SlimmerCat

It has come to my attention that I don't have a legit commission journal to show people when they want to buy artwork from me, so here it is!

This has all been copy/pasted from my actual blog, which will probably be more reliably updated than this entry!



Icons (300x300px artwork + 1 100x100px icon): $5

Character busts: $7
Want flat color? $10
Want full colors? $15
Examples: [link]

Full body character: $15
Want flat colors? $20
Want full, shaded colors? $25
Want a basic, stylized background, or a prop (like a chair, or a stop sign)?  +$5
Examples: [link]

If you would like to see more examples of my artwork, you can check out
the rest of this blog, my DeviantART Gallery (right here!) or my other sketchblog! Please keep in mind that with character designs that are particularly complex, I may ask for an additional $5 due to the amount of time it will take me to satisfactorily complete the picture.

Right now I’ll open up five slots, and a five-slot waiting list. This means that I will work on the first five immediately, and once I am finished with those, I will move on to the waiting list. If I can fill all of my slots, I will give a 10% discount to everybody. Along with that, anybody who orders $50 or more from me will get a free sketch.

Here's how it works: You message me to let me know you want some art, and what kind-- whether you want a headshot, full color, or otherwise. If you have any references of the character you would like me to draw, now is the time to send them! The more references, the better! Then, I'll let you know how much your picture will cost. As soon as I receive payment in my paypal account, then I will start work on your commission, and notify you of my progress along the way until the job is done!

If you have any questions about what I’m okay with doing, additional characters, bulk discounts, anything at all! you can email me at slimmercat@gmail.com and I will get back to you ASAP.

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I’m opening commissions before I am finished with examples. I will continue to put up examples as quickly as I can! Thank you for your patience!
Please send payments to my paypal at sfabert@cox.net. Paypal only, please!

1. RoboCraig -- Steampunk Constantine -- Fullbody, full color + bg
2. Mr. X -- Cory -- Full body, full color, action pose
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6. Pthalo -- ??? [RESERVED]
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Notice!! My friend lunajile is also selling commissions, and her cause is far nobler than mine-- this trip is important to me, but Luna's commission money pays her rent! Her prices are excellent, and she turns out a good product in good time-- what more could you ask for in an artist? If my art doesn't do it for you and you've still got cash to spend,  head on over to her commission journal and drop her a line! (See, I made that link extra big, because it's important.)

So had this cool idea, for an art wishlist. I'll just quote it because I'm lame.

"Like a regular wish list on Amazon or whatever, except, it's a list of drawings you want but are too afraid to really ASK someone or commission.
"So it's an open request. If someone sees your idea and likes it, they can draw it for you. Ranging from the simple, to the vague, to the downright self-absorbed - but it's okay, because nobody HAS to draw them anyway, they just do so if they want:
"I.e:
-A drawing of an elephant
-A picture of -character's name here- in rainbow socks.
-Illustration of -this song-.
Etc.

"There's no RULES about this. The lists can be as short or as long as you like, but a general word about karma: if you get something drawn for you, maybe it'd be nice to return the favour, if you have the means & the time."

Slim's Art Wishlist

1. Any of my characters chilling with any of your characters (EVERYONE USES THIS ONE AHH.) Or just doing fun things. This one's hard because I'm a loser and I never draw good references of my characters or talk about what they do. D:
    1a. This especially includes my George + your Bridgeport character, if you have one (I know a bunch of you guys totally do)
2. A picture of Baptiste ( slimmercat.deviantart.com/art/… ) actually killing someone.
3. You and me as TF2 characters (I usually play as SCOOT or SNIPER, if you were wondering. 8D)
4. Shadizilla's Jinkoura being a LOVELY GYPSY DANCER.
5. My Vienna playing the violin while DRESSED AS A GYPSY.
6. Just about of my boys getting drunk and being rowdy. Some of them do canonically get drunk pretty often (Deimos, Vienna) and some really don't for various reasons (Cornelius, Baptiste) but UNLIKELIHOOD MAKES IT MORE HILARIOUS. The more ridiculous the shenanigans, the more violent the drunken riots, the better.
7. Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance being adorkable. (I am such a fan of this couple, especially because Freeman is a huge nerd.)

uhhh I'm sure I'll think of more eventually. But yeah, uh. I thought that was a cool idea~ I got on DA this morning because I have over 250 messages (thanks to being gone in Florida for a week for an art competition) and I meant to look at all the art and stuff and I wound up drawing stuff for peoples' wishlists instead D: I was gonna play games today, too.

Uh, well. I've been thinking about maybe attempting to sell commissions again? Nothing huge, just like... $5 sketches, $20 colored, maybe? is supposed to come visit me this summer, and I'd really like to have some money so we can do cool stuff. Anybody maybe interested?


(lolololol why do I keep acting like anyone reads my journal.)

Been in kind of a weird mood lately. Lots of crap has happened.

So the art department at my school is broke. I was invited, along with some other students, to make a mural to sell so that we could earn some money for the art department. I went to one meeting and, since no one else seemed willing to take charge, I attempted to lead everyone in brainstorming and was received by everyone giving me the "Who the fuck do you think you are?" treatment and shooting down every suggestion I had while staying resolutely silent in coming up with their own ideas. Another girl, a senior, came in and started getting hostile in trying to lead at the same time that I was, so I left. I didn't go back.

Apparently last week there was a lock-in on Friday night for kids to have an all-night painting session with the teachers and some pro artists from Lawrence. The paintings are now in the art hallway, being bid upon in order to-- again-- earn money for the art department. I wasn't invited because I couldn't get along with the other kids at the mural brainstorming thing.

At first, I was pretty pissed when I found out. I know really well that I'm probably the worst team player you will ever meet, especially when it's with people close to my age, especially when they won't listen to me. My knee-jerk reaction was a "How DARE they!" directed at the art teachers, but really, I've been thinking about it more.

Guys, let's face it. I'm an ass when it comes to art. I want to do it my fucking way, and all everyone else can just stop telling me what to do. I've always been one of those people that really ho-hums the stereotypical pretentious "artsy" artists, but there I was green with envy over them. Right now it's a toss-up between two attitudes.

On one hand, the art world is a bitch. The traditional "artsy" artists who have been working with traditional paint-and-canvas since before computers were invented are the kinds of people who run the art world, along with all of their ideas and their opinions, regardless of whether they're "right" or not. Being on DA, it's obvious that there are a lot of amazing artists who work solely with digital tools and make a darn good living out of it. But at the same time, dealing with stick-up-their-ass teachers who have been doing nothing but traditional stereotypical art with traditional stereotypical ideas while you're an artist who likes doing things differently is REALLY difficult. I don't have anything against the "normal" ways-- there are tons of amazing artists that have worked that way for a very long time. But there are very few artists that I've personally talked to who are willing to accept the digital age, or the way that I do art.

On the other hand, I don't know shit about art. I'm coming to the full realization of what a horrible attitude I've had towards my art, and the art of others. I'm sixteen, and I'm so used to being told what a great artist I am that I forget that in reality, I really sincerely don't have a clue what I'm doing. I have a generally decent grasp of anatomy, sort of, but that's about as far as my knowledge goes. I "know color theory", but I honestly don't know how to apply it to my work, which is why most of my pictures have repeating color schemes. Same thing goes for perspective; that's why I don't often draw backgrounds. My values are really weak; my lightest colors aren't light enough and my darkest shades aren't dark enough, so everything winds up looking flat because the tones are all in the mid-range. My favorite compositions tend to repeat themselves, as do my subjects and poses.

Thing is, I'm focusing a lot more on the second hand than the first. But y'know, it's not in a bad way; I'm not going into the whole woe-is-me thing because I'm realizing my own inadequacy. On the contrary, I'm really excited-- I'm going to really try hard to open myself up to the opinions of my teachers, and try to really sincerely learn better. I'm not going to be so self-centered about my art anymore. The real reason that I never draw much isn't because I'm uninspired-- it's because the ideas that I do have, I never create, because I'm afraid of failing at them. I need to get it through my head that I need to create the things I come up with in order to practice, because practice is the only way to improve. I'm going to draw things I've never tried drawing before, that I'm not good at drawing. I'm going to finish the things I start, and run with my ideas even if I don't like them.

I'm really hungry to learn right now, and it sucks because I'm at my gramma's with no tablet, no paint, no nothing. ;__;
I guess that's the goal, isn't it? To make the best out of what I have, and try to learn from it. Wish me luck, guys. This was totally an epiphany and a humbling revelation. I'm going to face my fears and run with it. THere's hope for me yet.