joe randel's art dump

Remember that commission slot I put up a few weeks ago?  Well, I thought I’d share with you the results.  This here is Kitty Katswell from the cartoon T.U.F.F. Puppy.  I must admit that I’ve never seen this show so I don’t really know anything about it.  It seems that once I made the switch from TV animation to video games, my interests switched as well.  I started to follow games and watched less and less cartoons.  Not that I didn’t still enjoy them, I just didn’t watch them as much.  Anyway, here she is.  I hope the commissioner likes the results. ^_^

This game made me twitch.  What was it?

The thing I’m questioned the most on is if I take commissions.  The answer to that is no… not until I put the call out.  Long ago I would take several commissions on and do them one after another, but that proved to be a disaster with people waiting far to long to get their picture done.  So I only take them one at a time.  It’s far better for you, the customer, and better for me too.

If you get a commission this is what you can expect to get.

• A sheet of rough poses to pick from.
• A larger rough picture to iron out the details.
• Clean line drawing before colour is applied.
• Final painted picture.
• Large 300 dpi version for printing.

All commissions are done digitally.  I used to do actual paper and pencil commissions, but the digital ones get done so much faster.  The time frame for getting a picture done is about two weeks, but it can be faster or slower.  It really depends on how fast you get back to me on approvals and such.  It also depends on the amount of fixes and changes asked for.  I understand that it’s your money and so you deserve to ask for adjustments, but too many can take the wind out of the sails and just make things frustrating.

As for what I’ll draw… that all depends.  I’ll draw pretty much anything really.  The best thing to do is just ask and I’ll tell you what’s cool or not.  If you want a short list though, I won’t draw any violence, blood, rape or poo.

The monetary damage for what I do is as follows.

• $40 – One colour character with a simple background.
• +$20 – for an extra character. (2 max)
• +$20 – for detailed background.

Paypal is fine for the payment and drawing started once payment has been received.

There is another way to get art done by me.  I used to trade art for games.  What I mean by that is if you’re able to find a video game I’m looking for, I’ll do a drawing for you.  One character drawing with a background or a two character pic with a simple background.  That means if you can find a used game for $20 bucks, you’ll find yourself a great deal for art.  Some of the games I’m looking for are.

• Metriod 3 Corruption (Wii)
• Mega Man 10 (Wii Ware)
• Solatorobo (DS)
• Okami Den (DS)
• Pokemon Black or White
• Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
• Super Mario 3D (3DS)
• Resident Evil Revelations (3DS)
• Metal Gear Solid (3DS)

I’ve done this sort of deal in the past a few times and everyone comes out happy for sure.  If you think you’d like to try this for payment, contact me so we can work something out.

I also reserve the right to post or not any commissions done.  You can ask if you wish and I’m a pretty easy going guy but just remember that I can decline your request.  So I think that covers everything.  Most commissions have been fantastic and lot of fun do to.  Follow the rules and I’m sure we can have a great commission relationship too!  I’ll probably make this a special page and put it at the top in case anyone has questions later on. ^_^

This little lady with the wardrobe malfunction and the animal issues would be the second part of the 2 4 1 commission offer I did a while back.  To the recipient of this and the Jersey Devil pic, I truly enjoyed doing these commissions and I hope you are happy with the results.

So I’m waiting for someone to get back to me on some freelance work.  I figured while I was waiting I’d do a quick commission.  The details are as such…

• Price $40 – Gets you one character on a simple background like our Jersey Devil here.
• You’ll get to choose the pose you want from a small selection provided.
• I’ll draw pretty much anything.  Just let me know your idea and I’ll tell you if it’s cool or not.
• I’ll proved you with a high res version for your printing pleasure.
• For and extra $20 you can add a second character.

I’ll leave this here for now.  First person to contact me will get it.  If no one does in a few days then I’ll post this at FA or IB.  One of the two.

Good Luck! ^_^

UPDATE: The commission has been snagged up.  Thanks for all that contacted me. ^_^

When I do commissions for people I usually give them a collection of rough poses to pick from.  One is the winner, the others are left behind.  Sometimes I’ll reused those poses for others commissions if I feel they can be made in to a strong image.  Those that don’t make the cut are forgotten.  Until now!  Here is a gathering of unpicked poses from commissions that I’ve done.  See any you like?  I hope those out there enjoy them as I do, because I love to see the rough works of the artists I follow.

Here’s Jersey in her final painted form.  I can’t tell you how pleased I am with this one.  Now, on to the second part of the 2 4 1 commission.