Quick update. I got covid 2 weeks ago now and did end up in the hospital. Was discharged today and now recovering. Will have more as I figure out what has happened over the last two weeks. Thank you

Just an update on me and what is going on around here.
Been getting a few messages of concern and that is very touching to receive wellness questions out of the blue.
Like many in Texas I did loose power and water through the arctic blast. I have been currently working on my house from water damage. That work is almost done as far as demo goes. Be a while before some repairs are complete.
Currently I have utilities up and running and dealing mostly with collapsed ceiling.
All that said, physically I am alright, mentally I am kind of mush. Last year did a number on my social skills (not great to start with) and overall mental health.
Working on my mental health and right now drawing when I can is helpful. Commissions, Ko-fi sketches, random drawing is what I am doing in the evenings after some more work is done.
If anyone is wondering, I am takings some me to now and again. Been playing Moonlighter and that relaxes me surprisingly.
Getting back in gear and taking things one step at a time.
Thank you to those that have come to me with there concerns and thank you to all of those that follow my work.
Sebastian

https://ko-fi.com/sebastianmage

Added a sketch to my Ko-fi gallery
Head on over to check out some of the sketches there and if you wish to support my work it is greatly appreciated.
Thank you

https://ko-fi.com/sebastianmage

Hi there, just incase I didn't post it here before. I do have a Ko-Fi page. Update to my page goal and a new sketch. I post some cute SFW sketches up there that are all fan art from cartoons, games, movies, comics and more.

Getting back to work.

Good news, I am finally getting off my butt and getting some work done. It has been too long to get all these commissions done.
Made arrangements to have a little bit of office studio time to work without distractions. Currently I have spent a couple of days in the office and got almost all the remaining commissions rough sketched.
Only have a few more and I should be cleaning up these sketches by the weekend for review.
If all of this works out the way I am hoping I will finally be able to finish a Art pack idea and get to some of my backlog art.
I am looking forward to this new arrangement and to sharing some art with you all.

Hello all
Figure I would give a little status update on things here.
Thankfully me and my own are doing what we can to stay safe. Those that don't know we live in Texas and things are not so great around here where the virus is concerned.
For me, I am already a hermit of sorts so the isolation is not that big of a change. Do wish to get out with friends, that is something that I miss.

Mentally I am doing okay. Anxiety is much higher than I care for. Do what I can do keep everything under control in that department. As should we all in these times. Remember to take a step back to rest and recover. Meditation, dancing, crafting, writing, even screaming at the wall is a way to decompress.

Now on to business, numbers, numbers. Commissions are moving slowly and yes I did take too many at one time. My goal right now is to get one complete every two days. I still work an 8-5 so I loose a lot of drawing time during the week. Going to prioritize sketching and inking on the weekends. I would like all commissions to be complete before the end of July.
I will be posting some sketches that I have done over the last half year on my various socials. cleaned up a bit just to break up the work load.

That is all I have for now, hope everyone and theirs are staying safe.

Thank you to everyone that requested a commission.
There is a long list and you can check on progress over here
https://trello.com/b/wOmD3aVb/commissions
If we were in negotiation already we can continue with discussions.
I still have a few people to get back to tonight and tomorrow.
Thanks again

Commission waiting list is now open till the end of the week. If you would like a commission you can note me and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Have my prices listed below with some basic guidelines.

https://sta.sh/01fioh9w7wuh

Here is the work page with all the open commissions. There are a lot and I may end up cutting off a little early (Thursday night) We will see.
https://trello.com/b/wOmD3aVb/commissions

Its been a long time and I need to stretch my legs.
Heres what I am scheduling for tonight.
CST
2:30 with some warm up
3:00 taking sketch commissions
5:00-ish short 20 minute break
7:00-ish wrap up and end

https://picarto.tv/BastianSketch

Stream sketch commissions rules and pricing:
$20 for 20 minutes. I will complete a trough sketch as fast as I can in 20 minutes.
There must be references and the request must be a simple pose and one character.
Short discussion can be done through pm in stream chat.
I will send a copy to you and post it with the other stream sketches.

Commissions
Cleaned up a lot of commissions and now down to a hand full.
Going to be sketching though the week and hope to get some out for review by this weekend. Not taking any new ones for now.

To my commissioners and those that purchased the sketch pack. THANK YOU
I was in a tight spot financially and you all helped me squeak on by. Thank you again.

Right now I am still working some long hours and trying to schedule my time to get to all of the art as well. Busy year and I have to stay on top of it. Also, bite plates suck. Been grinding my teeth a lot and got a bite plate from the dentist. ITs still new and I am trying to learn to sleep with it.

Enough of all that. Have a good week everyone and I will be getting some art out soon.

Those with open commissions, I am working on them. It got a bit tricky with increased work hours but I am getting to them. I thank you for your patience.
I was sick most of last week but I think I got the most personal work done that week than most.
I will be working on a couple tonight. I really want to get at least one done a night from now till the end of the month.

Other news, yes very busy right now, I wan to stream but I feel exhausted from the day.
I will stream when I can, probably on the weekends for now.

Don't want to get ahead of my self so I will leave it at that. Going to get back to drawings now.
More to come later.
Sebastian

NSFW Streaming
https://picarto.tv/BastianSketch

Going to sketch and chat for a little while tonight.

https://picarto.tv/BastianSketch
NSFW
Late streaming 8 - 10ish CST
Sketching and ranting

Streaming for a little while tonight, some random stuff from 7-10ish CST
NSFW
https://picarto.tv/BastianSketch

Streaming commissions for a little while tonight.

https://picarto.tv/BastianSketch

Streaming some commission sketching for a while

https://picarto.tv/BastianSketch

I was planning on having a YCH and/or an art pack ready by now. They are going to take more time than I thought and I an in need of some funds before things get a little hairy in 3 months.
ANYWAY,
Commissions are open
One slot per person
Two character max.
$5.00 for each extra additional character

Inks start at $30.00
Colors start at $40.00

A request from the artist
Know what you want. Guidance to what you want helps out. If you have a ref sheet, character turn around of your OC that helps a lot. References of characters, outfits, and a description of the scene or pinup are all great helps to block in the rough draft and detail the final piece.
You can send me a note and we can discuss things from there.

Commission Slot List
https://trello.com/b/wOmD3aVb/commissions

[EDIT] Thank you everyone who has contacted me about a commission.
If we are already in talks you are good. I will not be taking any more after this update. Thank you again everyone.

Relaxed stream for a little while

https://picarto.tv/BastianSketch

So, the tumblr thing happened. Not sure what is going on with it but I am not going to be posting there for the time being.
Made a twitter page for my NSFW stuff. Posting some of the old tumblr stuff and some new stuff mixed in.
check it out here
NSFW Twitter page
https://twitter.com/bastianmage

Coming up this Saturday 17th I am going to be running a stream most of the day. Start time will be around 2 pm CST
Will be doing sketch commissions in this one.
The set up is $20 for a 20 minute sketch.

Basic rules are:
Payment confirmation - Before we start I will make sure that payment for the sketch has gone through. This will be through PayPal.
1 character limit - I only got 20 minutes, its hard enough to draw one character let a lone 2 or more.
Character References - please have these ready, they help out a lot for keeping a character on model and expedite the sketch without having to figure out tattoos, horns, tails, hair type and outfits.
Keep it simple - Suggestions are, pinups, strike a pose, or something from my catalog of designs.

Some things I just don't draw. Take a look through some of my stuff from the last couple of years and you will see what my range is like.

Time starts when I start sketching, that gives a couple of minutes to hammer out any details.
After the sketches are finished I will send out all sketches after the stream is over. If you would like me to post it let me know.

I am sure there are other things that I am missing but I will hammer that out as we go through this first sketch stream.

Ask questions between now and saturday that way I get a feel for how the day will go.
Sebastian

Going to sketch and color for a bit tonight.

https://picarto.tv/BastianSketch

Finally getting things organized and under control around here. I an going to be heading to the G-fest in a few days. A little vacation time that I think I deserve.
Just going to relax and see what kind of Kaiju stuff I can get. There are some really good artists in the artist alley there and I want to get some prints.
When I get back I am back on schedule, working on a new art pack and will be streaming more.
Said that before but I have had some experiences that have lead me to let go a bit more and enjoy myself.

Have a good week everyone and more art to come.

Hello all
Just want to say, thank you for your patience. I am getting to both messages from folks and taking care of my own notes as well.
I just did a small fix to my website. Still a lot of issues to fix but I now have all current art packs loaded with links to the purchase page.
The list can be found here. Let me know if there are any issues with the links for the packs.
http://www.bastianmage.com/commissions.html

Commissions section is not updated yet and needs some better descriptions. Going to get to the rest of the site bit by bit.

Streams will be returning soon. I have not been doing well medically and that has slowed me down. No worries though, I will be getting back to shiny drawings very soon.
-Sebastian

Happy new year everyone.
Been a little rocky there at the end of 2017 and not the best of starts for me but we are moving forward.

First thing, I would like to thank everyone for the wonderful response to the Rubber Moon 2 art pack. Been a long time coming and marks the end of the portfolios that I used to make. Still be some fun art in coming packs but I am thinking of a more narrative approach starting with the Human Carwash Pack that I am working on now. More to come on that later.

Website, now that I am producing art for sale again I need to get my site up to speed. After some issues with the FTP I am going to start editing my pages and add some content that is long overdue. updates on that as it comes.

Also, I would like to than the Anonymous person that gifted me CORE membership here. Thank you and I will see what I can do with my page with it. Got to read up on the features first.

Streaming, that will return. I want to get back to drawing and chatting as well as getting into some other stuff later with illustrator and maybe working on some crafty things in the future.

Once again, thank you all for your support and for hanging on. It is now my goal to come up with some entertaining art and revisit some untapped potential from the past.
-Sebastian

Once again life keeps throwing cows and trojan rabbits at me.
Since Hurricane Harvey I have been dealing with resource management in a lot more directions than I care to have.
So, I have been wearing my grown up pants and taking care of all this paperwork, phone calls, meetings and general interaction with people.
It has been tiring and really shoot up my anxiety.

Things are not going to be done and clear for a while, years I think. The plan is loose and jiggly, but I am going to try and get things scheduled out so I can stream and get some of these other things done. This coming year is going to involve a lot of stuff that I will be making.

Bare with me as I get things rolling, its now a priority to be productive.
-Sebastian