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WIP update: "Ocean Lord"
Nov. 2nd, 2012 10:02 amMore background work on "Ocean Lord."
The ocean is done. Now for the stormy sky.
The ocean is done. Now for the stormy sky.
Getting back in the game
Oct. 20th, 2012 03:44 pmI've been getting myself back into the game artistically since getting back to Texas. I have yet to dip back into the crowdfunding, though, and I'm afraid it has more to do with a lack of confidence than a lack of desire or need.
I desperately need to raise prices, because I need the money--especially after the insane number of medical bills I have incurred and am still incurring--but I'm afraid I'm going to shoot myself in the foot by doing so. I have tentative plans. For one, I'm considering hosting weekly $5 Sketch Days, rather than Free Sketch Days, but taking the first five prompts for free. Detailed black and white drawings will ordinarily go for $50 and up, depending on complexity, and Discounted Character Portrait Days will be re-instated on a periodic basis at $30 per portrait. I'll also offer story illustration, both black and white and color, for $50 and up.
I have to remind myself that even these prices are very low for a professional, but I still have this nagging voice in the back of my head that tells me my work isn't good enough to charge that much, that no one will want to pay that much. It's a voice that I'm determined to ignore.
I hope to be delving back into the crowdfunding sometime this coming week. I may test the waters with a $5 Sketch Day.
But anyway! I also come bearing artwork. Paintings and fan art sketches. As always, click for larger.
Ghostlight. This is for sale as a print Here.
Woman of the Mists. This is for sale as a print Here.
Dean Winchester from Supernatural.
The Eleventh Doctor, from Doctor Who
I desperately need to raise prices, because I need the money--especially after the insane number of medical bills I have incurred and am still incurring--but I'm afraid I'm going to shoot myself in the foot by doing so. I have tentative plans. For one, I'm considering hosting weekly $5 Sketch Days, rather than Free Sketch Days, but taking the first five prompts for free. Detailed black and white drawings will ordinarily go for $50 and up, depending on complexity, and Discounted Character Portrait Days will be re-instated on a periodic basis at $30 per portrait. I'll also offer story illustration, both black and white and color, for $50 and up.
I have to remind myself that even these prices are very low for a professional, but I still have this nagging voice in the back of my head that tells me my work isn't good enough to charge that much, that no one will want to pay that much. It's a voice that I'm determined to ignore.
I hope to be delving back into the crowdfunding sometime this coming week. I may test the waters with a $5 Sketch Day.
But anyway! I also come bearing artwork. Paintings and fan art sketches. As always, click for larger.
Ghostlight. This is for sale as a print Here.
Woman of the Mists. This is for sale as a print Here.
Dean Winchester from Supernatural.
The Eleventh Doctor, from Doctor Who
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Discounted Character Portrait Days
Mar. 1st, 2012 10:41 amHave an original role playing character, or an original fiction character that you would like to see realized in a drawing?
I am once again open for character portrait commissions! These will be head-and-shoulders portraits. Black and white portraits are only $5!
Color options are also available during Portrait Days at heavy discount-- see below cut for more information.
( Click to read more info; please read it all before putting in your request! )
Some examples from previous Character Portrait Days--click to enlarge
I am once again open for character portrait commissions! These will be head-and-shoulders portraits. Black and white portraits are only $5!
Color options are also available during Portrait Days at heavy discount-- see below cut for more information.
( Click to read more info; please read it all before putting in your request! )
Some examples from previous Character Portrait Days--click to enlarge
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minor_architect won the Prize Drawing yesterday! This person will receive a digitally inked and colorized image based on the below image (click to enlarge):
As no one voted for the next crowdfunding pieces, I will begin work on these three:
The first one (the landscape) will be digitally painted, and the other two will be digitally inked and colorized.
Vote for Next 3 Crowdfunded Pieces
Feb. 6th, 2012 10:15 amSo, to give a bit more variety, I thought I'd test working three crowdfunded pieces simultaneously. I will be doing two digitally inked and colorized pieces and one digital painting. And you guys get to vote on what I'll be doing!
So, go check out my last two FSD compilation posts, linked to here, and vote for three images each. The winners will be the next projects I commence with. Voting closes at 10 p.m. tonight, and results will be announced tomorrow at 10 a.m.
January 17
January 31
So, go check out my last two FSD compilation posts, linked to here, and vote for three images each. The winners will be the next projects I commence with. Voting closes at 10 p.m. tonight, and results will be announced tomorrow at 10 a.m.
January 17
January 31
FSD Monthly Prize Drawing
Feb. 6th, 2012 10:13 amIt's time for the January FSD Prize Drawing to win a digitally inked and colorized illustration based on one of the FSD sketches listed in the below links.
Follow the links, choose one sketch that you would like to see completed, and then come back and comment on *this* entry with your choice. I will then write down all the applicants, place the names in a cup, and draw one name at random to be the winner. The winner will receive a link to the full sized image when it is completed.
January 4
January 17
January 31
Have at it! Good luck, everyone! Winner will be announced tomorrow at 10 a.m.
Follow the links, choose one sketch that you would like to see completed, and then come back and comment on *this* entry with your choice. I will then write down all the applicants, place the names in a cup, and draw one name at random to be the winner. The winner will receive a link to the full sized image when it is completed.
January 4
January 17
January 31
Have at it! Good luck, everyone! Winner will be announced tomorrow at 10 a.m.
Greyscale Character Portrait Tutorial
Feb. 3rd, 2012 10:00 pmSo, I thought I would put together a little tutorial on how I create the character portraits for my weekly Discounted Character Portrait Days. I create these images in Gimp using a Wacom tablet; this tutorial will focus more on technique and less on the technical aspects of the program and tablet.
This is a portrait oftimelord1's character Jaerus. She gave me a detailed description and a picture reference for his armor, which can be found here under the first character description. She also specified that she pictures Jonathon Rhys-Meyers in the role, so that gave me an idea of what the character will look like.
Click image for full size.
The very first thing I do is scour the web for references. As she has given an actor as a reference, I look for images of him. In other character portraits, I try to think of appropriate actors/actresses and use them as references. I don't always aim for a strict likeness; sometimes the reference is used very loosely just to give a *feel* of the character. But in this instance, I'm trying to give more of an impression that the characterresembles the actor, without really going for a tight likeness.
( There are a LOT of images under cut. )
This is a portrait of
timelord1's character Jaerus. She gave me a detailed description and a picture reference for his armor, which can be found here under the first character description. She also specified that she pictures Jonathon Rhys-Meyers in the role, so that gave me an idea of what the character will look like.Click image for full size.
The very first thing I do is scour the web for references. As she has given an actor as a reference, I look for images of him. In other character portraits, I try to think of appropriate actors/actresses and use them as references. I don't always aim for a strict likeness; sometimes the reference is used very loosely just to give a *feel* of the character. But in this instance, I'm trying to give more of an impression that the characterresembles the actor, without really going for a tight likeness.
( There are a LOT of images under cut. )
Discounted Character Portrait Days
Feb. 1st, 2012 11:24 amHave an original role playing character, or an original fiction character that you would like to see realized in a drawing?
Each week on Wednesday and Thursday, I will open up for character portrait commissions. These will be head-and-shoulders portraits. Black and white portraits are only $5!
Color options are also available during Portrait Days at heavy discount-- see below cut for more information.
( Click to read more info; please read it all before putting in your request! )
Some examples from previous Character Portrait Days--click to enlarge
Each week on Wednesday and Thursday, I will open up for character portrait commissions. These will be head-and-shoulders portraits. Black and white portraits are only $5!
Color options are also available during Portrait Days at heavy discount-- see below cut for more information.
( Click to read more info; please read it all before putting in your request! )
Some examples from previous Character Portrait Days--click to enlarge
Update and new art
Jan. 27th, 2012 09:10 pmWell, the sinus infection seems to have eased up a bit. Still feeling a bit "bleh" but mostly better, I hope.
Will probably do Free Sketch Day next week, and Character Portrait Days. I might also start a new crowdfunding project based on FSD prompts, but I might do that the following week instead. Or maybe I can start work on two or three of the runner-ups that were voted for? What do you guys think? Several projects in the works at once, so people have an opportunity to fund and/or follow the ones they like the most? Yes, I'm still trying to figure out the best way to work this crowdfunding model. It's sort of new territory for me in practice, though I've been familiar with it in theory for some time.
Edit: Also, I'm considering what to do about the exorbitant shipping rates on Zazzle. Since I went ahead and bought a paid account on there, basic shipping is free for me, so I may just set up a page for people to pay here and let me manually ship their prints and other orders, rather than have them pay insane shipping rates. Much cheaper for people wanting prints and such.
Caught up on the last of last week's character portraits today. Both of these aretimelord1's characters. Left is "Firthlun" and to the right is "Adonais." As always, click for larger versions.
Will probably do Free Sketch Day next week, and Character Portrait Days. I might also start a new crowdfunding project based on FSD prompts, but I might do that the following week instead. Or maybe I can start work on two or three of the runner-ups that were voted for? What do you guys think? Several projects in the works at once, so people have an opportunity to fund and/or follow the ones they like the most? Yes, I'm still trying to figure out the best way to work this crowdfunding model. It's sort of new territory for me in practice, though I've been familiar with it in theory for some time.
Edit: Also, I'm considering what to do about the exorbitant shipping rates on Zazzle. Since I went ahead and bought a paid account on there, basic shipping is free for me, so I may just set up a page for people to pay here and let me manually ship their prints and other orders, rather than have them pay insane shipping rates. Much cheaper for people wanting prints and such.
Caught up on the last of last week's character portraits today. Both of these are
timelord1's characters. Left is "Firthlun" and to the right is "Adonais." As always, click for larger versions.
Discounted Character Portrait Days
Jan. 18th, 2012 10:33 amEdit: the Paypal button should be fixed now. Sorry about that, guys!
Have an original role playing character, or an original fiction character that you would like to see realized in a drawing?
Each week on Wednesday and Thursday, I will open up for character portrait commissions. These will be head-and-shoulders portraits. Black and white portraits are only $5!
Color options are also available during Portrait Days at heavy discount-- see below cut for more information.
( Click to read more info; please read it all before putting in your request! )
Some examples from previous Character Portrait Days--click to enlarge
Have an original role playing character, or an original fiction character that you would like to see realized in a drawing?
Each week on Wednesday and Thursday, I will open up for character portrait commissions. These will be head-and-shoulders portraits. Black and white portraits are only $5!
Color options are also available during Portrait Days at heavy discount-- see below cut for more information.
( Click to read more info; please read it all before putting in your request! )
Some examples from previous Character Portrait Days--click to enlarge
"Frozen" update!
Jan. 15th, 2012 08:03 pm"Frozen" is now inked!
This project is half funded. Another $20 will fund the colorization. All donors will receive a full sized image link of the final piece whether the piece is fully funded or not, as well as a 6x4 photo print from Zazzle if they choose to opt in for it.
Click the image to see a larger size. Click here for a full sized inked image: http://amyla.webs.com/frozeninks.jpg
Click the Tip Jar icon if you would like to contribute to this project. Please remember to give your LJ username and specify that you're helping to fund "Frozen" so I know who contributed and to what. Also, if you would like one of the prints mentioned above as a donor perk, please PM me to let me know where to send it. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
This project is half funded. Another $20 will fund the colorization. All donors will receive a full sized image link of the final piece whether the piece is fully funded or not, as well as a 6x4 photo print from Zazzle if they choose to opt in for it.
Click the image to see a larger size. Click here for a full sized inked image: http://amyla.webs.com/frozeninks.jpg
Click the Tip Jar icon if you would like to contribute to this project. Please remember to give your LJ username and specify that you're helping to fund "Frozen" so I know who contributed and to what. Also, if you would like one of the prints mentioned above as a donor perk, please PM me to let me know where to send it. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
Voting is now closed. Taking comments to screened. Thank you so much for participating! "Frozen" is the winner; I'm currently writing an entry for this crowdfunding project, so say tuned!
As most of you know, I've held weekly Free Sketch Days off and on for the last couple of months. They have done quite well, actually. You guys have some wonderful prompts! I've had to put them on hiatus for the time being due to some very time consuming family issues, but things are starting to even out slightly, so I may be able to resume them next Tuesday.
I'm still sort of learning my way around the crowdfunding business model, and have tried a number of things with varying degrees of success. One thing I had hoped to accomplish with Free Sketch Day is a number of completed, crowdfunded works of art, based on your prompts.
So, today, I'm going to hold a vote. I'll post links to each sketch compilation post from the first FSD, so you can vote on which one you'd like to see as a crowdfunded piece. Tomorrow, I'll count up the votes. The one with the most votes will be opened up as my next crowdfunding project, a digitally inked and colorized piece of art.
The piece that is chosen will be completed in stages that will be posted to this blog. The first five dollars will fund digitally "penciled" line art, refined from the sketch. When funding reaches $20, I will complete the digital inking. When it reaches $40, I will complete the colorization and post a high resolution image for everyone to download. Contributors will receive a complimentary small (6x4) photo print from Zazzle of the completed image unless otherwise specified. Other print sizes will be available for separate purchase as well. (If you contribute, please let me know in a PM if you want the complimentary print, and if so, where to send it! Also be sure to specify that you're contributing to this particular crowdfunding project so I can keep track of everything.)
(Please be aware that even though I've done some fan art sketches for FSD, I can't take them on as paid projects, so I won't include them in the vote. Also, "Transcend" was completed already for a prize drawing, so that also will not be included.)
Here are the links:
http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/14641.html#cutid1
http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/19043.html#cutid1
http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/21261.html#cutid1
http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/23007.html#cutid1
http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/24647.html#cutid1
Please place votes in comments on this entry. One vote per person, please. :)
As most of you know, I've held weekly Free Sketch Days off and on for the last couple of months. They have done quite well, actually. You guys have some wonderful prompts! I've had to put them on hiatus for the time being due to some very time consuming family issues, but things are starting to even out slightly, so I may be able to resume them next Tuesday.
I'm still sort of learning my way around the crowdfunding business model, and have tried a number of things with varying degrees of success. One thing I had hoped to accomplish with Free Sketch Day is a number of completed, crowdfunded works of art, based on your prompts.
So, today, I'm going to hold a vote. I'll post links to each sketch compilation post from the first FSD, so you can vote on which one you'd like to see as a crowdfunded piece. Tomorrow, I'll count up the votes. The one with the most votes will be opened up as my next crowdfunding project, a digitally inked and colorized piece of art.
The piece that is chosen will be completed in stages that will be posted to this blog. The first five dollars will fund digitally "penciled" line art, refined from the sketch. When funding reaches $20, I will complete the digital inking. When it reaches $40, I will complete the colorization and post a high resolution image for everyone to download. Contributors will receive a complimentary small (6x4) photo print from Zazzle of the completed image unless otherwise specified. Other print sizes will be available for separate purchase as well. (If you contribute, please let me know in a PM if you want the complimentary print, and if so, where to send it! Also be sure to specify that you're contributing to this particular crowdfunding project so I can keep track of everything.)
(Please be aware that even though I've done some fan art sketches for FSD, I can't take them on as paid projects, so I won't include them in the vote. Also, "Transcend" was completed already for a prize drawing, so that also will not be included.)
Here are the links:
http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/14641.html#cutid1
http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/19043.html#cutid1
http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/21261.html#cutid1
http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/23007.html#cutid1
http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/24647.html#cutid1
Please place votes in comments on this entry. One vote per person, please. :)
Had two commissions from this week's Discounted Character Portrait Days. (The sale is going for the rest of the day, so feel free to put in your requests! Prices are $5 for black and white portraits, $20 for digitally inked and colorized, and $50 for digital paintings.)
Click the thumbnails to enlarge. Both of these are requests fromtimelord1 for her ethian_wanderer project. The first is "Lavinnia" and the second, "Lily MacTalla."
Also,timelord1 was the winner of last month's Free Sketch Day Prize Drawing. She had asked for "TARDIS" as her prompt, and so:
Click the thumbnails to enlarge. Both of these are requests from
timelord1 for her ethian_wanderer project. The first is "Lavinnia" and the second, "Lily MacTalla." 
Also,
timelord1 was the winner of last month's Free Sketch Day Prize Drawing. She had asked for "TARDIS" as her prompt, and so:
Discounted Character Portrait Days
Jan. 11th, 2012 10:49 amGood morning, friends list!
Last week, I held $5 Character Portrait Days, which went quite well. Today, I'm going to offer other heavily discounted portrait options, so I'm going to change the name of this event to:
Discounted Character Portrait Days
Have an original role playing character, or an original fiction character that you would like to see realized in a drawing?
Each week on Wednesday and Thursday, I will open up for character portrait commissions. These will be head-and-shoulders portraits.
( Click to read more info; please read it all before putting in your request! )
An example-- click to enlarge.
Note: Please also bear in mind that I'm currently caring for an Alzheimer's patient who needs constant supervision and frequent hands-on care while creating artwork, so turnaround time will be slower than normal. I'll attempt to get to everyone's artwork by the end of this week.
Last week, I held $5 Character Portrait Days, which went quite well. Today, I'm going to offer other heavily discounted portrait options, so I'm going to change the name of this event to:
Discounted Character Portrait Days
Have an original role playing character, or an original fiction character that you would like to see realized in a drawing?
Each week on Wednesday and Thursday, I will open up for character portrait commissions. These will be head-and-shoulders portraits.
( Click to read more info; please read it all before putting in your request! )
An example-- click to enlarge.
Note: Please also bear in mind that I'm currently caring for an Alzheimer's patient who needs constant supervision and frequent hands-on care while creating artwork, so turnaround time will be slower than normal. I'll attempt to get to everyone's artwork by the end of this week.
$5 Portrait Days open an extra day
Jan. 6th, 2012 09:42 amHey, all! Just dropping by quickly to say I'm going to leave my "$5 Character Portrait Days" open one more day this week. So if you have an original character that you use for role playing or fiction writing that you'd like to see drawn in a head-and-shoulders grayscale portrait, go here to put in your order! I'm being a bit slow right now due to some time-consuming family issues, but I promise to get to every portrait that is asked for.
Introducing $5 Character Portrait Day!
Jan. 4th, 2012 10:51 amGood morning, friends list!
Today, I am going to begin a new weekly event, which will be held two days a week in addition to my once-weekly Free Sketch Days.
$5 Character Portrait Days
Have an original role playing character, or an original fiction character that you would like to see realized in a drawing?
Each week on Wednesday and Thursday, I will open up for black and white character portrait commissions. These will be head-and-shoulders portrait sketch-drawings, as pictured below.
How to put in your request for your $5 Character Portrait:
1) Comment on this entry with:
Please note: I cannot take paid commissions of previously copyrighted material from television, movies, books, etc. Please be sure any request you make is for characters who belong to you!
2) I'll create the art and send it to you in a PM on Live Journal. If you have your message options set to off, please give me an alternate email so I can send you the art. Also, please be aware that these images will be more rendered than the sketches I create for Free Sketch Day, so it will take a bit longer to complete them, especially if I have several in queue. I promise that I will get to each and every one of you who comments with a request, though.
3) There will be a pre-set "Buy Now" PayPal button at the bottom of this entry for payment. Each portrait is $5.
And, that's about it! Have at it!
An example-- click to enlarge.
Today, I am going to begin a new weekly event, which will be held two days a week in addition to my once-weekly Free Sketch Days.
$5 Character Portrait Days
Have an original role playing character, or an original fiction character that you would like to see realized in a drawing?
Each week on Wednesday and Thursday, I will open up for black and white character portrait commissions. These will be head-and-shoulders portrait sketch-drawings, as pictured below.
How to put in your request for your $5 Character Portrait:
1) Comment on this entry with:
a) The Name of your character
b) Physical characteristics-- be as detailed as possible. Relative build, hair and eye shade (the image will be black and white, but it helps to know how light or dark to make various features), general shape of face, clothing choices, tattoos, any other defining characteristics will help.
c) Some key personality traits. Is he/she confident, vengeful, excitable, angsty, noble, courageous? This will help with facial expression and pose.
d) Please specify whether you will be okay with me posting your character drawing to a compilation entry on my blog, or using it as examples for future $5 Character Portrait Days. No hard feelings if you don't; I just would rather know. :)
e) Specify if you would like the character's name on the art.
f) Any other comments or details you can think of.
b) Physical characteristics-- be as detailed as possible. Relative build, hair and eye shade (the image will be black and white, but it helps to know how light or dark to make various features), general shape of face, clothing choices, tattoos, any other defining characteristics will help.
c) Some key personality traits. Is he/she confident, vengeful, excitable, angsty, noble, courageous? This will help with facial expression and pose.
d) Please specify whether you will be okay with me posting your character drawing to a compilation entry on my blog, or using it as examples for future $5 Character Portrait Days. No hard feelings if you don't; I just would rather know. :)
e) Specify if you would like the character's name on the art.
f) Any other comments or details you can think of.
Please note: I cannot take paid commissions of previously copyrighted material from television, movies, books, etc. Please be sure any request you make is for characters who belong to you!
2) I'll create the art and send it to you in a PM on Live Journal. If you have your message options set to off, please give me an alternate email so I can send you the art. Also, please be aware that these images will be more rendered than the sketches I create for Free Sketch Day, so it will take a bit longer to complete them, especially if I have several in queue. I promise that I will get to each and every one of you who comments with a request, though.
3) There will be a pre-set "Buy Now" PayPal button at the bottom of this entry for payment. Each portrait is $5.
And, that's about it! Have at it!
An example-- click to enlarge.
Free Sketch Day
Jan. 3rd, 2012 10:03 amToday's Free Sketch Day is now closed. Comments on this entry will now be screened. Thank you so much for those who participated! The images from today's FSD will be gathered into a seperate entry and posted here later tonight.
Edit 2: We did have to take my grandmother to the ER, but my parents went with her. FSD will remain open until 5 p.m. as per usual. :)
Edit: It's looking like I may have to take my grandmother to the ER today, and I've been unable to sit down for more than a minute or two at a time so far because I've been caretaking for her, so I don't know how much I'm going to be able to handle here today. I'm going to opt out of advertising for today's FSD in other communities just in case I can't get to everything, but I'm going to keep it open here for prompts as long as possible until 5 p.m. If I have to leave, though, I'll need to close early. My apologies to my returning prompters and all of you who have shown your support for FSD in the past! I hope you all have a wonderful day.
Good morning, friends list, visitors, and lurkers! Once again, it is Tuesday, which means that it is the weekly Free Sketch Day that I host on this blog.
So, come on in, make yourselves comfortable, and leave your one word prompts. I will create a free sketch for every prompt left. You can leave more than one prompt if you want, but do be aware that I'm only one person and that there are others waiting for sketches as well, so please be reasonable and considerate with the number of requests. :) I'll stop taking requests at 5 p.m. CST; at that point I'll start screening comments for this post. Also, please allow time for me to get to your prompt, especially if there are a lot of prompters. I will make every effort to get to all of the prompts today; barring that, tomorrow. Again, it depends on how many prompts I receive.
FSD (Free Sketch Day) will ALWAYS be free of the obligation to pay; however, I am going to add a Tip Jar to the bottom of each weekly post. The funds accrued from these tips will go to funding a finished piece, either a refined drawing, an ink-and-color drawing, or a digital painting depending on how much has been put in the Jar. (For pricing, see This Post) If funding is successful, the prompt that will be used will be decided by you in a vote!
Also, once a month, I will hold a prize drawing for one piece of free digitally inked and colorized artwork based on the FSD prompt of the winner's choice.
And that's about it. Have at it!
Some sketches from previous FSDs
Edit 2: We did have to take my grandmother to the ER, but my parents went with her. FSD will remain open until 5 p.m. as per usual. :)
Edit: It's looking like I may have to take my grandmother to the ER today, and I've been unable to sit down for more than a minute or two at a time so far because I've been caretaking for her, so I don't know how much I'm going to be able to handle here today. I'm going to opt out of advertising for today's FSD in other communities just in case I can't get to everything, but I'm going to keep it open here for prompts as long as possible until 5 p.m. If I have to leave, though, I'll need to close early. My apologies to my returning prompters and all of you who have shown your support for FSD in the past! I hope you all have a wonderful day.
Good morning, friends list, visitors, and lurkers! Once again, it is Tuesday, which means that it is the weekly Free Sketch Day that I host on this blog.
So, come on in, make yourselves comfortable, and leave your one word prompts. I will create a free sketch for every prompt left. You can leave more than one prompt if you want, but do be aware that I'm only one person and that there are others waiting for sketches as well, so please be reasonable and considerate with the number of requests. :) I'll stop taking requests at 5 p.m. CST; at that point I'll start screening comments for this post. Also, please allow time for me to get to your prompt, especially if there are a lot of prompters. I will make every effort to get to all of the prompts today; barring that, tomorrow. Again, it depends on how many prompts I receive.
FSD (Free Sketch Day) will ALWAYS be free of the obligation to pay; however, I am going to add a Tip Jar to the bottom of each weekly post. The funds accrued from these tips will go to funding a finished piece, either a refined drawing, an ink-and-color drawing, or a digital painting depending on how much has been put in the Jar. (For pricing, see This Post) If funding is successful, the prompt that will be used will be decided by you in a vote!
Also, once a month, I will hold a prize drawing for one piece of free digitally inked and colorized artwork based on the FSD prompt of the winner's choice.
And that's about it. Have at it!
Some sketches from previous FSDs
Congratulations to timelord1, who won the prize drawing!
You'll receive a high resolution, digitally inked and colorized version of your prompt, "TARDIS," in about a week's time, give or take.
Hope you enjoy!
timelord1, who won the prize drawing!You'll receive a high resolution, digitally inked and colorized version of your prompt, "TARDIS," in about a week's time, give or take.
Hope you enjoy!
Free Sketch Day December Prize Drawing
Dec. 28th, 2011 03:15 pmYesterday's Prize Drawing is now closed and comments will be taken to screened. Thank you for participating!
Good afternoon, friends!
So, here we are nearing the end of December, as well as 2011. This month has been a rocky one for my family and me, but we've all gotten through it more or less intact. I didn't hold as many Free Sketch Days as I'd hoped, but when I was able to, I was very excited about the turnout and the wonderful prompts given.
And today, being near the end of the month, it's time to hold my monthly prize drawing! The prize is a free digitally inked and colored image of your choice, from this month's Free Sketch Day posts (which I'll link to here). Anyone is eligible to apply-- just leave a comment here and state which sketch you would like to see completed. Tomorrow morning, I will write down all the names on scraps of paper, put them in a bowl, shake them up a bit, and draw one name at random. The winner will be announced in the morning, and I will create and email him/her a full-color, full sized, high resolution piece of art based on the sketch of their choice from this week's FSD. (Please allow at least a week for completion of the image; I'm a very busy gal!)
Here are the sketch compilation posts for this month for the FSDs held since the last prize drawing:
12/27-- http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/24647.html
12/13-- http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/23007.html
11/29-- http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/21261.html
Choose any one sketch from these links and comment on this entry to apply for the prize drawing.
As always, I take private commissions for finished pieces. Also, any tips accrued on this page at any time will (unless otherwise specified by the tipper) go towards funding finished artwork that will be voted on by all of you when the cost of completed work is reached. There is currently $3 in the Tip Jar, so another $17 will fund a completed, detailed black and white drawing; an additional $37 will fund a digitally inked and colorized illustration; and an additional $97 will cover a simple digital painting.
Good afternoon, friends!
So, here we are nearing the end of December, as well as 2011. This month has been a rocky one for my family and me, but we've all gotten through it more or less intact. I didn't hold as many Free Sketch Days as I'd hoped, but when I was able to, I was very excited about the turnout and the wonderful prompts given.
And today, being near the end of the month, it's time to hold my monthly prize drawing! The prize is a free digitally inked and colored image of your choice, from this month's Free Sketch Day posts (which I'll link to here). Anyone is eligible to apply-- just leave a comment here and state which sketch you would like to see completed. Tomorrow morning, I will write down all the names on scraps of paper, put them in a bowl, shake them up a bit, and draw one name at random. The winner will be announced in the morning, and I will create and email him/her a full-color, full sized, high resolution piece of art based on the sketch of their choice from this week's FSD. (Please allow at least a week for completion of the image; I'm a very busy gal!)
Here are the sketch compilation posts for this month for the FSDs held since the last prize drawing:
12/27-- http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/24647.html
12/13-- http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/23007.html
11/29-- http://shadows-gallery.livejournal.com/21261.html
Choose any one sketch from these links and comment on this entry to apply for the prize drawing.
As always, I take private commissions for finished pieces. Also, any tips accrued on this page at any time will (unless otherwise specified by the tipper) go towards funding finished artwork that will be voted on by all of you when the cost of completed work is reached. There is currently $3 in the Tip Jar, so another $17 will fund a completed, detailed black and white drawing; an additional $37 will fund a digitally inked and colorized illustration; and an additional $97 will cover a simple digital painting.
