With Eclipse no longer being opt-out, and also being a major step down in terms of usability, presentation, options, and ability to use with disabilities, I'm no longer using Deviant Art as my main Presence. I'll still probably post from time to time, but the majority of my projects will be served better on a site that doesn't ignore its users and roll out style over function. Given the amount of feedback DA has received over time decrying eclipse, I find the folks claiming betrayal of user base don't seem to be wrong. I'm not out - there's always the chance that DA might get its act together and listen to its user base - but I'm also not going to devote the time and energy I once did to an ever-more-commercial, ever less respectful space.
You can find in various places...
Art Station will probably be my primary outlet: www.artstation.com/wetdryvac
Wetdryvac Net - my regular website: wetdryvac.net/w/
Fur Affinity, where I get the most commissions: www.furaffinity.net/user/wetdr…
Tumblr - which has its own serious user base respect issues, but which interacts cleanly with IFTTT: www.tumblr.com/dashboard/blog/…
Twitter - I know, it's a disaster, but it's easy for some folks: twitter.com/wetdryvac
I'm sad that I'll be here less - I know some seriously good folks here - but the disrespect for the userbase and the major eclipse functionality issues and reduced options make it my only choice.
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Commissions are now at two slots and have some opening rules:
1) I do correctly cited vector rebuilds of out of copyright works. These show up here on DA.
2) I do correctly cited archival prints of out of copyright works where I scan or photograph the original material and create the best print I can from that. These do not show up on DA, other than as part of the occasional promotional poster.
3) I do not re-paint, rebuild, or re-draw anything that's under copyright - US version - without written consent from the artist or their estate, and when I do, that too is correctly cited.
4) I do not use AI for the creation of artwork in any stage of the process.
Most of what I'm open for is original artwork, but if you want a portrait from a photo, or a map piece, I will consider it if it's got the correct permissions attached.
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I work in found materials for most of what I do, which means originals almost never use acid free/archival materials. This is mostly personal preference due to loving how paintings age and react over the years, but also because when I'm working on paper that cost me $30 a sheet at a large size, I worry about wasting it, and my work suffers. All digital finals are be provided as JPG, TIFF, PSD, etc. Name your format(s). I find TIFF usually plays best with print shops.
I take Paypal only, which means no NSFW art. Many apologies. Commissions require 50% up front. If there's a range of prices in our discussion, this means you've set a price cap, and I've set a minimum price, which you pay half of immediately - the final price is determined by how much work went into the piece, materials used, etc. Final payment within three days of completion.
I only rarely sell originals, and that only if materials costs are covered in addition to the commission itself. Original physical art ranges between five and ten times the cost of a standard commission. I even more rarely do framing - custom hand built frames - which are frankly a nightmare to build and ship, typically starting at cost of materials and $400 plus. Read this as, "I desire never to have to ship a frame ever again."
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Poetry: $50 per topic, format of my choice. Thus, Drowning at Sea while on Fire would be three topics, or $150. Sonnets are double price. Recent work is on mastodon, regularly updated. Short form @wetdryvac@writing.exchange and long form @wetdryvac@landofkittens.social for your perusal.
Poetry 3-panel comics, as above, and then $10 a page with photography of my choice, or per individual image as below, with $5 to lay each page out.
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Brush and Ink: $100 and up
Watercolor Inversions $200 and Up
Mixed Media Inversions: $200 and Up
Mandalas start at $500 and up (abstract), and $1000 and up (detailed)
Portraits start at $400, require clear photos to work from with clean backgrounds, and can be of people or pets - you must provide written consent for human portraits, even of yourself
Climate Control Three Panel Style starting at: $300 (Your words or mine, either way)
Pencils and Screen Layouts starting at $100 - Inking (digital or physical, my work or yours with a style guide) is negotiable, but prices vary wildly. My only inking example has trim marks which can be included by request, but typically are not
Labyrinths - a special case, a nightmare to produce, on 44x33" paper, shot with a canon R5, inverted, and priced to make people say no: $3000
Runes in wide brush calligraphy. Each rune in a layout is an 11x17 inch paper, scanned and inverted, no repeats. Kindly no requests for supremacist awful. Starts at $100 *per rune* used. Example is a full run of the Elder Futhark in black screen ink, inverted
Symbols, as per Runes. Example symbol set is Alchemical Symbols
Large Format Projects start at $500, and require camera shooting before inversion - expect long turnaround times on these, though not as long as a labyrinth
Permanent Installations start at $5000 per 100 square feet, wall or floor, not including transport or materials
I also take trades in goods. If you have something you think is worth trading, ask. I'm currently looking for bulk dry goods (rice, beans, good flour), some computing gear, and art supplies. You must negotiate ahead of time for a trade. Just grabbing something off one of my wish lists, while I thank you if you do, does not mean a commission is contracted for. Yes, this has happened before.
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If you don't see a style you want here, feel free to ask.
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No browsing by categories, no easy access to stash, everything huge and lick-me-sized without actual functionality. Way to completely bugger the site, alienate members, and render pretty much everything an utter disaster. I still have followers here so I'll post when I don't mind going blind, but... yeah. This is not OK, and I'll be over on Artstation and a few other places instead, mostly.
Good luck.
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Commissions and DA Name Change
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The Vac says: I've changed my username from nhillium to wetdryvac, to be in keeping with my usual business presence.
Commissions have some opening rules:
1) I do *correctly cited* vector rebuilds of out of copyright works. These show up here on DA.
2) I do *correctly cited* archival prints of out of copyright works where I scan or photograph the original material and create the best print I can from that. These do not show up on DA, other than as part of the occasional promotional poster.
3) I do NOT, re-paint, rebuild, or re-draw anything that's under copyright - US version - without written consent from the artist or their estate.
Commissions are now at a single rolling slot - too much work on my plate to track four. I'm also putting together a list of reference pieces below so folks have an idea what sort of work they're getting at a given price range. I work in found materials for much of what I do, which means originals almost never use acid free/archival materials. This is mostly personal preference due to loving how paintings age and react over the years, but also because when I'm working on paper that cost me $30 a sheet at a large size, I *worry* about wasting it, and my work suffers. All digital finals are be provided as JPG, TIFF, PSD, etc. Name your format(s).
Commissions start at $50.
$50 gets you a sketch in pen, pencil, brush and ink, or similar. One primary focus element, scanned to digital final. Toss me shipping, and you get the original, signed. Like this:
$100-$300 as above, but larger and with more complex technique, and optional digital elements. Shipping still gets you the original, signed, but the final may look *nothing* like the original once digital elements are in play. Like this:
$100-$1000 gets you a traditional (For me, not for most) watercolor inversion or mixed media inversions. The price goes way up once once I start layering, or working on huge paper. I'll ship you the original, signed, but that *doubles* the cost, and shipping may be very expensive if the piece is fragile. Like this:
($300), or like this:
($500) or like this:
($1000)
$50-$500 gets you a print-ready poster as a layered tiff or PSD. This is closer to production work, so unless you've got an idea I love, this category has the decent chance that I'll turn you down. If you want it signed, I'll try to find a printer, print it, sign it, and ship it. That's a *pain* and adds $100, minimum. If you print it and ship it to me, and cover the cost of shipping back, I'll sign it without it costing you nearly as much. Like this:
$200+ or more (complexity, size of paper matter) will land you a strange-blueprint profile view of your original spaceship or vehicle in pretty much any role playing game system. Digital final. I'll sign the original and send you that for an extra 50%. I do a *lot* of editing digitally on these, for such things as symmetry and line correction, so your original is pretty much guaranteed not to look at all like your digital final. Like this:
Sculpture: Ask. Sculpture tortures me, so I usually don't work in sculpture. If you absolutely must have something I've sculpted, prepare for a price designed to make you go away.
My Poetry: $50-$500, to your specifications. $50-$1000 more, have that poetry incorporated into artwork I think works with it.
Your Poetry: IF - and only if - your poem resonates with me, $50-$1000 to have that poem incorporated into artwork I think works with it. So far this has gotten turned down almost as often as sculpture requests.
I take paypal, 25% up front, or a minimum of $25 if I'm giving you a range of potential prices. For a range of prices, that means you've set a price cap, and I've set a minimum price - the final price is determined by how much work went into the piece. Final payment once I've finished the piece.
I sometimes do matting and framing work - very strange matting and framing work, mind - and will occasionally be able to frame your piece if you want. Framing ranges from $50 to $200 per foot of longest edge, depending upon materials and difficulty. Every frame is unique, which is nice, but shipping a frame - especially a large one - is insanely expensive. I treat frames as their own artwork in contrast/complement with whatever they're framing, and a serious custom frame could potentially run much higher than $200/foot on the longest side if you've asked for something tricky like copper and braised steel. I do not typically build frames with glass over the art, and won't ship glass if I do.
Commissions have some opening rules:
1) I do *correctly cited* vector rebuilds of out of copyright works. These show up here on DA.
2) I do *correctly cited* archival prints of out of copyright works where I scan or photograph the original material and create the best print I can from that. These do not show up on DA, other than as part of the occasional promotional poster.
3) I do NOT, re-paint, rebuild, or re-draw anything that's under copyright - US version - without written consent from the artist or their estate.
Commissions are now at a single rolling slot - too much work on my plate to track four. I'm also putting together a list of reference pieces below so folks have an idea what sort of work they're getting at a given price range. I work in found materials for much of what I do, which means originals almost never use acid free/archival materials. This is mostly personal preference due to loving how paintings age and react over the years, but also because when I'm working on paper that cost me $30 a sheet at a large size, I *worry* about wasting it, and my work suffers. All digital finals are be provided as JPG, TIFF, PSD, etc. Name your format(s).
Commissions start at $50.
$50 gets you a sketch in pen, pencil, brush and ink, or similar. One primary focus element, scanned to digital final. Toss me shipping, and you get the original, signed. Like this:
$100-$300 as above, but larger and with more complex technique, and optional digital elements. Shipping still gets you the original, signed, but the final may look *nothing* like the original once digital elements are in play. Like this:
$100-$1000 gets you a traditional (For me, not for most) watercolor inversion or mixed media inversions. The price goes way up once once I start layering, or working on huge paper. I'll ship you the original, signed, but that *doubles* the cost, and shipping may be very expensive if the piece is fragile. Like this:
($300), or like this:
($500) or like this:
($1000)$50-$500 gets you a print-ready poster as a layered tiff or PSD. This is closer to production work, so unless you've got an idea I love, this category has the decent chance that I'll turn you down. If you want it signed, I'll try to find a printer, print it, sign it, and ship it. That's a *pain* and adds $100, minimum. If you print it and ship it to me, and cover the cost of shipping back, I'll sign it without it costing you nearly as much. Like this:
$200+ or more (complexity, size of paper matter) will land you a strange-blueprint profile view of your original spaceship or vehicle in pretty much any role playing game system. Digital final. I'll sign the original and send you that for an extra 50%. I do a *lot* of editing digitally on these, for such things as symmetry and line correction, so your original is pretty much guaranteed not to look at all like your digital final. Like this:
Sculpture: Ask. Sculpture tortures me, so I usually don't work in sculpture. If you absolutely must have something I've sculpted, prepare for a price designed to make you go away.
My Poetry: $50-$500, to your specifications. $50-$1000 more, have that poetry incorporated into artwork I think works with it.
Your Poetry: IF - and only if - your poem resonates with me, $50-$1000 to have that poem incorporated into artwork I think works with it. So far this has gotten turned down almost as often as sculpture requests.
I take paypal, 25% up front, or a minimum of $25 if I'm giving you a range of potential prices. For a range of prices, that means you've set a price cap, and I've set a minimum price - the final price is determined by how much work went into the piece. Final payment once I've finished the piece.
I sometimes do matting and framing work - very strange matting and framing work, mind - and will occasionally be able to frame your piece if you want. Framing ranges from $50 to $200 per foot of longest edge, depending upon materials and difficulty. Every frame is unique, which is nice, but shipping a frame - especially a large one - is insanely expensive. I treat frames as their own artwork in contrast/complement with whatever they're framing, and a serious custom frame could potentially run much higher than $200/foot on the longest side if you've asked for something tricky like copper and braised steel. I do not typically build frames with glass over the art, and won't ship glass if I do.
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