DecisiveOrigin

viccolatte: nondesignated: perplexingly: My favourite tragic...

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:37:10 -0400

nondesignated:

perplexingly:

My favourite tragic love story is that of an artist and their art

to be reblogged by every artist on tumblr eventually, for sure

Daily struggle.

I was negative just the day before, I’m positive today =)

Orlando Anime Day

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:34:43 -0400

This past Megacon was my last major con for the year and maybe for some time. Preping for a con is a...

100 Words, Free Postcard Contest

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:18:00 -0400

Interested in a free postcard print from me? Lately I’ve been really inspired to do a lot of...

Comics and Unfinished Business

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:11:34 -0400

Classes are over for the year (sent in my last assignment yesterday). Schedules for next year are a...

commission sample that I didn’t get the work for. Open...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:11:21 -0400

commission sample that I didn’t get the work for.

Open for summer commissions

Finished commission. hours at work got cut, so need to find...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:01:21 -0400

Finished commission.

hours at work got cut, so need to find more work, so email me if interested decisiveorigin(at)gmail.com

morgandavidsonart: just finished this colored pencil oil rub...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:15:15 -0400

morgandavidsonart:

just finished this colored pencil oil rub illustration for a poem!

Effing, traditional media with color pencil.

she’s in my class….

I hate her

She also has a great smile and personality

mayshing: A Guide for writers working with manga artists P A N...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:50:39 -0400

mayshing:

A Guide for writers working with manga artists

P A N E L S————————

From my experience of working with several writers… unless they go with a very specific set of management, the average is 1 page novel = 1-3 pages manga.

I have guided writers into doing nearly 90%-95% accurateness on manga pages estimate when they are working with me.

Here’s how you can self-estimate your cost:

On average, a manga page is 4-7 panels or less.

(with occasional 8-10 mini panels if story permits, an example would be Hero slashed Villain, a shot everyone’s expression on the team.)

1. characters talking: 1 dialogue line a bubble. A panel can have 2-3 lines max.

2. 2 characters talking to each other, 2 dialogue lines form one panel.

3. Character explaining: 3-8 lines will be a page

4. Character action: a sentence of action is one panel, unless some details are ignored.

5. Avoid using semicolon and run on sentences, and avoid writing too much run on dialogue unless the story calls for it.

Using this quideline you can estimate how your script will roughly cost you to turn into manga/comic. (depending on the artist’s rate)

Do allow the artists to make changes, it’s usually to the project’s advantage.

C H A R A C T E R——————-

I also noticed sometimes novels don’t call for a specific amount of description on the characters, but that can cause problem when working with an artist, so I included some quide below:

Character looks chart:

Name:

Gender:

Height:

Body type/weight:

Race:

Skin color, eye color:

Hair type, color/hair length:

Clothing:

Important items:

Personality:

Summary of character backgrounds:

Likes and dislikes in clothing, colors, items, feeling:

(example: A blind girl won’t dislike or like any colors, she only like comfortable, smooth fabric that feels good on the touch, a sporty guy will dislike any restrictive clothing)

T I P S————————

Design tips: from working with several writers I did notice some writers have a tendency to design clothing that’s either too common, or too black and white in color, literally. I suggest the writer mention to the artist that they can improve the design if they choose. It might produce good results. Try to give as clear/detailed on the character’s story/personality possible to prevent designs that are off. Finding reference photos, or even examples of other designs, (have multiple designs ref will prevent copying problems) of what you are aiming for also helps a lot since most artists are very visual.

Freelance tip: If you are commissioning the artist over a long project period, divide the payment up from 20%-50% advances in stages, talk with the artists about it, they are usually happy to work for the money. Pay the final part once the artist is done. Don’t give it all in one shot, it kills motivation for the artist’s side, nor hold everything back until the end.

Check in tip: DO check in with whoever you are commissioning. Weekly check-in is best. (A project is like homework, when its due weekly, it gets done.)

Project tips: If you have an extremely big personal project that span more than 1-3 volumes, (like 5-10 books) consider the amount of spending, how long you will gain it back, and consider the fact the talent may also become unavailable after a while due to career change, or other causes. It’s wise to prepare for back up plans for any long term projects. A typical work contract for anyone is 2-5 years max, so you should be prepared for that.

Contract tip: Do craft and prepare a simple agreement for both parties if you have a long project that is more than 600 dollar or more, you might have to consider tax problem in some countries like USA. It’s just safer and clearer on expectations on both parties. The agreement can be done via email or more formally signed as contract.

Printing tip:

I suggest to select a printing format from the start of the project: http://ka-blam.com/printing/front/?cat=11
That will save you trouble from working with a manga/comic artist who never handled print format before, as sometimes the lack of experience with print can cause them to make poor layout decisions that will cost you later.

Script preparation: Try to get your script as finalized, spell checked, edited as professionally as possible before you hand it to the artist, because usually artists’ job is not to do spell checking for you. I think this point is basic for writers, but some writers came to me before with incomplete script, I turned them down. So have your script completed as professionally as you can.

That is all. I will add more if I can think up more points.

This guide is to help writers who will be working with me… as well as other writers and artists, hopefully.

very helpful

jjak: Requests are open for original characters

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:55:09 -0400

jjak: Requests are open for original characters: jjak: Requests will close Apr. 4,...

My issues with fan art, pt 3

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:12:10 -0400

A side not with fan art, I don’t know about you readers, but doesn’t it irks you how...

Pages from my submission, Privilege

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:28:50 -0400

Pages from my submission, Privilege

My issues with fan art, pt 2

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:51:22 -0400

There are many reasons why original art doesn’t sell at cons. Where as Awa is branded as a fan...

My issues with fan art, pt 1

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:01:28 -0400

Most of you know me as kind, sweet, bold and maybe a little silly. I don’t know how much of my...

elliotoille: ☼ ELLIOTOILLE SKETCHBOOK 2012 ☼ ◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:46:52 -0400

88 PAGES OF THIS

WOW AMAZING

elliotoille:

☼ ELLIOTOILLE SKETCHBOOK 2012 ☼

◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖° PREORDER AND GIVEAWAY POST! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜

I’m so excited to announce the release (finally) of my first book!! It’s a collection of sketches from (mostly) 2012. I’m taking preorders so I know what quantity to get printed. The first 20 preorders will get a small sketch of a character of their choice inside!

And if you reblog this post, you can win a free copy, no shipping cost or anything, with the preorder bonus sketch too. I will randomly select someone from the reblogs at the end of the preorder period.

ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:

since my site’s store isn’t working with paypal at the moment, we’re gonna have to do this the hard-ish way.

-The price of the book is $22 for US orders and $34 for international. Shipping is included in these prices.

-Send the appropriate total to elainesmailaddress (at) gmail.com through paypal, and INCLUDE YOUR FULL MAILING ADDRESS with the payment!

-If you want to try for the preorder bonus then include links to references for the character you want in the message with your payment. ACTUALLY if the first 20 is already passed then you can add $5 to your order and include the references and I’ll add the bonus in for you!

-preorder period ends on April 15!

-if you’ve any further questions please message me.

*all prices in USD*

I’m a lover of sketch books. Also, awesome promo idea!

Thanks everyone for your wonderful support. Its been a week...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:56:35 -0400

Thanks everyone for your wonderful support. Its been a week since megacon passed and I’m left with warmth.

Many of you who passed by my table, have expressed how you’ve follewed since I started going and how you still have some of my work that you’ve perchuced. Its sad to say that this was my last Megacon, atlest as far as I know. I have one year left for school and see my self moving to NY as soon as I can.

Actually, I might not be doing cons for a while. I’m still debating over NYCC since its such an awesome con to meet with people and learn a lot of new things. Alas, cons take so much energy from me and I really would like to focuse on makeing more art. I feel that I haven’t been as productive since I have so many obligations. Cons are just another obligation that I have to let go, even for a short while.

Still, I love the atmosphere that a well orginized con like Megacon has and appreciate all the friends I’ve made and the love I received from supporters.

Ship in a Bottle. Open class assignment

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:02:30 -0400

Ship in a Bottle.

Open class assignment

contest commission, wonder if I should put my url on it since...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:07:04 -0500

contest commission, wonder if I should put my url on it since people tend to take off credit?

how can you not love this? visit the tumbler for other great...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:15:39 -0500

how can you not love this?

visit the tumbler for other great costume design.

yep, thats what I like it for, the costumes, nothing to do with Trek

thefashionastronaut:

Storyboard Concepts, Photoshop CS5

Star Trek Mirror Universe.

No infringement intended.

If you’re interested in reading a comic Demon Toast I just...

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 12:01:39 -0500

If you’re interested in reading a comic Demon Toast I just finished uploading. http://cetriya.deviantart.com/gallery/42359990http://cetriya.deviantart.com/gallery/42359990

Chromatic Submission

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:37:00 -0500

Now that I submitted my comic pitch in time (in case you were wondering why I’ve been half...