Considering commissions

For once I have something vaguely approaching a budget, so I’m exploring the possibility of commissioning artwork related to Twin Canterlots. Following is a list of specific items I have in mind.

Primary interest: turnaround sheets
Each of these would include multiple full-body views—generally front, back, and side, optionally with an additional figure in an alternate outfit—along with a bust and the usual ancillary material, such as colors and cutie mark if any. I am open to the possibility of combining multiple list entries into a single sheet, if that is feasible (for example, a show-style sheet of a character in both human and pony forms). In addition, I would want to secure permission to incorporate elements of the sheet(s) in frontispiece or “cover” art for existing and new stories here on Fimfiction (and cross-posted on Deviantart), including due credit for the artist. In priority order:

1. Sheet for Cookie Pusher in show style
2. Sheet for Rose Brass in show style
3. Sheet for Cookie Pusher in realistic style
4. Sheet for Rose Brass in realistic style
5. Sheet for Cookie Pusher as unicorn in show style
6. Sheet for Rose Brass as pegasus in show style
7. Sheet for Cookie Pusher as unicorn in realistic style
8. Sheet for Rose Brass as pegasus in realistic style
9. Sheet for Grimoire Lectern in show style
10. Sheet for Grimoire Lectern in realistic style

Secondary interest: frontispiece story art
To date I’ve relied mostly on screen shots for story art. This works adequately, but I don’t consider it entirely suitable for a number of reasons—among them, using artwork without explicit permission and not being representations specifically of the stories themselves.
   In general I’ve tried to use faces or busts of the most important characters in a story, to promote reader engagement and to limit visual clutter for legibility even at the smallest icon size. For obvious reasons, to date that’s been limited to canon characters, and is why on the list above show style is given priority over realistic style. However, I am open to custom compositions, and realistic styles, so long as they satisfy the aforementioned criteria and can fit the overall design language I’ve developed for my story cards. (I am a professional graphic designer by trade.)

Comments

[Spamotron]

One thing to consider is that the fandom’s most skilled and respected artists like Inu Hoshi or Baron Engel is that sheer demand has given them waiting lists a mile long. Do you have a rough idea when you would want the pictures?

[Dave Bryant]

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That certainly is a factor, yes.