FleecedSheep
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Author Name: FleecedSheep
Profession: Author
Preferred Art Style: Realist/Abstract?
Story: Magical Girl City: Empire of Ice
Request: I'd like a novel cover, more specifically, I was thinking of having a cover drawn of the opening sequence for my story. Specifics below.
The main character is driving down a desert highway, around midnight. Their going full throttle, pedal to the metal without pause. It's the night of the full moon, set against a starless night. As they're hurtling down the road a fog rolls in obscuring their vision. Shortly after, a figure darts onto the road, the main character jerks the wheel and catches a glimpse of the figure right before they crash, the figure being a rabbit.
More, more specifically... I'd like to catch that moment when the driver notices the rabbit more from an outsider's point of view. The rabbit itself isn't just a rabbit, but a mascot, or rather, a kind of god-like entity going out of its way to spirit away the main character at that moment by inciting an accident. The perspective, if R were to be the rabbit, C the car, and P, for perspective, it would look like something like...
-------------R ----------C
-----------/
---------P
So, we'd get a bit of an angle on the rabbit, and a bit of the front of the car, along with a side profile of it, assuming my half-rate attempt at an example posted correctly. Without being head on, which would result in the viewer being blinded by the headlights, and would hopefully, give a good view of the moon and sky in the background. It will probably look skewed, and probably really off, which is partially why I had it marked as abstract.
As for why the piece is marked Realist and Abstract, despite them being opposing styles is because I want a bit of a clash between the two. The rabbit itself needs to look semi-realist, along with the area around them, as a kind of like bubble, or domain. Opposite of it, would be the moon, which would be the central part of the abstract part of the piece. The two would clash, roughly around central part of the piece, probably with the car at the center.
The idea is to create a kind of, juxtaposition between what Main Character knows and what will be, and also to give the rabbit a sense of otherness to the piece as a whole. Furthermore, the rabbit and moon should be similar colors, with the rabbit being a source of light, while the moon struggles against the darker tones of the hungering night sky.
The car itself is an older model, think a 90's Toyota Corolla, or something equally legally distinct. Like an old boxy type car made to last for hundreds of thousands of miles without any real care. As for colors of the vehicle, something striking might work, to better clash against the darker tones of the piece and make it stand out against the fog. It should look aged, weathered, but not in disrepair. Kind of like an old army vet ready to kick the bucket. Been to hell and back but can still pack a punch.
Cabin would be slightly lit up, probably either due to the headlights, on high beams reflecting back, or because of the light given off by the rabbit. The driver's features would be indistinct, maybe make them mess of black and red marks, wearing a disheveled suit coated in blood. Possibly have piercing blue eyes that cut through it all...
Anything outside the rabbit's light should be distorted, partially to deal with the skewed perspective and to help with the overall vibe of the piece. If there is room in the background, maybe have distorted shapes that were originally cacti, make them monstrous, exact details for this really don't matter, just that it looks wrong. Could further be juxtaposed by having some of the figures be inside the rabbit's domain to showcase the distortion of the fog.
The overall tone should probably be foreboding, ominous, probably like something out of a nightmare or a bad trip.
And that should be it for the details of the piece. Honestly, I don't have high expectations for it, partially because it is experimental, and also because I don't have the money to make sure it's just right. I'd like to be able to say that money is of no object, that the sky is the limit, so long as it's done right, that I'd pay anything...
That's not the case unfortunately. My soft cap is set at $100.00 USD. I can go up to $200.00 USD, but that's likely to be my hard limit. Anymore and I might need to postpone the commission, and I wanted to get something decent before I try and get this story posted on Royal Road, so as to give it a chance.
Technically, even spending this much money on this is a bit irresponsible, but good art deserves good prices, and well, I don't have that much money, but I'll get what I can get.
For the commission, just let me know what you would charge, and post some examples you have that you think might fit the theme of the piece. I'm not married to the exact style, and if you have better ideas on how this can be made into something good, well, I'll leave that up to you to try and convince me. If you do typesetting, or know someone that does it, I'd like something in the format of Title, Written By, and possibly Art by, or Illustrated by, if you want to give yourself some extra visiblity. I can pay a bit extra for type setting if need be, and I'd like, if possible, a clean version, along with a titled version.
I do plan to post the finished piece on the author general tab, just to kind of show off, so, keep that in mind.
As a warning, this is my first commission. This is also my first thread on this forum, I'm a... somewhat active author? I have a completed story, it's not worth reading, and the story I'm commissioning art for is one I've recently started posting. The metrics are looking... okay, and so I figured I'd go the distance with it. And even if I think my writing is, not good, I promised myself I'd give it a chance, so commissioning an art piece seemed like a good way to go, and if it never goes anywhere, then I can say I at least tried.
Discussion is welcome, tips or advice are also welcome. Please don't DM, Direct Message, me unless it pertains to exact details on the commission. To add to the annoyance, I don't really have any socials. No fakebook, no twitter, nothing. I created a PayPal, specifically to pay for this commission, if need be, and I do have a business email set up for this, and for my work as an author. As for response time, I try to log in at least once a day, and I will try to log in more, knowing that I have a commission open.
If I made any mistakes, or if somehow, I was incorrect posting here, let me know so that I can go and bury myself in some hole somewhere. Above all, I want this to be a good experience for everyone involved, if possible.
Profession: Author
Preferred Art Style: Realist/Abstract?
Story: Magical Girl City: Empire of Ice
Request: I'd like a novel cover, more specifically, I was thinking of having a cover drawn of the opening sequence for my story. Specifics below.
The main character is driving down a desert highway, around midnight. Their going full throttle, pedal to the metal without pause. It's the night of the full moon, set against a starless night. As they're hurtling down the road a fog rolls in obscuring their vision. Shortly after, a figure darts onto the road, the main character jerks the wheel and catches a glimpse of the figure right before they crash, the figure being a rabbit.
More, more specifically... I'd like to catch that moment when the driver notices the rabbit more from an outsider's point of view. The rabbit itself isn't just a rabbit, but a mascot, or rather, a kind of god-like entity going out of its way to spirit away the main character at that moment by inciting an accident. The perspective, if R were to be the rabbit, C the car, and P, for perspective, it would look like something like...
-------------R ----------C
-----------/
---------P
So, we'd get a bit of an angle on the rabbit, and a bit of the front of the car, along with a side profile of it, assuming my half-rate attempt at an example posted correctly. Without being head on, which would result in the viewer being blinded by the headlights, and would hopefully, give a good view of the moon and sky in the background. It will probably look skewed, and probably really off, which is partially why I had it marked as abstract.
As for why the piece is marked Realist and Abstract, despite them being opposing styles is because I want a bit of a clash between the two. The rabbit itself needs to look semi-realist, along with the area around them, as a kind of like bubble, or domain. Opposite of it, would be the moon, which would be the central part of the abstract part of the piece. The two would clash, roughly around central part of the piece, probably with the car at the center.
The idea is to create a kind of, juxtaposition between what Main Character knows and what will be, and also to give the rabbit a sense of otherness to the piece as a whole. Furthermore, the rabbit and moon should be similar colors, with the rabbit being a source of light, while the moon struggles against the darker tones of the hungering night sky.
The car itself is an older model, think a 90's Toyota Corolla, or something equally legally distinct. Like an old boxy type car made to last for hundreds of thousands of miles without any real care. As for colors of the vehicle, something striking might work, to better clash against the darker tones of the piece and make it stand out against the fog. It should look aged, weathered, but not in disrepair. Kind of like an old army vet ready to kick the bucket. Been to hell and back but can still pack a punch.
Cabin would be slightly lit up, probably either due to the headlights, on high beams reflecting back, or because of the light given off by the rabbit. The driver's features would be indistinct, maybe make them mess of black and red marks, wearing a disheveled suit coated in blood. Possibly have piercing blue eyes that cut through it all...
Anything outside the rabbit's light should be distorted, partially to deal with the skewed perspective and to help with the overall vibe of the piece. If there is room in the background, maybe have distorted shapes that were originally cacti, make them monstrous, exact details for this really don't matter, just that it looks wrong. Could further be juxtaposed by having some of the figures be inside the rabbit's domain to showcase the distortion of the fog.
The overall tone should probably be foreboding, ominous, probably like something out of a nightmare or a bad trip.
And that should be it for the details of the piece. Honestly, I don't have high expectations for it, partially because it is experimental, and also because I don't have the money to make sure it's just right. I'd like to be able to say that money is of no object, that the sky is the limit, so long as it's done right, that I'd pay anything...
That's not the case unfortunately. My soft cap is set at $100.00 USD. I can go up to $200.00 USD, but that's likely to be my hard limit. Anymore and I might need to postpone the commission, and I wanted to get something decent before I try and get this story posted on Royal Road, so as to give it a chance.
Technically, even spending this much money on this is a bit irresponsible, but good art deserves good prices, and well, I don't have that much money, but I'll get what I can get.
For the commission, just let me know what you would charge, and post some examples you have that you think might fit the theme of the piece. I'm not married to the exact style, and if you have better ideas on how this can be made into something good, well, I'll leave that up to you to try and convince me. If you do typesetting, or know someone that does it, I'd like something in the format of Title, Written By, and possibly Art by, or Illustrated by, if you want to give yourself some extra visiblity. I can pay a bit extra for type setting if need be, and I'd like, if possible, a clean version, along with a titled version.
I do plan to post the finished piece on the author general tab, just to kind of show off, so, keep that in mind.
As a warning, this is my first commission. This is also my first thread on this forum, I'm a... somewhat active author? I have a completed story, it's not worth reading, and the story I'm commissioning art for is one I've recently started posting. The metrics are looking... okay, and so I figured I'd go the distance with it. And even if I think my writing is, not good, I promised myself I'd give it a chance, so commissioning an art piece seemed like a good way to go, and if it never goes anywhere, then I can say I at least tried.
Discussion is welcome, tips or advice are also welcome. Please don't DM, Direct Message, me unless it pertains to exact details on the commission. To add to the annoyance, I don't really have any socials. No fakebook, no twitter, nothing. I created a PayPal, specifically to pay for this commission, if need be, and I do have a business email set up for this, and for my work as an author. As for response time, I try to log in at least once a day, and I will try to log in more, knowing that I have a commission open.
If I made any mistakes, or if somehow, I was incorrect posting here, let me know so that I can go and bury myself in some hole somewhere. Above all, I want this to be a good experience for everyone involved, if possible.
