Hello my fellow Steamgift brethren!

I am here today to give you an offer you cant refuse while I hone my artistic skills. I am an artist that creates detailed, illustrative artwork and I am here today to give you the opportunity to get a 100% FREE! Avatar hand drawn (Digitally) by myself.

This is how it works:

  • Pitch me your Idea (This is where you tell me what you want in moderate detail.)

  • I will evaluate your requests and if I find them interesting enough, I will get to drawing it.

Depending on the complexity of the idea it may take me a one or more hours or a day as I will be creating these images at 7000x7000 pixels at 600 DPI so if you are so inclined to, you can print them and use them however you wish (Not just as an avatar but they will certainly work for that application)

Once it is completed, I will either upload the image to my personal Google Docs as Private links, Or if you so wish I will either email, or upload them to a image webpage such as Imgshack.

A Note on how this will be done, I generally prefer to work in pure black and white. However if you request it I will consider implementing color. Also, should you request it I can stream the drawing online via Twitch so you can check up on its progress as I am working on it.(I will provide a link as requested)

I look forward to seeing your ideas spring forth from my hand :)

EDIT: 4 Down! a ton to go. If I don't respond to your request don't get discouraged, I will respond to them as I work my way through them all.

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I find it a shame that this has 0 comments, I will therefore try to get one of these sweet free avatars.

I really like the idea behind my current avatar and I think making it more abstract would be absolutely awesome, perhaps add a little bit of insanity here, a little bit of agony perhaps?

Maybe use this as inspiration, I don't know if you are into the more dark stuff.

Is that what you want for description?

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I would totally be down for that. I like your avatar quite a bit as it is and am curious as to how you think it should be abstracted? Do you want it to be completely abstract ie no recognizable everyday objects and turned more into something that evokes simply an emotion or feeling?

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I think regocnizable objects, like the newspapers that close the mans eyes and mouth, are very important in that image since the link him being muted and blinded to the media as the cause for that.

I think when abstracting I don't want it to be 100 % "gone", it should still resemble the idea it does right now, still show the emotion/feeling behind it, but still have thie link to the media somewhere.

If you think it would be better if completely abstracted please go ahead and abstract it completely! You are the artist and you know what would look best, better than anyone else.

1 decade ago
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Alright, This will take some research :D I'll get started right now.

1 decade ago
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Awesome, thanks :)

If you don't mind, I'll go to bed now it's 2 am here...

1 decade ago
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OK! I am finished with the avatar for you Trucker. Let me know where you want me to send/upload it (I can link it here if you like)

I think I caught the emotion you were going after I Hope XD anyway just let me know where you want it.

1 decade ago
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Cool! You can send me a link to "truckermassaker@gmail.com", or add me on steam and send it to me there! Thanks!

1 decade ago
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Sent you a link to the google docs file

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I'd like a picture of a Blissey. It doesn't have to be anything particular, just a colored drawing of a Blissey. My collection of Blissey artwork is running out.

Also, if you could, I would think it'd be awesome if you could do Commander Video running with his rainbow behind him, and then something from every Bit.Trip game (i.e. The + from Core, the Beats from Beat, the Hole from Void, etc.) surrounding him with a sign saying "Ultra" above it all.

Thanks so much! I hope this works out! :D

EDIT: Dang it, Trucker beat me by a minute!

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Cant say that I have ever drawn anything from Pokemon but I can Give it a shot. Would you have any preference as to what it should be rendered doing? or if you want it in color?

Also you would have to help me out with the bit trip idea (personally I like this idea better) as I have only played the original bit trip beat.

1 decade ago
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Sure. I can hit you up in private chat about the Bit.Trip idea (which I also like better).

As for the Blissey- You're free to choose. I just need another Blissey one. xD

1 decade ago
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lol ok, If I don't hear back from trucker in a while I will contact you to iron out what to do for yours.

1 decade ago
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I invited you on steam to iron out the details of yours now that I am done with truckers. Whenever you are ready.

1 decade ago
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Here it is, your bittrip avatar!

Large

Small

1 decade ago
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I'm going to be incredibly nerd-picky as I usually am and say that BEAT, CORE, VOID, and RUNNER are not "every Bit.Trip game"!

Don't ever forget FATE and FLUX, even though they aren't on PC yet!

1 decade ago
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I swear it wasn't my fault! I just couldn't fit any more things on the avatar!!! lol

1 decade ago
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Haha! I wasn't actually blaming it on you, I was blaming it on 6you7me because I assumed that he forgot them.

(anyway, you could've just made COMMANDER.VIDEO's eyes red for FATE and plopped in the paddle from BEAT/FLUX above his head or something, just my two cents)

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I just did what was asked of me (I don't know much about the bit trip games) so it was 6you's fault hehe I was just being.... sarcastic? thats not the right word...

1 decade ago
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Actually, the magenta circle with a golden ring around is the the aura that is in FATE, silly. And as for Flux; it'd just look exactly like something from BEAT, except a different color.

Speaking of Bit.Trip Games on Steam: DAMMIT GAIJIN, RELEASE FATE ALREADY. TAKE MY $10 FFS

1 decade ago
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oh ho! so it was all there! shows what I know lol.

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Good idea, so we see what kind of style he likes to draw.

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Sure I can post one or two examples

some color work I have done that was postedo n this forum a year or so ago

and another color

and here is a page from a comic I am currently working on

on a side note my profile picture is also from this comic.

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yep :)

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Wow this seems like a cool idea. Not only can I not find something to represent my online name except for the character from lost saga(which I didn't play), but I also would really like a different style.

My request: An Ice mage. I would preferably like it to be a lighter image, rather than the darker one I have right now.Mainly lighter blues. I also like the idea of an ice spell being casted, however I am not an artist and imagine ice may be quite difficult to draw. The main thing is a male mage wearing blue.

I have no idea if you would be interested in this, or your style, but just ask if you want anymore details. I'd really like a nice unique avatar. Thanks for your consideration.

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A Ice mage huh? A looong time ago I made a sketch (not every good by my current standards) of something like that. Would you want something that is a literal depiction such as this?

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I'm not really sure what you mean by "literal depiction such as this". What I'm thinking of is sort of a more traditional cloaked human mage with a staff. Whether or not they would actually be casting a spell would be up to you since, as I already stated, I'm unsure how hard it would be to draw ice.

As for the background, I'd rather it be more simple, as there is a lot going on in the background in your example(which I like, but wouldn't work as well for an avatar).

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Yeah it was just some shitty sketch i made a long time ago I wouldnt make it busy in the background.

All I meant by literal depiction is solely that... did you want it to be a ice mage, or some sort of... ice themed something like say a Glacial spike from diablo 2 (lol that sounds stupid but you get the idea i hope)

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Ideally it would be an actual ice mage and something ice themed like the glacial spike as the spell(wherever you would want to go in the spell direction). The literal depiction of the ice mage itself is the more important part to me though.

Thanks for taking the time to consider my request. I'm already interested in how it might turn out.

Edit: I will probably be requesting color for mine. Without the color blue, an ice mage seems like an odd idea to me.

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lol ok I can do that was the type of color I had in my examples alright or do you want it more modeled and 3d looking? this would take much longer

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I'm fine with it not looking 3d looking if it means you can focus on the details more. Unless you think it would make it look leaps and bounds better, 2D would be fine. Also if you are doing it tomorrow, I think it would be really cool if you could provide the twitch link so I could check in on it while working on homework. I've always been dreadful at any forms of art and find the creation process fascinating.

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WELL! its already done (with realistic shading relatively) and I spent waaaay too much time on it. Let me know how you want it, I can email it, upload it to my googledocs, or post a link to it here, your choice.

I can twitch something I work on tomorrow if you like, sorry I didn't check back (I got really into working on your avatar.)

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Wow, that was quick! Thanks for putting so much time into it.

Please email it to me at alexst8888@gmail.com.

It would still be interesting if you could twitch something, and would be cool to check out whenever I need a break from my homework. Don't apologize for getting into it, I really appreciate it and can't wait to see how it turned out!

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sent you a private link to it via email. hope you like it :)

Also I'm going to be streaming my work in a few minutes at twitch

1 decade ago
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I definitely like it, its awesome! Thank you for putting so much time into it.
I plan on checking out the twitch, I'm sure it will be interesting.

Just out of curiosity, do you have any suggestions on how to shrink it or make it a useable as my steam avatar without it losing so much of the detail that you put into it? When setting it a couple minutes ago, I was somewhat saddened at how small it had to be made to be under the 200kb limit. Thanks again!

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emailed you a link to the down scaled version.

For future reference, MS Paint is actually really good at preserving detail when scaling down as long as you do it in increments of 2 or 4 i.e. 50 or 25% at a time, for this I just used ms paint to downscale the jpg to 25% twice.

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Draw a nicer version of this and give it thick framed black glasses http://imgur.com/apx1DoB

1 decade ago
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you are referring to the picture you linked? or your avatar picture?

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the link

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Damnit, i have no idea at the moment, but i know there will be some things i'd totally love to see beeing drawn in future, and at that time it will madden me to think of the opportunity i missed D:

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This is exactly how I felt, when I saw this thread u.u~

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Oh wow your previous work is really good. It'd be sweet if you could draw my face (guy in the middle) onto the picture in my avatar. Would be awesome, especially seeing your interpretation of it :)

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I can give it a shot, but that seems like something best done in Photoshop with a bunch of filters and healing brushes.

Just to clarify though, you want your face superimposed onto the face of the soldier?

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Yeah I guess, but like, in your own personal style, I'm not asking for a cut & paste kinda thing :P

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This guy is a drawer not a photoshopper

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That's why I asked for his interpretation I didn't ask for a cut & paste image, I'd like to see his own twist on it, the soldier with roughly my face on it, in his style

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Nice idea. Liking your previous work.

I'd love something to represent my name in a sort of Gothic style. Vampires, winter, crosses, crows that sort of thing. Maybe something based on some of my old Icons of me. Honestly I'd be happy with most things. I love custom icons. :)

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Would you want it in direct lettering or something more subtle? I could perhaps create a vampire character that had your name spelled out in... i dont know... a drop of blood?? something? I like your idea though.

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Heyhey. That blood drop thing sounds really cool & I'm fine with however my name appears, doesn't even have to be the central thing. I'm easily pleased, love to see what you can come up with. I'd love a Vampire character based on me though. Here's a pic of me as a vampire, well just testing out some new custom fangs really & faffing with the pic on Photoshop. Not very well I might add but oh well still learning. Thanks so much for whatever you happen to do. :)

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Guess who is next??? YOU! any last instructions or desires before I start on yours?

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Yay. Thanks so much. Uhmmm just something Gothic/Dark but not scary/creepy. Otherwise anything will be amazing. Looking forward to seeing the results. :)

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It has been a few days sorry, some work related things came up. I have good news however! your avatar is completed. I took a fair deal from your linked image in regards to composition but I gave it my own flair.

Let me know how you want it,
email/linked here on the forum for all to see/steam chat message with a hyperlink to the file in my google docs. I can do just about anything to get it to you so let me know.

Also if you want it downscaled for an avatar as another file let me know and I can do that right quick.

Edit: Also what name did you want on your avatar? the one from your linked images on deviantart? or Arkatrix? I can do both if you desire wont be a problem (right now I just have Arkatrix)

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Heyhey. No worries at all. It's totally appreciated. Can link through Steam chat if you like. Will be online for a bit longer. Still recovering from being blown away by Sony's E3 XD. I'd love with both my usual names if at all possible. Pantheria & Arkatrix, then I can use it in various places if that's ok. :)

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Could you do something with duke nukem, preferably with some typical american stuff like the flag, a bald eagle, etc.

That'd be pretty cool and id mention that you made it on my profile ofc.

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Absolutely love duke, this is going on my list of pictures to do. :) watch your replies as I am getting a hefty list started to start working on already, I will contact you when your turn is up.

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I would love to have an avatar in the form of Calvin & Hobbes, with Calvin cosplayed as gandalf and the sentence Homework, I command thee, BE DONE!

That or them dressed as Sherlock Holmes and Watson and the sentence Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one. If you make any of those I'll print them in at least A3 and hang them in my wall. Thanks :D

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Holy mother of God I second this. Please do Calvin & Hobbes!

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O.O

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SHERLOCK HOLMES AND WATSON. But do the Tv Series. (UK One not the copy.)

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I can give this a shot, I wasn't going to do this at first but after mulling it over I think it would be fun, It will probably be your first option unless you are really set on the Sherlock one, let me know.

there are a few people ahead of you for the moment so it will probably be a day or two before its done.

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I like the first one. So that will do it. Thanks a lot :)

And take the time you need, man. No worries. Cheeers! :D

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Noir style. So black and white works great.
Man kneeling in front of a mirror (exhausted, broken, given up mood).

In the mirror the same man standing up, with both hand raised, standing in a shadow, so you can see only his silhouette (symbolizes a goal that he failed to achieve).

Maybe something small to spice it up.

Hard enough? :D

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how did you know I liked noir :) I will give this one a go when I get to you ( only one or two people in front of you atm.)

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I didn't. But I like noir too and since you prefer black and white it wasn't that hard coming up with this style :D

1 decade ago
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My avatar in My Little Pony form with wings :D

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I'd really love a Majora (in case you don't know, Zelda: Majora's Mask) pic. Something like the one in here (http://hbdsbhd.blogspot.com.es/2011/05/majora.html) but darker, more twisted. More, uh, disturbing, if you know what I mean. Less focused on the mask, more on the friggin demon. I think with a touch like yours, something even weirder could happen ^o^

...or you could make an even more exagerated and crazy pic of the Milkman (Psychonauts, the guy of my current avatar). But I think that would be too silly for you xD

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Lovely idea mate :) Keep it up ^^

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This is a really cool thread, I didn't see such an interesting one in a while. I'm definitely giving this a shot.

Can you draw Leona from The King of Fighters? The idea would be to draw her in your style (Black and white, shadows everywhere, nice contrast). With her looking menacing and serious as always. I'll post some pics as a guideline of how she looks and poses like:

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

Example 5

You can pretty much tell the kind of pose I'm looking for (She's usually with her hands like that across all the official artworks and many of her attacks in game). You can draw her with any of the costumes (But use the prettier face from the first artworks).

I'm fine as long as she's looking at the screen in a serious pose like in most of the examples. Let me know if you need more info.

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Nice! It would be awesome to have my own personal handmade avatar on the internet. So what would I like? I'm not sure. I'd be happy to give you plenty of artistic licence with it. What I'd like you to keep in mind if you were to do it is my current avatar (awesome character from a post-apocalyptic game) and pyro from TF2. I'll be really interested to see what you come up with for whoever wins though.

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I do quite enjoy making things and aliens and such that look sort of like the rangers from fallout new vegas, I would make you one but I need a little more input, what must it be human? should it look really close to a pyro/ranger? etc. etc.

just a little bit more guideline and I will see what I can do for you. (you are currently #3 in my Que if you do this)

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I'd rather it was human, yeah. Closer to pyro or ranger doesn't really matter mate, I think the real draw for me is a gas mask of some sort. I guess a guy in some form of gas mask is what I'm looking for in simple terms, as for the background, or whatever else you want to include, let your creativity go wild. I'm totally happy for you to do whatever you like with it.

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if u can make me a black&white copy of a knight with his sword in the ground with a cape flowing in the wind(with maybe some dead bodies or ravens in the backround)( or even a knight who just won the war taking a knee with his sword resting on the ground beside him, the ravens bodis and banners in the backround), or a row of crosses with helmets and rifles stacked on/beside them(B&W)like a field grave from ww1 or ww2 (maybe with the odd red poppy or something?), or whatever your mind can imagine as "Awsomer" that would be really badass

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this is genuinely quite a cool idea.

I was thinking something along the lines of Dallas from PAYDAY: The heist (pic here) (preferable with a rather large gun)
standing over Bo, the bank manager (pic here)

with the caption of "give us the beta now and nobody gets hurt!"

This would mean a hell of a lot to me if you were able to.

Thanks

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Some ideas, pick the one you prefer:
1- colour - serious > wood elf, two blades wardancer, with bow or mage or whatever, there are tons of inspiration on warhammer and the homm v or even heroes kingdoms, also probably in the magic cards.
2 - colour or brownies - fun > whatever related to munchkin, examples: evil weapons, fun characters, monsters, something that goes wrong, some impossible success, whatever.
3 - colour - serious > zero from borderlands 2 with the original letters swap to put ELDER ;-)
4: 1+2, 2+3, 1+2+3 lolwut?
5 - B&W - serious > anything related to necromunda, preferably non delaque (those men in black style).
Many thanks in advance, no hurry. Going to sleep.
EDIT: 6 - Something based on my avatar.

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If you could do a guy sorta on the top of a mountain like this: (Pic), , but at night, with the moon up there on the sky, stars, less trees and a more baddass guy with some dark clothes, long dark hair being blown away with a black sword on his back, like this one: (Pic) , but with less tips, totally black and bigger (on the widht,the lenght is fine). The guy trespassing the feeling of loneliness but shoulders up self-confident.

And instead of the castle down there, a landscape, a pond perhaps (without the trees on the way, to make a good view).

If you find it to hard to make it, it will be ok but it would really be awesome :D and I pretend using it as a wallpaper just so you have a better idea.

Edit: Oh and don't forget to do the guy 100% back-turned to the "camera".

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i always wanted some random ass picture, how about...

rainbow dash dressed as mick thompson from slipknot

or if you want a bigger challange, how about all of the main six.

(im not joking)

PS: if you can make it antro, that would be pretty neat too.

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That would be hilarious!! If you do this one could you upload so I can use it as a background?

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Woah, nice, I'm not actually interested right now but still, good job :)

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Hello Sickfarts. Very nice of you to offer your time and skills to draw for us. I know many people have asked for a drawing, and I imagine that you already have many requests. So if you cannot answer mine, I will not mind.

But if you have time and inclination, I would like you to do a drawing using this image as a base. This is the cover of an album, and is the same as my avatar. I leave you to use your talent as you prefer to do so. But if you can, it would be nice if you would focus more on the humanoid figure on the image. The background and the remaining details do not matter much. And if you answer my request or not, here I leave my thanks for the opportunity.

PS.: I saw the pictures you posted above, and I liked it a lot.

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Make an avatar of a diggle with a top hat and monocle with a cup of tea. Just like my current avatar, but fancier.

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Roland & Maya from Borderlands together doing anything (talking, kissing, shooting themselves) :)

OR:

A human with 2 wings: the right one an angel wing and the left one a demonic looking wing :)

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