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WATERCOLOR COMMISSIONS OPEN, because major life/work change!
6 years ago
*taps the side of her glass with her knife, ready to make an announcement*
So, as most of you know, I scan my art at my college's library, using their scanners. I use their photoshop to edit the images, to paste together the inkscreens, change colors, add overlays, everything - it's almost all partly traditional and relies on those tools.
The library, as part of the college president's continuing fever for security, announced three weeks ago, just as I arrived, that Alumni… let's see. We can't get alumni IDs anymore, we're not allowed in college buildings without state ID and being called in for two security checks, we're not allowed this, we're not allowed that.
We're also no longer allowed to use library equipment - meaning the computer, the scanners, all technology, and Adobe creative suite. And every program requires a student-assigned login. I'm just… blown away by how cold this is.
I've used those scanners for just barely six years, and it's where I've basically all but piloted my career from. It was where I assembled my portfolio pieces, and put up my pieces for Furaffinity and Patreon. (I'm using my quite old laptop in the interim, and a home computer that's still on Windows 7.) Now I'm restricted to two hours a day at one of two "guest" computers across from the library front desk, which will be 90% viruses within a month.
Accordingly, for the time being, I'm kinda paralyzed, unable to do anything in inkscreen, or to assemble the page layouts I was working on at the time I lost access. For two weeks I've been churning in the water, drawing traditional comics pages so my hands didn't go numb, because I can't do anything else - and practicing my watercolor skills now that I'm doing that again.
TL;DR, I can't do art the way I did. Now I'll do what I can:
Until I can save enough for a quality scanner, here's my plan.
*Sell watercolor-on-cardboard commissions
*Paint them
*IF THEY'RE BIG: Scan them at the public library's scanners, which are crude but they work relatively well for big watercolor pieces, as long as I optimize it for the scanner bed. (I'm on good terms with the staff, hopefully I won't run into any problems with this bit.)
IF THEY'RE SMALL: use the home scanner that's less crude but still too small.
*Post and send them at the highest possible resolution
*Mail them for a little bit extra
It's a rough time, my rent is coming due, and my website and dropbox annual fees both collect in September, and saving for MFF. But on top of that, I want to save up for a scanner of my own so I don't have to rely on any garbage like this ever happening again.
So here's what I'm thinking - All prices in USD. Turnaround time: Two weeks. Progress shots visible.
2"x5" ("Scrap") - $25
4"x7" ("Padback") - $50
8x12" - 10"x14" ("Cereal box") - $75
I'll draw anything up to three characters and without a fussy amount of detail. The usual TOS apply - no cub, no hate, no guns - and if you have any other questions, please ask.
Samples:
Here's a scrap I made last month, so you can see how I work in a ridiculous amount of detail for such tiny sizes! And always strong colors.
Some of my early Padback work!
And some of my newest padback work! Same size, three and a half years later!
And see the variety of textures I can fit on a single cereal box!
And finally, my most recent finished piece in the medium NOT under NDA!
=================================
ALSO: I'm opening for Kinktober slots within a couple of days! Keep your eyes peeled, I'll make that a full submission!
Kinktober slots will be done in ink wash, between 8.5"x5.5" to 11". Here's some samples from last year!
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/28880105
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/29242611/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/29095269/
$20 each, they'll be scanned using a smaller home scanner and don't require any photoshop work, so I can post those on time the day of! I want to get practice at that.
=================================
Best of all, if you're at MFF, I can hand you the art for free in the artist's alley.
*Salutes* I'm moving in a new phase of my career… not by choice, but I'm moving in it. I look forward to exploring it with you!
-Lilac Ounce
So, as most of you know, I scan my art at my college's library, using their scanners. I use their photoshop to edit the images, to paste together the inkscreens, change colors, add overlays, everything - it's almost all partly traditional and relies on those tools.
The library, as part of the college president's continuing fever for security, announced three weeks ago, just as I arrived, that Alumni… let's see. We can't get alumni IDs anymore, we're not allowed in college buildings without state ID and being called in for two security checks, we're not allowed this, we're not allowed that.
We're also no longer allowed to use library equipment - meaning the computer, the scanners, all technology, and Adobe creative suite. And every program requires a student-assigned login. I'm just… blown away by how cold this is.
I've used those scanners for just barely six years, and it's where I've basically all but piloted my career from. It was where I assembled my portfolio pieces, and put up my pieces for Furaffinity and Patreon. (I'm using my quite old laptop in the interim, and a home computer that's still on Windows 7.) Now I'm restricted to two hours a day at one of two "guest" computers across from the library front desk, which will be 90% viruses within a month.
Accordingly, for the time being, I'm kinda paralyzed, unable to do anything in inkscreen, or to assemble the page layouts I was working on at the time I lost access. For two weeks I've been churning in the water, drawing traditional comics pages so my hands didn't go numb, because I can't do anything else - and practicing my watercolor skills now that I'm doing that again.
TL;DR, I can't do art the way I did. Now I'll do what I can:
Until I can save enough for a quality scanner, here's my plan.
*Sell watercolor-on-cardboard commissions
*Paint them
*IF THEY'RE BIG: Scan them at the public library's scanners, which are crude but they work relatively well for big watercolor pieces, as long as I optimize it for the scanner bed. (I'm on good terms with the staff, hopefully I won't run into any problems with this bit.)
IF THEY'RE SMALL: use the home scanner that's less crude but still too small.
*Post and send them at the highest possible resolution
*Mail them for a little bit extra
It's a rough time, my rent is coming due, and my website and dropbox annual fees both collect in September, and saving for MFF. But on top of that, I want to save up for a scanner of my own so I don't have to rely on any garbage like this ever happening again.
So here's what I'm thinking - All prices in USD. Turnaround time: Two weeks. Progress shots visible.
2"x5" ("Scrap") - $25
4"x7" ("Padback") - $50
8x12" - 10"x14" ("Cereal box") - $75
I'll draw anything up to three characters and without a fussy amount of detail. The usual TOS apply - no cub, no hate, no guns - and if you have any other questions, please ask.
Samples:
Here's a scrap I made last month, so you can see how I work in a ridiculous amount of detail for such tiny sizes! And always strong colors.
Some of my early Padback work!
And some of my newest padback work! Same size, three and a half years later!
And see the variety of textures I can fit on a single cereal box!
And finally, my most recent finished piece in the medium NOT under NDA!
=================================
ALSO: I'm opening for Kinktober slots within a couple of days! Keep your eyes peeled, I'll make that a full submission!
Kinktober slots will be done in ink wash, between 8.5"x5.5" to 11". Here's some samples from last year!
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/28880105
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/29242611/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/29095269/
$20 each, they'll be scanned using a smaller home scanner and don't require any photoshop work, so I can post those on time the day of! I want to get practice at that.
=================================
Best of all, if you're at MFF, I can hand you the art for free in the artist's alley.
*Salutes* I'm moving in a new phase of my career… not by choice, but I'm moving in it. I look forward to exploring it with you!
-Lilac Ounce
Amethystine
~amethystine
Good luck! I'm glad you're not taking this lying down. <3
crissa
~crissa
Man, that sucks. Those photoshop licenses are expensive.
