Artists To Look At

Do you like pictures but don't know how to draw them yourself?  Well, I have just the solution for you; just sit back and take a gander at some artists right here on dA who would love draw for you.


First up is The-LOVELY-Gamer.  I met her when I was looking to spend points but didn't know what to spend them on.  She offers several options like "Full-Body," "Medium Shot," all with or without color.  Best of all, she is VEEEERY flexible with her work.  If something is not to your liking, she will gladly go back and change it at no extra cost.

For example, the first draft of the picture she gave me looked like this: sta.sh/0g9d2lsurz6 ...

But when I pointed out two errors, she was willing to practically draw the whole thing over again and gave me this: 






Anyone who has been following me knows I can't speak two sentences without dropping Maiden-Chynna's name at some point.  Kanna is a long-time professional artist who has worked on images for series like David Randall's Clovermead, various tales of Accurate Comics Online and her own series, Maho Shojo Robotto Daft Punk and That's a Good Question (as well as my own series, Superburbs, shameless self-plug).

Aside from her professional experience, Kanna is very easy to get a hold of and always willing to field questions and comments on anything you have her working on.


For a limited time only, Kanna is offering commissions at a low price (prices are negotiable with Kanna).  Shoot her a request now and she'll give you a price estimate.




I haven't actually gotten a commission back from him yet, but I couldn't pass up the chance to tell you about Nonagesimal.  Even if you never get a single piece from him, he's worth watching for the conversations alone!  He's very well read, so he has a great sense of humor and he ALWAYS has something meaningful to write in his Journals, picture comments or even his responses to random people on his pages.  Seriously, even his commission prices are an engaging read with a subtle but powerful humor and great ability to paint scenes with just his words.

Aside from those magical words, however, is his art style.  A unique mixture of pop culture energy with high culture inspirations, he can take a gruff guy like Wolverine and make it look like something out of The Renaissance.  Best of all, he offers a very wide library of picture options (full-body, bust shot, close-up, etc) and ALWAYS allows his Watchers to vote on what discounts to give out on a weekly basis.


But yeah, there's one more feature.  When you go with Jack, you get everything you see here, PLUS, up to 3 characters at no extra cost!  That means you can get that scene of Doctor Who drinking tea with Twilight Sparkle while Spider-Man taps on the glass and asks why he can't come in, without paying a penny more than a single-person scene!



Last, but not least, is ElyasArts.  I've only worked with Elyas once, but it was simplicity in its, er, simplest form.  He's been drawing his own comics for years, so he doesn't need a lot of guidance to get the job done.  Just a simple reference or a short outline and he'll more than likely knock the ball out of the park...and out of the city.  He's also pretty quick to work, so you won't be waiting long to see your ideas come to life.

His prices are reasonable, but his skill is phenomenal.  If you like action-packed scenes or anime, this is the guy for you.  One last thing about Elyas is that he was cool enough to let me feature the piece I commissioned from him in my own gallery...which is now the most popular piece in said gallery.  I didn't even have to ask him permission to post it, he just up and said I could.  Awesome.



Just kidding, there's one more.  And what a doozy this one is.

I only worked with Kros2692 once, but it was one Hell of a work!  Like any of the other artists here, he is great at listening to your needs and wants for your picture and translates them perfectly to the page.  He is also pretty quick to work, considering the amount of detail he puts into every one of his pieces is always easy to get a hold of if you need to tell him something.  When he drew my original character, he was also okay with me posting her into my gallery as well as him posting into his own.  Very laid back and easy to work with.

I can't speak for all of his pieces but my commission....cost $20.  Let me rephrase...

<da:thumb id="431158497"/>  <--- That?  Cost $20.

Never has anything so realistic been so affordable.


There's some great artists for ya.  If you have a character or a scene that you just can't get onto paper, these guys will hook you up.  Happy hunting.

Dr-InSean
Ph.D. Not Proofreading Things he Writes