Okay, I have to say this. For the good of all.
I've had a lot of Disney fans come through recently and faving my stuff. Which is awesome and thanks to all. I'm delighted other people enjoy the little dabblings I do for fun.
I like to check out people who fave my stuff and through their faves I usually find heaps of other Disney fanartists as well.
There is some awesome stuff out there as well as some pretty uninspired stuff, but I'll get to that later.

What is REALLY starting to bug me is when I find Disney fanart that is blatantly copied or traced from official Disney art, in entire content or in posing. It's not uncommon to find a Princess completely traced from a known Disney piece(half the time, not that well), with only a few minor colour changes and OhWOW, I created a new outfit! I have seen FAR too many Disney pics of this kind lately from many accounts.
I have nothing against copying a little from pre-existing pieces as a learning tool, but when you do so, you should ALWAYS credit your source picture. ALWAYS. I'm sorry, but learning or not, it is simply not fair to your viewers and quite dishonest to omit mentioning that you copied someone else's pose rather than draw it yourself from scratch.
All it takes is 'I used another pic for reference for the face/pose etc'. Provide a link to it, if possible. That's all, and you're in the clear.

I actually have a lot more respect for artists who post stuff that, while far from technically competent or as polished as the professionals, is at least ALL their own work. They're braver than I could ever have been while my art was developing. As these artists keep working on it and improving, they'll get a much greater sense of satisfaction seeing how far they've come. And your viewers will notice, too.
Relying on copying does not help you improve as an artist.
I'm a bit of a mimic - I like to draw things in different styles, because it's fun and different from the personal style I draw my comics in. But every single thing is drawn from scratch, not copied.

I echo the sentiments of some artists who enjoy fanart that shows something of the artist's OWN style rather than being a slavish model-perfect picture. My Disney stuff is about 80% on model, but there's still a hint of my own style. is another artist who is AWESOME at this. She draws Disney in her own style(which is VERY accomplished!!), which contributes HUGELY to its appeal and popularity.
I dunno about everyone else, but I find generic 'Don't hate me cuz I'm pretty' Princess pics rather dull, personally. Disney does those already, try doing something different!

So in conclusion, if you see a deviation that has been referenced from another work without credit, don't be afraid to call the artist on it (POLITELY, mind you. If they THEN give you shit for it, report that sucker!). I know there's the whole Jark debacle going on, but uncredited plagiarism is not only unfair and dishonest, it's illegal.
If I see an artwork you've done where you've copied someone else's stuff and hoped noone would notice, I WILL call you on it, be warned.  Not just Disney, but anime, fantasy, ANY genre. It's not fair to those of us who work hard to develop our techniques and try to give DA stuff that interesting, funny and UNIQUE.

For details on commissions, go here
My Friends (because 20 icons just ain't enough!)
My Pixel art account

Ever since T Campbell and I scored a spot in Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga 5 winner's circle, we've been talking with an editor about making a formal pitch of our manga 'Popstar'.
We got an email last night saying that the editor-in-chief has given us the thumbs-up and we are go for a graphic novel. Needless to say, it'll be a while before I start drawing, since the story kinda has to be written first, but that's T's job

Can we say yay?

I mean.. frigging TOKYOPOP. Big gun. And they like us!

*insert dancy emoticon here, which I am hereby too lazy to look up*

For details on commissions, go here
Check out my pixel art account here! ->

Because I'm an anal person who likes to be organised, I opened a separate Devart account for any pixel art I want to post.
It's over here.

And for some reason the two deviations I've uploaded aren't showing. *Marge noise*

For details on commissions, go here

It's been a while, but I FINALLY have my pixel doll site back up!
I'm not going to be active in the dolling community, I just wanted to get the site back up so I'd have somewhere to put any new dolls I make.

Go check out Pixellence!

It's cute and sparkly and green...

For details on commissions, go here

I had always assumed that copyright law was pretty cut and dried as far as fanworks went - as long as  noone was profitting from it, it's all cool (unless you're Ann Rice). I have actually discovered that fanart, specifically *charging* for fanart commissions, is a very grey area.  Every comic con Artist Alley is full of amateur artists doing fanart on request and usually making a few bucks off it - with the major comic publishers, whose copyright is being breached,  set up in the very same hall. Yet noone really fusses about it.
I read a really interesting article about the boundaries of fanart commissions today that demonstrated that there IS a difference between 'illegal' and 'against the law'. Charging for fanart may be 'against the law', in the sense that you're doing something you're not legally allowed to do, but it's totally at the discretion of the copyright holder whether to take action or not. In other words, most big copyright holders will turn a blind eye to a humble artist selling a one-off piece for a few bucks, since it hardly impacts on their profits. But if you were to start mass-reproducing your artwork and say, sell it as prints, then that's when the Cease-and-Desist letters start appearing and legal action gets taken.

The reason deviantart will not let you sell prints of fanart is precisely because of the reason above - it's mass reproduction, which counts as publishing, a very clear and pursuable violation of copyright.

It was very interesting and rather different to what I'd always thought. My friend Dan gave me this 'yeah, DUH!' look when I found out. He's been doing fanart commissions for aaaages.

Well, if THAT'S the case, then my commissions are now OPEN TO INCLUDE FANART, WHOOOO!
Bring it ON! Disney and Shojo manga a speciality! No Clamp, please, I can't do the linework

For details on commissions, go here

As you'll have observed from recent gallery additions, my current crop of commissions is complete.
Shop's open again!
Be sure to click on the link in the footer and read all my info before deciding whether you'd like to order a commission. The email address to contact and everything is all there.

I'm not restricting to just 3 this time. Open house, whoo!
Any that might come in, I'll confirm with you and put on a list and when your turn comes, I'll let you know and we can talk details then.

In other news, my life has just taken a turn for the extremely sucky. My studio, Disneytoons Sydney, has been given the chop by LA. Like Vancouver, Toronto, Tokyo and Orlando before us, we've become too expensive to operate and hell, those execs have to make cuts SOMEWHERE 9_9
yeah yeah, we've heard it all before. This might sound surprising to any die-hard Disney fans reading, but I bear only a little bitterness towards my bosses. Disney isn't about magic, it's about making money, like any other business. We did nothing wrong, but the sequels aren't making the money they used to despite our best efforts (hey, we didn't write them, we only animate them!). In big business, it's the underdogs who go first. That's showbiz, kid. Sad, but a fact of life in entertainment.
So there we have it. The last of Disney's 2D animation division will be extinct in a year. I love working here, but life goes on.

For details on commissions, go here

Okay, nice and simple. See the new DevID pic down there?
If the Lucy-desk is empty, I am not open to commissions. If you see a little me sitting there and 'in' underneath it, I am open to commissions.

For details on commissions, go here

Wow. 24 hours later, and I have 3 commissions! Thank you all, I shall do my best! ^_^

Commissions are hereby closed for the time being.
To anyone else from here on, I shall definitely post again when I am open to more commissions, but for now, I shall concentrate on the 3 confirmed so far.

Commissions are hereby closed</a>
For details on commissions, go here