Welcome to This Week's $5 Sketch Event! (12/29-1/2)

[violettawilde]

Good morning, friends and SilverFlame Art supporters!  It's Monday, which means that I am opening for $5 sketch prompts from now until Friday at 9 p.m. CST. Yes, I've changed this into a week-long event, so come on by at your leisure!

The concept is simple:  Leave a prompt in the comments, a short description of something you'd like to see me sketch.  It could be a one-word prompt, such as "Sorrow" or "Transcendence," or it could be something that requires a bit more description.  Use the payment button at the bottom of this entry to pay, and I'll post your sketch both in a reply to you in the comments and in a personal message, where I will link you to the full-sized file.

A few things to bear in mind:

1)   To be legally safe, I'm going to ask that you not request any prompts based on copyrighted material.  So no fan art requests, please.
2)   Please refrain from requesting character designs or portraits at the sketch event, as I have an event specifically for that every week.  I can do vague, general impressions of a person you're thinking of, but more specific looks and designs take a lot of preparatory work to achieve.
3)   Since I'm running a family-friendly site here, I ask that you refrain from requesting anything with explicit sexual content, violence, gore, etc.
4)   Absolutely no requests for anything supporting bigotry, hate, or violence of any sort. I have a zero tolerance policy for this sort of thing.
5)   Please keep your prompt ideas relatively simple.  If you would like a more complex piece, you can request commission prices.
6)   Artwork takes time to complete, and more so when I am working on a lot of prompts, so please be patient!  If I get swamped near closing day, it could take me longer than the week to complete everything, in which case I will postpone the next Sketch Day until everything is complete.
7)    If I reach 20 prompts before Friday, I will be closing early.  This allows me to keep things at a manageable level for the week.  You can leave your prompt on the following week if you miss today's event.
8)   When you pay, please mention in your payment form what prompt the payment is for and what your name/username is so I can keep track of everything.
9) Payment is due before delivery of the sketch and is non-refundable (unless for some reason I'm unable to complete your sketch, in which case I will refund your money).

(A note:  As this is New Year'd week, I will be open for prompts during the duration of the week, but I might be a little slower to answer the prompts over Wednesday and Thursday.  I will absolutely get to every one requested, though.)

Welcome to This Week's Character Art Event! (12/29- 1/2)

[violettawilde]

Have an original role playing character, or an original fiction character that you would like to see realized in a drawing? 

I am now open until Friday at 9 p.m. CST for discounted commissioned digital bust portraits of your original characters.  This is great for other crowdfunders or aspiring authors who want to see their creations brought to life visually.

I offer three different options:

1. Black and white--$15


2. Comic style--$30


3. Painterly--$50

Click the images to see them full-sized.

How to put in your request for your Character Portrait

1) Comment on this entry with:

a) The Name of your character.

b) Physical characteristics-- be as detailed as possible.  Relative build, hair and eye shade, general shape of face, clothing choices, tattoos, any other defining characteristics will help.

c) Some key personality traits.  Is he/she confident, vengeful, excitable, angsty, noble, courageous?  This will help with facial expression and pose.

d)  Specify if you would like the character's name on the art.

e)  Any other comments or details you can think of.

2) There will be a pre-set "Buy Now" PayPal button at the bottom of this entry for payment.  Use the dropdown menu to select which portrait option you would like to use.

3) I'll create the art, upload it to my server, and send a downloadable link to you in a PM on Live Journal within a week or so, give or take depending on how many commissions I receive.  If you have your message options set to off, please give me an alternate email so I can send you the art.

Please note:  I cannot take paid commissions of previously copyrighted material from television, movies, books, etc.  Please be sure any request you make is for characters who belong to you!

Choose from the options below

Black and White $15.00 USDComic Book Style $30.00 USDPainterly $50.00 USD

(A note:  As this is New Year's week, I will be open for prompts during the duration of the week, but I might be a little slower to answer the prompts over Wednesday and Thursday.  I will absolutely get to every one requested, though.)

Good Morning

[violettawilde]

Hello, friends!  As you can see, I've opened up shop for this week's Events.  As we're still in a holiday cycle, things may be a bit slow, but I'll still get to everything requested.

Today, I'm also going to tackle the stubborn faerie painting again.  I'm hoping that the little rest has made her more amenable to being painted.  I'll be redrawing the face to begin with, perhaps with a different angle.

The holidays were spent around family in quiet celebration.  We enjoyed a lovely feast of smoked turkey with all the trimmings and watched A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim playing Scrooge.

How was the week for all of you?  I hope everyone had a pleasant week regardless of whether or not you celebrate.