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About Me Traditional Art / Hobbyist Member Taija V SeppalaFemale/United Kingdom Recent Activity
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Limited commissions are always open, this is the "official" journal I can link folks back to and this should answer some of the most common questions.  Key word is limited, I work on these fairly slowly and on first come-first served basis.   I only do one commission per every two weeks/month, depending on other things.  Please try to have as concise an idea as possible with regards to the size and content of your commission before you even send the first note.  I have two small children and lot of other things to do so I am not always able to check dA daily, please have patience.  

Because I work in a traditional medium these are commissions for actual physical pieces, not just digital images.  As such, I only accept paypal for online commissions and only from countries where postal service is somewhat reliable so I can actually mail your drawing to you.  I normally use "Recorded Signed For" letter service (Royal Mail, UK), if you would prefer a courier service that is fine too but up to you to set up and pay for.   I can work in pencils, ink, fine liners, watercolours or any combination of them (see my gallery for examples) and in any size from postcard to A3. Due to the flexibility of the medium I do not have set-in-stone price structure but to give you a rough idea, something simple with one or two characters on an A4 watercolour sheet would be around 40-50USD, anything more complicated, detailed, bigger etc. would go into the 100+USD range.   I will include package (hard-backed envelope) and postage in the final quote.

If you're still interested, send me a note, talk to me about your idea, what you'd want to see and I'll let you know what can/can't be done.   Do NOT send money until I say it's ok to do so and I'm ready to start work on your commission.   If I agree to work on your commission that means for a brief period I work for you.  I will send you sketches before tackling the final piece and I will do my best to understand your input and make changes you ask for where possible.  And please do not be afraid to ask, even a simple thing like your favourite colour can make a big difference.  Commissions are a two-way street.

I reserve the right to refuse a commission if it's in any way offensive or from a fandom I have absolutely no clue of unless you are willing to provide me sufficient research data to work from.  This also applies to OCs, ships, OTPs, BBQs, WTFs, you know, anything that I might not know about.   Please note I will not be reading 800-page fanfics, if it's a text description it needs to be brief.  I reserve the right to post a watermarked version of your commission in my dA gallery/personal blog.



-Most original artworks in my dA gallery and tumblr sketchblog ([link]) are also for sale-
The exception are kiribans and requests (unless the original requesters wish to purchase them).
Sketches and small pieces are 20-40USD, bigger/detailed pieces 60-100USD.  Note me with the link to the one you'd be interested in and I'll let you know.

Oh and if you want to have custom art for free, next Kiriban is coming up at 55,555 pageviews, best of luck! :)
  • Mood: Excited
  • Listening to: pitter patter of tiny feet
  • Reading: some weird fantasy novel
  • Watching: Game of Thrones woooo!
  • Playing: Wii Fit x_x
  • Eating: banana
  • Drinking: water

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~TaijaVigilia
Taija V Seppala
Artist | Hobbyist | Traditional Art
United Kingdom
HND in classical animation from Ballyfermot College, Dublin.

Currently residing in Birmingham, UK and "working" as a full-time mom.

Posting here on dA to keep my drawing skills from completely rusting away.

Art Prints available at Society6: [link]

Twitter - @TaijaVigilia
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~LarKitty 2 days ago  Student General Artist
I love your clean lines, interesting angles and watercolors! really an interesting take on the usual disney fanart. big props, love it
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~Neridy 4 days ago  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
kdghjlskhjdgsoidkhgs omg, I love your art a lot! :icondeyedplz:
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Mood: Joy ~Abranime May 4, 2012   Traditional Artist
Hi again! I'm not sure if you remember me, but I'm one of your many watchers and I want to you know that your Disney pieces are really beautiful and inspiring! You are one of the persons, here in Deviantart, who are my inspiration.
I hope one day make things like you do.
See you!

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~TaijaVigilia 5 days ago  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Aww thank you very much! :blowkiss:
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Fantastic art
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Mood: Mesmerized ~GreenhornForNow Apr 23, 2012  New member Student Traditional Artist
Your work is beautifully colored and detailed. It looks like you put a lot of time and patience into it.

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=fallenintoshadows Apr 22, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Hello, I was wondering whether you could tell me how you make your scan quality so perfect? Your images are flawless and the colours don't seem to be lost in the process. When I scan in my images, even trying to tweak them in photoshop, they always look inferior to the original >w<

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~TaijaVigilia Apr 22, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Oh mine aren't 100% the same either, my old scanner destroys any delicate colours and fades the whole thing. I just gently fiddle with saturation/vibrance in photoshop and that usually fixes some of it so it looks at least close to the original. It's all trial and error mostly because all scanners are different.
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=fallenintoshadows Apr 22, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I'll have to play around with that, the only thing I was tweaking was the brightness and contrast. >w<

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*Sonala Apr 22, 2012  Professional Filmographer
marvellous gallery

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so thanks for all your favs!!! i haven\'t the time to comment all but so thanks!!

happy for everyone by my art by My friend of little finger
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