Custom Sketch Gift Advice

DennisCuzinski

I have a ladyfriend, and I'd like to get her a custom sketch for her birthday (something Avengery, maybe, though I am not sure yet). I've never done this, and I was wondering if anyone had advice. What's the best day to do this? Convention? Etsy? Any and all advice would be welcome, thanks!

Zhurrie

Do you have an artist in mind or do you mean in general? If you do, contact them directly and ask about a gift commission. If you mean more general, then I'd guess you could hunt around sites like etsy or deviantart for an artist that you dig their style. Here, myself and a few others are artists. I think a fair number of artist's would let you let her pick her own sketch and then let you pay. Normally, it goes by how many figures are requested or any other/special requests when it comes to price. You'll get more value for money from lesser-known artists, but if she has a favorite artist and that matters to you/her then even a simpler piece from them may mean more.

KyleMoyer

Peruse the boards a bit and you'll find various forumites taking commissions. Most of them will have links or scans of some of their other work so you can figure out whose style best fits what you're going for or the type of art that she likes.

DennisCuzinski

Thanks for the reply. I am thinking I want it to be a surprise (she got me a great surprise gift from etsy a while ago and it meant a lot). I think I know the characters I want, and I'd love to have a "lesser-known" artist do it, and if I could get someone from the boards here that would be great, too

DennisCuzinski

Thanks! I already made contact with one!