It looks like DA's done being crazy about the border cropping on my Anatomy of a Greyhound piece, so after multiple requests from folks, it's now available for print: [link]

Unfortunately I saved over the high-res copy of it a long time ago, not expecting it to be so popular, but something's better than nothing I suppose! 8| There you go. I tend to just... not put my pieces up for print because I'm lazy and don't think anyone actually wants my artwork, but if there's anything other piece y'all would want to see available as DA prints, let me know.

You probably know the drill by now, but if not! Commissions are $15 for a head-and-shoulders portrait ONLY. No full-bodies, sorry, I don't have the time.

If you would like a drawingk, show up and ask to be put on the queue. These should take about an hour to an hour and a half each so estimate when you'll need to be there based on your spot in the queue, I guess! If you're not present when I call your name, you'll be bumped to the back and I move on to the next person. Gotta keep this train moving!

Payments are done through Paypal only, sorry! All payments go to liz.carlson@gmail.com, but DO NOT PAY until it's your turn! Then I expect it on the spot. Don't pay before, I get confused and may not get to you.

On that note, I may not get to all of these regardless. I stop when my brain's have enough, so apologies if I don't get to you, you ain't losin' any moneys!

Any subject matter is okay! WoW, Furries, OCs, etc. Hit me with whatever and I will butcher it. Please have some sort of picture ref available, I don't work well from text descriptions, sorry!

Event starts at 6 pm EST and will be at [link]
where I will be entertaining with music and babble, most likely.

So, after about three years of continuous gameplay in either raiding, RPing, or both, I think it's time for a much-needed break from World of Warcraft. A prolonged and exhausting bout of drama in my raiding guild (former as of a few days ago) has really just woken me up to the fact that hey, you know what? The game isn't fun anymore. It's become a job, one I have to pay to play and dread logging on to. Whether it's just raiding or even fucking around in-game, it's all suddenly crystallized to me how boring and ultimately pointless it all is. We'd been working on Ragnaros right up until I quit, admittedly one of the things that held me back from leaving earlier. That mentality of oh it's the end-boss right now, oh I need the gear so I don't fall behind, gotta be better, better, better.

But you know what? I don't care. It has no bearing on my real life. The only people who care about WoW are other WoW players, and while I've certainly made some awesome friendships from this game, I know that I've let it negatively affect my real life. And I don't mean that I've turned into a fat, slothful mutant who never leaves the house and doesn't work, it's more subtle. Drugging me into a sense of complacency, filling the lack of purpose in my active life with mindless numbers on a screen in a fantasy world. Trust me, I'm a geek and I love my fantasy worlds, but how many rotations will it take of WORKING MY BUTT OFF for hours a week to get the next tier of gear, be the best, earn my place, only for it all to be replaced in a month when Blizzard releases a new content patch? It was fun for a while, but it's just turned into very much a rat race to me these past few months, and it's not something that I want to spend any more time or effort on.

With that in mind, I've reconnected with some old, non-WoW friends and honestly been having a blast dorking out about various other stuff, old fandoms, new amusements, etc. It's been a breath of fresh air after nothing but negativity and hatred. I won't say that some actions and decisions of multiple people in-game don't still have me kind of sore over the general principle of the matter, not just how they affected me in-game. But I'm not prepared to waste my energy or emotions holding grudges.

And as far as in-game stuff goes, I'm very much enjoying my break right now. The thought of going back sickens me a bit, but at the same time I'll be realistic and admit that I probably will eventually. When I do, I'll likely be focusing on and/or moving any of my toons back to Wyrmrest Accord and playing as casually as I can. No hardcore ratrace raiding, no drama, no obsessing, just pissing around seeing if it's worth my fifteen bucks a month. And if not? Oh well. I'm on WrA mostly as my mage Skyerocket right now, but I will update the list below if I decide to move any other toons back over and play them with any sort of regularity.

As a result, I'm also going to try to move my gallery away from being quite so full of WoW fanart. I have lots of pieces I'm proud of and don't regret doing any of them, but it has been more or less dominating my artistic productivity for really... years now. I'm certainly not going to stop altogether, you'll still see the occasional goblin or troll piece from me no doubt, but I do want to get back to some of my own original work. If it loses me watchers or attention, so be it I suppose

So! If there's anything you'd like to see more of from me as far as different genres, characters, or other subject matter, feel free to speak up! I'd like to get back to drawing my nagas and anthros some more, and right now I'm kind of on a new-Thundercats kick that's more for fun than anything serious. But yeah, time to spread out and diversify. Let me know what you like to see! I draw as a hobby, and mostly for me, but I like making other people happy too when they see my galleries.

Sup guys, it's been a while but we're both broke-ass bitches, so it's time to whore ourse-- I MEAN DRAW FOR YOU FINE PEOPLE once again! Also because we love you and drawing your characters. Yes. If you haven't caught our livestreams before, here's a quick rundown of what's going to happen.

What: Artists [Lizbeast] and [Trip] will be collaborating on quick little colored portraits of your characters. You get to watch this live, nitpick us, etc. as we work in loving (chaotic) harmony to bring your brainchildren to life.

Where:
[link]
and
[link] (sound)

If your computer can handle it, be sure to have both open so you can see us both work!

When:
Friday, July 15th @ 6 pm EST, going into the night until we pass out

How it Works:

What we'll be doing is having one artist draw the sketch and lineart, then switch to the other artist for coloring. We'll be juggling this throughout the night and (ideally) at the same time, so you won't always get the same artist doing all the lineart, etc. If you want to be sure to get the full spectrum, order two portraits!

At the beginning of the night, we will be opening a single queue for people to throw their names in. As we will be offering portraits in sets of one or two, we'll then be going down the list to check who wants what, and arrange the queue accordingly. It may be a bit hectic at first, but we will be matching up names to ensure that we are both always working on a picture simultaneously. So feel free to get one portrait ooor make it easier on us and get two!

This event is a first-come, first-serve basis. You can estimate where you are in the queue by checking our list and go off and come back, however if you are NOT around in Livestream chat when we call your name, we will pass you over and bump you to the bottom of the list. We gotta keep this love train movin'~ For this reason, payment will be due on the spot right before we start your picture. Do not send it to us in advance, don't send it to us after. We'll have paypal open (discreetly!) to be checking that you've paid when we start working. If you send it to us in advance, it confuses our tiny brains and we may not get to you and will have to refund and all that mess. So. Pay attention.

Please also have refs of some sort (art, screenshots, photos, etc.) for what you want drawn. It doesn't have to be fancy, but we won't be working from text descriptions, sorry!

Prices:

All payments are due in paypal only, to janicev45@yahoo.com. Know it, remember it, because we won't be spamming in chat.

$12 - single portrait collab
$21 - two portrait collabs

Be sure to let us know when you toss your name in the queue whether you would like a single or double portrait. Keep in mind that they don't both have to be of the same character, either!

What We'll Draw:

Anything you please, just keep in mind that it's going to be from the shoulders-up only! OCs, Warcraft toons, human, anthro, real people, whatever! Here's some examples of past streams to give you an idea --

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Forgot to post this like... anywhere, but I caved and signed up for Tumblr.

If you for some unknown freakish reason want to see my various sketches and WIPs and whatnot that never make it to my galleries, feel free to follow me. I also have one for Warcraft rambling. And I seriously am still figuring out how 90% of tumblr works so fff be patient.

Art:  [link]
Warcraft: [link]

Hi. I am bored and do not have a hangover so IF YOU DIDN'T GET ART from me last night because I got belligerent and passed out early, you have a brand new chance for stuff that doesn't suck! 8D

Paypal is liz.carlson@gmail.com, don't pay until it's your turn, first come first serve, etc. Profiles only, but subject matter is otherwise up to you.

Entertain me 8|

[link]

Since I get questions about this a lot, and lately with increasing frequency for whatever reason... figured I'd clear this up a bit.

Commissions:

I very rarely take commissions, for a variety of reasons. If my job situation changes in the future, this may change as well, but for right now, I work full time and simply don't have the time, energy, or inclination for a "second job" of sorts when I get home. I'm a lazy soandso.

If I do open commissions once in a blue moon, it will usually only be for 3-5 slots at a time because again, lazy soandso. The information will usually be posted in this journal, or in some of the LJ communities I frequent (if you're looking for WoW art, the best ones to watch are wowladies or wow_fanart).

Otherwise yeah, just assume that they're closed unless you're a close friend or someone I talk to all the time or whatnot (then they're pretty much always open OOOH double standards look at me go!)

Trades:

That all said, I LOVE getting art of my characters! Gift art pretty much makes my whole dayweekyear and I enjoy it in any form.

Thus, trades I'm a bit more flexible on, with the agreement that you too will be flexible with time restraints. I'm not going to keep you hanging on for months and months, of course, but I work when the inspiration hits, pretty much. Forcing art yields shitty results from me.

Not quite sure how to put this delicately, but if you're interested in a trade with me, I like to get back what I put in. If you're expecting me to render you a complex, full-color piece and you're a beginner artist who's still very much practicing and hasn't gotten out of some of the learning stages yet... I'm gonna be less inclined to want to do a trade with you. Again, I try not to judge by skill levels since all of us started somewhere and my own stuff is far FAR from very good by a lot of standards, but please don't be offended if I don't have the time or inclination right then.

Additionally, I generally only do trades with people for fandoms or character themes I'm already interested in (Warcraft, nagas, some well-designed OCs, etc.). I don't draw fandoms or situations I'm unfamiliar or uncomfortable with, so.

Requests:

No.

Stop sending me these. It's incredibly annoying. I get about five per day, and not even from people who comment on my stuff. I appreciate the heads up but if you love the artists that you watch, you'll do the right thing and not sent it out to EVERYONE on your list.

Sup guys, I know you are all poor from Anthrocon but...

Working on a couple of commissions right now, and I'm visiting at the end of the month so I could use some extra moneys so. Throw cash at me k. ILU.

Examples of any of the below are available on request.

Real Media:

Sketch - $10
Inked Sketch - $20-25
Colored Pencil/Marker - $60

Digital:

Sketch - $15
Inked Sketch - $25
Color - $50 (cel shaded $40)

All prices above are for single-characters. Extra characters are 50% of the total price added on (I.e. if you wanted a digital color piece with two characters it'd be $75, real media sketch with two characters would be $15, etc.)

Backgrounds are a case-by-case basis. Usually you'll get a simplistic one anyway but for more detailed scenes they're $10+, we can discuss it.

Other Stuff:

LJ icons - $10 or 3 for $25

Reference Sheets - $50 base price for front and back shots, subject to adjustment depending on what you're looking for

Plain Badges - $20 usually done in real media unless requested otherwise, laminated

Cell Phone Charms - $15 for one character or $25 for two on the same charm

Keychain Badges - $15

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I prefer paypal, but will take cash or concealed check/money order too. I do the half upfront/half when it's finished deal, with frequent check-ins for progress.

Feel free to leave a comment, send a note, or tackle me on IM if you're interested.

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All completed keychain/charm commissions should be in the mail by today or tomorrow, sorry if I've been delayed on getting anyone's out.

Incidentally these are the things I most prefer to do right now and will have the fastest turnaround time. LJ icons too. So yeah

Goodbye subscription, I will miss you T_T

Okay, but in other news, I am still poor. conomy sucks sooo hard right now, finding a job for the summer is impossible D: Askjdfhd. So while I'm still applying and waiting for callbacks like mad, I have mooore to offer you.

[link]
[link]

Behold.

Precious, are they not? I will make you your very own ittybittyteeny little cell phone charm of your character for $15, provided that they are not too ridiculously complicated.

I can string on an additional character (a mate? a friend?) for $25 total, like so:

[link]

So yeah. Note me if you're interested! I prefer paypal.


EDIT: Links fixed! Whoops. Thanks guys.