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I've been putting together simpler style commission samples for Vgen featuring friend OCs! (For Ian Fay and Kim Hu respectively, both fab artists and people, check 'em out.)

Get art like this for just $100 USD (portrait) or $160 USD (halfbody) on Vgen!

About a year and a half ago I downloaded a bunch of random movie screencaps off Shotdeck for head studies, and I've been poking at them off and on ever since. Looking at the first page compared to the last, it's nice to see that even after all these years The Grind does, in fact, have results and visible progress is possible.

I had a dream I was drawing thumbnails, and - in the dream - sketched this out and titled it "The Dreamer". That was striking enough that I woke up, sketched out the thumbnail in real life, and then sat on it for like eight years. Until now!

I had a hard time getting bites on my commissions (I know my prices are pretty high!) so I took a day to put together a sample in a simpler style to see if there's any interest. If anybody's looking for a $200 full body commission in this style, let me know! Signal boosts appreciated, other commission info here.

Ingenious Prodigy for Strixhaven, AD Deborah Garcia!

Portrait commission! Probably my fastest turnaround ever, I was having too much fun with the hair to stop.

Never posted these three portrait comms, of some Dragon Age OCs! (I think only the first one is recognizable as such, can I still tag it that?)

Indie book cover for Jay Roberts! (Oh yeah, I'm also on bsky). Full wrap under the cut. This was a lot of fun, and a chance to use the knowledge from my years of Star Wars character commissions on some fun skintones.

If you're a selfpub author (or AD!) looking for some covers, I'm trying to get more into book cover work! Get in touch! :)

Another gift-commission, this time for my brother's fiancee, who's pretty new to D&D! Sometimes it's nice to do a good ol'fashioned normal fighty gal. (Not that I would know, my first ever PC was a Deva Avenger; the 4e online character builder was a hell of a thing.)

A "commission" (gift) for my brother of his D&D character, a duck-summoning snake-oil sleazy preacher. His only note on the rough was to give the ducks hats.

TIME FOR AN UPDATED COMMISSIONS POST! Pricing full and half-body illustrations can now vary based on complexity. (By 'complexity' I usually mean 'video game armor', as I've noticed those tend to take twice as long as I otherwise budget time for. Overly detailed armor, a complicated weapon, things of that nature.)

Also as of today, Weds Sept 18, MY QUEUE IS EMPTY AND I HAVE SOME TIME BETWEEN JOBS! Work with hard printing deadlines comes first so sometimes these can take a while; if you get in touch now you'll see a much quicker turnaround than usual. :)

If you want something more complicated than above:

These are my terms for character commissions specifically. If you're looking for a scene with a background, prices will rise pretty quickly, as putting together a whole illustration is a different process! Also, these are for personal use only, not for publication; I'm a full-time illustrator, though, and always looking for professional work! Get in touch!

Availability & Timing:

I don’t have a slot system and usually don’t open and close commissions (unless I get REALLY busy) but I’m a full-time illustrator so if you contact me when I’m booked up, there may be a delay.  I can let you know and get back to you when I’m available.

I do commissions in between my professional illustration work, so no promises on timing generally; if you have a deadline such as for a gift, let me know, and we can work something out.

Will Draw:

Human and humanoid OCs - fantasy, sci-fi, historical, etc

Portraits of real people - ONLY with hi resolution, well-lit reference; commission may be turned down if reference provided is not enough for a good painting.

Won't Draw:

Furries/anthro (just bad at animal heads!)

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How To Get One:

Contact me via email (kim at kimsokol dot com) to let me know roughly what you’re looking for, and I’ll let you know if I can take it.  You don’t need to send a long description with reference in initial contact, but at least give me a general sense of what you want. If you DO have easily available reference, such as a screenshot of a game character or prior commissions, I can let you know where it falls on the pricing scale

Once I accept, I'll send you a form to get your character information and make sure we're both clear on terms

Origin of the Hidden Ones AD Stephanie Cheung MTG Universes Beyond: Assassin's Creed