Commissioners; I know I said I would get them done by January, I am so, so sorry, what happened is that I ran into some major computer problems. Not just "eh, something's not working totally" but problems of the "WHY WON'T MY COMPUTER FINISH BOOTING" variety. Suffice to say, after several hard days of working at it, I've fixed the issue and can return to working on commissions. I'll give you guys something a little extra as an apology, and sorry again for the delay, I honestly was more worried about getting the computer just to work again than I was about updating my journal with the situation. But it boots now, and I'm confident I've got the issue handled.

One of my mice also got injured and I had some personal drama, but eh, I don't want to go into that, who cares! It is over and done with. Well, except the mouse injury, but apparently there's nothing really I can do about that. ;_;

Please won't you take me away with you, I can't bear it. The lying and the derision and the disloyalty, I need someone who can restore my faith in humanity. I'm having more and more trouble finding it these days.

If you read this, you won't think it's you that I'm speaking to, but I am.

Sincerely,
The Coward

NOTE TO EVERYONE:

I am entering a few Gaia contests very quickly (as they have great prizes and immediate deadlines) but I am still working on commissions and all holiday commissions will be done by the end of January, guaranteed. Just a wee bit of patience, please. This is partly due to my holiday travel plans getting extended due to an overbooked flight.

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Holiday commissions are a serious thing on dA. I know because the past... two years at least I've been among the buyers.

Well, this year I have the somewhat dubious honor of being unemployed, which means I have too much time on my hands, could really use the extra cash, and can offer holiday commissions instead of buying them!


-- QUICK RUNDOWN --

+ Full Color
+ Painter or Photoshop

+ PORTRAIT -- $15
+ WAISTUP -- $20
+ FULLBODY -- $30

+ Paypal
+ I'll accept money orders or checks if your order is more than $50, but Paypal is preferred!


I will take five orders at a time. Price is subject to change, but once your order is accepted your price is set. One image per slot!


Please fill out this form and send it to me in a NOTE~

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Character:
Reference Images:
(if you don't have images, I will do my best to work from text decription)
Image Type: Portrait/Waistup/Fullbody
Background Color/Scheme:
Medium: Photoshop/Painter/Either
E-mail: (so I can send you a nice, high-quality copy of the image!)
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I will note you back if you got one of the slots. I will not begin work until payment is sent. Let me know in advance if you need to pay with check or money order so I can give you the address!

As for the difference between Photoshop and Painter... Photoshop stuff looks a bit more cartoony/comicky, Painter a bit more natural. If you leave it up to me, I'll just use whichever program I feel like at the moment. :3


-- ROUND ONE --
1. ~spiderflower -- waistup special -- painter -- [link]
2. *Warse-no-Miko -- waistup -- painter -- coloring 15%
3. ~LilElda -- portrait -- TBD
4. *AkiAmeko -- waistup -- Photoshop -- unpaid


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Because I know not everyone can afford to buy art commissions at the holidays, I will also pick someone who comments on this journal for a free picture! Just comment letting me know why you deserve to be picked.

+ You may only receive one picture.
+ You cannot buy a commission -- this is for people who can't afford to buy commissions!
+ I pick whether it's a portrait/waistup/fullbody and whether it's Photoshop/Painter.
+ I may pick more than one person, depending on how busy I am, but I can't promise it!

I know I haven't done anything on here in months, but, just a note for everyone: Happy Holidays, and I'll tr to be a little more active soon!

There's still time left to enter the art contest, but it's getting short! If you haven't started an entry, you've a bit under two weeks to try one. If you have started, get it done soon, or prepare to enter a WIP. I'll announce when WIP entries are being accepted; it should be sometime next week.