Commissions

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I’m very honored to have teamed up with such an amazing cartoonist, Walter Carzon.  Whos work can be seen in a number of Looney Toons, Tom & Jerry and Scooby-Doo comics (DC comics) as well as collaborating on the Space Jam: A New Legacy movie.  He knows his stuff and how to tell a story with a drawing.

For years I’ve been asked if I can draw commissions for people, but had to turn them down because I haven’t put a pencil in my hand in over 25 years. In the comic industry I’m a colorist.  So I would do coloring commissions.  But now however, for the first time, I’ve teamed up with this amazing artist/cartoonist to give you your very own commissions.  So now,  if you ask me if I can do a commission for you…the answer is, YES.

So here’s how this works:

  • Tell me what you’d like done (character(s), specific poses if any, etc.)
  • I’ll send my notes to Walter to do a rough sketch of the idea
  • He’ll send that back to me to get approval by you
  • Then when approved, he’ll start the final drawing
  • When he’s finished, he’ll send the image to me to get hand colored using markers and matted up
  • Then I ship it off to you or hand it off to you

That’s it!  Pretty simple.

Oh yes, ALL commissions come matted in a 11×14 black/white V-Groove mat (to add that little extra special to the piece).

Here’s the FULL Price Sheet:

* One Character (full body and colors)       $150
* Two Characters (full body and colors)     $170-$190
* Three Characters (full body and colors)  $225-$250

* THESE COMMISSIONS ARE FOR PRIVATE COLLECTIONS ONLY AND NOT FOR REPRODUCTION OF ANY KIND W/OUT ARTISTS APPROVAL.

* Payment is due before work begins

* Delivery time may vary due to artist’s schedule (don’t worry, if it’s going to be later than expected, I’ll keep in touch with you)

What we CAN do:
– Fan Art, Original Characters, Children’s Illustrations, Cartoon Style/Characters

What we DON’T do:
– Portraits, Realistic Drawing, Caricatures, Logos, Anime, Porn, Violence

All commissions will have both artist’s signatures on it
I will also hand sign the piece too

We do reserve the right to use the artwork as part of our personal portfolio
We do reserve the right to post the finished commission in our personal gallery

So that pretty much wraps it up.

I know it’s a lot of info, but please, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at: jeff@jeffbalkestudios.com

Ringo Awards

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  Unfortunately I found out about this late in the game, but it’s not TOO late.  The Ringo Awards is a comic book award voted on by both industry professionals and fans.  And the last day to cast your vote in 2024 Ringo Awards is May 23rd.

This may be a little bit of shameless promotion…but hey, someone has to do it.  I’m very proud of what I’ve accomplished and my studio.  Creating Stanley and Friends has been a life long dream.  So to finally have them in comic books and soon to be animations is something I SHOULD be promoting.  And with Stanley and the Haunted House being my very first comic I ever WROTE is a huge for me.  I’ve always had stories in my head and wanted to write them down…but for some reason never did.  With never writing a comic before, but have colored hundreds over the years.  I’m DAMN PROUD of writing and coloring this issue!

Since there’s only a few days left, over the next couple of days, when you have a minute, can you please go to: www.ringoawards.com and cast your vote for me and Stanley and the Haunted House?

 

I’d be honored to be nominated for:

  • Best Writer: Jeff Balke – Stanley and the Haunted House
  • Best Colorist: Jeff Balke – Stanley and the Haunted House
  • Best New Talent: Jeff Balke – Stanley and the Haunted House

And IF you’d like to vote in these too:

  • Best Single Issue or Story: Stanley and the Haunted House
  • Best Kids Comic of Graphic Novel: Stanley and the Haunted House

 

To be honest.  It’s an honor to even be nominated.  I don’t create characters and stories for awards…those are a nice bonus…lol.  I want to take people out of reality for at least a minute and get away from the everyday chaos.  If I can do that with ARToons, comics and/or the animations…I did my job.

Thank you in advance.  Please help spread the word to vote for me and Stanley and the Haunted House for a Ringo Award.

New & Updated Merchandise

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We have new and updated merchandise now available in TWO locations!  www.shopbalkestudios.com and now on Amazon!  Both offer GREAT quality and a great price.

ShopBalkeStudios.com has been my main merchandise store for years.  We offer everything from t-shirts (men, women & kids) to hoodies, drinkware, phone cases and so on.  And every so often, specialty products.  This site is a “made to order” type of site.  So when you place your order on that item you want, they make it right then and there and ship it out directly to you (anywhere in the WORLD).  If there was a problem with the item, all you’d have to do is ship it back and they will take care of it for you by replacing the item or getting a refund.

There are multiple color and size options for each item of apparel.  What really got me was the size 5XL they offer on select items.  It’s really difficult to find places who print on those sizes for some reason.  I mean hey, I’m a big guy, so I need extra room too.

Now on Amazon, I have a very limited catalogue to choose from.  But again, they offer up to size 6XLT.  So it makes me feel good that people of all shapes and sizes can wear our merchandise.  And just like ShopBalkeStudios.com, Amazon also prints “made to order” as well.  And if you have Amazon Prime, shipping is FREE!

Both sites offer the same kind of printing.  DTG (direct to garment).  This means the ink actually settles into the item vs just sitting on top of it like screen printing.  The color lasts longer and it won’t peel or crack after washing.

So check out both sites:

www.shopbalkestudios.com (Online Store)
www.amazon.com (type in Official Jeff Balke Studios in the search bar)

A New Look

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Over time, things change.  Everything changes.  And I’m very proud to show you, which I’m sure most of you have already seen, my logo has changed.  I went from using an established type to now using my very own signature.  Most of the time my signature looks like this but there are times it looks like a doctors signature…lol!

Not only am I changing the logo, but I’m doing a bit of rebranding.  Now that the studio’s been around for a few years, I know what I want to do with it and which direction I want to go.  It will be a journey…and I hope you will be right here along for the ride.

One thing I’m changing or rebranding currently is how I set up at conventions.  The physical set up.  It’s going to be more about the characters and getting our name out there.  Family fun for all-ages.

To see where I’m going to be next, check out the EVENTS page.  All events and conventions posted are ones I’ll for sure be at but I’ll be adding a few more starting in the Summer.  So hopefully I’ll be able to see you in person at an upcoming show.  Keep checking here and the Facebook page for updates.