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Post by Mana on Jan 29, 2016 2:14:37 GMT -6
Mana how does IGA feel about people making money off his image like this? How would IGA feel if I made an even cooler shirt with him on it for myself? What about a custom Bloodstained shirt? How would IGA feel if I made a few shirts and actually sold them on this forum? I had a good laugh but I'm kind of scared to show this to him. I think he wouldn't like it being sold to mass market like so. As far as making one just for personal use? Hey why not? Not really sure about selling custom made shirts. I think it's a gray zone. Unless all sales go towards server cost or something similar (which is paid by ArtPlay now), I would avoid it for now. Hopefully we can talk about making more merch with Fangamer if we make things official
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Post by Mana on Jan 28, 2016 23:16:44 GMT -6
Oh I can totally understand where she's coming from D:. My friends also work on adult comics and other odd jobs to get by. I just stayed at my family's house and saved up doing couple of freelance jobs.
I still have idealistic thoughts even though I know that realistically it's not possible haha. Why can't we draw what we like and make decent living! That kind of stuff. It's a hit or miss just as you mentioned.
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Post by Mana on Jan 28, 2016 22:45:36 GMT -6
I love this. I used to go to a lot of conventions in the east coast. When I went to AnimeNEXT in New Jersey one year, I actually saw someone wearing an Alucard shirt. Maybe he's on the forums? I also went to MAGfest twice. Both times were awesome. Somehow drinking along the way, I ended up in the Canadian Embassy room where they kindly offered ketchup chips and beers. Good times. Perhaps Bloodstained will be at some of the bigger cons this year. I'll be tagging along when we do
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Post by Mana on Jan 28, 2016 22:03:04 GMT -6
So as I was paying for my donuts, I saw "illfigment.com" and thought huh, wonder what that is? www.illfigment.com/illust.htmlI think I like the Ragna Break stuff the best! I don't think whatever she did for Wizardry is on here...and I'm curious who Mana drew for Lord of Vermillion? That game has a lot of crossover with various franchises. God. The world is not fair for artists. How can people be this good and not be rich? It's just the same with music. It's almost like a lottery if you're found and recognized for what you do, and that's even after working so long for it. ...I hope she eats her fair share of the donuts. edit: I'm kind of mad about this right now >_< edit2: But wait...maybe IGA knew that and wanted to hire her partly for this reason, for some justice? Huh...dude...hm. Of course, it was her friend who connected her to him, but still. He could have thought something similar. Haha you found my website. I'm not allowed to post couple of the works For Lord of Vermilion, I drew two cards - Fuma Kotaro (風磨小太郎) and Seldid (sp? セルディッド). Both of them are LoV's original characters. Art and music is really subjective and takes a lot of time to make. The hard reality is that it's too costly to hire an "artist." Lets say a company pays their employees $4k per month to work 5 days a week. An artist might take up to 5 days to complete a full drawn piece. That means the company would have to pay that person $1k to make one drawing ($200 per day). To a company it's much cheaper to pay a freelance artist $600 for a similar piece. This is just an example and may only be a thing in Japan. What a Japanese game company wants from an artist is someone who is willing to adjust their style to their liking, as well as someone who can draw many different things (people, landscapes, animals, buildings, etc.) instead of someone who can draw one thing amazingly. It may take an artist up to 3 years for a director/producer to let them do the concept art for a new game (building trust and communication skills). You'd be surprised how many talented freaks artists there are who can both draw and have other skills like make 3D models or code. So lets say if IGA wanted to hire an artist, loads of artists who specialize in gothic style will apply to his place. He wouldn't want that, he wants someone who can draw variety. When I was eating dinner with him during PAX, he asked me "Hey, can you draw a character that has a similar vibe to Pikachu?" and I was like.....Wha...? But he was just testing me (completely unrelated to Bloodstained). In my case, IGA simply didn't need to hire an artist. These are probably the reasons why I was hired: - Speak and understand both Japanese & English - Willing to move to another country. - Familiar with his games and games in general - Draw (It's a plus) - Generally not a terrible person (I hope) PS. I'm excited for the donuts.
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Post by Mana on Jan 28, 2016 20:32:10 GMT -6
Just checked my paypal and we're just waiting on one more person! Yayy~ Thanks guys for being really quick and responsive! We should start thinking about a date. Maybe next Friday? Feb 5th.
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Post by Mana on Jan 28, 2016 1:51:38 GMT -6
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Post by Mana on Jan 28, 2016 1:45:07 GMT -6
Buh. It seems like I have miscounted. I realized some people didn't give me their email so there might be 22 people in total if I request it. I don't want to leave anyone out so...how about I add to cover the extra? Go ahead, I don't mind though I think I need to give another email for you to send the request Sure thing. I'll send it to that one.
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Post by Mana on Jan 28, 2016 1:40:00 GMT -6
Buh. It seems like I have miscounted. I realized some people didn't give me their email so there might be 22 people in total if I request it. I don't want to leave anyone out so...how about I add to cover the extra?
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Post by Mana on Jan 28, 2016 1:15:19 GMT -6
Woo I got the moniez from 13 people already! You guys are awesome ;D. We're in no rush. I will send another request to Scars Unseen and JoJo .
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Post by Mana on Jan 28, 2016 0:51:29 GMT -6
I haven't gotten a notice yet. Where are we sending the payment? All of the payment requests are being sent to the email that you provided. Let me know if you haven't received it.
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Post by Mana on Jan 28, 2016 0:49:59 GMT -6
Hmm, I didn't get any email regarding the donuts... Hmm that's strange, I have a confirmation on my end. I can try to send it to you again. If you receive two, just cancel the other one
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Post by Mana on Jan 27, 2016 22:19:14 GMT -6
Going to request everyone 250 yen to cover the donuts and the paypal fee ~ I just sent the payment, did it go through? Just got yours! Thanks!
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Post by Mana on Jan 27, 2016 22:09:42 GMT -6
Just sent out all 20 requests! Make sure the information is correct 250 yen with subject "Donuts"
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Post by Mana on Jan 27, 2016 21:06:04 GMT -6
Will paypal automatically convert dollars to yen? Yes it will~
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Post by Mana on Jan 27, 2016 20:22:29 GMT -6
Going to request everyone 250 yen to cover the donuts and the paypal fee ~
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Post by Mana on Jan 27, 2016 2:47:00 GMT -6
It turns out, Krispy Kreme kindly included tax on their price tag so 4000 yen in total . I'm going to charge 200 yen each person. Right now I'm testing this with XombieMike and sent him a payment request. Once this works, I'll send out to everyone else.
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Post by Mana on Jan 27, 2016 2:26:55 GMT -6
Power Pete! I don't know anyone around me who knows or played this game before. It came with our Macintosh Performa CD. You basically play as an action figure named Power Pete and save fuzzy bunnies from evil toys. I think they reboot it and named it Mighty Mike.
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Post by Mana on Jan 26, 2016 23:47:35 GMT -6
Yeahhh we reached 20! That's a wrap Donut could be a one-time thing but I'm going to think of other ways we can interact or help. Maybe I can make a wishlist? I don't know yet.
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Post by Mana on Jan 26, 2016 22:49:50 GMT -6
We just reached 19 people . I'm thinking of wrapping this up soon as we hit 20 people. I'm going to get 2 boxes of dozen donuts so we will split 4000 yen (roughly $33 USD) + tax. Each person will probably chip in $2-$3. I'll send the payment request once I calculate the Paypal fees and tax!
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Post by Mana on Jan 26, 2016 20:20:30 GMT -6
Come to think of it, Mana , is there a taiyaki place nearby? Mmmmm, taiyaki..... I think so! I never passed by it but there's a place called Taiyaki Hiiragi. Looks pretty good
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