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◇ ◇ VANILLARI´S OPENING COMMISSIONS ◇ ◇

Hey guys! summer is coming to its end and so school is going to take over my time again. Its my first time doing commissions and I could use the money to cover main expenses such as transportation and materials during the semester, it would be of so much help !!!

◇ I´ll be opening three slots first to start. ◇

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There are things that I will and will not draw

Will draw: ◇ocs  ◇your favorite characters / fanart ◇soft nudity and blood are OK

Will NOT draw: ◇explicit nsfw and violence ◇hard gore ◇mecha ◇furries ◇or some other things that could make me uncomfortable (just ask me) ◇complicated backgrounds

Check this art blog or these links (art, doodles, pixels) to get a better idea of what I can draw.

◇ Disclaimer: ◇ *I reserve the right to refuse a request for whatever reasons (again, just ask). *ALL PRICES ARE IN USD *Payment is via paypal. *Half the total amount must be paid upfront.

*You decide if the background is transparent or colored, though minor objects are fine but it´d be a little extra fee.

*In case you want me to draw your ocs i must need references.

If you have more questions send me an IM or e-mail me at vanillari-arts@outlook.com.

Reblogs are really apreciated!~

~Thank you~

Romain Trystram  -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/romain-trystram-948a5719  -  https://romaintrystram.myportfolio.com   -  https://dribbble.com/RomainTrystram  -  https://www.artstation.com/romain_trystram

people have so little appreciation for craftsmanship and it’s frustrating and sad. like i saw this video on facebook of a guy making a small throwing axe by hand, from start to finish, and half the comments were like “or just buy an axe for $15”

the dude didnt just want an axe! he wanted the experience of handwork, he wanted to engage in a tradition of craftsmanship, he wanted to practice skills. the process of making things is about so much more than the thing you make

if i knit a hat, the fact that i’ll have a hat at some point is tertiary to everything else i get out of the experience. it’s meditation, it’s how i interact with a community, it connects me to a history, it mediates my anxiety, it’s a sensory experience, it’s me engaging with my body in a way that is careful and thoughtful and elegant and beautiful

handwork is so devalued for a lot of reasons, and those reasons are almost always socially complex – there’s a lot to be said about how class and gender play out in different hobbies; how cost can become prohibitive in learning skills that were once vital to the poor, how certain kinds of labor have become a luxury, how histories of gendered labor cause that labor to become mocked. all of those things and so many more are difficult to grapple with

automation tends to lead us to believe that making is all about things, but when you practice handwork, you give the process its own kind of value and reap all its intangible rewards. if i could explain one simple thing to anyone who has ever asked me why i don’t just buy a hat, it’s that there’s a lot more involved in a process than just its product.

My drawings of Celica and Alm

Hey guys this is now available as a print on my etsy store! I’m a relatively new seller so I appreciate your support!

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takadabear

🙆🏻💕retro skate girl 💕

I’m really liking how this turned out If you want a print of this you can get it here:

http://etsy.me/2E96N4f

Sample pages from Dante, Héctor and Miguel’s model sheets. This was the Bible for the Animators who were animating these characters. (Via @leeunkrich on twitter)

FREE ART PROGRAMS

So recently I came across a fellow artist who was struggling to find a free art program, and considering dropping the large amount of money for a Photoshop license. I know not everyone can afford such an expensive program, so I’ve compiled a list of programs with no cost to download and use.

Keep in mind all computers are different, so not all will work for everyone. Also, I’ve only ever used Windows, so for the most part, I’m not sure if everything will work for Mac. if in doubt check the website linked.

Photoshop CS2 - (Windows, not sure about Mac.)

FireAlpaca - (Windows and Mac)

Sketchbook Copic Edition - (Windows and Mac)

GIMP - (Windows) (Mac)

Paint tool SAI [cracked]  - (Windows) (Mac)

Paint tool SAI 2 beta - (tumblr post on said program)

iPaint - (Mac)

Paintbrush - (Mac)

Pencil - (Windows, Mac)

Paint.NET - (Windows)

Seashore [still in development, ver 0.5] - (Mac)

ChocoFlop - (Mac)

Inkscape - (Mac and Windows)

ArtRage [Demo] - (Mac and Windows)

OpenCanvas 1.1[must pay for 2.0] - (Windows, not sure about Mac.)

MyPaint - (Windows)

Krita - (Windows)

Vectorian [Supports Animation] - (Windows)

Pixia[Japanese, some English versions] - (Windows)

Asperite - (Windows)

Chasys Draw IES - (Windows)

SmoothDraw - (Windows)

TwistedBrush Open Studio - (Windows)

BOUNS - CTRL+Paint [Great for teaching all kinds of stuff, like how to use digital programs.]

If you know more free programs, please add onto this!

OpenToonz has made many improvements since it’s initial release! (Windows & Mac)

Medibang Paint is a comic drawing software forked from FireAlpaca mentioned earlier in this post, and is available for mobile devices as well! (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android)

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Autodesk sketchbook is free too ^^

Tho you have to buy the full version, but the free one is good for quick sketches