***UPDATE: Commissions are now open again!***
With Fairfax Comicon in the rearview mirror, and the summer almost behind us (didn’t it just start?!), I wanna bring in the week leading up to my birth day with an exciting announcement, one I’ve been holding onto for a while:
I’m now accepting art commissions!
That’s right; you can now ask me to draw things for you, and I will draw things for you, and then you will pay for drawing things for you. They can be characters you love, they can be my characters, they can be your own characters (just be detailed in describing them so I know what I’m drawing).
Commissions are pretty popular these days (I know I’ve bought my share); plus, this gives me a chance to further improve my art, and it gives me another potential revenue stream. Cause times be rough out there, fam (please never let me say that again), and our side hustles now need side hustles.
But hey, at least I enjoy being an artist.
Most of the time.
Sometimes.
No, really.
Anyway, here’s the important part: the pricing!
Black & White (pencils and inks)
Bust: $30
Full figure (1 character): $40
Full figure (multiple characters): $50
Full composition (characters + background): $75
Color
Bust: $40
Full figure (1 character): $50
Full figure (multiple characters): $60
Full composition (characters + background): $100
Upon completion, finished images will be delivered digitally (.PNG, .JPG, .TIF, .PDF… whatever you request). If you want a physical print of the commission, simply add $10 to whatever image you select from above.
Yes, it is that simple.
Interested? Just shoot me an email (bounty_email@yahoo.com) and we can iron out the details from there.
And yes, I will do adult-themed commissions. Provided you’re of age.
Yes, I will ask.
Some samples of the work I do:
About J.D. Cunegan
J.D. Cunegan is known for his unique writing style, a mixture of murder mystery and superhero epic that introduces the reader to his comic book-inspired storytelling and fast-paced prose. A 2006 graduate of Old Dominion University, Cunegan has an extensive background in journalism, a lengthy career in media relations, and a lifelong love for writing. Cunegan lives in Hampton, Virginia, and next to books and art, his big passion in life in auto racing. When not hunched in front of a keyboard, scratching a pencil over a piece of paper, or with his nose stuck in a book, Cunegan can probably be found at a race track or watching a race on TV.
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But now, with five novels under my belt and a burning, constant desire to create, I keep coming back to art. I still get frustrated, but I also keep trying. I finish pieces. I’m seeing actual progress. In a year’s time, I’ll have a graphic novel to my name, but I find I want more.
At the risk of sounding redundant, he meant a lot to me, too.
I read my first comic book when I was 11. It was issue 299 of The Uncanny X-Men, and as soon as I read that, I decided that a) I needed to read a lot more X-Men, and b) I wanted to write my own stories. I wanted to be a comic book creator. I wanted to tell stories that thrilled and entertained the way I was being thrilled and entertained.
It’s a big deal for my debut novel to even be nominated — and there are plenty of perks therein — but if by some stroke of luck I actually win, then there’s no end to the awesomeness that would ensue. Mostly I’m just jacked that someone thought enough of my work to nominate it. That’s pretty damn cool.
So… Tidewater Comicon was a financial loss. I did not sell nearly as many books as I thought or hoped I would, despite really good crowds both days. Other vendors tell the same story, that — for whatever reason — people weren’t buying this year the way they had in years past. That helps a little, but I won’t lie, it is still demoralizing to see people walk by your table without so much as even grabbing a bookmark or a business card.
n I was still in high school. Suffice it to say, she has changed quite a bit over the years. For one thing, she wears a lot more clothing.
of my novels, and a slew of business cards, flyers, and bookmarks — both for my work and the work of some other self-published authors I enjoyed. From 9 a.m. until roughly 6 p.m., I sold far more books than I expected. I sold out of my allotment of Bounty (the first book), and I damn near sold out of Behind the Badge (the third book), too.
approached my table saying he was looking for novels he could pitch to movie studios. He took a business card. Another man later approached about potential TV series ideas. He also left my table with a business card. Will those go anywhere? I have no idea (I’m accounting for the possibility that they were both blowing smoke up my ass), but just having the conversation was cool enough.
J.D. Cunegan 