Ghostpaint1
My short story 'The October Carnival' recently got a Daily Deviation, my first one ever, and I am beyond thrilled. I wanted to go ahead and share a few important links for people who might be checking out my page.
My Linktree - TLDR, if you don't feel like reading the rest of this journal you can find all my links here 😊
My Fiverr - my most important link. I sell various types of writing work (including short stories, character bios, and more), custom character portraits, homebrew Dungeons & Dragons content, and lots of other fun stuff. I do custom offers as well, if the gigs I have listed aren't quite what you're looking for. Just let me know!
My Facebook - another place I share my work, as well as more personal posts, WIPs, and memes galore!
My Writing - all my prose writing currently publicly available can be found here. Will be especially interesting to those who liked 'The October Carnival'! Check the sub-folders for specific types of writing.
My Character Portraits - my visual art. I do it through a program called Hero Machine, and I'm very passionate about the things I do with it.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you everyone who has favorited my work, viewed my work, made a nice comment about it, or even had a nice thought about me or what I do. It's my dream in life to just be able to create without a care in the world, and every day I'm a little closer to making that a reality. Every victory, little or big, fills me with joy and helps me feel confident in trying to live my best life. I'm grateful that you're here on this journey with me. With love,
~Ghostpaint1
Something Shiny Creations 💙
!!!!BIG DECEMBER SALE!!!! PLEASE READ!
Greetings friends, enemies, assorted strangers. If you're reading this, chances are you're at least a little curious about my sale. For those that don't know, I'm currently a seller on an amazing website called Fiverr, where I offer services such as writing, editing, and custom content for Dungeons & Dragons. You can find my page here.
Another service I offer is elaborate and detailed character portraits, which I make through the website Hero Machine. I'm incredibly passionate about the work I do, so for the holiday season I wanted to do a sale on all Hero Machine orders! Still have gifts to shop for? Afraid of going out to physically shop during a pandemic, and then actually seeing your friends and loved ones to give them said gifts? Consider getting them some cool digital art instead!
So how about a little Q&A?
Q: What kind of stuff can I make?
A: I've got a folder of my work, which you can find by clicking this link right here.
Q: How long is the sale on for?
A: I'll be doing the sale from December 4th (this Friday!) until December 15th! I don't have a promo code or anything like that to offer you, so all you need to do is message me on Fiverr (it's very easy to set up an account, and you can find way more services than what I offer!) and mention the sale. Once we work out the details, I'll send you a custom offer with the sale price 
Q: What are the specifics of the sale?
A: There are four varieties of creations I'm offering: Character Portraits, Weapons/Items, Logos, and Art Pieces (but if you have something else in mind please feel free to ask me about it) I'll go into each one.
1) Character Portraits - Simple ($20 USD), Complex ($30 USD)
I specialize in characters from sci-fi, fantasy, comic book, horror, and anime media, but I can do almost anything. A simple portrait is the basic character, and a complex one would include backgrounds, dynamic poses, unique body types, or just characters with a lot of detail. See below for examples.
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Complex:
2) Weapons/Items - $10 USD
I can make you virtually any kind of weapon or tool imaginable. That extends to things like pieces of armor, hats/headgear, musical instruments, and more. Have your own magical sword OC? A unique mask? A guitar from the future? I can make it for you!
3) Logos - $20 USD
Hero Machine is so incredibly detailed that it can be a handy resource for graphic design. I made a logo for my business (see below) and I can do the same for you! Have an online shop? Youtube channel? Personal business? Consider letting me design a logo for it!
4) Art Pieces - Simple ($20 USD), Complex ($30 USD)
Want a unique piece of art created? I can do concrete or abstract designs, I can do posters; whatever you want, just name it. Simple vs. Complex depends on the amount of detail you're looking for.
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Complex:
If you've made it this far, wow! Thanks! This is my first sale, and I'm really excited about it. Once again, you can find my Fiverr page here. I hope to hear from you soon! Even if you're not interested or able to take me up on this amazing offer, I'd still really appreciate you sharing this post around anywhere you're able. I want news of the sale to reach as many people as possible, since I've been doing this for less than a year and my reach isn't stellar yet.
Thank you again for checking out my sale. If you're reading these words, just know you're seen, you're loved, you matter, and you're beautiful. Happy holidays, everyone!
~Steve
Ghostpaint1
A New Era
My Facebook Page previously went under the name 'Something Shiny Photography' and was used to promote the cosplay photography I did at various conventions. Sadly over the past couple years my convention photography didn't so much get put on the back burner as it did fall off the stove entirely xD Rather than scrap the page and start over, I figured I could rebrand it as a page to promote my Fiverr services. With that, 'Something Shiny Creations' was born! I really hope you'll give me a follow there if you haven't already. I'll be sharing a lot of my work there, including stuff not seen before here on DA, and promoting other artists' pages.
What do you think of this new endeavor of mine? What sorts of content would you want to see me sell?
My Links:
My Fiverr Page
My Facebook Page
My Professional Instagram
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
1) Short stories. I'll write either traditional prose or fanfiction within certain guidelines. You can find examples of my work in the 'Prose' album in my gallery.
2) Character bios. Have a character you love but want something concise and professional to sum them up? I'm your man. The 'HeroMachine Creations' album in my gallery will have a lot of what I've done so far.
3) HeroMachine creations. At the risk of bragging, I'd say I've gotten pretty good at HeroMachine. I've got different packages depending on how complex of a creation you want, so there's something for everybody! Surprise surprise, the 'HeroMachine Creations' album in my gallery should give you a good idea of what I'm capable of
4) I don't really share it here on DA, but I've gotten good at making custom homebrew for Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition. Ever wanted to play a Gelatinous Cube or a dragon patron warlock, but there just isn't any published content supporting it? Well I'm your guy!
5) Poetry. Pretty self-explanatory. See my 'Poetry' album lol
Again, find my page here . If you're a fan of what I do here, please consider commissioning something from me, or even just share my page around to your friends! I'd love to custom tailor something just for you! What are your thoughts? Is there anything I'm not currently offering that you think I should be?
Felt Like Making A Journal
Hey everyone! How are y'all doing? My life has been a bit turbulent lately and it's about to get more turbulent, but I'm trying to focus on the positives. That's why I like posting my art here. I don't get a lot of traffic to my page, and that's understandable; most of what I post is for me, but I still love it when people comment their thoughts and feedback. That being said, is there a particular type of the art I do (song parodies, more HeroMachines, something else?) that you'd like to see more of? Something specific even? I'm a people pleaser, so I'll do my best!
I will say that I plan to update my Steven Universe Alignment Chart(I'll post the most recent one at the bottom) once the movie is out. Speaking of, WHO ELSE IS FREAKING EXCITED FOR THE MOVIE? But yeah, I jumped the gun a little on the last one and made it before Season 5 was done fully, so I'll be sure to include White Diamond, the mystery villain of the movie, as well as any new characters who may get development. And yes, I'll take Blue and Yellow's character development into account.
As promised, I also updated the image below with a new character, so be sure to check it out if you like my D&D characters!
Speaking of my HeroMachine characters, I'm still strongly considering taking commissions as I'm really passionate about it and think it would be good for me. If people are interested, let me know? And if any artists who also do commissions have any advice for me, I'd love to hear it!
