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Three artists have opened commissions recently and I figured might as well pimp them <3:

• fightfair aka enduro has commissions open - she has a lovely style and her commissions directory is here Some of my recent faves not on DevART are her couples - both het and slash ( 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 ), Grimmjow & Ggio and this solo girl.


• Aandr has also opened commissions but due to location is limited to payment by Western Union - still for detailed backdrops, definitely worth looking up.


• Endling has opened up chibi commissions in particular (which are gorgeously detailed and colored: 1 | 2 | 3)

I've realised that a lot of the art I've enjoyed over the years that's not on DA or blogs are usually from movie posters, animated titles (backgrounds/character design) or book covers (for instance, Christian McGrath who does the Dresden Files).

If you're like me, then its worth going through the Cover Spotlight entries on LAM and elisa_rolle's behind the cover tag.

Also, my lj and general art faves not on DA have been building up since vacation so am clearing the links off the laptop:

Non-DevART Art faves

• Ruan Jia has simply stunning art - her 2D work and sketches in particular are detailed and hauntingly beautiful.


• Melanie Dillon also post gorgeous work on cgsociety - my faves are here and here


• wredwrat did a picspam today which includes an awesome jack of diamonds and a gift for amei at the end that is just so ADORABLE \o/ (omg the school shorts *_*) There is also older Kavalier & Clay fanart and some Bagatelle Card Club work


• I'll be honest: every time I see amei's comic I get this strong urge to go re-read/re-watch Beck (due to a lack of any other long band!animanga). Oh and never realised it but pink for accent/shadows is such a cool effect *A*


• OMGYAYSLASH


• OMGSLASHYKISSINGWOOT


• WHY I LOVE RAHL (aka Here be Dragons...sort of)


• Luna + Harry/Draco by reira_21 - a constant reminder that I need to look more actively for artists who work with traditional mediums


• There are a few graphic novels that I follow progress on, including the one fungus_stuff is working on. Her progress!posts always have me going OMGSOSHINY since all the attention to detail make the scenes just pop.


• Fantasy weaponry FTW


• Sherlock miniseries fanart by barukins


• Star Trek comics - omg, I'll never catch up T_T


• One piece art by jbadgr: Sanji & Zoro


• I adore vanessa-retake's style - the delicate lineart/sketching, the crisp cellshading. She also posts WIPs on her blog that make my jaw drop (its in japanese but hovering over links and reading labels help you figure out where the art posts are)


• Was browsing 0kiwi0's gallery and some of my faves are Luna Lovegood, Kanda, Sokka and Katara (NWS)


• Inception art: tongari did a fantastic Inception/Sandman crossover comic and dumbimps' Inception art is lovely, particularly her latest birthday wishes for LMC


• OMG AVATAR BUTTONS - (srsly, they look just as good in RL)


• Some really fun Avatar Art (here and here) by boredgods


• Now, normally when I track artists, its usually for the pretty art but this post made me want to pinch the artist's cheeks, she's so cute *A* I'm sorry, I can't help it D:


• gunfair posted quite a bit of art on her comm papermachina, inlcuding:
  • a Spain!picspam featuring him boxing + a chibified version in oversized t-shirt <3
  
  
  • this adorable cuddle - the colors, the mood...*happy sigh*
  
  
  • the costumes in the last pic of this post, which are rather uniquely fun
  
  
  • little boys playing soccer and being all moe
  
  
  • World's number one friend (scroll down to end of post)

Notes to self:

• Blogs to follow: Jason Chan | James Paick | Eytan Zana (gorgeous backgrounds) | Maciej Kuciara


• keep up with Casual Villain and Tea House webcomics.


• get through the Artist Directory of Doom


• Paint tool SAI tutorials online: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7


• Awesome Art Tutorial as pointed out by wredwrat


• + MOAR art tutorials


• spend more time on Comic Art Community


• Pay more attention to traditional artists from yesteryears (like Frederic Edwin Church)


• get through all those inspiration memes and google all those names you have no clue about!