Oli's Workshop, ~Free & Commission~ Options

[Oliverskx]

Working primarily on RMVX

Now that it's summer and I have more time on my hands to work on things I've decided to open shop so that I can constantly work on things and keep my skills on their toes. I'm always looking for ways to improve so don't hesitate to throw some work my way! Any criticisms would also help in a very gigantic way! Hopefully I'll have a busy summer on the computer. =P

I could really use some advice on making sprite hair. I've found spriting hair is really hard work! My sprite hair looks pretty smooth compared to the default VX sprite hair. >.> I've been looking up how to make armor clothing pieces when it comes to spriting. I love spriting clothes! One day I might just make a bunch of sprite clothes for fun. =P

Services
~ Below is a small list of my services and my skill level at doing so. My skills are decent in all areas listed but I believe there is always room for improvement! My working hours are Monday-Friday at 6pm-12am EST in US time. Free requesting services include logos, recoloring/edits, regular mapping(non parallax), and Game screens(not including menus). Any request price can be discussed in PM. Critiquing my work is very much encouraged and appreciated. Thanks for visiting the workshop. Please have a look inside and see if you find anything good. =3

[Tiles]<advanced beginner>
[Logo]<beginner>
[Sprites]<advanced beginner>
[Mapping]<advanced intermediate>
[Recoloring/edits]<beginner expert>
[Screens(title, game over, etc)]<advanced beginner>


Request Template

Service {sprite, logo, tile, etc.}
Type{Commission/Free.}
Set date{Date to have it finished by.}
Specifics{Details of what you want exactly.}
Resources{Sprite needed to edit, shape used in logo, etc.}

Art Dump

On using resources - If you wish to use anything I have down below in a non commercial project feel free to give credit where credit is due. If one wishes to use them in commercial project PM where PMs are due(and we'll discuss things there =3)!

Sprites
Made these when I was working on an old game. These are my first attempts at spriting. They were hard work but the end results were fun to see.

[Show/Hide] Sprites

Tiles
Just finished making my first tileset for a game that I'm currently working on.

[Show/Hide] RMVX Tiles

Credit goes to Enterbrain and the lovely Sakura Phoenix

Mapping(Parallax and regular)
Out of all my skills I'd list mapping as my best one. I love creating environments that are memorable. My favorite kind of mapping is parallax though it might take a lot of time to do. Mapping is definitely something I enjoy doing <3

[Show/Hide] Parallax Mapping Samples

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Digital Art
Some of the overall digital artwork I've done. The digital drawing I've done was kind of concept art for a character. I'd really like to get into photoshop to finish it someday to see how it turned out. I'd also like to experiment with making another world map.

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Screens
Title Screens and Gameover screens are generally fun to make! The logos make take some time but there really is nothing like making a fun title screen to set the mood. Menu screens present much more of a challenge but I like to tackle them every once in a while.

[Show/Hide] Screens

Current Projects
Tile Editing ~ Lato {Finished by July3rd at the latest(Power outage delayed me)}
Logo ~ Severity {Finished by July6-9th}

Completed Projects
Island Map ~ Mooshra {Complete!}

Thank you for visiting! =3

This post has been edited by Oliverskx: Jul 3 2012, 08:45 AM

[Severity]

I'm confused. Are there differences between your commissioned and free works? Or is it just priorities?

[Oliverskx]

I'm confused. Are there differences between your commissioned and free works? Or is it just priorities?

Free works are just tasks I can do quickly(Like editing sprites, tilesets, creating logos, non parallax mapping). And since my skillset isn't extremely high in these areas in my opinion I'd feel terrible if I charged. Now other harder tasks that require more time and are the works I'm more skilled at require a price since not only am I putting in a lot of work but I'm giving it the best job I possibly can(there's a bit of a perfectionist in me). There are some rare instances where I'd charge like if something like if something needs extensive editing or a logo that needs to meet a certain level of required professionalism(an expert looking logo). Priorities take a role as a commissioned job with be on a higher priority than a free job, that's not to say It'll never be worked one. It'll just be worked on less(And since these jobs don't take too long they'll be finished quickly). Since I don't and probably wont get that many customers at one time I doubt I'll have to worry about prioritizing the jobs.