I've started a livejournal [link] (if you're interested)

It's not to keep track of the every goings on in my life but more to keep a journal of art, sketches, progress, experiments etc. and upload them, make some comments without overloading my gallery journals and abusing the uploads.

Commissions are still open and I'm excited about doing some, I find them fun. Gives me a change to drawing my characters or my own ideas.

Prices:
Head Sketch $5
Body Sketch $8
Colour Icons/Avatars $7
Badges & ACEO's $10
Coloured headshot/bust $10
Coloured full-body $15
Character Sheets $30+
Additional characters +$5
Full background +$10

Lexa: Awaiting payment / Sketched
Simba04 #1: Sketched
Ryanr: Sketching
Simba04 #1: Pending

( made me think of it!) That's right, you read it, there's a kiriban coming up, it's only 40 or so views away, so nothing major. Printscreen the number for me and I'll draw you something Also... is it meant to be spelled kiriban or kiribian? I really don't know anymore.

In other news, not much is happening... I have so much time for art that it's not funny. So commission me [link]

My sleeping pattern is also off, which isn't very fun, it means I'm tired a lot when I wouldn't usually be. I'm trying to correct it, but it's a challenge.

Hope you all are doing well. And just for fun, post your favourite animal, favorite extinct animal and the worst baby name you can think of

Hello to you all,

Activity: I have been horribly inactive in recent times, in uploads, responding to comments and in keeping up with artists that I watch. To give you an idea, I had over 5000 deviations awaiting me. Needless to say, I cleared them all. I truly wish I could look through each and every one, but I simply don't have the time, or the patience for that matter. I am hoping that now that things aren't backed up, I can deal with submissions on a regular basis and become more active, because I do like commenting on the art of others and keeping in touch with people, something which hasn't happened of late.

Art status: Since July, I have hardly even sketched anything. In the past week I have started sketching and colouring again. I also have a wonderful set of prismacolor markers on their way to me (with thanks to my boyfriend as a birthday gift) which I plan on using a lot when they get here. So expect more from me in the future.

On that note, I am still open for commissions and in a somewhat pleading manner I have to let you all know that for the next 5 months, commissions are my only source of income while I feed myself and my boyfriend
(until he can hopefully get a job) through my visit in the USA. I am aware that it is likely due to my inactivity that I so far have not had any commissions since I opened them in July, but I am hoping to change that. Prices are still listed here: [link] Once I get my markers, I may also do commissions with them, though I might charge a little extra simply because they aren't cheap.

10 Features: They still aren't full So if you want one, just leave a comment and I'll be more than happy to add you.

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Commission List
Roccie -Sketched: Awaiting payment to colour
Lexxa -Sketched: Awaiting review of sketch

I have officially graduated from Uni!!! Yes! I actually have a degree, crazy to think that. I've only got one taker for the features so far... who knows why Commissions are still open, commission money is the only money I will be making for the next 6 months, so I'm hopeing it'll aid me in my usual day-to-day life. I'm planning on ordering some prismacolour markers within the next week or two, and providing I can get somewhere with them, I will probably make them part of the commission options if people would like.

Onto the features! listed a 14 people feature, which included me, so now I'm featuring 14 people. There are no conditions (I'm breaking the chain, being a maverick), just comment that you want to be featured and it will be so. I'll choose 3 pics from your gallery, which I unfortunately can't post as thumbnails, but I'll link to them.

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As for commissions, as the title says they are open, and they will be for some considerable time.

Payment is by paypal only (my apologies to those that it doesn't suit.) Note me if you have any questions about what I will and won't draw or for a price. There's plenty of examples, and there's my gallery as well.. don't be afraid to ask about anything

Head Sketch $5
Example: [link]

Full Body Sketch $8
Example: [link]
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Coloured Head Shot $10
Example: [link]
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Coloured Full Body $15
Example: [link]
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Additional characters + $5
Example: [link]
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Detailed background + $10
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Well... I didn't know where else this would fit, so I started a new thread.

Today, driving to work (it takes me 35-45 mins as I live in the hills, away from the suburbs), I got about 3/4 of the way to work. On the way, in the windy bits, there's slow vehicle turnouts so slow people can pull aside and let other people go past them. I was driving past one of these and I saw a tiny little kitten, meowing, and it was quiet obvious from the moment I saw it that it had been dumped there. So I pulled over, ran across the road and scooped the poor thing up. It seemed really overwhelmed and frightened (which is understandable considering it was standing on the edge of a road with an 80km/h speed limit). I got back in my car and the instant I sat down with it on my lap, it started purring (the most adorable thing ever!). I grabbed the blanket from the back seat and put it and the kitten on the passenger seat, hoping it would stay there, but it crawled its way over to me as I was driving and sat in my lap, chewing and licking my hand the whole drive. Now I obviously couldn't take the kitten to work with me (retail), so I stopped off at a vet clinic along the way, they took my details and where I found the kitten, which I of course then had to give to them It was an absolutely beautiful kitten, medium-long hair, black and white, pink nose. Absolutely beautiful and very sweet, about 7 weeks old. I would have loved to have kept it, and I think I may have been able to convince my mum of it (Seeing as how I actually did rescue it), but because I'm going overseas, it's just not practical. Otherwise I would have fought to keep it.

She/he looked a little like this [link] but younger, fluffier, and with a decent sized patch of black under the chin and on the throat.

The vet isn't open again until Monday, so I'm going to ring them up and ask them if the kitten was healthy and all that. They said they would give it some food etc and call the council for it to be adopted or something. So we'll see. I'm sure a kitten like that will find a good home in no time.

So, I'm kinda sad that I don't have a kitten, but overall, I'm just really happy that I know I did something good for it when it could have walked onto the road and been hit by a car or something.

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In other news... 2 weeks of Uni left, along with many assignments and tests. But I'm looking forward to it, as I then graduate. Wish me luck

I'm going to re-open commissions around mid-july as well. So if you're interested, keep an eye out.