Help me practice? Closed c:

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Help me practice? Closed c:

Postby Apolli » Sun Dec 26, 2010 5:33 am

Shop news and updates:


Nov. 7, 2011- Yay, closed- I'll get to testing the new lineart shortly c:

Nov. 7, 2011- Well, I finished a new canine lineart and I'd like to test it out. I have some spare time today for a color-in so I'll be opening the shop for one color-in slot.
New canine lineart:
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Please fill out this form:
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[b]Canine color-in.[/b]

[b] User name: [/b]

[b]Reference and name of Character(s):[/b]

[b]Character(s) Gender:[/b]

[b]Expression edits:[/b]

[b]Edits:[/b]

[b]Heart color:[b]

[b]Stroke effect color:[/b] ---> you may ignore this.

[b]Payment:[/b]


Since this is a test, I will shy away from orders that require edits (especially expression edits). I will accept edit orders if they are interesting, though.
Offer what you think is okay, this is a test so a couple of uncommons is fine. Visual references only, and please make sure they are the newest/most accurate. Please send the payment trade as soon as I accept yous offer, I will not accept the trade until the finished color-in is sent to and approved by you. Background will be transparent. You may also request a stroke effect, and its color, to be added (the cats here ). No need to read the stuff I wrote below, I summarized the important stuff here- you may directly post the form.

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Current slots available:

Customs: Closed/Open 0/0
Detailed sketches: Closed/Open 0/0
Simple sketches: Closed/Open 0/0
Linearts: Closed/Open 0/0
Headshots: Closed/Open 0/0




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I'm terrible at introductions, so you might as well skip to the examples part. If you ever do decide to order, though, please read through the rules. It'll make life easier for all of us. You can check the sections below that to see what order type are available. Each order type has it's own section so you don't have to read all of them if you have something specific in mind.

Table of contents:

Main post (You're here)
Contains details about what order types are available. Each order type has it's own section so you don't have to read everything. Just make sure you've read the Weakness, notes and pointers and rules section. It's located right before order options.

Customer forms
use those to place an order.

Progress corner
Hasn't been very up to date lately :c

Gallery
Newest completed shop orders will be posted here.



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Art examples:


The newest completed shop orders are listed in the Gallery section. It is recommend to check it out so that you can get a good idea of what your order might look like. For more order examples, you can check out my deviantArt profile, though it hasn't been very up to date.

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Basic Rules:


I will not accept an order:

- If it breaches the chickensmoothie TOS.
- If it has any religious symbols (a cross/crescent/etc..). I am not comfortable with any religious symbols being in my art. Please do not be offended if I reject an art order because of this.
- If I don't think I can correctly execute your request. I'd rather not hand in anything then hand in a messed up picture.

I also reserve the right to turn down an order that is too complicated. I will cancel an order if you do not respond to order related PMs or if the order's trade was canceled.

My rules and stuff you should be aware of:


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Weaknesses:

I have trouble drawing the following. My weaknesses mostly are- but not limited to -

* Human males.
* Anthros.
* Equines (Never tried drawing them, but their anatomy terrify me >_>;)

I cannot draw multiple characters in one picture.

Notes and pointers:

* I can only work with visual character references. Written references will be rejected.

* If given multiple references, I will need to know which one I should give priority to. If I wasn't then I will draw the character in accordance to how they look like (on average) throughout all of the references. I will not be responsible for any mistakes due to outdated/faulty references.

* The reference given to me must have clean colors. If it didn't then I will be picking colors via the eyedropper tool. I will not be held responsible for any color inaccuracies due to faulty/gradient color references.

* Please never swap agreed payments.

* Please send the art payment trade as soon as I accept your order. I will not accept the trade until I've sent you your finished order via PM.

* Please respond to any order related PMs. I will ask any questions related to your order via PMs. I will halt any progress on your order when waiting for a reply.

* Never edit/alter my art without my permission. This excludes image resizes, Photoshop stroke and shadow effects.

* Only order art of characters owned by you. If you're ordering gift art for someone, then I'll need to know- that way my brain wouldn't break or something if a mix-up happens.

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Please note that art theft is not and will not be tolerated, please do NOT remove my account number from ANY of my art.

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Order options:


Customs:


I pretty much die every time one of these is ordered. They take tons of time and effort hence their higher price (compared to the other options).

Examples: Here and here.

Humans will be drawn whole. Colors are accurate. They come with both transparent and white backgrounds.
I expect at least one "rare" rare for a custom. Please do not offer pets from the previous three months. This number excludes whatever current month we're in, whose pets are also not accepted. Store pets are an exception.


Detailed Sketches:


They still require a lot of time. The anatomy is still accurate but the shading is simpler. They have 2-3 shadow layers with no "lighter" shades. Humans will be drawn from the torso and up.

Examples: Here, although the sketch on the left side is leaning more towards a custom and here.

Color inaccuracies (in saturation) will occur. Sketches will have a white background, since transparent ones degrade their quality. Style might differ due to my experimentation.
I expect at least one rare. Please do not offer pets from the previous two months. This number excludes whatever month we're in, whose pets are also not accepted. Store pets are an exception.

Simple sketches:


They require a moderate amount of time. They have good anatomy, with dynamic lines. The shading and lines are soft. Color inaccuracies (in saturation) are bound to occur since the sketches are colored/shaded with a marker tool.
Examples: Here and there are some more in my gallery.

Humans will be drawn torso up with no arms, like the female here. Please note that this example was colored differently than a simple sketch would have been.

Linearts:

There are two linearts currently available for fill-ins.

Felines:


--All color-ins will come with a stoke effect (colored outline outside the lineart) in both white and a color of your choice. You would also get the color-in with a transparent background with no stroke effect.

-- All color-ins will ave black eyes. Colored eyes look freaky D:

-- All color-ins will come with a colored box. The color will be of your choice.

-- Expression may be edited upon request in the customer form, this service is free of charge.

-- The heart's color may be changed upon request in the customer form, this service is free of charge.

-- Has no set prices. Prices will increase as the character's design becomes more complex or in the presence of heavy edits. Light edits or edits that I have the lines for are for free. This lineart may be ordered in bunches by itself or with the canine lineart.

Base lineart here This color-in was very simple and would cost as little as a current month pet.

Example of a complex design Prices will vary, offer what you'd like.

Example of a heavily edited/complex design Prices will vary, offer what you'd like.

Simple canines:


* Very simple lineart which can hold very little edits.

* Expression cannot be changed. I may change it, however, if I must.

* Comes with a simple background of your choice. I'm a complete beginner at backgrounds xD

* Has no set prices. Prices will increase as design becomes more complex. Very simple edits are free of charge, heavy edits are not allowed. May be order in bunches by itself or with the feline lineart.

Simple design

Edited design

Complex designs:X,X

Headshots:


Information will be added soon.

All headshots will come with a white background.

Example 1, please ignore the animation
Example two- the blonde.
Example 3

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Customer forums for orders may be found here

If you have any questions at all, please feel more than free to PM me, I'm usually pretty friendly and up for some chit-chat.
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Important Note wrote:I'm extremely shy/anxious on CS,
and so might take a while to respond to stuff.
Feel free to bump anything I left, I don't mind.
Art Status wrote: Commissions are Currently: Closed
Off-Site trading: wrote:I trade Aywas currency (BP/GP),
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as well as Flightrising currency for CS pets.
PM to negotiate. WL only please.

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Re: Help me practice?

Postby Apolli » Sun Dec 26, 2010 5:33 am

Customer form: When ordering, please copy-paste this forum without the notes written on the other side of the double points (:). If that's what they're called.

If you want to order anything that is not a color-in, please use this forum:

Other forum
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[b] User name: [/b] I have no idea why I included this.

[b]Order type:[/b] Is it a custom? A simple sketch? Please specify. Please do NOT use this form for lineart color-ins.

[b]Reference and name of Character(s):[/b] Picture reference(s) of the character(s) you'd like me to draw. Written references will be rejected. Character names are useful if you order more then one picture, but not a necessity.

[b]Character(s) Gender:[/b] Help us avoid awkward moments c:

[b]Major character personality traits:[/b] That way, I won't draw a mean-spirited character waving happily or something.

[b]Likes and dislikes:[/b] This has helped me tremendously in previous orders. State some stuff that the character likes or dislikes.

[b]Preferred species(es):[/b]  I'll try my best ^-^;

[b]Extra details:[/b]  Include any detail you'd like to add to your character. I have the right to reject huge details (I'm not that experienced). Feel free to suggest a reasonable pose, but I won't stick to it if I find another, better, one.

[b]Payment:[/b] Just offer what you think is fair, I will sometimes reject requests with non-wishlist pets if there are other (wishlist pet offering) requests.


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If you want to order a color-in for the feline lineart, please use this forum:

Feline color-in forum

Feline color-in:

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[b] User name: [/b] I have no idea why I included this.

[b]Character expression:[/b] Happy? Sad? I'l try my best but the expression won't be very serious.

[b]Reference and name of Character(s):[/b] Picture reference(s) of the character(s) you'd like me to draw. Written references will be rejected. Character names are very useful for organizing my files.

[b]Character(s) Gender:[/b] Help us avoid awkward moments c:

[b]Edits:[/b] What edits would you like me to add or ignore?

[b]Heart color:[/b] Would you like a color of your choice or leave it default.

[b]Stroke effect:[/b] The colored lines outside the lineart. Please choose a color.

[b]Payment:[/b] Just offer what you think is fair, I will sometimes reject requests with non-wishlist pets if there are other (wishlist pet offering) requests. Please make sure you're read the feline lineart section.



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If you want a Simple Canine lineart color-in, please use this forum. Please note that this lineart is very simple and a bit small so it won't hold for a lot of edits. Expression edits should be minimal.

Simple Canine color-in forum

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[b]Canine color-in.[/b]

[b] User name: [/b] I have no idea why I included this.

[b]Reference and name of Character(s):[/b] Picture reference(s) of the character(s) you'd like me to draw. Written references will be rejected. Character names are useful if you order more then one picture, but not a necessity.

[b]Character(s) Gender:[/b] Help us avoid awkward moments c:

[b]Expression edits:[/b] Please keep it minimal.

[b]Edits:[/b] What edits would you like me to add or ignore? Please keep it minimal.

[b]Background theme:[/b] It'll be very simple, just like in the examples. A general theme would do, please don't limit me since I'm a beginner when it comes to backgrounds.

[b]Payment:[/b] Just offer what you think is fair, I will sometimes reject requests with non-wishlist pets if there are other (wishlist pet offering) requests. Please make sure you're read the canine lineart section.

Last edited by Apolli on Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:45 am, edited 15 times in total.
Important Note wrote:I'm extremely shy/anxious on CS,
and so might take a while to respond to stuff.
Feel free to bump anything I left, I don't mind.
Art Status wrote: Commissions are Currently: Closed
Off-Site trading: wrote:I trade Aywas currency (BP/GP),
items, pets and PSDs
as well as Flightrising currency for CS pets.
PM to negotiate. WL only please.

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Re: Help me practice?

Postby Apolli » Sun Dec 26, 2010 5:34 am

The progress and 'artist' corner.

Check up on your orders and my random rambling here.

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Current orders:

**** First order batch ****

[ . α ∂ є я у η . ] X and X ---> started on both.

**** Stuff to be sorted out, those who do will be in the next order batch *****

None.

Let me know if I missed you c:

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(Note to self, see notes)
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Important Note wrote:I'm extremely shy/anxious on CS,
and so might take a while to respond to stuff.
Feel free to bump anything I left, I don't mind.
Art Status wrote: Commissions are Currently: Closed
Off-Site trading: wrote:I trade Aywas currency (BP/GP),
items, pets and PSDs
as well as Flightrising currency for CS pets.
PM to negotiate. WL only please.

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Re: Help me practice?

Postby Apolli » Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:27 am

The "gallery". Not very big, but it'll give you a general idea of what my most recent drawing style is. The most recent completed art orders will be posted here. This is mostly to show more art examples, because I don't usually post new stuff on my dA unless they're in bunches.

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Tennis.

Image

Image

Image

Image

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Soy

Image

Image

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Yume

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and so might take a while to respond to stuff.
Feel free to bump anything I left, I don't mind.
Art Status wrote: Commissions are Currently: Closed
Off-Site trading: wrote:I trade Aywas currency (BP/GP),
items, pets and PSDs
as well as Flightrising currency for CS pets.
PM to negotiate. WL only please.

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Re: Help me practice?

Postby Lily Benet » Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:45 am

Wow. Really nice art. ^^ Really nice.

just suggesting;
You might wanna' submit a form for the customers (and me!) to fill out. It makes operation much easier.

And what are the prices? I can't tell if I'll be able to a ford it yet. ^^

I am hardly ever on CS anymore.
If you want art or to contact me check out my DA account.
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Re: Help me practice?

Postby Apolli » Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:49 am

Thanks ^-^; I really appreciate it, and the advice. You're right, the form would be helpful. I'll get to that xD
And the price is pretty much anything on my wishlist, as long as I don't kill myself for one common, I'm happy. A bunch of commons is okay xD
Important Note wrote:I'm extremely shy/anxious on CS,
and so might take a while to respond to stuff.
Feel free to bump anything I left, I don't mind.
Art Status wrote: Commissions are Currently: Closed
Off-Site trading: wrote:I trade Aywas currency (BP/GP),
items, pets and PSDs
as well as Flightrising currency for CS pets.
PM to negotiate. WL only please.

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Re: Help me practice?

Postby Lily Benet » Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:55 am

Alrightie. Lettie see... who shall I pick on today? Clea... Imma' gonna' make up a little form...

Username:
Eplis
Ref(s):
http://s834.photobucket.com/albums/zz26 ... t=Lily.jpg
http://s834.photobucket.com/albums/zz26 ... nv466v.png
http://s834.photobucket.com/albums/zz26 ... =cleav.png
http://s834.photobucket.com/albums/zz26 ... t=clea.png
http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz26 ... clea-1.png
http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz26 ... 6/clea.png
Anything Extra?:
Nopt, not really. If you do art, headshot is fine. Experiment with her how ever you want. As long as she has that rebellious attitude and the white star and stripe in her hair, I'm fine with it. ^^
Payment:
See Trade. Pick and Chose.

Some of the links are connected to my PB account. Sorry... X.X

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[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Ref(s):[/b]
[b]Anything Extra?:[/b]
[b]Payment:[/b]


If you wanna' use it.

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If you want art or to contact me check out my DA account.
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Re: Help me practice?

Postby Apolli » Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:12 am

Oh hey, that's so kind of you xD
I added a rough form to the first post. Can I ask though, how in the world do you add that while box? Technology and I are not on good terms, you see.

I'll get to experimenting right away!
Important Note wrote:I'm extremely shy/anxious on CS,
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Feel free to bump anything I left, I don't mind.
Art Status wrote: Commissions are Currently: Closed
Off-Site trading: wrote:I trade Aywas currency (BP/GP),
items, pets and PSDs
as well as Flightrising currency for CS pets.
PM to negotiate. WL only please.

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Re: Help me practice?

Postby Zephayer » Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:21 am

Can I order two? ^^

Username: Zephayer
Character references: Crescendo. Color/marking ref (bad wing ref, use others): http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/ ... 32j7jn.jpg ; This whole post for other refs--> viewtopic.php?f=10&t=250836&p=6334929#p6334929
Personality: Arcane. Anti-social. Depressed;; Kind. Gentle. Caring. Never happy, though.
Medium: Digital~
Species: Wolf {fallen angel
Payment: ImageImage all on your WL.

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Username: Zephayer
Character references: Crescendo. Don't have any human refs for him, but he's fairly simple ... Pale skinned, average height, fairly skinny. Has these hair, wings, and earrings. Electric blue eyes (same color as wolf eyes). Wears dark skinny jeans with chains and dark graphic t-shirts.
Personality: Arcane. Anti-social. Depressed;; Kind. Gentle. Caring. Never happy, though.
Medium: Digital.
Species: Human {fallen angel
Payment: ImageImage all on your WL.
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Re: Help me practice?

Postby Apolli » Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:27 am

I'm currently working on Eplis's order, and yours is missing some stuff (that's my fault, actually, I failed to include payment in the form xD).Can you please include a picture reference of the character you want me to draw? And is it okay if we discuss what you'd like to offer as payment? Take your time, though o3o

I have the worst reaction time. Ever.
Anyways, awesome ^-^ I need to try my hand at Eplis's order first, though ^-^; I'll see what I can do for your picture after that.

And yes, I think two is okay, I'll see what I can do o3o I forgot to mention, I'm kind of shaky when it comes to drawing human males, so if the picture isn't what you'd like it to be- you don't have to pay. If it turns out well, then just pay me one pet instead of the two.
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Important Note wrote:I'm extremely shy/anxious on CS,
and so might take a while to respond to stuff.
Feel free to bump anything I left, I don't mind.
Art Status wrote: Commissions are Currently: Closed
Off-Site trading: wrote:I trade Aywas currency (BP/GP),
items, pets and PSDs
as well as Flightrising currency for CS pets.
PM to negotiate. WL only please.

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