I  have three commission slots available for November. There have been people who have expressed interest earlier, so I may give them first crack, but regardless, if you're looking for a commission, drop me a comment and I'll let you know if you have a reservation! Depending on my workload, I may open more later in the month, which means if you leave a comment, you'll have your foot in the door. Thanks!

Happy Halloween!

~Dihgg made cosplay of my character redesign of Blank from Final Fantasy 9. Fun stuff!
Mine:
Check it out!
1. [link]
2. [link]
3. [link]
4. [link]

Thanks for the links and the homage, ~Dihgg!

Thank you for the great response to my commission special. Thanks to the quick and enthusiastic patronage, we were able to get through a bit of a financial pinch after having to pay cash for a new HVAC for our house. Ouch. But we did it and remained afloat. Now, we're cruising out this heat wave in relative comfort. Still got some lingering hospital bills from the baby's birth and my diabetic care, but we'll get those squared away for long. I just wanted to thank you all again. It also just felt good to get back in to creating art and making people smile. That seems like a greater reward, all told, and if I could pay my bills with that, I would in a heartbeat.

Commission prices are going back to normal again. I hope it's not discouraging. In the meantime, I have a few lingering projects from my special that I will share soon.

Commission prices are here. Commissions are by reservation only. Please DevNote me or email me at nockerbrat@yahoo.com for confirmation. Your name will be placed on the list (or initials if you prefer). No real limit on rating, but I won't draw loli/shota, guro/vore, and a few other exceptions. If in doubt, just ask. Pencil, ink, color, all available.
1. elvenboi
2. _BR_
3. _impact67_
4. _elvenboi_
5. _____

If you're interested in any of the originals from the commission special, please let me know. I'm letting them go for $20 a piece. Thanks!

This arrangement is working well for me right now, so I won't limit myself on $10 sketches! If you'd like to see an OC or a fan character, let me know. One character, little to no background, any rating. No guro/loli/shota, but otherwise I'm open to most anything. Comment here and I'll confirm your reservation with a reply. I'll send you payment info after receiving details. Come get some!

For those still waiting (all two of you), be assured I'm still in the process of working on yours. Some characters get along with my muse better than others

I've been trying to ease back in to art since the baby was born. I've found time to sketch in the evening-- nothing too involved yet, just a couple hours a night, but it still feels good to produce something. So, in the spirit of being productive, I'm offering $10 single character sketches, little/no background and PayPal only. Let me know via comment if you're interested and then DevNote me after confirmation. I'm attending a fair with my older daughter soon and I'd like a little money to treat her to rides and cotton candy. What's a fair without cotton candy? :3

Thanks for your time! Happy Memorial Day to you fellow 'Mericans!

Hi all! Still terribly busy with a newborn. I enrolled my first daughter in Kindergarten last week. My eldest and I celebrated our birthdays last week as well. Thanks for all the birthday wishes and the llamas! I can't believe it's May already!

Other than checking in, I'm writing to ask you all to help an artist who also has a family and is currently struggling. He is selling originals and comic pages (no commissions that I know of).  He has a great, dynamic style; high contrast and lots of bright colors, very sexy. Like TV! AT least check him out, but support him if you can.



Thanks for your time! Hope everyone's enjoying 2012!

I'm happy to say I gave birth to a healthy baby girl on February 17th. She and her big sister have been keeping me plenty busy since then. I rarely get time to use both hands, so art is pretty much out of the question for a while. With all the activity I've seen lately, I doubt I'm being missed much (not fishing for affirmation, just sayin').

Winter was hardly Winter this year. I really felt like I missed out on an entire season. We barely had many days below freezing an just one real snow day. Now, there's still a chance for snow in to April in this region, but it seems so weird, like I've moved to a different region. It's been late Spring/Early Summer temperatures lately and I'm just not sure what to think. Yeah, it's nice, but it seems like a bad omen, you know? All the same, I'm glad to see the world green once again. I look forward to my garden, even though I might not be able to give it much time this year.

Since I've been occupied with a newborn, it's given me plenty of time to watch *nockergeek play video games. He finished ME3 last week and while I can understand people's dis-satisfaction with the ending, I'm tired of all the nerd rage. It's seems very ungrateful to me that people are saying that it has "ruined the game" for them. They enjoyed the game, just not the ending. I'm glad to hear the developers are listening to feedback, though, and may be offering some sort of reconciliation via DLC (even though there's also complaints that it should have been done right the first time ). Yeah, it's been great, but it's made by people like us. Cut them some slack.

It's not like they killed Wash for no reason at all and offed Shepherd Book before his back story was revealed.

...

So uh, yeah. Elcors are still cute as hell.

Wow! Where did December go? I just returned from our Friendsmas/New Year's celebration and I'm exhausted. I am so glad the holidays are over. Not that they weren't enjoyable, but it feels like I've been working under the pressure of the holiday for two months straight! Now, the only labor I really have to anticipate is my child's birth in February and I'm scheduled for a C-section. Lucky me(?)

2011 was hard on many people worldwide. Natural disasters, war, terrorism, an unkind climate... it really had it in for some people. I saw many personal struggles, too. I would like to think all this hardship happens not to make people suffer, but to make people come together and be more strongly knit even on a global level. It seems some people are actively contrary to that very sort of unity, but I believe the inherent goodness in people can overcome that.

With that in mind, I wish everyone a more fortunate 2012! Be safe this New Year's Eve. Be well.

On a slightly related topic, this year, by the Chinese calendar, is the Year of the Dragon; my sign. My first daughter was born within days of my birthday and we share Taurus under the Western Zodiac. My second daughter and I will share a sign under the Eastern Zodiac this year. How fun!

Thank you for your on-going support of my art. You make it meaningful.

Woof! I've hardly had any time for Sketch-a-vember this month what with commissions, doctor's appointments, and family time! I do have a few sketches here and there and since I do have very little time/energy for art these days, I've been counting my commission work (and church work) as Sketchavamber submissions. All the same, I may do some sketches in the spirit of Sketchavember in December, too. However, I am taking an extended hiatus from commissions for the holidays/materinty leave, so-to-speak. The baby is due in February and there's still much to do. (Not to mention the last trimester seems to be the most uncomfortable for me).

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I wanted you all to know how thankful I am for your support! Very little of my art do I honestly do for myself. I consider it a performance. Special thanks to you who offer my financial support. Thank you most sincerely.  I can be a dedicated parent and earn some money from home doing what I love. I truly and deeply appreciate your contributions.

I will try to update as often as I can to keep this gallery active. Last pregnancy, I don't think I was able to get back to my art for almost half a year. We'll see if I'm in better shape this time around. So, if you don't see much from me, that's why. (Not that in this great land of distraction that I'll be largely missed, but I feel I owe an explanation all the same.)

To those in the US, Happy Thanksgiving next week. I wish you the best. Christmas and the end of the year is rushing up fast! I can barely contain my excitement!

As a visual artist's answer to NaNoWriMo, =croaky and a group of artists get together each year to do Sketch-a-Vember. I'll be participating again this year, though I'll probably do weekly dumps rather than daily updates on DA. However, if you want to see a daily update, please visit the Ninja Monkey Studios Facebook page: [link]

In addition, I'm opening two commission slots for November. They will be two single-person color commissions for $50 a piece (essentially 1/2 price). Additional characters are $25 more. There will be an additional charge for complicated clothing/armor/more detailed background, but that can be negotiated. I can do Fan Characters, original characters, portraits from pictures, any rating and media of your choice (CG, colored pencil, watercolor, marker). Christmas is coming up and original art always makes a great gift!

1. _*Varcel_
2. ___

Leave a comment, devNote me, or email me at nockerbrat@yahoo.com with the subject "November Commission" to reserve a slot. Thank you!

All slots have been claimed. Thank you!

Since I finished the other $10 commissions, I'm offering a few more slots, as promised. Like the ones before, they'll be single-character images, no background, additional characters cost $5 a piece (limit 3). Any rating, but no loli/shota, mecha, or gore/vore. Reservations are first come, first served. Paypal only.

1. _~naefalia_
2. _~FirstKing37_
3. _VM_

Similar sketches:

Portraits from photos.
Fanart
Original Characters

Devnote me here or email me at nockerbrat@yahoo.com with the subject "October Commission"

Baby #2 will be a girl! We got the sonogram done today.



She's due in late February-- actual projected day on the Leap Year XD Still haven't decided how cruel we want to be in that respect, since she will be delivered by c-section. I suppose we have time.

Having another girl is a big relief! I kept most of Baby #1's clothes, so I won't have to go through too much shopping again. I definitely think I'm going to invest in a good cloth diaper system, too. I felt so guilty switching to disposables near the end of baby #1's diaper days. So much waste!

Anyway, baby's healthy as am I. I still need to watch for gestational diabetes, but I'm starting this pregnancy almost 20 lbs. lighter and far more active. Here's to hoping things stay under better control!

My daughter was sick at the end of September, and try as I might otherwise, I caught her flu and it floored me for a good week and a half. Flus are always such a big deal with me. I'm angry that I put off getting my shot until November as I do every year. Darn early flu season!

Anyway, other than feeling a little stuffy in the head and chest, I'm in much better spirits now, and as you might have noticed, I've been able to work on some commission art. That was a nice distraction! I have a couple more pieces from the October special and then a larger commission project I'm working on in the background.

Otherwise, life continues as normal. My daughter is growing every day and the seasons keep on changing... mostly. We've had a really hot and dry Indian Summer this year in Missouri, so the Fall colors aren't quite as impressive. The weather has been great for getting out and walking around (you know, when I'm not mired in mucous XD) All this means the Holidays are fast approaching, so I'm very glad to get some work done while I can.

In other news, I'm scheduled for my 20 week ultrasound this week. We may finally be able to determine the gender of baby #2. This, of course, is exciting, but mostly, I want to get a jump on shopping so I can be ready for the baby when it comes in late February XD (I know I won't get out in the Winter.) My doctor is still monitoring me for gestational diabetes, but my blood sugar levels seem to be pretty consistent. That's a big relief, but who knows? Things change when massive amounts of hormones come in to play.

Family life and keeping up my health keep me pretty busy, so I miss the social aspect of sites like these. But I wanted to say that I'm glad and honored to have all the watchers, faves, and comments. Thank you, all of you, who take the time to stop and give me some encouraging words. I'm always pleased to share my creations with you!

Oh! And has announced their next round match-ups and requirements. I'm really excited! My Jusqua will be facing off against *callousvixen's Minwu and *kirej7's Relm, in Alexandria! OH! I have so many ideas already! And three months in which to do it. I have a feeling this will be both awesome and daunting, but I can't wait to put things to paper. I want a shot at the finals! (because who would expect Jusqua to make it that far?)

Okay! Back to life.

All reservation slots have been claimed. Thank you!

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I'll be offering $10 pencils through October. First come, first served.

Portraits from photos, original or fan characters
One figure per drawing, $5 for each additional figure up to 3
No background
Any rating, but no gore/vore, loli/shota, mech
Paypal only

Currently, I'll take 5 reservations and more if I can finish before the middle of the month.

1. _~TimAlmasy_
2. _~jbr0530_
3. _*Seimyx_
4. _TV_
5. _~TimAlmasy_  (Liked it so much he came back for more!)

Examples of these pencil sketches:

I'm opening five commission reservations for September. These will be single character commissions (50% additional for each character beyond that) with a simple or no background. If you would like more, please specify so I can figure that into the charges. I will do art of any rating. There are a few kinks I avoid, so if in doubt, please ask.

Commission info is here

1. _~naefalia_
2. _*Varcel_
3. _~peppygrowlithe_
4. _____
5. _____

Reservations are first come, first served and I reserve the right to turn down commissions. Please comment or Devnote me to reserve a slot. I will give you further instruction from there. Paypal only. Generally, I ask for half up front and half upon completion, but if you would rather pay in one lump, that's fine, too.

Proceeds will go toward putting mini me in autumn clothes.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by at Motaku! And a welcome to new watchers. I love small conventions like Motaku, though it's growing every year! There seems to be more time to talk to people and everything isn't always as crowded. It's definitely nice for a change.

Business was good for a small con, too! Saturday was slow, but steady for the first half and Sunday positively exploded with business and commissions! I was glad for the business because I'm trying to raise savings for the new baby.

Speaking of raising funds, I'll be opening commission reservations in September. I've had several requests, so I wanted people to know ahead of time, so they'll be prepared. Keep an eye out for the announcement! As always, it's first come, first served.

Thank you for all the comments and faves! I'm so happy to share my art with you. Be well!

This weekend Aug. 19-21st, I'll be attending Motaku in Kansas City, Missouri! If you're there, stop by the table! I'll be offering on site commissions at a reduced rate as well as lots of new prints and some new keychain designs! I hope to see you there!

First off, thank you for all the well-wishes and congratulations for the pregnancy. I really appreciate it. I'm sure to bitch and moan about it after the kid is old enough to sponge up my entire life, but it really is a blessing to be able to give my daughter a sibling.

Anyway, as to the brainstorming, I am looking for a list of suggestions of archetypes you would see among attendees at anime conventions. I thought it would be ridiculously fun to do some illustrations of them in a fighting game style.

Here are some I have already:

The "normal guy"
The nerdy girl
The Cosplayer
The "poor" Cosplayer
The Hug/Glomp Fairy
The Raver
The Furry
The young enthusiast (often a pokémon or equivalent fan)
The "old guy"
T-shirt guy
The unwashed
The Lost

Feel free to add to the list. I'll go ahead and start on some of these now and post as I finish.

I just got confirmation from the family doctor that I'm pregnant for the second time. Well, there goes all my free time again XD but I'll have a better idea of what to expect this time. My first is four years old now. I think she'll make a great big sister. I was anxious to get the confirmation, now I can't wait to know the sex.

...or sexes. DUN DUNNNnnnn (that remains to be seen, but there's good reason to consider it)

Guess I have to lay off the herbal teas again. I'll miss you, chamomile.

Five $10 Pencil Commissions to finish out the month. These are single character commissions, no background. Add another character for $5 more. No rating, but no mecha, gore, loli/shota. Art is for personal use only. Paypal only. Comment below to reserve your commission!

Thanks for the great response! I'm looking forward to working on these projects!