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Things in the Universe / Re: What are Some of Your Favorite Movie Lines?
April 01, 2013, 10:43:29 PM #2
Live Programming and Events / Question about Commissions - Requesting Non-Anime Characters?
April 01, 2013, 10:39:13 PM
Okay, don't shoot me just yet; hear me out.
So, I'm really green about the whole commission trade. From what I understand I, the customer, would pay a certain amount of money to have an artist draw a customized picture of a character that isn't already displayed at their booth. If this is completely wrong, please correct me.
On to my main question: Would I be able to commission a picture of a non-game, non-anime character. See, I wrote a little fanfiction back when I was 17 about a girl running away to live with two vampires, a werewolf-demon and a psychic (Quizilla anyone?). Anyway, you know the joke about writing fanfiction because you can't draw? In my case, its pretty true. But as a writer I have the image of my characters vividly alive in my head, but the inability to draw those images myself.
Getting to the point, if I could just describe to the artist what my characters look like and a setting I want them to be in would I be able to ask for this at Fanime? And if so, how much time would I need to give the artist for this work? And how much would it be estimated to cost? Please help ;D
So, I'm really green about the whole commission trade. From what I understand I, the customer, would pay a certain amount of money to have an artist draw a customized picture of a character that isn't already displayed at their booth. If this is completely wrong, please correct me.
On to my main question: Would I be able to commission a picture of a non-game, non-anime character. See, I wrote a little fanfiction back when I was 17 about a girl running away to live with two vampires, a werewolf-demon and a psychic (Quizilla anyone?). Anyway, you know the joke about writing fanfiction because you can't draw? In my case, its pretty true. But as a writer I have the image of my characters vividly alive in my head, but the inability to draw those images myself.
Getting to the point, if I could just describe to the artist what my characters look like and a setting I want them to be in would I be able to ask for this at Fanime? And if so, how much time would I need to give the artist for this work? And how much would it be estimated to cost? Please help ;D
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Cosplay! Construction, Tips, Gatherings, Advice / First Time Prop-er, Need Advice on Peace Bonding
April 01, 2013, 10:20:49 PM
Hello Everyone,
As stated in my subject line I'm a third time FanimeCon goer, but this year will wear an accessorized cosplay. I'll be going as a Tonberry (from the Final Fantasy game series) and intend on making my lantern and small knife out of cardboard and paint (most likely will stay a 2-Dimensional prop, but may upgrade to a 3-D prop if I have the time).
What I wanted to ask is that if my small knife is going to be so obviously fake and attached to my wrist at all times with a small rope, do I still need to get it peace-bonded? Same question about the lantern. And do I need to keep it sheathed because it's a "sword-like prop"? I know these may seem like stupid questions, but I've never cosplayed with props before and need to know the rights from wrongs.
As stated in my subject line I'm a third time FanimeCon goer, but this year will wear an accessorized cosplay. I'll be going as a Tonberry (from the Final Fantasy game series) and intend on making my lantern and small knife out of cardboard and paint (most likely will stay a 2-Dimensional prop, but may upgrade to a 3-D prop if I have the time).
What I wanted to ask is that if my small knife is going to be so obviously fake and attached to my wrist at all times with a small rope, do I still need to get it peace-bonded? Same question about the lantern. And do I need to keep it sheathed because it's a "sword-like prop"? I know these may seem like stupid questions, but I've never cosplayed with props before and need to know the rights from wrongs.
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