Penguins Don't Fly

As of today 29 September 2024: commissions are Closed. All commissions are postponed due to the real life. I’m very sorry for the delays . Please everybody, just be patient, nobody is forgotten and all will get their commissions as soon as possible.

prices

schedule

samples

Mimi is distracting Andy while he works on your commission ^.^

Commission prices:

Sketch /character model turnaround: $10 + $5 for extra characters ( no alteration ) limited to one or two characters .Please note the so-so quality of my sketches, this is not a finished art, so don’t choose that tier just because it’s the cheapest one. The price is for the OC characters study/ re-design and the time this takes.
Sample:
Inked Sketch, flat/shaded colors : $30 + $5 per additional character (no alteration), simple background.

– sample:
Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art $40 + $10 per additional character ( 1 – 2 alterations ), simple background or (optional) + 15$ for moderate complex background and props (see the samples)

– simple background:

– moderate complex background and props :

payment:
in USD via Paypal
You have to cover the Paypal fees (PayPal fee Calculator) usually +$2 to +$4
or in USD via Ko-Fi

Slots and status

I work in this order but it’s possible to reschedule a commission for later date if I’m stuck with the pic. My speed is 1 to 3 commissions per week depending of complexity and the number of characters. Be patient. I’ll contact you when I have some work done (a test sketch, line-art preview, color test pic etc.)

Commission Slots and their status:

I’m very late with my commissions, and I’m very sorry about that. Please everybody be patient , I’ll make them all soon or later.

schedule for February 2024

Sco***** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art: :done
CJB***** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art: :done
Inf***** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art:: done
Sku***** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art::done
Ste*****- Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art: delivered
Vio****** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art::done

schedule for March 2024

Tig***** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art::done
Yur**** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art::: done
CJB***** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art::done

schedule for April 2024

Cab***** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art::done

schedule for May/June 2024

Scot**** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art, sketch done ::done
TheDevi**** – 2x Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art ::done
BunP*** and ThatF*** – Inked Sketch, flat colored ::done
Bla***** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art ::done

schedule for October 2024

Cab***** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art, sketch:: done, lineart ::rework ::in works
Tsun**** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art, sketch:: done, lineart ::rework ::in works
Scot**** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art::soon
Netr**** – Inked Sketch, flat/shaded colors::soon
Vio***** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art::soon
Raj***** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art::soon
Bbm**** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art::done
TheDevi**** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art, sketch:: done::soon
Inf***** – Vector ink / Toon-shaded colored art::soon

delivered – the commission is delivered and I’m pending a payment
done – the commission is delivered and payed for, both sides of the deal are happy.
in works – I actively work on this commission
next – the next in line, I’ll start to work on that commission next
on hold – I ‘m stuck and need some time to continue the work (art block)
canceled – Me or You have canceled the commission for some reason.
postponed – scheduled for a later date by customer’s ask.
soon – I’m not working on this right now, and I will start to work on the commission as soon as possible

Samples

Adventures of The Little Koala: 1.0 Restoration is (not ) possible.

The VHS records of that cartoon are very rare and sadly, all those VHS tapes suffer from problems like:

No more dull and washed-out VHS colors !(video)

VHS have 333×480 pixels luma, and 40×480 chroma resolution(NTSC). Good luck with that on modern HD/4K/8K monitor.
Some VHS tapes are recorded in Super Long Play (SLP), yikes >.<
Washed-out VHS colors, bad hue and color saturation.
NTSC (Never The Same Color).
The chroma noise of the old VHS tapes is really, really bad
Degradation of VHS tape due to it’s age, bad TV signal when recorded, bad or damaged VHS recorder/tape.
Video-head tracking errors.
Outdated video codec (like DivX 5) and low bitrate.
The audio is noisy and jitters (damaged tape dirty A/V heads).
Wrong aspect ratio, cropped video frame, weird frame rate.
Youtube’s video compression on top of that.
Could be worse! Like giant animated TV logos (i’m looking at you middle east)

The hue is bad in every NTSC record i have, the few PAL versions have much more clear and vibrant colors

I’ve tried my best to restore the video files i have. The restoration is not perfect and never will be with that source material. Video restoration is never-ending process, so i have to stop when it looks ‘good enough’.

Note the chroma noise on the left, and that is one of the best source tapes i have.

Some useless info for nerds :
Tools: Adobe Audition, Avisynth, AvsPmod, avsproxy_gui, Avidemux, mkvtoolnix
Audio: noise reduction process,hiss-reduction ( Adobe Audition )
Video: avisynth filters: Autolevel ,TemporalSoften, ColorYUV, Tweak, WhiteBalance

Enough talk,where’s the good stuff?! Okay, okay.. here are direct inks to the some of the restored videos. Those are the ones with the highest quality (MKV video container with chapters, h.264 video codec with higher than needed bitrate, and AAC audio codec for total overkill)

Ep25 – The Moon Goddess – The Flying Doctor

Ep14 – Roobear the Babysitter – Papa Makes a Pie

Ep13 – Who Will be the Flower Queen – Circus Day

Ep21 – The Writing on the Wall – A Ride in a Spaceship

For the rest of the episodes with not so good quality watch my YouTube channel. For now, there are only few episodes uploaded, but i’ll upload more as soon as possible.