Islander Tier Division

 Patreon

As part of the Patreon rewards, the Islander Division will receive their own adoptable that is featured in various short comics, illustrations, and side stories. They are also featured on the Island banner as Patrons sign up.

How does this work?

When a patron signs up for the Islander Tier Division, they get to choose from a selection of premade adoptables. They will be human cat/dog hybrids or a unique animal. Cat hybrids will be female, and dog hybrids are male. Each creature will have their own initial back story and personality. While you are a patron, you may give feedback and suggestions as to where their story should lead them (developing their character).

What do I get?
As it is outlined on the Patreon page, it will depend which tier you sign up for. Tier 3 Islanders claim a chosen adoptee and have their name displayed throughout the Islander project and JaiArtz's YouTube videos. The Tier 4 Islander gets a monthly unique 5x7” illustration of their adoptee. You may request specifics for the illustration.

Is this character mine now forever?
It is akin to owning a pet – you own it and can show it off so long as you are in that tier. When you abandon it, it is up for adoption once again. The character design and illustrations (excl. mailed artwork) resulting from the patronage are still under ownership of JaiArtz – you cannot claim JaiArtz's illustrations or designs as your own. However, you can make your own illustrations and (for example) develop a story for the character, but a link to the Patreon page must be present.

If there is anything that is unclear to you, feel free to contact me.

Islander Adoptable Selection

Name: Sana
Patron: n/a
Details: Patreon Adoptable - Sana

Any Inquiries and Questions can be addressed on an individual basis via email to jaiartz@gmail.com

The following information is a reference guide and may vary between specific cases.

Copic & WaterColor & Pencil

5x7" Illustrations

8x11" Illustrations

Digital Illustrations

Photoshop

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ClipStudio Paint

 
 

Character Sheets

Praying by Candlelight

We've conditioned ourselves to live with so much and think so little. A mechanical glitch can send people into a panic. Imagine the chaos a blackout, spanning a week, could cause. We've lost ourselves so deep in the manifestation of mayhem that we can't do or think for ourselves when our new best friend has gone on vacation. Our consciousness has become so idle over the decades, that the only time it is awakened is when we are forcefully stripped of this obstruction—electricity. I don't say technology flat out because it is electricity that powers our technology. It has enabled us to become creatures of the night, unbound by nature's schedule. When the power source does fail, we huddle, we wait, time even stops, for there is nothing without it—our new best friend. It's part of an unfortunate cycle that most of us would prefer it to never end, and just turn a blind eye to the consequences—a mistake that will cost us dearly. We don't know what to do with ourselves when such a devastating event is to occur. In all of our thinking, we've sacrificed our very souls to the machine. When it goes down, we are dragged down with it. Our friend brings about jealousy, greed, gluttony, selfishness, and practically all sins you could think of. And we have no one else to blame for our whole-hearted imprudence but ourselves. We've made this trap, birthed this monster and continue to feed it instead of our children and grandchildren. The people of tomorrow suffer because of the mistakes of yesterday. All we can do at this point is to beg for our souls' return and pray by candlelight.

AxF

This was written during a blackout today. I hope it will open some eyes.

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On a different note....
I'm leaving Thursday morning for two/three weeks to see my Grandma who is on her last thread.

Take care y'all.
AxF

I got this from Wen-M's journal. Please artists, take the time to read this.


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Every day, there are more and more Craigs List posts seeking "artists" for everything from auto graphics to comic books to corporate logo designs. More people are finding themselves in need of some form of illustrative service.

But what they're NOT doing, unfortunately, is realizing how rare someone with these particular talents can be.

To those who are "seeking artists", let me ask you; How many people do you know, personally, with the talent and skill to perform the services you need? A dozen? Five? One? …none?

More than likely, you don't know any. Otherwise, you wouldn't be posting on craigslist to find them.

And this is not really a surprise.

In this country, there are almost twice as many neurosurgeons as there are professional illustrators. There are eleven times as many certified mechanics. There are SEVENTY times as many people in the IT field.

So, given that they are less rare, and therefore less in demand, would it make sense to ask your mechanic to work on your car for free? Would you look him in the eye, with a straight face, and tell him that his compensation would be the ability to have his work shown to others as you drive down the street?

Would you offer a neurosurgeon the "opportunity" to add your name to his resume as payment for removing that pesky tumor? (Maybe you could offer him "a few bucks" for "materials". What a deal!)

Would you be able to seriously even CONSIDER offering your web hosting service the chance to have people see their work, by viewing your website, as their payment for hosting you?

If you answered "yes" to ANY of the above, you're obviously insane. If you answered "no", then kudos to you for living in the real world.

But then tell me… why would you think it is okay to live out the same, delusional, ridiculous fantasy when seeking someone whose abilities are even less in supply than these folks?

Graphic artists, illustrators, painters, etc., are skilled tradesmen. As such, to consider them as, or deal with them as, anything less than professionals fully deserving of your respect is both insulting and a bad reflection on you as a sane, reasonable person. In short, it makes you look like a twit.

A few things you need to know;

1. It is not a "great opportunity" for an artist to have his work seen on your car/'zine/website/bedroom wall, etc. It IS a "great opportunity" for YOU to have their work there.

2. It is not clever to seek a "student" or "beginner" in an attempt to get work for free. It's ignorant and insulting. They may be "students", but that does not mean they don't deserve to be paid for their hard work. You were a "student" once, too. Would you have taken that job at McDonalds with no pay, because you were learning essential job skills for the real world? Yes, your proposition it JUST as stupid.

3. The chance to have their name on something that is going to be seen by other people, whether it's one or one million, is NOT a valid enticement. Neither is the right to add that work to their "portfolio". They get to do those things ANYWAY, after being paid as they should. It's not compensation. It's their right, and it's a given.

4. Stop thinking that you're giving them some great chance to work. Once they skip over your silly ad, as they should, the next ad is usually for someone who lives in the real world, and as such, will pay them. There are far more jobs needing these skills than there are people who possess these skills.

5. Students DO need "experience". But they do NOT need to get it by giving their work away. In fact, this does not even offer them the experience they need. Anyone who will not/can not pay them is obviously the type of person or business they should be ashamed to have on their resume anyway. Do you think professional contractors list the "experience" they got while nailing down a loose step at their grandmother's house when they were seventeen?

If you your company or gig was worth listing as desired experience, it would be able to pay for the services it received. The only experience they will get doing free work for you is a lesson learned in what kinds of scrubs they should not lower themselves to deal with.

6. (This one is FOR the artists out there, please pay attention.) Some will ask you to "submit work for consideration". They may even be posing as some sort of "contest". These are almost always scams. They will take the work submitted by many artists seeking to win the "contest", or be "chosen" for the gig, and find what they like most. They will then usually have someone who works for them, or someone who works incredibly cheap because they have no originality or talent of their own, reproduce that same work, or even just make slight modifications to it, and claim it as their own. You will NOT be paid, you will NOT win the contest. The only people who win, here, are the underhanded folks who run these ads. This is speculative, or "spec", work. It's risky at best, and a complete scam at worst. I urge you to avoid it, completely. For more information on this subject, please visit www.no-spec.com/.

So to artists/designers/illustrators looking for work, do everyone a favor, ESPECIALLY yourselves, and avoid people who do not intend to pay you. Whether they are "spec" gigs, or just some guy who wants a free mural on his living room walls. They need you. You do NOT need them. Say NO to free art.

And for those who are looking for someone to do work for free…please wake up and join the real world. The only thing you're accomplishing is to insult those with the skills you need. Get a clue.

If you agree with the above important information, please pass it along. The more people know, the faster we can correct this problem.

(Make sure to copy the actual link at the end of number 6.)