Want a Commission? Auctions Are Running All Week!

CONVENTION GOERS: Get a Custom Badge that Stands Out from the Crowd!

In accordance with Seth's Holiday Shopping Guide, I'm offering you the ability to buy something handmade from someone you (hopefully) like.

This isn't limited to furries; If you've got a character on World of Warcraft, Gaia Online, Second Life, or another avatar-based system, I can draw those too! (I can do caricatures too -- so if you're really stumped for a character, I can just work off of a picture of yourself!)

Lock in a Badge with the Dutch Auction!

There are three badges available for you in the Dutch Auction -- that means up to three people can bid the same amount and secure their orders! If you're not picky about when you receive your badge or if you just want to make sure you win a badge, period, here's your best bet.

Guarantee Your Badge will be finished by December 25th with the Dedicated Auction!

If you're time-sensitive and want the badge in time to gift it for the holidays and/or before you go to that big convention, You'll want the Dedicated Badge Auction where I'm offering a single badge that will be my first priority once the auctions finish and I know who the winner is.

Both auctions will be running through to next week, so I have half a chance of getting the Dedicated Auction finished in time. Check them out and bid today!

#109 Posted, and Conbadge Auction Coming up This Week!

Say Hello Once Again to Your Weekly Dose of Last Resort!

Finally, some brighter colors and a little entertainment.

As always, the forums are wide open for you, so if you like it, go over there, speak up and say something about the newest comic.

And Now for Something Completely Different.

Two things have become increasingly obvious, or at least hard to ignore:

1. If people are buying things, it's going to be right now (i.e. the "Holiday Rush").
2. My laptop's screen just died. Well, the backlight did, anyway, but from the looks of things I need to buy a new screen for it.

The solution seems rather obvious, and since I don't feel like asking you all for more donations while my buffer is where it is, I'm offering the next best thing: Commissions!

Sometime Sunday afternoon (Nov. 30), I'll post the link to the auction(s). If you're one of the dedicated ones who check the comic early Sunday morning, you're getting a little advance notice so you can keep your eyes out for when it shows up (or at least pester someone into trying to get it for you as a gift). Details will follow, but just so you have some idea what's coming up:

• I'm offering full-body (albeit chibi-sized) commissions
• They'll double as conbadges
• You'll be able to guarantee completion by December 25th! (Delivery is another issue, but hey, that's the internet for ya.)
  

Stay tuned; if you're not subscribed to the blog's RSS feed already, now's a great time to subscribe and make sure you don't miss this offer.

Showing off More Random Artwork...

Just because showing you guys awesome artwork is half the reason for this blog being here.

I decided to catch up on a few of the commissions I've been accepting -- this one's of Bacent the Blue Tiger. Expect more to show up within the next few weeks.

CONTEST - Free Art For Dragon*Con Folk!

Dragon*Con is dead as a dog, and I've barely got time to recover from it (including a mild but annoying cold -- blegh!) before getting ready for Anime Weekend Atlanta, which means one thing -- I need to make a LOT of stuff to fill up a big table, like the quick Sharpie sketch of Arikos up there.

I also need to make some examples of commissions that I can offer, and that's where you come in: I'm offering MORE free commissions for you!

The catch is, it's only available to "certain" Dragon*Con goers...

• If you picked up one of the Last Resort Stickers for your badge (or heck, if you have any clue what I'm referring to when I mention the "Elevator Game"), send me a picture / scan of the badge with its sticker and you win!
• Parade Watchers: Anyone take pictures of a short mad scientist with curly hair and carrying a Geiger counter / radiation detector? If so, I need the picture(s), and I'm offering prizes for 'em!

Don't worry so much about WHAT your commission prize will be; I want to see how many people respond first before I say what the actual commissions will look like. Rest assured though, everyone who turns in something will get a prize (and maybe even featured on the blog if I get them done fast enough!)

Oh, and if someone on staff picked up a dark grey / yellow shoulder bag with a ham radio in it at the Dead Dog staff party... my friend wants his stuff back. I'll give you a commission in return for it and we'll reimburse you for the shipping. Honest.

Another Bonus Comic On The Way! (also, Another Commission Complete!)

Well, it looks like fortune's smiled again, so another Bonus Comic is due for this upcoming Wednesday!

. . . all this convention bonus stuff must be spoiling you guys. As happy as I am to get out there, have fun and keep you guys entertained as a side effect, I'm even happier I don't have any more to worry about until summer . . . especially as I have a few commissions to catch up on. Thanks to all the way-too-generous and just plain entertaining folks I've seen at the cons, and I hope you're enjoying all the fun.

Speaking of which, speculation is already rampant in the forums as to who gets picked. Feel free to place your bets (there or in this post, I'm not picky), or you can just go and stare at the pretty commission of Mischa featured in the previous post. Either one works; I think they both look pretty awesome.

One Contest Commission Done!

That's one commission down, and one to go! This one's Ben's request. Click it to go see the full image over at DeviantArt.

... See, I can draw other people's characters. :-p

Free Commission Available - Seriously!

Guess who's feeling generous today? Me, that's who!

I feel like giving out some art to some lucky Last Resort reader. In fact, the first person to email me with White Noise's full name wins a full-body commission, absolutely FREE.

It's already in the archives, so it's not a huge secret. Just a simple way to make sure people are paying attention. Two minutes work could net you an awesome piece of art.

So what're you waiting for? Go get it!

Just a Reminder... Conbadges still available!

Hey, folks . . . For my showcasing at Furry Weekend Atlanta, I could use a few samples of my work . . . and there's still plenty of conbadge slots available for everyone!

Just a reminder, they're going for $8 each if you pre-order right now (shipping not included) as an early adopter's fee. Details are back in this post, but it's definitely something you're not going to want to miss. :)

These are custom commissions in a button-sized badge, so any character (including your own!) can be done in these. Click here for more details and an example badge.

So come on and get one; you won't see this price at the convention tables, that's for sure!

WARNING: If You're Planning to Buy a Conbadge From Me, Buy Now or Pay More Later!

What do you do when you want to offer conbadge commissions at a convention (of all things), but realize that you can't actually do them AT the con because of the whole "I ink and color all my work digitally" detail?

Why, you offer preorders, of course! Showing up at conventions isn't cheap, after all, and I wouldn't be working tables if I didn't plan on selling SOMETHING...

What It Is: a way for me to cover con costs before I even get there One 2.25" (5.72 cm) button, plastic-coated and shiny, with the name and face of any character of your choice*. Unless your character is naturally teeny-tiny, there won't be room for much else.

These aren't limited to just Last Resort Characters; I'll draw your own characters as well! Each badge is drawn custom, just for you!

What It Costs: Since these are pre-orders, They'll be going for the early-adopter fee of $8 apiece. This is, of course, a limited-time offer, and it's a pretty good bet that if you wait until the convention they won't be that price.

When You Get 'Em : Since the idea is to have these to show off my commissioning skills at both Furry Weekend Atlanta and MomoCon, I would like to keep as many badges as I can until March 16, 2008 (Last Day of MomoCon). If you need it before then, see below.

Shipping & Handling Sanity:

• If you are going to be at either convention, you may pick up your badges there and then. Shipping's Free. A simple confirmation that you're who you say you are should suffice.
  
• If you need your badge shipped to you, send extra for shipping. Adding $3 is a good estimate unless you're not inside the US.
  • Make it an even Adding $5 if you expect the badge before February 15. It's kinda unfair to ask me to make a badge that I don't even get to show off at a time when I could be working on other people's orders, after all.
    
  • Please specify WHEN you need the badge, if it's time-sensitive at all; otherwise I'll assume you can wait until after MomoCon for me to send them. Don't worry, I'll make sure to provide some sort of visual confirmation (probably through a few pictures on the blog!) that your badge has been made and I'm just holding onto it for display purposes at that point.
• Sanity Fee: If you're someone who's likely to ask for do-overs and be picky about your art, Add $5 More for a Sanity Fee. This entitles you to see the lineart prior to coloring, the coloring with text prior to printing/buttoning, and the ability to critique and alter whatever doesn't suit you. Note that you only get one do-over at each stage, and once it's a button, the deal is done.
  
  • If you don't pay the Sanity Fee and complain after the fact, you'll need to pay the $5 anyway unless it's an actual error on my part (like I leave your character's wings off, and I just overlooked it on the sheet) or the error in question can be fixed easily enough.
    

Preorder Bonus: Since all of these preorders will be taken online, that means everyone involved probably has use for an avatar or two. Ergo, everyone who preorders also receives, in addition to the discount, a 100x100 icon of your character, sans the nice text.

What I Need From You (Besides Money): I need at least one reference picture in color (or a REALLY good description) of your character, along with a name and a rudimentary idea of their personality so I can pick a nice font to match. If I can't make heads or tails of it, I'll ask for clairification and/or send your money back.

How Many Are Available: They're quick, but they still take time. This first batch will be a set of 5, and if demand is high enough (and I finish them fast enough!) I'll make more.

How to Buy: Send Money through PayPal (link available through the Last Resort website -- click the little Jigsaw with the Battery image) along with an email to me detailing what you want and any/all reference links for your character. If you have any concerns about my willingness to draw a certain character or any other special issues, email first, THEN send money. I won't start drawing without payment, though.

Interested? Order today!

*At Artist's Discretion, which mostly means if it fails the "Will Dad freak out if he sees this?" test I won't draw it. Come on, these are BADGES. You wear them on your person in a relatively public space. Common Sense Plz.