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Thanks in advance!

]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/20215574/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/20215574/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:03:08 PDT rekushi had a really good idea-- she started offering super-cheap commissions for a limited time. So I thought I'd give it a shot as well. Starting today and ending Sunday, September 14th, I will be doing commissions of any kind for just $5 a pop. They can be digital, traditional, full body, portrait, WHATEVER, for $5 each.

I take PayPal only.

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Go forth and spend!

(Note: all items under "gifts" and "jewelry" DO NOT have the shipping included, my mistake. So please expect to add $2-$3 to all of those prices.)

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Sorry, but I really do need your help!

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"The first 10 people who post in this journal will be featured. I will go through your gallery and choose three of your deviations I like most and post them in my journal for everyone to see. It's pretty much to show you off. Who doesn't want that?
The catch? You gotta put this in your journal as well if you posted."

1. ~ShimaAndTempis was one of my first friends here on DevART. She's an awesome person and an especially awesome writer (she just won NaNoWriMo!). She really made me feel welcome on teh internets way back in 2004. So here's some of her best work! I particularly love her photographs of her European adventures.

Midnight Games
Like Cold Fire
Le Tour Eiffel

2. ~sockie has mad vector skills omg. I am so jealous. She also draws the cutest Harry Potter character designs I've ever seen. There's just something really stylish about her work.

Print 02 - Question Mark
Most Awkward HP Couple
Big Girl You Are Beautiful

3. ~Semiramis was in fact the person who invited me to join DevART! Her style is really warm and her character designs have a ton of personality. Of course, I love her YW-related art because it's the fandom that brought us together--plus, there's not a lot of quality YW art out there.

10,000 Hits
Breath
light, light

4. ~l-aurens -- I don't know her very well, but she certainly has excellent taste in fandom! Also she takes wonderful photos of everyday life.

Worth The Wait
Musician
Triptych

5. ~justserena has some really cute stuff! Again, vector, which never ceases to impress me. Really fun and individual style.

Alice Book Cover
jump for joy
Princesses are silly


6. ~melodythelittlepony is a fellow DWJ fan, and thus awesome She does traditional work with some really nice colors, and is also a pretty fine draftsman; her realism is downright impressive.

Esperance? Assembled
Like Two Blossoms on One Stem
Tipping the Velvet

7. *rethe and I met years ago on Elfwood. We sort of lost track of each other for a while, but then I found her here at devART like a year ago? ish? Anyway, she's utterly brilliant and has always had a totally unique style. I think in a way she inspired me to do the same-- it's okay to be different! Plus, she draws awesome things like Doctor Who and musicians. And excellent fashions. Oh! And her coloring is really neat. Gosh, you're just going to have to check her out, okay?

Professor and Friend
Rosewood Birch
My Valentine

8. I don't really know ~HoshiMitsukai , but I've enjoyed exploring her gallery!

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Send me a note and we'll talk!

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Prices will probably be as follows:

Character sketch (bust): $5 color: $10
Character sketch (full): $10 color: $15
Scene (two characters): $15 color: $20
add a character for $2.50 each.

All will be traditional until I get my tablet hooked up again. Also, no Paypal, I'm afraid--check, money order or concealed cash only. Hopefully I'll get Paypal working very soon, but no guarantees.

You can leave me a note if you want first dibs on a commission or something, but just know that I won't be able to start it until two weeks or so from now.

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See you all then!

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Meanwhile:

I SOLD A PIECE. FOR $160. (In fact, I sold roses and laurel!)

I still can't believe it. However, it's at a gallery, so there's a 40% commission for the owner, but still...so yeah, if anyone's in Brunswick anytime for the next month or so, stop in at the Maine Street Gallery and check out my work! (Most of it hasn't been seen on DevART before, so maybe that'll get some of you out to see it...?) ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/9151304/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/9151304/ Thu, 22 Jun 2006 18:12:06 PDT
UPPER BODY [DIGITAL]: $5
UPPER BODY [COLORED PENCIL]: $8
FULL BODY [DIGITAL]: $10*
*Add a character for $5
FULL BODY [COLORED PENCIL]: $12*
*Add a character for $6
SCENE [COLORED PENCIL or COLORED PENCIL/MARKER]: $20*
*More than two characters for $25
GROUP SHOT* [DIGITAL] (ex this deviation): $20**
*Three to four characters
**More than four characters for $25

I know they're pretty low, but I thought I'd start at the minimum and work my way up as I get more commissions. So how does that sound to everyone? ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/9021833/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/9021833/ Fri, 09 Jun 2006 19:32:03 PDT Ice-08 posted one recently, I remembered that I hadn't done the same, so here it is:

1)What's your character's name?
Llewelydd (Lydda) George

2)How old is he/she?
Nineteen/twenty-ish.

3)Is your OC a boy or girl?
Girl.

4)What's his/her race?
Er. Caucasian. Welsh.

Appearance

1)If this character were to suddenly become part of the 3D world, and ended up in a heavily-populated area, how many stares would he/she get?
None. She's very ordinary-looking.

2)Is your character considered normal in his/her own world?
Painfully so.

3)What would be his/her most recognizable feature(s)?
Thick, nearly untameable curly hair, and a thin, wry mouth.

4)Would you consider your OC as attractive?
In her own way, yes.

Personality

1)Temper?
A little, but no really.

2)Does your character ever get depressed?
Yes.

3)Leader or Follower?
Follower, definitely.

4)What is the main aspect of his/her personality?
Her concern for others.

History

1)Did your OC have a family of any sort?
She's got a very Welsh mother, and a sister who once gave her racy underwear. I think her mother's name is Ceridwen, and her father may be called Thom.

2)Is your character out on his/her own? If so, why?
Well, she's away from her family, but she lives in Cambridge with a roomate, Heather.

3)Has he/she encountered any traumatizing events?
Pickaloo showing up and asking her to save his life was a bit of a shock, yes. And then there's something else, but I shand't spoil it because it's supposed to come at the very end of the story.

4)What was probably the best time in his/her life so far?
She has idyllic childhood memories of Wales; she loves her homeland.

Romance

1)Single?
Yes.

2)Has your OC developed any romantic relationships?
Yes. Or will develop.

3)Virgin?
Yes.

4)Does your character like flirting?
No, she's pretty shy.

Symbolism

1) What animal would you accociate your OC with? (Sorry, no creatures of myth and legend allowed!)
Haha, a mouse.

2)Musical Instument?
Flute.

3)Element?
Water.

4)Planet?
Neptune.

Showing the Love

1)Do you draw your character?
I sketch her a lot, but I don't paint her very much because I'm just...bad like that.

2)Do you write about him/her?
Yes, and it's all here. Or at least, what there is of it. (Lydda's stuff is under Disenchanted.

3)Do you use him/her in any rpgs?
No, I don't do RPGs.

4)What other ways have you appreciated your OC?
Er...by pimping her in this quiz, and talking about her on the phone with Leigh for HOURS.

RANDOMIZE!

1)Is your character wanted for anything?
To save Pickaloo.

2)What are three weaknesses in him/her?
She's indecisive, she's physically very short and weak, and she tends to worry too much.

3)Strengths?
She's extremely loyal, she doesn't hate easily, and she has a wicked, geeky sense of humour.

4)Does your OC drink or smoke (ect.)?
She likes some champagne on occasion.

5)What's one quirk(A sudden sharp turn or twist) about your him/her?
Her encyclopedic knowledge of all things Monty Python.

6)Does your character have any phobias?
Slightly claustrophobic.

7)What could you do to get him/her into a blind rage?
Kill Heather or Pickaloo.

8)Does your OC like chickens?
She doesn't really have an opinion on chickens, no.

The Final Question

What would you consider your relationship with your character to be like?
She's me + people I know + pure invention. I like developing her character because it's so hard--she's so plain on the outside, and I have to find a way to combat that and make her interesting, and it's great fun. ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/8469477/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/8469477/ Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:04:39 PDT ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/8177039/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/8177039/ Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:14:02 PST
a) Am I a skilled enough/consistant enough/experienced enough artist to offer commissions?

b) If I did offer them, how much should they cost? (Just a general range for colored images; I don't think my pencil work is good enough on its own, ala =woefulinfinity.)

I don't really think I'm going to be offering commissions in the near future, but I want to get a sense of what to do/expect when that time does come. Plus, I could use the money...

Anyways, just comment and tell me what you think. ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/7998184/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/7998184/ Sat, 25 Feb 2006 10:36:16 PST
w00t. ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/7555924/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/7555924/ Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:01:31 PST
I'm afraid that I must report the inevitable for this season: I have the flu. (I think. Anyways, I feel like shit.)

So...trades/kiriban/gifts/promised fanart, ect. is all currently on hold. Of course, I may get things done, but they'll probably be personal things that will somehow aid in my recovery (art is a rather large part of my everyday life; I'm not going to stop just because I'm sick.) What I'm saying is, right now I just don't have the extra energy to force myself to do "work" art. Sorry to everyone who I owe something to: I promise I'll work my hardest on everything once I've gotten better.

--alida. ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/7451624/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/7451624/ Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:26:06 PST
~lcharest

Go visit her. Now.

(though she hasn't posted any Satiaru-related stuff, just poetry--but be certain that Satiaru will someday follow) ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/7255936/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/7255936/ Thu, 08 Dec 2005 13:19:54 PST ME: It's John Lennon!
AXEL: Who's John Lennon?
ME: You're kidding, right?
TOM: (sarcastically) He's just some hippie, Axel.
CHARLIE: The Hippie, in fact.
ME: *facepalm*

Rest in Peace, John Lennon. ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/6167879/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/6167879/ Mon, 08 Aug 2005 11:01:24 PDT ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/6087412/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/6087412/ Sun, 31 Jul 2005 10:30:39 PDT community. So. I'll certainly be participating in Yellow Day. (that's August 7th, in case you were wondering).

Rally behind our Yellow Alien! What is DA without him? ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/5861296/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/5861296/ Wed, 06 Jul 2005 21:36:31 PDT
Now:

FANARTS THAT MUST BE DONE ECT. ECT. :

1) Immortal Rain
2) Orphen
3) Terry Pratchett
4) College of Magics (World's End Close concept)
5) Ranma 1/2
6) Abarat
7) Garth Nix (Abhorsen)
8) Harry Potter
9) Narnia
10) Zits (don't ask) ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/5679396/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/5679396/ Fri, 17 Jun 2005 18:27:38 PDT ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/5634781/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/5634781/ Mon, 13 Jun 2005 08:52:57 PDT
HORRIBLY
TERRIBLY
SORRY! ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/5467280/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/5467280/ Thu, 26 May 2005 12:17:16 PDT
That is, the week-long temporary subscription. I dunno what I'll do with it, but I'll probably make a lot of fanart searches. And this is how sad my little life is.

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(agh. That sounded so patronizing. Sorry.) ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/4836718/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/4836718/ Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:18:26 PST 800! JUST LEAVE ME A NOTE IF YOU GET IT! ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/4701629/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/4701629/ Tue, 01 Mar 2005 11:32:28 PST
Just so y'all know, the reason I don't update here often is that I have a livejournal. So if you're interested, go read! ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/4176046/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/4176046/ Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:42:01 PST for getting my 500th pageview!

The kiriban is now set to 800 pageviews, okay? ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3963269/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3963269/ Wed, 01 Dec 2004 10:25:51 PST
...ookay, so this is my first try at this. Lets see if people like me enough to even try...

Checking out my popularity stats? Not really. Just, er, spreading my wings. Looking to see if I can pull this standard community-building stuff off.

(hides her introverted self behind a life-size portrait of Roshaun) ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3735740/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3735740/ Tue, 02 Nov 2004 16:39:24 PST
No, seriously. Today I got to do a very cool thing. Besides skipping school, I spent the entire day with a bunch of friends helping the local Kerry/Edwards campaign. We did door-to-door stuff and such, and a bit of visibility stuff on Marginal Way (y'know, with the signs? And if you live in Portland, yes, that was us with the signs and the crazy girl who kept running around during red lights to scream at people. She's special, and we love her.)

Unfortunately, it began to rain while we were doing Vaughan and Brackett streets, so we all got quite wet. Coupled with the fact that one of us decided that they were going to throw up and the ornery 70-year-old Republican we ran into, the day didn't exactly end on a high note, but it was still fun (this guy was in my face calling me naive and stupid. He was spitting. It was not pleasant.)

So now I have this strange pain in my chest. I'm high-risk, I tell you, high-risk! I shall blame the media if I contract pneumonia, and then I shall curl up with a Terry Pratchett book and die with much coughing. Fun fun.

(The CNN coverage of the election is getting on my nerves by now. Must they act like the harbringers of doomsday, or is that just me?) ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3575985/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3575985/ Tue, 12 Oct 2004 18:49:59 PDT
Oh, school is lovely. It really is (I'm not being sarcastic here).

But soccer. It's a little intimidating to go from starter on my middle-school varsity team straight to "stinky freshman who plays five minutes per game and has the gall to show up late because she has other commitments". Excuse me, but there are two sophmores who also have other commitments and pretty much do the same thing I do-- and they're respected members of the team, insiders.

It's not really being a freshman that bothers me-- just the fact that everybody (including other freshman) treat me like I'm not there. I'm not sure why, but I can't seem to do anything right around my team. In school I have lots of friends, and people treat me like a human because I am what I am. But for some reason that doesn't seem to show around the JV soccer side.

This mess'll be over by the 19th, thank god. Then I can start planning my geisha costume for Halloween...^_^

(and no, I can't quit. Stupid athletic requirement. One of those things you need to find a loophole for before you become a jock and start wearing polo shirts and slacks) ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3342220/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3342220/ Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:30:32 PDT
Okay, so being wet and cold for three days wasn't exactly peachy, but when you're with strangers the first day, aquaintances the second and completely at ease with eachother the third, you've just seen something incredible.

Alright, so y'all have no clue what I'm talking about, which brings me to the title of this entry-- Outdoor Experience.

See, the private school I just started this year has this wacky idea about how to start the year...a four day, three night camping excursion to the Maine woods (insert drumroll) with ten or twelve of your classmates. Isolated from other groups. With a Chewonki guide and chaperone.

There were eleven of us in our group. By the end of the whole thing (a 5 mile hike up to the tablelands on Mount Katahdin and an 8-mile paddle on Lake Ambejesus), we were all afraid to mingle with other groups, even though we hadn't even known eachother three days ago.

I can't possibly exaggerate the coolness of this. This is looking like it's gonna be an awesome year. ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3158938/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3158938/ Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:05:36 PDT
Latest Update from the Alida dietary universe: I am now officially lactose intolerent. Which means that I have to take these vanilla flavored chewy things with my first bite of any food that has a lot of lactose (ie milk, cheese, ice cream, yogurt)-- think: tortillini and vanilla. DISGUSTING!

(excuse me while I vomit)

Yuck. ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3132120/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3132120/ Sun, 15 Aug 2004 13:43:24 PDT
The unfortunate side-effect of spending five days practicing four hours a day is that my practice spot (a hickey-like infliction that befalls violinists and violists--I'm a violist-- on the left side of their neck) is all nasty and swollen. Man, does it hurt.

Today my job is to find some white toner for my hair. I bleached it, and it came out all yellowy and streaky, so I'm going to re-bleach and then use a toner to get it platnum (sp?).

...oh, and by the way-- here's a big happy welcome-back shout to Semi! Hope you had an awesome time in China! ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3051124/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3051124/ Thu, 05 Aug 2004 16:42:27 PDT
"What could you possibly see in me?
Is my soul hung
out to dry?
I think my dysfunctional family
has shaped it throughout my life"

My stepmom's family isn't necessarily dysfunctional--- just mildly wacky and basically the nicest human beings I've ever met. Overwhelming amounts of the testosterone-fueled sex were there, however. I didn't really spend too much time in on that particular scene.

One of these young males is the absolute twin of a friend of mine. It's rather scary. I try to talk to him and constantly find myself calling him "Wil--Ryan". Poor guy. Probably thinks I'm crazy.

(Bwahahaha) ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3024771/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/3024771/ Mon, 02 Aug 2004 07:45:40 PDT
Oh yes, I meant to post that. Well I shall. A picture of Nakeu, that is. I'm also in the process of doing a piece from Kevin Crossley-Holland's Arthur trilogy. It involves people kissing. Bleah. I hope I don't screw it up too badly.

I'll be back sometime between Wednesday night and Friday morning. So, Thursday. Yeah. See you! ]]> ~alidaART http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/2971039/ http://alidaART.deviantart.com/journal/2971039/ Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:07:01 PDT
At the moment, it's this kind of medium/dark ash-brown on top, then carmel-y, then blonde, and then bright pink on the bottom (which is the leftovers from my supposedly blue-undertoned Deep Purple tips).

I know what I'm planning to do, which is sort of frost the rest of my hair to a nice platnum blonde, then put SFX Blue Mayhem and Manic Panic Atomic Turqouis (which I have quite a bit of left) on that part, and do the rest with the leftover Deep Purple. But since SFX colors get all over the place, and it's still summer, I'm afraid it would come out in water so I wouldn't be able to go swimming without a swim cap. Arg. I have to wait a whole month before I can dye again!

Bah. Maybe I'll call up Amber-the-bleaching guru and see if she'll help me do that today...

Bored. ]]> ~alidaART