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Post: 4051828_1 created on Thu, 14 Oct 2004 10:04:38 +0000
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Sabin Duvert's Artwork Request Thread for his ORIGINAL CHARACTERS!

I am, and probably always will be, an absolute sucker for artwork of my original characters. I love seeing different peoples' interpretations of my characters - in different styles and media. This, therefore, is going to be my permanent artwork request thread. Depending on my financial status, this thread may open and close ^_~.

Current Artwork Seeking Status:
Seeking Artwork

I've got Gold, and I have letters. Effectively, I'm on an art kick and tryin to save money IRL at the moment, so... there's Gaia! xd sweatdrop
I'm currently looking more for higher-quality art along the lines of some of the samples/featured art on the character pages.

What I'm Currently Looking for:

My characters: Artwork of my ORIGINAL CHARACTERS,
More information,backgrounds, other forms, etc are listed on their webpages - if one catches your eye, click the page for more info ^.^

Sabin Duvert
Half-Anju(Shadow Monster), eccentric - sometimes friendly, sometimes dark or manipulative
Character Reference Sheet

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~or~

Ethan Cuskley
A 17- year old, half-demon (see page for demon-form) sailor in a Pirates-esque setting. He has six fingers on his left hand, and wears a Celtic Cross to hide his demonic features.
Ethan can also be depicted in modern clothing (I have a modern version of the character).
Character Reference Sheet

~or~

Ambrose Maurlias
17th Century Werewolf Musketeer - can be drawn in human OR werewolf form (or a mix between them). Swashbuckling -> horror setting
Character Reference Sheet

OR

MODERN version Ambrose
A modern version of the character - late high school age, afflicted with lycanthropy
Modern Ambrose Ref Sheet

All have extended histories (though all the uber details are linked off of the general descriptions on the page ^~) - and plenty of reference images (*cough* did I mention that I love artwork? >> )

Specifics?

Nothing in particular I'm DYING for at the moment, any and all HIGH QUALITY artwork of the characters above. Anthro or Non-Anthro art is both Most excellent.

I also MIGHT consider commissioning stories. But I will be VERY picky.

I like to see varying styles, from anime to comic, to realism and more.
I like images that show the different sides of my characters - especially if there's a reason in the image that more than 1 form is displayed (a mirror, a tapestry, a transformation image of one form to another, etc) but that's by no means a priority.

General concepts
See Post 3 for a Big List smile This doesn't mean at all that these are the ONLY kinds of art I want to see- just some ideas

Payment:
Well, I'm horrid at making initial offers on artwork - things are so varied, and my funds can also be varied depending on the time I'm investigating. In sum, I love for people to tell me about what they're looking to get for their art, and we can go from there smile .

INTERESTED?
Please post examples in the thread or PM me~! I will PM people I'm interested in starting business with.

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Post: 4051828_2 created on Thu, 14 Oct 2004 10:08:04 +0000
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Terms:

(borrowed shamelessly from Kamiki ^_~)

1.) By approval only! Don't just draw something for me and expect me to pay you. If you want to draw for me, please PM me or post in the thread examples and your prices. I will respond promptly. ALSO - let me know what is the best way to get a hold of you - in thread or PM 3nodding

2.) I don't like waiting more than a month for a commission! I'm not saying I won't commission you if it will take longer.. but I've lost a lot of gold paying artists for art they've never given me. Or, waiting six months to a year and never hearing back from the artist and had to cancel a trade.
I've found that most of the time if I don't have the art within a few weeks, I never get it, or end up waiting 6+ months for it. Honestly, I've always been of the opinion that good art is worth waiting for, BUT I am tired of getting excited about a commission, starting up a trade... and then never receiving it and never hearing back from the artist. I don't know if they're working on it or if they left Gaia or if they decided to just never do it -.-. Big thing - if you're going to take your time, I have NO problem with it, but KEEP IN CONTACT with me. Even if it's "sorry, I've been busy. But I haven't forgotten you!"
But bottom line, I will never cancel a trade without first trying to get in contact with the artist.

3.) Trades only confirmed after the art is finished! I will glady start the trade with you (to prove I have the funds), - IN fact I would PREFER to - but I will not confirm the trade until the art is complete. If you wish, for further protection, you can send me a watermarked piece or a thumbnail of the art when it is completed, I will finish the trade, and you can send me the full size/non watermarked version. I'm not trying to scam anyone out of their hard work...I'm just tired of paying artists and never hearing back from them

4.) I'm picky!! There are some styles I like and some styles and don't. I'm very picky when picking which artists to hire and which ones not to. Just because I don't buy a commission from you does NOT mean your artwork isn't good! Nor does it mean your art isn't worth the price you're asking. If I could afford to pay everyone who offers I would, but alas, I'm not made of gold, so I sometimes have to be very selective when it comes to buying art! Please don't be offended if I turn down an offer, or try to haggle the price. Chances are if I come into a large sum of gold, I will be contacting you :3

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Post: 4051828_3 created on Thu, 14 Oct 2004 10:08:54 +0000
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Artists whom I am currently Commissioning/Waiting On art from smile
Check my JOURNAL

Suggestions
Ganked from my last art contest >>
Specific images or scenes I particularly want to see done. This doesn't mean at all that these are the ONLY kinds of art I want to see- just some ideas

VISUAL SCENES
some of these scenes I've even had done before, but I really like the idea and wouldn't mind seeing them again

Professor Sabin
Sabin NOT looking all angsty and dark, but actually smiling, looking enthusiastic or curious
Ambrose's family at the end of the Swashbuckling campaign
Ambrose & Angelina - Ambrose in hybrid or big wolf form, contrasting against Angelina who's human (or fey for swashbuckler version)
A chibi pic of Angelina glomping onto a rather sheepish or 'putting up with it' Ambrose in big wolf form. ((Think Angelina: "Puppy!" Ambrose: "I am not a dog" kind of expressions))
One theme in particular that I am fond of and don’t mind seeing repeated is Ambrose & Angelina dressed up as the big bad wolf and little red riding hood. Either traditional styles, or a modern-punky version of Little Red. Could be Angelina teasing Ambrose, or them “cast” in the roles, or Halloween costumes (or “costumes” ^_~ ) etc! Be creative biggrin
Ethan in demonform with his two "middle" fingers on his left hand raised in a kind of double-flick-off, sticking out his forked tongue.
Ethan Modern
My three main characters up for this contest all have alternate forms. Ethan's half-demon, Sabin's Anju, and Ambrose is a werewolf. So images that depict more than one "Face" of a character I particularly like. Kudos when there is a reason in the image why more than one form is shown, such as Images with some sort of 'reflection' as the key - such as Ethan facing his demon form in a mirror with trepidation.
More Transformation artwork. Ambrose is the most given, but this can be depictions of Sabin or Ethan as well! All three of my characters have alternate forms. ((Great phrasing nabbed shamelessly from Sam): A physical metamorphosis leaves room for volumes and volumes of emotion and introspection. And they look cool. Intermediaries between human/creature make for lots of creative freedom. Maybe they get into a funny situation. Maybe it's very dramatic and painful.
Illustrations of particular scenes from their storylines smile
Romantic situations. Cannon pairings can include Sabin x Samantha, Ambrose x Angelina, Ethan x Amaki.

WRITTEN SCENES

You have all the freedom of a fanfic writer – these stories are “non-cannon” and you can do what you like with the characters. Try to keep them as in-character as possible, however, but I don’t really have any limits as to what you can and can’t do with them.
You can deal with adult themes in these stories.
Don't forget about the significant other characters from Sabin, Ambrose and Ethan's storylines! Romantic situations are also encouraged! Angelina, Samantha, Kamiki, Aubrey, and Amaki can all be used in these stories. Heck, you can even cross over side characters, friends & significant others between settings. From chatting with Angelina's player, Angelina and Ethan tend to hit it off very well, for example. Or, alternatively, you can do alternative gender pairings - but if you decide to - try to figure out how to keep it in character as best as possible wink
Story themes I LOVE: discovery (how they find out about being something other than human, and then dealing with it - reactions!): coming to terms with what they are, and being supernatural in a relatively normal/low magic setting: a setting where magic isn't believed in or is held in high suspicion. Hunters (esp with Ambrose where he hasn't quite come to terms with what he is himself yet). Also - revealing what they are to someone else - reactions!!! More below!
Reactions - I’m a reactions nut! I love seeing how other characters react to meeting mine or finding out that they are something other than human in a setting where that is certainly out of the normal at least. Also, the characters themselves dealing with or finding out themselves about what they are.
Crossovers – especially story-form. I play Ambrose, Ethan, and Sabin independently in different settings, and I love to see them interacting because I can’t RP with myself very well. Points for creativity in how they meet, their reactions to each other, etc.
******Ideas/Hooks Not mandatory - just some idea seeds ^^
****** - Sabin in the modern era is a university professor. Maybe one of the modern incarnations of Ethan or Ambrose are in his class.
****** - modern OR historical Sabin is experimenting with something he shouldn't (a book of spells he doesn't fully understand, magical artifact, etc) and winds up in Ravenloft or an earlier point in history
****** - Modern Ethan begins public High School, meets Ambrose and/or Angelina
****** - Encounter at a Haunted House or Halloween party
****** - Someone (Sabin? Angelina?) tries a demon-summoning ritual found in a book, not really believing it will work, and winds up with... Ethan - much to his confusion and their ____?
AU’s (alternate universes) are welcome! My characters can adapt to other settings – use the historical vs modern incarnations as a guideline to figure out how to write them into another setting/incarnation. You can put one of them in anothers’ setting, one or more of them into a completely different setting, or even a fan-setting like Lord of the Rings/Middle Earth or something ^_~ (Although, if you decide to do this, I'd prefer it if it were a setting I was at least familiar and/or fond of - don't hesitate to ask smile ). A character can either come into a different setting or rewritten as if they were from that setting. Or you could do a crossover with a modern/real world type setting like, for example, the X-files, Hellboy, Petshop of Horrors, or Harry Potter (real world, just a hidden side of it, after all).
I like Quirky and ironic situations – things that really contrast the supernatural aspect of the character in a mundane setting, or interesting ideas (like Ambrose and Angelina dressed as Little Red Riding Hood), Sabin’s childhood misadventures, Halloween with the characters, Modern Sabin giving nightmares to his students who sleep in his class, Ambrose and Angelina swapping clothing styles for a day (punky and preppy) for some reason, Sabin roleplaying, Modern Ethan (before he knows the truth about himself) buying satyr horns at the Ren Faire and startling his mother, a character going shopping and their takes on the options or shopping for that special someone… things like that. Little in-jokes that seem to make the characters all the more real in that they can stand back and poke fun at themselves or really situate them in a real setting. This really applies to both writing AND visual entries here! Be Creative! biggrin
Other various story ideas/hooks:
more will like be added as I think of them. And of course, these are just some ideas, feel FREE to be creative/original! XD
****** - Someone in one of (modern) Sabin's classes is convinced that something is different about their professor and tries to figure it out/prove it.
****** - modern Sabin joining a cryptozoology expedition (or a haunted house investigation).
****** - One of the characters stuck in their non-human forms (or stuck partially transformed).
****** - modern Sabin (accidentally?) kills someone, leaving behind some strange evidence, and is subject to an investigation.
****** -

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Post: 4051828_4 created on Thu, 14 Oct 2004 10:11:03 +0000
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Link to me: smile

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Post: 4051828_5 created on Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:29:59 +0000
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First post smile

I'm interested!
Samples: une, deux, trois.
Prizes: 5k 3nodding

I hope you're interested in my drawings as well! heart

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Post: 4051828_6 created on Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:00:45 +0000
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hi Sabin ^_^/

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Post: 4051828_7 created on Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:31:21 +0000
Posted: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:31:21 +0000

I'm not on your list ! crying
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Good luck Sabin, your charas are pretty cool to draw !

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Post: 4051828_8 created on Thu, 14 Oct 2004 15:21:33 +0000
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kiriko

I'm not on your list ! crying
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Good luck Sabin, your charas are pretty cool to draw !

same for me! xp
bot a problem, my list is already full blaugh blaugh blaugh

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Post: 4051828_9 created on Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:49:29 +0000
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kiriko

I'm not on your list ! crying
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Good luck Sabin, your charas are pretty cool to draw !

eek Actually, you would be one person who Definately would be on my list - I just started making the thread last night at about 4 in the morning and really didn't have time to finish it!

I've been wanting more Kiriko art for a loooong while - you hit characters so well heart

*snugs* so... ya taking commissions? EDIT - *looks at your sig* cry Why are you leaving?

*hugs Zeph as well* 4laugh too bad you're busy as well ^_~

*needs to finish the first posts, and figure out how much he has to spend 4laugh

Saartje - Not bad! I might very well get back to you on that smile

Grimma! *glomps/snugs* Your art is teh awesomeness ^___^

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Post: 4051828_10 created on Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:59:35 +0000
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Bump!

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Post: 4051828_11 created on Thu, 14 Oct 2004 18:04:29 +0000
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Well I've always been interested in your characters. x3

What can it hurt, my commission list isn't that big. @-@; You'll be either sencond or third on the list depending if the other person accepts. ^^; It should be done this weekend. 3nodding

One
Two
Three
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I generally let the commissioner decide, but the price ranges from 20-30k. 3nodding All I really like to aquire is 1g. xp

Oh and best to PM me, because I have class now. e.e