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19 years ago
Well, for those of you who don't know yet, this may come as a bit of a surprise. Essentially, I'm being kicked outta my house. In fact I *was* very much kicked out of the house at one point a few days ago, had to turn in my house key, cell phone, pack my bags, and walk down to the bus stop but my stepdad waited until I was like 50 yards away from the damn bus stop to come pull up and take me back home and lecture me. He said that I essentially have until September 1st to move out. How nice of him. </rolleyes>
In any case, I do indeed have a job (I was recently hired by the Starbucks in the DFS over in Waikiki) but every little bit helps. My goal is to make $1500 by the end of this month to pay for rent, the security deposit, utility activation, and furnishings (having a dryer would be nice. XD)
SO! To any of you out there who might by chance have a liking for my art, now is the time to comission me! Of course, if you want to donate to the "save the fat guy" foundation that would be great too. But I'm thinking that you want to see more art from me, right? XD Anyways, I've changed my policy to make things simpler. Check it out below:
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Current Commissions:
None
~ Current Commission Info ~ as of August 2nd 2006
Thanks to one of my buddies sponsoring me with a WACOM Intuos3 tablet a month or so ago, I can now produce totally digital artwork without the need for penciling and messing with paper.
The final product will be an image in your choice of format (jpeg is most common, but to make it easier for people to make their own prints I can produce PDFs as well.)
If you want me to make a print of it and send it to you, there's a special shipping section below, but printing it yourself at like a Kinko's or something will save you the shipping. ^_^
Black+White Pricing (per page):
Single Character, no BG: $12
Background Lineart: $6
Each Additional Character: $6 (Non-interactive with other characters.)
Each Additional Interacting Character: $12.
What do I mean by interacting? Well..... let's say Fluffy makes a comission request for 2 characters in one piece staring each other down. That would be $12 + $6 since they aren't really doing much to each other in the way of wrestling, fighting, striking, *other forms of character-on-character contact,* etc. However, if Fluffy's two characters DO any of those things, then they're interacting.
Color Pricing (per page):
This is easy. Just take whatever it would cost to make the black+white version and multiply it by 1.5 .
Why that number? Well, considering the amount of time it takes me to do a piece, (4 hours to do a decent lineart with the tablet, 2 hours to do a decent color job) it's basically proportional to the amount of time i have to spend on it. Simple as that.
Note on resolution: I usually work with a VERY HIGH resolution in Painter, so getting a decent sized image without pixelation on a regular sheet of paper isn't really a problem.
Also, for really complex compositions, there may be an additional fee involved, depending on how demanding the request is.
Other Options:
Progression pics: 10% of the image price as calculated above.
What are "progression pics?" Well, they're useful in that I essentially save incomplete versions of the piece I'm making for you at every stage of the project's creation. You get to see the planning phases, the pencil addition and subtraction cycles I go through, as well as seeing how I refined your image prior to finishing.
Useful as a learning aid.
Shipping: I use USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate envelopes to ship. They currently cost $4.05 with the US post office and can be shipped anywhere in the US.
For security, I utilize Certified Mail service, which costs $2.40 in addition to the postage. The print itself will be on high-quality photo paper, which costs me about $3 to make. So total shipping for 1 sheet would be $9.45. (Multiple prints can be combined into one envelope to save on shipping.)
How to order:
1) E-mail me (wedgekun@hotmail.com) with your request.
2) I will then reply to your e-mail with a quote stating what elements are required and how much they would cost.
3) You e-mail me back (hopefully accepting the quoted price!)
4) Before starting each commission, half of the quoted amount will be due up front. (I've heard a lot of horror stories about how people have done comissions and got ripped off, so this is just to demonstrate intent to purchase.) I only accept payment via PayPal.....fast, easy, and INSTANT! No waiting!
5) Upon completion the second half of the quoted amount plus any shipping+handling charges will be due. Upon receipt of the full payment, the finished art will be sent to you via e-mail AND via Priority Mail if you elect to get a print shipped to you.
Got all that? Good.
Sometime in the future when i figure out this thing with Manga Studio EX I might begin doing comic commissions. Keep your eyes peeled to this space for further news!
Oh yes, one more thing: I'd like to give a VERY VERY special thank you to Mitsuro, FatYogi, blk-mage-kitty, codywulfy, nettiger, darmani, yack/xenyou, and everyone else for their support!! I wouldn't be able to do this without you guys, you are a lifesaver! (MEGA HUGS TO ALL)
In any case, I do indeed have a job (I was recently hired by the Starbucks in the DFS over in Waikiki) but every little bit helps. My goal is to make $1500 by the end of this month to pay for rent, the security deposit, utility activation, and furnishings (having a dryer would be nice. XD)
SO! To any of you out there who might by chance have a liking for my art, now is the time to comission me! Of course, if you want to donate to the "save the fat guy" foundation that would be great too. But I'm thinking that you want to see more art from me, right? XD Anyways, I've changed my policy to make things simpler. Check it out below:
***************
Current Commissions:
None
~ Current Commission Info ~ as of August 2nd 2006
Thanks to one of my buddies sponsoring me with a WACOM Intuos3 tablet a month or so ago, I can now produce totally digital artwork without the need for penciling and messing with paper.
The final product will be an image in your choice of format (jpeg is most common, but to make it easier for people to make their own prints I can produce PDFs as well.)
If you want me to make a print of it and send it to you, there's a special shipping section below, but printing it yourself at like a Kinko's or something will save you the shipping. ^_^
Black+White Pricing (per page):
Single Character, no BG: $12
Background Lineart: $6
Each Additional Character: $6 (Non-interactive with other characters.)
Each Additional Interacting Character: $12.
What do I mean by interacting? Well..... let's say Fluffy makes a comission request for 2 characters in one piece staring each other down. That would be $12 + $6 since they aren't really doing much to each other in the way of wrestling, fighting, striking, *other forms of character-on-character contact,* etc. However, if Fluffy's two characters DO any of those things, then they're interacting.
Color Pricing (per page):
This is easy. Just take whatever it would cost to make the black+white version and multiply it by 1.5 .
Why that number? Well, considering the amount of time it takes me to do a piece, (4 hours to do a decent lineart with the tablet, 2 hours to do a decent color job) it's basically proportional to the amount of time i have to spend on it. Simple as that.
Note on resolution: I usually work with a VERY HIGH resolution in Painter, so getting a decent sized image without pixelation on a regular sheet of paper isn't really a problem.
Also, for really complex compositions, there may be an additional fee involved, depending on how demanding the request is.
Other Options:
Progression pics: 10% of the image price as calculated above.
What are "progression pics?" Well, they're useful in that I essentially save incomplete versions of the piece I'm making for you at every stage of the project's creation. You get to see the planning phases, the pencil addition and subtraction cycles I go through, as well as seeing how I refined your image prior to finishing.
Useful as a learning aid.
Shipping: I use USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate envelopes to ship. They currently cost $4.05 with the US post office and can be shipped anywhere in the US.
For security, I utilize Certified Mail service, which costs $2.40 in addition to the postage. The print itself will be on high-quality photo paper, which costs me about $3 to make. So total shipping for 1 sheet would be $9.45. (Multiple prints can be combined into one envelope to save on shipping.)
How to order:
1) E-mail me (wedgekun@hotmail.com) with your request.
2) I will then reply to your e-mail with a quote stating what elements are required and how much they would cost.
3) You e-mail me back (hopefully accepting the quoted price!)
4) Before starting each commission, half of the quoted amount will be due up front. (I've heard a lot of horror stories about how people have done comissions and got ripped off, so this is just to demonstrate intent to purchase.) I only accept payment via PayPal.....fast, easy, and INSTANT! No waiting!
5) Upon completion the second half of the quoted amount plus any shipping+handling charges will be due. Upon receipt of the full payment, the finished art will be sent to you via e-mail AND via Priority Mail if you elect to get a print shipped to you.
Got all that? Good.
Sometime in the future when i figure out this thing with Manga Studio EX I might begin doing comic commissions. Keep your eyes peeled to this space for further news!
Oh yes, one more thing: I'd like to give a VERY VERY special thank you to Mitsuro, FatYogi, blk-mage-kitty, codywulfy, nettiger, darmani, yack/xenyou, and everyone else for their support!! I wouldn't be able to do this without you guys, you are a lifesaver! (MEGA HUGS TO ALL)
