Saturday afternoon stream - MFF prep!

Thanks for coming! I may do one more stream before MFF, so keep checking this spot!

Midwest Furfest is next week, and I am sooooo not prepared! I don't know how I'm packing, and I'm low on commission examples. That's where you come in! Streaming is wonderful motivation, thanks to the great interaction with all the chatters! (I appreciate those who just watch as well. So happy for all who come!) I need to make four art cards (last night's haul is pictured above), at least one badge, two watercolor babes and a half-page character commission before I do my final packing on Wednesday. Welp, time to stream! Saturday is the only day I can do it before the full panic sets in, so Saturday it is!

I'm setting the stream time as 4pm, so those meddling Europeans can watch without wrecking their sleep schedules. It'll go until my hand falls off. You can find the stream here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-sycophant

James inked badge

Inked card for the James character badge! Tonight, in my stream... figuring out how to color it!

New Copper Road! 11/7/12

Also: Steaming Thursday evening! Scroll down for the info!

So I just learned that new My Little Pony episodes are about to start. No, I clearly have not been paying attention. Anyway, since I did have *one* Pony-related Copper Road, why not play with it! Those who are not pony watchers should read it too! You won't be harmed, and you will find someone to sympathize with.

Vote here to read the new comic!

Thursday streaming! (And MFF!)

Another week, another Thursday stream! This one is starting an hour earlier, 7PM Eastern time, to drive a few of you mad, and make another few of you happy. Steams usually run from three to four hours.

Since you folks keep buying art cards, I have to keep making more! (This is a WONDERFUL problem to have!) I'll mostly focus on them, and I might draw a badge commission or two during the stream as well.

Click here to visit the stream page! I love chatting with everyone, so come with questions and card ideas! You don't need an account to chat, although I recommend one so you can follow me and get streaming reminders in your email!

I'm still trying to figure out the *perfect* time for streaming, but it seems pointless to set up a schedule with me bouncing around the rest of November. I'll be in Chicago, rocking Midwest FurFest, from the 16th to 18th. (Come by! Last chance to get a sketch in you book for many months!) Then it's Thanksgiving time, so I'll be visiting friends and family. As you might guess, there probably won't be much streaming those two weeks.

James sketches

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Here are some sketches for a character badge. James is a sweetie angora cat who never goes anywhere without his towel! Enjoy a simple mix of towel placement and kitty v Precociousness. As always, I can frankensketch, by combining the best parts of individual sketches into something awesome.

Commissions and bonus comics!

Now that all slots for swag bags and cast cards have been claimed, the fundraiser shifts to full commission mode! Let's go over what's available! (If you're interested, drop me a note!)

Note: My usual super-fast turnaround times won't always be in effect. Due to convention and holiday traveling, I need to work hard on building Precocious' buffer in addition to all usual work. I will likely take one day a week and work only on commissions, in addition to all commissions done via streaming.

Artist trading cards! - Click the link to see a current collection of cards.  These cards are $10 each and I tend to stream their completion. You can claim any of the available ones, or request something new. Cards are 2.5x3.5" and come in a protective case.

Character badges! - Want to see your character drawn in my style? These badges are 3x4" and cost $15. They come in a badge holder. (No clip, unless you pick it up in person at a convention, due to postage concerns.) These may also be streamed.

Watercolors! - Fancy stuff! These are one-figure commissions, and that figure can be my character, your character, a pet or just some cool animal.  I'm flexible.  Watercolors are $30 for an 8.5x5.5" piece.

Swag bags! - Wait, what? So, it turns out I was sent the wrong kind of envelopes when I ordered them way back when. They aren't the self-sealers I wanted, BUT the box I did get had five more envelopes than what I ordered. So... swagging is still technically possible.  $25 for all the button and magnets, plus an art card.

Larger marker commissions (up to 9x12") are available too, but you have to email your ideas to me to get a quote.  Prices start at $25 for a 6x9" one-character piece and go from there.

What are we working towards? Bonus comics! I've been developing a story with 15 double-size pages, and I will make it for you if the bar on the front page fills up.  If you guys keep active and help me pay bills, then I will give some love back!

The book has SOLD OUT online

UPDATED: I thank you, kind readers, for finishing off RCSI's stash of Precocious books and making their upcoming move easier. I remind you, I *will* have a few books to sell at Midwest FurFest. (Chicago, Nov 16-18. SEE YOU THERE!) After MFF, though, it might take a while before book one is back in stock online. You'll get a followup in early December, when RCSI's up and running in its new location.

RCSI's other title, the amazing Code Name: Hunter, is still having its clearance sale, with its books too, so grab them now at a price so low it's criminal! You have until Friday to grab your copies. Then the store will be closing until December. Act now!

Artist Trading Cards: Collected!

With the swag bags selling out, all that's left to grab are commissions, and these artist trading cards are one of the options! If you see a star in the corner of a card, that means they are still available for purchase. Each is $10, and they come in a hard protective card sleeve.

EDIT: The Yvette witch, Dionne ice cream, scheming Bud, rainy Jacob and Autumn cloning cards are taken. (I am too lazy to reupload the image with the changes. Deal with it!)

Want me to create a custom one for you? No problem! I normally do a couple every streaming session, and paid work gets priority. (Next stream is Thursday, by the way.)

Abusing the trust of others

When you volunteer your face for someone's portrait practicing, you gotta know the risks.

This is Michael Kinyon, webcomics superreader and all-around awesome dude. Other webcomic creators have stepped in to comickize his profile pic in the past, so I decided to give it a go.

The plan here was to use his face as a test case for various portrait types. I'm more comfortable doing the life-drawing painterly stuff than cartoonizing folks at this point, so all those who stumble into my path these days end up as a hybrid of the two as I work my way to something new.  This is the first portrait test with him. I wanna try a toonier look and my old-school "stained glass" portrait stuff later.

And here's a test to see how it'd work as an icon. Dumb me used the long 5.5x17 pad of paper, which I've been drawing book two's bonus art on, and I promptly forgot the mission was for a square portrait. I'll get you next time, dude's face!

New Copper Road! 11/1/12

First off, a reminder that I will be streaming tonight (and likely tomorrow!)

It's a new month, which means the stats reset and we have a new chance to climb up the TWC charts! Voting is good, and doing so brings a new Copper Road to your screen! Everyone wins! Vote here and seen more consequences from Ursula's adventure to the slightly-more-real-than-usual world that is Kaitlyn's house.

And, yes, you all wore me down. I hope this gives you want you want. :-)

Oh, and it's time to upload all of last month's Copper Roads to the archive! Now you can read them again and get your comment on!  New arrivals start here!