A lot of my confidence hung on it, actually. I had decided that if my art wasn't good enough to get into that group, I wouldn't be going to Oni-con. So getting in has given me the confidence to stay up until 12AM on July 15 and get my contract in ASAP! I'm quite excited. I have a printing service set up, a decent amount of investible cash, and new confidence. Now all I need is enough art to sell. I have all of July, August, and September to build up a decent selection of art from various anime. I think for sale maximization, I'll stick with the more popular anime like Naruto, Bleach, Death Note, and Vampire Knight I'd say gag me to VK, but I'm really looking forward to painting Zero XD. I will also have a few pieces from The Wallflower just because I love it so much and am going as Sunako anyway. Not to mention, Hayakawa-sensei is supposed to be releasing a new volume in the fall, so maybe the waning Wallflower interest will have picked back up again.
Here is the painting that got me into the group and is serving as piece #1 of my convention stock!
Note: Like all of my paintings involving bright light, blogger doesn't have the capabilities to show it, so it looks rather dull.
I used many photos as reference (the background alone was crafted out of four different images) and am quite happy with the result! I'm usually less than adequate at backgrounds, but I really worked hard on this one and it paid off. I don't know that I'll do all of my pieces with detailed backgrounds, but I definitely wanted to try at least once!
Remember - 15% off commissions to help me go to Onicon!
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