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Post: 28401157_1 created on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:08:35 +0000
Posted: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:08:35 +0000

♥ Welcome! ♥

Shop is temporarily on hiatus while Dirge does some contest entries and works on some improvements to her art. Thank you for the understanding.

Hello, and Welcome to the art shop of Pirate Dirge! I am your thread host and shop account, Pirate Pin-up. Please make sure to read all of the information posts and feel free to post any questions you have in the thread or PM me.

Waiting Lists:

Due to the nature of my RL, I won't be taking on too many commissions at one time. I ask that commissioners please be patient and realize that I haven't forgotten about you. [I have a one year old son who doesn't nap anymore and keeps me on my toes until later in the evening.] If you want art done in hours or 1-2 days, this is not the shop to commission. I will get to everyone as quickly as I can--hopefully less then two weeks' time though some will definitely be faster, others slower--and update my progress in this post. If it has been more then a week and nothing has been updated, then feel free to PM me and ask what is going on. If you PM me and it's been less then a week, do not be surprised if I become annoyed and I may drop your commission as a result. If some unforseen delay comes up, I'll make sure to PM the commissioner and we can decide from there what to do.

Thank you for your understanding.

Vector Chibis List:
[♥] Open
[♥] Open

Character Pin-ups List:
[♥] Open
[♥] Open

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Post: 28401157_2 created on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:09:22 +0000
Posted: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:09:22 +0000

♥ What I offer♥

I currently work on a couple different types of art: vector chibis and digital "pin-up" paintings. Examples can be found below or check out my DA account for more examples. It will provide you with the most up to date representation of my skill level and give you the best idea of what you'll get if you commission me. Please take note that I have no set "style" and my work is always changing.

Vector Chibis:

In general, these will be very cutesy pie and simple.

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"Pin-ups":

Pictures with a main character and not much else are often referred to as pin-ups. A simple background will be included with these. In general, I will pick the pose and setting, but if you have a preference, by all means run the idea past me. If I think I can do it, I'll give it a shot.

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I will do:
[♥] Gaia avatars [not too cluttered, you clutter them, I'll simplify it] with a list of the items being worn
[♥] other sites' avatars
[♥] OCs with good references
[♥] real people with good references

I haven't done a lot of but I will give a good effort to do:
[♥] Zombie avatars
[♥] Animals/anthro. I have done some animals, but never an anthro, so keep this in mind if that's what you want.
[♥] Men
[♥] Couple art/multiple character art
[♥] Children/elderly people

What I'm not very good at so you shouldn't ask...I'll try if you really want me to:
[♥] Mecha
[♥] Art with weapons/armor/etc.

I won't do, so don't ask:
[♥] Anything that violates Gaia's TOS. This includes...
[♥] pr0n
[♥] Excessive violence and gore
[♥] Full nudity

If you want something not mentioned on the list, feel free to leave me a question here or PM me on this account. biggrin

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Post: 28401157_3 created on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:10:19 +0000
Posted: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:10:19 +0000

♥ How to Pay ♥

I'm going to try something a little different for this shop; instead of a set price, please fill out the form found below [with references] and then make me an offer. From there, I will accept or refuse and a counter-offer can be made if you would so choose. It seems a little messy, but I'm unsure of how to price my art and am using this method for now. Please keep in mind that the more complex the avatar you want done, the more time it will take me and you should offer accordingly.

[♥] As a general rule of thumb, simple chibi vectors take me ~2 1/2 -3 hours to make. More complex ones or couples usually take between 6 and 8. [On a simple chibi, there are usually no fewer then 200 shape layers as a point of reference. The last couple vector I did had just over 550 layers.]

[♥] "Pin-ups" in general take no fewer then 6 hours from start to finish.

Ordering:

[♥]Please post the following information in this thread:
-How much you are offering
-If you would like a vector chibi or a pin-up
-Reference picture of character you'd like drawn
-Other special info I need to know. It's always nice to have little details about the character I'm drawing so I can make it more personal and less generic. Even something as simple as character's general mood or tone of what you'd like will help a bunch. [Too specific can be as bad as no detail at all.]

[♥] When I accept your offer here in the thread, please send the payment to this account. I will then confirm it and I ask that you do the second confirm on your end. I will not do the final one until you've seen your water-marked piece and you've told me that you're happy with it. If you have an issue with this policy, please PM me and we can discuss it.

[♥] For payment, I will accept pure, most MCs or letters, tickets valued @ 2.Og a piece, and specific items you can find on the avatars below. The avatars with items I want will always be changing, be sure to check on them often! I will also accept larger store items--valued at 90% of store price--or REs even if they are not on the avatars pictured.

Specific items I will accept as payment or part of payment: