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Thank you for your support!
Thank you for your support this October! I could not be doing what I love unless it was for my Patrons, and I want you to know I appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you.I'm working hard to finish the digital rewards, but unfortunately time sensitive deadlines with the craftsmen that's helping us redecorate our maisonette means I am forced to spend extra energy and time there, away from my tablet. the ETA for Octobers full digital ...
Patreon Art Critiques: September
I got three critiques for this month! Two for Zuhani (who submitted one in August and one in September and who's been very patient!) and one for ExeCuteCookie. I hope it's informative!Tier $10 and above get's a monthly art critique. Read More
October Digital Rewards Preview
Whew, September just flew past, I've no idea where the time went! I feel like I've done nothing but drawing but half of what I've been working on this month isn't quite ready for your eyes yet.As such, the digital rewards of October might be sent out a couple days after pledge day! Here's the pieces that'll be included. For each one you'll get a A4 size jpeg, .psd file and making-of gifs if you back the $5 tier or high...
Octobers Wallpaper
Will be available for tier $3 and up, in the digital package!
In Progress: Halloween Piece
September and October is Halloween season and I am working on my Halloween illustration!I know dragons arent inherently Halloween-y, but I've wanted to draw a dragon for a while. And whos to say a Witch can't have a dragon familiar?It's also got a personal meaning for me that I hope to share with you all one day.
Commission: ArtofZuhani
Here's the finished commission for my beloved patron @ArtofZuhani ! thank you so much for commissioning me for this awesome Lich.This painting will be part of Octobers digital rewards!
September Digital Rewards Overview
Digital rewards have been sent out to everyone!$3 tier September Desktop Wallpaper Elf Colouring Page Elven Queen Timelapse Link$5 tierLower Tier RewardsRogue High Res JPG .PSD File Making of GIFBrewfest Pirate High Res JPG .PSD File Making of GIFElven Queen High Res JPG x3 .PSD File+$10 tierLower Tier Rewards+ Accepting artworks for voiceover and paintover critique! Read more
Finished: Elven Queen
A black and white painting that I promised you!And so, digital rewards will be sent out as soon as my video timelapse is done rendering.
Finished: Brewfest Pirate
She's finished!I was looking at the WoW holidays and I noticed that Pirateday is the day before Brewfest starts. So obviously, the pirates start the whole thing.With the outfit I tried to create a mix of the traditional october fest garbs, and yknow, pirate stuff.Digital rewards will be sent out tomorrow!
Almost finished - september rewards
September and its rewards are right around the corner!I was massively delayed with the august rewards, but I've been catching up. It's hard to catch up on a 2 week delay though, so Septembers rewards will be 3 artworks, the rogue i posted earlier, this Work in Progress brewfest pirate and a black and white portrait I have yet to paint.Digital will be sent out to patrons during the weekend! I expect to send out physical rewards next week. ...
Finished Patreon Commission
I just finished this commission for a patron @brianvlasak (twitter)! This awesome guy will be part of September's digital package.
August Mystery Chest Reveal
This month's rewards were, I realised as they were all infront of me, quite blue themed!A4 Print: Tevrugos, commission for TevrudenCoaster: Matching the coaster from June's Mystery Chest, themed blue dragons.No Text Greeting Card: It’s always useful to have a few empty greeting cards on hand. Use it as a birthday card, anniversary card or just a congratulation card!Greetings from Legion Postcard: World of Warcraft: Legion came out on th...
Open for Commissions
EDIT: All slots have been filled. Thank you! Hey Patrons!As always, you get a 24 hour advance notice to send me a commission enquiry. Fun fact, I haven't been open to the public since March - it warms my heart that you're all so interested in my work!A few things are special this time:1. This is the last time I'll accept badge orders this year. If you miss out on this batch and would still like one, I'll have a public auction for ...
Another Patreon
Some people clocked onto that there was something unusual about my latest commission post. Let me clarify!I will start taking on NSFW pin up commissions, and do pin up illustrations.It's been requested to have a way to access the HD version and I'll happily oblige! And thus I have created a second patreon account for this.Why not have just one patreon?There’s mainly two reasons for this. My already established Patreon is on the monthly ...
The First One Ever!
It's now online! My first ever voiceover Patreon critique video! I used to give my critiques via text but they are always very in depth so it ended up being several pages long and tedious to read (and write).I always submit a paintover picture with my critique, but with a video you also get the perk of seeing how it happens. So this is hopefully the first of many!Now that that's said though, I personally feel this video is not as good as ...
Septembers Wallpaper
Preview of September Wallpaper that'll be available in HD for $3s and up! One of my personal favourites from the whole year haha.
Open Soon!
Hey Patrons!As always, you get a 24 hour advance notice to send me a commission enquiry. Fun fact, I haven't been open to the public since March - it warms my heart that you're all so interested in my work!A few things are special this time:1. This is the last time I'll accept badge orders this year. If you miss out on this batch and would still like one, I'll have a public auction for the last Badge of 2017 in the end of Septembe...
Worgen Commission
Hey guys!! Remember I said I was gonna send out the rewards earlier this month?Well the $5 + folks did unfortunately get a rather long wait. I wanted to finish this piece and include it in this months rewards, but I wasn't able to finish it before I went to Wales, where I was for a whole week - sorry about that!Either way, here it is, finished! So I'll be sending out the $5+ rewards later tonight, and the physical rewards this week. Thank...
Commissions 101 Tutorial: Final Lesson
This is it!The tutorial I started writing on god knows how many weeks ago, is finally coming to a conclusion.I promised to cover everything and anything anyone might want to know about commissions, and I have done that to my best ability. We ended up at 20 pages brimming with information!The final lesson (and all the previous ones) can be found in this google document.I appreciate feedback!Being a Patron means you get first dibs on being a beta r...
New month, new rewards!
Hello friends!August is here and your pledges are being processed. The digital rewards will be sent out to you either tomorrow or the day after.Thank you all so much for supporting me here. Without you I wouldn't be able to create art full time and I am forever grateful.And those of you interested in commissions, keep a lookout for the advanced notice in a week or two!
Patreon Commission: Tevruden
Finished commission for the wonderful Patron Tevruden! I had a blast painting this, I really pushed the values and I feel it paid off, especially with the armour.This will be the colouring page for August, so you'll see him in the August digital rewards!
Finished Wallpaper
An accurate representation of me playing Legion.This will be available in 1920x1080 Wallpaper for my $3 Patrons in the August rewards!
Mystery Rewards: July
Most of the physical rewards should be in the hands of my patrons now! So here's the reveal of this months contents.This month the rewards differed a bit depending on your tier.$10 Pen PalsA5 Sylvanas and Tyrande Print$25 Mystery ChestA4 Sylvanas and Tyrande Print"Dark Lady Watch Over You" Fridge MagnetDruid and Whelpling Mousemat$49 Mystery Chest DeluxeA3 Sylvanas and Tyrande PrintA5 Casual Mercy Print"Dark Lady Watch Over You...
Lesson 6: When you open
You’re all set - time to Open for Business! But of course, the work is not yet done. Read all the lessons here!FirstlyDouble check the information you've written for the public. The worst feeling is when you've written something you didn't mean to (or left out something important), and it'll create a misunderstanding between you and the client. Once you've double checked, triple check!SecondlyVisuals. You know the importance...
Casual Mercy
Will be the colouring page for the delayed June rewards (which I'm sending out after a good nights rest!)
Rewards and Changes
First of all, I'm so sorry the July reward have been so delayed! All rewards, including physical, will be sent out on Monday to the Patrons who backed me for June. Changes; The reward change is for +$10 reward and up - you have the option to send me 1 image a month for a critique. Usually I've given a written critique, but from now I'll be making a video of me doing a paintover and a voice-over critique. This change is mainly to sav...
Finished: Tyrande and Sylvanas
I feel like I've spent 100 years painting this lolI just really want these two to have a conversation in game, about elfing and queening and archery and such.
2017 Art Summary: Part 1
Part 2 will obviously be posted after New Years sometime. But halfway through 2017 already!It's been a great start. I'm starting to get the hang of being freelance, although I struggle a bit with efficiency. Probably because it's been a crazy few last months, with redecorating, moving and the tablet going bonkers. I've painted roughly 26 paintings so far. Lets aim for another 30 the next 6 months!
Lesson 5: Keeping a Budget
My newest Patrons might not know this, but I am writing an ongoing in-depth tutorial about everything surrounding commissions. This month, it's all about budgets!See all the lessons here!Keeping track of your income and expenses is vital for a business.Freelance artists are no different. If you take commissions on the side it might seem superfluous - but it is really handy. Even if it's just a simple Excel sheet, you'll want to keep t...
Commissions are open for Patrons
Hey guys!I'm still in Norway, hence why the rewards are so delayed this month (sorry!!) But I'll be home in the UK soon, and then it's time for me to start doing some commissions again.I've opened 4 spots, first come first serve.Please read my info and terms of service, and then fill out the google form if you are interested!Info and prices: naarielart.co.uk/commissioninfoToS: naarielart.co.uk/termsofserviceGoogle Form: https://go...
