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Elanchana

PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:52 pm


WELCOME TO ELANCHANA'S INEXPERIENCED - OUTPOST 1


Hello to all. This is where you can get some avi art of discount price and where I can make a slow living on Gaia. If you want to brag about how someone made this beautiful art for you, I would suggest going to another avi art shop. If you don't have the money for good art or if you don't mind art of slightly poorer quality than the rest, then you are of course welcome to stay here.

Original store:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11700105&
Outpost #2 in French Guild:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=1935602
Outpost #3 in Big Suites of Polls:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=2104334

This is the table of contents:
Post one - Introduction and table of contents
Post two - Instructions for giving me necessary information for the art
Post three - Instructions for price negotiation
Post four - Samples
Post five - Banners/Advertising
Post six - Lists of people
Post seven - Special discounts
PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:03 pm


This is what you need to give me if you don't want me to make up what your art will be like.

- how much of your avatar you want showing
- pose
- facial expression
- any alterations you want made to your avatar (give me a pic if you can)
- if you want it to be hand- or computer- drawn (hand-drawn looks better costs more)
- anything else you can think of

Elanchana


Elanchana

PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:04 pm


Price negotiation

Unlike many other avi art sellers who just spit out prices, I care about your money situation and your willingness to give money. Here's what prices depend on:

-how much gold you have
-how much you want to save and how "save-y" you consider yourself
-all of the information you gave me about the avi art you want
-how much time it takes me to do your art (if I delay, you get a discount)
-how much you like the finished product

Please give me that information (except the last two which don't count unless it's finished) prior to when I start your art. I would also like the range of prices which you are willing to pay before I start, and if the price range changes after you see the finished art, then you can post the changed one. However, I do have some limits to my generosity. For example, if you have 1000 gold I will give you an avi art of medium quality for 175 gold, but if you have 10000 gold, I will not give the same art to you at the same price.

Paying instructions:
Because of some of my rules, you have to pay me for the art when it is finished. When I'm done with the art, I will post here a watermarked copy for you to see. We will do the final negotiations, you will give me the gold, and I will give you the unwatermarked avi art. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ME FOR YOUR ART, I WILL NOT REMOVE THE WATERMARKS.
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Yes, my watermarks will actually say "incomplete transaction".
PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:05 pm


Samples!

For Mel baby
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For King of Hawtness
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Not for anyone -- just an example of a hand-drawn computer-colored pic: Valiance and Red Ribbons
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This is watermarked because it's a good enough picture to be stolen. It's for the Art Arena. If I spend this much time on YOUR art, it'll cost at least 1500g.

Elanchana


Elanchana

PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:06 pm


Banners&Advertising

Only one banner:
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And I advertise my friends' shops!
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:07 pm


Pendings
None yet -- gotta get some customers!

Discount passes (valid for one art)
Sosiqui -- special favors discount

Frequenters
AyakaBoA
Miss.Seonag (paid)
Merkurius
Apply for frequenting at http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?page=1&t=11728422

Elanchana


Elanchana

PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:13 pm


***NEW***
SPECIAL DISCOUNTS


Wishlist discounts (You can see my wishlist by going to my profile. Don't give me items with 3nodding or heart .)
Give me a store item: 50% off
Give me a rare item: free

Avi art discounts
Draw an avi art I like or think is okay: 50% off
Draw an avi art I like even more: free

Donation discount: Pay the agreed price minus the donation

Delay discount: Depends how long the delay is (delay=when I take a long time because I DIDN'T do your art)

Sign discount: 20% off

If I specifically told you to come: 15% off

If you do another favor for me (like Sosiqui who moved my topic): 30% off

Note: If your avi art is free, I'm not going to post a watermarked copy. That's only a stealing filter, and if you don't have to pay, you can't steal.
PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:17 pm


Done. :] Goodluck with your shop. Theres alot of art addicts joining. xd

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Ember Blaze

PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 7:29 am


*noticed your last picture* ^^;; When you're coloring on a computer, you might want to keep the file as a .bmp file. That way you don't get those annoying white areas around your sketch which comes from the .jpg option. Just a suggestion.
PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 7:37 am


Ember Blaze
*noticed your last picture* ^^;; When you're coloring on a computer, you might want to keep the file as a .bmp file. That way you don't get those annoying white areas around your sketch which comes from the .jpg option. Just a suggestion.


I think it actually was a bitmap...oh well...I kept it like that to sort of abridge my shading job later...did I mention I'm not done with it yet?

Elanchana


Elanchana

PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:42 am


Where the heck is everybody?
PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:13 pm


This is a post.

Elanchana


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 4:35 pm


You should always save art as png.
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