raindance168

Hey everyone,
I haven't even visited dA for a good... almost 6 months? I'm really sorry if I've inconvenienced anybody by dropping off the face of the planet. As I'm currently working on my resume and portfolio in an effort to get a last-minute internship, or something of that nature, I'll be checking notes and messages once I'm done with that. Also, any art that I owe... I've been saying this for years, but I want to get it done. I do feel really bad about not finishing in a timely manner. Real life happens, especially without firm deadlines, and even with them. I'm making it a summer resolution to finish all the current art I owe people, which means setting deadlines and goals for myself and sticking to them. On the plus side, my art skills have definitely improved since I first got those requests/commissions, hehe. I'm also at least a bit more disciplined about work now, so hopefully a lot of artwork will be uploaded more regularly in future!

~Rain
Oh, and I have a tumblr I'm supposed to be posting in regularly, but I haven't done that since... maybe November or December? ANYWHO it's here: raindance168.tumblr.com/

Commissions Open

So, I'm opening commissions in order to help my parents pay for the stupid college fees that keep increasing. And I'm trying to raise money so that I can pay for the plane ticket for potential internships or study abroad. For this round, I'm only doing traditional works.

You may choose your subject, and feel free to give me a challenge. Alternatively, you could give me one key word, theme or short phrase to base an artwork on.
The only things I will definitely not draw is anything illegal, hentai, and yuri/GL/shojo-ai.

Commissions are completed in the order I receive payment. I will not start drawing until after the payment is received.
Payments are through Paypal. I will give out my Paypal email individually when I accept the commission.
You may pay half first, I will show you the sketch, and then pay the next half before I will start on the final artwork.
I reserve the right to display commissions in my internet galleries and in my art portfolio, but you have full credits for original characters/stories.
These commissions are not for commercial use.
The commissioner may use the original for anything, but cannot sell the work or claim to have made it.
The commissioner may ask for a WIP/sketch anytime
I reserve the right to decline a commission for whatever reason.
:bullet black: All works will be scanned at 300dpi. Shipping is free, if you want the original.

As I'm not completely sure how much my art is worth, prices are subject to change as I get feedback on  pricing. Price changes only affect people who commission me after I put up new prices. Also, please pay the Paypal fee. I would be really grateful! Each commission should be completed within a month, but please understand if real life issues get in the way. I will let you know.

Types of commissions available
ACEOs
roughly 2.5x3.5 inches
$5 b/w ink drawing
$8 color

Bookmarks
roughly 2x5.5 inches
$10 b/w
$12 color

Please send a note titled "Commission" in this format if you are interested.
Type of commission:
Shipping: Y/N (free!)
WIP/sketch before coloring (for colored works): Y/N
Character refs/subject:
Additional info:
(If you ask me to draw a character, please let me know if I am allowed to change the clothing, hairstyle, and/or jewelry.)

I may ask further questions about your chosen subject, especially characters, so please keep an eye out and reply promptly!

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LiveJournal blog

Hey guys, I've been rather quiet lately, but I've been on DA almost every day. I've been doodling, but there's nothing I want to upload. I'm trying to keep my gallery clear of sketches, haha. So, if you want to see sketches, original (maybe some fan) fiction, check out my LJ account here: raindance168.livejournal.com It's been around for a while, but I don't update all that much. Hopefully, that will change. Oh, and the latest entry has an offer for some FREE ART, so feel free to leave a comment. Make sure you identify yourself, especially if you don't have an LJ account, hahahaha. Oh yes, and as a side note, there might be some slight BL at times (there is none right now). Generally speaking, you will not see BL on my DA account. Unless it's a request/commission. Even then, don't count on it. But it will probably be up on LJ.




To-do list:
SS/Santa's Workshop  coloring(10 total)
manga (script/plot 25%, layout for 1st chapter 25%)
stuff for fu-fu (2 items)
homework for art (ever present)

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Prize commissions & other events/occassions
= not started
= started
= sketch done
= coloring
= almost done
= done!
(prz) = prize, (comm) = commission, (at) = art trade
(gift) Ketsueki ressed.deviantart.com/art/Red-… ressed.deviantart.com/art/Die-…
Arctic fox w/black ears, wearing suit(?), has a pink octopus with the same heart marking as Don-chanressed.deviantart.com/art/Let-… that follows him around as a chibi
(gift) Large cat (panther. tiger, etc)
(gift) Schrodinger (Hellsing Ultimate)
(prz) Shura yushuroxas.deviantart.com/art/… yushuroxas.deviantart.com/art/…
(prz) Priss+Kanon
(prz) Phoenix (bird)
(prz) praying mantis
(gift) Hal & Jo

I'll update the contest list eventually (meaning that I'll delete the ones that have passed). Just don't want to get rid of them yet in case I need the link to find out who won.
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Contests I might participate in:

Atlantis Contest by Nov 27
Black Feather Gospel Contest by Nov 30
Kiseki Magazine by Nov 30
Lineart contest by Dec 1
WACOM-Bring Your Vision to Life-Dreams by Dec 8
Story Coming to Life by Dec 20
Fables and Child's Books by Dec 31
Heaven or Hell by Dec 31
MeadowHaven Contest by Dec 31
Stars and Moon contest by Dec 31
Coloring Contest by Jan 4
Winter Couples by Jan 17
Miss Universe-Sailor Senshi style at Jan 31
Sweet Pool Fanart Contest by Feb 1
DayDreamersRealm Contest at Feb 2
Three contests by Feb 7
TRC Tribute at Feb 10
Winter Romance by Feb 14
Nocturnal Requiems by Feb 15

Periodic contests:
Manga/Anime Official Repeating Contest by Nov 30 (theme: Boot camp; next: holiday decorating)

I must say that the concept for the Solidarity Contest is really interesting and it sends out an excellent message. Check it out!
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Friends and people I admire (this list is getting really long):


Clubs:

This is so funny that I had to share it. My latest assignment for my art class involves carrying around a 2x4 piece of wood for 24 hours. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, I'm basically hauling around a piece of wood that's about 2"x4"x8'.

Yup, EIGHT FEET.

I started the project four hours ago, and so far it's been relatively uneventful since it's the middle of the night. I just got back from the bathroom, actually, where I did my business and washed up for bed. Not easy to get an 8-foot-long piece of wood into a toilet stall, I can tell you. I had a relatively hard time walking with it earlier, as well. It's rather unwieldy, and it's easy to bang the wood into things especially when going around corners and curves. The "back end" of the wood looks a little tattered now, sadly.

I've named it Janus, because the two wider faces of the plank are rather different. When I first picked it up at the classroom, I saw what looked like a perfectly formed plank with few blemishes. Then I picked it up and saw what looked like a long gash that took out one of the corners. It's like a very long, dark scar. There are also blue and red stains, but all the planks have those colored stains. I spontaneously decided that this plank would be mine. I knew that if given the choice, most would go after the most perfect plank, as I did at first. But I'm growing to love that dark marking even as I'm sitting here typing. The mottled hues are entrancing, and the patterns are much more interesting and unpredictable compared to the regular grain of the wood.

You may be wondering why our class has such an assignment. Well, there are several answers. One is simply to get acquainted with the wood, and one's artmaking materials. Another is that the act of walking with a 2x4 for 24 hours is performance art. One could make a statement by doing such a thing. Why would a person walk around with an eight-foot plank? I'm still trying to figure that our myself. This class, 3-D Foundations, has been expanding my boundaries and concepts about what art is. I've learned that a sculpture, or 3-D art form is not limited to clay or carvings or stonework. Art is the world we live in. It can be every action a person makes. The idea for an artwork transcends paper and stone, and becomes truly alive. Living and breathing. It is living tied by a rope to another person for a year, taking a walk and seeing junk as national monuments, and stalking a different stranger every day. We have discussed drawings and sculptures one would find in museums as well, but the pieces that stick with me are the performance pieces. Some are so extreme. Imagine practicing self amputation to the point that you die, or crucifying yourself on the hood of a car. The idea makes me squeamish, but I also wonder what these artists are trying to tell us.

So, I have yet to find my purpose for this project. Actually, maybe you guys can help me. I have to document my 24 hours with Janus in some way, and maybe one way I can do that is through the comments I get on this journal. If you could leave a comment regarding your thoughts on what I have (ineloquently) written, I would be very thankful. I suspect that this project will be very much about my interactions with other people as I carry Janus around.

Ah, here's a copy of the assignment for those of you who want to read it:
This two-part assignment is designed to help you get familiar with the material of wood It is also intended as an introduction to the woodshop through making something from your 2x4.  You will be given one 8' long 2x4 piece of lumber.  The first part of this assignment is to spend 24 consecutive hours with your 2x4.  This means that you take your 2x4 with you where ever you go. You do not let it out of your sight.  Sleep with it, watch TV with it.  Let your 2x4 help you with your homework. Document your time with your 2x4.  Name your 2x4.  Think of things that you can do together such taking as a quiet walk on the beach or listening to your favorite music.  Keep a 2x4 journal of the things that happen, what you learn and most importantly begin to think about what you are going to make with your piece of wood when you start working it in the woodshop.  You can brainstorm about ideas in your section.    

This brings us to the 2nd part of this project. Use the entire 2x4 in the making.  You can also use connective materials such as nails, twine or glue.  You can do anything from reducing the 2x4 to a pile of sawdust and then packing empty casings to make sawdust vitamins; try to build a piece of furniture which is extremely challenging w/one piece of wood; to creating wooden body extensions, abstract sculptural work, pick up sticks or a carved shaman's staff.   The choice is up to you.  Try to think of what you would like to do in relation to spending time with the wood.  Everything speaks.

I have a feeling that I will get attached to Janus, and become unwilling to change him. Though I am also wondering what he will become. How will Janus mature and develop? How will his interactions and relationships with other people change as a result? I guess we will see at the end of the 24 hours. Though at the moment, I'm wrapping him in a fleece blanket so that he can sleep as well, hahahaha.




To-do list:
SS/Santa's Workshop  coloring(10 total)
manga (script/plot 25%, layout for 1st chapter 25%)
stuff for fu-fu (2 items)
homework for art (ever present)

--

Prize commissions & other events/occassions
= not started
= started
= sketch done
= coloring
= almost done
= done!
(prz) = prize, (comm) = commission, (at) = art trade
(gift) Ketsueki ressed.deviantart.com/art/Red-… ressed.deviantart.com/art/Die-…
Arctic fox w/black ears, wearing suit(?), has a pink octopus with the same heart marking as Don-chanressed.deviantart.com/art/Let-… that follows him around as a chibi
(gift) Large cat (panther. tiger, etc)
(gift) Schrodinger (Hellsing Ultimate)
(prz) Shura yushuroxas.deviantart.com/art/… yushuroxas.deviantart.com/art/…
(prz) Priss+Kanon
(prz) Phoenix (bird)
(prz) praying mantis
(gift) Hal & Jo

I'll update the contest list eventually (meaning that I'll delete the ones that have passed). Just don't want to get rid of them yet in case I need the link to find out who won.
--
Contests I might participate in:

Atlantis Contest by Nov 27
Black Feather Gospel Contest by Nov 30
Kiseki Magazine by Nov 30
Lineart contest by Dec 1
WACOM-Bring Your Vision to Life-Dreams by Dec 8
Story Coming to Life by Dec 20
Fables and Child's Books by Dec 31
Heaven or Hell by Dec 31
MeadowHaven Contest by Dec 31
Stars and Moon contest by Dec 31
Coloring Contest by Jan 4
Winter Couples by Jan 17
Miss Universe-Sailor Senshi style at Jan 31
Sweet Pool Fanart Contest by Feb 1
DayDreamersRealm Contest at Feb 2
Three contests by Feb 7
TRC Tribute at Feb 10
Winter Romance by Feb 14
Nocturnal Requiems by Feb 15

Periodic contests:
Manga/Anime Official Repeating Contest by Nov 30 (theme: Boot camp; next: holiday decorating)

I must say that the concept for the Solidarity Contest is really interesting and it sends out an excellent message. Check it out!
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Friends and people I admire (this list is getting really long):


Clubs:

Hey everyone, for all those interested in Clamp's first hit series, I've created a new club! Go RG Veda!


Please come by and take a look! Since I'm still learning how everything works, there might be a few wonky issues. Let's spread the love of this great series! Oh, and out first event is a contest for a club avatar, so if you're interested, please enter!

Hehe, I think it's about time RG Veda had an active club on this site.




To-do list:
SS/Santa's Workshop  coloring(10 total)
manga (script/plot 25%, layout for 1st chapter 25%)
stuff for fu-fu (2 items)
homework for art (ever present)

--

Prize commissions & other events/occassions
= not started
= started
= sketch done
= coloring
= almost done
= done!
(prz) = prize, (comm) = commission, (at) = art trade
(gift) Ketsueki ressed.deviantart.com/art/Red-… ressed.deviantart.com/art/Die-…
Arctic fox w/black ears, wearing suit(?), has a pink octopus with the same heart marking as Don-chanressed.deviantart.com/art/Let-… that follows him around as a chibi
(gift) Large cat (panther. tiger, etc)
(gift) Schrodinger (Hellsing Ultimate)
(prz) Shura yushuroxas.deviantart.com/art/… yushuroxas.deviantart.com/art/…
(prz) Priss+Kanon
(prz) Phoenix (bird)
(prz) praying mantis
(gift) Hal & Jo

I'll update the contest list eventually (meaning that I'll delete the ones that have passed). Just don't want to get rid of them yet in case I need the link to find out who won.
--
Contests I might participate in:

Atlantis Contest by Nov 27
Black Feather Gospel Contest by Nov 30
Kiseki Magazine by Nov 30
Lineart contest by Dec 1
WACOM-Bring Your Vision to Life-Dreams by Dec 8
Story Coming to Life by Dec 20
Fables and Child's Books by Dec 31
Heaven or Hell by Dec 31
MeadowHaven Contest by Dec 31
Stars and Moon contest by Dec 31
Coloring Contest by Jan 4
Winter Couples by Jan 17
Miss Universe-Sailor Senshi style at Jan 31
Sweet Pool Fanart Contest by Feb 1
DayDreamersRealm Contest at Feb 2
Three contests by Feb 7
TRC Tribute at Feb 10
Winter Romance by Feb 14
Nocturnal Requiems by Feb 15

Periodic contests:
Manga/Anime Official Repeating Contest by Nov 30 (theme: Boot camp; next: holiday decorating)

I must say that the concept for the Solidarity Contest is really interesting and it sends out an excellent message. Check it out!
--

Friends and people I admire (this list is getting really long):


Clubs: