Rant on Commission Work...

Ok, don't take me wrong. I LOVE doing commission work, and that's why I'm gonna be ranting on it. In fact, I think I might even post some commission pics to add to this. <Muahahaha, won't that be fun! :) (And yes it is going to be original) I have always loved to do commission work, ever since last year that is. I had never been asked to do it before then. And whenever I had, I wasn't ready and ruined it, which made me feel horrible, and the person asking. Not a fun cycle.
As you can tell, I'm in a much better mood then I was this morning, why? Because I realized all the homework I got done yesterday is due tomorrow, and everything that WAS due today I can get done Sunday night, so I have another free day. Kinda nice, eh? I thought so.
Speaking of commission work, the reason I bring it up, is simple. I was asked do another picture, manually. (drawing on paper) Now, I've been asked to Sasuke Uchiha a thousand times this year, (Just in case some people don't know, he's a character from Naruto) and this wouldn't make such a difference when I was randomly sketching faces the other day and a total SENIOR asked me to draw her Sasuke. It was a little ackward, but I agreed, and then still haven't gotten it done. You might be wondering, why do I love commission work? Easy answer....it helps me build. I'm a very open person, and when it comes to art, I'm VERY open. I'm constantly trying new styles, and new technics. If I see someone drawing a certain way, I'll try it. And when people say "Draw me Alphonse" I'll look up who he is, for starters, then I'll find a pic and draw it exactly the same style used on the screen. And it usually turns out great. Now for Commission art!

Yea, this suckers huge. (On the actual paper) Well, it's pretty obvious how bad I am at commissions....obviously. You can see every flaw in this thing. (I blame the pencils) Believe it or not, this is a commission of Naruto and Hinata.....yea, I know, unbelievable. It looks nothing like them. Well, the reason being, the person I drew it for saw the sketch and told me she wanted something different. Like Naruto doing some goofy young boyish thing. I kinda gave her a quick look, and told her I'd try again. So, I turned Naruto into a character I made up, name Luran. (He's gonna be in the graphic novel that I'm warming up to make :) And I made the girl...a girl. Personally I have a thing for really baggy pants, so thus they both have baggy pants. When the commissioner rejected this, (Well, she didn't I just kept the original so I could color it) I ended up porting it to a nearby art studio (which I work at btw) and it won a ribbon for artist....something. (I lost the ribbon :O) Yea, there's actually a kind of funny story behind it. I had heard abuot the live show being held a few months back, but never really cared,...my stuff almost is never recieved with open arms. (My sis is like a godess over there...they all love her work. And no, she doesn't do comics like me) (This is REALLY long) Anyway, it was a Sat. morning and the final day of the show. I had just woken up (it was about 2pm.) and decided since I didn't want to work, I'd check out the gallery for the hundreth time. Since it's right down my street, I walked down, PJ's and all. Hair a total mess, glasses on crooked, and a spilling cup of Joe in my hand. I entered the place, to realize that this was the final day, and all the kids/artists were there taking a pictures of them with their art. Then there was me. The manager (my boss) was like 

"{Xanatos}! Come on! I love your picture, can I take a photo with you by it?" I started laughing at her, and just ate a cookie, watching the other kids get their pictures taken. But my boss wouldn't leave me alone. Then to top it off my mom came in from shopping and told me to get the photo taken. Now, I hate pictures of myself, because people always have the urge to take them when I look my worst. Like right after I finish a piece, or just came in from a very large party. Or I just feel like throwing up, so you have this cringed smile on your face. 

Anyways, I finally gave in, and sat, two over sized shirts hanging out, baggy pants, with the pockets hanging out, and my hair looking like an afro. Wonderful. Then I forced my sis to have her pic taken too. :)

Yea, this picture was drawn in my actual sketch book. Unreal. Oh, and I mixed out my real name. So Hackers GO AWAY!!! I want to KEEP my IDENTITY PLEASE! I can't say I have better ones, 'cause that means to have to dig them out, and scan them through. Which I swear I was forcing this pic through the scanner a hundred times before the stupid computer excepted it. Oh, and here's my newest project...

I made this intentionally small, and it's not finished...I'll post the finished product when it's done...hopefully soon. This is my work space.....yes it's true. I'm a messy person. But hey! I'm a part time artist! (Lies, I'm a full-time artist)

I should end this, no one's gonna read it. ;)