The Gaian Dictionary: Common Gaian Words and Acronyms!

[Ebania]

An OC is an original character - which is just what it sounds like: a character created by you!

Anything drawn in chibi (including Gaia avatars) is really adorable (as you can see here). Chibis are famous for their cuteness, large heads, huge eyes, etc. Lots of avatar art on Gaia is drawn in this style.

 

[MissWes]

Okay, I am a drawer by nature. I love to draw and I can pretty much draw anything I can see. So, I was thinking of drawing my own avi, if I did it would pretty much look just like her, so would that be considered a chibi then? And Thank you so much for answering me.  

[Avzel]

MissWes

Okay, I am a drawer by nature. I love to draw and I can pretty much draw anything I can see. So, I was thinking of drawing my own avi, if I did it would pretty much look just like her, so would that be considered a chibi then? And Thank you so much for answering me.

It's hard to say until we've seen your sketch. A chibi has exaggerated childlike features, but a drawing of a child is not necessarily a chibi. The children in Coraline are not chibi, although they are exaggerated. Powerpuffs are Western art, but I believe they can be considered chibi. And, even if your avatar is a chibi, a drawing of it may be a manga-style chibi or a realistic, Western style version of it, even with the same proportions as it has now. It's confusing, no?

It might help to look up user-run art shops and see what is popular (if you're interested in selling your art) and resources such as this manga sketchbook or this how-to video are useful too.  

[MissWes]

Here is my interpretation of myself. So would this be chibi or what would I call it?

 

[Avzel]

-rubs chin- I would say chibi is in the eye of the beholder, maybe. I wouldn't call it chibi, but it's not far from it, and other artists might call it that.  

[HowlingAtShadows]

when I joined back in '06-'07 some girl called me a newblett, or was it a nooblit? I don't remember  

[Life Hath Immortality]

TL;DR is common as well.
 

[SoulRIZer]

this is so helpful~  

[pig_girl]

ive been here since 2005, and ive been an exchanger since probably 07/08, but I still dont know what [T/O] means  

[Metal kitty kat]

Thanks for this.  

[Fumahiko]

((gg-Gaia gold, gc-Gaia Cash.))  

[SecretStrength]

CBer is a name for those that frequent the Chatterbox. It's similar to GDer  

[Kaomozi-]

I've seen the term "ABP" but I don't know what it means lol