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Mia the Cat Dancer Illustration

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Mia Copperbelle is a singer and dancer of a traveling cat band, spreading joy all over the land through their music.

Mia and the rest her merry bards are frequently harassed by the despotic Lion Kingdom. The Lions take no pleasure in the peace and love themes of the small cat band, and disperse any of their gatherings by lethal force. Despite the present danger posed by her father, Mia presses forward on her passion to be the greatest dancer of them all!

I had this Cat Dancer piece on the back burner for three years. Drawn traditionally in Brush, Ink and Paper and Later Digitally colored in Procreate and Clip Studio Paint. You can get a 9×12 Print for sale on my Etsy Store!

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What Conventions I’ll be At In April

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Besides covering PeoriaCon, I haven’t tabled at any notable conventions over March. But for the month of April, I’ll be attending many more conventions!

The first will be at Schaumburg Library Con on the 15th! It’s my third year here and this event is a nice chill one where the kids can come by to ask the artists about how to make their own comics! Attendance is free, so if you’re in the Schaumburg area, you’re welcome to come by!

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New Pastry Cat Stickers!

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I’m rolling out a bunch of new stickers for my Etsy Store today!

Firstly, I restocked my 4″ x 6″ Pastry Cat Sticker Sheet! It’s a chonky sticker pack of eight 1/2 Inch stickers! Perfect for quick gifts and party bags!

Pastry Cat Sticker Sheet

Additionally, I’ve printed two new stickers in the form of a Cinnamon Roll and Cherry Pie! They are fantastic new additions to my collection of cat stickers, my comics, and more on my Etsy Store!

Cinnamon Roll Cat Sticker
Pie Cat Sticker
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Spring Commissions 2023

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The cold days are wrapping up, and I have five open slots for safe-for-work character commissions for you all to spring into! First Come, First Serve!

You can read more about my options and specific rules on my Commissions Page!

When you’re done, you can fill out my Google Forms Sheet to send in your ideas!

Icons

Tiny Icons drawn by me to rep yourself online!

Mohawk Cat Icon Commission

Cel-Shade -$30

2022 Selfie Pixel (Square)

Static Pixel – $20

Fox Knight Pixel Art Talk

Animated Pixel -$60

Full-Body Character Commissions

Cel-Shaded $120

Budgie Knight Flight

A Single Character Drawing in a cool pose in a simple background.

Flat Color $80

Hammer Bull

 

A Single Character Drawing in a cool pose in a blank background. I can also offer a 2 View Turnaround for a bulk price of $140!

Line Art Full Body Character $60

Leno Digital Ink Commission

A Colorless Character Drawing in a cool pose with no background. I can also offer a 2 View Turnaround for a bulk price of $100! If you get this commission from me and come back to me to color it for you, you’ll get a mighty discount!

Full Body Pixel Art and Animations

Animated $160

Jungle Cat Pixel Animation

A Retro-style character animation loop in the style of colorful arcade games. If you have a suggested console or palette, message me with details!

Animated $160

Cole Big Color Illustration Pixel Art

A large Retro style character sprite in the style of colorful arcade games. If you have a suggested console or palette, message me with details!

Big Birthday Weekend

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As of writing this, I’m now 31 years old and introspective about my art journey so far! I continue to tackle new conventions as I keep my head on a swivel! I’ve been sketching small bits of art on my social sites over the month, but I’ve kept myself busy going to cons, taking other art commissions and recording livestreams!

I’ll be honest and say that we haven’t made that much progress on Blackmask from last January to now. My programmer took time off for a vacation, so he’s been away from his computer. I myself have been taking other art commissions and streams, but we’ll be in touch with majors changes as soon as possible. I’ve been sketching small bits of art on my social sites over the month, I’ve been sloppy about posting my art here in a way that is an easy to find.

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Winter Commissions 2023

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Time to kick February off by opening character commissions! For this year, I’m taking a seasonal approach to taking commissions. Every Three Months or so, I’ll have Five Slots Open to take safe-for-work character commissions.

Check my Rules on my Commissions Page and when you’re ready to order, fill out my Google Doc or Email Me!

Icons

Tiny Icons drawn by me to rep yourself online!

Mohawk Cat Icon Commission

Cel-Shade – $30

2022 Selfie Pixel (Square)

Static Pixel – $20

Fox Knight Pixel Art Talk

Animated Pixel -$60

Full-Body Character Commissions

Cel-Shaded $120

Budgie Knight Flight

A Single Character Drawing in a cool pose in a simple background.

Flat Color $80

Hammer Bull

A Single Character Drawing in a cool pose on a blank background.

Tail Knight Flat Turnarounds

I can also offer a 2-View Turnaround for a bulk price of $140!

Line Art $60

Leno Digital Ink Commission

A Colorless Character Drawing in a cool pose with no background. If you get this commission from me and come back to me to color it for you, you’ll get a mighty discount!

Lightforce Commission

I can also offer a 2-View Turnaround for a bulk price of $100!

Full Body Pixel Art and Animations

Animated $160

Jungle Cat Pixel Animation

A Retro-style character animation loop in the style of colorful arcade games. If you have a suggested console or palette, message me with details!

Static $100

Cole Big Color Illustration Pixel Art

A large Retro style character sprite in the style of colorful arcade games. If you have a suggested console or palette, message me with details!

CYBERYEAR 2023

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I’m proactive with my new year stuff since the middle December because waiting for New Years to start making real change isn’t necessary! My video game, Blackmask is making baby steps getting new backgrounds and assets drawn. You can check out my monthly report on the Blackmask Website! Beyond that, I’ve been busy building up my new year!

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Simple Art Practice on the Go

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To help people out with their New Year’s Resolutions of learning to draw, I thought I’d drop in my two cents on getting started or getting into it.

Mini Sketchbook Pile B

A concern I find is the lack of time to draw. When I’m always on the go and away from my drawing desk at my day job, having a small sketchbook helps me jot down ideas!

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2022: A Year In Review

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After a packed year of conventions and art events, I’m reflecting on my 2022 year and planning my next one! I feel like I spent more time learning to write than learning to draw. I wrote more blog posts, more promotional stuff and more story things that I’ve been sticking with instead of burying it away in my files.

Alley Art Fest Aurora 2022 Table Vizo Photo

Despite my feelings that I didn’t get as much artwork as I wanted to be completed, looking back, I had a good run for my convention stuff, doing a convention almost every month and figure out myself as an artist and what I really want to do with my work.

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