A Long Road
A long day, too. Ugh. Brutal. One thing after another, and several people in crisis mode. Thankfully, things did ease up some after lunch (which was about 1:30 or so - later than usual). Then I managed to get in for a massage. Yay. And when I got home, there was the nice surprise of seeing an art commission finally done. Y'know, I don't do it often, but still there's usually not much of a story to such things. This time, it feels like there was...
Coming in on the Christmas season, I wondered what to get kyn_elwynn. He suggested an art commission. But how many furry artists are available for such at that time of year? None of the ones I looked at, it seemed. And what to have done? Well, some very general suggests were offered, but in part I was directed to see what the artist would do.
Then, surprisingly, one mentioned he'd be doing some. So I waited and pounced. Slots went quick, with enough people responding... I don't know. In the space of a few hours, I suspect. It meant futzing with another online payment service, since he's in Russia, but hey - I like his art.
So I submitted character descriptions and sat back to wait. And wait. And wait. It became clear this was not going to be a Christmas present. I think I ended up giving money to purchase Cataclysm as a gift for the season.
And there was more waiting. The queue was worked through slowly. Then there was a convention. In March I was asked if I was still interested. "Sure," I said, still checking for messages almost daily, but not expecting any. Then some more progress on others. Then computer problems... It was actually April before I saw even a rough sketch, with some other questions to clear up.
Now, after a little more than six months, there's actually an end result.
Behold, Ameera of the Crimson Paw and her student Caelan: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5865296/
Coming in on the Christmas season, I wondered what to get kyn_elwynn. He suggested an art commission. But how many furry artists are available for such at that time of year? None of the ones I looked at, it seemed. And what to have done? Well, some very general suggests were offered, but in part I was directed to see what the artist would do.
Then, surprisingly, one mentioned he'd be doing some. So I waited and pounced. Slots went quick, with enough people responding... I don't know. In the space of a few hours, I suspect. It meant futzing with another online payment service, since he's in Russia, but hey - I like his art.
So I submitted character descriptions and sat back to wait. And wait. And wait. It became clear this was not going to be a Christmas present. I think I ended up giving money to purchase Cataclysm as a gift for the season.
And there was more waiting. The queue was worked through slowly. Then there was a convention. In March I was asked if I was still interested. "Sure," I said, still checking for messages almost daily, but not expecting any. Then some more progress on others. Then computer problems... It was actually April before I saw even a rough sketch, with some other questions to clear up.
Now, after a little more than six months, there's actually an end result.
Behold, Ameera of the Crimson Paw and her student Caelan: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5865296/
Still one of the best gifts I've ever gotten, despite, or perhaps because of, the hassle involved.
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