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UPDATE: Some people have been telling me that the link isn't working.  I have supplied a new one.  Let me know if this one doesn't work either.


GUYS, I'M AN AUTHOR NOW! by avatarblade2000

For those that didn’t hear the news: I’M OFFICIALLY AN AUTHOR!  AND YOU SHOULD TOTALLY CHECK IT OUT:D

Man…where to even begin?

Firstly, thank you for the insane outpouring of support. Sales and reception are already more than anticipated. It was overwhelming, to the point I had to take Sunday off to decompress. If you are among those who bought a copy, please be sure to leave a review on Amazon: that’s what truly drives sales on the site, and will greatly help me going forward. Plus, I’m always curious as to what people thought, even if they didn’t like it. ;)

Let me cover some news and details while I have the chance:

I’m asking people who purchase the book to keep an eye out for formatting issues. Without going into it much, the official software I used from Amazon was…not great. So far I haven’t had any complaints. If you do find some mistakes, though, please let me know so I can try and fix them.

Some have been wondering: yes, there is a paperback version planned, it just hasn’t been finalized yet. There are, again, formatting issues. It might take me a bit longer to figure that out. I will announce it whenever I’m close.

A personal note:

I’ve been scared for a long time to put my stuff out there. Insecure people are their own worst critics. Were it not for my wife, I’d still be languishing in unfulfillment. Stevie believed in me even when I didn’t: she showed me long ago I could be loved for who I was, not what people could get out of me. I should have listened to her a long time ago. Because honestly? Publishing this dinky thing has meant the world to me.

So…I think I’m going to keep doing this. Hope all of you are there for whatever’s next. ;)

AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS.

Happy Memorial Day, everyone.

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I now have a shop on Teespring and I just made my first sale on my first design!


LET'S KEEP IT UP!

PURCHASE WITH YOUR MONEYS! KEEP YOUR TENTACLES WARM AND HIDDEN!

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I'm back...

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...mostly.  We'll see how long this lasts.
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Let's start over, shall we?



Here are the specifics, best as I can figure them:

Since I do only PENCIL WORKS, prices are going to be reasonably LOW.  I like to accomodate those who commission me, so you shouldn\'t be broke by the end of each agreement.  However, I\'m going out on a limb here and adding COLOR to my list of options, and those pieces will obviously cost a little bit EXTRA...but I\'m not one for bankrupting people, so it shouldn\'t be too awfully high.  Also, they will be COLOR PENCIL or ACRYLIC PASTEL pieces, NOT digital or marker, neither of which I am very good at.  Just keep this in mind when you are asking or thinking of asking.
  
Also, I feel obligated to tell you what my strengths are.  Obviously, I have quite the amount of KAIJU-related stuff in my gallery, and am more than happy to accomodate monster-fans with their own pics.  I am also a huge ZELDA fan, and I am leaving that open as well.  Anyone wishing for simple CARICATURE or PORTRAIT art is also welcome to ask.  FIGHT SCENES, CHARACTER SHEETS, and related works are also possibilities. I\'m not even above drawing a tasteful PIN-UP or two if they don\'t clash with what I believe.  Also, AMBIGRAMS!

I\'ll also tell you what I\'m NOT gonna do: which consists of anything rude, crude, nude or lewd, dudes...I just won\'t do it.  Don\'t even ask.  I\'m also not that great at drawing anything MECHANICAL (at least, not yet), and I\'d like that to be left alone for now, until I can get better at it.  Similarly, I\'m not that great with drawings with BACKGROUNDS, so if you request one, don\'t expect much.  As I mentioned earlier, I won\'t do DIGITAL or MARKER colors, because I\'m just not all that great at it yet, so it might be best if you didn\'t ask; however, I have a couple of friends I might be able to direct you to if that was what you wanted...but I can\'t speak for them.  

I will open up slots, but I\'m going to start small, to figure out what my stride is: I do this often, but this will be the first time I\'ve done anything completely online before.  That being the case, I\'ll be opening up FIVE SLOTS before graduating onto TEN or so in the future.  So please, if you\'re gonna request something from me soon, do it ASAP, if you please, for both our sakes.


Here is my tentative price range.  Again, I\'m trying to be fair but also stay marginally on the cheap side, because I know what it\'s like, sometimes not having the money to ask for the pics you want.  I\'ve been there.  I am also willing to negotiate, if the need arose, but try not to make a habit of it.  Here is what I\'m looking at:




FACES AND AMBIGRAMS: $5


CHEST UP: $10


WAIST UP: $12


FULL-BODY: $15


SHEETS, PIN-UPS AND CHARACTER SHEETS: $20 or more


COLOR: Add on $5-$10 per request


EXTRA CHARACTERS: $5 extra per person



Sound fair?


Please, anyone who wants to commission me, please send requests via private message to my Deviantart account, or to my email, bsideswiped@yahoo.com, which is also what you send Paypal payments to, which is the ONLY thing I\'m willing to work for.  I may sometime soon agree to do this in lieu of Deviantart points too, but not right now.

In any case, if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to comment below...or anywhere.
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...just thought you should know.  

Also, she's awesome.  <3
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