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Commissions

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I’m very honored to be teaming up with such an amazing cartoonist, Walter Carzon.  His 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 just with a picture.

For the first time ever, I’m teaming up with an artist/cartoonist to give you Digital Commissions.  Just like regular pencil and paper commissions, these are hand drawn AND colored but on the computer.  Since Walter does not live in the US, him shipping me the commissions would be very costly and would drive up the price.  We don’t want to do that.  So, we thought of Digital Commissions.  Here’s a little run down of how this works:

  • Describe in detail what you’d like (character(s), poses, action shot, etc.)
    • If you have any references, please send them or give them to me before starting the commission
  • I will send everything off to Walter to start drawing
  • He’ll send me the digital file for coloring
  • When finished, I’ll send you an email, letting you know your commission is done, then send you the file

That’s it!  Pretty simple.

Here’s the FULL Price Sheet and Rundown:

* One Character (Full Color w/Minimal or NO Background)    $150
* Two Characters (Full Color w/Minimal or NO Background)  $200
Additional Characters for an extra fee

* 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 (but we’ll keep in touch)

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

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

All commissions will have both artist’s signatures on it

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 nothing too out of the ordinary.

HOWEVER, if you’re looking to get the piece printed, I can print if for you (any size).  There will just be an additional charge for printing and shipping.  OR, if I’m going to see you at an upcoming convention, I won’t charge shipping, I’ll give it to you personally at the show.

I know it’s kind of 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.

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.