I will be exhibiting at two conventions in September:

Small Press Expo TABLES I1-I4 (somewhere in there)
Bethesda, MD
September 15-16

and
Intervention Con
Rockville, MD
September 21-23


Possibility of AT CON (not take-home) commissions at Intervention.

Macchina Volume 1 and Chapter 6 (only 12 left).  Kindling preview booklet. Team Pita t-shirts + leftover Ganesh and Zombie girls shirts. Ganesh and Zombie Girls silkscreen paper prints and deep discount silkscreen/etching prints package, original Macchina comic pages, stickers.... not sure what else. Please come by and say hello! I will update with table locations once they are posted.

I'll be at table 236, sharing a table with the amazingly wonderful and talented !

Please come by, say hello! <3


List of Merch:
- Macchina Vol 1
- Macchina Ch 6 w/ block print cover
- FREE Kindling preview books
- Macchina stickers
- remaining original bound sketchbooks (ie, original pages from my sketchbook)
- One and two color silkscreen guys and girls shirts
- bookmarks (free with purchase of books)

I'm possibly going to be bring
- rip a page out of my sketchbook (got to check and make sure there is nothing I need to reference in there that isnt scanned already)
- macchina original pages (they're heavy books, so I'm not sure if I'm bringing them)
- traditional print bundles


Because my wrist and hand have been hurting me a lot these last few days, I won't be doing any commissions at the con. I think I just need to let my hand rest. I'm picking up a brace for it tomorrow.

I'll be driving up from Washington DC, a wonderful 12 hour car ride, to exhibit at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival in Toronto, May 5-6….. Well- I am totally flat broke, so in an effort to pay for my gas/tolls and hotel for TCAF, I'm having AN ORIGINAL PAGE SALE!!!! WOOO!!! Macchina original comic boards for everyone..!!!!!!

Since I started drawing La Macchina Bellica in 2007, I've been holding onto my original comic boards. I started out drawing Macchina on 11 x 17 Blue Line Pro comic boards. Mid Chapter 6 I stopped inking by hand, switching to digital (Manga Studio) and by the first part of Chapter 7, I switched to drawing my pencils on 8.5 x 11 xerox paper.

I have four huge portfolios of comic pages that have been languishing in my storage trunk in the basement for years. I've been meaning to sell them for a while now, but rescanning all these pages proved to be a MONUMENTAL task! BUT IT'S FINALLY DONE!

If you've ever wanted to own your favorite pages from Chapters 1-6 (and part of 7), now is your chance! You can check out my BIG CARTEL STORE to jump on this! Inked pages start at $25 (more for covers and double-page spreads), penciled pages as low as $5 (unless you count the one i spilled wine on, that one is seriously 50 cents).


BUY SOME PAGES! woo!!!


PROMO CODES:

IF YOU WANT TO PICK UP YOUR PAGES AT THE TORONTO COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL -use code LOCAL1 for free shipping.

BUY 4 PAGES GET 1 FREE - (For Inked Pages) - use promo code GETONEFREE - Because of Big Cartel's system of discounts, the trigger to use this code is to have $125 worth of original pages in your cart (5 inked pages) and then the discount code will take $25 off your order. Get your favorite scene! (you know you want that scene of Perth and Aiden on the roof eating tomatoes and smoking in chapter 3!)

These pages will be up until Thursday night before TCAF, when I will put them all on hold since I'll be taking the books with me to the show! Any pages sold will be removed from the listings and re-activated.

Hello darlings!!

THE FREAK OUT IS OVER!! I finished my Smut Peddler submission, WHEW!! For those who don't know, Smut Peddler is an adult anthology run by Spike of   Templar, AZ fame.  I illustrated a story with the writer Alice Hunt of Goodbye Chains- set in October 1957, New York City. It's an OYAJI story (mmm hot older men). Once the anthology goes up on Kickstarter, I will be sure to link it!


I'm starting the designs for reoccurring characters in Kindling and will be finishing up my outstanding commissions in the next two weeks. Kindling is going along swimmingly! I just signed my second contract -  to design the characters. Chapter 1 is in the writing works, and should be delivered to me in March. I'm pretty excited about this! It looks like it's going to be pretty sweet! <3


As some of you saw, Macchina has updated again! I still don't have a set schedule for updates yet - the reason being that I want to try to get Volume 2 in print by my next convention (in May), which consists of Chapters 6-8. I need to finish thumbnailing chapter 8 to figure out exactly how long it will be and see if my goal is in any way feasible! LOL I have the chapter written out, but I'm not entirely certain how long it will be!  I know we're about halfway through (probably). Once Chapter 8 is complete, I will be taking time off to compile Volume 2 for print. I am hoping to have the book in color, but that is still up in the air! Unfortunately,  my current computer can't handle the large files i use for my comic (600dpi) and has lost pages on me before. If I don't get a new computer, I won't be able to color the comic pages very easily. Once the volume is page-counted, depending on how close it is to the convention, I will either print a small PoD run for the convention, and then have a Kickstarter or just flat out have a Kickstarter for the printing of Volume 2.



In other news, I want to make a PVC figure of Aiden and Perth! It's something I've wanted to do for a while, but my personal casting knowledge isn't good enough for something this complex! It's going to be of Aiden and Perth fighting back to back! More news on that once things are more than just thoughts in my head, LOL. This will probably be for the fall convention season. I'm going to probably go through Gensen Figure, who does custom orders in larger quantities. Hopefully there is enough readership/interest for me to be able to fund a run! another possible Kickstarter!


I also have two anthologies I am participating in this year, due in March. One is a constellation anthology, where I will be illustrating the constellation of The Peacock. The second is a Ghost-Book anthology, where I will have a double page spread of something ghosty! More news on that as it develops.


WHICH BRINGS ME TO CONVENTIONS

I have been accepted to exhibit at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, May 5-6 in Toronto! SO I WILL BE THERE, a nervous American! Please stop by and say hi! This is the convention I'm hoping to have volume 2 done for! WE SHALL SEE *_____*

I'm hoping to exhibit at Otakon (as per usual) and Small Press Expo (forms already submitted)! But those are honestly the only conventions on the docket this year.

I'm going to be focusing on Macchina and Kindling, so I don't think I'll be traveling to many conventions for this year!



<3
Deanna

Thank you, anonymous DA-er who gave me a year paid subscription! YOU ROCK!

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UPDATE 11/25! I'm having a Black Friday sale on my big cartel store (linked below). Enter BLACKFRIDAY1 discount code for free shipping on orders $25 or more, or you can use discount code BLACKFRIDAY2 to get 15% off your entire order! I only have SIX volume 1's left, and they will not be reprinted until the next convention season Spring 2012! So now is your chance before they are gone! Thanks everyone! Promotion codes are good through the end of the month (11/30).




END OF YEAR BLOWOUT SALE ON MY BIGCARTEL STORE! Woo! I'm going to visit my awesome friend ASHLEY QUIGG for her birthday in NYC the first weekend of December, and it sure would be nice to have some spending money! Among other things.

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FREEBIES!!  With every order, you'll get (1) Kindling preview booklet, (2) one poster, and (3) one bookmark! Woohoo! (as supplies last… they will probably last). I'll give you randomly, unless you specifically want to request one, in which case add it in the paypal description or contact me via the BigCartel store.

    Poster Selection: [link] Kana (17 of), Aubrey (18 of), or ABJD's (20 of — from the Den of Angels Calendar in like, 2009 or something)
    Bookmark Selection: [link] Paper varies, comes in a sleeve with a tassel. Alastair (7 of), Aubrey (8 of), Aiden (4 of), Perth (5 of), Cillian (8 of), Moira(7 of), Brendon (8 of)

Sale Prices! I dropped prices in my store as follows:

    2010 Sketchbook Collection 2 - 70.00 to 60.00
    2010 Sketchbook Collection 3 - 50.00 to 40.00
    2010 Sketchbook Collection 4 - 100.00 to 85.00
    2010 Sketchbook collection 6 - 40.00 to 30.00

    La Macchina Bellica: Vol 1 - 17.00 to 14.00
    La Macchina Bellica: Chapter 6 - 8.00 to 4.00

    Silkscreen/Etching Print Set - 30.00 to 20.00
    2-Color Silkscreened Zombie Girl Shirts - 25.00 to 20.00 and 20.00 to 15.00
    Magnets: 15.00 to 10.00; 12.00 to 8.00; 11.00 to 7.00; 8.00 to 4.00

It would be really swell to raise a good amount of  money for my trip and other things (like presents for winter holidays). So if you don't mind, an RT or Reblog would be awesome! <3 <3

Link to the Tumblr Post: [link]

update 4/20 Four more commissions finished - a few more to go!

After I'm done with this batch, commissions will be closed for the forseeable future.  I have two paid comic projects in the works, as well as several freelance gigs, so I'm going to be booked up for a while.  


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If you want a commission, EMAIL ME at dechanique @ gmail . com and send me what you want! References are awesome, so link or attach references if you got them. Write "COMMISSION REQUEST / real name or username / what kind" in the SUBJECT LINE of the email, IE:

Subject: COMMISSION REQUEST / ahohesensei / pencil sketch

I am going to take the five i am interested in the most/think I could turn around the fastest FIRST, then go on down the list, so please don't be offended if I don't pick yours for the first run! Many  people have been asking about commissions and I could certainly use a little extra sumthinsumthin so .. huzzah!

1. Jaded-August (pencils) -DONE-
2. Silver Winglie (inks) -DONE-
3. Niels de Jong (pencils) -DONE-
4. Amadrienshyl (inks) -DONE-
5. Anonymous (pencils) -DONE-

Up Next:
1. allie-ut (pencils)-DONE-
2. nightmare nurse (pencils 3 charas)
3. Coralsnake (pencils) -DONE-
4. MoonNeko (pencils) -DONE-
5. Angie-Chan (inks + bg)
6. HollowLaughter (inks + bg)



Commissions!

Pencil Sketch 8.5 X 11
(up to two figures)
$15

Examples:







Black and White Lineart 6.95 X 10.55
Manga Studio (up to two figures included in price)
$35

Examples:




(with four figures)


Add tones for $10 more!



Photoshop Bust 4 X 6
One character
$25

Examples:





Digital Color 6.95 X 10.55
Manga Studio (inks) & Photoshop CS5 (color)
$60

Examples:








(or just look at any of my comic pages) [link]


Traditional Color 8.5 X 11 cardstock
Sakura Microns (inks) & Copic Markers
$40 - $120
(single character thru full illustration)









I kind of go with my gut as far as backgrounds are concerned, but if you want something detailed/specific, I'm going to charge you extra. ALSO, NONE OF THESE ARE COMICS. I have a special rate for comics. If you wanted to do a comic with me, note me and we can discuss it, but my time is limited and I will only accept comic projects that are SHORT (ie a one shot),PAID, and something I actually want to draw. There's a bunch of other stuff I have to say about comic commissions, but that can be said if someone is actually interested...

I draw whatever, fanart, original, yaoi/yuri/het (as hardcore or tame as you want), pinups, whatever! If I do a commission for you, I reserve the right to post it up in my gallery (here, y-gallery, or hentai-foundry depending on what its of) and if its something generic (a request draw me some hot chick in a cowboy outfit, or draw me a water nymph - essentially me doing character design) I reserve the rights to sell prints/use the designs. You can do whatever you want with your picture, make icons, I don't care, just credit me for the art and we're golden! I don't care if you make copies for your friends, just don't be sellin' my shit, that's my job LOL!

I accept paypal mostly (please mark it as a gift so I don't get fees! XD). I ask for payment in full up front, because too many people have just never paid me.

If you get a traditional media commission and you want it mailed to you, it is $5 priority in the USA. Outside the USA rate depends on your country- just go to USPS.com and it would be like, a 3 oz priority flatrate envelope from Washington, DC.