#MY STARTING PRICE IS 60$ FOR CHARACTER ART

[lazycranberrydoodles]

I am now opening custom Ace Attorney sprite commissions!

I have 3 open slots.

Depending on how the initial slots go, I may or may not offer more. DMs also welcome.

>> Commission form! <<

Details

What exactly will you receive for $60?

Two 12fps looping .gif files in an Ace Attorney style, one talking and one idle, of the character of your choice from the waist up. They can be in pretty much any still position, but I get final say on whether something is too difficult or too complex. I will work to make the sprite as accurate as possible while adhering to the style.

What will you receive for $20?

Either a short 12fps animation of your character or another two looping gifs (talking and idling) in a different pose/emotion. An animation can be combined with talking. For example, this Wei Wuxian MDZS would be $80: $60 as a base price (standing still and talking) with $20 added for his hand gesture.

This set of Lan Wangji MDZSs would be $100: $60 (base price, neutral animation) + $20 (happy) + $20 (displeased).

What counts as a "slot"?

Art of one character, no matter how many pieces I was commissioned for.

For more examples of my Ace Attorney-style work, here is the masterpost for my MDZS x Ace Attorney crossover series, which I have been adding to for a while now. Here are Kabru, Miku, and Hela Vitrum (my most recent commission). They are a good example of the base commission -- a looped talking gif and a looped idle/blinking gif.

Policies (read this before filling out the form!)

I am not affiliated with objection.lol. The sprites *can* be used in the program to great success. However, I will not guide you through creating a case in objection.lol. There are a lot of tutorials available. I am selling animated illustrations of your character and nothing else.

I am not affiliated with Capcom or Ace Attorney. My work copies the style of original games. In many cases, I have referenced pre-existing animations or sprites.

Just in case, I'm limiting the max number of pieces for a single character to 3 poses and 1 animation ($120) (so I don't get bored drawing them over and over again). One person can commission me for multiple characters but they will count as different slots (i.e., you may commission the max amount of work for Blorbo Bingus ($120) and also commission two poses for Dworbo Dingus ($80) for a total of $200, counting as two slots).

It is my privilege to take or refuse commissions at my discretion.

Depending on demand, I may adopt a first-come first-served waitlist system, but I really can't know at this point.

Payment depends on the price of the commission, but in general I will not start the piece until I am paid via Paypal. Venmo is a secondary option. My prices are in USD.

Once I get started, I work quickly, so any changes should be requested at the sketch stage. I will work with you to get it right. Once I have started work a piece (once planning is finished) I will not give refunds. Finished piece(s) should be done within a month of finalization (you giving me the go-ahead to start).

Filling out the form does not mean I have accepted the commission, but it does mean that I will contact you in a routine way about it.

These commissions are intended for personal use. The pricing reflects that. Tell me if you wish to use a commission in a monetized way, as that will require renegotiation.

If you wish to communicate with me about commission work without filling out the form, my email is lazycranberrycomm@gmail.com. I am not planning to offer commissions other than Ace Attorney sprites at this time. I will reply within the week.

Communication via tumblr DMs, asks, or comments is welcome!

[femboty2k]

The Great Trans Girl Exodus Commission Post

Hello once again! To make a long story short: My darling wife and I are trying very hard to be able to move from Texas to Colorado ahead of how bad legislature is getting here. We have savings and a plan but its shaping up to be a very expensive and stressful finding a place to actually move in to. Our lease here is up at the end of June so we're starting to really crack down on trying to find places to apply to. I'm making this post because we would really appreciate some extra funds to add to what we have saved to make this move possible and if its an option: comfortable. We're a pair of trans lesbians trying so very very hard to make a life for ourselves in this country that hates us. Below I've attached some basic pricing and examples of the type of pixel art I do as well as some of my writing as I'm A-Okay writing for other folks if you like my prose or brand of article jank. If you have any questions about anything here please feel free to send me a DM on here and we can talk more about what you want and what I can do for you. Thank you so much if you end up commissioning anything or even if you just share this post. Examples and pricing below the cut:

Y2K Stylized Piece: $50+ (Price can range based on piece complexity desired)

Flat colour piece w. basic detailing: $60+ (Price can range based on number of characters desired and background complexity, basic BG is included in piece)

Detailed/Low-Poly Style piece: $75+ (These ones take the longest due to the by-hand editing needed to ensure the style is cohesive or detailing is done on the whole piece. Price can range based on complexity desired.)

Pixel Chibi: $20 (Pixel Chibi pricing is locked at $20)

Emote Suite: $35 (Price covers up to 9 custom emotes sized for usage in Discord and other messaging use cases)

Doodle: $25 (A flat simple piece with a simple concept done on a small canvas)

WRITING EXAMPLES:

Fiction: Tactile Sensations, a Sci-Fi short story Article Writing: Bloodborne PXS: One of the best fanworks on the web Writing prices start at $30 and can fluctuate upwards based on piece length. Thank you so much for checking out my work and/or sharing it. We're trying to start a new life for ourselves in a safer place, and we really do appreciate any help. Thank you!

[ohnogizm0]

COMMISSION INFO & PRICES

COMMISSIONS OPEN! (wait list always open!)

Grayscale Sketches (all full body) ↓

1 character: £25 2 characters: £35 3 characters: £50

EXAMPLES:

+ Mono colour lighting to sketches for £10 extra ↓

EXAMPLE OF MONO COLOUR LIGHTING:

Flat Colour (all full body) ↓

1 character: £45 2 character: £65 3 character: £90

EXAMPLES:

Full Render (shaded) ↓

Half body/Waist up

1 character: £55 2 character: £75 3 character: £100

Full Body

1 character: £75 2 character: £125 3 character: £200

EXAMPLE:

Detailed Painted Render: ↓

1 character: £90 2 character: £150 3 character: £250

EXAMPLE:

Chibis (all flat colour & full body) ↓

1 character: £25 2 character: £35 3 characters: £60

EXAMPLE:

! Any additional characters over 3 for any commission will cost the price of 1 character per commission type.

! All commissions come with simple colour backgrounds, if you want anything extra for the background it will cost extra depending on detail!

EXTRA COMMISSIONS

YCH (Your Character Here) CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE I will post as and when with prices and poses for YCH! (@ ohnogizm0 on everything if you want to see when they drop)

Couples/Throuples Sketch Pages OPEN

2 characters: £95 (2 full body poses + 1 bust of pair) 3 characters: £145 (2 full body poses + 1 bust of three) Additional poses +£30 for couples +£45 for throuples  NSFW or SFW

Read my TOS below! ↓↓

TOS for Commissions

Hey! Thanks for taking the time to read through my TOS/rules, I've tried to keep it simple and easy~

Yes & No’s:

YES: NSFW, SFW, OCS, Furries, OC x Canon, Self-insert, SFW of IRL people NO: NSFW of minors, NSFW of IRL people, Ageing up for NSFW, Extreme gore, Non-con, Mecha  

If you aren't sure about a request you might want to make or do not see the content listed above don’t hesitate to ask me if it's something I'll do!

£ ~ $ ~ ¥: 

I will use PayPal invoice to collect your payment. I accept GBP £, Paypal will make the conversion to your currency for us, but just make sure you are aware of exchange rates!  (E.g. £10 = $13.30 USD approx.) I only start working on commissions after payment has been received. You have 14 days to pay your invoice, if it is not paid after that time you are moved to the bottom of my queue and repeat failure to pay will have you blacklisted! ! All commissions are non-refundable.

Revisions:

I will happily make up to 3 minor changes on your piece during the sketch stage without additional charge, any more than 3 minor/medium changes will cost an additional £10 due to the time it will take me. (e.g. pose changes) Changes to a piece after line art has been completed and colour has been started will cost £20. (e.g. pose changes) Minor changes to colours during the process are free of charge.

Once your commission is completed it belongs to you! However, I do not allow use of my artwork of any kind for NFT or AI generation use.

I always post finished commissions for my own promotional means, but if you do not wish to be tagged/remain anonymous that is absolutely okay!

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask me! Drop an ask or dm me anywhere!

Thanks so much for checking this out and for your interest! 🩷

[vasiliquemort]

~Commissions are open!~

Such beauty it could be if you distributed this post - or even had desire to aquire something for yourself!<ззз

Below I have described in detail almost all the information that I could imagine as necessary, yet please do not hesitate to write for any reason in a private message or ask - it will be my absolute pleasure to tell or show you more, and I am always glad to have new delightful acquaintances!<зз

I do portraits in three formats - bust, waist-length and then full-length. They can be various in styling, therefore please pay close attention to the difference in the execution of these formats - the busts are always more detailed in the character's features, the atmosphere is more consistent in waist-length paintings, and full-length drawings are well suited to demonstrate clothing design or depicted scene.

I adore to experiment with styles and learn new tones of this craft - as each meeting is a start of something beautiful, and I desire to create art that is complex and multifaced, but to an important extend I should say that I do not feel comfortable to copy or imitate other's styles of execution and sensuality, and a lot of expressions and detailing in my work are sudden - art is an journey and yet I would love to share this journey with you;з

There is a path of my prices:

- Bust of one character up to the chest: 60$

Background for busts is free to be added<з

- Portrait of one or more characters up to the waist: 70$

For background + 10 $ as base cost, prices over are determined by detailing. For each new character + 20 $

- Character (or several) in full growth: 80$

For background + 10 $ as base cost as well, prices over are determined by detailing. For each new character + 30 $

Cost of more complex and expressive pieces and backgrounds are increased by tips, which I express as an deeply loyal and tactful system - it is absolutely voluntary and happens only at the end of the project, so you have ability to define their cost to your feelings and abilities and nothing over that<зз

Also, if you do not have tumblr account or emailing for you is more preferable - you can also fill the commission form instead!<з

Oh!! And you have read almost everything! Thank you so much! And also there, under the cut, I describe the general process of work and how we pay. This is quite useful information for other questions that you may have if you desire to purchase my work, therefore I may advise you to take a look at it along;з

How do we work on an order?

Please feel free to contact me via Tumblr for any questions you may acquire! ~

After I discuss the content of the painting with the client and receive additional materials from them (a photo of the person I am drawing, or references that are close to what is expected of me), I start creating the first sketch.

In accordance with the request, I make a sketch of the future painting, which will contain all its important elements and an approximate color scheme (if any) that I will use. At this stage, you can freely make your amendments, and when the content suits you, I will ask you for an advance payment of half the cost of the work without additional prices of background or detailing.

After that, work on the portrait will begin. Its duration varies on several factors - to a greater extent on the volume and complexity of the work itself, as well as on my own workload with other projects.

After completing the portrait, I will send you its version in low quality- after you familiarize yourself with it (there is also possible some edits - of tones and color, elements of shading, character features and small details), and after you pay the rest of the amount, you shall receive the final result of our artwork! ~

[adventures-in-the-mad-forest]

Voice Acting Volunteer Info

Taglist: @canvas-the-florist @awkwardqueercreature @bananaconda33 @prince-rowan-of-the-forest @bluebellieart

@dewberrybramble @strange-destinations @thewickedcompanion @duck-in-a-spaceship @kitkat4406

@general-kalani @astrowillscreamintothevoid

Kofi blog post (All the same information is located under the read more).

Please ensure that you read and understand this before signing up! If you have any questions, please ask!

Summary of the Podcast:

It's about Glacie, and their coworkers, who work at the Meeting Point. The Meeting Point is a restaurant/shop located near the Mad Forest. Coming back from a pretty long break, due to their own unreality problems popping up, Glacie is warned that the forest grows hungry. After some incidents, Glacie's hallucinations start getting real bad, and they eventually venture forth into the Mad Forest.

Content Warnings of this Podcast Include (but are not limited to):

Unreality

Ableism

Pain

Blood

Implied Death

Podcast Genre

Modern-ish (emphasis on the ish) fantasy horror/action

Some things to note:

This is Volunteer Work, while I will be doing my best to pay you all, I can not promise that this will happen.

You Must Be 18+ to Volunteer to Voice Act (Mainly due to the workload)

You do not need prior Voice Acting work to throw your hat in the ring! That is not going to be a factor in the form or a question I ask in the Zoom meeting

The form that goes out today is to schedule a Zoom Meeting where you’ll do your audition then on the characters that you selected that you want to attempt to Voice Act. You can try for multiple characters, and say how many you’d like to Voice Act for (maximum of 3 characters). Fill out the days and times you are generally available. We can schedule a specific date based on schedules two weeks before the meeting. (It is important to note that the form times are in MST, as I live in Arizona in the United States. That is UTC -7. Please convert to your time zone before saying you’re available.)

I’m going to state this again so it’s not too buried: Zoom meetings are when auditions will be held, I’ll be starting to schedule those in November and December, at least 2 weeks ahead of when I first email you!

One social media is required for me to credit you in the podcast officially! You may have up to three, (this is mainly so that intros aren’t too long). Yes, I will be annoying about this.

You may only work up to 20 hours per week on Voice Acting. Including practice and breaks of less than 1 hour. This is to ensure that, if money is made, I can pay you back for your time fairly without you overworking yourself for essentially no pay if no money is made from this.

Speaking of Making Money off of this

How am I attempting to do that? You’d be right to ask. Currently, early versions of the unedited script are available for early viewing for $6 each, and a bundle is available for $35 total. Only the first episode is free in the unedited version so that those who are unsure of their interest can find out if it’s their cup of tea or not! These are also currently on a 25% sale, as I'm about to get the edited script going up for early access within the next few days.

With the edited version, the first two episodes will be free for early viewing (since most of the main characters show up by that episode it will give a better idea of who they are), however the rest will be priced at $12/episode with a bundle available for $60.

95% of those funds will be going to back paying volunteers for this project. 5% will be for extra fees that may arise as we get further into the process of recording, editing, and uploading. (This is after Stripe takes out their fee).

There are also memberships available for anyone interested in supporting the podcast!

I also sell my own art on the side and will be opening up commissions! For these I will be putting 75% of the funds into payment, with the other 25% (after the stripe fee) going towards making more art.

Not only that, but after Voice Actors are picked, I will start building a kickstarter for the project that is planned to release in May or June. This is to give us time to record 1 or 2 episodes to share bloopers and behind the scenes with backers. As the max amount of time a kickstarter can be up is 60 days, I will be doing a lot of advertising for it when the time comes on different blogs. While I would recommend you share the kickstarter on different social medias too, it’s not a requirement. And it’s something I will be discussing in more depth with the podcast team.

How Will I Pay You if the podcast makes money?

If you have a kofi, I will be leaving some generous tips! If not, any app that takes card as payment (without me having to make an account) will do! I am not doing checks, as this is open to volunteers from around the world who speak english, and even if it was just the US, I’m scared that they might get lost in the mail!

If you don’t have a place I can pay you with a debit card, please be willing to find a way to do that before you fill out the form.

I am willing to teach you how to set up a kofi if you need help with that!

You will be paid back at $15USD/hour if this podcast starts making money

Again, this is not guaranteed! Voice Acting will be considered Volunteer Work unless money is made!

Now let’s get into the Available Characters for Season 1

Main Characters: 

Cameron - She/her, Cis, lesbian, works at the Meeting Point. Cameron is wonderful, she’s independent, but terrified of being alone. She’s sassy and protective, but she’d do anything for her friends.

Shaun - He/him Cishet, coolest straight guy you’ll ever meet. Gives everyone nicknames, even if they don’t stick. Doesn’t like being serious without room for whimsy, he enjoys having fun. Honestly, he’s just a silly guy.

Dwayne - He/him, transmasc, pansexual, aromantic. Single dad of two (Laila and Deon). Is doing his best to provide for his kids and give them the best life they can possibly have. Ms. Lemona is his babysitter, both of them feeling as if they owe the other for the help they provide each other.Priority for this role is for someone who is black and transmasc

Gerry - He/him, Cis, aroace. 19 years old, youngest member of the Meeting Point. He’s just been hired to work there and is finding his place, is closest with Dwayne at this point. Has a habit of calling Glacie boss for some reason (no he is not being forced to.)Priority for this role is for someone who is brown.

Side Characters:

Delmena - She/her, Cishet. Widow. She’s an older woman who uses a wheelchair. While she’s outfitted her house to be more accessible to her, the outside world isn’t as put together. This is why she hired Carmelita, a helper who lives with her but is mainly asked to do anything that requires going outside and dealing with jutting sidewalk, no pavement, things like that. While Delmena will go with her most times, sometimes she enjoys staying at home and doing things herself.

Carmelita - She/her, Transfem, Lesbian. Works as Delmena’s stay at home caregiver, while Delmena doesn’t need her most of the time, both of them provide wonderful company for each other. She recently (ish) moved to the area, after struggling to find a job in the bigger town of Campeal. Priority for this role is for someone who is Hispanic/Latina and transfem

Haeyl - She/her, Transfem, Straight. Shaun’s dogsitter, pretty mysterious. But she has a right to be. Wonderful to be around, Mellon (the dog) loves her, and she loves dogsitting for Mellon.Priority for this role is for someone who is black and transfem.

Laila - 8 years old, she/her. Dwayne’s daughter, and eldest child. She’s loves to tease her brother, and take his toys as she’s taller than him (she gives them back, she just likes to frustrate her brother). Really interested in dragons and magic, one of which she’s told doesn’t exist; the other one she hasn’t gotten a clear answer on.Priority for this role is someone who is black.

Deon - 6 years old, he/him. Enjoys trains and magnets, and is also interested in magic. Is tired of Laila stealing his toys and keeping them from him. Has a habit of accidentally leaving toys out on the floor, which caused the incident that happened to keep Dwayne from being in the first episode of the season.Priority for this role is for someone who is black.

Ms. Lemona - She/her, transfem, Laila and Deon’s babysitter as Dwayne works at the Meeting Point to provide for them. She enjoys watching these kids, and teaching them new things, even astounding them with the creations she makes. She’s a woodworker, and knows some basics on how to make some more mechanical bits and bobs.Priority for this role is for someone who is black.

Other Characters:

Glacie’s Guide - A hallucination of sorts, not much is known about it, but it claims in the beginning of Season 2 to be there to help Glacie navigate through the forest. (Although whether that is true or not remains to be seen).

Various Background Characters

This includes customers at the Meeting Point as well as, random chatter that is unintelligible in certain parts of the episode.

Audition Information

I have chosen lines for each character that I believe gives a good view of who they are!

See this google doc for those:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19LNLDZgUOYPCCF6i8nH2iQrXe5UXK-S_nJGmqJ-Hzvc/edit?usp=sharing

If you'd like access to the full script before viewing, DM me on tumblr!

Forms open today, and I will begin scheduling auditions as early as Early November/Early December! As auditions happen, I will begin casting in Late December/Early January, because of this, if there’s someone you’d like to play I suggest getting the form in early. I will Not recast a part unless someone drops out so do not ask! As people are cast, I will be editing the form to reflect this.

How does casting work?

I will be attempting to schedule zoom meetings to cast specific characters on specific days. After the last zoom meeting for a character is done, and there are no scheduled zoom meetings for this character for a week, I will contact the person who got the role and give them the link to the discord server with information on what role they got. Then I will be removing said role from the form. This will continue until all roles have been filled.

I will also be contacting those who didn’t get the role to let them know that they didn’t get the role.

I would recommend, trying out as many roles as you’re interested in! While you can be cast for multiple roles, depending on how many people audition, roles will be 1 per person with the exception of background roles.

The various background roles will have between 2-5 people voicing those characters, and due to the amount of lines, only count as 1 extra role!

Joining the discord server is mandatory for Voice Actors! This is because I have things set up to record in the discord server itself.

Any questions? Feel free to ask!

Voice Acting Volunteer Scheduling and Sign Up Form:

[blaiddraws]

updating my comms info!

all prices are in USD. i take venmo, paypal, and ko-fi

Information under the cut:

Sketch:

$10 halfbody / $15 fullbody

Colored:

$25 halfbody / $30 fullbody

Limited Palette/ALT style:

$20 halfbody / $25 fullbody

for all:

+50% of original price for background

+60% of original price for each additional character

Painting price will vary depending on the subject, but for now they will be starting at $60 for fullbody + background, price increasing depending on complexity of character and background. for now I'm only gonna do one character paintings, but that may change in the future.

Process:

For sketch comms: I will send a simple thumbnail for the pose. Once we have something you like, you will send payment, and I will draw the actual sketch.

For everything else: I will send a sketch. Once we have something you like, you will send payment, and I will begin to finish the commission.

for both: I will try to update you with progress as I go along.

Things I Will draw is not exclusive to that list. If you're unsure, just ask! (I MAY be willing to draw mech style stuff depending on the complexity of the design, but in most cases I probably will not)

Things I will not draw: Please do not try to get me to draw ship art. Please don’t SAY that it’s platonic but see it as romantic or whatnot. i can and will draw hugs and simple stuff like that but please don’t make it uncomfortable for me if I have to learn that your intentions are different than what’s comfortable to me.

Anything romantic, sexual, kink, fetish, etc in general is something i am in no way comfortable drawing as a commission for other people.

I reserve the right to deny in commission. If I somehow change my mind while drawing a commission, I will refund you any payment I have received.

If there is anything else, please let me know! I am willing to negotiate many things :)

Thank you!

[micdraws]

Hi! I'm Stevie/Jack and I'm a disabled unemployed trans artist (what a set of words). My commissions are open! More information (including a text version of my pricing information) will be below the cut. [ 5/5 OPEN SLOTS ]

You can message me about commissions here on Tumblr, on Twitter (link), or Furaffinity (link)! Will Draw: - Humanoids and Anthros/Furry (but I am rusty at those!) - Fetish/Kink/NSFW - OCs, OC x Canon, Canon x Canon, Fanart - Just ask! I am open to drawing most things! Won't Draw: - Mecha (Light armor and robotic prosthetics are fine!) - Ferals - Hate Art - Once again, Just ask, my friend! The worst thing I will do is deny the commission. I will not share the information with anyone about what you wanted. That is between us. Pricing -------------------------- Sketch: Headshot - $30 USD Half Body - $40 USD Full Body - $50 USD Flat Color - +$5 USD

Lined: Headshot - $40 USD Half Body - $50 USD Full Body - $60 USD Flat Color - +$5 USD Backgrounds - Discuss

Full Shade: Headshot - $65 USD Half Body - $70 USD Full Body - $85 USD Backgrounds - Discuss

TOS ------------------------- 1) I reserve the right to deny your commission. However, all information about your commission request will remain private. I will not share the information with anyone. It is between us. 2) Payment will be upfront through paypal. I will need your paypal email to send a invoice to. I will not start your commission until I am paid. 3) Please credit me on the platform you use if using as an icon or reference. Do not repost or use my art to get money. If I make a character design for you, reselling is not allowed. 4) By commissioning me you are confirming that you are 18+ years of age and agreeing to the Terms of Service.

[artharakka]

Moving costs money so I’m opening quick commissions to do in between my other work in the style of my swordtember art! I’m opening three (3) immediate slots, but I might continue these in the future if there’s enough interest.

Price 60€ (euros)

For these commissions:

No changes/adjustments after commission is finished.

Preferably no pose/composition references, or only very rough ideas I can adjust.

Subject can be a character(s), topic, item, animal, etc. I'm open to concrete portraits, very symbolic scenes or anything in beteween.

Doesn’t have to include a sword (I’m just using the style).

If interested, send me an email at artharakka(at)gmail.com containing following information:

Paypal email for invoice (can also be paid through direct bank transfer if you have a bank account in EU/Finland)

All reference images and other descriptions that you deem relevant.

Whether you would like to stay on the waitlist for this type of commissions in case I’m not able to start yours now. (I’m keeping this waitlist separate from my other commission waitlist as the point of these is that I can do these in between when I have time)

For more references look at my blog's tags #swordtember #swordtember2023 and #swordtember2022

[omaano]

⭐COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN⭐

Reblogs are deeply appreciated even if you cannot afford to ask for a commission <3 However, if you'd prefer to leave just a small tip to support me and my art I have a ko-fi too :)

I’d be happy to draw your OC, favourite character or ship for you; you may check out my art tag for other examples of my work on top of what is in this post, as well as previous commissions I had drawn. If you have further questions don’t hesitate to DM me, or send me an email at omaano.art@gmail.com - detailed descriptions, and reference pictures are greatly appreciated! I truy love learning more about your characters and their backstories through the art process :)

Text transcript of prices, DOs and DON'Ts and additional information under the cut, I encourage you to check that out as well ->

Prices, payment and refund options

All prices are in USD and to be paid through PayPal invoices upfront. Cancellation of the commission is only possible before work on the piece is started. Once the sketch is finalized no refund is possible.

Prices for STYLE 1:

Headshot/bust: sketch $25, lines+flats $35, full render $45

Half-body/waist-up: sketch $35, lines+flats $50, full render $60

Full body: sketch $40, lines+flats $60, full render $80

Prices for STYLE 2 (my painterly style):

Headshot/bust: $60

Half-body/waist-up: $80

Full body: $110

Extra characters are +75%

Simple background is included in the price, anything more complicated (background, very detailed clothing/armour/jewelry/tattoo etc.) can be negotiated for extra ($15+).

DOs and DON'Ts

I WILL draw: fanart, OCs, ships, mild nsfw (e.g. blood, scars, suggestive themes, if unsure pleases ask)

I will NOT draw: mecha, anthro or anything I deem to be harmful content

How it works

Commissioner will receive digital goods - I'll send the high-res version of the commissioned art piece via email. Check-ins can be done via DM or email.

3 minor changes are allowed (e.g. hand placement, flat colours etc) at check-ins with the sketch and colour concepts. Other major changes (like changing the pose after the idea of the sketch is finalized) will cost extra $10.

I have the right to refuse to accept a commission. The work is for personal use only and cannot be used for commercial purposes. I retain rights to the artwork. The commissioned drawing is not to be used in any AI training program or any NFT-related project.

You may post the finished piece to your social media accounts with credits to me as the artist. I might want to post the piece to my own socials as well but I will ask for your permission for that first.

For detailed Terms of Service and further information please check out the following link.

I’m looking forward to working with you :)

[robboyblunder]

Re-using my previous commission pages because they're still good/accurate, but reposting to get more eyes on them! I recently finally graduated college meaning I can have my commissions open more often (with exceptions for breaks, life events, etc.);

because I was really focused on graduating I missed out on a lot of work earlier this year I would usually take on, so I'd appreciate sharing so I can try to make up for it!

Link to my full TOS will be in replies, with ID in ALT text; I've also included a transcript for the pages under the cut!

title card:

Robboyblunder commissions.

To inquire: Email me at comission.robboy@yahoo.com or DM me on tumblr via robboyblunder.tumblr.com.

page 1: price page for sketches, line art, and flat color drawings.

Sketch prices: Bust $15 ($5 per additional character), waist up $20 ($10 per additional character), full body $25 ($15 per additional character).

Line art prices: bust $20 ($15 per additional character), waist up $30 ($20 per additional character), full body $40 ($30 per additional character).

Flat color prices: bust $25 ($15 per additional character), waist up $35 ($25 per additional character), full body $45 ($35 per additional character).

page 2: price page for simple shading and full rendering/shading.

simple shading prices: bust $35 ($25 per additional character), waist up $40 ($30 per additional character), full body $75 ($60 per additional character).

full render and shading: bust $45 ($30 per additional character), waist up $65 ($50 per additional character), full body $95 ($80 per additional character).

page 3: Price page for backgrounds.

Simple and transparent price: free.

medium detail price: $15 to $45 depending on detail.

rendered and detailed price: $50 to $75 and more depending on detail.

page 4: character design prices page. the text on top reads “get a custom design from scratch. starts with base price that includes front and back full body with flat color. extra can be added at higher cost (such as busts, extra details, etc.).”

a note reads: “Note: incomplete character references for non-design commission will still result in a design charge (relative to how much needs to be designed). This does not include changing minor aspects of a design i.e. clothing, hair color, etc.

full character design prices: $180 to $200 and up depending on detail.

mini or toon design prices: $45 to $80 and up depending on detail.

page 5: price page for minis and toons as well as rules.

Mini and toon simple price: $20. mini and toon complex price: $35.

RULES:

you must read/accept my TOS and pay via invoice only!

payment is upfront before work begins (unless discussed otherwise for comms over $100). no refunds for completed art!

Full references are required for characters, otherwise a design fee will be incurred. (read details in linkes TOS).

respect me, have patiences, don’t haggle prices; it breaks my TOS.

more detail = higher cost.

major/medium revisions past sketch stage will incur extra fees (read my TOS for more info).

will draw: humans/humanoid, robots/cyborgs, armor, monsters/creatures, animals, furry/anthro, mild injury/blood/gore (if you have questions, please ask!).

Won’t draw: anything offensive/bigoted (racism, homophobia, sexism, etc.), NSFW, realistic/heavy gore, certain fandoms (can change at my discretion.

I have a right to refuse any commission for any reason!

[gay-little-izzet]

I do commissions!

It’s been a busy few months for me, but I’m finally feeling in a good place to start doing these again! Note that I only accept payment through PayPal at the moment, and my prices are in USD.

Full information below ⬇️

I offer characters illustrations in four styles and three sizes. The images above are not the only possibilities of how a commission could be inked or rendered, as I’m open to using different brushes or techniques on request. If there’s a particular piece of mine you like the style of, let me know and I can refer you to the pricing that applies.

OPTIONS AND RATES

Sketch: a rough sketch with a textured or untextured brush. Sketch commissions will include an under-sketch to determine pose and composition. Some of these prices are intended mostly for inclusion as part of a character sheet. I will add base colors to a sketch for double the original price.

Head/Bust: $5 ($10 with color)

Half Body: $10 ($20 with color)

Full Body: $15 ($30 with color)

Style A: Thick or medium lines with basic colors underneath. Includes simple details and gradients, but not full shading.

Head/Bust: $15

Half Body: $30

Full Body: $40

Style B: Thick or medium lines with soft shading or cell shading.

Head/Bust: $20

Half Body: $40

Full Body: $60

Style C: Medium or thin lines with full shading/render. +$10 for colored line art.

Head/Bust: $30

Half Body: $60

Full Body: $90

Chibis: I've finally found a style I like for drawing chibi characters, so I'll be including this as a new commission option! Chibis will all be done in the same style, with thick lines and basic coloring.

Head: $10

Full Body: $30

Character Sheet: A series of drawings of a single character, provided they are commissioned at the same time, will cost 10% less than the sum of all components. This includes characters dressed in different outfits, but normal rates apply to a commission of multiple distinct characters.

Complex Design: Since the level of the detail of a design will impact the time it takes me to draw, I am now including an additional charge of 5-10% of the original cost for especially complex designs (very detailed clothing, elaborate anatomy, complicated color/shading situations). As complexity may vary, the additional cost will vary as well (although it literally can't exceed $10 for a single drawing based on my current prices). I appreciate it if clients are understanding when I decide a drawing will cost extra, because this charge helps ensure I am earning a decent rate for my time.

PAYMENT PROCESS

As I mentioned above, I accept payment through PayPal in USD. You can send money directly to my account, @VRWintner, or if it’s more convenient for you/you would like a more specific record of the transaction, I can also send an invoice directly to your PayPal account.

For commissions of $30 or more, I require at least 50% of the cost to be paid upfront (although clients are welcome to pay more than that, or pay in full upfront). The remaining cost can be paid upon completion, and may be paid in installments if necessary. Bear in mind that if you fail to fully pay for a commission, you cannot purchase another until you have done so, and I may be hesitant to accept a commission if you are unreliable with payment.

I always welcome tips! If you're able and willing to toss me a little extra on a comm, I greatly appreciate it (but no stress if you can't--I don't expect to be paid any more than the agreed upon price, anything extra is up to you).

DISCLAIMERS

I Can/Will Draw:

ocs/rpg characters

fanart

ship art (including fanart or ocs)

party/group drawings

furry/anthro/monsters

robots/cyborgs/phyrexians, ect.

prosthetics and other tech

armor and weapons

blood/gore/body horror

non-sexual nudity

specific art styles

I Can't/Won't Draw:

explicitly sexual content

harmful or offensive content of any kind

any material I have personal or ethical issues with drawing. Given the commissions I have had before, I don't see this being a problem, but if this or the above clause applies, I will make it clear with the client that I am unwilling to draw it immediately.

Understand that art commissioned from me is still my art, and I expect to be credited for it. Please don’t repost my art without credit to me (rude), use it for training ai (why), or use it for commercial purposes (again, why). Again, I don't see this being an issue, as you all have been lovely clients thus far!

If you have questions about my rates or policies, please don't hesitate to ask--my inbox and dms are always open, and I will try to respond promptly. Thank you all for the love and support!

[simonsoys]

COMMISSION INFO

I will be opening 1 - 2 single character commission slots later this week in a later announcement.

A third slot is already on hold. I may open up more complex scenarios and additional characters later on, but I want to start simple.

My prices and terms are below, if you're interested please have your references ready when you reach out.

——SINGLE CHARACTER COMMISSIONS——

All prices include up to 1 full body character. 

Clean sketch $35

Inked drawing, add $15. ($50 total)

Flat colors, add $10. ($60 total)

Rendered, add $25 ($85 total)

Clean sketch style examples:

Inked drawing style examples:

Flat color style examples:

Rendered style examples:

Currently unavailable:

Backgrounds

Complex comic pages

NSFW

I Refuse to Draw:

Hateful, discriminating content

Payment:

Invoice will be sent from me to you through PayPal– USD$. 

Upfront payment is required for $50 and below commissions (Sketch/Ink).

50% upfront/50% upon completion is an option for any commissions above $50 if you prefer it. 

Process:

I take commissions when I feel I can complete them within a week, and would like to get started within 24 hours of receiving payment.

If you want me to use a character reference, have all reference documents ready at the time payment is sent. I will not be able to wait for you to gather materials after requesting a commission. 

A rough sketch will be sent to you for review within 1-2 days. At this point, you can ask for major tweaks to the art– (poses, outfits, expressions, etc.) 

If you want a specific inking/rendering method (crisp clean lines vs. the textured pen I usually use, or soft shading vs. cel-shading), please let me know by the time the rough sketch is approved. 

Example of what to expect from the rough sketch: 

Only after the rough sketch is approved, will I start cleaning up the sketch, inking, and coloring. 

The finished product will be sent as a PNG via email. PSD available upon request. If using a 50/50 payment method, the final image will be sent after final payment. 

Terms: 

Commissions are for personal use only, unless we agree on different arrangements. 

Do not remove my signature, unless we agree on different arrangements. 

Do not modify the finished artwork to promote hateful ideology.

Do not claim my artwork as your own. 

NO REFUNDS after the rough sketch is approved and work has begun.

[charbies]

YIPPEE I'M OPENING COMMISSIONS AGAIN!!! <3

prices are in USD via paypal and/or venmo. I open 3-4 slots at a time. reach out via DM if interested!

I'm in the midst of a job transition with a smaller caseload and more free time to draw for the next few months, so please consider supporting my art (& groceries lol) by commissioning me, buying me a ko-fi, or getting a print from my shop!

More info below the cut :)

Monochrome: headshot - $20 | half body - $35 | full body - $50

Flat color: headshot - $40 | half body - $65 | full body - $80

Full render: headshot - $60 | half body - $85 | full body - $100

Environments & Nature (w/o a subject): $60 flat fee + $15 per hour

Add-ons:

Extra characters - +50% of base price per additional character

Complex backgrounds (e.g. props, scenery, etc) +$30

Terms:

no refunds or cancellations after payment has been received

I will not take requests I am uncomfortable with, or that present graphic nsfw (e.g. no porn), graphic gore, or contain themes with legally or ethically questionable intent

Replication, redistribution, or profiting from my artwork via AI, commercial use, and/or NFT's will not be permitted or tolerated

Feel free to reach out to me for questions on pricing or terms if you have a unique vision and lets get the party started baby!!!

[bkblaise]

Temporarily opening commissions for the month of September 2024! Payments on Paypal or Kofi! DM here on tumblr or @ByakuyaBlaise on twitter (ignore how it's in Korean, I will respond in English) Pricing and additional information under the cut!

*DISCOUNT/Priority given for commissions of canon characters from the series, 'Blue Lock ', 10% off!

CAN DRAW: Mild gore + blood Furries/animals (anthro OK too) [Examples at the end] SD/Chibi Ship art (Any as long as it is appropriate) NSFW (As long as 'appropriate' [No incest, no minor x adult] Charging extra, preferred uncolored) Pixel art (ask for old examples) Animated (blinking/simple animations such as tears) [Costs extra] Backgrounds Outfits (As long as references are provided)

CAN'T DRAW: Mecha Extreme gore Extremely complex backgrounds

Sketches

May be monochrome colored

Starting price: 10 USD

Sketches (Colored, shaded)

I have a couple different shading styles to work with, just ask me what I should do! This will not be fully rendered and ranges from mild shading/highlights to include shadows.

Starting price: 25-30 USD

+50% for additional characters

Sketch sheets start at 60 USD due to complexity. Negotiable if you want less sketch clusters.

Headshots to Busts

Starting price: 40-50 USD

~Halfbodies to Fullbodies

Pricing depends HEAVILY on outfit complexity and background complexity. Only doing 1-3 characters mostly, but 4 is doable (except if they are in the distance and not detailed.)

Starting price: 65 (Halfbody) & 100 (Fullbody)

Please Note: a $65 Halfbody would be something like a bare bones, white background and a simple, modern outfit with no difficult accessories.

Benchmark: A playable character from the game series, 'Genshin Impact' would cost $150 because of outfit complexity.

Misc

Chibi Style 1 (Complex)

Chibi Style 2 (Simple)

Cartoon or other styles

I can attempt other styles if you give me a reference, but please do not request me to copy someone else's style entirely!

Feral animals

+ SUPER OLD EXAMPLES AVAILABLE ON MY OLD DEVIANTART (press link)

Graphic Design

Any form of decoration will also be extra costs, please inquire!

Thank you!

[setacin]

SETACIN COMMS OPEN NOW!

Have YOU ever gone "Hey I wish there was more art of this character" or "Man I really wish I had more art of my oc" WELL NOW'S YOUR CHANCE! :D

If you have any questions, let me know! (text transcription below)

SETACIN COMMISSIONS 2024

Method of contact - Discord, Twitter, Tumblr DMs Method of payment - Paypal invoice, 50% upfront, prices in USD

CHARACTER ILLUSTRATIONS: character illustrations will have a single color or gradient background with small decorations like stars or hearts available upon request :)

FLAT COLOR: head/shoulders - $30 waist-up - $40 thighs-up - $45 full-body - $50

COLOR + SHADING: head/shoulders - $50 waist-up - $60 thighs-up - $65 full-body - $70

RENDERED: head/shoulders - $60 waist-up - $70 thighs-up - $75 full-body - $80 ADD-ONS: Animals ~$25+ Weapons ~$10+ Additional characters +75% normal character price

FULL ILLUSTRATIONS (rendered only)

SIMPLE BACKGROUND/HARSH LIGHTING +$30 - 1-3 simple items in background - particle/magic effects - dramatic lighting w/ dark background COMPLEX BACKGROUND +$50 - scenery/full environments - complex items - borders/edge detailing STAINED GLASS - full window $250+ - full body $200+ - waist-up $150+ *prices highly variable based on complexity

I am open to other formats such as character sheets, youtube thumbnails, profile pictures, banners, etc. upon request! :)

I WILL DRAW: - OCs/Sonas - Fan art - complex armor/weapons - Mild gore (blood/injury_ - Ship art I WILL NOT DRAW: - NSFW/Fetish - IRL people - Complex mech - Hate Symbols - Extreme gore - Children (<15 yrs)

ADDITIONAL INFO - Character references must be provided. I CAN design a character, but price will need to be negotiated - Depending on complexity, prices may increase - Revisions are free up until I start line art, after which major changes may increase price - Email must be provided for Paypal invoice, Final piece will be sent via dms and/or email - Commission will take up to a month max - If you would like to use my art as branding, please let me know! :) TERMS OF SERVICE: - I reserve the right to refuse any request - Commission is for personal use only unless otherwise discussed - You may not re-sell my art or turn it into NFTs - You may not share WIPs shown during commissioning process - Work on piece will not start until 50% upfront payment has been made - No refunds, no physical product provided (this is digital art) CONTACT ME: Tumblr - setacin Twitter - setacinn

[maythedreadwolftakeyou]

Hiii, do you have any tips for drafting out embroidery patterns? I've got one in mind, but drafting it out and color picking is so nerve-wracking!!

[Hi!!!! this got kinda really long so I'm gonna crop it under a read more. And I honestly don't have any real training/instruction in fiber arts so this is just how I do things, and probably others do them very differently!]

Haha so my fandom embroideries are VERY different from my non-fandom personal pieces in this respect. For non-fandom things i just kind of throw myself in like WAHOO FREEFORM LETS GO and go for a kind of messy colorful approach that ends up as things like this:

Versus my fandom stuff is way more structured and designed to fill space, be very precise, etc. So for those I do go in with a digital mock up of the design I make in photoshop, that I then color in, and then as my last step translate to thread colors.

For my Dragon Age series. this has been because I'm specifically trying to mimic the stained-glass style of art you see in parts of the game like the dialogue wheels, some icons, windows, etc. The icons in particular were really easy to copy into embroidery because they already come in handy circles:

This is mostly because I have desperately wanted to pick up stained glass work as a hobby for like 6 years now. As in once every 3-6 months I put everything I'd need to start doing it into an online shopping cart and look at the price total and then sadly close the window because I just don't actually have any space I could do it in (I live in a 2bed apartment so i have no garage or yard or anywhere it wouldn't make everything else a mess or be a hazard). The day after one of those events I impulse bought and completed a floral embroidery kit from the craft store and kinda was like... ok, well, I did this once how hard can it be to use this medium to mimic the hobby I wish I could be doing? Plus, it's only like 60 cents per color! I can afford that! So I took the first design I wanted to do, the romance icon, and basically redrew it sloppily in photoshop, then freehand-copied the design onto fabric and stitched it the next day:

I learned a lot from this piece and changed my approach a little. Here you can see I tried shading in the parallel direction to my thread, which looked messy and added texture, so now I shade horizontally to my thread direction instead.

But it gave me a basic approach for turning the Tarot cards or DA Keep tiles (or any other art!) into embroidery patterns, which I couldn't copy as directly into this really smooth stained-glass style. There's a basic process I follow when doing these conversions that generally follows the same order, which I'll go through below.

STEP 1: SHAPES

The first thing I do is pick the shape of my display frame which is usually a circle, but could be an oval or rectangle too, since I hang the finished pieces on my wall to have nice way to show them off. I like to fill the whole space so knowing the size and shape of what I want the finished project to look like is a good goal for me. Since I am doing fandom pieces I want to be recognizable, I do stick pretty close to the "original" character design/art, but you can absolutely change as much as you want and freehand draw your own interpretation instead. If you're doing original art just substitute the below composition notes with "sketch out roughly what you want it to look like". I personally do my pattern drafting digitally as I find it easier, but you can do this part by hand too.

First, I keep the reference image I'm working off of open next to me while I work, and draw in the shape of my frame (here, a circle). If I'm adding in the little border to be fancy, I add a second inner circle. I keep these as their own top layer so I always know I'm working within the final "frame" and don't spend time designing any section that will fall outside it. Then I will take copies of the reference image and knock the layers down to 25-50% opacity, and start moving them around underneath the 'frame' layer until I like the way their positioning looks as a composition. Sometimes elements of a card I want to include don't all fit in, so I'll chop the section out and add an additional layer to throw in (like the background circle things in the Hermit design below). Or I'll just freehand things like adding much bigger diamonds behind Solas in my Hierophant design because I did NOT want to do 1000 tiny ones. Then once I'm satisfied with the general composition, I'll use the plain ol circular brush tool to trace out the major shapes of each element. I try to keep in mind that I can't go too small, and curvy lines are more difficult to fill in than straight ones. I usually do a rough messy version first, make it mostly transparent, and then a cleaner and more precise one over that.

(you can see parts of the rough one on the left and the fully 'cleaned up' on the right for the Hierophant design)

Now: depending on what you are doing next with the pattern, this might be where you stop and start coloring. If you are planning to freehand your design or just trace it onto fabric (or even print it onto fabric here), there's no need to do more than this kind of lineart! However, if you are working digitally and want to create a scalable vector so you can print it at different sizes, you can use the pen tool in photoshop to trace your design and make a "work path" of the lineart. However, another note: THIS PART IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND TEDIOUS BECAUSE THE PEN TOOL WAS CREATED BY THE DEVIL TO TORMENT US. It is so so so easy to accidentally delete a line or even the whole path and not notice later on. Ask me how I know 😭 Anyway I'm not going to include a pen tool tutorial because I don't even know how to use it well and have to google or watch videos every other time I try to use it. But if you can muddle through it gets you some really clean lines that eventually look like this:

With the work path selected, you can select the brush tool/size/color and use the "stroke path" option to create lineart of the vector. Then you can save this as a transparent png file for use at different sizes and for printing and it looks so nice and clean! one of the big benefits to this is that you get really fine lines that are easier to be precise with stitching on. This is extra perfect if you are printing the design directly onto your fabric (which you can do with an at-home inkjet printer for designs under 8inches wide, as long as you stick a piece of stabilizer on the back of your fabric and cut it down to printer sheet size--this is what I do and can make another post about that process if people want haha), or if you are printing onto transfer paper like you can buy at craft stores.

This is where I end the lineart for my designs. After I have this, I move on to the next phase, which is...

STEP 2: COLOR

For interpreting my designs into thread, I start by thinking of it as flat colors first. You can't "shade" as easily with threads as you can with things like paint or brushes in digital art (though you can A Little, which I will get into), so to start color planning I pick the "main" color each section will be in the piece.

For the existing icons this was simple--I kept the same sections as the original designs, so for each I just color picked or eyeballed the color in photoshop and colored it in (but you could do this on paper with pencils, markers, whatever as well--they don't need to match your threads exactly and usually won't, it's just to give you an easy reference to follow as you go). For the tarot cards which were more complicated in coloration, I just did my best and went with what looked good next to each other, even if it was a little off the original art. It will be off more later anyway when you have to pick threads so don't stress it too much honestly. I will often make layers with different color options and turn them on/off for direct comparison to try to determine what I think looks best as well, like below where I was debating between more blue/desaturated for the background or brighter colors.

I do wanna note I have regrets about the color selection, shapes, or shading in EVERY SINGLE ONE of my finished pieces. But no one else ever comments or probably even notices! One aspect of this hobby is just learning to be satisfied with what you've made and using what you learned to get closer to your preferences next time. I'm only going back and redoing some of my designs' colors because I want to make it easier for others to choose on the patterns I sell, more than I care for just for myself. Also since I'm doing this lineart/stained glass looking approach where I go over the distinct shapes with black thread at the end, it means I get these clear delineations between sections you might not necessarily have in your own pieces, and that's ok.

Ok right. Now while shading/coloring in detail is hard with thread, you CAN make whats essentially dithered gradients. "Dithering" in the concept of art means using 2 (or more) colors to give the impression of a third color, or to gently scale between the existing binary rather than a hard line. Think of it like blocky pixel art or gameboy game images. If you're doing needlepainting, you use really small stitches close together to get this effect, which translates to "smaller pixes"--if you look at the jellyfish in my first photos that's a very messy casual version of that. If you want a better example, I recommend looking at @ammocharis 's pieces like these in her pinned post, which are truly amazing! I simply do not have the patience myself 😂 For my stained glass style, I work only in very long straight stitches, so I can only shade in one direction and have to be a little more precise with it.

So for shading, I think about in each section which direction my threads might go. Then perpendicular to that direction I pick which side will be the light one and which the darker one. Sometimes I color this in on my pattern mockup, but sometimes I don't! Or I'll only do it for certain sections to make sure I don't forget. Like for my Tower design I only colored it as flats, and waited until I selected threads to decide how the shading would go. I am currently working on a smaller, simplified version of my Hierophant design and I did add shading digitally for that one just for fun. But it's not as important as having the flat color version you can use to quick-reference how you want your design to go while you're stitching. You might also notice I don't actually color my gold--I just throw in a stock image of gold foil for that layer so I can't confuse it with any of my yellow thread sections.

Here's a close up where you can kind of see what I mean by the "dithered" effect between colors--some are more obvious (like the red on the far left or middle orange) and others pretty subtle (dark grey to dark red on the wolf face):

Now, while I use single layers of satin stitches for this, and just alternate thread colors increasing/decreasing as I go, you can accomplish the same thing with short overlapping stitches like with needlepainting, or with clusters of french knots, or whatever else. But in GENERAL you are going to be able to trick people into seeing gradients out of dithering best when you are using the same type of stitch for that whole area. So if I was using multiple stitch types like having french knots, daisy chains, ladder stitching or whatever else for some sections, I would keep those to contrasting areas/colors. A fantastic example of using different layered types of stitching to create more intricate color/texture in an embroidery would be these incredible tarot card depictions by @hattedhedgehog, which I like even better than my own embroideries. Here's his take on the Tower card as well for comparison to mine (I'm so in love with it!!!).

But anyway, at this phase, your design is actually still digital--the above is just to explain how it translates later in the process. The next step is...

STEP 3: THREAD SELECTION

I will admit here I am not great at this part. I am constantly second guessing my thread colors, and can spend over an entire hour in the thread aisle at the craft store agonizing over choices. Really, I think this is just one of those things that takes practice and you get better at it over time. What I have had the best luck with is actually printing out a reference photo of my design/the original artwork and taking it with me. If you already have threads you can do this part at home too, but DMC alone has over 500 colors and I definitely don't even own half that so I like to torture myself by looking at them all together on the thread racks. Plus Anchor and Artiste and whatever other brands there are out there. One approach is to just sit there and pick out what you want for each section and line it all up together on top of your printout. Or in the case of my Tower I laid a bunch of options out on top of my template in the hoop to guess how they'd look in the frame.

For me since I am also doing this dither shading thing, I also need 2-3 colors per sections depending on its size. Sometimes it's easy and the threads have a color just a little darker or lighter right next to them in the numerical lineup! Other times, there is no good match, or it looks too far away to shade nicely, or I want one to be a warmer or cooler tone than the other... which means a lot of standing and fretting to myself over it. I actually take a lot of photos at this stage because it can be easier to see how they will look in the end from a photo than in person to me? Idk why. Plus then after they get scrambled in my bag I remember wtf order I meant for them to go in later. But as long as you're not preventing other customers from shopping themselves, you can spend as long as you want staring at thread in the embroidery aisle and they won't kick you out unless it's closing time, so take your time.

Now, IN THEORY, you can sort of combine steps 2 and 3 by color-selecting from your threads and using that to color in the design. However I have tried this and it led to mixed success because the photoshop eyedropper brush simply isn't actually that exact (in my experience, it desaturates compared to what we actually see). And because then you have to have the threads on hand while you're coloring... which means you might buy ones you don't end up using if you don't like them. So I prefer to just use this as a refinement step where I pick threads based on the design colors, then will re-color the design a second time to match those threads more closely to be sure I like the effect.

I've even used this as a tool when I needed to adjust my color choices mid-project, by digitally coloring over over my WIP:

Or here's a design (but I haven't posted the finished piece yet bc it's a gift so shhh) I made with certain color tones initially, but after buying thread I re-did the color mockup to be more vibrant, because I liked those threads better in the store:

Once you have your thread, you can make yourself a little reference chart with the colors you intend noted on the sections you want them, like below:

(note: i didn't end up sticking to these colors because I ended up dying my own thread for several sections. And then forgot I made this entirely and picked new ones because I put the project down for a year between design and stitching. Sigh).

Or for my Solas pattern I did this in a really detailed way, which i am sorry but i have redacted because... i have it for sale now and don't wanna just give that away haha. But if you buy the pattern from my shop this is one of the files you'd get with it, for ease of reference. I do also include a text-only list of them as well.

Now I don't go to this much trouble for all my designs, just the ones I put up for sale (or plan to). You can also just make a text list of your color plans if you want. Though for fun I also have been using my scrap thread to make these little "color palette" keyrings for my finished pieces, so if I ever remake them or update their patterns I will know what the original colors were, plus I can compare what i used to other threads if I wanna change part of the design up. This step is absolutely not necessary and I'm just doing it because I'm selling the patterns now, but they are kinda fun to look at.

And don't forget.. if you start a section in a certain color and decide you don't like it, you can just cut the threads and pull them out! I did that with my original hierophant piece actually. I had an entirely different color for one row of diamonds i thought just clashed way too much with the others, so I used photoshop to paint over it with some alternate options until I found one I liked better. Then I cut away all the old threads and put in the new color. It can be a little harder to fill a piece the second time since the fabric will have stretched out a little, but as long as you're using a good stabilizer it usually doesn't move too much.

You can also just make test swatches on spare fabric to test before you add them to your real piece. I wish I'd done this for some color transitions that didn't end up looking the way I wanted, but I am simply too lazy most of the time. My exception is usually for metallic, satin, or sparkly threads, because I want to know how they feel while embroidering. But if you're really worried about a certain color or shade it's a good thing to remember you can just do.

SO yep, that's my general process for drafting patterns. I start with the shapes/design, then do my flat color version, then I pick my threads. Makes it sound easy and short when phrased like that :) But I can honestly spend 8-10 hours just on making the lineart and coloring it in. If I was better at art, probably this would be less, but I'm working with what I've got (not much) 😂 I think all aspects of this are also something that gets easier over time, but it will probably never look as bad as you worry when you start out. I think all my pieces look awkward and rough right up until I do the finishing steps and move them to the display frame sometimes.

I hope this was helpful and answered your questions!! Feel free to post/share your WIPs to ask for feedback or advice ever too :) I've only ever had people in the embroidery community on tumblr be encouraging and helpful to me, and I'm happy to answer any questions myself when I can or if parts of this were confusing