DCC: Day 3

This is Burnt.

He’s a half-orc half-human man I created as part of a D&D campaign with my friends.

He’s calm, he’s cool, he’s collected, he’s deathly afraid of bats. And he can wield a halberd like nobody’s business.

He’s also my third character in this Daily Character Challenge, the challenge where I draw a new character every day for thirty days. I’ve got 27 more days to go!

DCC: Day 2

Day TWO of the Daily Character Challenge.

Took me a while to post this. Sorry! I ended up having a surprise sleepover at a friend’s house and I didn’t get back home until just now.

At least this temptress I drew was waiting patiently to show herself to the world.

Her name is Farunti, and she looks like some kind of genie. But she likes to lure men into thinking that, and steals their souls. Her tattoos and pointed ears reveal her demon heritage.

I was hoping her tattoos would turn out better in the scan, because they seem so light to me. Oh well.

She was drawn with Copic markers, pens, and the cloud background is watercolor.

Daily Character Challenge: The First Character…

And so it has begun…

This is the Daily Character Challenge I am starting now: the challenge is to draw one new, original character every day for 30 days. It doesn’t have to be as finished as the image above–in fact, it’s perfectly ok if you just make a sketch. The point is to create new people and keep your ideas fresh.

This very serious sir is Sir Galifrey McGuiness. He’s a knight from Scotland, one of the best in the army…

And he loves cats. Yes he does. The one rubbing on his foot is one he named Clarisse, after his four-year-old daughter.

IN OTHER NEWS…

Copies of the IF-X Anthology are still coming. I’ll keep you posted on when they come in.

I’m still open for commissions. And if you want a special request besides what I’m offering, I’m flexible…within reason.

And check out ChrisOatley.com. Right now. It’s possibly the most inspirational art tutorial collections I’ve ever seen. The dude’s an artist working in Disney in California right now, and he’s awesome. :D

Don’t Forget to Be Awesome, and I’ll see you again soon!

Available for Commissions!

YES!

With all the free time I have due to working part-time for right now, and the need to pay for table spaces at Artist Alleys coming up next year, I am now available for anyone to commission my work! Isn’t that exciting?

I have no limits of how many commissions I can take right now, though if I get absolutely swamped with them, I’ll keep you guys posted about what I’ll do then.

Please keep in mind, though:

I work in traditional media ONLY. These commissions will be made with pens and Copic/Prismacolor markers unless you ask for a watercolor sketch (which I can do. Those will have the same prices as the color marker sketches).

You will get a scan of your commission put up on deviantART and here on my blog. If you would like the original shipped to you, I can do that, but it’ll be an extra $3 for shipping costs. If you do NOT want your commission posted online for any reason, I won’t post it, but I will have to ship your commission to you so you’ll get it somehow.

Black and White pen and marker work:

$5 bust for one character (+$3 for each extra character). No background.
$7 half-body for one character (+$5 for each extra character). No background.
$10 full-body for one character (+$7 for each extra character). No background.
Backgrounds are an extra $5 for each of these.

Copic marker and pen, or Watercolor, work:

$8 bust for one character (+$6 for each extra character). No background.
$10 half-body for one character (+$8 for each extra character). No background.
$12 full-body for one character (+$10 for each extra character). No background.
Backgrounds are an extra $8 for each of these.

I CAN do special requests that do not fit these, such as comic pages, paintings, or landscapes. Just ask and we can discuss it.

Samples can be seen throughout my gallery on deviantART.

General Info:

PayPal MUCH preferred. But you can pay me in the form of giving me an iTunes gift card, as well, if that’s your thing.

I can draw fanart AND original characters, your own or otherwise. But please be kind and include references of who you want me to draw. :D

Please no furries, mechas, or porn/fetish. Cheeky or risque is ok, but I have to approve of it first.

Speaking of which, I have the right to refuse to do a commission, if I think it’s too vulgar or difficult to draw.

Prices are all in US Dollars.

Please pay up front, no half now and half later. If for some strange reason I ABSOLUTELY cannot finish your commission, I will refund your money to you in full.

If you are interested in asking for a commission, please email me at kelcidcrawford @ gmail (dot) com.

Thanks very much!

"Brody and Lisa" Preview, and Some New Characters

I finally have internet back in my apartment! It’s not the best, but it’ll do.

In the meantime, I just heard back from the editor: IF-X, the anthology I contributed art to, is now off the printer! I’m ordering my copies soon for you guys to buy! Prices will be posted soon.

Here, though, is a four-page preview of the comic I contributed to the anthology. It’s called “Brody and Lisa,” and it’s a mini-romantic-comedy about a girl who discovers her boyfriend is a werewolf, while keeping a secret of her own…

To see the pages, just click, and they’ll expand to the screen.

Oooh, snap! What will happen next? Well once I get the books in, you can order one yourself and find out.

I’ve also been sketching up some new characters. One of them, Auxaton, just popped in my head, inspired by a dream I had a few days ago. The other one is part of a new challenge I’m embarking on. I’m calling it my Daily Character Challenge.

Yes, there are tons of daily character challenges out there, including the official one at 30characters.com. But I’m doing this challenge for me, because:

  1. For some strange reason, I love imposing challenges on myself.
  2. Creating characters has lately been a stalling point for me, and I would like to get back into the swing of things.
  3. Composition is another weak point of mine, I feel, and I would like to practice it.
  4. Two words: Copic. Markers. THEY MUST BE PLAYED WITH.
  5. In creating new characters, I would like to try a few new styles and see what works and what doesn’t.
I’m not counting Auxaton for the challenge because his character sheet took at least 3 days to do, so it doesn’t fit the Daily Sketch criterion.
Here, let me show you:
I loved drawing his “What the Hell?” face on the right hand side, towards the middle. I still get a giggle every time I look at it.
Auxaton’s mini-biography is on the deviantART page. If you’re interested, you can find it here.
Tomorrow I will share the characters I have drawn so far in the name of the Character Sketch Challenge!
In the meantime, Don’t Forget to Be Awesome!