The Brain Dump

: rusti_knight; December 1st, 2012

So, sometime in the new year, I want to open up for pet portrait commissions. Except, I don't want to just copy a photo like so many do. I have seen some really great artistic stuff pop up once in a while and that's what I want to take a stab at. Be it creative cropping, a cartoon twist, something based on a personality, whatever. Even though I'd need a photo reference, my aim is not to just copy it.

Obviously I will be practicing with my own critters, but I thought I'd do a little something special since it's December and all and do a drawing for one with an animal I don't know.

Rules are: One animal, 9x12 bristol or illustration board in a medium of my choice (probably colored pencil, but I've been known to paint). It won't be done for Christmas! That much I can promise.

It's just one spot, and I'm going to do it by drawing a name randomly. Leave a comment if you're interested!

ETA: You can comment here, or on my Steel Wolf facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/steelwolfgraphics (oh, yes, and the drawing is for a FREE one, sorry I didn't specify completely!)

Tell me what you'd like to buy!

: rusti_knight; April 26th, 2010

Poll #1556659 Tee Stuff

Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All. Participants: 5

What tee Design do you want to see? (more appropriately, what will you buy?)

View Answers

Dragons

0(0.0%)

Cats

0(0.0%)

Dogs

2(40.0%)

Something abstract/floral

0(0.0%)

Something for summer (pacifica, fish, sea turtles, etc.)

2(40.0%)

Something else (Please say what in comments!)

1(20.0%)

Cost of tees I'll try to keep below $20 (shooting for $15). No preorders necessary, printed as you buy!

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: rusti_knight; April 19th, 2010

OMFG, today has been, well, a disaster is not quite the right word, but stressful certainly is.

I need a hug.

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: rusti_knight; December 20th, 2009

Test entry

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: rusti_knight; October 7th, 2009

http://hycaliber.livejournal.com/147709.html

Rescue project could use a little help saving some parvo puppies. Follow the link for details.

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: rusti_knight; October 3rd, 2009

http://www.windstoneeditions.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11663

PYO Piece (the Rusti one, which is moot anyway, since where I to draw her as an animal, she wouldn't appear as a wolf anymore) for sale.

FList, passalong plz? Thx!

PYO Commissions

: rusti_knight; September 20th, 2009

Now open. I don't take these often, if you liked 'Fallen' consider this an opening.
Prices vary widely depending on what the job and/or the sculpt is, but nothing starts under $150, . I'm hoping to make a trip to the UK to visit a friend sometime next year and I need to make some dough to buy the obscenely expensive plane ticket (and I don't want to sell the Windstones I actually still have...) among other things.

These sculpts are offered by Windstone Editions specifically for the purpose of other artists painting them. Offered are a small dragon, a large dragon, a unicorn, a griffin, a wolf, a kirin, and a muse. All can be viewed here: https://www.windstoneeditions.com/shop/paint-your-own/ The out of stock pieces should be restocked soon, hopefully, as the factory is just waiting on a shipment of new gypsum.

Some examples:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/rusti_knight/okami4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/rusti_knight/okami3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/rusti_knight/okami2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/rusti_knight/okami.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/rusti_knight/pyowolf4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/rusti_knight/pyowolf6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/rusti_knight/pyowolf7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/rusti_knight/fingriff4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/rusti_knight/fingriff3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/rusti_knight/fingriff2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/rusti_knight/fingriff1.jpg

I've started printing out pictures of the blank statues and coloring in how I'd like to (or you would like me to) paint it, that will be happily included with your piece.

Any questions, plz email me!

I also still have a PYO Wolf in my possession who I'm considering painting as Shiranui from the Okami game to compliment Amaterasu above and to sell. If anyone would be interested in that, give me a poke.

ETA: Yes, I can finish stuff by Christmas, if you commission soon enough! It's a first come first served basis, and It takes me about six to eight weeks to do these at Fallen's (the griffin's) level of detail.

PYO Windstone Commissions

: rusti_knight; August 7th, 2009

I've decided I'll take a few of these. I have a bunch of stuff to save up for, not least of which is a round trip plane ticket to jolly old England (and perhaps a second to italy for a weekend, that remains to be seen, and an apartment downpayment, and a puppy, a new truck, and to pay for loans, etc, etc.)

So... These: https://www.windstoneeditions.com/shop/paint-your-own/ are sculptures by Melody Pena and she's kindly offering these specific ones for painting by her fans.

See this post: http://www.windstoneeditions.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11315 for examples and a few extra details. I'll have another example to post at the end of the month.

Rates vary widely, but none start under $100 (not including the sculpt) and where they go from there depends on the complexity/size of the sculpt and the complexity of the requested paint job. I also won't be able to start until I'm finished with the piece I have in the works now, which will be for certain by the end of the month, so you have some time to consider and save.

If you have any questions, just ask!