ChiakiNeko

A basic guide to setting up commissions When it comes to commissioning, there is so much that needs to be decided, arranged and thought of that it can all appear a bit daunting at first. However: when following a couple of basic guidelines, setting up commissions really is not as hard as you think! If you find the article informative, please :+fav: it. ---------------------------------------- First things first So you have decided you want to start doing commissions. That's great! The first thing to do is to determine what you want to offer. Do you want to offer drawings, or designs? Will you be coding journal-skins for people, or

STATUS: CLOSED SORRY I DON'T RESERVE SLOTS WHEN COMMISSIONS STATUS IS CLOSED! Welcome to my commissions’ price list guide! Please read carefully the notes and disclaimers before ordering a commission, but if you have any doubt, don’t hesitate to contact me! With the exception of Covers for books, CDs, etc, note that these prices are considered for PERSONAL USE and up to A4 size. Larger sizes and COMMERCIAL USAGE should be discussed, so please feel free to send me an email for any inquiry or special request. (please avoid DA notes or comments here. I am not longer very active and I can easily miss them!) PLEASE NOTE THAT:    I

It is my honor and pleasure to present to you the results of the Fifth Annual Young Artists Contest (June 16, 2013 ~ August 15, 2013).  A total of 103 entries was submitted by artists aged 13 to 18.  Once again, we were pleasantly surprised by the outstanding skills, originality of the visions, and overall artistic maturity of many of the submissions.  Please give yourselves a round of applause for bravely taking a step to enter your work into this competitive event, and more importantly, for continuing to be an artist and expressing yourself through your art. First, I'd like to extend my sincere thanks to my judges for volunteering to do th

Thank you to everyone who participated! Hope you all enjoyed your gifts! Hey everyone! For Christmas this year I thought it'd be fun to do a little Christmas event. You can get (and send to friends) the mystery gifts below that, on Christmas, will 'open' into one of five cute Christmas-themed Pokemon images! How does this work? Well, if you have any experience with growing online adoptables, this'll be right up your alley. How it works: 1. You send me a note with the form below filled out (up to three presents per user). 2. I'll send you (or whoever you ordered them for) image links to your mystery gifts. 3. You admire the pretty boxes

I've spent some time in the last week looking for a suitable subject to draw for the BioIllustration Contest, since I found out that the unique characteristic I was going to illustrate - the way that a female  Giant Ichneumon Wasp  contorts in order to get her very long ovipositor into a tree trunk - has already been  brilliantly illustrated.  In any case, I've run across a lot of my favorite science blogs and articles in my search, as well as new ones. It occurred to me that you all have probably found some awesome pockets o' science online. I share mine if you'll share yours? Mouse-over for a description: Bug Girl Beetles in the Bush Wi

 To celebrate our one year anniversary as a group, we at BioIllustration are launching our first contest! :bulletpurple: Prompts :bulletpurple: There will be two prompts for the sake of variety: 1. Create an illustration in the scientific style highlighting an organism's unique or unusual characteristic (anatomical, behavioral, etc.). You must actually show the unique characteristic! For example, if it's a behavior, show it in action. If it's an internal organ, we need to be able to see it either in cross-section or outside the body. 2. Create an illustration in the scientific style depicting an endangered species you had not previously r

Update 11 Aug 13: I added some more character info and a reference for Bowen. :> Rules and Guidelines: -You may not steal art and use it for this contest. If I find out you've done so, you'll be disqualified and reported. -You may not use art you've drawn for me before to enter this contest with. I know a lot of you have drawn for me already, but you'll have to make an entry just for the contest to be qualified. -You have unlimited entries. Please feel free to enter as frequently as you like! -You can win more than one category if you enter multiple categories, but you can only win one prize from each category you enter. -There are

Those who asked for extensions, please be mindful that your deadline is 11:59pm Pacific Time tomorrow! There are still a few of you who haven't sent me your final pieces. ;w; Reminder, 1 Nov 13: Please, please, please! If you enter my contest, I need to be able to save/download the image you send me! It doesn't have to be publicly viewable on dA; you can use st.ash or even email it to me if you prefer! Thank you! Update, 26 Aug 13: I got a really good reference for Bowen, now; if you were wanting to draw Elaine with him in his "human" form, this is perfect: http://madhatterkyoko.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=183897859 He changes outfi