So far my character portrait specials have worked out well. At the moment I have two left to finish up, as we head into September.  Interest has been slow, but steady, so I'm not sure if I should continue this a bit longer or try something else. I'm going to leave one slot open for now, but I'm willing to entertain suggestions for other deals, specials, or ideas anyone might have.  What do you think?

Character Portrait Special:

• Cost: $100 (normal cost for this would be about $185)


• One character per portrait, shoulders up


• Simple background


• Final digital file suitable for personal use: printing or game avatars, etc. May not be used commercially or resold.


• Full color, digital painting, from scratch. No photomanipulation.

Slot 1. ~abigailmh "Dermot"
Slot 2. ~abigailmh "Marcus"
Slot 3. available


If you're interested, please send me a note, via dA, with a brief physical description of your character.

Examples:



It's been over a year since I did my live UStream sessions, and since then UStream seems to have turned into a steaming pile of unusable crap (sorry, UStream people, but it has). The ads are really intrusive and I can't afford to pay to get rid of them. The streaming quality is terrible on the lowest bandwidth setting, but if I up it any higher it drops the connection. None of this is workable. I've never used LiveStream, and back when I was looking for streaming options, I chose UStream over LiveStream because of a.) ease of use, b.) I liked their TOS better and c.) I liked their online helpdesk services better. Right now only b.) applies.

So my questions, for those of you who use LiveStream:
What's the quality like?
How intrusive are the ads?
How often does your connection drop out?
How good is their customer service?
What do you like about them? What don't you like?