I recently got a few very nasty messages from some hack who thought he couldn't come to me as a reasonable person, and even had a blank account prepared in the task of biting my a**. That or he makes it his job to chew people out. I don't know, but rankly I don't believe I deserved such animalistic treatment. His reason for being mad? because he didn't get a reply to a message saying that he wanted to request some art from me.
It hurts when people insult me. I came to this site hoping to find friends and mentors. I want to be liked and accepted. I want to have a place in which I can show of everything I've worked so hard on.
In loo of this confrontation Here's a short list things you should know:
I am new to the art world.
I'm still experimenting and trying to find 'my style'.
I have only deviant art to thank and I am fully committed to giving back
I don't think I'm Stan lee.
I don't think I even compare to a god such as him.
I don't think im even some big shot.
I think my art is decent.
I think a whole hell-ton of other people on here are better than me.
I am always honored to have any attention at all from those who view my art.
I am flattered every time anyone has asked for requests. I don't actually get so many.
I *star* every request I get, so I never lose them or delete them.
If I don't get back to you when you request, there is something wrong.
I always reply back. I take special care to.
All the *starred* messages appear, in my inbox, to have been replied to.
If you never received a reply, I probably thought I was waiting on yours. D=
I don't go further on a drawing unless I get some reply.
Some art I've started and some I was still waiting for more info on.
Those people should Note me again, put a (friendly) message or reminder on my profile comments.
Just tell me in some way that I have not gotten back to you!
I will get back to you! I promise!
I am truly sorry for any besmirching of your honor or impatience. I am fully willing to offer any sort of discount if it will help you think better of me! I am not some snobby person. Don't think you have to hide behind an empty mask to talk to be about an issue, don't think you need to swear at me to get me to draw and please don't ever think that I would intentionally slight anyone!
A list of those who have contacted me about requests and who I am willing to offer a discount:
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Awh, what a nice message. I totally missed your thing about commissions when I was on your profile, so just consider it a random donation.
However, your art is really cute, so I'll totally donate another twenty points for the chibi bust! XD
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Yay! I will gladly draw what ever you like. ^_^
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Great! Do you think you could do this?
i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy…And I can't remember if I already donated again or not, so if I didn't let me know so I can go do that.
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no, I don't remember seeing a second donation from you. *checks again*
And woot! Gaia avatar. Its purdy. Do you think you could tektek it so I can pull apart the layering to see how it fits?
And I'm just getting the hang of my Tablets pressure, So I might be able to get the line art prettier, even if I have to trace over the rough sketch.
And you wanted a chibi, right? any particular expression?
Thank you!
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Zekehimberry95 said the following:
What would it take to get you to draw (Hector)?
zekehimberry95.deviantart.com/…I like to collect pictures of him drawn by different people, just let me know.
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I might take the request... if you can make him sound interesting below. I would not know what to ask for though, why don't you suggest?
Multiple things I wanna know,
What is he? By the picture, are those green spikes/horns on the back of his head (like on the skull) or something similar to tentacles?
Is his body(below neck) identical in form to that of your human male or does it have other extra or modified parts? ei...elbow spikes, claws, tail, skin markings?
any weapons or items he has or frequently uses?
What 'persona' is he? what attitude does he hold in his default? He looks rather neutral/melancholy in the picture you sent, but is attire and the background mood suggest a darker theme than his expression and pose. Some of the artists that drew him made him look very evil, while a good lot of them made him look silly.
How would you want him drawn? Chibi? normal? Pose? basiically anything else you wanted to mention?
Can you show me the other reference links again, with some 'insight'? The whole picture doesn't have to be perfect, it can be like "this person got the skull right", "awesome expression" or this is the best armor reference of him". whatever.
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I haven't gotten many requests about him, but I will try my best. He is a lizard humanoid (a race I haven't found a good name for yet). He is a Shadow Knight, but has many powers of his own.
His power comes from an accident that happened with him years ago, he was infected with a deadly disease, and his older brother made it looked like an accident that the machine malfunctioned that was used to terminate the sickness within him. Instead of killing him, however, his cells fused with the disease and his mind was basically going through total hell during the process. Now his head always aches, there's a demonic voice always trying to get him to do evil, but he eventually overcomes it.
He is considered a hero, but he follows by his own rules. He is probably the "tough" guy of the group, and his eyes always narrowed. This is only because no one would be in a good mood if their mind was always in torture. He isn't snappy really, but does have little patience.
He has two blades he basically made from his dark magic, called the Dark Watchers. He summons them by opening two portals on the ground and catching them when they get hurled out of them.
He has a couple main attacks, one in which he throws his swords at his target's head, and the carved eyes in his swords let out dark magic that attacks the enemy's mind and stuns them. His strongest attack for a while is Blood Spear (later grows in power to be called Soul Spear). His swords fly around him, covered in magic, then is hurled into the enemy in a spiral motion and the swords return to him much like a boomerang. Blood spear uses some of his own blood to cast, while Soul spear is another attack, his swords shift into another dimension to pierce the enemy's very soul so armor does not protect against this one.
Hoping this wall of text won't bore you, just didn't want to leave anything out. I don't mind the silly pictures of him, I just enjoy seeing other people draw him lol.
His body is much like a human male, except he has no hair, spikes instead (they look like tentacles). His skin is white on his body, hands, and feet. He has a tail, and his fingers do have claws on the ends instead of just nails. His skull is from an unknown beast and is not part of his body.
For the references – The one I
zekehimberry95.deviantart.com/… (linked) you probably has the best drawn skull.
fav.me/d2wexfb (This one) has his gloves and shoulder pads done really well, and you can see his tail.
As for a full body shot,
fav.me/d2o8jmp (this picture) is probably the best one (you can see how his claws from the front and back of his feet stick out of his boots).
fav.me/d2fgpzy (This one) is an old one, but you can see his sword, as well in [link] (this one). The "eyes" in his sword are always colored in dark purple, I made a mistake in the other picture.
I hope those help you out a bit, but as for points offering, I've never done this before so bare with me. Would 50 be a good amount?
I hope I made him sound interesting…he is my favorite OC lol. If you want to know anything else just let me know.
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I think I can draw him, but what's a shadow knight? I'm curious.
Also, 50 is pretty low. Are you asking for just a little chibi guy or lineart bust? if you want a full body My price is 300 for lines and color, but I'll accept 250. That should be a good price. Thank you for the business.