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I don't think my deviant inbox has been 100% empty in nearly 3 years.
GO ME!

In other news, my comic is alive and updating and at the last friggin' page of chapter 2, and I'm still taking commissions. Want one? I put down kinda high prices, but I usually stick to the lower end of the scale. So really, they're cheap unless you want 13 naked ladies by a pool with 2 naked boys peering through the bushes. *coughfreedoodleforthefirstpersonwhocannamewhatI'mtalkingaboutcough* Buy one! Put me through school!

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Magnetic North :: have you read it yet? http://www.magnorth.net
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Commission slots!
1. spclwerido - paid
2. Chris - working out details
3. open
4. open
5. open

Backstory:
I moved to Portland OR about 3 months ago. The aim and goal (other than getting out of the backwoods I've grown up in) was to go to culinary school. I'm taking commissions to make the load on my wallet a little easier :3


What I am willing to draw
I'm willing to draw just about anything that isn't pron--you can ask for it, but you're only going to get me blatantly making fun of it without even a naked boobie to assuage you. But fanart, your original characters, my original characters (for some reason, it's literally all I've ever been commissioned to do), furries, anthros, teh gays, non-sexual nakedness, you got it. Just no prons.

Or excessive disgustingness.

C'mon, I work with food all day and still have to eat at some point. And I've got a real weak constitution when it comes to that stuff.


Prices:
Rough Sketches: $1
These are literally just rough sketches. Little doodles of a character or two done in pencil. Construction lines are left in. Since I scan them and send them through email, I'm willing to throw a color gradient over the lines if you'd like.

[Example]

Pencil sketches: $3
Same as the above, but with a little more effort and with the use of an eraser (no construction lines for you :3). $3 for two characters, maybe a prop or two, no background. For an extra dollar, I'm willing to add a bit of marker shading. Can ship to you for 54 cents (cost of an envelope and stamp).

[Example 1]
[Example 2]
[Example 3 (with marker shading for reference)]

Pencil commission: $10
A refined version of the above pencil sketch, you'll get as true a background as I'm capable of and full shading. Colored pencils might be negotiable. Bristol paper.

[Example 1]
[Example 2]

Pen and Ink: $20-40
Line weight, shading, one-two people, props. Extra 5 dollars a person, four people max, backgrounds. Drawn with Copic archival quality pens on Bristol paper. Cost is dependent upon complexity of characters/scene/background.

[Example 1 (cost about $35)]
[Example 2 (cost about $25)]

Cell-shaded CG: $20-40
This would be anything you see in the comic: fully colored characters (up to two included in the base price, an extra $5 per person, up to five total--more are negotiable though) and props. Backgrounds are optional, and will be painted. These can be full color or black and white. Original line art will either be hand drawn on paper or as a digital sketch on a separate layer, depending on the complexity of the piece and my mood about it. Again, cost is dependent upon how many characters/intricate details/backgrounds/etc.

[Example 1 (cost about $20)]
[Example 2 (cost would be $20)]
[Example 3 (cost would be about $35)]

Painted CG: $25-50
Slightly more expensive than cell-shaded, in respect to time. Two people are included in the cost, but you can have up to 5 (this number is negotiable, however) for an extra $5 a figure. Full color (or full greys), with props. Backgrounds are optional. Original line art will either be hand drawn on paper or as a digital sketch on a separate layer, depending on the complexity of the piece and my mood about it.

[Example 1 (cost would be about $35)]
[Example 2 (cost would be $55)]
[Example 3 (cost would be about $40)]
[Example 4 (cost is $25)]

Shipping
I'm willing to ship traditional and digital commissions alike through the mail. Shipping is a flat $4 for postage and envelope, unless previously stated. Digital commissions will run an extra $4 for the initial print, and $3 for any extra prints you want me to shove in there for you. All pre-work (sketches leading up to the final decision and whatnot) are included in the package.

As a note, I tend to SUCK at getting to the post office in a timely matter, so if this is a gift, TELL ME in the initial commissioning emails/notes. If urgency isn't an issue, and should I suck horribly at mailing it to you (ie, if it takes me more than 2 weeks), I usually stick an extra doodle or three into the envelope as a kind of apology.



The way I usually work this, is you tell me what you want, I tell you if I'm willing to draw it, send you a couple of sketches to make sure we're on the right page, and then we figure out what I have to adjust to get you what you want. Then you pay me and I start in on the final product. Depending on complexity, it takes me a day to 3 weeks (I'm a student with a full time job. I can't help this), but I keep constant contact and send updates on where I'm at if I take longer than a week.

So, if you're still interested after reading all of that, send me a note and I'll add you to the list.

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Commission slots:
1. spclwerido - paid
2. Chris - working out details
3. open
4. open
5. open

Sooooo, yeah. As of Monday, I'll have been running my little comic for 4 years, and as it's the single longest running (and active, I should totally mention that it's still ACTIVE) project I have, I thought I'd throw a little contest.

And I totally should have mentioned this here weeks ago when I started the contest, but if enough people complain (and are actually going to enter), I might push back the deadline. To the point!

There are two contests. The first is a fanart contest--fanart, fanfiction, guest comics, cosplay, stick figures that vaguely resemble the characters, anything's welcome. I has to have it by Saturday at midnight* however (like I said, I'll fudge the deadline if enough people are interested). Winner gets the original sketches, line art, and a full color print of a secret illustration that I've been working on for a while, mailed to them free of charge. Runner-ups get doodles of their choice.

The second contest is to tell me who your favorite character is, and why. Winning character gets a pinup wallpaper. Also, seriously feel free to babble about WHY you love that character so much, because whoever has the most awesome** reason gets a little sumthin'-sumthin' of their favorite character as well. This one's due on Sunday at midnight***.

In'nerested? Wanna enter? Either note me your entries or send them to runbyhugging@gmail.com
Or bitch in the comments about how I totally gypped you all on time. :3




*By "Saturday at midnight", I technically mean early assed Sunday morning. Which also means you can technically turn it in up until about 8am on Sunday.
**Level and reasoning of awesomeness yet to be determined
***By "Sunday at midnight," it means early assed Monday morning. Which also means if you're willing to push it, you have until 6am Monday when my alarm goes off.

I'm in desperate want of a new computer chair, so on top of my normal commissions (information can be found here, if you're interested you can email me or note me), of which are purty cheap, I'm also taking chibi commissions. 5-10$ based on complexity, full inks and colors.

Examples!
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Any takers?



Full commissions
1.
2. open
3. open

Chibi commissions
1. open
2. open
3. open
4. open
5. open

for those of you playing along at home, my comic's back on track and I've been updating a few weeks steady.

Also, the latest kiriban has come and gone and no takers. So, next number is 4797.