Some of us out there couldn't draw a stick figure if our lives depended on it. Fortunately there are kind souls out there who grace such with awesome art for free, for payment, or for other services rendered (*cough*). I didn't see a general purpose thread so here is one for those who want one.
I will start with my own character. I've been fortunate enough to receive a few pieces of art of my main going all the way back to MD. Most of them have been done by FaeFae. This first one is from GC between 2006.

And here is her most recent image as of last week. Her art has gone from good to amazing.

Finally chibis, because who doesn't like those? One from Anetra, the other from FaeFae. Anetra's was.. oddly Asian.


Mouse and Voss.

Fae, you know how much we adore this, right? It's amazing. We <3 you so much!
Your art is amazing and this is the greatest compliment I have ever - or could ever - receive on one of my characters. You know how much we adore you even without this amazing talent of yours, but to see you capture our characters so incredibly well just catches me right in the feels. Thank you so much for being awesome.
I am so, so lame when it comes to coloring things.

I am so, so lame when it comes to coloring things.
Me too... I really drag my feet when it comes to the coloring part...
Awesome work though! Keep it up!
Amalgrim wanted me to post this. Blame Amalgrim. All their fault.

You did an amazing job coloring it, Fro! I <3 it SOOOOO much!
Amazing work, Fro! The colors really captured the mood and the characters' personalities.
You may be my minion and color all my things from now on. Thank ya, 'fro.

Beautiful work, both of you.
That's really impressive!
I remembered why I don't color things.

!

...why, because you make them even more amazing? Silly.
...why, because you make them even more amazing? Silly.
Looks amazing again, Amalgrim. Really like how the red of Bass' skin and the blue of Vel's markings pop.

I do need to calibrate the colors on my drawing pad, I think... it looks so different from tablet to laptop. How vile!
This is really really well done! Congrats on a great piece of art!

An amazing piece as always. I really love the detail you put into Jared's tattoos, they are really quite something. Velenya's scales are also quite fantastic, as is the contract between them and her face.
And obligatory "dat ass!" What?
For the record ... I was going to give her pants. Remmy insisted they were unnecessary!

Doodle of Althrae.
Incorrect! You said you could give her scales or clothes, I said scales, and underwear if it felt lewd, which it did not.

Incorrect! You said you could give her scales or clothes, I said scales, and underwear if it felt lewd, which it did not.

All I see here is that you don't want me to sketch Jared again. Maybe I do have subjective reading after all...

Cruel and unusual punishment!

...Chibi. :3

Adorable. I love the dress.
Very nicely done, amalgrim.
An excellent piece, Amalgrim.

Your artwork reminds me of ideals like peace, freedom, and justice.
But they get packed up, and Bison is getting paid off for his crimes!
Thank you!
Hm... I am more of a Dan Hibiki fan, however.
Oyajiiiiiiii!
It's Bethra! That is so her...that is just amazing! Thank you so much Amalgrim! That so just made my day. *HUGS SO MUCH!*
Looks really good. Feel like you really captured Bethra's character with the colors and expression.
Love Bethra's outfit and her pose, too.
I've been meaning to ask, do you do requests/commissions?
Thank you so much, guys. You've made my day with your comments.

It is a compliment to be asked and so thank you, Edge!
I do take commissions and details regarding those can be found over at the Raven-Mythic - an Everquest 2 Role-Play community in which I've frequented in the past. You may see my other game doodles there if you have any interest in non-NWN scribbles. As a warning, some of them are quite old and I do not like looking at my older drawings! Hah. Link:
Commission InformationI also do gift art and take requests. I would throw in a caution on my requests, however, in that it goes very much based on inclination and inspiration if I actually draw something. Remmy can confirm the oodles of discarded scribbles that he's seen over the years. People can always ask but I make no promise and it is quite random what gets done. I don't at all mind if people PM me their character information (be detailed!) and screenshots - there is a chance I'll draw if I get those! Just please expect nothing.
People who toss me money get priority and absolute results, 'course. My commission process is detailed in the above link.
I am not a perfect artist and I am ever trying to improve!
There is no meaning associated with this one! I sketched because I wished to draw Bacon being adorable, and then I drew a Jared because, hey, I draw Jareds. I asked Remmy what he should wear even though Remmy had no idea what I was doodling and that's why he's in a suit. That's how it works sometimes.

Nice stuff =)
I'll have some disposable income in February so I'll probably send you a commission request sometime soonish.
That is such a huge compliment! Thank you!
I very much love the picture, especially Bacon and the detailing of both character's hair, expression, and Velenya's shoulder tattoo. Fantastic work as always.

Awww... Bethra looks more huggable, now! Very well done! : )

Close-up, for Bacon!

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I made this while doodling. The picture won't show up but hopefully the link will work. Tumblr is weird.
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I made this while doodling. The picture won't show up but hopefully the link will work. Tumblr is weird.
I like it.
you are only encouraging me...
you are only encouraging me...
You should be.

Excellent armor design. Making those chainmail loops can be a pain in the tooshy!

...He seriously wears blue on blue, on blue, on some even more blue. It would not have been my choice!
This is from the line-art I had posted above. I decided to put him in armor rather than the suit.
Thank you for viewing.

I really like how it clearly depicts that he's muscular and powerfully built, without going beyond anatomical reason. No Liefeldian proportions here. Well done.
I really like how it clearly depicts that he's muscular and powerfully built, without going beyond anatomical reason. No Liefeldian proportions here. Well done.
Haha! Thank you so much. In his suit, he is quite a bit more trim but still muscular - the armor padded him out a bit due to the layers. I really feel like editing it so he's standing on the points of his toes now ... or maybe give him little tiny feet, with smurf socks? He /is/ wearing an excessive amount of blue. :3
Bright white shoes with curved tips.
Colored Piece (Link - since we bumped it a page!)
i.imgur.com/kAe4ymX.pngThe line-art of the above! I forgot to post it. I colored over it a bit to test some things, so the face looks quite different.

I also have this want to draw Jared as Kuja. Silver Hair - wears Blue? ...Surely Remmy cannot contest it...

...

I... have no idea who that is. The lineart and finished piece are amazing. I really love the detail put into the plate armor, padding, scale, all of it. All because you didn't like coloring a suit.

Ahahahahah Kuja Jared would be hilarious. He's not nearly effeminate enough to really pull it off, but it would be hilarious.
Remmy: Kuja is the villain of Final Fantasy 9. And yeah, he's a guy, though I thought he was a girl for the longest time.
Oh kuja what a glorious bastard
Well, he's no Kefka, but he's up there amongst my favorites =)
Final Fantasy 6 and 9 really are my favorites. My fingers are crossed for an HD remake of Legend of the Dragoon.
...My fingers hurt. >_>!
Final Fantasy 6 and 9 really are my favorites. My fingers are crossed for an HD remake of Legend of the Dragoon.
...My fingers hurt. >_>!
I would murder someone to see this happen. Legend of Dragoon was probably a bigger influence on my young life than anything else. Ah...the days when Square put out stuff that they pulled straight from the heavens of inspiration.
Seconded on both, man....
Someone caught Estara while she was eating an apple.
She f'n' loves apples.

(She looks somewhat more pale on account of the background of the forum being a warmer color.)
I love it, especially her expression as she is eating the apple, and the detail of the mesh of her stealth suit.
I may color this later - I am really, really bad at coloring!
This is Solinthius, the Half-Silver Dragon Paladin of Tamara. He normally wears more but hey, I wanted to draw some scales.

Peppyr greatly approves.

I was feeling Bethra doodle.

That Bethra doodle is amazing. x,x' *Swoon*
Bethra greatly approves! Oh I just love this, Amalgrim. Thank you so so very much. Its just great beyond words.
Much gladness you folks like it. Thank you so much for posting your opinions. <3
That art is absolutely amazing. Totally Bethra!
That art is absolutely amazing. Totally Bethra!
Eeeee. Thank you so much! ...Now I want to draw more because everyone has been so kind.

Yes, more all around =D Keep up the good work!
I ... I think he quite unintentionally came out looking like Goat. He is reaching to steal even more door knobs. It is his wont.

I really love your style of art! Could you perhaps do a step by step progress of one of your artworks?
Yep, that's Peppyr. Hat and all.
That is... Wow, great work. Congratulations! *Delves into deviantart*
I would love to request portraits from you, but at this time can't afford to commission anything.

Amazing work!
+1 to that, on both counts.
Thank you so much for the step by steps! Your style is just so amazing and the progression is simply amazing! Do you work with photoshop and layer paint?
I am blown away from the comments! Thank you! I took some requests the other day for practice, and I am working on those right now. Once I've finished those I'd be open again for the possibility of doing more.

It's all learning for me and trying different things!
Thank you too, Dreamer. I use Manga Studio for the lines and Painter for the colors, with some touch-ups in Photoshop. My photoshop version isn't so recent so I started dabbling in others and have found it to my liking. I do draw on a tablet.
What - you've seen the first post, right? This is not-so-discreetly a Jared thread. I didn't make it - I just started posting here! So, here is a Jared. It isn't perfect... mphhhh... I might color it sometime later. I know I keep typing that but color is one of the Prime Evils.
Velenya's armor is actually from a really awesome Edge and Bella quest - it's made of Behir (southern blue-scaled monster thing) ... it blends a bit with her scales as is, so color would bring it out some. But it is blue, and Jared only wears blue, so this is a disaster waiting to happen. Oof! I also kinda gave up on drawing weapons. Maybe I should practice those too...
Anyhow! I am presently sketching Dais (half-done, I'd say?) and after that there will be a Tisha and a Xavier or a Neasa. They're practice pieces so I might mess around with how they're done.


It is absolutely glorious. Thank you!

(Nyacelil)

(Nyacelil in Wardress)

(Faelon & Nyacelil)

(Nyacelil waiting for Faelon)

(Faelon & Nyacelil love)

(Nyacelil & Nyencea)

(Nyacelil, Nyencea, Faelon)
Please do not use any of these arts. They were all paid for by my money from beautiful and wounderful artiest named isbjrog!
isbjorg.deviantart.com/gallery/25179438/Commissions-gifts-art-trades
Here are a couple that were done for me by Symphony -YEARS- ago
Alluria Hornblower (mother of Simkin and Shayla) .. and yes..s he is still quite the MILF


Jaylithel - (also by Symphony)

Man I think I have an old drawing of Kestal by Symphony stored away somewhere. Also a sketch of Raven done by... I think Rykka? I forget. I'll have to go dig around and see if I can find those when I get home.
Avatar that was made for Alluria while she was still tainted form her exposure to the Ring of Winter.

Man I think I have an old drawing of Kestal by Symphony stored away somewhere. Also a sketch of Raven done by... I think Rykka? I forget. I'll have to go dig around and see if I can find those when I get home.
Cool.. dig them up and post them!
Here was my own attempt at picking up a pencil and drawing Jaylithel. This was shortly after he screwed things up with Analyth and was a mopey elf.

And speaking of Rykka.... my attempt at drawing her face.. head came out a bit to sharp and pointy to the chin, but I liked how the eyes came out.

Everyone's second favorite Garagosan (next to Nikolai of course)

And finally a pen doodle of a very young Cece " Badhbh " before she starting going by that name.

I am still working on my queue! I've been building player homes in the meantime. However! I wished to comment:
You chose an absolutely talented, delightful artist for the renditions of Nyacelil and family!
And, I had no idea you could draw, Oni. I like how you do hair.

I am still working on my queue! I've been building player homes in the meantime. However! I wished to comment:
You chose an absolutely talented, delightful artist for the renditions of Nyacelil and family!
And, I had no idea you could draw, Oni. I like how you do hair.
Just want to remind you... to the Formian Ants.. It's Queen Taure. ^^
I am still working on my queue! I've been building player homes in the meantime. However! I wished to comment:
You chose an absolutely talented, delightful artist for the renditions of Nyacelil and family!
And, I had no idea you could draw, Oni. I like how you do hair.
Thanks.. I am amateur at best... We have a lot of very talented artists here that makes my doodles look like a 5 year old did them.

Practice, Practice.
NICE work! Love the gauntlet of doom!
Neat! Quitely intimidating.
Thank you.
Xavier is next in the practice pile.
I wish I had two more hands,
so I could give this artwork four thumbs up.
Thank you.
Xavier is next in the practice pile.
I'd love to see your take on Thira some time

Wow, this is some pretty great stuff.
Thank you!

Tisha is up next. I'll likely do another round of requests once I have finished, though I'd like to make a gift piece or two after. I am very, very, very slow ...
...so, so terribly slow!

He has either read something terribly offensive, or he's terribly offended you've interrupted him. Either way, I felt like drawing an angry mage.
Yep, there's our grumpy scarecrow mage. =D
"They didn't use the Oxford comma?!"
Thank you so much. This is awesome. (And let's be honest, Xavier totally has resting bitch face)
Hah! I love the look on his face. He's clearly unhappy about something in the book. Maybe he found out that the Netherese are actually Ao's titanic joke on the poor mortals of Faerun.

I'm honestly thinking Kelendel or Rhea went to the work to copy out part of a scholarly tome...and switch halfway through to writing Twilight, and he's just gotten to the vampire part of what he thought was Mysteries of Draconic Blood and Enchantment.
Seriously, you did a great job on this. I love the level of detail.
I prefer the Oxford Comma remark because it doesn't involve Twilight.
Glad you guys like it so much.

...But since I didn't color it, wouldn't it be Shades of Grey?
Glad you guys like it so much.
...But since I didn't color it, wouldn't it be Shades of Grey?
"Fifty Shades of James" by Kevendithas Dy'ner
I was practicing today and drew this dude's face.

This is more of his natural skin color. I've colored him with a tan before. No one is sunning in the winter!
That is absolutely fantastic, likely even new portrait material. Thank you!
Thanks!
There have been a few people who lamented to me about missing the last call to be in the practice queue (very kind of them!), so I am posting here that I will make the next announcement on January 15th in the shoutbox, and that the first three who PM me with interest will have a spot in my abuse of their characters. Unless I receive a commission, I will aim to get one practice piece done a month.
The next practice theme (this one appears to have come up as full-body lines!), is going to be Couples. I would like to work on character interaction. You may also request for a Duo, or a Team, or a Rivalry - not something necessarily romantic. If you're interested in a spot on the day I've the queue open, please keep that in mind. I will need consent from both players to be depicted - no Tweak x Craig unbidden. That pairing isn't canon!
Thank you all for supporting my growth as a doodly person.
...And because I bumped it off a page; here is a giant Jared face! Is so toothy.

Brig showing off his 30 CHA -- poses for romance novels when not covered in sweat, monster-guts, and armor.

Yum.
Myv has good taste in Paladin crushes.
So this was done by
FaeFae last year but unfinished due to her tablet up and dying on her. I did manage to save the unfinished preview image she sent me though (which is still damned awesome enough to be considered a finished product in its own right!), so I think it's about time that got to see the light of day. =) Here it is! Fairly typical day for Kendaku.
