Costume Commissions Available

on March 15, 2012

Some of you (most of you, I hope) know that Katie and I run a husband/wife art studio called Fairy Magik.  It’s been through a number of changes, including a recent website redesign, and now we are beginning to expand our offerings beyond fine art.

Katie has a masters degree in costume design and has wanted to put it to good use for a while.  So we are now opening ourselves up to costume commissions.  This includes cosplay costumes for conventions, Halloween costumes, or playtime costumes for children.  If you’re interested, please take a look.

Remember, con season is right around the corner!

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The Second Bardsworth Book – Your Opinion Counts

on March 13, 2012

In the film industry when a movie languishes in the development stage (the stage before pre-production), it’s said to be “in development hell”.  That’s the way I feel about the second Bardsworth book at the moment.

When I did the first book, I made the decision to do it in color for a few reasons.  The first was that I didn’t save the original files at a high enough resolution to look good in black and white, so by coloring them it helped out a little bit.  The second was plain old marketing – I wanted to give an incentive to buy the book.  And I was going to do the same with the second one.

Unfortunately, because of my many time constraints now, coloring the older strips takes forever.  I’ve only got a handful done (and I lost several in my hard drive crash to boot), and this is over the course of several years.  So I pose this question to you, the Bardsworth readers and (hopefully) potential buyers of the books:

Would you be fine with a Bardsworth book printed in black and white That would be released earlier than one in color?  Or would you rather wait the extra year or so to see it in color?

Leave me your opinions in the comments section.  Thanks!

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Donator Wallpaper for March

on March 8, 2012

As usual, my donator wallpaper for the month is about a week overdue.  And, because of the special circumstances I find myself in, I have to display the preview here.  So here it is:

 

The other caveat is that since I can’t currently make the wallpapers downloadable, when you make a donation I will email you a .zip file with all the sizes.  So make sure your Paypal email is the correct one for me to send it to, or else write the correct one into the comment field.

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Rough Week

on March 3, 2012

Sorry about the very, very late and uncolored strip this week, folks.  Not only was I dealing with my laptop’s hard drive finally dying and the nigh-impossible task of installing the new one (long story), as well being sick, my best friend’s sister died this past week.  It’s been a really rough week emotionally, physically, and mentally.  I plan on getting the current strip colored as soon as possible, and I will be working hard to get the next one out on time.  As always, thanks for your patience.

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NonCon 12

on February 21, 2012

It’s been a loooong time since I did any sort of con report.  It’s because the cons I had been going to were starting to become the same things over and over.  But this past weekend was a pretty amazing one, and I want to share a few things.

First off, I was asked to attend to NonCon 12 at Vassar College.  It’s the second time I was ever asked to be a guest (the first being UBCon a couple of years ago), but the first time that someone was willing to pay to have me there.  I was blown away; I’m actually worth paying for?!  So, needless to say, there wasn’t much in the way of thinking about a decision.  I was there from the start.

The con itself was fairly small, just a college-run con in the midst of their student union, but it had one of the best atmospheres I’ve ever been in.  Everyone was friendly and happy, and actually interested in my stuff.  Normally I get the crowd that comes up to the table and laughs at the t-shirts or goes crazy over the squeaky cookies, but couldn’t care less about the webcomic.  But this crowd was definitely interested, and I think I sold more books at this con than at any other.  And I’m hoping some of the people who check out the comic will stick around!

I ran two panels, one on self-publishing and writing, and one on webcomics.  Both were small, just a handful of people in a meeting room, but I kind of liked that.  It made it a more intimate setting, and they were interested in what I had to say.  Hopefully they walked away with a little more than they came in with.

Last but certainly not least were the people I met.  I want to give big shout-outs to Maggie, who has been a Bardsworth reader since the beginning and who kept me company for a long time; Matt, who is the first official quidditch player I’ve ever met, a fellow brony, and an awesome guy; Mario, who attended both of my panels and who gave me a reason to stay later on Sunday than I meant to; Zach and the other con staff members who were super-helpful and friendly (a pleasant change from recent con experiences); and to anyone else who stopped by and chatted with me or attended my panels.  It really was a weekend full of awesome people and good vibes.

I would totally go back if I am asked again (nudge nudge, wink wink).  :-)

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