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We, at the IPG, love to express ourselves in a variety of ways, and art drawn by hand is one of them.

Art, when drawn by the hand, and done right, can convey a variety of emotions, and express in one picture, what it would take a thousand words to say, or write to a loved one.

We hope our arts can capture this, and show it in the best possible light.

Right now, since Koiyuki in the experimental stages, as an artist, that artist will offer up a variety of styles for you to choose from, as the store progresses, along with that artist's skills.

As of now, all artists involved are offering up Sketch/Computer Inked lineart,Koiyuki is offering Colored Sketch/Lineart, and Koiyuki and Taoma are offering CG Art. And remember, if you're not sure about something, ask the artist.

What we will draw for you:

Avi's
Avi's with a good sense of style
Couples (it's one of the things Koiyuki's working hard to improve on)
Homosexual couples of both sexes
Sexy poses
Some Action Poses
iPod Style Coloring(see iPod ads, or The Rub Rabbits. Koiyuki)
Japanese stuff
"Duality" shots(Koiyuki)

What we don't like drawing, but may try(if paid a hansome enough sum)
OCs(Koiyuki, if given a good enough description)
Backgrounds(same as the above)
Medieval stuff

What Koiyuki don't feel can be drawn (well)
Mecha
Animals
Antro

What we won't draw, due to regulations on Gaia *hint, hint wink *
Overly Sexy Poses
Sex(of any kind)

What I won't draw, because I straight out do not like
Fan Art
Butch Dudes
"Lessee if I can fit x amount of items on me" Type avatars
Phoenix Circlets(how can ANYONE draw that, and do it justice? gonk )

What is 'iPod Coloring'?

iPod coloring is a style of coloring that emulates the style seen in the iPod ads, and game such as The Rub Rabbits, and you'll get a message in the font seen in my Couples commission done in these graphics, or another font of your choosing.

Note that you can ask for different colors for the background, and charecter(s), and how complex you want it to be (either iPod's two color scheme, or The Rub Rabbit's single colored skin, clothing, and hair scheme. Also note that eyes will appear in both schemes, if the piece calls for it)

What is a "Duality shot"?

A Duality Shot is a sketch that contain half of what your Gaian Avatar looks like, and half of what you look like in the real world.

For fairly obvious reasons, this is only be offered as a front angle bust shot, or waist up, and I will need a Real Life reference shot of you to work with, and the message you would want your person to say.

Special Fonts can be requested, but if their not, then the default will be utilized. Also can be requested in iPod coloring (the skin coloring will be need to be different for both sides of the picture, however.

Also of note, is that this is a specialty shot of Koiyuki's, developed after giving this sort of art to a friend)

Dude, how much do I have to give you, so you can draw my OC/a background/Medeval stuff?

Make me an offer, and we'll haggle. As of now, though, I am not drawing them, because I do not feel my skills, at this point in time, will do justice to what you want. But again, if you make me an offer, and you aren't a complete Asshat about it, I might haggle with you.

Like, what do you have against Fan Art/Butch Dudes/Packed Avis/Phoenix Circlets?

Fan art-First of all, I am trying to develop a unique style of art, and that does not come from emulating/straight out copying the designs of other artists, plus I happen to be a strong advocate of doing your style, not someone else's.

The only anime I might even be tempted to try to emulate/do art of is Azumanga Daioh, Someday's Dreamers, and Kino's Journey, and that's still a big if.

Butch Dudes-I like drawing curves, and softer edge things,and muscle men do not typically fit those motifs. Plus, my knowledge of those kinds of men is fairly lacking, so it would come out very crappy.

Should I ever feel the need to experiment, I might be tempted to in the future, but again, that's still a big if.

Packed Avis-I have a tough enough time doing justice to well dressed avis, I'm damn sure not attempting to make all those items seem logical, and unpacked in a sea of foundation lines. gonk

Phoenix Circlets, and other such intricate items-Even after improving my art by leaps and bounds, I still do not feel my skills can do justice to it, so therefore, I must refuse drawing it.



Koiyuki's art (click the pics to see the full size version)

Headshots|Bust Shots

*to be added at a later date*

Waist up|Chibis


(Cel Shaded CG, and a Work In Progress)



(Inked Duality Shot)


(iPod Couple Shot, with Rub Rabbits-style coloring)


(Pre-Sketched Piece, with Cel Shaded CG, and Photoshop'ed Background, and effects)

3/4|Full Bodies


(Cel Shaded CG, with Simple Background, and Some Photo Editing)


(Gradient Colored Sketch)

Lord Vyce's Art

Headshots|Bust Shots
*none yet*

Waist up|Chibis
*none yet*

3/4|Full Bodies

(original piece by Vyce, inking, and other special effects by Koiyuki)
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500 and 1,000 word stories-3g a word (I will tally the final word count, and let you know how much it will be exactly. My average short story range falls into 700+ words)

Short Stories(that run longer than 1000 words, or one page)-flat rate of 3,500 a page.



The Diary of a Housewife

Confessions of a Writing Nerd

Pixelated Rage

Cold and Alone

The Breakup, and Breakdown of Yuki

The Book Of Memories

Some of my happy customers include Jacey.n.n (yaoi romance), Pyro Insignia(real life commission for Romance) along with many others I'm sure to pick up along the way.

Ad writing-since this is a much more involved process, this will be discussed a bit later on.

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Simple Banners(a picture, and some text): 1,000G a banner

Blended Banners/Banners with effects added: 3,000G a banner

Jewelery: 1,000G

Sigmaps: To be determined




Jewelery





Blends and banners:

















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We live in a culturally diverse world, full of things, and products from far away lands, that we really want to know about, but we can't understand the messaage people are trying to tell us. And we also want to say things to many different people, but were often afraid we might say it wrong, or in the wrong intonation, so we often convince ourselves to say nothing at all. We here, at the IPG, are here to offer you a chance to help you say the things you want to say, in a language that the person you want to hear can understand loud, and clear.

At the moment, we offer translations of phrases, sayings, and manga pages in Japanese



Phrases and sayings: 500G each

Manga Pages: 2,000 G to just translate the dialogue in the pages, and 4,000G to put it into the speech bubbles

Samples:


おい,おい,おい. 静香よ
二人で喧嘩に見たくねよ.
|Oi, oi, oi, Shizuka yo.
Futari de kenka ni mitakune yo.|
(Oi, oi, oi, settle down. I don't wanna see you two bickerin')

Something little ones may have trouble comprehending ^_~

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Rokoko-for being loving and supporting of me(and therefore doesn't pay for squat)


*none yet*


*no one yet*

Bumping!

For every 100 bumps, you get 2K credit towards something in the store.

Current people with credit
Adryk-8K
Phillis-8K
Jai-cie-tea-8K
Tabi Kat-8K
LobsterJohn-8K
Shinobi_Seppuku-8K
AngelTeddy-8K
Sweety_25-8K
`Tesoro-8K
IcyPanther-8K
Sailor Namek-8K
AcidicRozez72-8K
Katherdante-8K
Dragonmun-8K
Jacey.n.n-8K
AngelFeathers-8K
TasmanianTiger-8K
Amira K-8K
Agdistis-8K
SkyMist-8K
Rena_27-8K
m a r l o w-8K

Kiriban contest

Every 20 pages, we'll pick someone at random other than a worker, or a paid bumper of the shop to get their choice of a free headshot, poem or Haiku, or blended banner

Recipiants of Kiriban
None yet, so be the first!



Koiyuki:
First off, I'll say when it comes to drawn art, I AM A LAZY GIT, so don't expect it anytime soon(especially if it's a CG'ed couple). However, for everything else, I am as swift as can be, and will try to get it to you in a timely fashion. For anyone that considers buying art of any kind from me: Thank you for choosing me for your needs. I will work as hard as I can, to get to you as quick as I can. You can only expect the best posssible service I can give you, plus more.