FREELANCERS ARTIST PROFILE:
kittystavern


ARTIST NAME:
Mandy “Kitty” Swain (Kitty’s Tavern Studios)


CONTACT:
E-mail: : kittystavern@aol.com, kittystavern@hotmail.com
Website: www.kittystavern.com, http://kittystavern.deviantart.com



SPECIALITIES:

2D/3D Illustration including but not limited to

• Fanart of Comic Book/Anime/Game Characters
• Fantasy Creatures including fairies, centaurs and mermaids
• Original Characters from either your written description or reference images
• World of Warcraft/COH/COV/Guild Wars/Other MMORPG Characters
• Artistic nudity or slightly erotic/suggestive art
• For 3D, Humanoid Female or Male Characters Only!! No furry characters in 3D (Partial humans such as Dranei/Catgirls are okay!)
• I also do logos, websites, and other graphic design work



WILL NOT DO THE FOLLOWING:

No Hardcore or Illegal Pornography (i.e. images portraying pedophilia, rape or any penetration.)  Light Bondage is okay (tying up, no piercing, gags, blood, etc.)  

COPYRIGHT INFO

I retain all rights to the artwork and it will be put in my portfolio for my personal use.  Even if it is your character, you can only use my images for your private, non-commercial use (unless you wish to pay extra for the rights to use it), which means you can post it on your website or use it in other ways as long as you are not distributing it or making a profit off of it.  

Rest assured however, that if you choose an original character, I will not profit off of your character without your express written permission.  That means it will be displayed on my website and be used in my portfolio, but I will not make prints to sell to others or make any profit off of it in anyway.

COMMISSION TYPES

Prices are for a single character commission with little/simple background.  Prices for adding characters is included.

For 2 dimensional comic/anime style commissions:
Terms used in the chart:
CG = Computer Generated. Colored using a program like Photoshop
Rendered = soft shaded with colors that give the artwork a more realistic feel
Cel Shaded = flat shading like that used in most animation with only one or two shades per color and hard edge shadows
Flat Colors = solid flat colors with no shading or shadows
Tone = computer generated shading using tone sheets (similar to modern Manga)
Sketch = a pencil only line art of your character
Full Body = head to toe shot of character
Portrait = head and shoulders of character only
Commission Type Single Character Add a Character (cost per extra character)
Portraits      
Sketch                             $5 $2
Inked                            $10 $5
CG Cel Shaded            $20 $10
CG Rendered           $30 $20
Full Body      
Sketch                           $10 $5
Inked                           $25 $15
Inked with Tone           $30 $20
CG Cel Shaded           $35 $25
CG Rendered           $40 $30
Character Sheets      
Sketch                           $15 N/A
Inked                           $30 N/A
Inked with Tone           $35 N/A
CG Flat Colors           $40 N/A
CG Cel Shaded           $50 N/A
CG Rendered           $60 N/A

For 3 dimensional style commissions:
Terms used in chart:
Scene = includes characters with photo background
Turn Around = similar to a character sheet featuring front, side, and back views with detail shots
Full Body = head to toe shot of character
Portrait = head and shoulders of character only
Likeness = a likeness of an existing person base off of photo reference (will not look exactly like the person but will bear a resemblance and have same/similiar features)

Commission Type Single Character Add a Character (cost per extra character)
Portrait                           $20 $10
Full Body                           $40 $20
Turn Around           $45 N/A
Scene                           $50 $25
Likeness                            $60 $30

Detailed background available for an additional fee.

For more information and sample please visit my website http://www.kittystavern.com/page2_01.html

I also offer bargain priced EBay commission on a weekly basis.  You can view them here http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZkittystavernQQhtZ-1

SHIPPING:

Delivery is generally digital, in the form of a hi-res jpg image sent to your e-mail address.  If you want a hard copy of your commission, shipping is variable and must be requested.  The usual price for shipping to anywhere in the continental United States is around $5, international shipments are variable depending on where you live and what type of shipping you wish to pay for.   Generally, artwork will be sent via CD (included will be sketch, ink and finished work) and one high quality 8 X 10 print.  If you want addition prints or CDs, additional shipping may be charged.

PRICING:

Payment Methods

• Paypal
• Money Orders
• Checks (restrictions apply


COMMISSION PROCESS

1)Send me an e-mail or note with your commission request form (available here http://kittystavern.com/commission_request_form.htm) filled out as completely as possible.  You can e-mail me with questions if you are unsure about anything on the form.   

2)I will get back to you with any questions I may have.  If I have no questions, I will send you a price quote and we agree on a price.

3)A deposit is due before I begin work.  You can pay in full upfront, but some are wary of doing so (which I can understand).  Please note, that you will not receive the complete hi res file until I receive payment in full.  

4)Once I receive your payment, I begin work on your commission.  I will send you updates regularly to get your input and feedback on the commission. Here are the stages you can expect to see when working with me:

For a pencil, ink, ink with shading, cel-shaded, or CG full color image:

Stage One, Sketching: I do a rough sketch. Sometimes more than one depending on if the client or I have set idea of what the final work should look like. Then I refine that sketch adding detail until it looks how the client wants it to look.

Stage Two, Inking: I then go over the sketch with ink. Usually by hand.

Stage Three, Flat Color or Shading:  I do touch up on the linework and then remove the white from the image. I then block in the large areas of color.  If a shaded commission, I do the shading at this stage instead of color.  

Stage Four, Coloring and Detail (Cel or CG): I take the flat colored image and start adding detail. I start more broad and then move to more specific details until the image is done.

For 3D work:

Stage One, Rough Sketch: I do a rough sketch for the character and pose to get an idea of what the final character should look like. I generally do not send this to the client but keep it around for me when I work so I don't get off track. I sometimes skip this step if the client sends me ample references.

Stage Two, Base Models: I get the base figure worked out including overall body build, skin textures, eyes color, and facial detail, sometimes I will do the hair at this stage.

Stage Three, Clothing: I then add clothing (and hair if I haven't already) to the figure. I them texture everything.

Stage Four A, Posing: The next to final step involves posing the character and adding any props (swords, guns, etc).  Lighting is also set during this stage.

Stage Four B, Background (optional): If a background is requested it is built and the figure is placed in it. Also, if there is a background the lighting is set after the figure is placed in the background.

Stage Five, Rendering and Postwork: I get all the final details together and render out a hi-res version of the character. I then take him/her into Photoshop and do any postwork (reworking hair, fixing glitches, etc) that may need to be done to complete the image.

I believe that's everything.  You can note or e-mail with questions at any time.