I'm taking a few commissions of limited scope! Anything below the illustration and reference sheet tiers are available. I do not know how many slots I'm going to be taking, but I will be updating my site and Trello.

Please check out my website for everything you need to know - I've recently updated my pricings page, added more examples and types, and changed the pricing of many commission types.

Feel free to ask me any questions you might have!

The form is now open!

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I will be reopening between 5 and 10 commission slots (complexity depending) on Friday, October 15th, 2021! This opening will NOT be first-come first-serve. Instead, I will be opening my commission form over the weekend. Come Monday or so, I will pick the projects that interest me most if I exceed my slot limit.

This will be my first run of my Commission Form on my website, so please be patient with me. If you encounter ANY errors, please send me an email directly to rackiera.art@gmail.com. Anyone who just opts to use the email directly, though, will be prioritized below those that at least tried to use the form!

All of my pricing and relevant information can be found here. Terms of Service are hosted here.

If you have any questions, please let me know via a comment below!

Update: All slots taken!

Hi all!

I'm in a creative slump lately and need a good kick in the teeth to get back in the game. I'm opening 3 comission slots, limited to cell shaded or lower.* You can find my prices here!

First come first serve. Please send me an email at rackiera.art@gmail.com to reserve a slot. I'll be updated my Trello and this journal as slots get filled.

Hope everyone is having a good start to 2021!

Best,
Rackiera

*Cell shaded, flat colors, chibi, and emotes!

Hey, has anyone heard of what's causing the title error to occur? I've been trying to upload a rather small submission for days and it's just given me that error every time. Been weird since the downtime.

EDIT - So after relogging, rebooting, reconnecting and all the re's under the sun, as well as trying another browser, using Tor finally worked. Which is ridiculous that I have to go as far as to use a browser built for anonymous web usage to upload a freakin' picture, but oh well.

Hey people! My good friend Silas is doing a little fun thing where he draws your character into an emoji of your choice in a silly style. They're only $10 and he's in major need of some money, so if you wanna help out and get something hilarious for Telegram or Discord in the process, hop over here! https://www.furaffinity.net/view/28148742/ <3

As of right now, I don't have a slot system, but if I get overburdened I'll have to introduce one. Keep an eye on my Trello ( https://trello.com/b/9a6N3sFG/racki.....twork-progress ) for updates! Commissions are first-come first-serve based on receipt of payment and will be worked on in that order.

If you wish to request a commission from me, please send me an e-mail at belanger.kelsie@gmail.com. I don't work through notes, Discord messages, or any other means unless I have to. Please include the following details:
- Your character’s/characters’ reference image or a very detailed written description of the character(s) in question.
- Every single detail you can think of regarding the scene. Pose, environment, time of day, etc.
- Any other details you feel that it is important for me to know.
Please name the e-mail an appropriate and clear name. “Hey there” is not an appropriate and clear name. Please use something like “Commission Proposition” or “Commission from [username]” so I know to get back to you ASAP.

Before you commission me, please read my Terms of Service. It's only five pages in big font so it won't take you long. :) It should answer any questions you have, but if you are unsure on anything, feel free to note me, e-mail me, or comment down below.

Best wishes!

~ Rackiera

Hey everyone!

I'm here to give you an early heads up that my commissions are going to be reopening on May 14th, 2018 - exactly 2 weeks from today. It's been a long time coming considering I closed them last over the winter, if I'm not mistaken, but now that my finals and college are almost over I've got some time in the future! :)

I'll be tentatively opening without slots, but I don't exactly know what the interest is as of right now so I may end up putting in a slot system if I get overwhelmed. I highly doubt it'll come to that (I consider myself teeny tiny in the grand scheme of things!) but it's worth mentioning. ^^

As always it's first come first serve by receipt of payment. The only exception are the two people reserved for priority on my backburner as they have been waiting for months now and expressed interest a long time prior, so they come first. My ToS can be found here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JE.....ArleU2IPycGMqh
Pricing - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/26852653/

Thank you for reading & I hope you have a lovely day! <<3

Best wishes,
Rackiera

Hi everyone!

As some of you already know, my partner Draa and I work on our headworld, Threa, together. In this world is a wide variety of sentient and nonsentient creatures, separate from the usual Tolkien races. Dragons, wyverns, griffons, and other fantastic creatures exist, but not in a world populated by elves, humans, dwarves, etc. Furthermore, there's no magic - everything exists through natural means and all that's done is explained with biological processes that are grounded as much as they can in reality.

Some examples of the variety of life in Threa:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/27042140/

These pieces of artwork also take place in Threa.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/26877022/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/26834061/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/26566976/


I know I focus heavily on the dragon aspect in my art, but there's so much more! Curious? Check out the website and see for yourself!

Why am I making this journal? Well, I am curious if any of my new watchers are interested in playing in this world - specifically, role-playing, creating characters, etc. Threa has its own Discord in which RP is encouraged and Draa runs a D&D in the world. :) He is the main manager of the discord itself, but i'm present as an artist/for building the world.

If you're interested, send me a note and I'll send you the Discord link!

Thanks for readin'.
-Racky

Hey everyone,

My life is kind of hectic when it comes to time free right now. Now that I don't have any commissions left on my plate I should have more free time, but college still saps a good amount of the time I have away. I promise I'll be replying to comments when I can; I'm not ignoring any of you!

I also do want to continue Breakthrough at some point but right now that's just an impossibility if I want to keep my sanity. :(

I hope you all understand.
- Rackiera

Hey all!

I normally don't do these kinds of journals as I know it can get annoying, but one of my good friends, , joined FA recently and updated her gallery to be all up to date. She's trying to save up for a better tablet via commission work so if you're interested, go check out her art! She's got a style all her own :)

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/ferrety-lixciaa/

Some of her art:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/23402209/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/23329592/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/23329624/

Know all of those case studies and concepts I've drawn for the world Threa that Draa and I have been working on for ages? Well, we've created a Discord channel for it now to discuss it with others and get ideas, role-play, or just keep people in the loop about what we're doing! :)

He's asked me to toss the link out on dA and FA, so here you are: https://discord.gg/cPHJ7Ts

When you first join, you will not be able to see much, but don't worry; Draa will manually approve you once he notices you. (Anti-spam protection is a go!)

Feel free to jump in and say hi and chat about our world :) We have a wiki linked in the channel itself.

Hey all,

I might be slightly inactive/unavailable for a few days between this week/next week. My birthday is on December 1st and I'm going to celebrate it beyond close family on Sunday. :) I don't want to be locked upstairs drawing all day or anything, so I might be a bit delayed on posting things or responding.

~Racky

Hey people!

You might've noted the art I posted lately, but finally got around to writing a journal. I'm not totally back when it comes to continuing Breakthrough and the like, but I'm available again and set up in Germany :) Laptop works, tablet works, Photoshop works, Paint Tool SAI works, etc!

I'll hopefully get back to Breakthrough soon, but right now I'm trying to finish the core of the Threa project you may have noticed me working on the past 6 months or so. There's also still a few things I need to accomplish here - like actually being legal beyond 3 months - so I'm not fully set over here just yet.

Thanks for your patience! <3

Hi all,

Right now, I'm nearing a sort of pinnacle moment in my life. On July 8th, I will be moving to Germany for at least ~3-4 months to learn German in courses over there. Here's my schedule:

* June 15th - 17th - 2 friends came with me to a lake for a few days.
* June 21st - 24th - Edritch will be visiting me
* July 1st - July 8th - Will be up on a lake for the 4th of July & as a farewell
* July 8th - At 10pm I will be flying out. I likely won't have internet for a bit when I arrive.

I'm worn out and I've a lot ahead of me, too. I hate to say it, but I'm going to have to put Breakthrough on hiatus again. However, to make up for my missed update, I'll upload my .sai/.psd file (I work in .sai) and WIP page that was supposed to be uploaded yesterday. I'll update it when I return to be a full page, but right now it lacks text and the last panel.

Apologies for dropping off the face of the Earth again, but this time it's got a lot to do with IRL circumstances than emotional ones. I'll see if I can use any spare time I have to draw more normal art, however, in the meantime :)

Thank you for understanding and for following BT,
Rackie

Hey everyone,

I'm sorry but I'm going to have to put Breakthrough on hold for a while. I don't know how long, but it won't be forever.

Yesterday, I had to put my cat Sassy down. His liver was failing and there was nothing we could do... I just don't have the mental state or inspiration to draw. I need time. I'm sorry.
R,I.P. Sassy boy... 2002-3/12/2016

Hey everyone,

I'm back now, sorta. I need to get my life back in order again and get back on schedule, but I should be more present now. Hopefully I can reply to all your comments soon, too!

I do plan to update Breakthrough on Friday, but I might need to postpone it to next week if things get way too busy. I have midterms coming up, but most are stupidly easy due to the sort of classes I have this year in school. (Most are filler classes) If I need to take time for it, though, I will. Breakthrough will always come after real life. On that note, though, I have to thank you all for being so patient. Not once did I get a complaint about my breaks and hiatuses, only 'take your time's and the like. I thank you guys so much for that, you're too kind to me. :) I always expect those sort of "WHERE'S THE NEXT PAGE" comments. Never got one just yet!

On the subject of Breakthrough, I didn't give up on its wiki. I'm just juggling a lot of projects right now and it's sort of gone on backburner. 90% of the information is up there, though, and it's only filler I'm really working on. Feel free to post your characters there, too, whenever. But I'm most likely quicker to respond on dA than there!

For the future, just know that I'm graduating high school on June 4th. College might end up pulling back my time for Breakthrough, but if my plans work out as I hope, I'll have a lot of time for it for about a year. It will continue, though, no matter what happens. I want to tell you guys my story and I won't stop now! Too many tears are yet to be shed! Oh, did I say that out loud?

Thanks for being awesome, guys. Means a lot!
- Racky

Sorry guys but I might have to call it quits a week earlier than planned. Not only do I have an important test coming up I need to study for, I also have a Christmas picture I'm trying to get the inspiration (and time) to finish and my scanner's local program stopped friggen' working. :/ (Just a blank white box instead of an actual program) I sketch Breakthrough in school, scan it, and make it digital over the course of multiple days. The next page might only be a three-panel page to bring Rusk/Tyg into the same spot again, but it's still something I don't want to redraw, especially with my limited time.

I'll figure my scanner out after Christmas.

Edit: Seems my scanner can still give me the image by hitting the buttons on the device itself. I'll see what I can do, but I still have my sanity, schoolwork, and the Christmas drawing to do.

(copy-pasted from dA)

Until Dec 1st of this year, I wasn't technically old enough to have a Paypal of my own. I used one under my father's name, but that I finally can create a Paypal under my own, I did.. and made a paypal.me link to make my life easier!
Victory is mine!
Anyway, not sure if you can see creation dates, but if anyone was planning on commissioning me or something, don't be irked by the lack of age to my account. :)

As for Breakthrough, just an update that my hiatus for the holidays starts next Saturday, meaning we will have two more pages before I have to poof off the radar until mid-January. Sorry!

Thanks,
Racky

Hey people,

There wont be a Breakthrough update this week, but there will be next. Personal issues just sort of prevent me from wanting to put pen to paper right now. Sorry, everyone.

Also as future warning, Breakthrough is going on hiatus from December 18th-January 10th or 17th for the holiday season. Will be too busy to draw!

Thanks for your understanding and support,
Rackie

Hey everyone! It's time I finally reveal to you the secret project I've been working on so long!

http://breakthroughcomic.wikia.com/.....akthrough_Wiki

The Breakthrough wiki! I've written 45 articles so far, mostly on characters, nations, and locations. There are three guides on character creation, as well - one on each of the individual dragon races. They're tagged under "Community" if you've ever been curious about making a fancharacter or just on the creation process of characters in general. :)

So far, most of the characters are added. I only miss the images for the royals and articles for the newest characters I've introduced. (Svithis, Drakuis, Lira) A lot of the areas are written, as well, but I'm still working on that; it gets really repetitive at times so I'm working on other stuff currently. All of the nations are written, however, and have all their images. Every species and race has a written-out page and every chapter has been summed up to where we are now. (Sort of xD)

At the bottom of the main page is a list of page creation templates; to be honest, I mostly put them there for my own convenience. The fancharacter one is made specifically for you guys, though, and if there are missing pages you can make them, I suppose. I'm just trying to think of what use the other templates really can be... ^^; I usually leave pages I haven't written as red links so I can find them from the missing pages window.

On the front page, you can see a slideshow of art made for the comic or of the characters by others! I've asked for peoples' permission to upload these, of course, and every image links to the original page. Link me if you draw something and I might add it to the slideshow. ^^

Anyway, feedback is greatly appreciated. :)

Thanks for sticking with the comic and with me! <3
-Rackie

Hey people! I almost never do advertising journals because personally, I find them stupid and annoying, but a good friend of mine over on dA is doing a series of adorable chibis, flat color or shaded, starting at the teeny price of $5! (Both SFW and NSFW, but her FA is so dead she's only on DA. If you don't have a DA, I can poke her for you if you like :) )

Her dA journal is here!

Her examples:
Zinogre
Peco
Gyp
(All © her!)

Please go check her out, her art's worth so much more than she offers it for! :)

(And no, she didn't ask me to do this, this is my own free will and opinion ;P )

~ Rackie

Hello, people!

My long-as-heck hiatus is officially done with, now, and I'll try to be catching up on my messages. I plan on getting the next Breakthrough page out next Friday, if possible. But yes, I've returned! It was a long, fun month and it went by far too fast. Oh, and my finals went well, as well. :)

-Rackie

Hey people,

While I absolutely hate to say it, I'm going to have to drop my pen and go on hiatus earlier than expected. I did plan on this a long while back, since I knew I was going to be shipped off to Germany for a week (6/30 -> 7/7) and then have a visitor around until at least the end of July. (I mentioned this back in February.) Unfortunately, I have to cut off sooner because of my school finals.
Due to a copious amount of snow this winter, I lost about eight days total of school. Therefore we get out of school on the 24th of June rather than the 14th. My finals start this Friday and end next Wednesday and I <i>need</i> time to prepare and study. If I were to try to focus on art and Breakthrough AND studying/preparing, my day would look like this, hour by hour: study, study, study, study, breakthrough, breakthrough, sleep. I'd much, much prefer to replace that time I'd work on Breakthrough (generally free time) with playing with friends and socializing since I would probably go literally insane if I had to just work my butt off all week doing that.
I'm not so sure about next week and it's possible that I could do Breakthrough then, but still unlikely. I will, however, post the sketch of the next page as a promise for continuation and see about working on it during the long plane flights and car rides that this summer entails. For now though, I'm going to have to call it quits.

Once again, I'm so sorry, but my life and sanity comes first as Breakthrough is literally only something done in my free time for my own - and your - enjoyment. Thank you all for sticking with me!

Btw if I can't draw, I'll use this time to work on the Breakthrough secret project. (Which is about half done, roughly.) I hope to reveal that to you by the end of the summer! I'll also try to reply to all your comments but I like to think out my replies, hence my slowness. (I've 17 waiting for me right now on dA.. why do I do this to myself?)

Thank you all,
Rackie

Heya all,

Just making a statement here about which other sites I'm on, including Tumblr which I finally updated recently (it was made for a year but I did nothing with it). I currently have five active art-centric accounts overall!
DeviantART - http://firedragon97.deviantart.com/
FurAffinity - You are here. :D
Weasyl - https://www.weasyl.com/~rackie
General Tumblr - http://firedragon97.tumblr.com/
Breakthrough Tumblr - http://breakthroughthecomic.tumblr.com/

I separate Breakthrough and my general tumblr due to a suggestion from a few people I know. Plus, I get to make the Breakthrough one have a cool underground-centric theme that fits the comic rather than the night sky one of my original tumblr. :D
I update those with everything I update here with, though sometimes I'll forget. I spent a long time getting everything up to date recently, though. (Do you know how long it takes to upload 50 comic pages in a row, linking to each other?)
Overall, I am most active on dA. FurAffinity is a close second, then Tumblr, then Weasyl. I'm trying to keep them all the same but it's a little rough. Watch me wherever you're most active :)

- Rackie

Hello all~

As the title implies, I had my wisdom teeth out today. It only took 45 minutes and some arguing with the doctor over how knocked out I requested to be.

Currently, I'm not in a lot of pain but I did recently take my pain meds (which knocked me out for two hours). Not sure how long that's going to be though, so I'm enjoying it while it lasts. So don't worry about me much :) The doctors said my teeth were very easy, though one gave them more trouble than they expected and I can tell, since I'm the most sore there. I'm just kind of tired of swallowing blood. :U

So if I'm less active or anything, don't worry about me. Just trying to recover over here. ;)

-Rackie