LolipopCandii

Not sure why I have abandoned deviantart up until now...Or, I do know why, but it isn't a good enough excuse and I don't know why I am more active on twitter and instagram...probably because it is easier to upload on all those websites with the same device...

Anyway, I am more active on instagram, twitter, and tumblr if you would prefer seeing my uploads more often.

My instagram: www.instagram.com/lolipop.mint…
Twitter: LolipopCandii
Tumblr: lollipop-mint.tumblr.com/

I post mainly the same stuff on all of them, with maybe a few differences based on my feels. Instagram is sometimes in English, mostly in Japanese. Tumblr is always in English. And twitter is always in Japanese.

I will try to remember to post on here as well, but it's not as fun...;3;

COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN~ 

I have three slots open for commissions:
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Lineart:

Bust: USD $10

Half-Full Body: USD $15

+USD $5 per extra character

Cell Shading

Bust: USD $20

Half Body: USD $30

Full Body: USD $40

+USD $5 per extra character

Soft Color

Bust: USD $25

Half Body: USD $35

Full Body: USD $45

+USD $5 per extra character

General Info

• Prices are in US dollars only
  
• I retain all rights to my artwork
  
• The prices refer to artwork that is created for personal use only
  
• If you are interested in hiring me for commercial work, feel free to send me an e-mail and we can discuss it
  
• Lineart is normally completed in a week after sketch approval; Color commissions are completed in 1-2 weeks after sketch approval
  
• Comissions will be post in my gallery only by the approval of the comissioner
  
• Once an image is completed, no further changes can be requested
  
• All color commissions will come with a simple background (eg. Swirlies, patterns, etc.)
  

       

I Won't Draw

-Furries

-Animals

-NSFW

-Landscape/Detailed Backgrounds (for quality's sake)

-Copyrighted characters (I will draw your fan characters, though)

How to Request a Commission:

Send a message to this e-mail: lolipop.candii@gmail.com

Please let me know:

• The Type of Commission
  
• The Number of Characters
  
• Character Description (appearance + personality)
  
• What you want
  
• Reference images
  

   

Payment:

I will not begin work until I receive at least half of the payment up front or full payment up front.

I will accept payment via Paypal only. Must be in U.S. dollars.

If your commission is accepted, I will send a confirmation e-mail and an invoice from my Paypal.

Refunds: I will only refund 50% if I am in the process of drawing the commission. I will not refund the finished piece.

It's been a while~
Annnddd....
I joined several websites recently!
I also thought it might be nice to post about all the websites I post my art on in case you are interested:
My tumblr
My Instagram page
My Pixiv Portfolio
My home~ <333

And I don't use this one very much because I don't understand, but my twitter is LolipopCandii.

I post frequently on tumblr and instagram. Though I post more stuff on instagram because I include my nail art on there as well. I am picky about what I put on my Pixiv, but I plan to be more active on there once I gain more confidence...;orz

I am working on many things recently (it is kind of overwhelming). I graduate from college next year so I am working on preparing the necessary materials for job applications and scholarship applications...;m; I am also working on manga recently. I have about 9 stories I am currently working on, with one of them having a finished name. I am writing them in Japanese so it is going fairly slowly...I am also having problems with just basic writing...(they keep ending up being boring or generic...;orz). They are all going through many cycles of revisions! On top of that I am trying to make sure my coloring skills are up to par.

My main problem I have hit currently is that the programs I am using are really difficult when writing manga which slows me down tremendously. Not only that but drawing traditionally is more of a hassle being away from any stores that could keep necessary materials like tones and paper in stock. Overall I really just need a new laptop so I can buy Manga Studio and make cleaner pages faster...;3;

And that is where I am at and what I am worrying about now which is why I am fairly inactive in general. If I am not active here I am active somewhere else, if I am not active in those places I am probably working on manga (or being attacked by my dogs one of those).

That's all for now! Hopefully I will be more active here in the future~

They keep showing Pokemon movies on TV...and every movie there is always a part where either Pikachu gets hurt or Ash gets hurt and all hope seems lost and it's a very emotional sad part but it's so overused and cheesy...

'nway...

I am sorry for not saying anything earlier I just not got free time...;orz

I met with the editor of Usogui~ :3 

I talked a lot on another website about this so I am just going to making this short simple bullet point of what what I learned from my meeting with Shueisha:

-Manga is not about a story but about character
-The character should be the most interesting thing about you manga
-write what character you like the most
-The quality of illustration is not the most important part of the manga (although Young Jump prefers higher quality works)
-Tokyo Ghoul works because it is easy to read
-you should focus on making a manga that is easy to read
-most manga (for Young Jump?) is 35 pages or less with the climax almost always being on page 29.
-Tokyo Ghoul's mangaka originally wanted to write ecchi (just an interesting tid bit I don't remember the context of this point but yeah)
-Choose your theme or main point before you begin writing (the opposite of what I have learned in my creative writing classes)
-If your story or character is complicated or difficult to explain figure out the most simple way of explaining it. Usogui is a good example of explaining complicated parts of gambling in a simple way. 


And that's most of what I remember... Yeah main thing is simplifying, at least for my particular story. Make interesting characters, have something to say, shorten the manga. All things that are super relieving to me 'cause now I know what to do and what to fix.

Here is something interesting that further enforced the idea that I can do it. The sheets for signing in for the meeting with the editor were in both English and Japanese. My editor understood some English as well. Basically it doesn't matter that I am American I was still treated as somebody who wanted to become a mangaka first rather than a foreigner.

The main thing that makes me feel enormously happy is that I can become a mangaka and this experience pretty much set it in stone. If I work hard enough I can become a mangaka. If I have more practice I can become a mangaka.

All my life people have told me that it is impossible because I am American. But the only thing that is actually holding me back is the language barrier, the distance from America, and my art skills...all things which can be fixed through some means: Studying Japanese more, finding ways of living in Japan, practicing drawing and storytelling skills.

I got really hyper and finished all the stuff I was planning on doing today but I have a club meeting a 9 and it's only 8:30 so I've got a bit of time to kill before I leave.

My glorious friend helped me call Young Jump and I am scheduled to have a meeting where I show them my manga.

I am dying from unending happiness right now getting ready for that event while dying inside from stress 'cause I have a dance performance next sunday and I have to practice every day until like midnight and I am not even very good and then I have so much homework. But I have some plans to get it all done before this weekend so hopefully it'll be good. I finished everything planned for today so that's good.

Hopefully I will remember to update after I go to let you guys know what the experience is like.

I will say this, though, it is extremely easy to make an appointment with an editor. Even though I am American there was no hesitation. We just asked if we could meet at a certain time and they were like 'sure! Here is how to get there and the name of the editor you are meeting with'...So if you are in Japan and have a manga don't worry like I did 'cause it's not as scary to call them as it seems.