I'm preparing for Aya Con today. Printing, adding finishing touches to canvases and trying to remember everything to pack!

Here's the facebook event [link] and the official Aya Con Page [link]

To see what other conventions I'm attending, please check my events page.



Full Colour Anime Portrait Prices

1 person Digital copy via email                             £30
1 person A4 glossy print & digital copy via email £32.50
2 people Digital copy via email                             £45
2 people A4 glossy print & digital copy via email £47.50
3 people Digital copy via email                             £55
3 people               A4 glossy print & digital copy via email £57.50
More than 3 people      Email art@mairperkins.co.uk


Black & White Portrait Prices
1 person Digital copy via email £10
2 people Digital copy via email £15
3 people Digital copy via email £20
More than 3 people Email art@mairperkins.co.uk


View an anime portrait WIP example.

I'm carrying on my little business venture from the J Culture Con A lot of people have been contacting me since asking for an anime version of themselves or of someone else. They're proving to be quite popular Christmas presents.

If you're interested in having one done here's some price info...


£10 - 1 person full colour
£20 - 2 people full colour
£25 - 3 people full colour
Optional 6x4 print and postage + £1.50
Optional A4 print and postage + £2.50


It usually takes me 1 week to 3 weeks to complete depending on how many other portraits there are.

Feel free to arrange your portrait with me by email, deviant note or just use the secure paypal form on www.mairperkins.co.uk

Contact me with any questions at art@mairperkins.co.uk

The last few weeks have been full of minor misfortunes the worst of which being my laptop going on strike. It's ok though, I have a warranty and it has been sent away to be repaired. It just means I'm using the university computers when I can be bothered to go in. So I'm sorry for not replying to comments and messages, its not me being impolite, just the laptop.

Is anybody else going to [link] ? I'm going to be selling anime art work there. Most of them can be found in my DA gallery   Prices will be about £30 for a framed original painting and £15 for paintings without frames. So they are not prints but the original paintings!

If anyone who can't make it to Chibicon still wants to buy a piece, just message me with the link to the picture you want. Remember it has to be one done in traditional media as I don't keep the line art for digital art. Same prices apply but no charge for the postage and packaging

The reason I'm selling my work is because I have SO much of it just piled up at my parents house and I need to clear some space (Since I moved out I just use my old room for storage ). The works won't be used in one of my portfolios either so I thought I may as well try to sell them.

crack

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not really, just Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core which is better than crack.

Seriously I'm loving this game so far. I did like Advent Children and Derge of Cerberus but I think Crisis Core has more connections to the original FFVII story. Or at least the parts of the story I was most interested in *cough* attractive SOLDIER members and young flower girls *cough*



The 10th anniversary of FFVII has made me feel rather old :S I remember when it came out and begging my parents to have it as an 11th birthday present. I'm still grateful to them for that

I really, really, really should be doing uni work. Deadlines are on Tuesday....but there's still a few more days to do it in! WHOO procrastination!

I'll be posting more art work and some animations up after Tuesday.

Ooh I'm going to do my dissertation next year on how anime has affected western culture in past 20 years I love that my course will let me do everything I wasn't allowed to do in school's art classes.

I've left my data entry job for.... *drum roll* a part time graphic designer job! Whoo! I'm so happy I'll be working with photoshop instead of excel this summer.

Not much else has been going on. Just plodding along happily Looking forward to summer!

Now for the ultimate in procrastination! (hee can you tell I love that word too much. Apathy is another favourite right now)

tagged me to do this. I don't usually like playing these games but I have a soft spot for her

*1. Post these rules.
* 2. Each tagged person must post 8 things about their self on their journal.
* 3. At the end, you have to choose and tag 8 people and post their icons on the same journal.
* 4. Go to their pages and send a message saying you tagged them.
* 5. No tag-backs.

1. Between the ages of 3 and 5 I lived in New Zealand with my Mum, Dad and newly born brother Christopher. I love them very much and have a lot to thank my family for.

2. Until I was 12 I wanted to be an astronaut. Then I realised I was crap at maths, engineering and sports so wanted to make cartoons instead.

3. I'm a naturally very shy and unconfident person. I just forced myself to get over it when I started college as it was making everyday life pointlessly difficult. Something as simple as buying something in a shop would make me stutter with awkwardness

4. I've been told I'm a very curious person. As a child I pestered my parents with lots of "why? "how did that happen?" What's that? "How does that work?" They were very helpful and bought me lots of books and encouraged me to watch documentaries I did Philosophy at A level but that just ended up leaving me more confused and posing more unanswerable questions x_X I'm confused and worried by a lot of things that really are not important to everyday life. Though on a plus my curiosity leads me to trying new things ... like sky diving and other more   socially taboo things like necrophilia.

5. My sense of humor can and has been described as sick, dark, immature cruel, perverse and twisted. I usually try to hide it until I'm comfortable enough with someone...or just let it show through my sketchbook.

6. Though I have a cruel sense of humor I'm really a sappy hippy type. I'm a vegetarian, I have a tendancy to bring home stray/injured animals (which I inherited from my Mum who has 8 cats and 3 dogs), pick insects up off the path so they don't get squished, use shopping bags for life, do volunteer work for the RSPCA and Enabled Art, donate money to Shelter and Water Aid, buy the big issue, I'm doing volunteer conservation work abroad this summer and I strongly believe in recycling (which my poor housemates and boyfriend know too well ), fair trade, animal rights, human rights, equality, tolerance ....etc etc *typical left wing hippy stuff* Lately my art work has been related to these sorts of things. I really believe that the world can be made a better place and changes can happen if everybody does their bit. I'm too shy and passive to be a political activist but if I could make any small change for the better through my actions I would be very happy (and feel less guilty >_< )

7. I'm really crap at keeping in touch with people I care about (including my poor family though my Mum understands because she's the same lol). I don't mean to offend people or make them think I forget about them...I'm just a big hermit and not the most communicative person (unless you get me alone then you'll want me to shut up!)

8. Now for something completely sappy! My boyfriend Callum is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I have never been so happy and at peace with myself. We're probably one of those annoying couples that live in each other's pockets but I'm addicted to his company and everything about him. He is TEH SMEX!!!!!111111 we're a pair of geeks but happy ones


I'm not tagging anybody because I don't want to force anybody to do this

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I'm so excited about having my own domain name! I know I had tifaspage.co.uk before but this an attempt to be a little more professional :S You can tell I'm not very imaginative when it comes to names It took me a while to think of a layout but once I drew the main background image for the site, everything else fell into place. While making this, I taught myself Dreamweaver and how to put Flash work onto my website At last my struggle with procrastination is over...well not really since I'm writing this journal out while I'm at work >_>; but anyway...stuff is below.

Current Projects

Animations

One for Derby City Council to encourage recycling
One for Design Against Fur
3 shorts about a local park (Allestree, Derbyshire)

Other Stuff

Various sketches I need to get round to scanning/colouring/uploading to DA
The Derby & District RSPCA Newsletter I made should be printed soon and available on the website.
I began volunteering at Enabled Art. the other week. I'm really enjoying it, the people there are great
Painting a mural on my boyfriend's bedroom wall (mainly zombies )

Thank you for all your helpful, supportive comments and for looking over my stuff

Hey I'm just posting some of the work I've been upto lately I'm sorry I don't upload to DA more often but thank you for looking at the stuff I have got up here. It makes me smile lots

Animations
These are some animations I've made in Adobe Aftereffects mainly for my uni course.[link]

RSPCA Newsletter
I volunteer at the Derby and District RSPCA and make their quarterly newsletter. December was the first issue and I'm working on March's now [link]

Facebook
I add more sketches and scrap work to facebook albums. Just look me up if you're interested.

I need to get round to updating my website It is shamefully out of date. *starts flipping through dreamweaver for dummies* >_>;

Hey there I've joined newgrounds and am going to be posting flash work on there. I've really taken an interest in animation and want to improve and do more. If you like any of my stuff here please feel free to take a looksee and give any advice on flash. I'm still a n00b

Find my animations on Newgrounds.

Find my illustrations on my website.

I'm also on myspace and facebook. Just search for Mair Perkins

Sorry I don't upload more work here, uni work, my job and new house have been keeping me beeeezy >__<

heya! I really don't use DA as much as I would like to anymore. I still draw loads but scanning and uploading seems such an effort now

Its the summer holiday so hopefully I'll have a little bit more free time. I'm hoping to re-do my online portfolio but in flash I've learned how to use flash this year of uni so I want to play with it a bit more. I'm still around on the internet but I usually just appear on the places below.

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Thank ye for checking out my gallery!

I was wrong about university meaning more time for deviantART >_>; oh well! I'm absoulutely loving uni though. Living in halls is so much fun and I'm learning so much. I've made my first flash animation and I'm learning how to make interactive websites so once we've finished that module I'll try and improve my rather dull website.

dunno if people are really interested in my social life but I've met some awesome people, mainly around the halls and in the halls bar.  I've fallen insanely in love with a video game programming student on the ground floor of my flat n we've been happily together for over 2 months now X3 I've also managed to stay in touch with friends from college and have visited their unis. It means a lot of travel but travellings fun

On the whole I'm a happy bunny even if I'm a poor one.

Yaaay I've just finished making my new website/online portfolio!

I had to close my last one (tifaspage.co.uk) as it was costing me about £200 to renew it. I've found a wonderful free webhost though awardspace.com so I now own a website again

[link]

Please feel free to visit it

Ooooh I'm liking the new layout.

I've become all sentimental about DA. I've been here since I was 15 I've changed a lot the past four years but DA has been a constant thing even when my art work hasnt been lol. Even though I don't visit it as much with college, jobs, boyfriend, social life and chores keeping me busy the last year, I'm still very fond of it. It is so my favourite website, so much on it and so entertaining. I don't ever want to have to leave here, even if I don't update for months

I still love drawing though and sketch loads in a sketch book I carry whenever I can. Though I get fewer opportunities for painting, colouring etc. and scanning work to upload here. Hopefully when I start my Illustration for Animation course at Derby University, I will have more time for DA. I'm so very excited about university I can't believe I found such a perfect course!

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I'm going to renew my subscription soon because DA is so very worth paying for

wow o_o I only found out two days ago about the DD when a guy from my art class told me. So surreal. It made me giggle happily like a child all day >>; I'm so grateful and just wow! It feels odd (but nice) to get so much attention.

Thank you to the people who picked me and recommended me X3; and thank  you so much to all the comments and faves from everyone. I want to thank Peter Pan for inspiring me too ;D

Hi there!

I havent been online much at all recently. I'm writing this from college at the moment. I'm still doing art but not posting anywhere near as much as I used to x_x; sorry. I'm not leaving DeviantART but I doubt I'll be on as much. I'm sorry I'm not able to reply to all the comments, watches and faves and thank everyone.

I've been applying to Universities recently. The art foundation course is great and I'm having a fabulous time. I don't want to leave to be honest >>

The half term is coming up so I'll try and update with some art then.

Bye bye xxx

Hi there!

I haven't had as much time to work on putting my art online recently. I've still been doing art (because I'm an obsessive freak) but I've got out of my routine of putting stuff on DA and my website. I'm not going to leave DA *clings to it desperately* but I'm thinking of reducing my website. It costs me £135 a year >>; and I have to pay that in November and I'd rather just keep the money. Yes, I need another job so badly.

I don't draw as much fan art as I used to either. I'm not as interested in the fandoms and as I have less time now and pictures take me longer than they used to, I would rather draw originals. They can be used in my portfolio and its better practise for me if I have to do something thats original and not based on someone else's character designs. I'm sorry to all the people who like my fan art, I'm not going to stop doing it but I don't have the time or the interest for it to do as much of it like I used to.

As for my life (of what there is XP ) I left Wolsingham's Sixth Form College in June. I went to Secondary school at Wolsingham too and I'm surprised that after 7 years there I'm not sad about leaving. What is sad is the fantastic group of friends I had the last two years separating, though we did have a fabulous last summer. We had a "see you later" meal and night out last Tuesday. Lots of crying and hugging and oh so much love. Jenny and I organised the evening out and made a photo album type thing and T-shirts for each of them with an inside joke title on. I was the Trucker, Jenny the Bitch, Tom the Fag, Lee the Queen, Susanna the Geek, Tasha the King and Peter the Hobo.

I started Queen Elizabeth's Sixth Form College on the 5th of September. I'm doing a BTEC Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art & Design. Next year, when I've finished that course, I'll be off to University. Hopefully to study Illustration and Animation. I tried applying to University this year but was told by all of them that I needed the Foundation Course to go. Damnit *mutters* Thats what I get for not doing my research >>;

I'm learning a lot so far on the Foundation Course and met lots of lovely new people. Everyone is so friendly, I made an effort to not be shy because I was scared of being alone and bored and I'm so glad I made that effort. I already feel settled even though its only been 3 weeks.

I didn't learn that much from art at A level or GCSE except for some art history. I taught my self to draw, paint and use different mediums but I think the Foundation Course is going to teach me a lot. I get to try 3D work, textiles, print making, photography and lots more. The class went on a trip to Edinburgh yesterday and saw 4 different galleries. I'm learning more about art history and ...stuff as well >>;

I still miss my closest friends, who most of have now started University and the others will be going back to their 2nd year soon. However Lee and Norman are still at Sixth Form so I can still see them easily My best friend, Jenny, has gone to the far away University of Gloucestershire (BITCH) so I won't be able to see her as often as the others who have gone locally. I miss Jenny SO much and can't wait to visit her in October.