#I'm working on comms in the bg lol...

[azaracyy]

a winged passerby [commission artwork by me]

[migurin-art]

commission for @packofcrowstj on twitter 💕

don't use/repost thanks!

[b4kuch1n]

1/ true to luner new year tradition I've caught a cold after finally getting home and being able to unclench my cheeks. minor one probably so its just gonna be very annoying for a while 2/also true to luner new year tradition I've jumped into something new with No preamble so. hopefully I get this one done fast and we have a 12pg scribbly comic on hand 3/ I'm on bluesky now. do not ask abt what Ive been posting on there u will see

[arikihalloween]

what has your experience been with commissions?

Haha well

I'll be fully transparent, I'm very rarely commissioned

I've had my comms open since like, 2021, 2020 maybe and since then I've only done 6-7 comms total

Not like I can complain much, since I've never actually needed to rely on commissions unlike others (tho rn that kinda money would be a great help for food/rent for me lol)

I kind of already know why I'm not commissioned much

1) I don't advertise myself all the time

2) I'm a small artist and until last year I had no visibility, much less an art style people would actually wanna buy

3) I'm a very gift giving person so I have a bad tendency to do comm level of work for friends or family lmao

But I disgress

As for my experiences with the few comms I had, it actually went great ! I've never been scammed, and only had very understanding and sweet clients, most of them being actually people close to me in some way

I recommend to always stay aware of the type of scams people do to artists who take commission, some are really common and easy to spot, and knowing them lets you avoid being, well, scammed

Other things for commissions that I learned, is that communication is key, boundaries are a must, you gotta respect your client and yourself too, and if you can, have the payement in advance. And also, don't underprice yourself ! A fullbody render with background SHOULD NOT ever be under 20$ !!

Ik it's scary to price your art high when starting out or when you're a hobbyist, that's also why I'm still within a 10€-25€ range at most for my art. But those prices are not actually viable to make it a living, and I fully know that. If I wanted to make a living out of it, I'd charge straight up in the 50-70 if not hundred at minimum lol.

Tbh I wish I could be commissioned more

Especially as I'll be free for the next four week, I can work on some and it'd help a lot as I said before.

I have my prices pinned everywhere on my socials, and my dms are always open to order :3

Good to note that I offer a 40% discount on holiday themed commissions, goes for any religious holiday (not just christian)

I'm putting my prices here again as well as exemples (sorry anon who asked but I'm taking an opportunity to advertise mwahaha)

In order, we have :

Lined work, sketch, colored fullbody with basic rendering

Artfight pages with various works, from simple render, flat colors, simple or complex bgs

Fully rendered artworks

Flat color no line, and AU ref sheet

I have various styles and render methods (yay polyvalence)

[pumpkin-spike18]

✨Weekly Progress #46✨

omg I can do it, I can make it in time before the week ends...!!!

Finished aKwtD sprites

Advertised Comms (btw they're closing in a little more than a week!): details here!

Posted devlog! (it's a big devlog so I'm listing it as an achievement here lol)

Updated fan project BG

Sketched + lined fan VN sprites

drew MTNR art for some 7 hours

Various Demon Prince sketches

Things are pretty scattered this week as I make good on promises for various projects I'm involved in. Really, I think January Pumpkin was too ambitious.

A Kiss with the Devil

Sprites are done! <:

Our cute MC for Yurijam, Camille, is a shy person. But maybe you'll be able to catch one of her cute smiles in the demo!

And ofc our murderous really hot love interest, Liz! At two and a outfits, two head poses, and a number of arm poses, Liz is the biggest sprite I've ever drawn for a project, totaling 65 separate pieces to build the sprite up from!

Please look forward to A Kiss with the Devil, demo coming out for Yuri Game Jam December 2nd!

Can't wait for the demo? A prologue by Ley Klussyn has been released on itch for O2A2 jam where you can find out more about our main character...

Out of Nowhere

Fan Project Assets

I was requested to make one more BG for a fan project. (I don't remember how much of the other three BGs I showed earlier this year...)

I somehow always surprise myself with how well things turn out at the end compared to the sketch 😂

Okay spoiler for next week's devlog: I did finish all the sprites and artwork requested of me for this project!

It's no secret that recently I've become obsessed a big fan of Golden Kamuy. So naturally, I joined a fan project for a Golden Kamuy dating sim: Soft Sapporo Fall! If you're a fan of the series as well, please look forward to a demo release of the game coming in December!

I was in charge of designing and drawing the Halloween sprites for Yuusaku, Koito, Kirawus, and Kadokura (along with a few other things <:)

A preview for next week...

Demon Prince...

As it turns out, I'm really bad at naming my BL projects because none of them have titles. So now along with "Buggy BL," "Peter Pan BL," and "Punk BL," let me introduce you to "Demon Prince BL." 😅

This was a story that I started coming up with because I was talking with Akua about how I missed designing and drawing food.

So this is a story about the Demon Prince, who got tired of waiting for adventurers to arrive and fight him in his father's castle so he decided to explore human towns in search of yummy food! And the strongest human Adventurer who's chasing after him relentlessly to... kill him? There might be more than what meets the eye.

Lately they returned to the front of my brain so I spent some nights doodling them to relax after... a full day of drawing. ...Funny how that works...

I've got a few ideas for our main character's relationships and sad backstory, but sadly the plot is still up in the air...

[ministarfruit]

LEADER AT 250K!!! LET'S GOOO💙

[pumpkin-spike18]

✨Weekly Progress #35-37✨

It's been a while since the last one...

Weekly Progress #35

Reviewed Spooktober outline

Punk BL marketing plan

Fin 1/3 fan project BGs

Advertised Comms. (Here, btw! ♥)

Weekly Progress #36

Fin pose sketches for Spooktober 3/3

Fin 3/3 fan project BGs

Fin final sketches for Spooktober 3/3

Sketched ideas for fanart

Fin 1/3 Spooktober CG lineart

Lined 1 fanart

Flat colored 1/3 Spooktober CG

Weekly Progress #37

Finished 3/3 Spooktober CGs

Finished 2 fanart

"They put pineapple on pizza..."

Between Demon Slayer, Great Ace Attorney, and now Golden Kamuy, I think my mind is permanently rotting in the Meiji Era.

UnderHolo

This year, I'm working with CuteShadow on a horror yuri visual novel! We've previously worked together on other projects before, you can see all of their stuff here!

We're combining two of my favorite things in this game: yuri and vtubers!! And we're cooking something awesome!! 😆😆 By some miracle I finished 3 CGs in one week (yes, one of them was started at the end of the week prior but I finished them all in the same week okay-) and CuteShadow animated them!

It's so amazing to see my art move like this! His work is incredible!

Fan Project BGs

I don't think I can talk about this in detail just yet lol. But I finished 3 BGs in 2 weeks alongside the CGs. The backgrounds will be used in an MV. It was good practice for getting better at backgrounds. I've still a lot to learn, but I'm getting used to adding details to make a background look less sterile.

TGAA Fanart

I decided to participate in Ryuubowl Week, because I've fallen in love with this game and can't get out. The art pieces I've finished so far can be found here: (1-1) (1-2) (2) (3-1) (3-2)

Yeah, I'm finishing these by the skin of my teeth I rendered for 3 hours straight today...

It's been 17 days into September and I still have yet to finish my September schedule so my devwork has been a bit of a mess (aka non-existent). Hoping to get back on track this week.