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.
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On Commission References
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
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
hey
this is EXACTLY what having a cat is like
I snorted.
literally right fucking now
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liimperatrice: SERMON OF THE DEAD Come closer, my children, let me look upon you. So many new faces, searching and uncertain. Many find their way to this consecrated land without knowing it to be their destination. But this pilgrimage was no accident; you have suffered, and
SERMON OF THE DEAD
Come closer, my children, let me look upon you. So many new faces, searching and uncertain. Many find their way to this consecrated land without knowing it to be their destination. But this pilgrimage was no accident; you have suffered, and you seek a convalescence of the spirit. Look around. You are not alone.
We are gathered here this day to mourn those lost to us. To weep, to wail, and cry out for those souls whom we hold so dear, yet who remain out of reach. Speak now and let them hear us. Let them hear our pain! Let them hear our anguish! Let them know in their hearts that they are not forgotten!
These pitiable creatures are pale reflections of ourselves, shrouded in a haze of false light, groping blindly for some scrap of meaning. Shackled to a hollow existence, they languish, unaware of what they are or what they could be. Every second, secretly begging for release.
My children, we are their shepherds. Only when they hear our voices do they stir. So call to them! Raise them up from their aimless stupor. Sing with all your longing, your hatred, your hunger! Fill their empty lives with dread; remind them of their inevitable mortality.
Go forth, you faithful, and offer these wretches freedom from life’s prison. Deliver unto them the word of death, and bring their wayward spirits home.
Death frees us all.
Looks like Karthus is next for a visual update guys!
