Photoshop iz my bitch...

[secondlina]

I finished coloring the Lina/Gourry couple picture. I've called "Light my Way"
Here is what the print will look like : 



Sorry for the text right smack in the middle, but since I wish to sell this, I need to protect it a bit more. I think it's funny that this picture is the first of a lot of things. It's the first picture I sell through my Lj, it's the first picture I post here on which I have spent more then 3 hours (aaah, yes, the quality of Lj works...) and also it's the first picture I post here that i'm actually protecting.

I'm very proud of it, I love the atmosphere in it a lot and I like how the colors are "incorrect"...There's actually a version of this without all the shadow work... And yet this seemed more powerful to me then the "clear" version where all the colors are correct and the light work took me a zillion hours (the light work is still present on this picture but it's kinda destroyed a bit because of the effects)

I really like Lina's spell hand. It was a bitch to draw, but it turned out well. Gourry is also a bitch to draw. I feel sorry for those who were stuck animating him.

It costs me 1$ to print this, 2$ to laminate it and 2 to 3 $ to send it (need to buy envelops and stamps) so I was thinking of charging between 12 0r 15 dollards for these prints. I'll leave it to you guys to decide what you wish to pay for this picture if it is your desire to aquire it. The format is letter size (8.5 inches by 11) but if you want I can also go legal size (8,5 by 14) or register size (11 by 14) The bigger prints will be a dollars to two dollards more because it's more costy to print and laminate.

If this is a popular thing, I might just draw some more ^^

Oh, if you have slayers loving friends you think might like this, direct them to my Lj. Depending on the response I get, I might do a post of the slayers community ,although I think i'll wait until I have more prints to sell before posting there.

-secondlina

Comments

[yukinoomoni.livejournal.com]

Lol. You should put the singing comic at the very first page of the doujin.

Doujin artists in Japan make money off their work all the time. I don't see how what you're doing is any different.

I love the picture. I want it. Sell it to me. NOW.

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

Okay, I think you have created the best disclaimer ever. XD

The Lina/Gourry picture looks awesome and I don't blame you for wanting to protect it. I've heard about too many people on deviantart who've ranted about discovering that someone stole their art and then tried to sell it afterward.

Anyway, the lighting and colouring is very cool!

[dqbunny.livejournal.com]

Sold!

Now *shoving her journalist's glasses on*, really the size to sell it at is the one that will reproduce the best. If you've done it at a canvas size that is larger than the 11x14, then there shouldn't be any problems in taking it down to an 11x14 without losing the resolution. If it's originally made for an 8.5x11 piece of paper, I wouldn't go any bigger because then the printer may pixelate it.

I know way, way too much about photo reproduction, presses and the like. Isn't that sad?

You also may want to offer an option on the laminating, especially if the person purchasing the picture has plans to frame it. If that is the case, definitely print the 8.5x11 print on register size so there's enough to trim if it's a full 8.5x11 bleed. Keep the same price though because the extra money would be needed to make sure the print doesn't get damaged while being sent. You may also want to consider paper quality as well.

*watches as everyone's eyes go all swirly*

Now...check, cash or Paypal? ^_^

[0-amber-0.livejournal.com]

I was about to comment the sketch in the post before this one, but since now you haver posted the finished version, I'll comment here ^^

What I love the most, aside from the expresions of confidence, is the contrast between the "shadowy-demon-or-so-I-see-it-XD" that envolves them and the two little lights from Gourry's sword of light and Lina's spell (fireball? not shure ^^U) It makes a nice effect ^_^

[the-flowergirl.livejournal.com]

I wish I had a place to hang this because I would love to put it up somewhere.

The song was hilarious. It should totally be in the front of the comic, which I want fairly badly, I might add.