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Science isn't about why--
IT'S ABOUT WHY NOT.
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R2D2 © StarWars
Art ©
1. Fill out the appropriate form for the type of commission(s) you would like to order.
(For multiple commissions, fill out one form for each individual commission)
2. Note me with your filled out form.
-Do not note me multiple times. Please take a minute to review your order before sending it to avoid having to note me about extra references or forgotten details/questions.
-DO NOT DELETE PARTS OF THE NOTE CHAIN. I try to keep only one note per user in my inbox (the most recent note in the chain) to prevent hopeless cluttering. If you delete parts, I cannot access that commission information.
3. I will reserve Sunday, August 9th & Monday, August 10th to review incoming requests as I also finish off my last queue. I considered pushing back the opening date, but after some debate I felt it best for me to keep the original opening date. However instead of rushing through notes, I would take two days time to comfortably finish the last owed art and give each commission request the time it deserves for consideration before answering.
4. TUESDAY, AUGUST 11th IS WHEN YOU CAN BEGIN EXPECTING ACCEPTANCE OR DECLINATION REPLIES TO YOUR COMMISSION INQUIRIES. And in case it's asked- no you do not have to commission me before Tuesday in order to be guaranteed a spot on my commission list. That is just the soonest date that replies will be sent out.
5. If accepted, you may send payment via Paypal ASAP.
6. Once I receive your payment, your name will be put on the official commission queue list. I begin work on the first listed commission immediately after acceptance, and work down the list.
7. I do not currently have a slot-limit posted, however if I receive a large amount of commissions I may temporarily stop taking new orders to work off the list accordingly, then reopen for still-interested commissioners.
-Payment is only accepted in USD
-Payment is accepted via Paypal to: l2edPanda[at]live.com
(the first two characters are a lowercase "L" and the number "2")
-Upon your commission being accepted, payment is expected up front and in full.
(I do not consider unpaid commissions 'serious' and as a protective measure I do not begin work on a piece until it is funded.)
-When sending payment, select 'Goods and Services' and when your shipping address shows up on the page where you determine the sending amount, select 'no address needed' from the drop-down box.
REGULAR COMMISSIONS
✖ Chibi
-Full Body
-Colored Lineart
-I, II, III, IV, V, VI
-$35 single | +$17 per each extra character
CHIBI FORM
USERNAME:
ART STYLE: CHIBI
REFERENCE(S):
MOOD:
POSE:
OUTFIT:
EXTRA:
l2EDPANDA'S PAYPAL: l2edPanda[at]live.com
YOUR PAYPAL NAME or EMAIL ADDRESS: (so that I may connect your username to the payment I receive, confirm that you have paid, and put you on the commission list)
✖ Colored Sketches
-Full Body
-Flat color, soft sketch lines
-I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
-$50 single | +$25 per each extra character
**You may notice I used much older art for references. This is because the newer colored sketches I have been drawing eventually became so detailed they were essentially colored linearts. The only difference was the fact that there were translucent 'skeleton frame' lines visible still. However the file sizes were double the size of the older standard, they were fully shaded, and had hard detailed lines along with the barely visible 'skeleton sketch' lines.
I am reverting back to a simplistic flat color for these sketches! Although the sample art is dated, essentially you'll receive a commission similar to those, only in the form of my more advanced anatomy and current style.
(Here are two samples of my more recent 'colored sketch' results to give you guys an idea of how far it had gone from just a sketch: SFW & NSFW )
COLORED SKETCH FORM
USERNAME:
ART STYLE: COLORED SKETCH
REFERENCE(S):
MOOD:
POSE:
OUTFIT:
EXTRA:
l2EDPANDA'S PAYPAL: l2edPanda[at]live.com
YOUR PAYPAL NAME or EMAIL ADDRESS: (so that I may connect your username to the payment I receive, confirm that you have paid, and put you on the commission list)
✖ Colored Lineart
-Full Body
-Full Color Lineart
-Mix of cell and soft shading with highlights ("painterly")
-SFW SAMPLES: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII,
-NSFW SAMPLES: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX
-$70 single | +$35 per each extra character
COLORED LINEART FORM
USERNAME:
ART STYLE: COLORED LINEART
REFERENCE(S):
MOOD:
POSE:
OUTFIT:
EXTRA:
l2EDPANDA'S PAYPAL: l2edPanda[at]live.com
YOUR PAYPAL NAME or EMAIL ADDRESS: (so that I may connect your username to the payment I receive and confirm that you have paid)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SPECIALTY COMMISSIONS
✖ Reference Sheets
-Colored lineart
-Light cell shading (to make the true colors apparent)
-Commissioner determines the 'design' of the reference sheet by literally picking out everything they want to see on it. That way they can determine the perfect price range and amount of detail for the sheet.
-There is no 'form' for my reference sheets currently. We decide what all you would like on your individually built sheet and go from there.
-SFW Samples I, II, III. IV, V, VI, VII
-NSFW Samples I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
BASE PRICE KEY:
$60 per fullbody (nude/basic clothes)
$45 per bust/thigh-and-up (nude/basic clothes)
$45 per fullbody feral
$25 per headshot
$35 per 'clothes chibi'
$30 for 'loves box' (maximum 7 icons)
$10-$20 per companion (pets, small allies, familiars, etc)
$10 for second version of sheet (NSFW/SFW versions)
$0 for color swatch
$0 for written information (name, gender, species, DOB, age)
**Anything extra that you do not see on the key, you are welcome to bring up to me!
**Complicated characters/wardrobes are a varying extra cost
☠ For a short time, you can get a Fall/Autumn/Halloween/Seasonal/Day of the Dead themed commission from me!
☠ You have very minimal input on how these themed sketches will come out
☠ If I incorporate a background with your theme, it's going to be a very soft 'watercolor-like' type of background. So that the character will remain a focal point and the boldest part of the piece.
☠ I am offering thigh-up colored sketches and chibi sketches
☠ You'll need to pick out a theme, supply me with your character references, and let me know some guidelines for the mood of the piece (Essentially, fill out the form and you're good to go!)
☠ Make sure you pick out ONE THEME! Themes that are under the same number but are separated by a '/' are still individual themes.
☠ With your theme, you can choose one of the following to show in the art:
-Your character 'holding' or interacting with the item ("Holding")
-Your character wearing clothes or accessories (or a cosplay) that display that item ("Dress up")
-Your character BE COMBINED with the item. Or in other words, your character would become whatever your chosen theme was. I would suggest this for themes such as 'vampire', 'werewolf', 'mummified', 'witch', 'ghost', etc. And less for themes such as 'fireside' or 'apple cider'. ("I am")
It's funny to think of those ridiculous mash ups, but it's very harrowing as an artist to handle confusing combinations that don't mix well, and this year I may either ask you to elaborate on what you picture with your unique combination or to pick another more compatible combo.
☠ There are also 'Affinities' to help me know what direction you are comfortable with the commission going towards.
"Trick" - creepy / scary
"Treat" - sexy / suggestive
"Sweet" - cute / adorable
☠ Last Year's SFW- I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX
☠ Last year's NSFW- I, II, III, IV, V
THE THEMES
1. Pumpkin / Pumpkin Patch
2. Jack-O-Lantern
3. Spiderwebs
4. Skeleton / Bones / X-Ray
5. Moon / Harvest Moon / Blood Moon
6. Bats
7. Jack Skellington / Nightmare Before Christmas
8. Voodoo / Witchdoctor
9. Ghost
10. Beetlejuice
11. Cauldron / Potions
12. Zombie
13. Coffee / Tea
14. Falling Leaves
15. Salted Caramel
16. Fireside / Bonfire
17. Fall Vineyard
18. Graveyard / Cemetery / Coffin / Tombstone
19. Apothecary (MoreLikeApothescaryAmIRite)
20. Masquerade / Phantom of the Opera
21. Halloween Sweets: Marshmallow S'mores / Halloween Cupcakes / Krispy Skreme Donuts / Fall Cookies / Pumpkin Pie / Sweet Cinnamon Rolls / Devilish Macaroons
22. Vampire
23. Werewolf
24. Witch
25. Candy Corn
26. Cozy Knit Things / Sweater Weather
27. October's Constellations
28. November Rainy Days
29. Fog Rolling In The Forest
30. Birch Woods
31. Pumpkin Spice Latte / Starbucks
32. Ouija
33. Harvest Apples / Apple Pie / Apple Cider / Candied Apple / Caramel Apple
34. Pecan Pie
35. Mummified
36. Casting Spells
37. First Frost
38. Poe's Tobacco / Wistful Pipes
39. Raven / Crow
40. Evil Spirits (Halloween themed alcoholic drinks)
41. Candelabra
42. Autumn Bouquet
43. Day of the Dead
44. Lantern Light
45. Cozy Reading
46. Flannel
47. Autumn Lake / Fall Mountains
48. Reaper
49. Cranberry Harvest
50. Autumn Windowpanes
AUTUMN COMMISSION FORM:
USERNAME:
ART STYLE: [Choose either Chibi or Sketch]
AFFINITY/MOOD: [Choose either Trick (scary), Treat (sexy), or Sweet (cute)]
HOW DO YOU WANT THE THEME INCLUDED: [Choose either Holding (your character is physically holding the theme item or a figure of the theme item), Dress up (your character is cosplaying as the theme or wearing clothes/accessories that display the theme) , or I am (your character becomes whatever the theme is) ]
NSFW or SFW:
REFERENCE(S):
THEME:
l2EDPANDA'S PAYPAL: l2edPanda[at]live.com
YOUR PAYPAL NAME or EMAIL ADDRESS: (so that I may connect your username to the payment I receive and confirm that you have paid)
_____________________________ -☠- _____________________________
Okay guys! Now that all the business stuff is laid out, there's something I wanted to take a minute to explain to you all. You may have noticed that some of my prices have gone up, specifically my colored sketches (+$2) and my colored linearts (+$10)
I was really close to not relaying WHY that's happened, but I think it would be kinda underhanded and sneaky and crappy of me to not address it? MAYBE THAT'S JUST ME BUT ANYWAY--
There's two reasons.
The first reason is because of how much more work I've been putting into my art lately. I don't know how I was so bad before. I understand that art is a growing talent- the more you work at it, the better it gets. But I cant even go past 2014 in my gallery without feeling intense embarrassment. How the frick did I not know how to draw a smooth, thin line before then?
But for whatever reason, I have a huge drive to make my art the best it can be now. I suppose I felt that way back then too, but I clearly didn't notice that there was so much more I could be putting in the artwork to make it better. Like shading, highlighting, shadows, better lines, truer anatomy, etc etc. But now that I do, my art takes twice as long for me to sit there and carefully hash out all the detail I think the art (and the commissioner) deserves.
However, I've always been shy about money and the worth of my work. Even after doing commissions for years now, I STILL want to get the 'money talks' over with asap. So even though I was doing a LOT more work, I didn't feel like that was enough to charge more for it.
But then two days ago we got some amazing news.
For anyone who read about my current situation on my 'commission opening date warning' submission, we're essentially going to be out of a place to live on August 16th. Our roomate gave us insanely short notice that he is moving to Montana, and since he told us that he had just renewed the lease we weren't ready for something like that. No savings, no plan, you name it.
So we start frantically searching for places around town, hoping for availabilities in our price range (which is abysmal OTL ) that we would be able to afford start-up fees in such a short amount of time.
Nothing is really happening, we're getting information but nothing is working out. Until we find this AMAZING place. It's safe, it's quiet, it's not pushing our price limit, it has tons of space and is such a cute apartment. You get a private balcony, lots of window light, it's a great location...AND THERE WAS ONE AVAILABILITY. We could literally move out on time from our current shithole apartment and right into the new one.
So we get the information we need to apply, get home, immediately go to reserve the unit online and--
It's already gone.
Needless to say we were pretty pissed. So we go up there the next day to make sure that it was actually gone and not just some site error. No, it's gone. Snatched up that quickly.
Until the lady told us that another identical unit was just announced to be available about a week later than the first unit.
So we quickly apply right there in the leasing office (normally they do electronic applications but we didn't want to waste time going home and asked for paper ones), and I swear it took centuries for it to process and for us to find out if we were approved.
AND WE GOT IT.
WE'RE MOVING OUT OF THIS SHITTY, DEPRESSING DOWNTOWN. LITERALLY EVERY PLACE DOWN HERE IS DISGUSTING AND NOT TAKEN CARE OF AT ALL. NO MORE SHOOTINGS, NO MORE STAB VICTIMS IN THE PARKING LOT, NO MORE WEAVING AROUND THE BAR PEOPLE AS WE TRY TO GET UPTOWN FOR DONUTS OR PET FOOD. NO MORE BEING SO FAR AWAY FROM EVERYTHING WORTH VISITING.
I am literally vibrating with excitement right now. Still paying out for the deposit, and doing an obscene amount of math to make sure we get what we need prepped and don't miss any payment deadlines. But none of that holds a candle to how happy
and I are for our new place.
But, this means that now I'm going to have to be paying more than I was before in bills. Which is SO worth it, but long story short- that's why prices have gone up. ;w;
P.S. All of that apartment searching and visiting is also why I wasn't able to get the last commissions all colored before today. They'll be taken care of today and possibly tomorrow if they run over, but I was assuming our search would be just as boring and fruitless as it has been since the beginning and that I would be at home drawing instead of signing a lease to the most adorable apartment I've ever seen.
HAPPY TO BE PROVEN WRONG, but also not happy that everything isn't perfectly in order yet. Off to go fix that and review any notes that come in!
IT'S ABOUT WHY NOT.
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R2D2 © StarWars
Art ©
Commissions: OPEN | Art Trades: Closed | Collabs: Never | Requests: 1000 Nopes
l2edPanda's ToS
l2edPanda's Commission Queue
_____________________________ -☠- _____________________________
l2EDPANDA COMMISSIONS FALL 2015
Thundercats are gooo!
______________________________________________________
HOW TO COMMISSION ME
1. Fill out the appropriate form for the type of commission(s) you would like to order.
(For multiple commissions, fill out one form for each individual commission)
2. Note me with your filled out form.
-Do not note me multiple times. Please take a minute to review your order before sending it to avoid having to note me about extra references or forgotten details/questions.
-DO NOT DELETE PARTS OF THE NOTE CHAIN. I try to keep only one note per user in my inbox (the most recent note in the chain) to prevent hopeless cluttering. If you delete parts, I cannot access that commission information.
3. I will reserve Sunday, August 9th & Monday, August 10th to review incoming requests as I also finish off my last queue. I considered pushing back the opening date, but after some debate I felt it best for me to keep the original opening date. However instead of rushing through notes, I would take two days time to comfortably finish the last owed art and give each commission request the time it deserves for consideration before answering.
4. TUESDAY, AUGUST 11th IS WHEN YOU CAN BEGIN EXPECTING ACCEPTANCE OR DECLINATION REPLIES TO YOUR COMMISSION INQUIRIES. And in case it's asked- no you do not have to commission me before Tuesday in order to be guaranteed a spot on my commission list. That is just the soonest date that replies will be sent out.
5. If accepted, you may send payment via Paypal ASAP.
6. Once I receive your payment, your name will be put on the official commission queue list. I begin work on the first listed commission immediately after acceptance, and work down the list.
7. I do not currently have a slot-limit posted, however if I receive a large amount of commissions I may temporarily stop taking new orders to work off the list accordingly, then reopen for still-interested commissioners.
______________________________________________________
PAYMENT
-Payment is only accepted in USD
-Payment is accepted via Paypal to: l2edPanda[at]live.com
(the first two characters are a lowercase "L" and the number "2")
-Upon your commission being accepted, payment is expected up front and in full.
(I do not consider unpaid commissions 'serious' and as a protective measure I do not begin work on a piece until it is funded.)
-When sending payment, select 'Goods and Services' and when your shipping address shows up on the page where you determine the sending amount, select 'no address needed' from the drop-down box.
______________________________________________________
TYPES OF COMMISSIONS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FALL QUARTER REGULAR COMMISSIONS
✖ Chibi
-Full Body
-Colored Lineart
-I, II, III, IV, V, VI
-$35 single | +$17 per each extra character
CHIBI FORM
USERNAME:
ART STYLE: CHIBI
REFERENCE(S):
MOOD:
POSE:
OUTFIT:
EXTRA:
l2EDPANDA'S PAYPAL: l2edPanda[at]live.com
YOUR PAYPAL NAME or EMAIL ADDRESS: (so that I may connect your username to the payment I receive, confirm that you have paid, and put you on the commission list)
✖ Colored Sketches
-Full Body
-Flat color, soft sketch lines
-I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
-$50 single | +$25 per each extra character
**You may notice I used much older art for references. This is because the newer colored sketches I have been drawing eventually became so detailed they were essentially colored linearts. The only difference was the fact that there were translucent 'skeleton frame' lines visible still. However the file sizes were double the size of the older standard, they were fully shaded, and had hard detailed lines along with the barely visible 'skeleton sketch' lines.
I am reverting back to a simplistic flat color for these sketches! Although the sample art is dated, essentially you'll receive a commission similar to those, only in the form of my more advanced anatomy and current style.
(Here are two samples of my more recent 'colored sketch' results to give you guys an idea of how far it had gone from just a sketch: SFW & NSFW )
COLORED SKETCH FORM
USERNAME:
ART STYLE: COLORED SKETCH
REFERENCE(S):
MOOD:
POSE:
OUTFIT:
EXTRA:
l2EDPANDA'S PAYPAL: l2edPanda[at]live.com
YOUR PAYPAL NAME or EMAIL ADDRESS: (so that I may connect your username to the payment I receive, confirm that you have paid, and put you on the commission list)
✖ Colored Lineart
-Full Body
-Full Color Lineart
-Mix of cell and soft shading with highlights ("painterly")
-SFW SAMPLES: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII,
-NSFW SAMPLES: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX
-$70 single | +$35 per each extra character
COLORED LINEART FORM
USERNAME:
ART STYLE: COLORED LINEART
REFERENCE(S):
MOOD:
POSE:
OUTFIT:
EXTRA:
l2EDPANDA'S PAYPAL: l2edPanda[at]live.com
YOUR PAYPAL NAME or EMAIL ADDRESS: (so that I may connect your username to the payment I receive and confirm that you have paid)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SPECIALTY COMMISSIONS
✖ Reference Sheets
-Colored lineart
-Light cell shading (to make the true colors apparent)
-Commissioner determines the 'design' of the reference sheet by literally picking out everything they want to see on it. That way they can determine the perfect price range and amount of detail for the sheet.
-There is no 'form' for my reference sheets currently. We decide what all you would like on your individually built sheet and go from there.
-SFW Samples I, II, III. IV, V, VI, VII
-NSFW Samples I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
BASE PRICE KEY:
$60 per fullbody (nude/basic clothes)
$45 per bust/thigh-and-up (nude/basic clothes)
$45 per fullbody feral
$25 per headshot
$35 per 'clothes chibi'
$30 for 'loves box' (maximum 7 icons)
$10-$20 per companion (pets, small allies, familiars, etc)
$10 for second version of sheet (NSFW/SFW versions)
$0 for color swatch
$0 for written information (name, gender, species, DOB, age)
**Anything extra that you do not see on the key, you are welcome to bring up to me!
**Complicated characters/wardrobes are a varying extra cost
______________________________________________________
SEASONAL AUTUMN COMMISSIONS
(Will no longer be made available after November 1st) ☠ For a short time, you can get a Fall/Autumn/Halloween/Seasonal/Day of the Dead themed commission from me!
☠ You have very minimal input on how these themed sketches will come out
☠ If I incorporate a background with your theme, it's going to be a very soft 'watercolor-like' type of background. So that the character will remain a focal point and the boldest part of the piece.
☠ I am offering thigh-up colored sketches and chibi sketches
☠ You'll need to pick out a theme, supply me with your character references, and let me know some guidelines for the mood of the piece (Essentially, fill out the form and you're good to go!)
☠ Make sure you pick out ONE THEME! Themes that are under the same number but are separated by a '/' are still individual themes.
☠ With your theme, you can choose one of the following to show in the art:
-Your character 'holding' or interacting with the item ("Holding")
-Your character wearing clothes or accessories (or a cosplay) that display that item ("Dress up")
-Your character BE COMBINED with the item. Or in other words, your character would become whatever your chosen theme was. I would suggest this for themes such as 'vampire', 'werewolf', 'mummified', 'witch', 'ghost', etc. And less for themes such as 'fireside' or 'apple cider'. ("I am")
It's funny to think of those ridiculous mash ups, but it's very harrowing as an artist to handle confusing combinations that don't mix well, and this year I may either ask you to elaborate on what you picture with your unique combination or to pick another more compatible combo.
☠ There are also 'Affinities' to help me know what direction you are comfortable with the commission going towards.
"Trick" - creepy / scary
"Treat" - sexy / suggestive
"Sweet" - cute / adorable
☠ Last Year's SFW- I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX
☠ Last year's NSFW- I, II, III, IV, V
THE THEMES
1. Pumpkin / Pumpkin Patch
2. Jack-O-Lantern
3. Spiderwebs
4. Skeleton / Bones / X-Ray
5. Moon / Harvest Moon / Blood Moon
6. Bats
7. Jack Skellington / Nightmare Before Christmas
8. Voodoo / Witchdoctor
9. Ghost
10. Beetlejuice
11. Cauldron / Potions
12. Zombie
13. Coffee / Tea
14. Falling Leaves
15. Salted Caramel
16. Fireside / Bonfire
17. Fall Vineyard
18. Graveyard / Cemetery / Coffin / Tombstone
19. Apothecary (MoreLikeApothescaryAmIRite)
20. Masquerade / Phantom of the Opera
21. Halloween Sweets: Marshmallow S'mores / Halloween Cupcakes / Krispy Skreme Donuts / Fall Cookies / Pumpkin Pie / Sweet Cinnamon Rolls / Devilish Macaroons
22. Vampire
23. Werewolf
24. Witch
25. Candy Corn
26. Cozy Knit Things / Sweater Weather
27. October's Constellations
28. November Rainy Days
29. Fog Rolling In The Forest
30. Birch Woods
31. Pumpkin Spice Latte / Starbucks
32. Ouija
33. Harvest Apples / Apple Pie / Apple Cider / Candied Apple / Caramel Apple
34. Pecan Pie
35. Mummified
36. Casting Spells
37. First Frost
38. Poe's Tobacco / Wistful Pipes
39. Raven / Crow
40. Evil Spirits (Halloween themed alcoholic drinks)
41. Candelabra
42. Autumn Bouquet
43. Day of the Dead
44. Lantern Light
45. Cozy Reading
46. Flannel
47. Autumn Lake / Fall Mountains
48. Reaper
49. Cranberry Harvest
50. Autumn Windowpanes
AUTUMN COMMISSION FORM:
USERNAME:
ART STYLE: [Choose either Chibi or Sketch]
AFFINITY/MOOD: [Choose either Trick (scary), Treat (sexy), or Sweet (cute)]
HOW DO YOU WANT THE THEME INCLUDED: [Choose either Holding (your character is physically holding the theme item or a figure of the theme item), Dress up (your character is cosplaying as the theme or wearing clothes/accessories that display the theme) , or I am (your character becomes whatever the theme is) ]
NSFW or SFW:
REFERENCE(S):
THEME:
l2EDPANDA'S PAYPAL: l2edPanda[at]live.com
YOUR PAYPAL NAME or EMAIL ADDRESS: (so that I may connect your username to the payment I receive and confirm that you have paid)
_____________________________ -☠- _____________________________
Okay guys! Now that all the business stuff is laid out, there's something I wanted to take a minute to explain to you all. You may have noticed that some of my prices have gone up, specifically my colored sketches (+$2) and my colored linearts (+$10)
I was really close to not relaying WHY that's happened, but I think it would be kinda underhanded and sneaky and crappy of me to not address it? MAYBE THAT'S JUST ME BUT ANYWAY--
There's two reasons.
The first reason is because of how much more work I've been putting into my art lately. I don't know how I was so bad before. I understand that art is a growing talent- the more you work at it, the better it gets. But I cant even go past 2014 in my gallery without feeling intense embarrassment. How the frick did I not know how to draw a smooth, thin line before then?
But for whatever reason, I have a huge drive to make my art the best it can be now. I suppose I felt that way back then too, but I clearly didn't notice that there was so much more I could be putting in the artwork to make it better. Like shading, highlighting, shadows, better lines, truer anatomy, etc etc. But now that I do, my art takes twice as long for me to sit there and carefully hash out all the detail I think the art (and the commissioner) deserves.
However, I've always been shy about money and the worth of my work. Even after doing commissions for years now, I STILL want to get the 'money talks' over with asap. So even though I was doing a LOT more work, I didn't feel like that was enough to charge more for it.
But then two days ago we got some amazing news.
For anyone who read about my current situation on my 'commission opening date warning' submission, we're essentially going to be out of a place to live on August 16th. Our roomate gave us insanely short notice that he is moving to Montana, and since he told us that he had just renewed the lease we weren't ready for something like that. No savings, no plan, you name it.
So we start frantically searching for places around town, hoping for availabilities in our price range (which is abysmal OTL ) that we would be able to afford start-up fees in such a short amount of time.
Nothing is really happening, we're getting information but nothing is working out. Until we find this AMAZING place. It's safe, it's quiet, it's not pushing our price limit, it has tons of space and is such a cute apartment. You get a private balcony, lots of window light, it's a great location...AND THERE WAS ONE AVAILABILITY. We could literally move out on time from our current shithole apartment and right into the new one.
So we get the information we need to apply, get home, immediately go to reserve the unit online and--
It's already gone.
Needless to say we were pretty pissed. So we go up there the next day to make sure that it was actually gone and not just some site error. No, it's gone. Snatched up that quickly.
Until the lady told us that another identical unit was just announced to be available about a week later than the first unit.
So we quickly apply right there in the leasing office (normally they do electronic applications but we didn't want to waste time going home and asked for paper ones), and I swear it took centuries for it to process and for us to find out if we were approved.
AND WE GOT IT.
WE'RE MOVING OUT OF THIS SHITTY, DEPRESSING DOWNTOWN. LITERALLY EVERY PLACE DOWN HERE IS DISGUSTING AND NOT TAKEN CARE OF AT ALL. NO MORE SHOOTINGS, NO MORE STAB VICTIMS IN THE PARKING LOT, NO MORE WEAVING AROUND THE BAR PEOPLE AS WE TRY TO GET UPTOWN FOR DONUTS OR PET FOOD. NO MORE BEING SO FAR AWAY FROM EVERYTHING WORTH VISITING.
I am literally vibrating with excitement right now. Still paying out for the deposit, and doing an obscene amount of math to make sure we get what we need prepped and don't miss any payment deadlines. But none of that holds a candle to how happy
and I are for our new place. But, this means that now I'm going to have to be paying more than I was before in bills. Which is SO worth it, but long story short- that's why prices have gone up. ;w;
P.S. All of that apartment searching and visiting is also why I wasn't able to get the last commissions all colored before today. They'll be taken care of today and possibly tomorrow if they run over, but I was assuming our search would be just as boring and fruitless as it has been since the beginning and that I would be at home drawing instead of signing a lease to the most adorable apartment I've ever seen.
HAPPY TO BE PROVEN WRONG, but also not happy that everything isn't perfectly in order yet. Off to go fix that and review any notes that come in!
TL;DR-
1. I put a lot more work & time into the art
2. We just got approved for a new apartment so we can get out of this shitty downtown one, and life is about to get more expensive.
ANYWAY, I hope you guys have something in your lives that's making you feel as happy as I am tonight! I neeeeded this, it just all still feels like a dream.
THANK'S FOR READIN' AND BEING GREAT AND STUFF!
l2EDPANDA,
OUT
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Oh my goodness, that's so sweet that the subtitles say that.
Its like:
https://31.media.tumblr.com/3cbfcbd.....JPY1qldh6p.jpg
Forgive me for not yet knowing how to insert pics gracefully and not as long-ass links.
Its like:
https://31.media.tumblr.com/3cbfcbd.....JPY1qldh6p.jpg
Forgive me for not yet knowing how to insert pics gracefully and not as long-ass links.
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