5K fully-coloured semi-realistic headshots/busts. (open)

How's my pricing?

Overpriced	10.0%	[ 1 ]
Just right	30.0%	[ 3 ]
Underpriced	20.0%	[ 2 ]
...so we orchestrated an encounter with the Borg.	40.0%	[ 4 ]
Total Votes:			[ 10 ]

[Lieutenant Commander Data]

Mr. Data's Art From Outer Space vII : the one where I can only draw one thing

Here's the basic premise: I can't do digital art. However, I don't have access to a scanner at university and have decided to make the leap over.
As I'm still trying to develop a workable technique, I want to do as much art (headshots to start out with, as they take less time) as possible. As such, there may be marked improvements in each piece I do (or none D: ). Pricing is constant at 5K unless there's an overwhelming response to my poll or no-one buys anything.
Also, I can't be bothered to make this post look nice.

Samples
First attempt at digital art that isn't drawing from a photograph
Second attempt (edited version of one of my old avatars, hurray)
Third attempt (avatar art of The Desolate Sonata)
Fourth attempt (another edited version of my avatar, can't remember why I gave her such a big chin but it was intentional)
Fifth attempt (one of my Valentine's anons, Thorn - I'm getting better at face shading!)

Also some digital paintings of photographs on my dA, which give some pointers as to the way my style's going to go.


Criteria
All of this will probably be temporary. I'm trying to focus on one thing at the moment, which is making colouring semi-decent.
-Only human or humanoid avatars, and only if I can see most of their face. As such, avatars like mine are out.
-No elemental effects (I'll remove the item if you request an avatar with this).
-Don't count on a proper background.
-Individual characters only.
-One style only ATM: semi-realism.

I reserve the right to refuse an order for whatever reason, even one not listed above.

How to order
Request in thread, then, once accepted, send a trade for 5K. After I'm done I'll post a watermarked copy here, at which point you accept the trade and I PM you a better-quality version.

Customers
The Desolate Sonata smile


My interests (stay and chat if you share them)
Star Trek, as implied by my username
Star Wars
Doctor Who
Blakes 7
new Battlestar Galactica
Lexx
original V
metal (thrash/death/black/folk/progressive) - especially the band Voivod
classical music, mostly late Romantic-20th century
Fire Emblem
Pokemon
Golden Sun
tea
correcting others' spelling and grammar
your mum
you going away
getting distracted from making lists

[Lieutenant Commander Data]

The dead do not become impatient.

[Lieutenant Commander Data]

I should have my avatar cosplay as Kai.

[Lieutenant Commander Data]

Look, even if you don't want to buy anything, it'd be nice if you at least voted to tell me how my pricing is.

[Lieutenant Commander Data]

Nobody wants him... they just turn their heads.

[The Desolate Sonata]

Draw me? C:

[Lieutenant Commander Data]

The Desolate Sonata

Draw me? C:

I will if you tell me what the item is on your head. I'm not sure what it's supposed to be.
razz

[Price-Of-Humanity]

Ello Data XD <3 [I love love your username >w<]

[The Desolate Sonata]

It is a hat with a yellow flower + bead ornament attached to it, good sir.
What it looks like without the yellow thing.

[Lieutenant Commander Data]

Ahaaaa! I was seeing it as some sort of dinosaur skull (think Rampardos from Pokemon), which... wasn't really making sense to me. XD

Hullo Price-Of-Humanity! I was quite surprised no-one had taken my username, even though I changed it a few years ago now. (As I am an android, I am interested in buying humanity for myself - at what price will you sell it?)

(also, going to do TDS's art now, back in an hour or so if everything goes well)

[Price-Of-Humanity]

Sorry, negotiating the prices with a ferengi <3
[*geek*]

[Lieutenant Commander Data]

Quick break.

I messed up the lines a few times and am now behind schedule. D:

[Confabulation Quinn]

I thought about creating a Data account a while back, but never did.
I -did- go on an art quest for art of myself and Data, which was awesome.

[Lieutenant Commander Data]

Why am I listening to Pantera!?

*ashamed*

[Aethubryn]

Ooh, for 5k, this is an awesome deal!

Would you willing to take on my character, perhaps?

He's a Pokemon trainer, a fresh-from-home 10-year-old with pretty much no real world experience and a jerky attitude (his name's even Douche, in reference to the Super Effective comic!)

I don't have any other references, since he's newly created, so feel free to interpret the Tektek as you wish. :3