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I've got 10 slots for digital lineart commissions! I'm not offering traditional at this time, both because I need a new micron and because I'm too lazy to go to the post office. You will recieve the fullsize image with the lineart on it's own layer, and you are free to color etc, as long as you give credit for the lineart to me. To reserve one, send payment via paypal to myenia-art@hotmail.com, and comment here with your email address! But you gotta do both to get a slot.

For a single character, no shading like this: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2836148/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2836160/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2836158
$15

For a second character
$10

With shading: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/myenia/cheeta.jpg
add $5

Complicated character like this: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2836151/
$30


slots:
1 Darius- done
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Just some WIPs from along the way on a couple recent things. The painting below though is NOT done, its just getting close. I really love seeing other people's wips, so I thought I'd share.

For the first time since I started taking commissions (3 years ago), I have none! So here's some stuff for myself, though I doubt any but the one with the wolf will ever become anything.


Midnight in the arctic, still rough coloring idea right now.

Some scale practice. Got a thing for dragons on rocks I guess!

WIP closeup.

I've re-evaluated where I'm taking my art, and it's going to go in a different direction. In getting swept away in trying to get better and get recognized for the last 2 or so years, I forgot what I originally got into doing art for. I enjoy what I've done, but it doesn't inspire me (or most others I'm sure) like I had wanted. I started off doing dragon lineart and stiplings 5 years ago when I was introduced to deviantart by a friend, and I was completely swept away by what some art could do for your imagination. I've always had a love for fantasy in general, with a special focus on anthros, dragons, gryphons, people, and fantastical-settings (the kinds of things that make you feel like you're on an adventure). I want to get back to that, instead of focusing so much on anthro/were art. Not that I'm dropping what I already do- I just want my art to have a different flavor.

What inspires me in other people's art is when it makes you feel like there's a story or a journey within the image. Here's a few images here of some art in particular that either woke me up to my original intentions, or were some of the first things to inspire me. You know- since ya'll care so much :-D . If anyone reads this, tell me if any of these images touch you like they do me.

http://jeacn.deviantart.com/art/Sky-60585249
http://antifan-real.deviantart.com/art/Project-concepts-I-VIII-25602033
http://burning-liquid.deviantart.com/art/Lucid-129821990
http://khaosdog.deviantart.com/art/Serenity-90076487
http://nambroth.deviantart.com/art/The-Heavens-Sigh-23066344

Edit: I hate to be all drama and change my mind, but I have. I did a white wash over parts of my painting right before putting it up for auction to try to diminish the problem. I took it out today from the closet, and...it looks significantly better. The dragon is closer to yellow-orange than red-orange now, but I can live with that. The rocks have a good mix of yellow in them...but, it no longer looks damaged, it just looks different (and a bit worse, IMO, but someone else might not feel that way). So, I cancelled the auction and I'm going to do a little more touching up and return it to it's normal cost.

And since I changed my mind...who wants to bet in 3 days, it'll have turned pink? I swear the painting is schizo, not me!

I need help from anyone with alot of experience with acrylic paint. My painting, Meeting in the Mist ( http://myenia.deviantart.com/art/Meeting-in-the-Mist-118132254 ), has turned puke yellow. It was fine on my wall for 4 months, and then I moved home with my parents for the summer, and I took it out yesterday and it was yellow. I took a trip to the local art store, who's employees are always very helpful when I don't know something, and was told it was because I didn't varnish it. I had, but not carefully/more than one layer, because I didn't realize how big of a deal it was, so I bought a can of Golden varnish to try to prevent further yellowing and protect my other stuff.

When I got home, I put a new white wash over the rocks that were especially yellow, which seemed to do a ton of good. Then I proceeded to put around 5 coats on it, as according to the directions, and it was much better looking. Thismorning, I went to move it, and now it's yellow again, but this time, it's in stripes! I did the varnish up and down, side to side, and then diagnally...and now I've got a yellow graph on my painting! It appears that where I sprayed turned back yellow...as the areas that were entirely yellow before are still OK between the lines.

I understand that my painting is probably unsavable...and I'm very upset, as I am incredibly proud of this thing...more than anything else I've ever made. But please, if anyone can tell me what happened and how to prevent it in the future on other art, I really want to know. When I search for information on it, I read that only oils are known for turning yellow, and cannot find anything about my problem. Other paintings I've done, with crappy paint, haven't changed a bit, siting in sunlight every day. I cant imagine this is from the sun.

It makes it worse that the painting is primarily purple, now covered in yellow :'(

Thanks for any help.

PS. sorry to be a pain and post this EVERYWHERE, but I'm really upset and want to maximize the likelihood of getting the advice I need

It drives me nuts when people insist that certain healthy foods are unhealthy. Like eggs. You hear idiots constantly claiming that the yolks are horrible for you and its unhealthy to eat anything but egg whites.

And Potatoes. First of all, the type of starch that potatoes are is very good for you, on top of all the tons of vitamins you get out of them. And don't even get me started on sweet potatoes. I try to eat at least 2 a week. People put marshmellows, butter, cheese, bacon, and sour cream on potatoes, and try to claim its the potato thats the problem, "its nothing but carbs."

Not like I'm a health nut, I just don't care for that brand of ignorance.

Today I went with my boyfriend and family to the Houston rodeo. Tonight, one of the horses bucking broke it's leg- like, the bone was in half and the leg was swinging where it shouldnt. It was like that harry potter movie where his bones disapeared. It was incredibly disturbing, especially because I'm sure that horse is getting put down. At the time, I was under the impression that they made the horses buck with something that squeezed their balls, and I was really upset that a horse would have to die because something like that. But, I did some research since I got home, and found out that that's a myth, and that its both anatomically impossible and not allowed in the US. Also, in a test of 33,991, only .00047% of the time an animal gets injured. So, I was pretty upset earlier but at least now I know what we saw was definately a rarity. But still disturbing...I'm sure I'll have nightmares of people/myself with limbs snapped in half.

I really want to make a graphic novel...but people always seem to say things like that and it never happens. I'll wait for the right idea to come along, whether it comes from me or my boyfriend. He has so many ideas, usually great, but lately they're all the same. I pal to spend some time this week finishing commissions so that I can do some of the things I've been saying and thinking I'll do.

I recently painted this for the art show at furry fiesta. I can't seem to get a decent scan or photo of it, but I've got a couple shots of it in progress here (and a partial finished pic). I learned a TON working on this. Any suggestions on where to get a good scan of a 20x30 image? I hate going to kinkos, they just charge you as their slow-ass programs take forever loading up, and then the scans are terrible.

Anyway, even though I'm burnt out on paint after this, I felt pretty proud of it and keep wanting the time to sit down and try to paint something else.

PS....how do you put something "under the cut?" I know this image is huge and probably pretty annoying.

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The 2009 Werewolf Calendar is available for order! This is the second run of this unique calendar. The calendar imitates wildlife calendars, featuring photo-realistic werewolf art by Balaa, Annush K, Coyox, Khaosdog, Loba, Novawolf, Rayndancer, Synnabar, Zakka, Zowolf, and myself.







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I upload wip shots here...finished art can be found at deviantart. These are my current projects :) . I'm trying a new method for coloring (kinda)...if you have any crit please share! First two are commissions, third is for me.

I went to a reptile show yesterday and bought my new baby girl! Her name is Shosti, named after my favorite composter (Shostakovich), and she's a ball python. The show I went to have some really amazing stuff. Isnt she gorgeous?

Appologies for the lame Austin Powers title.

Well, as some people have heard...my car was totalled. And then replaced with this NEW HOTNESS!

Don't get me wrong...I did have to pay a couple thousand to get another new car, but luckily State Farm gave me $15000 for my last one. Scion is a fixed price dealer, which means no haggling. But since he couldn't give me a monetary discount...he gave it to me in the form up upgrades! So, next weekend I'll be getting about $1k worth of stuff put on for free!
The last one's not mine, but just to show what the inside looks like.

Just do it. This sickens me.

I won't really say who I support but holy shit...I can't believe we put people like this in power. These are all well-researched cases. If this disgusts you as much as me, try to spread the word. I try to stay out of political stuff but this is just wrong.

Yesterday my boyfriend was following me to a concert his mom was in town performing at. Someone slammed on their breaks ahead of me, and I -almost- didn't hit them, but then my boyfriend plowed into the back of my car, so I've got some great damage front and back. I feel worse for him though...his car is totalled, and the airbag didn't open and the seatbelt didn't tighten, so he has bruises on his ribs. Don't buy a PT Cruiser.

It just seems like every time I start recovering financially...something happens to my beloved car and I'm eating rice or beans for every meal again. So...commissions are still open and on discount. Maybe someday I'll be able to close these again and do personal art.

Oh, and I'm going to start uploading little walkthroughs, mostly background stuff, here.

Tree walkthrough. Not tutorial, because its not the best way to do it. But it is fast and effective, I think. No explaination needed, I think, but feel free to ask questions.

More progress. The face is getting close to done...I've got to give it color variation, more contrast, and finish the mouth area. This is shown at 50%

The beginnings of my calendar image! the background is rough right now, not close to finished. This is my paragraph, and I must say it was a BITCH trying to figure out an image for this one. Lots of great concepts yet bad ideas.

Living in the city can be difficult for werewolves, as they prefer quiet, open spaces rather than the small flats and crowded streets of cities. They may stay in urbanized areas for different reasons: some have a regular human life, a job and friends. Due to all of the advantages of living near a city, there is alot of competition over urban areas. Werewolves claiming city territory are typically large and tough, and often have to defend their homes and family from intruders.

August..Alternate title: Snack Time!