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Commission Price List 2019
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Important Note: The only method of payment that I will accept is through a legitimate PAYPAL account (meaning that you have a Paypal account and I have a Paypal account) and the preferred currency is the British pound or American dollar. Please make absolutely sure that you have the means to pay before contacting me!
My Materials: (For traditional methods) Blue Col-Erase pencil, graphite pencils, black pen, (For digital methods) Photoshop 6.0, Manga Studio 5.0, Wacom tablet.
Portrait Shots: Original characters or fan-art characters as seen from the waist up. They can be in a simple relaxed, smiling pose or in the middle of a gesture or saying something out loud. The pricing will be the same for either a coloured or black and white piece just please specify which you would like: black and white or full colour! For backgrounds, a simple background classifies as a plain colour or pattern; something that just means that the character won't be surrounded by a blinding whiteness. A "proper" background would be an actual location like a forest or a room.
Pricing: 1 character (portrait shot) with a simple bg: £5.00/$6.00 £5.00/$6.00 will be added for every additional character included in a single drawing.
1 character (portrait shot) with a detailed bg: £10.00/$12.00
£5.00/$6.00 will be added for every additional character included in a single drawing.
Full Body Shots: Exactly what it means; a full character drawn from head to toe in a casual or dramatic pose!
Pricing: 1 character (full body) with a simple bg: £10.00/$12.00
£10.00/$12.00 will be added for every additional character included in a single drawing.
1 character (full body) with a detailed bg: £15.00/$19.00
£10.00/$12.00 will be added for every additional character included in a single drawing.
How To Commission Me: Send me a message either through the Note system on DeviantArt (deviantart.com/expression) or the Ask system on Tumblr (anartisticexpression.tumblr.com) asking me if I am available for commissions. Your note should include: 1. Your request -Tell me exactly what you want! Coloured/non-coloured, portrait/full-bodied, how many characters, what they should be doing, etc. If it is fan-art, you may have to provide me with a reference picture or a website for research if I am unfamiliar with the subject in question.
2. Your e-mail address -I will need this in order to send you the finished artwork and I will respond in kind with my e-mail address so you can send the money to me via Paypal.
3. Price -Just so I can make sure that you know exactly how much you're paying in the correct amount so that there won't be any misunderstandings.
4. Misc. -Just any additional questions you may have such as, "Do birds in the background count as characters?" Answer: No, they count as normal background fodder.
Facts: Again, the ONLY payment method is through Paypal and it must be a REAL currency! *Payment must be sent before the artwork can begin. Once I receive the deposit I will send a note confirming that I will start work right away and an estimate as to how long it will take but I usually don't take any longer that 2 days for a single in-colour character or 1-3 weeks for anything that is massively complicated!
*Although I am fine with producing horror content, I will have to decline on anything of a sexual or 18+violent nature. Please, keep requests tasteful and non-explicit!
*Once the piece is completed I will then e-mail it to you so it can be freely printed off in whatever size and quality of paper that you choose. Thank you!
deviantart.com/expression anartisticexpression.tumblr.com redbubble.com/people/art-expression ko-fi.com/joanneaverre pinterest.co.uk/joanneaverre youtube.com/user/AnimationLife
My Materials: (For traditional methods) Blue Col-Erase pencil, graphite pencils, black pen, (For digital methods) Photoshop 6.0, Manga Studio 5.0, Wacom tablet.
Portrait Shots: Original characters or fan-art characters as seen from the waist up. They can be in a simple relaxed, smiling pose or in the middle of a gesture or saying something out loud. The pricing will be the same for either a coloured or black and white piece just please specify which you would like: black and white or full colour! For backgrounds, a simple background classifies as a plain colour or pattern; something that just means that the character won't be surrounded by a blinding whiteness. A "proper" background would be an actual location like a forest or a room.
Pricing: 1 character (portrait shot) with a simple bg: £5.00/$6.00 £5.00/$6.00 will be added for every additional character included in a single drawing.
1 character (portrait shot) with a detailed bg: £10.00/$12.00
£5.00/$6.00 will be added for every additional character included in a single drawing.
Full Body Shots: Exactly what it means; a full character drawn from head to toe in a casual or dramatic pose!
Pricing: 1 character (full body) with a simple bg: £10.00/$12.00
£10.00/$12.00 will be added for every additional character included in a single drawing.
1 character (full body) with a detailed bg: £15.00/$19.00
£10.00/$12.00 will be added for every additional character included in a single drawing.
How To Commission Me: Send me a message either through the Note system on DeviantArt (deviantart.com/expression) or the Ask system on Tumblr (anartisticexpression.tumblr.com) asking me if I am available for commissions. Your note should include: 1. Your request -Tell me exactly what you want! Coloured/non-coloured, portrait/full-bodied, how many characters, what they should be doing, etc. If it is fan-art, you may have to provide me with a reference picture or a website for research if I am unfamiliar with the subject in question.
2. Your e-mail address -I will need this in order to send you the finished artwork and I will respond in kind with my e-mail address so you can send the money to me via Paypal.
3. Price -Just so I can make sure that you know exactly how much you're paying in the correct amount so that there won't be any misunderstandings.
4. Misc. -Just any additional questions you may have such as, "Do birds in the background count as characters?" Answer: No, they count as normal background fodder.
Facts: Again, the ONLY payment method is through Paypal and it must be a REAL currency! *Payment must be sent before the artwork can begin. Once I receive the deposit I will send a note confirming that I will start work right away and an estimate as to how long it will take but I usually don't take any longer that 2 days for a single in-colour character or 1-3 weeks for anything that is massively complicated!
*Although I am fine with producing horror content, I will have to decline on anything of a sexual or 18+violent nature. Please, keep requests tasteful and non-explicit!
*Once the piece is completed I will then e-mail it to you so it can be freely printed off in whatever size and quality of paper that you choose. Thank you!
deviantart.com/expression anartisticexpression.tumblr.com redbubble.com/people/art-expression ko-fi.com/joanneaverre pinterest.co.uk/joanneaverre youtube.com/user/AnimationLife
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Updated Tutorials
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I've been really pleased over the years to see how many people have appreciated my tutorials and quite often I have notifications saying that a new person has favourited all of them. Then I take a look at said tutorial and am reminded at how out-of-date they are!
Certainly, the advice I originally gave out wasn't bad but I myself have learnt a lot since I originally posted them in 2008-09 so there is a lot more I could add or make adjustments to.
This was really starting to aggravate me as I felt that I was giving out very old advice to a lot of people so I finally made the time to redo the ones I felt needed to be updated.
Please, all followers old and new, feel free to take a look if you wish and I hope that people will still find them useful!
Certainly, the advice I originally gave out wasn't bad but I myself have learnt a lot since I originally posted them in 2008-09 so there is a lot more I could add or make adjustments to.
This was really starting to aggravate me as I felt that I was giving out very old advice to a lot of people so I finally made the time to redo the ones I felt needed to be updated.
Please, all followers old and new, feel free to take a look if you wish and I hope that people will still find them useful!
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Frankie Valli and Manga Studio 5
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A month late but anyway... thanks for the birthday wishes everyone!!
I celebrated by going to see "Jersey Boys" at my local theatre which was a lot more excellent and entertaining than I was expecting!
Y'know, I've heard of the band name "Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons" and practically everyone has heard at some point the songs "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" ,"Sherry" and "Walk Like a Man" (which I'll always associate with the Robert Downey Jr. film "Heart and Souls") but I've never given any thought as to who the band members actually are/were other than "some boy band from the 50's/60's." It meant I was left wondering whether this musical would really be for me and would I get anything out of it.
Well, seeing as the cast were absolutely incredible with a harmony that was so in sync and voices that filled the entire theatre, I needn't have worried! Besides, the story of how the band got together and eventually broke up was really fascinating with a great set-up of each band member taking it in turns to narrate the story and reveal all the dark secrets that they couldn't reveal in public for decades such as their ties with the mafia, juvenile crime records, drink problems and family tragedies.
The whole cast got a huge standing ovation at the end which you could see absolutely thrilled the guys! "Frankie Valli" had to clap a hand over his mouth just to control himself! Highly recommended!
So, yeah, apart from that my other birthday gift was Manga Studio 5 (thanks Mum!) which makes me cackle with extreme relief and scream, "Finally!! I can digitally ink my drawings like a normal person!! Hahahaha!!"
The method I was using before which involved using Photoshop's elliptical marquee tool A LOT was killing me with the absolute tedium of it all and I didn't always get the results I desired but now! NOW!!!! Inking only takes a day inside of three!!
The hard stiffness of the outlines of characters knees and arms are gone! Really elaborate drawings only take a week instead of two and a half!! YES!!
*continues to laugh like Amethyst when she learned that she was going to fuse with Garnet*
So the bottom line is expect an evolution in my artwork from now on! I still need to practice a lot (brand new program -lots of "What does this button do and how do I make it do this?") but still, I aim to make things prettier in the future!
I celebrated by going to see "Jersey Boys" at my local theatre which was a lot more excellent and entertaining than I was expecting!
Y'know, I've heard of the band name "Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons" and practically everyone has heard at some point the songs "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" ,"Sherry" and "Walk Like a Man" (which I'll always associate with the Robert Downey Jr. film "Heart and Souls") but I've never given any thought as to who the band members actually are/were other than "some boy band from the 50's/60's." It meant I was left wondering whether this musical would really be for me and would I get anything out of it.
Well, seeing as the cast were absolutely incredible with a harmony that was so in sync and voices that filled the entire theatre, I needn't have worried! Besides, the story of how the band got together and eventually broke up was really fascinating with a great set-up of each band member taking it in turns to narrate the story and reveal all the dark secrets that they couldn't reveal in public for decades such as their ties with the mafia, juvenile crime records, drink problems and family tragedies.
The whole cast got a huge standing ovation at the end which you could see absolutely thrilled the guys! "Frankie Valli" had to clap a hand over his mouth just to control himself! Highly recommended!
So, yeah, apart from that my other birthday gift was Manga Studio 5 (thanks Mum!) which makes me cackle with extreme relief and scream, "Finally!! I can digitally ink my drawings like a normal person!! Hahahaha!!"
The method I was using before which involved using Photoshop's elliptical marquee tool A LOT was killing me with the absolute tedium of it all and I didn't always get the results I desired but now! NOW!!!! Inking only takes a day inside of three!!
The hard stiffness of the outlines of characters knees and arms are gone! Really elaborate drawings only take a week instead of two and a half!! YES!!
*continues to laugh like Amethyst when she learned that she was going to fuse with Garnet*
So the bottom line is expect an evolution in my artwork from now on! I still need to practice a lot (brand new program -lots of "What does this button do and how do I make it do this?") but still, I aim to make things prettier in the future!
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Work In Progress
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Sorry for the lack of art things from me lately!
With the acknowledgement that I really need to promote myself more, I've been hard at work fixing up my showreel which has been long, LOOOOOOONG overdue for a rehaul with all new pieces to be added to it.
I like to divide my showreel up between original characters, fanart and "random" stuff. I've got most of the fanart sorted out save for one piece (The Time Travellers artwork) which I want to redo as I know I can do better on it. The same goes for a couple of the random pieces which could have some extra detail added to them and then comes the realisation that it has been a while since I've drawn anything OC-related so a couple of my own characters are due to have a few sketches and cleaned-up artworks produced around them.
What I'm trying to say is that I AM working on several drawings! It's just that none of them are finished yet. But when I'm ready... prepare for an incoming avalanche...
With the acknowledgement that I really need to promote myself more, I've been hard at work fixing up my showreel which has been long, LOOOOOOONG overdue for a rehaul with all new pieces to be added to it.
I like to divide my showreel up between original characters, fanart and "random" stuff. I've got most of the fanart sorted out save for one piece (The Time Travellers artwork) which I want to redo as I know I can do better on it. The same goes for a couple of the random pieces which could have some extra detail added to them and then comes the realisation that it has been a while since I've drawn anything OC-related so a couple of my own characters are due to have a few sketches and cleaned-up artworks produced around them.
What I'm trying to say is that I AM working on several drawings! It's just that none of them are finished yet. But when I'm ready... prepare for an incoming avalanche...
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I'm Back!
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Well, I'm back from my holiday in Scotland and well rested after all that walking up and down hills, exploring ancient castles and wrestling with Fringe Festival staff trying to bury me in leaflets for all the shows that were being performed that month!
I'll be able to go into more detail once I've transferred all the photos I've taken from the camera to the computer but for now know that I thoroughly enjoyed myself and would gladly go exploring Edinburgh again! And ironically the weather was a lot nicer than what was happening down south at the time!
I'll be able to go into more detail once I've transferred all the photos I've taken from the camera to the computer but for now know that I thoroughly enjoyed myself and would gladly go exploring Edinburgh again! And ironically the weather was a lot nicer than what was happening down south at the time!
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