it more than once, you will be banned, and you are free to go participate over there.


r/OriginalCharacter • • 5h ago

OC Art She returned! But a bit different..

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r/OriginalCharacter • • 2h ago

Community Interaction Show me your OC that has the most HARD/AURA Art(mine are in the slides)

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r/OriginalCharacter • • 18h ago

OC Art Darla's high-effort Halloween costume 🎃

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How does she look?


r/OriginalCharacter • • 1h ago

OC Art Random MS Paint OC

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r/OriginalCharacter • • 9h ago

OC Art What was that sound?

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r/OriginalCharacter • • 1h ago

Community Interaction Send in OC’s or a question and let’s see how Melony reacts

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r/OriginalCharacter • • 10h ago

Community Interaction What would happen if Penny and your OC switched jobs? Comment your OC and their job to see if Penny could handle it.

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Penny's Job as a waitress is more stressful then you think. She needs to keep track on where serving go in a short time (at busy hours) and has to handle rude customers and hyper children.

Could your OC handle the stress?


r/OriginalCharacter • • 9h ago

Community Interaction Gummy wants to ask your oc on a date,how would they act?

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87 Upvotes

This is gummy! He might look menacing but hes just a sweet potato! Hes 6'11 ft and around 23 y/o he doesnt care about appearance or gender,to him everyone is beautiful in their own way,he might get sad if you reject him but thats okay with him,he also ask your oc to be his friend! He loves to have friends! :D


r/OriginalCharacter • • 9h ago

Community Interaction What would your OC do in the modern world?

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For characters who exist in a world without our technology, what would they enjoy doing in a modern AU?

Nolan is a tailor so he'd be super obsessed with the game Dressmaker. He was also born completely deaf, but with modern technology he'd have access to a cochlear implant which would give him access to sound but rid him of his magic immunity.


r/OriginalCharacter • • 7h ago

OC Art same oc throughout 2026, looking for opinion on which version to stick with

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started drawing/writing her in January and just redrew her today.

My style is super inconsistent because I keep discovering cool new artists and implementing their quirks in my work 😩 was wondering which version yall like best…I love her newest design so much but smth about my artstyle in may speaks to me. Thinking about switching back and redrawing her for the fifth time 😭


r/OriginalCharacter • • 44m ago

OC Art Finished!

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I'm not quite well at rendering so this might suck..I'm still learning!


r/OriginalCharacter • • 16h ago

OC Art Relaxing Sunset NSFW

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228 Upvotes

r/OriginalCharacter • • 14h ago

OC Art I dont use AI.

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116 Upvotes

r/OriginalCharacter • • 9h ago

OC Art I made a moth girl OC, Melony!

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52 Upvotes

r/OriginalCharacter • • 56m ago

OC Art hhhghhagdhaaehtetneetth

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also fnu fact she's directly inspired off of 3 ocs i dont use anymore, and is also connected to th lore for two of those three :D


r/OriginalCharacter • • 1h ago

OC Art Ranking my Danganronpa OCs based on how WOKE they are because I'm stuck home from school with a stomach bug

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What I'm doing instead of coding their game btw✌️


r/OriginalCharacter • • 4h ago

OC Art Bow down, peasant

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16 Upvotes

r/OriginalCharacter • • 11h ago

OC Art Vampires! 🦇

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66 Upvotes

Ready for Halloween 🎃


r/OriginalCharacter • • 17h ago

OC Art [OC] Flightless

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170 Upvotes

Inktober day 18


r/OriginalCharacter • • 11m ago

Need Feedback or Ideas Do u like my skunk oc?

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This is her. She is called stentch. I cant draw and dont wanna use ai so i had to use gacha club😭 any questions or feedback? Any other websitets or apps to make her on cuz gacha isnt the best like shes meant to be more chubby but it wouldnt work :(


r/OriginalCharacter • • 6h ago

Need Feedback or Ideas I need abilities for my (fungal) lust demons that arent just charm

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Ok so I have been working on these stupid demons for so long and I just, need a new thing to give to lust demons. Currently their mainest thing is their spores that cause halusinations since they are mushrooms, however I am not sure if thats too close to illusions, which are used by envy demons.

I would apiritiate any ideas as I am blanking on them.


r/OriginalCharacter • • 30m ago

Community Interaction Sarah and Samuel are going to react to your OCs

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(Oh, and these two are from the 1720s–the pirate era).

Sarah (10 y/o | 4'0): In her earliest years, she had wandered around the desolate streets of a dreary village; no relatives, no friends, not another soul to have in her life. But one morning, she witnessed a gang of pirates that laughed and hollered as they raided a dock and carried numerous stolen goods on their ship. Although the sight made her blood pump, it was the attention on them that created the answer to her lonely heart–become a ferocious and formidable pirate. Underneath her bravado, sarcasm, and recklessness is a deeply lonely soul that yearns for companionship.

Samuel (20 y/o | 6’0): Samuel had an accident during childhood, where his speaking abilities had been damaged; he can still speak, but doing so causes immense pain. Despite this, he learned to communicate with hand gestures and facial expressions. In adulthood, he is an anxious man who can be scared often; however, he is a nice soul that wears his heart on his sleeves.

Samuel would be nice and accepting of your OC. Sarah, on the other hand, would probably make an assumption about your OC.

(I like to think this takes place after their seafaring

adventure across the four stomachs of Spermaceti–an ancient, colossal sperm whale that acts as a protector for the seaside communities established on the Caribbean Sea–where the two sailed across stomach acid and encountered drifting settlements that needed assistance).


r/OriginalCharacter • • 11h ago

Community Interaction What are your OCs afraid of and why? Ill start.

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Jacob: Fears deep water. Natural fear he had since he was born.

B.B.: Fears deep water. Caused by childhood trauma. In the lab he was made in, the experiments put on him werent kind to say the least.

Zeep: Fears losing his reputation. Hes known as the smartest on his planet, so losing that spot makes him see himself as a nobody.

[User_Not_Found]: Fears death/losing someone. When he was banned, He was taken away from his wife and got sent to the banlands. After many years of trying to escape and being successful afterwards, He then discovered his wife was dead.

Hunter: Fears nothing. He was made as a void spawn that went away from the norm of his species, so he hasnt really had the time to process Fear like other people.

Dark Sun: Fears nothing. Has gone over all of his fear a long long time ago. What makes a good demigod? No fears. In his logic, Fear means weakness.