DragonstormStudios

My dear watchers,

It’s been a very long time, and I’m sad to be sharing this with you. Deviantart has held a special place in my heart for so many years (as of this journal, 12!), however it is becoming increasingly difficult for me to maintain multiple online galleries. As a result, I choose to remove myself from this platform. This is not an easy choice to make: I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with so many amazing people here and seeing incredibly creative individuals grow and nurture their crafts.

Unfortunately, over time many of these wonderful people have left. I occasionally look through my watch list and see old friends whose galleries have long since begun to gather dust. I see inspiring work and realized that it was posted years ago, with no further updates, but no sign of the user in question. And I wonder if they’re okay, if they’re still online and if they’re doing well. Maybe they’ve moved on.

It’s why it’s so important to me to tell you all where I’m going, because you all supported me as I grew and would be honoured if you continued this journey with me elsewhere. I will be migrating to focus primarily on Furaffinity, my Facebook page, and especially my website. You are all more than welcome to hop aboard my other sites, or to follow my website as it changes. This journal will remain to redirect anyone who would be interested in doing so.

Website: dragonstormstudio.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DragonstormSt…
Furaffinity: www.furaffinity.net/spiderdrag… (Warning: this site contains mature content)

Part of this migration involves deleting most of the deviations from this gallery. They are a testament to where I was, and milestones of the progress I’ve made to get here, and that is why a few personally meaningful pieces will remain to represent that growth. Just like Deviantart saw this progress through so will it remain to express that purpose.

In the meanwhile please accept my deepest thanks for being a part of this adventure thus far. It’s been an incredible ride and I’m so thankful to have had the chance to both share my imagination with you, and to see your own imaginations flourish. This is a shout to you, my active followers, and those who are no longer here.

Shine on you crazy diamonds.

Hello!

It's been ages since I made a journal, I hope you've all been doing well. c: How are things?

All artists have a unique style that colours their work (...pun fully intended). Some artists focus on one particular kind of work that they become extremely well known for. Others experiment and do/offer a greater variety. I know I do a large variety of work; different kinds of props and prop accessories like costumes and weapons, as well as different art media: paintings, colour pencil, ink noodles, pencil noodles. This means that I get an engaging audience with many interests which is pretty neat, but it also means that it's difficult to gauge preference or specific interests in this glut of creative work.

This is where my question comes in: what do you folks prefer seeing from me? I've created a survey to obtain some metrics, please do take a moment to fill it out! It is anonymous.

goo.gl/forms/cTp62QFf7GOhFov22

Thank you very much for your time. c:

Hello folks! So in Furaffinity I'm due to get 1000 followers very soon. This is a momentous occasion so I figure it's worth an Art Thingamajig.

It's a raffle where a random person in my Furaffinity journal gets picked to get a bust done of their character as a traditional acrylic painting. Not just any ordinary bust, however. It'll look like this:

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AND you'll also get a little written story along with it for your reading pleasure.

Neat eh?

Unfortunately to make things straightforward and not particularly messy, I'll have to restrict this event to FA only. So if you'd like and you don't have an account there already, you're more than welcome to make a temp account just for this.

The actual rules of the raffle (how to enter to win) will be laid out when I reach 1000 followers. The important rule is this:

The winner gets a high resolution file of their artwork for personal use but will not get the original piece. The original can be purchased at $130 CAD, shipping not included (it varies too much depending on where the piece is shipped to, and if you want tracking). Therefore if you win and would like to own the original one of a kind painting, it'll have to be purchased independently of the raffle win within a month of the painting's completion. Otherwise all commission terms of service apply.

An FAQ will be prepared for the raffle journal, but if you have any questions you're more than welcome to ask here and I'll reply, then add them to the FAQ if need be.

This is my fA account in question: www.furaffinity.net/user/spide…

See you there!

GOOD NEWS EVERYBODY I'm alive. Also:

I'm opening up 5 ACEO commissions for someone who'd like traditional artwork as a badge, this is for pickup at Furnal Equinox from March 17th to March 19th at the Westin, Toronto Harbourfront. I'll provide location details when that gets sent out to us in a month or so. If you want a badge but can't come to the con, shipping is $5 CAD to Canada and $8 to the US; international will have to be calculated on a case-by-case basis.

(I can do these while commuting or I'm at lunch while at work. Good use of time I say.)


So what do you get?

<da:thumb id="651730360"/>/ - Something like this!
<da:thumb id="582054076"/> - Or maybe something like this.
<da:thumb id="538880275"/>- Or maybe you want a pair for you and your mate(s).

drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wu8…
- This is the sleeve they'll come in. It has a nice thick backing and a slot for lanyards. Note that lanyards are not included.

These are multimedia - I use polychromos colour pencils, watercolours, acrylics, inks, gels, salt (yes, salt), whatever I need to get your idea fully rendered. One day I'm doing to do gold leaf, that will be exciting! Also, due to the size I'm going to have to exclude text, so this will be an image badge only!

ACEOs are 2.5" x 3.5" in size, and are done on illustration board. They're like little gift packages from artists. As a preorder deal, they will be 40 CAD each!

Slots:

1. Taken!
2. Free
3. Free
4. Free
5. Free

docs.google.com/document/d/1z9…
Please review the terms of service prior to contacting me regarding commissions.


If you have any questions please let me know. c: