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hey guys,
for all who do not know my name is deadly chicken or DC. im ??? and collect 40k but have dabbled long ago in whfb & LoTR. I am currently low on money (not) and would like to make some more so i have started commisions.
Wont you be slow with schoolwork?! i hear you shout! the answer is no ( well maybe a bit) cause i put aside an hour 2 paint every night and ill put aside more when a commision pops up. well ok i'd like some small commisions please do i can gain credibility and show of my skills.

I dont pretend 2 b the best painter in world but i can do an army standard well and free hand writing and pictures to an acceptable standard. The prices for my work (if you choose to accept me) are varying. My lowest being 4 english pounds and the highest is well...... i dont know yet. umm so ye i will inclose a pic of my latest guy so please pm me for more details or use this thread. CYA!!!!

Umm. Yeah.

sA

Not bad for 12 years old. 4 pounds might be a tad high but good luck!

Step 1:

You need to ROTATE your pictures before you upload them.

yakface wrote:
Step 1:

You need to ROTATE your pictures before you upload them.

Pshhh. Naah. Put em upside down.











(sarcasm alert)

lol sry guys. any tips?

deadly chicken wrote:lol sry guys. any tips?

yakface wrote:
Step 1:

You need to ROTATE your pictures before you upload them.

That ^ very first thing to fix .

2nd tip.

Stop with the txt msg talk.
Use full words and try to spell them correctly, too. It will probably get you more comments, too.

Sorry if it sounds harsh, but many older folks see you young'uns using the modern abbreviated text language and just tune out and ignore anything else you might have to say.

chromedog wrote:2nd tip.

Stop with the txt msg talk.
Use full words and try to spell them correctly, too. It will probably get you more comments, too.

Sorry if it sounds harsh, but many older folks see you young'uns using the modern abbreviated text language and just tune out and ignore anything else you might have to say.

This might also help you in your school work lol.


Tip 3:

Don't take the picture from so close,it tends to show the little mistakes,take the pic from a bit futher away.

I agree, when you kids now a days start talking in the txt talk, I just turn you off. Speak real English! Especially if you are in a business situation like you are trying to get into. No one will take you seriously! Sorry, just a rant.

chromedog wrote:2nd tip.

Stop with the txt msg talk.
Use full words and try to spell them correctly, too. It will probably get you more comments, too.

Sorry if it sounds harsh, but many older folks see you young'uns using the modern abbreviated text language and just tune out and ignore anything else you might have to say.

Not just old'uns stop reading it :p

Deff Dread red Edition wrote:

chromedog wrote:2nd tip.

Stop with the txt msg talk.
Use full words and try to spell them correctly, too. It will probably get you more comments, too.

Sorry if it sounds harsh, but many older folks see you young'uns using the modern abbreviated text language and just tune out and ignore anything else you might have to say.

This might also help you in your school work lol.

Don't you know, in some countries (Read here England) they allow txt speak in exams now. Including in English exams.

Wow I'm sorry but that is total gak,I for one at least always try to spell things right and use english propely.

@ mcfly - Upside down pictures FTW :p

yakface wrote:
Step 1:

You need to ROTATE your pictures before you upload them.

I would say step one would be learn to spell "commissions".

Sorry mate but i wouldnt trust a 12 year old with my models, even if he was painting them for free.

tip 4: dont state your age, if your young it always puts people off.

tip 5: get a paper round instead

corpsesarefun wrote:Sorry mate but i wouldnt trust a 12 year old with my models, even if he was painting them for free.

I agree, if he was painting them for free, it would be worse
even with my caffeine affected shaky hands, i can pull off a better paint job then that easily
and im 13, i posted up a blog the other day for a painting service, and got bad feedback due to my age and photography skill, Postpone the idea until your about 16-17 like i am doing!
People wont trust you for your age and prices, this was my potent price list:

well whats for sure is your all better than me

ok thanks for the photo and spelling tips but i need something to improve my painting.

Isn't 4 pounds a little cheap for painting, I guess I have no idea on what to charge with commission painting.

Although, I did charge around $50AUS for this Ghazkhull Thraka.
Is that fair?

I think that's fair for the Ghazkhull (Uruk) Thraka. It's a really nice job -- I like the rust.

Well, it depends on the standard. Chicken, not being mean or anything, but I would expect that as very sub-par for the very competitive commissions market. You need some more practice, but you're getting there. I'd say stay out of it for a few years, like Loki.

sA

smiling Assassin wrote:I think that's fair for the Ghazkhull (Uruk) Thraka. It's a really nice job -- I like the rust.

Just to be pedantic, It's actually Ghazkhull Mag Uruk Thraka. hehe

Augh. never ever say anything is related to the matrix. I hate you now.

On another note to be polite, try to make your models atleast work well on the table top. Granted there might be times where I would by a fig for just the paint job and cool pose never intending to use him for table top games. But if your just selling a mairne or so Give him the options people want. A power sword and plasma pistol would go over alot better then 2 pistols.

Another thing is pick out the edges of the armour. he looks far to basic.

corpsesarefun wrote:Sorry mate but i wouldnt trust a 12 year old with my models, even if he was painting them for free.

Sorry to be dovetailing it, but I'm 12 and I won silver in a painting contest after I'd been painting 6 months, and everyone else were at least double my age and been painting for several years. I've now been painting a year, and you still won't trust me with your minis.

freaky angel wrote:

corpsesarefun wrote:Sorry mate but i wouldnt trust a 12 year old with my models, even if he was painting them for free.

Sorry to be dovetailing it, but I'm 12 and I won silver in a painting contest after I'd been painting 6 months, and everyone else were at least double my age and been painting for several years. I've now been painting a year, and you still won't trust me with your minis.

Got a pic of said winning model? At any rate no I don't think id trust you with my models anyways even if you won a gold demon. Just the idea of giving my models to some one under the age of 13 just makes me think im going to lose them. I was a kid. I know what I was like at 12 XD.

Yes, that's the point. It's not how good you are, it's the responsibility of the models.

sA

freaky angel wrote:

corpsesarefun wrote:Sorry mate but i wouldnt trust a 12 year old with my models, even if he was painting them for free.

Sorry to be dovetailing it, but I'm 12 and I won silver in a painting contest after I'd been painting 6 months, and everyone else were at least double my age and been painting for several years. I've now been painting a year, and you still won't trust me with your minis.

Fair point, but it's not just about the ability - it's about the head on your shoulders, and your legal culpability if something happened

I see your point, but I've never lost or broken a single model. Ever.

Edit: the model is the skulltaker here

Tourniquet wrote:

chromedog wrote:2nd tip.

Stop with the txt msg talk.
Use full words and try to spell them correctly, too. It will probably get you more comments, too.

Sorry if it sounds harsh, but many older folks see you young'uns using the modern abbreviated text language and just tune out and ignore anything else you might have to say.

Not just old'uns stop reading it :p

Deff Dread red Edition wrote:

chromedog wrote:2nd tip.

Stop with the txt msg talk.
Use full words and try to spell them correctly, too. It will probably get you more comments, too.

Sorry if it sounds harsh, but many older folks see you young'uns using the modern abbreviated text language and just tune out and ignore anything else you might have to say.

This might also help you in your school work lol.

Don't you know, in some countries (Read here England) they allow txt speak in exams now. Including in English exams.

I don't believe this for a second. I finished school five years ago with an 'A' in English. Any text speak would have been crucified, and I'm sure it's the same now. Text speak is the refuge of the dumb; if I read a single 'lol' I tend to dismiss people as slowed.

Edit: Also, seeing as nearly every English UK student studies Shakespeare at some point, how would someone include txt speak in that?

alas pr yrrck1 i nu him hratio a fllow of infnte jst.

sA

At the risk of completing the derailment of this thread, txtspk IS allowed in exams but only under certain conditions. If you are writing a piece that is about a modern exchange of words and you state that somebody sends a text, you can then use txtspk in that context. Any other situation will result in a massive loss of marks due to poorly and incorrectly composed sentances. You can write in txtspk in any exams, but you WILL annoy your examiner!

One of my best mates is an English examiner.... And yes, he sheds a tear every time he marks a paper where some complete numbnuts writes in a standard essay using text abbreviations.