TINY ORIGINALS!

My presale to fund new prints is going until Sept 26th! It's reached it's initial funding goal, but there are two stretch goals and if reached, they will give TWO BONUS PRINTS to backers who pledge for the full set!

To boost the campaign, I've been drawing ATC size originals to offer as rewards - and they are being snapped up! Please check out the campaign here and help us make all 6 prints a reality!

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Working on Petite Prints and holiday show scheduling!!  Also, Wizard World Comic Con is in 2 weeks!

I'm trying to pick about 4 images from the new Stolen Child Tarot work to do a small run of 5x7 petite prints for the holidays.
If you want to chime in on your favorites, I have a comment-enabled Tumblr post here!

Also, Hammond and I will be a Wizard World Comic Con Austin in 2 weeks! Come say hello and check out Ham's cosplay (He's still mad he didn't have one for the first WW we did!) I promise, he's not dressing as Shatner!

I'm in the process of lining up my holiday shows, so I'll have a calendar up soon!

Come See me at STAPLE! this March!

Staple! Austin Independent Media Expo 2016 is coming up and I'll be there!

The twelfth annual show will be on Saturday (11am-6pm) and Sunday (12-6pm) March 5-6, 2016 in Austin at the Marchesa Hall and Theater, 6226 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, Texas. (MAP)

Hammond will be handing out stickers and some lucky acorns while I'll be showing off my latest print and jewelry work as well as some previews of new projects! Come say hi!

And check out the full line up of panels and guests at this fantastic show!

Let's Make New Prints!

Babes in the Woods Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/774786282/babes-in-the-woods-specialty-prints

This pre-sale Kickstarter lets you grab a large print for $20 and free shipping in the US! (It also helps me have inventory for the holidays, sshhhh! Don't tell.)

Holiday Shows are beginning to announce!

I've got my first confirmation for a new holiday show -- the Etsy Dallas Jingle Bash!

If you're in the DFW area Nov 21st, come say hi!

Mugs and Tote bags!

I've gone back and forth about print on demand sites, you know?
On the one hand, you're making your work available in a variety of forms and not having to carry inventory, but on the other, they get pirated regularly from overseas poster print outfits, which means you just lost complete control of some of your images.
Remember that line from News Radio? "You can't take something off the internet! That's like trying to take pee out of the pool!"

Anyway, I've put a couple things on Society6, and the response to the t-shirts and mugs has been super encouraging!
https://society6.com/monicalknighton

If you feel the need to bolster Hammonds ego or just want a pink giraffeicorn all over your morning coffee (or hell, maybe your shower curtain?) head over there and check it out. I'm especially pleased with how the wrap around image from The Stolen Child Tarot came out on the coffee mugs! All sales help me keep doing what I'm doing -- trying to finish that deck! :)

Also if you see these these images pop up on any other print on demand sites -- THEY WERE STOLEN.  (Please give me a heads up!)
It's that simple. Society6 is the only one I'm using. :)

Hammond's portrait and some of my other originals are now in my shop!

I have a gallery shop on Big Cartel. :)

New Stag Print is now available!

'Make New Things', my latest piece in my Going Stag series is now available as a print! Hurray!

Media Round up!

Some interviews and reviews, 'cause you're supposed to share! Right? Right!

2015

Creative Room 4 Talk interview

 Mia Fitzroy’s Review of The Stolen Child Tarot (Major Arcana)

2014

Daily Texan/Comic Con Interview

Adventures in Vanaheim Review of The Stolen Child Tarot (Major Arcana)

The Stolen Child Tarot has 39 patrons!

The latest on The Stolen Child Tarot is that I'm using Patreon to complete the artwork for the Minor Arcana!

To thank people who throw a little support behind me in this endeavor, I've got an exclusive work-in-progress sketchbook and some other cool rewards -- many of which are vanishing quickly! :)

Like original art? Want an original painting from the deck? There's a support level where you will get to choose a completed card painting! (Think of it like a win-win installment plan. You get original art and your support ensures that that art can get made!)

Right now the campaign has 39 supporters! I'm floored!  And already, new cards are being completed! You can see some of the new works below, but if you want an exclusive first look at everything, consider becoming a supporter!

Here's the link:
https://www.patreon.com/stolenchildtarot

Four of Oak

Four of Flame

Two of Oak

I'm trying something new and I've just launched a Patreon campaign devoted to completing the artwork for The Stolen Child Tarot!

As many of you know, I'd love to complete the deck, but have been unable to devote myself to such a large project and pay the bills at the same time -- there's roughly 50 paintings remaining!  

If this is a project you want and feel should be completed, please consider becoming a patron of the project!

You can check it out here: http://www.patreon.com/stolenchildtarot

I know Patreon is new to a lot of people (it was new to me!) so if you have questions, please send them my way!

Supporters will get exclusive access to the works in progress and behind the scenes as well as some cool thank yous!

I hope to get the word out during shows this December in the hopes of starting work in January -- Please help me spread the word!

Comic Con Crazy and the Daily Texan!

Three days of genre and fan squirreling insanity!  Hehe!

Hammond totally got into posing with cosplayers and I couldn't stand it, by Sat I sort of made an appearance with the Night Vale SPCA...

Oh!Oh! And I got interviewed by the Daily Texan!!

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2014/10/06/local-illustrator-monica-knighton-displays-art-at-austin-comic-con

Blue Genie 2014!!

I will have an 8X8 wall space at Blue Genie Art Bazaar this year!!  Also, I'm at Austin Comic Con this Thurs - Sat!

Austin Comic Con! I'm on my way!!

Little ol' me will have a table at this great big show!!

HERE THERE BE MONSTERS!

This Sunday I'll be at Here There Be Monsters Con! Come say Hi!

"It's here, slithering out of its dank den and rising back up with a vengeance: Here There Be Monsters Con! This year we are bringing you our new event, Kai-Drew #1 Fight Time featuring artists Nick Pitarra (Red Wing, Manhattan Projects) and Matt Frank (Godzilla); a Sideshow Freak-Out Extravaganza; a dystopian master session with Darker Sho, where you will get to see YOUR story turned into a web comic; a delicious Bug Fest where you will learn how to turn backyard pests into delicious party hor d'ourves; a session of Testify, Austin's own tell-all story group; and our new From Out of the Dark horror film fest will be presenting the semi-finalists and finalists from this year. Apart from our regular programming, there will be a Magic: The Gathering tournament, with prizes from Outlaw Moon; game demos such as Golem Arcana (SOOOO COOL!!!), dozens of game, toy, comic, and craft vendors, plus food and a full bar. So come early, and stay for the day!"

Going Stag prints are in my shop!

Austin Craft Riot is taking us to CAMP!

Some gather round the campfire and have a s'more!  This year the Austin Craft Riot's Summer Show is taking us to camp!  

I will be there with new prints and jewelry designs, but there's even more going on--

The 3rd Annual ACR Summer Show will be returning to the Austin Music Hall this August! Offering the best that Austin has to offer in addition to a number of fun activities to keep the whole family entertained and AIR CONDITIONING IN AUGUST, you're not going to want to miss this signature event.

We'll have the Austin Gelato and Taco Baby food trucks outside and a cash bar inside. On stage, Myo Massage will be returning with their luxurious chair massages, Crafty Girl will be running an advanced DIY craft, AND we'll have a video game area.

On the ground floor, joining our 70 talented vendors, Wonderlab will be helping older kids with their own fun DIY, and the Austin Craft Riot volunteers will have crafts suitable for the little ones. There will also be fun games for kids to play, including a scavenger hunt (there will be free prizes!).

All this plus air conditioning and awesome music. What else could you ask for?

Oh! And NO mosquitos!  It's even better than camp!!

Summer Shows! New Prints!

I've Got a few shows lined up for the summer!

DashCon 3 days of Tumblr Madness!

Schaumburg Illinois

July 11th-13th

Austin Craft Riot Summer Show!

Austin, TX

Come S'more-out at our Summer Camp!

Austin Music Hall, August 16th & 17th

Here There Be Monsters Con

Austin, TX

Where Bigfoot, Kaiju and Nessie rub shoulders

The place to be seen or be eaten!

Sept 14th at the Shoal Crossing Event Center

Also, after completing some new paintings, I did a quickie pre sale to fund some prints -- more news when those become available!

**Flings Confetti** THE MAGICIAN'S CAT PRINT EDITION IS FUNDED!

Yay!  I will be doing to drawing for the winner of the custom animal necklace soon and posting a video to announce the winner! :)

Let's Make a Print Version of Magician's Cat, Okay?

So yep, I launched a campaign to try to fund a small printing of The Magician's Cat, my children's book.  The 20 day campaign had a great first day!

A $13 pledge gets you a copy of the book, signed and sketched in, and if we reach our stretch goal to increase the print run, everyone will also get a bonus!  Here's the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/774786282/the-magicians-cat-print-edition-of-the-ebook

The Magician's Cat is Ready!

My children's ebook is now available for download in multi formats! 

downloadable PDF

ePub

Mobi 

And I'm working hard to launch a campaign for a PRINT edition later this week!

Please Adopt a Demon. It's the right thing to do.

It is with a heavy heart that I report today that I have opened an adoption program for the demons.  I've never liked the term 'hoarder' -- I've always preferred  'rescuer' but, either way, my neighbors, the HOA and the more timid of the garbage men are having their way and I've been told they have to go.

I hope you'll consider opening your home to one of these deserving entities and love or at least tolerate them as much as I have.  Click the big guy for the link.

*sigh*

Projects and Goals for 2014

Projects and Goals for 2014 Yesterday was my birthday, so that was my official start  to 2014, and this year I have three big things I'm working  to accomplish. :) The Magician's Cat, both ebook AND a print edition A support campaign to continue art on Stolen Child Tarot A second collected art book of my demons, The Lost Key to Infernal Spirits of the New World Read on for details on each!

Artwork for Magician's Cat is a whisker away from complete!   I should be done by mid March and have the ebook formatted  and available (FREE!) for all by early April!  Also after a little  research with a printer here in Austin, and due to popular  demand, I'm going to try to put out a PRINT edition! I will be Kickstarting that in late April, and the campaign will  offer opportunities to grab some of the original art from the  book as well as other goodies! In the spirit of the original  project, copies of the print edition will also go to Central  Texas SPCA for fundraising!

For those following the Monster Project... I have a confession to make...  they aren't monsters.  They're demons. And I have too many of them. I can't even begin to list all the places they arrive from or how  many just wander in.  It starts with one or two and the next  thing you know your place is packed.  I'm not a hoarder --  I prefer the term 'rescuer'.  Anyway, the neighbors are complaining, so I've made the hard decision  to start adopting them out.  In fact, I'm going to start this Friday, March 7th. Adoption fees I hope will cover my other art book project, The Lost Key to Infernal Spirits of the New World, a book of 72 portraits of my favorite of these homeless horrors. Friday a special email bulletin will go out to those interested in adoption. You've been warned.

The Future of The Stolen Child Tarot Good News!  In the next couple of months, I will be launching  a Patreon campaign devoted 100% to the completion of The Stolen Child Tarot. What is Patreon? It's a project site allowing creators to connect with people who  want to be a patron of their work.  It's goal is to assist creators with  long term funding for larger/longer creative endeavors -- you can check out their site here, but in short I would be setting goals  of completing one or more of the remaining 50 cards per month and asking those interested to pledge $1-$2 a month in exchange for behind the scenes news, sneak peeks of progress and whatever other goodies I can come up with. I truly want to continue Stolen Child at the level of quality  I've put in so far and I feel that the Patreon campaign is a  great option to support such a large endeavor.  I hope you'll check it out when I bring it live and consider supporting the deck! :)

And last but not least, I'm running a Spring sale on some of my  acrylic pieces in my etsy shop!

Monica's Etsy Shop

'Bout that time...

I'll be at the Austin Flea this Saturday!

Time for some Infernal Monsters...

'Cause they need to stretch their legs, tentacles and what have you...

Commission and Artist for Hire Info

Commission Rates:

As of January 1st, I am no longer able to take pet portrait or other single commission work.  I need to catch up/complete my current projects, so I'm not able to schedule waiting list slots right now either.  Thank you so much for your understanding.  I will update here when I get caught up and start taking on new jobs.  You can also check my etsy shop - I will begin listing pet portrait openings there when they become available.

Book Illustration Info and Rates:

**Please Read**  I do not do any illustration work on spec.  
What is spec?  If you've written (or are planning to write) a children's book, fantasy novel, gaming module, etc and are looking for an artist to illustrate it before you self publish or submit it for commercial publication and plan for the artist to be paid out of royalties -- that is spec.  Your project may be fantastic, but unfortunately I don't have a time machine to buy my groceries. :)

I will consider publication contracts that allow some advance on royalties to allow me to begin work, or in the case of self published or smaller projects, 50% of the negotiated payment for the completed project up front.

Ballpark Rates
Pencils - $50-$80 for half to full page
Pen and Ink - $100-300 for quarter page to full page
Full color - $200-$450 for quarter page to full page

Rates are negotiable for multi-illustration projects and depending on number of figures, detail, complexity of content.  Feel free to email me with specifics if you'd like to discuss an estimate.

Holiday Shows! Blue Genie Art Bazaar

From November 29th through Christmas Eve I'll be showing at the Blue Genie Art Bazaar!!

I did most of my load in today and I'll be finishing up tomorrow. Friday night will be the grand opening party.  If you want to give handmade, there are some amazing artists and artisan crafters at this show well worth checking out!

Happy Halloween! Free coloring book! Shop Sale!!

I'm still cooking away working on The Magician's Cat, my free online children's book. For Halloween, I've just compiled a bunch of the black and white illustrations into coloring pages.  They are in pdf and FREE for you to download and print for your kids or yourself!
They're hiding right through this link:
Magician’s Cat Coloring Book
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5gn_WvYurAuUlI2QnNvS295S2M/edit

Also, I'm having a Halloween sale in my Etsy shop!  

Use code "TrickRTreat" and get 15% off decks, prints, my new jewelry -- the whole schmoodle!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MonicaLKnighton