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Published: 2011-10-01 15:19:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 2782; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 18
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I've been a bum too long and need to open commissions to pay for groceries and my dog's stuff @w@Any of these commission types I'm willing to do in any animal, including human. If I have never drawn the species you do want me to draw, ask me about it. I can do a quick sketch to prove I can draw it.
I also do pet art but right now, since I need to keep my current work hush-hush until it's uploaded on the site, I do not have any recent animals. If you want me to do petsite art for you contact me and I'll be able to give you a peek of some of my pet art.
Please note me sometime @u@
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any information you feel to be important. If you don't give me much information then I'll be giving plenty of sketches, flats, etc until the design is completed to your liking.
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So for quick soft shading, if I wanted you to do five cat characters, then it would be $27?
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Yeah I guess so xD
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Hmm, so I just note you all the details? You don't mind taking a commission now, do you? I could come backin like a week or something.
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nah you can give it to me now Cx just note me about it (if you have a deadline for it though be sure to tell me xAx )
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Lol, just making sure. I wasn't sure if people wanted to take commissions over the holidays. XD There is no deadline. I'll note you now!
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I can take it. I don't know if I'll be doing it immediately but chances are I'll be bored this week anyways xD
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Lol, it's fine. ^^ I am a patient grasshopper.
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I didn't mean a ref (I sort of explained it in a com using way) I ment the character design
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oh well sure. But since it's like designing two characters it'd be a total price of $10
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i still have to pay bills this month and I don't get paid again until the first of the year. Living pay check to pay check sucks sometimes.
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I know the feeling xD
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On the character design could you do the same pricing with a human animal combo, you see I have a character who's a shape shifter of sorts and he turns into a rare breed of tiger if you did him as human and tiger on one sheet would that cost more?
That was a really long question sorry.
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I don't have different prices for humans and animals, I'm fine with either 
Though if you're asking me for a ref sheet I don't know what I'd price it at (since ref sheets are tedious yet don't have shading, etc) so we'd have to discuss that if its a ref sheet you're thinking about.
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So um, yes.
I wanted to ask how much it cost for you with points would, if I have a. Psd file have liked for Adoptable? or just a sketch that I can get ready dan.
Of course if I may, I would indeed sketchy from here and you use it would work up for me. Only then I know not whether I should.
and apologize for the spell. I translate with google because I myself can not very well english.
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If it is only a sketch and not a full drawing then $2. I don't take points commissions sorry :/
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pity him. I only use points not money. no matter.
: D
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FFFF If I had a job I would commission you ;.; 
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aw ;w; Good luck getting a job my dear <3 I know that feeling
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Do you have a FurAffinity account? I'll probably get flogged for mentioning that site here, but I started going on there recently and I got a big audience willing to purchase work at a good, reasonable price compared to some of the more stingy deviantART go-ers. I think you'd do pretty well on there, if you're not already.
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Yes I do but since like 90% of the offers are yiff (I've gotten offers on there before :I ).. I'm no good with sexual poses and whatnot so I'm not even going to bother 
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Usually you can write "Won't draw porn" or something similar on your price sheet, people are pretty good at just sticking to normal commissions.
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Yeah I did that once and then I just didn't get any commissions :c I don't suppose you know of a person on FA that's a good example of someone that never draws yiff for commissions but still gets commissions? Because I never saw one..
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or Wolf-Nymph on FA doesn't do porn but gets plenty of commissions. But then again she's practically God art-wise.
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Oh that's encouraging 8D <3 But yeah she is rather godly x3
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I think I'm a good example haha? I'm Kaitycuddle on FA, and I have a pretty constant stream of commissioners. I have the option to draw porn (although I'd only ever do light stuff), but I've only ever done one of those, the rest have been completely classy.
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Oh that's extra good to hear xD That's good. So FA really is more fine with good pricing?
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Definitely. Compared to what I used to advertise on DA, my prices are way higher. You might not be able to start off with what you absolutely think you should sell for, but it doesn't take long to get a following on FA, and then you can up them as you please.
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I'd rather get a lot of cheap commissions done than only one or two fairly priced ones
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The thing is that enough artist with that attitude drives prices down for the rest of us. I very rarely see anyone on dA actually price things at what they're worth. If you look at how long it takes you to draw something and figure out what you are getting paid per hour you'll find that you are way below minimum wage. Why not just go and work at McDonalds? You'd make more money at a steadier rate.
If you don't value your work higher no one else will.
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Yes, I know I'm below minimum wage lines. I wouldn't be doing cheap commissions on DA if I could get a job at McDonalds but no one hires someone with no job experience. I'm completely aware I should be getting more, hell, if I could just get commissions in the real world like a normal artist then I could sell for $100 - $200. But again, haven't been able to get that one going yet.
While I'm not one of the confident artist types, I do value my work. But I don't think there'll be much demand for it anyways since I'm fairly certain most of my watchers aren't old enough to even have a job and most of the others only keep up with me for Witch Eyes (aka, meaning they probably won't even notice I submitted this commission thing xD )
If the internet proves me wrong then I'd love to raise my prices to something better.
So please don't point out the cheapness of it all
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Don't get me wrong, I do understand. My commission prices are pretty cheap also considering. dA is a horrible breeding ground when it comes to setting prices.
Have you tried posting on the forums or getting an Etsy account? Setting up a blog or portfolio and contacting businesses near you (free lance style) will probably net your more money for your time in the long run. Make business cards, mail them to your friends and family to pass out.
Just please please in the eventual future set your prices to at least be minimum wage. You owe yourself that much, and these if these kids with pocket money don't understand that then they don't deserve your work.
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I'm afraid the only forum I post on is Virtualpetlist.com, and that is only for petsite artwork I do. I haven't been able to find another forum that was worth dealing with.. and no I don't have nor have I thought of getting and Etsy.. it looks like a site that's for a different crowd than sparkley digitally drawn critters xD Though maybe there's some hidden Etsy community I haven't seen yet? Wouldn't know, I barely know the animal community on DA as is @o@
:dexjeakilo: and I are setting up a commission website together at the very least but until I start seeing customers from outside DA, I'm not going to be able to change the prices xux In the meantime I am doing painting stuff for auctions at anime conventions @__@ though from what I hear the prices on those can be somewhat underwhelming but I'll test the waters on that before I make a concrete opinion of course..
I certainly do plan to reach a better price for my art work in the future once the demand is right. I don't like drawing wolfies as is, I sure don't like doing it underpriced lol 
At the very least my petsite artwork tends never to be underpriced 8D $20 for image plus like $2 for recolors and recolors take 2 seconds to make & websites have like +12 recolors \o/ like 4 - 5 hour picture for like $60. It's just hard sometimes to find enough work when dealing with petsites.
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Perhaps you should expand what you draw? A wider marketability couldn't hurt. If you want to be taken seriously you need to have more than just a random collection of commissioned sparkledogs. Try your hand at logos and graphic design, or try going full blown painting artsy fartsy and try to get into a few local galleries.
But good luck to you. Arting is hard.
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Oh I do. I do realism but only on paper (digital realism hurts my shoulder because of the fur x_x ) but I don't have a scanner big enough for the paper sizes I use xDD and I don't have the money for an acceptable camera. Once I'm not busy for nekocon though (assuming I don't end up simply preparing for another con) I intend to get my traditional art going one way or another and likely doing pet portraits. I could cut a deal with local pet stores to advertise my artwork
Arting sure is hard Cx but my dad is an artist and my grandpa is an artist so I wouldn't have it any other way.
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Hey~ Finally! Do you know how long I've wanted to buy human artwork from you? <3 And I know exactly who I'm going to commission of... At least, I think so. Expect a note!
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Your prices are very reasonable; probably could be higher, but you know how people complain with prices, I'm sure.
Best of luck to you! Love seeing your work! <3
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Would you ever consider taking visa/mastercard giftcards? I have one thats $25 that I have no idea what to do with. |D Though... I highly doubt I have the papers that came with it anymore to prove its actually worth $25. o.e
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I won't accept the card itself but I'm pretty sure you can send giftcard money to people's paypals ouo
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Alrighty then. Hopefully you'll be seeing a note from me sometime in the near future.
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neat C: I hopefully look forward to it then
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Maybe :c but I doubt anyone is going to to order something $40 from me as is.
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;n; ah well. I wish you good luck with the commissions <3
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uwu Maybe someday I'll charge more lmao Thank you
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