Hello, all!
Following a recent commission spree (not all of them were posted to DevArt), I've adjusted my prices slightly in regards to adding characters to the pic. I've realized asking for an additional three bucks per extra character just doesn't make sense, so now all the prices are adjusted as per character. I'm still making very little money on my work (see the breakdown of a priced commission at the end of the journal), but I love my DevArt peeps that much, so enjoy the low pricing while it lasts!
Commission Slots:
In light of the fact that I am starting classes at the end of the month, I've also decided to implement commission slots, so that I don't risk having too big a workload and having to turn people down or having them wait too long.
I will have five commission slots at a time, so that I can ensure quality work and reasonable wait times for my lovely commissioners. Commissioners will be listed in a "Commissioner Features" journal, with three works of their choice from their gallery thumbed in the journal next to their icon. I'd like to give them a little extra 'thank you' in the form of exposure while they wait. The feature will last for either one week or until I have finished their commission, whichever time is longest.
Process:
Note me what you'd like done, complete with description and any desired references.
Once I know what you want and have accepted the job, you can
send half of the total payment through PayPal and I'll send you images along the way (initial sketches, inks, flat colors, etc) so that you can request any changes before the next stage of the drawing is completed. I follow these methods to make sure that you feel safe about getting what you paid for, and I feel safe about getting the money I have worked for. Win-win!
Once completed, I'll ask you to
send the remaining payment through PayPal, and once that's been received, I will post your pic to DevArt (if you're okay with that) and also send you the high-quality file via email or note.
Pricing:
$5 per character for digital or traditional sketch/pencil work
(Something along these lines:
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$8 per character for digital clean lineart/traditional inked work
(Such as
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$12 per character for flat colors
(Like
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$15 per character for cel shaded/fully shaded colors
(Like this:<da:thumb id="389459071"/> or this:
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Adding backgrounds:
Backgrounds are not included in the above prices. The prices may also have additional charges depending on detail. I can't do an entire city war zone for five bucks, for example. A room or simple landscape/location/design, great! Unless particularly complex (like a city war zone made entirely of Celtic knots with banshees and space ships flying around), the additional charge should only be somewhere between $5-$10.
+$5 for simple pencil background
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+$8 for simple, inked background
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+$11 for simple, flat colored background
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+$15 for simple, fully colored and shaded background
Example Breakdown of Priced Commission:
This piece had a total cost of $71.
($15 x 4 cel shaded characters) $60 + (flat colored background) $11 =$71
With all the elements in the picture and that go into making a picture (finding accurate references for the characters, working out a good composition, sketching, inking, color picking and layout, shading and color finishing, final touches), the piece took about 30 hours spread over a little less than a week. With PayPal taking a percentage of each transaction, I made less than $2 an hour. However, for now I've decided to keep my prices as low as possible so that people can afford them. Artists and the people who want art are pretty often equally broke, lol. So, I hope you see these prices as fair for the amount of work going into each piece!
So!
I hope I've made everything as clear as possible! Talk to me and tell me your thoughts, ask any questions, make any complaints. I love hearing from people, it lets me know the zombie outbreak hasn't spread too far.
Much love!
But each person I watch is worth it, whether it was because of their character, their art, or both! 
I did a lot of 
ing and about as much 
ing just from that news article, so why not throw some appreciation to boot? Onward with my personal faves from the features! It was tough just to narrow down to this much, I can only imagine what the people who have to chose DDs go through 
endling.deviantart.com/art/The… The Color of Ree, by Endling A creative and original piece by a wonderful artist, showing that his talents spread to colors and not just his amazing gray-scaling. The painting seems almost quick, but is very detailed, even without the use of outlines. The horde of demons are slightly eerie and yet cooky, and the transition from shadow to mass is very smooth. Ree has a great amount of detail, from the line of sewing and vague pockets and zipper, and the individual bits of the belt, down to her intent expression. Each demon's expression is excited and just as intent as hers. norbi.deviantart.com/art/Natur… Naturally Create, by norbi This piece says a lot, and the title is perfectly fitting. The level of detail is just amazing and the colors are beautiful. The tree's transition to color pencils seems almost natural, and it's texture perfectly resembles bark colored in by a master of the tools. The deer alone has so much detail, and the squirrel using the color pencils does, too. The whole thing is precisely detailed, down to each leaf and blade of grass. Each design swirling from the pencil tips are worth taking a good, long look at, and the piece gets major props from me for a consistent light source and just an amazingly artistic and original idea. sulphurspoon.deviantart.com/ar… Lumm Illustration digital, by Spoonfayse This piece has another great level of detail, in a style that makes this character look just like a classical depiction of a Japanese myth. The digital coloring looks just like it was sketched onto the paper along with the original lines, which are also finely detailed. The character's features were very well-chosen, the spotted skin, bloated stomach and throat, webbed, knobbly, long, thin fingers, and my favorite, the thin, wide eyes that perfectly resemble a frog's. The coloring makes the eyes bright and gives the skin a perfect, leathery texture. Props for a very original concept and a truly believable depiction. emperpep.deviantart.com/art/sm… Smokers, by emperpep The artist has taken anime style and given it a funky twist, typical of any classic painting mocking a trend of society. The painting alone tells a story at just a glance, and one I know a lot of people can relate to, myself included. The exaggerated amount of cigarettes and copious amount of smoke that seem like walls closing in on the victim perfectly portray the claustrophobic feel of being surrounded by the choking odors. I love the victim's expression and how he's still trying to work. The use of stool piles to compare the smell is pretty humorous and perhaps slightly bitter 
;;; I liked a lot more, but these are my personal favorites for who should be voted for. For those of you who haven't voted, get on over to that article and take a look! It'll be worth the visit, and there's definitely more pieces on there you're bound to like. Best of luck to the contestants!
![[ODC] Hugs are my specialty by DeathatSunrise](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/9a9a4126-fb01-4846-95d4-ecb631c63f61/d6z1cm4-fcdcf357-e6e5-4a9f-93f9-f9c1aee39e3d.png/v1/fit/w_150,h_150/_odc__hugs_are_my_specialty_by_deathatsunrise_d6z1cm4-150.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9NTMwIiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvOWE5YTQxMjYtZmIwMS00ODQ2LTk1ZDQtZWNiNjMxYzYzZjYxXC9kNnoxY200LWZjZGNmMzU3LWU2ZTUtNGE5Zi05M2Y5LWY5YzFhZWUzOWUzZC5wbmciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9NDcwIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmltYWdlLm9wZXJhdGlvbnMiXX0.RNyp2Zxe5LIXsAbhCgoQrkVhEoXTs8CDG7EF5wOjU3Y)
Especially since there are no more night shifts in my future (much as I loved my job... yeesh, those hours do a number on you).