June Tunes: The Girl by City and Colour. I just can't stop loving this song :) These guys have new album out and it is AMAZING
http://ping.fm/k2eeg

Headed out to the Brewery tonight at 10pm. Anyone joining me or already planning to go?

New Twitter background! Check it out! @aaronestein

Well, it's been quite a lull between commissions! So... I did one for myself! Which, I guess, is just like anything else I draw for no one else's benefit lol.

But here he is Sparrow Hawk! I've been working on a webcomic for a long time now called Sidekick Summercamp and well me and the writer on the project had a falling out. The only character he created for the project was, unfortunately, the main character. This left me at an impasse with two options: 1. Abandon the story I'd spent years creating or 2. Reinvent the only character my former partner had a hand in and rebuild the story without his influence.

I was leaning toward the first option until a few weeks ago I had a dream about this little guy! Feel free to post below and let me know what you think!

Oh and I'm always the last to know about this stuff, but ping.fm is AWESOME

My new portfolio is coming soon! I've been working with a web designer to get it built and he's nearly done!

I don't know how I missed this one!

Here is my second City of Heroes colored commission. Killa Joule the Electric Boyscout! He's prepared... to SHOCK YOU! Heh.... heh. Ok I'm an artist not a comedian.

This one was commissioned by the player's wife as a gift for the holidays. (Yeah... it's been that long and I didn't post this.... what the hell is wrong with me!?!!?)

Another Commission on the Books!

Here's that Sinbad the Sailor I promised. Had a go around about this one with the customer because of a misinterpretation of the story on my part. But in the end he gave it a thumbs up!

One more commission down! The Cowgirl Centaur!

My latest commission from eBay. The buyer wanted a "cowgirl having been transformed into a centaur. She should have a look of shock and surprise on her face as she looks at her new body."

I went for an anime meets pinup girl look for the surprised Cowgirl. Had a lot of fun with this one. I worked hard to get her expression just right. Sinbad the sailor is comin up next!

First TWO Commissions!

This project is FINALLY getting rolling! Here are my first two contributors to the cause and recipients of my first two commissions. One is a World of Warcraft commission of a Draenei warrior named Nooble. (In B&W) and one is for a City of Heroes character named Delta Zeta, this one was commissioned first as a B&W piece and then they paid the difference to have it colored digitally.

A New Start - I Need Your Help

A Little About Myself:

Hello everyone. My name is Aaron Stein. I'm an out of work comic artist/graphic designer/marketer. I'm the father of a 17 month old and a husband. My work is primarily in cartooning but I also do webdesign, logos, and animated graphics. My work can be seen here: http://www.aestein.com/

My Goal:

I'm tired of working hard so that someone else can profit from my art. I've worked for so many companies that pay me a low wage to do creative projects that yield the owners thousands of dollars in revenue. So, I've decided to go out on my own and start a new Marketing Design business. I've determined that, in order to get this design business off the ground I need starting seed money of $10,000.

The Roadblock:

I, like many of you out there, have terrible credit. As a young college student I made a vast number of stupid choices when it came to credit and I worked up a massive debt over the years of ignoring credit card bills. I've begun the slow process of paying off my debts but that doesn't solve my poor credit issue.

The Plan

So I need your help. I'm starting this blog because I am offering my services as a cartoonist/comic artist to the world. I will draw anything for you for $20

YOU NAME IT, I'LL DRAW IT
For $20* I will draw one drawing on 9x12 Bristol Board (thick quality paper)of any character or characters of your choosing from any popular (or unpopular) comic, movie, book, etc. in black and white pen and ink. For $45* I will also color the piece in Photoshop and send you both the inked black and white piece and a print of the piece in color on quality card stock.

You name what you'd like to see in the piece and I will draw it. MMORPG or RPG portraits, Superheroes, Cartoon Characters, Characters from novels, you name it.
Order yours today by clicking on the link to go to my eBay Auction.

*These prices don't include shipping. See eBay Auction for Shipping Calculation.