Month: May 2014

shandrethlar: HEROIC IMMERSEUS DOWN [DEATH METAL SCREAMING] on to Protectors! So how do you like them adds?

shandrethlar:

HEROIC IMMERSEUS DOWN

[DEATH METAL SCREAMING]

on to Protectors!

So how do you like them adds?

stormandozone: quvrendawnspear: (source) #Kirian buddy you gotta lay off those fel crystals#think of your complextion you aren’t getting any younger#I know that shield is a pain for your old-man butt but you gotta SCOWL less Pretty sure BloodKnight!Tev would frown so

stormandozone:

quvrendawnspear:

(source)

prince-of-gays:

barkentin:

prince-of-gays:

barkentin said: whispers: dante is gayer than spring

uhm wow excuse u

YOU DON’T KNOW ME, BARK

OR DO I!?!?!?!

[2013-12-09 01:38:44] <Lord Runeboner> Granted Im gayer than spring but daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayum.

how the fuck do you have logs that go back that far?

does this mean you have logs of all the dumb porn I’ve written you????

I keep logs specifically to read the dumb porn you’ve written me, that stuff is art and you know it.

And if you think that’s far back:

01:29 < Rachel|nothome> I did hella damages tonight somehow and I was really sad that I didn’t have any damage mod installed to look
 at my individual stats
01:29 <@Poke> if I lose to a mage I assume it’s aoe and start writing a post on the blizzard forums
01:30 < Rachel|nothome> I made #10 on Loatheb, whereas last week I was #23
01:30 <@Poke> and if I lose to a warrior, it’s because execute is overpowered
01:31 <@Poke> 10 is pretty good for an MS warrior
01:31 < Rachel|nothome> Though that was partly due to missing crit buff a lot due to personal mod fuckups and not hitting him at tim
es because of it
01:31 < Rachel|nothome> Usually I feel lucky to make the top 15, though
01:31 <@Ksennin_bot> If you bitwise-and a number a is all the time you showed us a few scant seconds before dying again because he h
as to make i?
01:31 <@Poke> Corrupted Ashbringer
01:32 <@Poke> I’m not looking forward to most of the next encounters in naxx 🙁
01:32 <@Poke> they are all so mage-biased
01:32 < Rachel|nothome> Well I mean even since I’ve had ashbringer
01:32 <@Poke> Corrupted Ashbringer
01:32 < Rachel|nothome> Also I somehow came out #9 on Sapphiron

prince-of-gays:

barkentin said: whispers: dante is gayer than spring

uhm wow excuse u

YOU DON’T KNOW ME, BARK

OH DON’T I!?!?!?!

[2013-12-09 01:38:44] <Lord Runeboner> Granted Im gayer than spring but daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayum.

On Commission References

shithowdy:

I’ve made a few replies to bigger posts before saying this exact same spiel but I think it warrants a standalone post of its own.

One of the most common questions I’m asked when doing commissions is, “What kind of references do you need?”

To the artist this seems like an almost no-brainer question, but I’d say that at least one out of five commissioners asks me this. And the short answer to this question?

Everything.

All the references.

Actors/models/stock photos of people eating watermelon/criminal mugshots/whatever you can find that looks like your character, art done of them by you or other artists, written descriptions (RP profiles, story introductions, on the spot descriptions), MMO screenshots. Body type, eye color, visible scars/piercings/tattoos, freckles, acne, birthmarks, missing teeth, preferred hair style, jewelry, personality traits, hobbies, there is no such thing as too many references and too long of a description. If you stop to ask yourself, “Is this reference list too long?” the answer is NO IT IS NOT.

Unless you’re paying someone to specifically design the character for you using their own aesthetics and will be happy with whatever they come up with, an artist cannot have too many ideas to work with to make your character come to life as the little person living in your head. 

When I’m given something like just a WoW armory link (for example), I lack confidence because I don’t really know this character at all— I see them in a static generic pose with the generic expression and a low-poly in-game model. Do I draw them with a huge grin? Or are they more the scowly type? What color are their eyes? Is this their favorite in-character outfit, or did you just log out in your raiding gear? The result of this lack of confidence is a carefully neutral expression and a generic pose with a lot of guessed details (and also a lot of missing ones).

And that’s what sketch reviews are for, but the less an artist has to rework, the more confident and natural an image looks overall.

NO SUCH THING AS TOO MANY REFS.

edit: grammar

speaking of, i get to go interview someone later

speaking of, i get to go interview someone later

meocraft: It’s alright if you don’t know what to do. More from the couples sale. Death Knights might not always be the best at emoting… » Sale commissions, 40 usd for a couple» General commissions

meocraft:

It’s alright if you don’t know what to do.

More from the couples sale. Death Knights might not always be the best at emoting…

» Sale commissions, 40 usd for a couple
» General commissions