Like every other artist out there, I'm starving to fund myself and would appreciate the business a ton. But art is much more than a business to me, and I think of every new commission as a challenge to myself. Can I outdo my old works to please not only the client but also the artist within me? I'm not the best artist out there, I'm certainly not one of the best on DA, nor even the best I know. It's not the point of art to be the best because it's so subjective, who's to say what the top is? Picasso's abstract or Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel? Jackson Pollock or Da Vinci?

I guarantee to you that whatever you commission is a task I take unto myself as an artist, not as a businesswoman and that my heart goes into every piece I do. When you request to buy art from me, you are funding me not only financially, but also artistically and it's a funding I duly appreciate. ^_^

Now here are the knitty gritty details.

Payment

I accept payment in the form of paypal.
Concealed cash isn't preferable, but also acceptable if necessary.

What can/cannot be done
I will try whatever I can to meet your demands, but if I honestly cannot do it, I will let you know. However, I can help you narrow your demands by telling you that these are things I absolutely will fail to do properly enough for a paid commission, including...

Mecha (sadly, no Gundams or Transformers would be done justice by my hand)
Machinery/Vehicles (unless you'd like a Honda that looks like a cockroach...)
Anthro (I'm not a fan of the snout face)
Realism (I could take a picture for you! )
Creatures (like Final Fantasy monsters? No can do)

Most everything else I can do relatively confidently, and if you have something in mind with a questionable theme, go ahead and ask anyway! Chances are, I won't turn you down. I've drawn ecchi, yaoi, yuri, and a character crucified like Christ, so artistic theme is never a no. I also write fanfiction, but prices for that are so varied, it would be better to just ask me directly about those.

Prices?

All of my prices are given as a range because depending on your request, some things take more time than others. Between two people who request a full body shot of a character, one might want an action pose and the other might want them standing still. Naturally, the action pose takes more time for me to draw and therefore I would charge a little more for that one.

Pencil Sketches
It's not just a pencil outline you're getting. You get shading and toning and everything! You also have the option of getting the hard copy mailed to you, for no extra charge!

$7-20

Example:


Colored Artwork
I make colored artwork using 3 different mediums.
Photoshop CS3/Corel Painter X
Colored Pencils and Paper
Water color painting

$22 flat rate, additional charge depending on the subject matter drawn for digital and colored pencil.
Ex) A single character = $28
A scene depicting multiple people with background = $40+

Example:


The prices for my watercolor paintings are slightly different. Because the painting will be mailed to you, it's almost like a standard print, only I do not get to keep any form of the original. These make them much more valuable to me, and it also imposes a shipping cost on your payment. Also, there are many different things you might request of a painting and time and effort will vary far more on a painting than I can predict for my digital artwork.
As such, my paintings will have a price range of $45 to $100. It is a much larger price range, subject to fluctuation, but mostly the cost comes from time and effort. The shipping charge is separate and given that I don't know how fickle the post office is, I'll let you know the shipping cost when you request a painting. Once I take better pictures of them, I will post the works I've done so far that are also up for sale.

Backgrounds
...are going to cost you because I struggle with them. If you want a background, there's going to be an additional $7 charge regardless of what it is and the price may increase further if the background desired is particularly difficult.

Example:


More samples are available in my gallery in a separate folder, or you can just browse through my entire gallery, if you'd like.

Commission in Progress

Slot 1: A fanfiction for =Hildi
Slot 2:
Slot 3: