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Thank you and FC pickup sketch commissions for Africa fund!
11 years ago
First and foremost, I wanted to thank every person that has purchased something from my store over the holidays and for the kind words of encouragement many of you left me with! Every one of you that bought something took me one step closer to my dream of visiting Africa in April.
This dream, while a sentimental one, also has very practical roots as the safari will serve as a research trip for writing my illustrated novel Savuti. I have felt, for a very long time, that the story has not yet found it's heartbeat , or defining core as it were, and that I could only every truly know the protagonist if I were to know, firsthand, the place that made her who she was to become. This Safari trip actually goes into the wildlife reserve after which Savuti is aptly named, so you can imagine, from my perspective, this trip can almost say to have been fated! That said, I am still far from reaching the needed funds to go and not come back broke(I would do it even if I did come out broke and pennyless!) but every sale still got me a great deal closer than I was from the outset!
I will also be attending Further Confusion next week! For everyone going, I hope to see you all there! I will have a dealers table and will have prints, some originals, the last of the Werewolf Calendars and some other assorted products at my table! As many of you know I don't usually take commissions at conventions. Reaching this decision was a long arduous battle with myself but the short of the long of it was, it proved to be too stressful for me to sustain. I envy artists that are able to keep their concentration intact to create consistent beautiful works of art at cons, but it seems the system is just not for me!
However, I am offering a limited number of sketch commission slots for pickup at FC. I am starting with (3) slots and depending on how quickly I manage to finish them, I may offer more. The funds raised from these will go directly into my Africa fund.
Sketches are 100$ USD. I realize this is on the pricier end for sketches but I put a great of thought and time into each sketch desiring for it to be a piece of work both the commissioner and I can treasure!
These sketches will have a level of detail comparable to:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12835626/ or
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12811456/ or
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12796533/ or
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12788265/
These will likely not be first come first serve. I want to offer as much of a guarantee as I can that the finished work is something I can be proud of and the commissioner too likes! If you are interested in snagging one of these slots, please send me a note or email to xxbalaaxx[at]gmail.com with details about your character.
These commissions are meant to be a more freeform expression where I draw deeply from my subconscious to create a emotionally wrought portrait of your character. What this means is I will not solicit specific poses or scenarios from you the commissioner. But I will ask you to send:
1. a physical description of your character/character sheet
2. A list of defining characteristics that make your character who they are. What do they love/dream about etc. This gives me a good launching point for envisioning your character!
The reason I do it this way is because I have found the art just turns out better when I am less mired in specifics. I am free to explore your character and lure them into reality with free reign of emotion as my guide.
Thank you all for your interest and for your support!
Slots:
1. Sawolf151
2. Coyox
3. Qzurr
Also just feeling out the water here but would anyone be interested in more loose fun sketches? I was thinking of offering some inked caricature sketch slots for a reduced rate. It would be a single 8.5x11" page filled with as many sketches as I can fit on the page featuring your character in a myriad of different fun whimsical styles. Examples of styles explored here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u.....hibichibiB.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u.....arty_samab.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u.....6_28_14_2b.jpg
This dream, while a sentimental one, also has very practical roots as the safari will serve as a research trip for writing my illustrated novel Savuti. I have felt, for a very long time, that the story has not yet found it's heartbeat , or defining core as it were, and that I could only every truly know the protagonist if I were to know, firsthand, the place that made her who she was to become. This Safari trip actually goes into the wildlife reserve after which Savuti is aptly named, so you can imagine, from my perspective, this trip can almost say to have been fated! That said, I am still far from reaching the needed funds to go and not come back broke(I would do it even if I did come out broke and pennyless!) but every sale still got me a great deal closer than I was from the outset!
I will also be attending Further Confusion next week! For everyone going, I hope to see you all there! I will have a dealers table and will have prints, some originals, the last of the Werewolf Calendars and some other assorted products at my table! As many of you know I don't usually take commissions at conventions. Reaching this decision was a long arduous battle with myself but the short of the long of it was, it proved to be too stressful for me to sustain. I envy artists that are able to keep their concentration intact to create consistent beautiful works of art at cons, but it seems the system is just not for me!
However, I am offering a limited number of sketch commission slots for pickup at FC. I am starting with (3) slots and depending on how quickly I manage to finish them, I may offer more. The funds raised from these will go directly into my Africa fund.
Sketches are 100$ USD. I realize this is on the pricier end for sketches but I put a great of thought and time into each sketch desiring for it to be a piece of work both the commissioner and I can treasure!
These sketches will have a level of detail comparable to:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12835626/ or
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12811456/ or
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12796533/ or
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12788265/
These will likely not be first come first serve. I want to offer as much of a guarantee as I can that the finished work is something I can be proud of and the commissioner too likes! If you are interested in snagging one of these slots, please send me a note or email to xxbalaaxx[at]gmail.com with details about your character.
These commissions are meant to be a more freeform expression where I draw deeply from my subconscious to create a emotionally wrought portrait of your character. What this means is I will not solicit specific poses or scenarios from you the commissioner. But I will ask you to send:
1. a physical description of your character/character sheet
2. A list of defining characteristics that make your character who they are. What do they love/dream about etc. This gives me a good launching point for envisioning your character!
The reason I do it this way is because I have found the art just turns out better when I am less mired in specifics. I am free to explore your character and lure them into reality with free reign of emotion as my guide.
Thank you all for your interest and for your support!
Slots:
1. Sawolf151
2. Coyox
3. Qzurr
Also just feeling out the water here but would anyone be interested in more loose fun sketches? I was thinking of offering some inked caricature sketch slots for a reduced rate. It would be a single 8.5x11" page filled with as many sketches as I can fit on the page featuring your character in a myriad of different fun whimsical styles. Examples of styles explored here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u.....hibichibiB.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u.....arty_samab.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u.....6_28_14_2b.jpg
Also I got those amazing photos from this site: http://en.zoopictures.eu/main
I think you can use it even more than me, since they have tons of photos of others animals!
Even if not, I know exactly what you must feel like when talking about your visit to Africa. There's more than one reason that not even one year after my first trip I went 'down there' again... and a third time's due this year, I think. Wishing you all the best <3
Wishing you best of luck on your trip! If I was already finished with school and not in debt I'd try to get one from ya. Hope you make BANK at FC :)
Hope FC preparations are going well!
Enjoy yourself at FC, say hi to Eski for me. ;)
WELL worth them They are absolutely gorgeous.
Now i wish even more i as going to FC and could stop by your table. Always loved your work <3
i really hope you'll get the funds you need :>
It's truly a blessing to know how beautiful some artists (such as your self) are both inside and out.
Please take many pictures and share them I've always wanted to go to Africa and I really cannot wait to see what your trip brings you and how it helps you journey through your art.
Pardon me while I go Squee in a corner and feel unworthy of such kind words <3
Thank you for the wonderfully blush inducing words <3!
If you end up in sf after fc, there is an African restaurant on mission blvd that's typical both in mood and food. On amend i think it turns into a night club, again like it would be there.
Cheers!