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Hey, hi, hello, I'm Droc, blah.
So, yeah. Requests. Try to keep 'em SCP Universe, try to only do your own SCPs.
I won't do all requests, just putting that out there now. Requests are a thing I might do, if I feel like it, if I like the idea, etc.
Now, commissions are a little different. They are guaranteed to happen, but they'll cost you. Talk to me about commissions on deviantART. They're only a dollar or two.
I've looked over your stuff on DeviantART and I have to say that your artworks and sketches are good… But I definitely wouldn't pay for them. This site is pretty much 100% free, and I disagree with having to pay for someone to do something that I can easily do myself. SunnyParallax has done hundreds of fanart for free, she doesn't ask for anything in return, which makes a lot of us respect her. I know you may want to make a career out of this but I don't think you'll get many customers if there are more people on this wiki who are willing to draw for free. I'd take out the part about paying for your art because it'll most likely draw people away from your art (which is good btw).
E: Okay, I should probably make an addendum for what I've said given my previous attitude towards this and how much trouble I've inadvertently caused. It's my personal opinion that we shouldn't have commissions on what is essentially a free website, but that shouldn't stop you from doing it. I respect you for wanting to make a career out of creating these pieces, but don't let my personal opinion get in the way of asking people to pay for amazing artworks. Good luck on your endeavors, and I'll just let other people decide on whether or not they want to pay for your stuff.
Honestly, it's just an offer for higher-quality drawings with more time n' effort.
I'll probably do most requests.
I don't know, I just don't like commissions.
Yes people will do art for free, but you get what you pay for. And much like plumbing and auto repair, yes, you can do it yourself, and I encourage anyone with that opinion to try. Having a digital art program does not an artist make, any more than having a ratchet set makes one a mechanic.
Unless we're doing it for our own amusement like SunnyParallax does, high quality work from artists who know what they are doing generally is not free, any more than high quality writing from an author who knows what they are doing is. Droc's not in the big leagues yet, but a dollar or two for a decent color sketch is a bargain.
What you're doing here is not okay, Hysteria. I don't think you're being malicious, but please cut that shit out and don't police people. If they want to provide quality art for free, awesome. If they want to charge a commission to provide quality art, awesome. It's perfectly acceptable given our license.
And as a more general issue, art — visual and written — is worth money. The fact that we provide a lot of art for free does not mean it suddenly has no worth, or that it should only be provided for free.
Using Sunny's example as a tool to enforce your opinions is also disrespectful.
Oh, yeah, and: We would still think Sunny + Sunny's art is super cool even if she only did work for pay.
Please don't do this again.
As a side note, drochfaol: you must never charge for any artwork containing a depiction of SCP-173. Other than that, you're cool. (And I like your art!)
Don't feel guilty for wanting compensation for putting time and effort into the things you make for people. Letting people take your talents for granted is a dangerous, dangerous thing. If you can offer something that can't be offered elsewhere, make something of it.
That being said, this might not be the best place to offer it. So many users here are making art for free, that someone looking to make money off of it won't have much of a chance. But please, don't take this as a sign that you shouldn't do commissions ever. If you find the right place to offer them, by all means take that opportunity. This site in particular just isn't a viable option.
Then again, there are probably a number of people here who would gladly pay for art if it's to their liking.
Honestly, I myself think it's perfectly alright for people to offer commisions. For the time and effort put it the pieces, it's reasonable to do so.
I have my reasons to draw things for free, and I'm glad that people apperciate that. But other artists can choose to offer their effort in ways they want. As for are people willing to pay for this? That's for the people with the intention to receive higher quality ones to decide.
In the end, I don't see much of a problem here. I think it's really cool for people to make effort and take requests/commisions. I hope you can keep up the good work here, Droc.
Thanks for the feedback, everyone.
I'm going to keep the offer up, should anyone bite.
However, the point here is for requests, not commissions.
So, if you have an SCP you'd like me to take a crack at- lay it on me.
If you could, could you do SCP-2514?
Dude. Alright. I can get into this.
Let's see what yer chops are like. If you can hang with this, I'd be up for some commissions.
Let's see some SCP-2464, if yer brave enough.
Yo, I apologize for this looking mildly like crap and not being 100% accurate to the article, but I tried, right?
Here it is.
Hahahahaha, shit. This is perfect. I'll totally headcanon this version.
Stick around, brother. We'll be in touch.
If you're down for tales, I'd like to see your interpretation of Aftermath. If not, I'll just look through your DeviantArt when I have time, browse a bit.
I did 2143!~
I'm not very good with drawing older folks, sorry.
Anyways, here it is.
Shit, I never did get around to telling you that this is flat-out dope.
Many thanks and apologies for not thanking you sooner.
I'd really like to see SCP-2735. I have a certain mental picture of how they look, so it would be cool to see what another person thinks they look like.
Eyo! Not sure about anatomy or human appearance. I tried.
Here it is.
Its a lot of more humanoid than I envisioned them, but that doesn't matter because its great! Thank you, and good job.
Guys, I might have to postpone requests for a bit, my tablet has decided that pen pressure if for losers, apparently. If any of you are familiar with Wacom, I could use a hand.
Have you tried reinstalling your drivers?
What art program do you use? I use a Wacom Intuos on Paint Tool Sai, which lets me set the pressure and line stabilizer within the program itself. Is there something called "Wacom Tablet Properties" in the menus? You can also adjust stylus pressure there, and create individual custom settings for your program of choice.
I usually find that unplugging and replugging tablet from the computer works too, but that's probably not what you're looking for…
Edit: Oh yeah, forgot to ask what type of Wacom you're using.
Edit as well: Once your problems are sorted out, I would like to request something on SCP-1762.
T'would be cool to see a visual representation of SCP-2273 in your style. But take this as bottom priority or whatever.
