got me thinking about offering prints, but I'm not sure where to begin selecting candidates for them.

Are there any artings of mine you'd particularly like to have as prints? Or, at least, do you have any suggestions for big sellers? I'm so bad at narrowing down my work, and I've found that the images I like the most are rarely as appreciated.

Additionally, could I have some advice on pricing? I've never done this whole print thing, so I'm completely lost.

I just got my hands on a portfolio full of my academic work. My mom had taken them because she wanted 'em XD

Anyway, I'll be photographing them and posting the pictures soon.

Also, here's a shameless plug- Tama business has slowed down a bit, so I have time to pump them out superfast. If you've been thinking about getting one, now's a good time! Hint hint wink wink

So I've seen dozens of these going around, I finally had to cave and do a meme

1. Ever got so frustrated you cussed out your computer or art supplies in a fit a rage?
No, I don't throw tantrums. I can be frustrated enough to just close the window without saving, but that's it. The only times I've ever cussed at anything would be when I spilled a jar of india ink across a large watercolor I was working on, and when my computer crashed right before I remembered to save a commission.

2. Ever raised the price on a customer just because you didn't like the person?
Do people actually do this? I'm not being paid to like someone, I'm being paid to do what I've advertised. I never adjust the quality of my art, either. A commitment is a commitment

3. Have you ever completed a commission that you took a lot of pride in only to have the customer pick it apart?
Luckily I've never had that done on a commission, but it has happened on a trade or two. The first time it ever happened I had tried really hard on an inked piece I was doing as a gift. I was so excited to see the reaction he'd have, but all he said was "Thank you but you forgot his necklace"
At first I was all D: but then I was like ;_;

4. Have you ever royally fucked up on a commission?
Nooooohohoho. I am never more careful than when I'm being paid. If I ever were to fuck up, though, I'd start over.

5. Have you ever been told "Draw it in this artist style" by a customer?
Nah, I think people would rather just commission that other artist. And I find it a little disrespectful to make money off of someone else's style, ya know? Unless it's not an independent artist. If I were told "do it in TLK style" I'd give it a crack. But I wouldn't just clone it. I'd add my own touch.

6. Have you refused a commission before?
Not yet, but then again I haven't been asked to do anything outside of my comfort zone. There are some things that I personally do not like to draw, though I have nothing against the customer.

7. Ever looked at a commission that a person bought and just shook your head knowing you do better work and charge less?
A few times I've thought a buyer was ripped off quality-wise, but I don't look down on others' work. I just don't like it when artists do obviously rushed or careless jobs. I've seen many artists who do great personal work, but crank out lackluster commissions, and I hate that.

8. Have you ever drawn a character so fucking ridiculous that the whole time you did the commission you questioned the persons taste/sanity but really needed the money?
I've drawn characters not to my tastes, but nothing super out-there. Then again, I have a freaking sparklecat from the days before sparkledogs, so whatever. If I've kept Caishide's design this long, I obviously don't have much room to judge XD

9. Ever had a customer that was so difficult you cut contact once you were done?
Unfortunately, yes :(
He was a real creep and rrreally wanted to be my friend to an unsettling degree.

10. Ever been screwed over by a customer?
Oh yeah. The worst, though, was my very first customer. She wanted a full color marker piece of hers and her boyfriend's characters. It was a big project for a first time, so I wanted to make it more than worth it. I pulled out all the stops with my coloring and drew three small colored bonus pictures just as a thank you. They were going to be a surprise.
When I was done and showed her the scan, she disappeared. I finally tracked her down and she told me she had broken up with her boyfriend, but that she'd send payment right away. Then she dropped her DA account and has been MIA ever since.
Moral of the story? Don't be a flaky customer, you never know what you might have gotten.
I'm still bummed over it, too.

ANNOUNCEMENT: I will be going to the con early, and then staying with a friend afterwords until the 14th. So commissions are temporarily closed until July 15th

I really need some money right now, so I've decided to do something rare. Commission time!
I'm selling voodoo doll, Tamagotchi, and headshot badges, as well as Tamagotchi screen icons.



Pricing and Examples

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Voodoo Doll (traditional or digital art)

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2202720/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2202036/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2202015
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2202025

They're $20. That covers lamination and shipping, as well.
They're about 4" tall, but I can custom size them. The pins and jewelry are detailed with glitter pen, and I can add glow in the dark touches to the accessories if desired.


Tamagotchi

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2247925
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2237709/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2293583/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2245760/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2228392
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2280280/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2244214/

You pick whether you want the egg colored like your character or with a color combo of your choice. The Tamas are printed on professional glossy or luster photo paper and laminated.

These are $15 laminated and shipped. For $10 I can just give you the file. Either option comes with a free icon.

Here's what the Tamas look like printed and laminated http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2284192
Please ask any of my customers, these are very nice in person and durable, too. I put a lot of care and time into cutting them out twice. They are more than worth the asking price.



Headshot (digital or traditional)

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2206856
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2199884
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2234874

These are $15 professionally printed on photo paper, laminated, and shipped, or $10 if you only want the file



Tama Icons

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2316072/

Your character as a Tama on its screen. Just like my Tamagotchi badges, but without the shell!

They're 150x150 and $6




If you're interested in commissioning me for something different or less expensive, just drop me a line. We can work something out.



Payment

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My fiance's Paypal is jamesphillips30179 at hotmail dot com

We can accept credit and debit cards now!

I also accept money orders and well concealed cash (at your own risk)

Since I've been asked; as with any service rendered, tips are always welcome, though never expected.


TO-DO List

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Commissions
Tamagotchi: Skitt 1 and 2 (unpaid/to be printed icon freebies), Risu (partially paid, to be laminated and icon), Quilava (unpaid),
Icons:

Trades and Gifts
Voodoo Dolls: Rabid
Character bust: Kayla-La (wip)
MLP: Blackheartspiral

To Mail
Twinklestah, CarnivalDog, Drakkor, Bauske, Kernelcat 1 and 2

I need to save up some cash to afford to get and myself plane tickets to do AC with and
On top of that, I lost/possibly threw away a bag full of watercolor paints worth about $100. I need to buy paint for my classes ASAP.

I'm selling voodoo doll, Tamagotchi, and headshot badges.



Pricing and Examples

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Voodoo Doll (traditional or digital art)

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2202720/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2202036/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2202015
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2202025

They're $15. That covers lamination and shipping, as well.
They're about 4" tall, but I can custom size them. The pins and jewelry are detailed with glitter pen, and I can add glow in the dark touches to the accessories if desired.


Tamagotchi

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2211147
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2226963
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2226972
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2228392

You pick whether you want the egg colored like your character or with a color combo of your choice. For a short time only, I can print them on professional luster photo paper at no extra charge. This offer is only available for 1 week.

These are ON SALE for $10 laminated and shipped. For $8 I can just give you the file.
I'm really under-charging for these, but I need money and they seem the most popular.


Headshot (digital or traditional)

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2206856
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2199884

These are $8 laminated and shipped, or $6 if you only want the file


If you're interested in commissioning me for something different or less expensive, just drop me a line. We can work something out.



Payment

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Our Paypal is jamesphillips30179 at hotmail dot com
(please do not use credit or debit cards, as we get charged a transaction fee)

I also accept money orders, personal checks, and well concealed cash (at your own risk)


TO-DO List

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Commissions
Tamagotchi: Moreck (print), NeoScribbles (to print, unpaid)

Trades
Voodoo Dolls: Bannik, Rabid, FishyBoner, Chaos


EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!

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is also doing commissions. Her details can be found here http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/714790/

After dropping off the face of the earth for a few years, I finally got back in touch with and . I really need to get up north to visit them and do the AC thang, but money's really tight. SO I need to raise enough money to cover plane tickets for and me.
[ETA] aaannnd I'm missing my tubes of transparent paints. My bag with about $100 worth of paint in it is just gone. James and I think it must have fallen off my shelves and into the trash before the last time we emptied it. Now I'm out some serious cash and art supplies I need for my classes.

I'm offering voodoo doll con badges like the ones I did back in '06.

Here are a few examples
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2202720/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2202036/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2202015
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2202025

They're $15. That covers lamination and shipping, as well.
These are really nice and I don't half-ass. They're a good size, too. About 4" tall.

If you're interested in commissioning me for something different or less expensive, just drop me a line. I really need some money right now, so I'm willing to work something out. I'm not really interested in doing porn, though.

Thanks for any help you can give!

So for the past couple weeks I've been building a website for my digital media class. The gallery is full of my photography and some sculpture and watercolor, and I thought I'd share.

http://stu.westga.edu/~kdaniel6/

Whatcha think?

God I'm in a pissy mood. A friend of mine is being a complete cunt, my roommate is a tool, his girlfriend is a dumbass, I'm sick of all these inbred worthless homophobes, and my back hurts. So I'm venting here. Have fun with that.

I need something that doesn't make me want to kill. And there are no House re-runs on right now. >:/

That's it, time for HORSEBEE! http://froggertv.com/content/horse-bee
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

...OH MY GOD my roommate is loudly hocking loogies into the sink. We're separated by two doors, here! Someone plz come hill him and/or me.

*watches horsebee again*

I've had a few questions recently about my characters' species. Soooo

Absinthe is a green pine marten http://www.djsphotography.co.uk/ima.....-Marten-04.jpg

Bourbon is a nutria (also known as a coypu) http://www.bali.co.kr/zoo/image1/%C.....E304Nutria.jpg

Caishide is a fairy wildcat http://www.siberiancats.se/old/euro.....an_wildcat.jpg

and 's Bannik is a Serval (with magpie markings) http://media-2.web.britannica.com/e.....4-0C4754A2.jpg
(imagine that but without the tiny head)

On an unrelated topic, I've thrown some more stuff in my scraps section. Yay

I'm still throwing old stuff in my gallery, then it's time for academic work! Oh boy!
And we're nearing the fun stuff I did but never posted anywhere.

But yeah. I don't know if scraps show up in watches, but I do upload them. Right now I have refs for Kimberly, Caishide, and Bannik

So yeah, I've been gone a few years. I had to sort out some fucked up personal shit in my life, and I faded away. I never meant to be gone so long, or so suddenly. I can't believe how much I miss -everyone-
I'd be pretty pissed at me.

I'm working on getting a bit of my older work up, just to have a standing gallery. I've gotten up to mid-2006, but the updates will trickle in as I get to my more recent work. With my college art classes, I just have not had the time to do fun art on the side. I miss it.

What is just flooring me is the sheer number of old friends who are adding me left and right. I can't believe everyone remembers me, even though I remember everyone.
It feels really nice to have been missed. This definitely is not the greeting I had expected.

I love you guys. I have so much to tell you and so much to get caught up on. I want to know what's going on in everyone's lives. If you have a second and don't mind sharing, could you let me in on a few recent goings on?


For those out of the loop (um, almost everyone?) and I are engaged. Our wedding will be in about a year and a half in the fall, but we haven't set a concrete date yet.
James is also now in grad school and teaching a college English course. He's 22. Put that in perspective, losers.

... *gets in line with the losers*
Haha, fuck, when am I going to get my BA?

So at the prodding of Silverwing and Chival, I've made one of these here accounts.
I have no idea what or when I'll upload. I'll probably start with my old stuff.

Now I'm off to bumble around and try to find some of my old friends...