#the snowjag speaks

[colorstormx]

well! I'll make a proper post about this later since I'm in the middle of cleaning out the old apartment today, but just to get it out here: I'm open for sticky note commissions!

I've been doing a ton of physical/traditional art lately, and I'd like to open up commissions for it. I'm still open to doing digital art commissions as well, but I feel like I'll have fun with the traditional options.

Since I've been working on my sticky note project this year, I'm starting with offering sticky note commissions. I've got plenty of examples to pull from (and will throw more together in the proper post later) but here's what I have saved on my phone at the moment.

Basic pen sketch - $15

Detailed pen sketch - $20

Experimental - $25

Papercraft - $30

Most pieces will be fairly experimental in their own right. Extra characters are free at the moment, price is per note. I can also laminate and mail finished pieces out upon request.

Again, I'll post later with more details and better examples. In the meantime though, feel free to send me questions if you have any! I may not be available to reply until tomorrow because of moving stuff + work, but hopefully this'll start generating interest :)

#commisions open #furry art #artists on tumblr #anthro art #illustration #traditional art #drawing #colorstormxart #I'll think of more tags later but yeah #the snowjag speaks

[colorstormx]

remind me to update this later but. pwyw commissions are very much open right now lol :')

all the usual money stuff (ppal, vnmo, cshapp, kofi) is Colorstormx, send a ref with anything over like $5 and I'll draw you something

you can also reply here, dm me, or email me at colorstormx @ gmail if you want to plan out something more specific. my art tag here is #colorstormxart, I need to post more stuff+ get things set up properly but hey! better to post now while I'm thinking about it than to leave it to rot in a forgotten draft, y'know?

#gotta love it when the cat needs a vet visit (her eyelid is swollen :( ) at the same time the car needs an oil change + other tune ups #on top of work hours being stupid and other more predictable bills #I mean we're not in immediate danger at the moment thank god but. ugh. #the money anxiety is real rn #so uh! yeah. #anyway I'll try to make a better post later but for now my head is killing me and I should take a nap #the snowjag speaks

[colorstormx]

hi. somebody please come kick my ass about actually getting that sticky note art book together. all the sticky notes have been done since new years but I still haven't gotten the acetate and chipboard to actually put it together

#three hundred and sixty five Storm drawings.... I Gotta share them already #but they're gonna be a pain in the butt to document and it'd be best to do that while putting the book together #. I need to put the damn book together. #the snowjag speaks

[colorstormx]

hmm. what if I started getting a lil weird w my art.

(is already getting a lil weird with their art and has been for a while now)

#and by a lil weird I mean a lil hornier. but oops it's a bit of a weird horny. oh well! #at least there are a lot of other people who seem to share the interest so far #anywaaaaaaaaaay I may or may not have an alt account for Things now. so uh. #if you see it around and you're Also Into It then great! let's chat #but if you don't like That Stuff then do me a favor and pretend like you never saw it. okay thanks 👍 #uhhhhh mutuals can ask about it if you'd like I guess? just be prepared for Weird Furry Stuff. y'know the drill. #okay late night oversharing in tags over now byeeeeeee #the snowjag speaks

[colorstormx]

I'm gonna start fucking sobbing I just dropped my glass dip pen and the tip broke

#I'm fucking devastated. I'd managed to keep it nice and safe for so long but one stupid move and it slid right out of my hand #I almost wish the whole thing had shattered. just losing the tip feels so cruel #and none of the other glass pens I've bought worked quite as well as this one did. all their tips were just a little wonky #but this one was nice. and now it's gone. #ik it's kinda stupid to cry over a pen but it was one of my favorite things to draw with #it's always kinda a special occasion to take it out and get all the ink set up and line a piece like that #but now it's broken. and it's not exactly the kind of thing you can just glue back together #not that I'm even sure wherre the broken tip rolled off to #I'm just. fuck man #anyway. comms are open in case anyone has read this far and wants to help me fit a new one in the budget #not that they're usually -that- expensive it's just that my job sucks rn. l o fucking l. #god. I guess I can pull out a couple of the other ones I have and see if they're any better than I remember them being #the snowjag speaks

[colorstormx]

I know I haven't really talked about my sticky note project that much here, but. by god. at the end of the year, when it's finally finished... I'm gonna be fucking insufferable for a bit most likely

(for the uninitiated: I've got a project going where the premise is pretty much just "I draw my fursona on a sticky note, once a day every day for a year." 3"x3" square, any tools and mediums are fair game as long as the note remains flat enough to go in the storage book.

which, for that matter, I need to finish getting the supplies together to make my storage book instead of just leaving them stuck inside a sketchbook for eternity... I've already got the cardstock and a design down, I just need to order acetate sheets, chipboard for the covers, and more double sided tape. as it goes, I guess.)

anyway my main point here is that there is A Lot of Storm content waiting in the wings and I'm gonna be ready to yell about it. still trying to decide how I'm gonna release that many images though - I've got half a mind to do them day by day and just let them run through next year, and just have the option to see them all at once be some sort of kofi support bonus or something. (which would require me to get my kofi off the ground. I really should figure out how to set it up already.) I'm open to other suggestions on how to present them though, depending on what people want to see

#this was supposed to be a more low effort project to keep in the background and make sure I drew at least once a day... #but uh. some of these definitely received more effort than others #I'm excited to put together a compilation of my personal favorites from it #I'm also very much open to doing sticky note commissions on a pwyw basis. I need to update my pinned post about that #I really just need to update everything goddamn. why is that so hard #why can't I just draw things and leave the posting and pricing business to someone else. most stressful part of the process by far #bluh. anyway yeaaaaaa #less than 30 notes to go now... #the snowjag speaks

[colorstormx]

Update: I've got a fair amount of posts tagged and sitting in my queue, they're scheduled to post once a day until the backlog is cleared. (If you just want my art and not other posts, check out @colorstormxart )

in the meantime, I'm gonna start organizing a new commissions post. I think I'll be offering a few kinds of slots for now: blob chibis, more detailed chibis, regular and artistic freedom fullbodies, and basic looping lineless animations.

that being said, I'm probably gonna want more up-to-date examples for all of these, so! if you want to be a guinea pig and get a comm at a discount, now's the chance.

discounted prices, rough examples, and ordering instructions under the cut:

Blob Chibis: $5 (regular price $10) - A simple, cutesy version of your character. Highly textured, rough color, shading available upon request. Works best with feral type characters.

Detailed Chibis: $15 (regular price TBD, will likely be around $25) - A small and cute drawing of your character, usually stylized. Some details may be simplified. Shading and alternate styles available upon request. Image size will be smaller than "regular" fullbodies, usually around 1000x1000px.

Artistic Freedom Fullbody: $35 (regularly $50+) - A fullbody of your character drawn in a more experimental style. Typically shaded unless you request otherwise. Cheaper than a "regular" fullbody because the commissioner has less control over the outcome. Small revisions will still be available upon completion.

Regular Fullbody: $45 (regularly $60+) - A fullbody of your character, drawn to your specifications. You get to pick the style, pose, and other details. WIPs will be sent to you for approval at every major step. Shading is included unless you request otherwise.

Lineless Animations: $60 (regular price TBD, will likely be over $80) - A looping fullbody animation of your character, done in a blocky lineless style. Minimalist shading included, more detailed shading upon request. Detailed shading and complex movement will add to the price.

Prices are subject to change depending on demand and my availability. I reserve the right to decline any commission. If you are interested in commissioning me, fill out this google form and I will send you an email confirming the details of your commission.

Thank you for your interest in my art! I hope to hear from you soon!

#furry #furry art #furry commissions #open commissions #digital art #the snowjag speaks #colorstormxart

[colorstormx]

what if I gave Storm neopronouns actually. just as an option in addition to the standard fare.

I'm thinking something along the lines of zhe/hir and maybe xe/xem. just to play around a bit. test em out, y'know

#I've actually gone back and forth on the idea for ages #it'd be interesting to actually see them used though #so in full: she/her/hers - they/them/theirs - zhe/hir/hirs - xe/xem/xers #wow. I should go sleep already #the snowjag speaks

[colorstormx]

what if I renamed Storm as Zephyr instead. what if I renamed myself Zephyr. hmm. hmmmmmm.

#nothing permanent decided just yet of course #but I was just reminded that the word exists and hit damn. it sure does have a certain pull to it #if I do rename Storm then like... 'Storm' would definitely still stick around as a nickname at the very least #but like. I'm honestly considering it for my own name. I've been looking for a better one #my birth name is just ehhhh to me. I don't feel a ton of connection to it really #and Color is fine for online spaces/with people who know this side of me. but it's not really something I tend to introduce myself as irl #I mean to be fair Zephyr might not be taken much more seriously either but it does have a certain feel that I like #eh. if it doesn't really really stick with me then maybe it'll end up as the name for an alternate Storm form or something #like that angel design I made for her yeaaaaars ago #ironically it's about this time of year that I decided to change her name from Color to Storm. that was back around new years 2017... #holy FUCK how is that SEVEN years ago #I. huh. what .. what the fuck. yeah it was winter 2016/17 I'm pretty sure? if not then it was 2015/16 which means eight years and. man. huh. #okay checking old refs it was in fact 2017 when she officially became Storm #wild. #anyway that's tonight's 2:30am thoughts #the snowjag speaks

[colorstormx]

pissing off my pleco with poor pellet placement

#my bristlenose pleco was Not Happy that I dropped her algae wafer on the wrong side of the tank #like I'm sorry girl! I dropped it in the usual spot not my fault the filter's current pushed it over to the top of your hide #she finally found it though. all is at peace again #the snowjag speaks

[colorstormx]

what if I went back to college but for astronomy this time. what then

#a half formed thought that passed through my head yesterday but won't quite leave me alone #maybe if I get a job on campus. and get the employee discount. and just take a couple of classes a semester #take it real slow and not worry about it too much #and then apply for a job as a planetarium presenter when I finish #as a step up from just being a space camp presenter #I haven't thought through all the details and researched what I'd need to actually do or anything like that yet #but it's 2am and something in me is aching and I can't quite seem to sleep #I need to just make myself finish my daily project and wrap up this comm already (sorry Zane) and go to bed #but something just feels strange right now. out of place. heartsick but I can't put a finger on why #or maybe I can. it's daylight savings dummy you just miss the sun already. go to sleep. #the snowjag speaks

[colorstormx]

Trick or treat!

take your pick from the candy box! if you're uh...still there?

#just a Storm doodle since there wasn't an oc ref with this one #trick or treat #colorstormxart #oops I guess this didn't post properly yesterday. sorry about that #the snowjag speaks

[colorstormx]

shit I forgot to post anything special but it was Storm's 12th birthday recently! I drew her first form in December 2011... It's hard to trace it to the exact day, but I generally pin it as being around the 17th. (she was definitely around by the 20th if memory serves, I was able to look up the creation dates on the earliest digital art I made of her and the original paper drawing was done a few days before that)

I want to do a mini redraw of that original piece for the sticky note project, but I'm torn on what medium to use. The original was colored pencil (my favorite medium at the time), but I'm not sure if I want to use colored pencils for the redraw since I hardly ever go for them anymore. I'm torn between using my fancy inks and dip pen, using a bunch of colorful highlighters, using more neutral toned markers, or just giving in and digging out some old crayolas for this one. You know what this means - pointless poll time!

#the snowjag speaks #I'm gonna bug y'all with this a couple of times but it's just for today. sorry in advance

[colorstormx]

Is the zh in zhe pronounced like the Russian ж, or is just like a z and the h means nothing?

For Storm's pronouns? I'm not very familiar with Russian at all, but after looking up some pronunciations I think ж is pretty similar to what I'm going for, yeah

#I haven't had much of a chance to use the zhe/hir pronouns out loud yet so I'm still pretty flexible about the specifics #although I will say that in my (American southern) accent 'hir' and 'her' are. near indistinguishable. #'hir' gets a slightly higher pitch but that's about it #'zhe' is... hard to describe with my limited vocabulary for actual phonetics? #but like. the zh is somewhere between “sh” and “juh”. then tack an e on the end so... “shje” ?? #god I just need to learn the international phonetic alphabet already. it would make this a lot easier #I guess a lot of this could have actually gone in the body of the post instead of tags but here we are #anyway! thanks for asking #the snowjag speaks #the snowjag answers #...one of these days I'll update my personal tags

[colorstormx]

one more for the night:

extra bonus question: should I use different colors of background paper? I've got some nice paper I've been saving for something like this, but I'm very much not above just using a bunch of silly neon sticky notes or something like that lmao

#that's it for the night #I'll schedule these to reblog in the morning so I might actually get some answers #we'll see if I can handle this on top of my daily sticky note project #I feel like I've been doing pretty well with it though so I have high hopes #also planning on actually posting the inktober one as I finish them #will probably run about a day or two behind on posting just to give myself backup time #anyway. #the snowjag speaks

[colorstormx]

also, since most of my preferred art mediums are Some Kind Of Ink anyway, how should I set up my inktober project?

#I like a lot of kinds of ink okay lmao #a lot of my sketchbook is filled with random highlighter scribbles and sketches #a lot of my daily Storm sticky notes are colored with highlighers too #the snowjag speaks