What to charge when asked to create a custom original TL:DR Your base fee is the cost of your supplies. Don’t go under that amount.Your time is an estimated hourly rate, mitigated by interest, expectations and requirementsCharge extra for revisions to discourage...
Custom SCA scroll, based on a 15th Century Italian Bible It’s been almost two years now since I first started doing artwork based on medieval and renaissance art, specifically illuminated documents from the period. While I have dabbled a little in early period...
It’s now been nearly a year since I started studying illumination styles for SCA awards. Rather than try multiple styles, I’ve decided to try to master one first. My focus has been 15th century Italian as it depicts the most realistic human forms, and uses...
It has been a some time now since I have enjoyed painting or drawing. The fact of this has made me very sad in a way that is hard to put into words. Then, about a month ago, my husband said “hey, they are teaching a scribal class on Monday and need help painting...
Every designer knows that a portfolio is critical. Having spent most of my career either working on illustrations, or as a full time employee of various software companies, I am a bit behind the curve. Recently I have been attempting to fix this. The challenge has...
Over the holiday break I was contacted by CGtrader.com to showcase a few of my pieces of artwork. While it is primarily a site that specializes in 3D models, they also have a section for digital paintings. It’s a very professionally done website and there is a...
I am thrilled to announce that the Eldritch Muse project is displayed in the The Farnie Brae gallery! Located on trendy Hawthorne street in Portland, Oregon, the Fernie Brae gallery showcases artists and artwork inspired by faeries and magic, and features work by...
Welcome to the re-launch of EdenCeleste.com! By my best guess this is the 6th major redesign of this site since I first launched it in 1997. While I have enjoyed re-doing it, this last redesign wasn’t entirely by choice since I accidentally deleted the last...
