Apparently, I’m in high demand? How did that happen? I also apparently, don’t charge enough. I tacked another 5 dollars on the prices, but if I previously quoted you a price for a specific project, it stays at that price!
Commissions:
My prices start at $5 USD for a sketch. An ink is $10 and a color is $20 dollars. So, if you want only an inked work, it is $5 for the sketching process, which includes 3 back-and-forth tweaks between me and you, and then $10 for it to be inked, a total of $15. If you wanted that ink colored, it would be for a total of $35. THIS IS A SLIGHT PRICE RAISE FROM BEFORE, because if I spend the amount of time that I do on commissions, I need to have it be worth it for me too! Sorry guys!
Prices will vary, more or less, depending on the difficulty of the piece. I will let you know a price before I complete the commission so you can make sure it’s what you want. Complicated backgrounds add $5 to the total any commission. Extra characters are $5 a piece, add on the total price, not at each step. Printing and shipping is also another $5 if desired.
This example was $10 USD.
This example would be $15 USD.
This example would be $30 USD, which included printing and shipping.
This example would be $35 USD.
This example would be $40 USD: 35 for the color piece, and 5 extra for a second character.
Email me if you’d like to commission or discuss prices. I do everything from landscapes to portraits to full-body characters to accessories (Copyright LadyStar). I rather like to draw realistic weaponry (copyright LadyStar), including firearms.
I also am open to do concept based work, for any non-manga project. I apologize, but I simply can’t draw manga. A full repertoire can be found at my Deviant Art gallery.
Comic Commissions:
Yesh, I can make you comics! My rate is $15/sketch, $30/uncolored inks, $45/colored page. These prices will be more or less depending on the SIZE of your desired page and COMPLEXITY of the coloring. For example, do you want a 3-panel, cel-shaded strip or an over-size graphic novel page?
For this to work, I need a script, and a 2-3 production buffer. I cannot complete more than 1 full-colored page a week or more than 2 uncolored pages per week, so keep that in mind if commissioning me.
My comics are here and here, if you want to see my capabilities.
WHAT I DON’T DO: I do NOT do free test runs or free 8-page samples. I expect to paid for each piece of work I do, even if, at the end of that, you don’t decide I’m the right person for the job. I’ve accumulated over 350 pages of comics, so my capabilities, or lack thereof, are quite clear.
WHAT I CAN DO: I can try different styles, black and white, heavy inks, etc. My comics are the style I prefer, not necessary the only styles I am capable of. However–I do not draw manga of any kind. I’ll ink it and color it, but I don’t draw it.
I make websites. My own site pretty much features my capabilities. I do not know PHP enough to program, but I can use it enough to give a wordpress-like site set up. I can implement the codes of ComicGenesis, Keenspot, Drunkduck, SpiderForest, SomeryC, Wordpress and Comicpress, as well as build stores in Cafepress and Printfection. I build sites using HTML, CSS and Dreamweaver. If you want a professional, I’m not your ‘gal. If you want a guarantee of a site that works, built fast and well, looks good and free tech help for the life of your project, THEN I’m your ‘gal. Sites are now built in either straight HTML or CSS depending on commissioner request. HTML-only sites are 5 bucks off the total site commission quote. PLEASE NOTE a $5-10 price increase. I’m too busy! Need to do LESS commissions. Thanks for the work guys, but when I barely break even, something has got to give!
- If you have a design but don’t know how to put it together, I’ll code it, and cut it, starting at $30 USD (example). If the design is REALLY simple, it could be less. Please provide your design in the form a SINGLE template image that is 100% the size at which you want the image displayed, layers included.
- If you know how to code but want someone else to make you a design, this also starts at $30, depending on the level of design necessary (example 1, Example 2.)
- If you don’t have a design and want a site, I’ll make you a design and code it starting at ABOUT $60 (example 1, example 2, example 3). If you want me to add images such as your comic’s characters, you must supply me with high resolution, layered (PSD) images for me to use. Building/designing a SITE does not cover drawing your characters as well. Whether these images are from comic pages or character art, it’s all good. I can of course, be commissioned to draw graphics for your site, but that is extra. Graphics such as buttons and design elements are part of the commission at no extra cost, in case anyone was wondering. Very simple commissions such as Example 3 (above) have a lower price at my prerogative. I’m usually very generous with discounts.
- A $5 discount is available if I may add “Designed and(/or )built by KEZ of Winged Wolf Studio” in the footer at the bottom of your site. This must be requested in an email, as I will not do this by default.
My Process:
First, you contact me on what your needs are, and I give you a quote. From there, you decide if you wish to continue with me or find someone else (I can recommend you some others as well!) If I’m designing a site, I start by sending you an image of what the site will look like based on your preferences and questions I send you. You tell me if you want any elements changed in the design. We go back and forth up to 3 times changing things. If you’ve designed the site already, I may offer advice for things, but I will not change any part of the design on MY end. That’s up to you, and why my prices are so low. 
Design and build jobs take on average one week. Build-only jobs take a day or 2 once I start. This turn-around depends a lot on timely replies to my emails. I can’t complete the build or design if the person commissioning me takes forever to get back to me! I don’t expect more than 1 reply a day, however.
My requirements:
- I must have access to your FTP and/or site admin area. This means admin level freedom. I erase all confidential site information when a job is complete, but I encourage you to create an second admin account, then erase it when I am finished. Please don’t send me YOUR login information if possible.
- I will not write up the “copy” on your site. Copy is tech-speak for “all the words.” For example, if you want a cast page, I will build it for you, but I will not write up the blurbs, nor will I find the images to use for the page. You are going to need to send me the images you want, and the text, for me to insert for you. I will happily make thumbnail images to use, if, for example, you have all the information you want up, but want to leave it to me on HOW to present it.
- I cannot be long-term webmaster of any sites, though advice and tinkering is completely free if you need it, even if I have not done a commission for you. If you want to commission me for a long-term project, the answer is NO. I’m already involved with too much long-term stuff as it is. I define long-term as “you will need me for more than 2 weeks.”
- Payments should be made with Paypal to warofwinds@gmail.com. I expect full payment no more than 1 week after completion of the project. If you can not afford my incredibly low prices, do not commission me.
Email me at warofwinds (~AT~) gmail.com if you’re interested.
“Resume” of site templates I’ve built and designed:
The War of Winds, by KEZ 2009
Not Alone, by KEZ 2008
The War of Winds, the Novel, by KEZ 2009
Reaper 7, property of Brian Brock 2007
Zevonprice.com, property of Zevon Price 2007
Ravenwood, property of Sylvia Baker 2007
Canterrain’s Webcomic Reviews, a satellite of Xylia, content by Canterrain 2007
Cat Legend, property of Katrina Santoro (title graphic art by Kat) 2007
Cooties, property of Nick Perkins (title graphic art by Nick) 2008
Gemutations: Plague (and ComicGenesis mirror), property of Denise Randall 2008
LadyStar Store, property Heavy Cat Multimedia Ltd. 2008
Calling Home, property of Renegade Scribe. 2009
Emergency Exit, property of NJ Huff 2009
Agent LF, property of Mike Mekkes 2009
“Resume” of sites built or installed, but not designed by me:
Personal Deconstruction, property of J.E. Gonzalez 2008
Lady Tygry Productions (Elect Reprobate and Hardly Keeping), property of Lady Tygry 2007
Talismen, property of Barb Jacobs and Steven P. Jones 2007
Caricatures, property of Barb Jacobs 2008
Tomb of the King 2, property of Laura Melis 2009
