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Commissions!

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I've already posted and started doing this elsewhere, but I guess I should have my price list and details here as well. :)

I am accepting commissions!  Mostly GW2 related (art of your in-game characters, nothing smutty or crazy though).

GW2 forum thread about my commissions: forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/…

I am also accepting commissions of player-designed characters from other games that allow customization of your character.

Prices 
(with discounted early-bird sale prices valid if you reserve a spot by the end of March as I am currently working on a backlog of smaller commissions from another forum until next weekend).

Sketch/Speedpainting with Simple BG
– bust $40 ~on sale $30
– half body $55 ~ on sale $40
– full body $70 ~ on sale $60

Full Color & Polished Drawing/Painting with Simple BG
-bust $70 ~on sale $55
-half body $90 ~on sale $75
– full body (not currently doing these due to time involved)


+ detailed BG or extra characters subject to additional fees, on a case by case basis (note that I am a lot less likely to take these sorts of commissions at this time… unless I’m heavily bribed muahaha! jk... not jk.)

In-game-gold equivalent of those prices (in Guild Wars 2) is totally accepted, just calculate the cash-to-gems-to-gold rate for a ballpark figure, otherwise the orders should be real life $$ and the transaction will be through paypal. 

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Order Form:
Name:
Type of art requested (Sketch or painting, bust or half body etc.):
Screenshot(s) of character (include closeup of face):
Form of payment ($$ or GW2 gold):
Special notes (if any):

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Contact:

andrea.harmati@live.com

OR on facebook (if you are someone I already know and have added, from one group or another).

Contact through the GW2 forums is also acceptable; my username is Zelkai.3562


NOTE: if you see my artwork advertised anywhere ---other than here, my personal website (illumikage.net), the GW2 forums under the name Zelkai.3562 or on facebook; please contact me, as it is not me. Artwork produced by me is not for resale and I'm also not selling prints anywhere other than the places I've just mentioned.  I'm am doing personal commissions only; art for commercial purposes will be treated as such and I will be using industry standard pricing, copyright and licensing.

Once in touch, I will ask further details about your art request and we can hammer out the details. :)

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Hey all,

I'm doing an experimental thing where I'll be streaming while I work in photoshop (on G Hangout, look for the links in my shoutbox).  

PLEASE READ THE FULL DETAILS BELOW because I'll be requesting that you leave the chat if you don't comply to the rules.

The idea is to get artists together to work and share ideas & techniques that are currently good for producing work for the game and film industry. To focus. To improve. I'm happy to share what I know but keep in mind that I have no formal training of any kind, I taught myself and I don't know the darn rules. That being said, if pro level artists wanna hop on and share some of their knowledge, I'll love them forever. @^@

Please keep the following in mind: this is a focus group, I'm seriously trying to improve and get work in the industry but can't afford school, workshops or mentorships so ideally, you who join are people in the same boat. Your work is at the level where you're almost employable but just... not quite there. You need focus and guidance in some area, and have something to share.

RULES
- No webcams. They're distracting.
- Mic preferred since anyone who's painting (like I'll be doing the whole time) will need to focus on photoshop instead of the text chat.
- Share screens only when demonstrating something (like painting). Keep your headphones on so we don't hear feedback.
- Be mature, we're trying to be professional here and distractions are not welcome.
- Don't give unsolicited direction to the other artists participating.  Suggestions and critiques are welcome, but don't bark orders. We HATE that. Unless you're an employer paying us, just don't.
- Don't be rude and don't be a jerk.

This is about focus, focus, focus. And sharing.

Hope to see you there,
Cheers!
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Mentorships?

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Hey fellow artists,

Do you know of any free groups for artists who want to actively help one another improve and instruct one another? Sort of like an open ended group mentorship?

If not, well I am thinking of starting one.  I love to share what I know with others, and at the same time I want to learn and hone my skills as well (more than anything at this point), but just simply can't afford to.  Currently I am thinking of doing this over skype or a facebook group, but I'm open to whatever options would best work for a group.  If interested, send me a note on here with a little blurb about yourself and why you are interested.  

Cheers!
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Made a quick video (actually about 30 minutes) on some of the most essential tricks I use for adding color, texture variety and line-art in photoshop. It might not be the best way, so if you know of other ways to do these things please share them in the comments. :D

But yeah... hopefully this will be useful to people: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1-_YR…
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Alright so lately I've been seeing a lot of what I consider to be art theft on online communities and image sharing sites. Some are even offering the images for sale (with the signatures cropped out), and none of these sites are giving the real artists any credit. I see this as a real problem, and have contacted some artists whose work I have recognized.  One of the sites I've noticed this on (though they are at least not selling the artwork as far as I can tell and some of the images still have what I'm hoping are the original artist signatures) is wall.alphacoders.com/  - now, I am not sure if the work I am seeing is being submitted by the original artists but it doesn't look like that is the case. :(

www.posterlux.ru/  is a site that is straight up selling the images and again I am unsure of whether permission has been granted. I noticed a lot of popular works in the fantasy section www.posterlux.ru/styles/galler…

There are also foreign sites selling work that is not theirs. We as an art community need to crack down on art theft where it occurs, and remind everyone that though we are sharing our work online, that does not mean that others are free to edit and/or redistribute the works. We spent our time, not to mention money on expensive software and equipment.  A lot of us aren't making a single dime off of our own work, so why should some stranger profit off our labors?

Art thieves: you are hurting our communities. You are the reason artists feel the need to slap huge ugly watermarks and signatures on their work. And even then, you stoop so low as to edit it out. We are most of us quite poor - there is a reason that we are often called 'starving artists'.  YOU are one of those reasons and if you are still not ashamed, you should be.
We have bills like any other person. We have families to feed, rent and schooling to pay for and sometimes can't even afford that. Stop using us for profit. Remember that when you are caught, legal action will be taken. Is it worth it for you to be sued and have your reputation ruined?

Dear artists & art appreciators: If you suspect a site or a person of art theft, do some research and let the artists (or the artist community in general) know, so that they may at least look into and confirm and pursue justice.

Thanks!
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