ReikaFox

piece> http://www.furaffinity.net/view/19922494/

Summary: (because some people are just lazy)

Price: great for quality of work
Attitude of artist: interested, energetic, warm and friendly
Quality: comparing to her work for others and for herself i felt nothing was sacrificed
Quoted Time: due to constant updates from Reika, we were quite aware of when and how our work would be done. though not offered a end of work quote at the start...i wouldnt expect that from anyone honestly
BONUS: offered additional prospects and avenues that would fit our needs.


Was our second attempt at getting commission art done for Khaws, on her profile it was listed as commissions only and we figured, hey why not?

first impressions of Reika were just fine, she was friendly, and energetic with the prospect of having the opportunity to work. i never felt like she was only out for our money and seems genuinely happy with her role as artist. i got the feeling she liked what she did and didnt feel like she was put out by anything asked of her. in our time since starting our commission, ending our commission, and moving forward, she has been a fairly continued contact of mine that i am very happy to say she is never anything but more of the same.

when offering her a single piece of artwork to build off of and, quite honestly, a bit of total ignorance on our part, she flushed out a sketch for us in only a few days. her updates sounded like she was more worried she was concerned with us growing impatient and though that is a wonderful feature Reika has, i think it may cause her undo stress, i dont think that affected her work at all though. combined with her humor and general feel goods, i was happy to get a PM from her concerning an update if not anything than to feed of her good vibes.

when the art was done, she didn't offer any measure of self pity for her work, she was proud of her work and she has all right to be, nothing was offered on how best to change or handle the character it was drawn for, it seems like a small thing for some, but ive known people in the past to be self righteous in this aspect and its always nice when they do the job and gtfo...as bad as that sounds.

the ribbon in the hair was a last minute addition to the finished product and turned out fantastic, Khaws was delighted to have been able to get a swimsuit for her fursona that was exactly what she as looking for. we are both a fan of the shading done and i myself have several points i would like to point out; firstly, the tail, im a whore for good tails, and the work on the tail is floofy enough without being overly so, the light blues and whites at the tip of the tail were handled with the shading in a way that didnt take away from the tails brightness. the background is detailed enough to promote the lighting, without taking away from the character and the various blues to show water depth and water features was a nice touch, and all the way back to the landscape on the other side of the water, obviously two separate hills, the furthest one faded by humidity. i feel that Reika thought it out and approached the picture with a logic that suggested she had BEEN to a beach and looked at it herself before drawing it.

would i commission again? yes, without a doubt, at this point id throw money at the poor thing to keep being my penpal. i sorely recommend commissioning work from her, her art is unique, its powerful and yet the characters all so far seem to keep with them a sense of being timid, but at the same time keeping something under the surface. her character Haven and his profession is proof of that. i recommend commissioning her now and soon because i dont doubt that she will become a bit popular.

would i recommend anything to her? maybe doodle some YCHs with poses she is working on perfecting

what would i recommend to you the reader? read her rules, and dont question what she will and will not draw. so read her Terms of Service

as always i reserve the right to edit or delete this as i see fit...but seeing as its a fairly stellar review...suffer? i need feedback on these on what else i should add and comment on.

-Aphekt