Also, I figured I'd give the use of someone's journal template a try. This one comes courtesy of Vivirmivida. Thank you.
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One Time Only Kiriban
3 min read
There will only be one time hitting the 5,555 page-view mark, so if someone manages to take a screen capture upon being the 5,555th visitor, then I will dedicate my 5,555 views thank you image to them. Since I am barely having the time to finish other art that I need to do, I cannot fully take any requests. However, perhaps if said viewer wants an anime-like drawing of him or herself, a favorite detective, Detective Conan character, or other anime character they want featured in the image (all subject to my approval; sorry for limiting things so much but there are certain characters I just won't include) then that may be fine. I don't plan to do this often, unfortunately. But maybe again at 55,555 views? ^_^
Also, I figured I'd give the use of someone's journal template a try. This one comes courtesy of Vivirmivida. Thank you.
Also, I figured I'd give the use of someone's journal template a try. This one comes courtesy of Vivirmivida. Thank you.
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THE MANY RAYS OF LIGHT -II-
17 min read
Time to feature a few more artists. My goal is to feature seven from seven categories each time; however, I won't use the same categories each time. I had hoped to do this every week, but I am obviously behing. And I'll try not to add to much commentary, because it'll only slow me down from doing this.
PHOTOGRAPHY
DIGITAL PAINTINGS
TRADITIONAL MEDIA
VECTOR
COSPLAY
ANIMATION
FRACTAL
PHOTOGRAPHY
The work of Ignacia Grace is very top-notch.
DIGITAL PAINTINGS
An epic gallery is nothing less than what I expect from one of the artists at the Imaginary Friends Studio in Singapore, and that is exactly what he delivers.
TRADITIONAL MEDIA
Mr. Ken Lee has a great body of work in the traditional art department. His work is nothing short of amazing. Many of the subjects in his portraits are celebrities. He also shows photos of his works in progress.
VECTOR
Strongstuff has a very strong sense of design, as evidenced in his many vector ilustrations. Many of them are poster like designs, which are among my favorites. Not a few of his works feature figures from popular entertainment culture.
COSPLAY
Yaya Han is an amazing cosplayer. No only does she put on the costumes and look good in them, but she also often does her own makeup and costume designs. How cool is that? < /p>
ANIMATION
Whether its the seemingly simple (animation is rarely ever truly simple) works or the very complex Invader Zim/Haruhi fan work, Mikeinel's work is truly remarkable.
FRACTAL
There is a real attention to the elements of design in the fractal work of heavenriver.
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THE MANY RAYS OF LIGHT
16 min read
I've been stalling on submitting a journal because I want to find some time to develop my own design for the layout. However, in the past month I still have not done it, so its better to just go ahead and submit something. If I haven't done anything by the next occasion I find something to write about, then perhaps I'll just take advantage of the ability to use a Skin made by someone else. For now...I'll just play with CSS a little.
Recently I have seen the generous community spirit characteristic of dA and many of its members. From llamas, to comments, and great giving beyond: I thank you all. Recently having a subscription, I want to take advantage of what it allows me to do. One thing that I want to do is highlight some of the artists that I watch or whose art has recently captured my eye. Here are some great artists that I recommend checking out.
PHOTOGRAPHY
DIGITAL PAINTINGS
TRADITIONAL MEDIA
VECTOR
COSPLAY
ANIMATION
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FRACTAL
Recently I have seen the generous community spirit characteristic of dA and many of its members. From llamas, to comments, and great giving beyond: I thank you all. Recently having a subscription, I want to take advantage of what it allows me to do. One thing that I want to do is highlight some of the artists that I watch or whose art has recently captured my eye. Here are some great artists that I recommend checking out.
PHOTOGRAPHY
With incredible HDR photography, fractals, and stock, somadjinn is an example of a versatile artist. With the care that he takes in capturing his photos, one might find it hard to see that some of them are stock; yet this goes to show you that stock photography isn't just meaningless snapshots and never was. He is truly to be thanked for his generous spirit in sharing his artwork with us, and much more.
DIGITAL PAINTINGS
Lamenting Seraph has proven to be an artist that shows the ability to improve over a short period of time by drawing a lot. That's what it takes. I've enjoyed watching her work and she has inspired me. Plus, she is a Hakuba Saguru fan. Give her a gander.
TRADITIONAL MEDIA
Ever seen an image that you thought might be a black and white photograph? That is the thought I've had looking at some of toniart57's work. It is absolutely spectacular. In fact, beyond words. He has great technique and artistic vision. Not only is he skillful with graphite, but with paints as well. Visit his gallery without fail.
VECTOR
I really love vector art, particularly portraits. I think that it takes a lot of patience to make those pieces, but maybe its because I am not very skillful with the pen tool. However, I also like vector art that is fun and playful. Caramelaw's designs are very much like that. They are full of life, and that's why I enjoy them. Check out her colorful works.
COSPLAY
One of the biggest sensations amongst cosplayers and otaku culture in general is Alodia. She seems to be doing very well for herself and keeping herself busy, now working for ANIMAX. Could an anime fan have more of a dream job? Well...I wouldn't want to be an ANIMATE...but I'm sure its fun. 
Not only is she a great cosplayer, but she is also good in the visual arts. Check out her work; it is top notch. In the future I hope to feature some of her sister's work as well. She is an artist in her own right herself.
ANIMATION
I really like the art style and animations done by Zeurel. He seems to have quite the sense of humor, as displayed in these animations of several Pocket Monsters (Pokémon) as well as the titles he gave them. The Mudkip one is what led me to check out the rest of his gallery.
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FRACTAL
Fractal art has always made me think "wow," and FracFX's work is no exception. This type of work is very unique, and I can imagine that it probably isn't everyone's cup of tea. However, I think that most people will admit that it can be quite inspiring.
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Tagged Obligations 2
4 min read
Got tagged by
Rules:
-You must post these rules.
-Each tagged person must post 10 things about themselves on their journal.
-You have to choose and tag 10 people and post their icons on the same journal.
-Go to their pages and tell them you tagged them!
-No tag-backs
10 things about myself:
1. I am currently based in the United States, working on my longest case ever.
2. I enjoy the visual arts (I suppose this is a bit obvious and vague all at once) and the sciences (astronomy most of all). Learning is great.
3. I could be considered an Asianophile. From my earliest days I have enjoyed things from the Far East, starting with China, then centering on Japan, and now a more expansive interest in Asian cultures, history, art, entertainment, and...well...people seem to think I only like Asian women and will have an Asian wife (not necessarily true since women of all backgrounds have their appealing qualities, but I suppose I do have a leaning toward women from the east).
4. Studying languages is something I like to do. I have studied English, Spanish, French, Japanese, and Chinese in school. There are other languages that I either study or learn vocabulary on my own. In view of the last fact, most of them are languages of Asia or the Pacific (Hawaiian, Hmong, Ilokano, Korean, etc.). I have gotten the furthest and retained my greatest grasp in Japanese.
5. <- This is my favorite number.
6. I could be considered an otaku, but a small fry compared to others. I usually just grab onto a specific series and try to learn as much about it as possible. In days past (though not days of our future past...heh) it was X-Men (up until a little after the Onslaught era; after that, the plethora of different storylines and all the contradictions to what I held as canon led me to all but abandon it). Then I got into Dragonball. After years of being free, I eventually came upon Detective Conan...which it seems I've gone overboard with. In this same vein I enjoy video games and other anime/manga, though with much more moderation (learned over time, of course).
7. I am somewhat of a fast learner and figure things out quickly. This can get on some people's nerves, because I seem to be in detective mode even when I am not trying to be. I just have an itch to put things together and solve puzzles.
8. I have a hard time understanding others. Its not that I don't have the knowledge of what they are going through...I just cannot always see why they defy logic in their choices. It usually deals with people choosing to act on emotion and ignoring facts. Empathy is a great quality to have, but I am still working on it.
9. I love creation, especially animals. My favorite are cats, specifically tigers. On earth, I like the various types of mountains. Above, I am fascinated by the stars.
10. I believe in God and try my best to do His will and encourage others that want to do so as well.
I tag...
(Not too many people could get me to do this....I think this is only the second one I've done; I guess one every three years is fine. I'm not going to go to the pages of the people I've tagged; if they see this in my journal, they can feel free to do this if they like.)
Rules:
-You must post these rules.
-Each tagged person must post 10 things about themselves on their journal.
-You have to choose and tag 10 people and post their icons on the same journal.
-Go to their pages and tell them you tagged them!
-No tag-backs
10 things about myself:
1. I am currently based in the United States, working on my longest case ever.
2. I enjoy the visual arts (I suppose this is a bit obvious and vague all at once) and the sciences (astronomy most of all). Learning is great.
3. I could be considered an Asianophile. From my earliest days I have enjoyed things from the Far East, starting with China, then centering on Japan, and now a more expansive interest in Asian cultures, history, art, entertainment, and...well...people seem to think I only like Asian women and will have an Asian wife (not necessarily true since women of all backgrounds have their appealing qualities, but I suppose I do have a leaning toward women from the east).
4. Studying languages is something I like to do. I have studied English, Spanish, French, Japanese, and Chinese in school. There are other languages that I either study or learn vocabulary on my own. In view of the last fact, most of them are languages of Asia or the Pacific (Hawaiian, Hmong, Ilokano, Korean, etc.). I have gotten the furthest and retained my greatest grasp in Japanese.
5. <- This is my favorite number.
6. I could be considered an otaku, but a small fry compared to others. I usually just grab onto a specific series and try to learn as much about it as possible. In days past (though not days of our future past...heh) it was X-Men (up until a little after the Onslaught era; after that, the plethora of different storylines and all the contradictions to what I held as canon led me to all but abandon it). Then I got into Dragonball. After years of being free, I eventually came upon Detective Conan...which it seems I've gone overboard with. In this same vein I enjoy video games and other anime/manga, though with much more moderation (learned over time, of course).
7. I am somewhat of a fast learner and figure things out quickly. This can get on some people's nerves, because I seem to be in detective mode even when I am not trying to be. I just have an itch to put things together and solve puzzles.
8. I have a hard time understanding others. Its not that I don't have the knowledge of what they are going through...I just cannot always see why they defy logic in their choices. It usually deals with people choosing to act on emotion and ignoring facts. Empathy is a great quality to have, but I am still working on it.
9. I love creation, especially animals. My favorite are cats, specifically tigers. On earth, I like the various types of mountains. Above, I am fascinated by the stars.
10. I believe in God and try my best to do His will and encourage others that want to do so as well.
I tag...
(Not too many people could get me to do this....I think this is only the second one I've done; I guess one every three years is fine. I'm not going to go to the pages of the people I've tagged; if they see this in my journal, they can feel free to do this if they like.)
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COMMISSIONS
4 min read
For the time being I am only doing commissions in some tradition media (graphite, colored pencil, charcoal). However, I am not doing ink, watercolor, acrylic, or oil paintings at the moment.
I will do portraits based off good quality photographs. I mainly do humans, but animals are fine too; typically cats and dogs, but show me the image and I will see if I can work with it (fur can be time consuming and may be a determining factor on price or if I will accept the commissions). For now we will limit it to one subject per commission.
Guidelines
1. I reserve the right to accept or deny any commission.
2. Send me a note with information on the photo you want drawn and if the image is hosted on your site, link me; otherwise I will give you my email address and you can send me a good quality image to work with. I will also give you my PayPal account or address depending on your method of payment once a price is agreed to.
3. Preferred payment is through PayPal. However, I will allow money orders.
4. Prices include shipping within the United States. If you live outside of the United States, shipping charges may add to the price.
5. Half of the payment is sent to me in advance.
6. I will show a scan of the piece to you once I progress to a specific point. I will ask for your input on any reasonable adjustments. This is the time to make changes. Any cancellations at this point will end in a cancellation fee equal to the initial payment (which was already paid, so no worries). The next payment is due before I finish. There is no cancellation once I receive this payment and go on to finish.
5. Completion should be between 1-2 weeks.
6. Final artwork is signed by me. I reserve the right to use the piece in my portfolio.
7. The original artwork will be sent to you. You may not use it for commercial gain. If you wish to make copies of traditional art pieces for no profit, that is up to you. If you put it in your deviantArt gallery, please credit me as artist. Please do not post it in other online galleries, unless you contact me. I'd appreciate it and it shouldn't be a problem.
Information You Can Supply Me With So I Can Best Serve You:
1. Exactly what in the photograph you want and what you do not want. E.g. If it is a full figure in the original photo, but you only want a bust, let me know. If there is more than one person in the photo, who you want drawn. Keep in mind I am only doing figures presently, so backgrounds will not generally be done. Whether I do the background depends on what is involved, so let me know if you want it, and I will let you know if I can do it. If it will take a noticeable amount of time, it will cost more to add the background.
2. If you have a specific size and orientation (landscape/portrait) in mind for the paper, let me know. Otherwise I will use what I think best suits the image. I typically will not go over 11 X 17.
3. If there is a color range you want for the image/background.
4. For charcoal if its black on white paper, or white on black.
4. Any other information you think I may find helpful.
Prices (Ranges depend on the size/amount of detail/etc.)
Small Pencil Sketch: $15
prismatic-prince.deviantart.co… (8X8)
Graphite Pencil/Charcoal Face/Bust: $20-30
prismatic-prince.deviantart.co…
Graphite Pencil/Charcoal Near Full/Full Body: $40-50
prismatic-prince.deviantart.co…
Color Face/Bust: $30-$50
prismatic-prince.deviantart.co…
prismatic-prince.deviantart.co…
Color Near Full/ Full Body: $60
prismatic-prince.deviantart.co…
As time goes on I may expand the range of subjects and media for commissions.
However, these will never be acceptable:
1. Hentai/Yuri/Yaoi/Pornography of any sort.
2. Explicit nudity.
3. Suggestive poses.
4. Images with hate messages directed at anyone.
5. Political messages.
6. Profane poses/language.
I will do portraits based off good quality photographs. I mainly do humans, but animals are fine too; typically cats and dogs, but show me the image and I will see if I can work with it (fur can be time consuming and may be a determining factor on price or if I will accept the commissions). For now we will limit it to one subject per commission.
Guidelines
1. I reserve the right to accept or deny any commission.
2. Send me a note with information on the photo you want drawn and if the image is hosted on your site, link me; otherwise I will give you my email address and you can send me a good quality image to work with. I will also give you my PayPal account or address depending on your method of payment once a price is agreed to.
3. Preferred payment is through PayPal. However, I will allow money orders.
4. Prices include shipping within the United States. If you live outside of the United States, shipping charges may add to the price.
5. Half of the payment is sent to me in advance.
6. I will show a scan of the piece to you once I progress to a specific point. I will ask for your input on any reasonable adjustments. This is the time to make changes. Any cancellations at this point will end in a cancellation fee equal to the initial payment (which was already paid, so no worries). The next payment is due before I finish. There is no cancellation once I receive this payment and go on to finish.
5. Completion should be between 1-2 weeks.
6. Final artwork is signed by me. I reserve the right to use the piece in my portfolio.
7. The original artwork will be sent to you. You may not use it for commercial gain. If you wish to make copies of traditional art pieces for no profit, that is up to you. If you put it in your deviantArt gallery, please credit me as artist. Please do not post it in other online galleries, unless you contact me. I'd appreciate it and it shouldn't be a problem.
Information You Can Supply Me With So I Can Best Serve You:
1. Exactly what in the photograph you want and what you do not want. E.g. If it is a full figure in the original photo, but you only want a bust, let me know. If there is more than one person in the photo, who you want drawn. Keep in mind I am only doing figures presently, so backgrounds will not generally be done. Whether I do the background depends on what is involved, so let me know if you want it, and I will let you know if I can do it. If it will take a noticeable amount of time, it will cost more to add the background.
2. If you have a specific size and orientation (landscape/portrait) in mind for the paper, let me know. Otherwise I will use what I think best suits the image. I typically will not go over 11 X 17.
3. If there is a color range you want for the image/background.
4. For charcoal if its black on white paper, or white on black.
4. Any other information you think I may find helpful.
Prices (Ranges depend on the size/amount of detail/etc.)
Small Pencil Sketch: $15
prismatic-prince.deviantart.co… (8X8)
Graphite Pencil/Charcoal Face/Bust: $20-30
prismatic-prince.deviantart.co…
Graphite Pencil/Charcoal Near Full/Full Body: $40-50
prismatic-prince.deviantart.co…
Color Face/Bust: $30-$50
prismatic-prince.deviantart.co…
prismatic-prince.deviantart.co…
Color Near Full/ Full Body: $60
prismatic-prince.deviantart.co…
As time goes on I may expand the range of subjects and media for commissions.
However, these will never be acceptable:
1. Hentai/Yuri/Yaoi/Pornography of any sort.
2. Explicit nudity.
3. Suggestive poses.
4. Images with hate messages directed at anyone.
5. Political messages.
6. Profane poses/language.
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