Just a Dakota

[justadakota]

Hey all! Summer has arrived, which means I have so much more free time to make art for you! Unfortunately, on the downside, my job hasn’t started up yet and I need to make rent next week, so I’m opening emergency commissions! I’ll take as many as want art, and I’m offering a special type: Half-price sketches. If you want just a basic color sketch of your character, it is half of a portrait (above, which would be 80) coming in at 40 dollars. Prices are going up at the end of may, so either way this is a pretty good deal to get in on before that. 

I understand that no one is under any obligation to help me out, but I figured I’d put this out there and see if anyone wants anything done.

Things I am good at:

- Fantasy portraits (especially D&D stuff)

- Fantasy landscapes

Things I am reasonable at:

- Sci fi portraits/landscapes

- Realistic 

Things I won’t do:

- Anything abusive or illegal, I’m not about that. 

- That’s about it. (If you have any questions about “Will you do X thing?”, DM me and we can talk about it)

If you’d like to see more of my work, check out my Artstation at http://www.artstation.com/dakotacurry! Thanks!

[dakotacurry]

Commissions open - 10 SLOTS!

Hello lovelies! Now that I have a bit of free time, I’m opening 10 portrait slots for commissions! I’m excited to see what you guys have in your wonderful minds for me to paint! If you’ve ever had a character you want immortalized in art, now’s your chance!

[dakotacurry]

Hey followers! Still alive and kicking! Got a couple of projects that are coming to an end that, while I can’t tell you about them now, I will soon be able to, and THAT is very exciting! Been working with some really cool people on some really cool ideas, and it’s been a blast. BUT in the mean time, I’m still chugging along on those dailies. Here’s 175 for your enjoyment!

[justadakota]

Support An Amazing Choreographer On Their New Project!

Hey guys! I know I usually post paintings of imaginary people doing imaginary cool things, but it’s time for one of those rare occasions where I talk about ACTUAL people doing ACTUAL cool things! Some of you may know that my partner is a choreographer and dance film artist, and they are putting together a new piece! It’s called “Requiem for Debbie’s Shirt” and is a dance. However, they’ve run into a bit of a snag: they want to do this the right way and compensate their dancers and crew, as well as uphold professional standards in lighting, filming, and staging. How, you may ask, do they intend to conquer this admirable-but-expensive goal? Well, that’s where you guys come in. I hope you can find the time to help us out. The smallest amount helps, of course, and even if you are unable to donate at this time, please signal boost and help us reach as many people as possible! If we all band together, we can help this wonderful award-winning choreographer keep making fantastic work for us to enjoy! If you’d like to check out more of their work, check out www.tateglover.com, and you can find the donation site, as well as more information about the project and donation tier lists (ever want a wallpaper done by me? YOU’RE IN LUCK!!!) at https://www.hatchfund.org/project/ghost_tree_dance_short_film_requiem_for_debbies_shirt

Thank you all for your support, it means the world to us!

[dakotacurry]

I CAUGHT UP TO MYSELF! Say hello to 100/365!

This is a redesign of an old concept that I did about 7 months ago, and I’m super excited to share the redo with you guys! It was a ton of fun to do, and I’m thrilled to see what I’ve learned since doing the first version. 

[justadakota]

Spoiler alert: I may be writing a D&D statblock for this fellow as a homebrew monster, which y’all will be welcome to use once its playtested. 

[justadakota]

022/365 Aaaand posting tonight's piece with this sketchy (as in stylistically resembling a sketch, not appearing-to-be-chained-in-a-graveyeard) blacksmith! Enjoy!

[dakotacurry]

020/365! I’m really happy with this, if only because I challenged myself to not use the color picker tool at all, and it still turned out alright. This week has been a ton of fun! Cheers, you guys.

[artofaokori]

ARTIST CALL

For 2018, I want to do the 365 day challenge.  Wich mean : Drawing something each day. ( Even only a sketch, etc. )  And so it a search to evolve in their art all over the year.

SO, why a call for the artists? 

Well, I want to ask if there artists here who would like to do the challenge with me, I need motivation and so if other artist do it along side with me, I will be able to not drop it… like I did for some other challenges * Cough inktober COUGH Huevember * 

I will create a Discord, for anyone who want to join, send me a message here and I will invite you in the discord! 

Each week, there will be a “main” subject I will suggest if you need inspiration to draw.  ( By exemple one week could be to draw thing related to tree, so you can do during the week tree concept art, tree analysis, tree painting, etc etc etc. )  

Do any artist or even people who want to learn how to draw want to join? 

[illuminest-deactivated20230121]

Oh hell yes. :D

[rayeliann]

I’m absolutely down!  

I have the same problem honestly.  I get hyped, start one of those and make it only a few days.  I always work better if I know someone else is counting on me! 

[justadakota]

I was thinking about doing this! And now I CAN DO IT WITH PEOPLE?!? Sign me up!

[dakotacurry]

Commissions Open!

The holidays are coming up and so I’m opening commissions for a time in case you all want to commission gifts for a party member, friend, family member, or yourself! 

Current prices:

Full Color Portrait: 75$

Full Illustration: Starting at 120$, increasing with characters and complexity. 

Landscape: 80$

I’ve included examples below the break, for your perusal! There are, of course, less pricey options if you are so inclined, such as lineart, waist-up and bust portraits, etc, so feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions!

Keep reading

[dakotacurry]

Just wanted to let you all know, I AM still working! Fear not! Unfortunately for y’all, a lot of my work now comes with NDAs, so you have to wait to see it. BUT! There are still some things I can show you, like this commission of Myrra, a cunning magician and trickster! This was a lot of fun to work on; I love painting characters, but especially those that have fun little quirks I can work into their outfit like magic glowing dice. 

Would you like a painting of your character like this one? I’m still taking commissions, and would be happy to discuss work, be it pricing or questions about process, or, lets face it, it doesn’t have to be work, I’ll chat with you guys about anything under the sun. My inbox is always open! 

Cheers. 

[dakotacurry]

Looking for clients!

Now that school is done, I’ve got some free time, and I’m looking for work! I do commissions ranging from personal work (a lot of pictures of people’s favorite characters, moments, or locations) to commercial work (media illustrations, concept art, design, you name it) and I’d love to find some new clients to work with! If you are unfamiliar with my work, you may find my portfolio HERE I do focus mainly on fantasy, but I’d be happy to do science fiction if that’s something people are interested in! 

I hope to work with many of you soon!

[dakotacurry]

A finished version of the illustration of the Desertborn Goliath I’ll be playing come October! I’ve got a show coming up for the finale of this program I’ve been taking part in the last few months, and we get some prints, so I’ve produced this to submit for consideration for printing! 

Meet Ndwale! He is his tribe’s pathfinder, walking the paths through the ever-shifting desert sands from oasis to oasis, guided by the spirits of his ancestors, and has discovered that there are more than just the path he’s been following for his whole life. The world is in crisis, and he needs to protect any who might need his guidance. 

Keep an eye out, I’ve created an entirely new Paladin oath for him: The Oath of the Ancestors! I’m considering posting it around, getting some feedback, and maybe putting it up on DMSGuild along with some other homebrew projects I’ve got in the works, so if you like that kind of thing, definitely be on the watch. All of the art will be produced by yours truly, of course, so that’s always exciting as well. 

I hope you all enjoy this, I’ve had a TON of fun working on it.

[dakotacurry]

My newest D&D character is a multiclass Bloodhunter/Gunslinger, and my own personal tribute to the wonderful Matthew Mercer. I hope you guys like it! I’m always available for commissions, so feel free to get in touch if you want an illustration of your group or character, or something completely different! Either way, please enjoy Matthias, the newest addition to my D&D family!

[dakotacurry]

Every so often I do, in fact, come up with entirely unrealistic designs. They’re fun! I might start doing them more often… Anyway, a few sketches from the other day turned into this! I’m calling it “Forgeborn”. And who knows… Maybe I’ll whip up some D&D stats for it and call it a homebrew! Either way, it was a ton of fun to work on! What do you guys think? Should I make stats for this lovely friend?

[dakotacurry]

Not Sketchmania, although I will have a post for you guys this evening once I get everything together! This is a post regarding character art though! I did this yesterday and found it immensely gratifying and wanted to post it here. This is a piece of concept art done for a character that may or may not be joining my D&D campaign soon and while I generally like to stay away from crazy over-the-top outrageous designs, I do admit they are quite fun sometimes. Without further ado, here is Fita and her Giant Greatsword!

[dakotacurry]

Hey guys and gals! I have an announcement! I personally really enjoy having a visual aide for my characters whenever I play D&D. Either for my own characters, or for important NPCs when I’m DMing. I find it helps me communicate not only just appearance, but also attitude and personality, to some point! I’ve provided you with three sketches of some of my all-time favorite D&D characters as examples for the following event: SKETCHMANIA!

I’ve decided to open up a temporary set of commission slots specifically for those among you of my followers who play D&D and other such RPGs we all know and love! Not only is this exclusive to you guys, but it’s also a bit of a sale!  Where a black-and-white full body portrait would be around 25$ USD, for this event, I’m doing these for 10 bucks a piece!  I’ve never done this before, and it’ll probably be a long time before this kind of deal comes around again! 

“How do I acquire one of these sketches?” Well, I’ll tell you, wonderful followers! Just send me a message on one of my many social medias (that’s facebook, tumblr, twitter, even DeviantArt and ArtStation!) with the following information:

1) Your email. I’ll use this to send the piece to you, and to send you the PayPal request. 

2) A description of your character. Minimum, race, class, gear, and physical description. I will always accept more info, such as attitudes and general outlooks on life, but I need those 4 things minimum to get it done for you.

And that’s it! I’ll be doing 10 of these every week, so I’ll inform you when I’ve received your payment what group you’ll be in, and then you just wait for the magic to happen! I hope this will help you guys as much as it’s helped me, which is why I’m offering these for so cheap. Good luck in your adventures, and may your dice never betray you!

[dakotacurry]

I’m incredibly excited to be able to show you all this! As I am now allowed to talk about it, I can tell you that the RPG Tavern Tales, which was originally a Kickstarter project, has become the center of a community effort to finish and release the game officially! And I have the great honor of providing the art for one of the skill trees, Heritage! This has been so much fun to work on, and I’m so happy to be able to finally share it with you guys.

For those of you that do not know, Tavern Tales is an RPG built with a focus on narrative and an attempt to get away from the somewhat mathematically demanding rules and “crunchiness” of games like D&D. It has one of the broadest and simplest character creation systems I’ve ever seen. In fact, the system itself is both incredibly open-ended and very easy to pick up. For those of you that want a game that puts most of the focus on story progression, I highly recommend it. 

Enjoy!