Commissions, Please?

[reymonkey]

As you might have noticed, I'm now without work. And so...

I will draw your character for monies!
I like to email sketches and get feedback to make sure I’ve got the details right before I ink and finish the picture. I draw fairly fast, so the turnaround time should be good. All art will be inked with Pigma microns, but for color portraits you can pick either traditional media(marker + colored pencil), or digital coloring. If you don’t have a preference, I’ll use whichever seems to fit that portrait best. If you’ll pay shipping, I’m also happy to mail you the original artwork.

Options are as follows:

Black and white line art, no background, $15
Exhibits A, B, C, D, E, & F.

Color portrait, no background, $20
Exhibits A, B, C, D, E, & F.

Color portrait with simple background, $30
Exhibits A, B, C, D, E, & F.
I’m not going to do a detailed cityscape with hidden other characters as a background, or at least not for #35, but as in the samples it will be a nice basic backdrop and some actual composition that gives the piece a finished look.

If you want to commission me for something above and beyond the offerings here, just let me know!I’m very flexible if you have a specific pose or mood or something you want in your picture. I reserve the right to display the finished work here with a notice that the character is copyrighted to you, unless you specifically ask me not to.


Spread the word? I'm not trying to hit my friends up for money or anything, but I just don't have a whole lot of places to post this, apart from here and on DA. Feel free to let people know...

Contact me here or by email (rey at crackmonkeyproductions dot net). Accepting payment via Paypal.

Comments

[mephron]

An invisible tongue of fire has appeared above my head.

An email is forthcoming.

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

You should get that looked at. Sounds uncomfortable.

I'll keep an eye out for it!

[placeboweek.livejournal.com]

I'm going to take you up on that offer, but it'll have to wait until I get back from the honeymoon. I've got too much going on. Would you be interested in drawing something other than a character? Like me and Steven? Or maybe my gerbils? :)

Also, I don't do paypal, but I'm happy to send you a money order or something instead.

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

Sure, I can do portraiture or fuzzy animals with photo ref. You know I'll still be here when you get back. It all falls under that 'other' category, and I know you. I trust check or money order or whatever. ;) I could draw you and Steven and the gerbils. Er, one big happy family. Or something. Now I'm picturing a classic wedding portrait only with a gerbil on each of your heads.

[placeboweek.livejournal.com]

Awesome. I'll probably pay by check, then. I'm good for it. :)

The wedding picture is a cute idea! I could send you a photo ref when I get back. Although in real life, if we each had a gerbil on our heads, they'd try to kill each other. :( Bad gerbies!

[dragonwhishes.livejournal.com]

... Now I'm imagining you holding sunflower seeds instead of a regular boquet.

This is what happens when I'm tired and loony.

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

That's cool, and I'll draw whatever you ask me to, that was just my brain being on crack.
I had one hamster kill another once, but they were both males.

Hmmmmmmmmm

[ciuin-ferrin.livejournal.com]

Rey, I'm afraid I've been thinking...a dangerous past time, I know.

I've got an idear..phone call coming soon!

Re: Hmmmmmmmmm

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

It doesn't involve webwork for someone again? ;) But we're always glad to hear from you. Hope you guys are drying out some now...

Re: Hmmmmmmmmm

[ciuin-ferrin.livejournal.com]

Well dear...I can't call when you are on the phone......................

Actually, I was thinking about asking you to do some work for a presentation I am working on.

Re: Hmmmmmmmmm

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

D'oh! I didn't know you meant right now. Let me get offline here... try again in a couple minutes?

Re: Hmmmmmmmmm

[ciuin-ferrin.livejournal.com]

Poop. You called and I crashed hard. I can call again. Let me know when you are off. I'm up now, my meds just got me.

Re: Hmmmmmmmmm

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

It's cool, I had a nice chat with Alec. ;) I'm getting offline again now.

[dragonlet.livejournal.com]

Oh...Wow I really wish I had cash to spare ._.

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

I know the feeling. I wish I could offer you free arts but I just can't right now. If you want something small like an icon or two for cheap, I'd be willing to work with you on that. :)

[janewt.livejournal.com]

I would like to commission something! Not so much a character picture as something for our house--we have a 24" x 24" space that needs to be blocked off with plywood from cat access, and I'd like to work up a collection of art to rotate through to cover it. Would doing a biggish picture be of interest to you? If so, what sort of price would you think of?

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

Do you want something like a painting on a canvas maybe? That's a harder size to find paper in. I'd be perfectly happy to work something up, although if I do it on a canvas I'd want to cover the cost of that in the price. We've got all the acrylic and watercolor paints any artist could hope for so that part's easy. I used to do a lot more painting on canvas, and I kind of miss it. ;)
If you've got a subject matter in mind or guidelines or something... I don't know what kind of art you want in your home. I'm not quite sure what to charge, but I'd be flexible. Feel free to email me with more details? I don't know what kind of a budget you're on.

[janewt.livejournal.com]

Hrm. The budget leans more toward paper, I have to admit, especially since I"m hoping to commission work from a couple of other folks on LJ as well. That size is just the max space; smaller is just fine. Subject-wise...I don't really have anything in particular in mind. I very much liked your Wonderland tea-party with Time, and I am a Wonderland/Looking-glass fan in general; I like Egypt, octopuses, cats, birds, bats....stuff...tiny demonlets that look like ears with legs....Does anything appeal?

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll see what's a good size cardstock paper I can get. We might have something in the house already, smaller than 24" square but still a good size. Paper is easier to frame, if that's what you intend to do with it.
...ears with legs? What? I've always been more of a nose fan than ears... I could do you some kind of a wacky teaparty, or I had a slightly surreal idea involving newts. Either of those is appealing to me. ;) The teaparty thing would have way more detail. The newt thing would work well at such a large scale.

[janewt.livejournal.com]

Surreal idea involving newts? You know me too well! :D Can you think about what you've got for paper and what price seems reasonable, and email me?

:D

[justdbear.livejournal.com]

I want a color portrait, no background of my holy priest in WoW. Can you do it and is the crackmonkey email your paypal addy? Want to send money NOW for my picture lol.

She's cool looking, I have screenshots of her. :D

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

I'd be happy to! Eml me reference shots and stuff? You've got perfect timing, because I just finished a commission literally ten minutes ago, so I'm ready for another. Shiri put in a request for something so I want to get sketches of that too, but I'm also waiting on some details from her.
I'm pretty sure it is, I'd been actually sending money requests but whatever... Yay for drawing!

[justdbear.livejournal.com]

Send me a request then. I will send you some shots of her...the best one I got last night so it's still on my home pc. /sigh I'll send it along tonight. :D