#samadriel speaks

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Art Fight!

Hey folks! I’m gonna be doing art fight once again this year (Sixth year now!) I’ve updated all my characters and references in preparation.

My profile is here, username updated to be “Samadriel” as I don’t use “potato” anymore x3

What is art fight? It’s an art trading game for all skill levels held once a year during July! You make art for others to get points for your team (and get art in return)! But you can read more about it here ^^

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So, I've been asked to work from home for uni, which means my lab work is post poned, with possible delays to my thesis by the end of the year.

On the plus side, been smashing out commissions in record time. Since I have so much free time, now is a good time to support your local parasitologist/artist 😊 get yourself a cheeky mystery design 😏 only thing is there'll be a delay on shipping of painted cards for obvious reasons

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!MLP CHARACTER CLEANOUT!

The mlp fandom kinda left a bad taste in my mouth sadly, so I’m clearing out my MLP characters! I don’t wanna just delete and forget about these guys as I’ve had them for years and they have art and all that ^^;;

They’re free ^^ Priority to friendos and mutuals

Keeping Pepper Popper and Lawrence, they’re a species made by my friendo so I’m keeping them ^^

I’ll probably keep Silver’s motif, and just adjust her design to be not mlp related ^^ her current mlp design is available tho (available to be renamed)

I’d want Bluegum and Wonder to go together or at least to people keeping them as a ship heh

Have a look at my toyhouse here

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Thinkin about the fact I have to write a thesis by the end of october

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Oh yeah this reminded me, will of course accept art in exchange for the characters ^^ 

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Painted Pokemon Card Commissions: Christmas Orders!

Good morning and evening to you all! The season for generic tree clip art is nearly upon us!

For those interested in potentially getting a custom card, or an associated card related craft, shipping time is approximately a month from Australia to international, give or take a week or so. If I have to order a particular card in, that adds on another month or so. As such, now is the time to enquire if wanting a card in time for a Christmas gift!

If I have a card in my possession, this additional month of waiting time does not apply, you can order any time by mid November (as a note, I will be going away on holiday at the end of November).

If I have to order a card in, there is no additional fee if it is less than $2 or so. I use Troll and Toad for card buying, so you can check prices there (most cards are a few cents to a dollar). The commissioner is also welcome to donate their own card/s for painting!

If I have to order a card in, there is a deposit of $10 USD, which comes off of the final price.

The base price for cards is $25 USD, plus $3 AUD ($2 USD) international shipping, non tracked. Tracked shipping costs $16 AUD, and is only recommended for exceptionally large orders! 

Discounts applied for multiple card orders, such as an evolution line or set of pokemon cards.

If unsure or curious but don’t want to commit, feel free to message me! I am happy to discuss ideas and options without the commitment

On that note, if unsure of what card you want, there are many cards I can suggest with a variety of themes (even christmas themed)!

I am interested in doing other types of card-crafts aside from painting, such as canvas/card hybrid or 3d cards. These are in beta so would have to be discussed :3

I will be ordering some cards at the end of the week, and probably won’t be doing another batch until next year (as I’m quitting my job soon, and will be applying for Honors).

If you made it through all that, here’s all the current paintings in my possession as displayed on my lazy dog.

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Art Fight!

I'm on art fight, fifth or so year now! Team dream, but will friendly fire with homies. Really looking forward to this!

Also, my bf signed up as well - his username is "Googs-McG". Attack him and tell him sam sent you :p

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Hey guys, I’m now on Patreon! 

Literally a coincidence with the current patreon drama lmao.

I feel that now that I have custom painted pokemon cards and PMD:H comic, as well as revitalizing my art in general, I have something to offer. I’m keeping it small for now, but rewards include early PMD:H pages, art requests, exclusive art (and access to progress shots and even clean lineart of previous pieces!), commission discounts (which can stack whenever I do sales), exclusive YCH and art offers, and even the chance to win a monthly custom pokemon card (which is a pretty sweet deal, if you’re the only patron in that tier ;)  )

Every little bit helps, especially with helping me buy more art supplies! Depending on how things go, and when I get more practice, I may even offer traditional paintings as rewards :0

Consider becoming a patron! Or if you can’t, consider reblogging this post <3