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GeminiJuSa · Nov 08, 2009, 02:59 AM // 02:59

For a limited time I am having a sale on traditional art commissions.

The sale commissions are restricted art where I will draw freely and pick and choose

like I was the biggest of divas with the intent of developing my style and skills.

Sale commission rules:

Sale Commissions will mainly be in semi-realistic style.
Sale Commissions may have altered armours.
Sale Commissions will be made in whatever order I feel like.
Sale commissions will alter 'tween being portraits, waist up and fullbody.
Sale commissions will not be coloured, but may be later.
Commissioner may have a .PSD with lineart in case commissioner wants to colour by itself.
Male characters are encouraged.

Sampled traditional art:

. ' ~ ♥ ~ ' .

Copyright and yadda yadda

I claim the right as the artist to use your commission however and wherever I
want. As long as you don't remove my signature you're free to use it as you
please, and you may edit and manipulate it as you want.

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Requirements

In order for me to create your commission I need:

Short character description; Name, age, personality, profession and what else
you find relevant for the commish.
Screen prints of your character; full body from at least 3 angles and a closeup
on the face. AND SHOES PEOPLE! I need the whole feet when I make full
body pics!
A description on what kind of pic and pose you'd want (I will take it into consideration).

In a PM:

Your IGN; for the trading.
E-mail to send commission to. Other means than e-mail or mediafire will not be
accepted as a way of transfer (because it's a real pain Q_Q).

During the sale I do take normal commissions. I only keep 3 slots open
and they do have a general priority.

Art trade with Eastern Magik. Progress: made two different linearts, both
might be scrapped.
Flying Ninja Monk (awaiting references)
Shadeblade47 Warrior sign. Progress: ~15%

- Special spot for MariskaAmy

Jasmine Mc Coy's portrait
(Pen tool pic)
Soni D's full body Chibi
(Tablet pic, Preview version)
CagedinSanity's Full body Chibi
(Tablet pic)
Smilin' Assassin's Full body Full BG of Alacrity Deathpixie
(Tablet pic)
Eastern Magic's Full Body Full Colour.
(Tablet pic)
russiansteven's Chibi
(Tablet pic)
Perynne's dervish, Full body chibi.
(Traditional lines, comic style)
Reigi's elementalist, full body chibi.
(Digital work)
Erik Fox's Necromancer.
(Traditional sketch)

~*~ Livestream ~*~

If the curiosity bug bites you, I will be LiveStreaming here when I draw on
the commissions. Worried you might miss it due to timezones and randomness?
I keep a library of when I've been working, so you can still tune in to watch.

Pleased to meet ya all, and pleased to do business with you.

Yasmine · Nov 08, 2009, 12:27 PM // 12:27

As per pm, the first image indicates pretty much the part that I'd like to see on the picture (bad english, sorry :P).

I have exagerated with the pictures, havn't I? :S

Smilin' Assassin · Nov 10, 2009, 07:56 PM // 19:56

hi~! your art is pretty, I like your lines ~ and you aren't shy of risque subjects either, kewl :}

* my understanding is that you're commishing more as tablet practice for backgrounds and colours ..

I'd be happy for you to experiment with Alacrity~!

for the pose/situation: Ala's typical expressions feature curiosity, excitement, or mischief.
So let's show her
either - skulking about, trying not to be seen whilst she spies on someone offscreen
or - as if she's been discovered up to no good, and she knows she's been nawty~!
.. in darkness that is, maybe a brief streetscene, alleyway, rooftop, or darkened room.

or - her sweet/cute side showing her exuberance, as she dives into a meadow of flowers, sending insects and bits of foliage flying ~ or bursting through a snowdrift with water & snow spraying everywhere~!
Any angle is fine, something other than straight-on is generally more interesting.

doesn't hafta be her GW incarnation, that way you shalln't need to bother with all those hyper-detailed armours~!

*You can either draw Ala as she is in GW:

**or - in pixyform, which will be similar to her GW-doll, but with wings (either dragonfly wings, or dragonwings - like Kuuny's) and less clothes.

***or, Alacrity's earliest incarnation, a ferret-kemonomimi (this is the earliest version of Alacrity, from like ten years before GW).
Unfortunately there is only one single pic of her in this form (plus related wip's), partially cos there are no other references

Rikki did a fantastic job (using screenies like the above for reference), and will eventually be drawing a *lot* more of Ala like this.

Ala's GW incarnation and role as assassin is the closest she gets in GW to her original personas, which is basically a sneaky mischievous rogue/acrobat/martial artist with minor magical abilities.

pricing, mm .. shall we start at 50plat~?
Ala doesn't farm or powertrade, and gives most of her wealth away, but the handful of Nolani artists who've drawn her will tell you that she's generous.
I'd really love to ask a multipanel work from you but I doubt I could afford it ..

*Although I'm only the second poster here (oo how did that happen~?), I don't believe in first-come first-served.
If you don't feel like drawing her, or this looks too complex, then don't~!
I'd only want an artist to draw Ala if they like her in the first place, and even if you don't draw her, your art still has Ala's stamp of approval :}

GeminiJuSa · Nov 11, 2009, 08:03 AM // 08:03

I think Alacrity sounds like a lovely project, and I'd love to try out some sketches on her, and then let you see what you think. She sounds verly lovely and I get several pictures in my head from your descriptions.
I Put you on the waithing list, and 50plat is a very good offer.

Smilin' Assassin · Nov 11, 2009, 12:34 PM // 12:34

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Originally Posted by GeminiJuSa

I think Alacrity sounds like a lovely project, and I'd love to try out some sketches on her, and then let you see what you think. She sounds verly lovely and I get several pictures in my head from your descriptions.
I Put you on the waithing list, and 50plat is a very good offer.

/squee~!

I'm so happy you'd like to play with Ala's concept(s), and I adore sketchdumps and wip's

oh, I tip too

if there's any questions, just ask here or pm me ingame
.. am typically on at GMT+10 or 11 (ie, opposite to you) but on my days off I can try and be on a little during your own hours ~

in any case, the main point of commishes is license for you to play :}

GeminiJuSa · Nov 11, 2009, 12:46 PM // 12:46

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Originally Posted by Smilin' Assassin

/squee~!

I'm so happy you'd like to play with Ala's concept(s), and I adore sketchdumps and wip's

oh, I tip too

if there's any questions, just ask here or pm me ingame
.. am typically on at GMT+10 or 11 (ie, opposite to you) but on my days off I can try and be on a little during your own hours ~

in any case, the main point of commishes is license for you to play :}

I really like her, and I am kinda in for the ferret style, but I'd like to make her tail having those stripes that ferrets usually have (the one in the reference is kind of all white) and make it a little more puffy... We'll see how it comes out.

I can post the WIP pics here too, if you want..?

Smilin' Assassin · Nov 11, 2009, 01:04 PM // 13:04

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Originally Posted by GeminiJuSa

I really like her, and I am kinda in for the ferret style, but I'd like to make her tail having those stripes that ferrets usually have (the one in the reference is kind of all white) and make it a little more puffy... We'll see how it comes out.

I can post the WIP pics here too, if you want..?

actually, Alacrity is based on a stoat ~ I've taken to calling her ferret cos they are sorta similar, and I've had several people not know what a stoat is ..

but you can see from Rikki's wip that yes, the striped tail was intended ~
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1620547/alac...roof__copy.jpg
not sure why she changed it, I'm happy with how everything came out anyway ~ the overall effect works, Ala looks mischievous and dangerous :}

*and yes, please do post the progressions here, who knows, you might get some decent crit maybe~?

Yasmine · Nov 11, 2009, 04:01 PM // 16:01

Got the mail with the comission, tyvm again for your work

GeminiJuSa · Nov 11, 2009, 04:08 PM // 16:08

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Originally Posted by Jasmine Mc Coy

Got the mail with the comission, tyvm again for your work

I hope you are happy with the results and that you find it was worth your generous offer

ElnoreVarda · Nov 11, 2009, 06:01 PM // 18:01

Ive seen some of your chibis and Id like one.

Ill send screens over mail/PM. If you do the hair justice Ill pay 20-80k depending on how much effort you put into the rest of the pic.
If you fack up the hair Ill get sad. If I get sad I dont want any pics at all. Please do the hair well.

EDIT: This is a secret message, containing stuff youll get banned for writing. visit www.failedartists.com for decryption.

GeminiJuSa · Nov 11, 2009, 07:04 PM // 19:04

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Originally Posted by ElnoreVarda

Ive seen some of your chibis and Id like one.

Ill send screens over mail/PM. If you do the hair justice Ill pay 20-80k depending on how much effort you put into the rest of the pic.
If you fack up the hair Ill get sad. If I get sad I dont want any pics at all. Please do the hair well.

Well, I guess I "facked" up the hair. So you don't have to worry about paying; I'll keep the pic to myself. While I missed out on the hair I think I captured your personality just fine.

Some people are such a pain, aren't they?

Edit: No need for words; see pic above.

Eragon Zarroc · Nov 11, 2009, 07:20 PM // 19:20

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Originally Posted by GeminiJuSa

Some people are such a pain, aren't they?

Edit: No need for words; see pic above.

Definitely.

Lol, i love the chibi though. LMAO. very accurate portrayal of the immaturity ;-). lol.

Mod Edit: Removed unneeded content.

Unlucky Slayer · Nov 11, 2009, 08:11 PM // 20:11

Right... Funny pic, beut please remember that frinedlyness is a two way street.

GeminiJuSa · Nov 12, 2009, 10:16 AM // 10:16

Here's a chibi of Blue XIV. Apparently it was "too good" to be in Verene's thread. People didn't seem to think Verene could do better - which I did - so I re-post my free-bee here. Verene doesn't get the cread she deserves.

Verene is a lovely artist and I think you should buy her art!

Minami · Nov 12, 2009, 02:11 PM // 14:11

Gemini, the problem was that you took Verene's thread to be a "commonplace" thread, where people post their art.
You probably had the best intentions posting the chibi of Blue, but it was put in a very wrong place. It should have been here in your thread in the first place.

When an artist opens a commissions thread, only their own art should be displayed there, what they made for other people so far, WIPs, and such. Imagine if someone else posted their art in your commission thread. How would that feel, be honest?
Even if it wouldn't bother you much, it might bother other people or the artist him/herself.
I'm not speaking for Verene here, but just a little respect goes a long way.

Cheers

CagedinSanity · Nov 12, 2009, 02:51 PM // 14:51

Love the chibi's, entirely too lazy to go get angle shots of my characters though.
D:
Maybe some other time.

Kattar · Nov 12, 2009, 03:10 PM // 15:10

As a reminder, if you see a post that is inflammatory, please report it using the report button (

). Do not post about how terrible that person/post is, just report it and move on.

Thank you.

Tommy's · Nov 12, 2009, 03:15 PM // 15:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katsumi

As a reminder, if you see a post that is inflammatory, please report it using the report button (

). Do not post about how terrible that person/post is, just report it and move on.

Thank you.

Thnx for pointing that out, I was already looking for that button

GeminiJuSa · Nov 12, 2009, 03:25 PM // 15:25

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Originally Posted by CagedinSanity

Love the chibi's, entirely too lazy to go get angle shots of my characters though.
D:
Maybe some other time.

Well, sweet of you to like them. If you feel like getting one sometime, they aren't very expensive. :P (varda got hers for free lol)

CagedinSanity · Nov 12, 2009, 03:43 PM // 15:43

Tell me, what are the ranges that people that have paid for your chibis?

And this is the best I can do, not sure how others do it.