FAQ

About Me:

Age: Thirty-freakin'-three, SO SHUT UP.

Residence: Denver, Colorado

Interests: Drawing, writing, anime & manga, video games, role-play, vampires, cooking...l...

Movies: Lord of the Rings trilogy, Star Wars, Episodes III - VI (I was born in the 70's...it's required), Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, American Astronaut, Fight Club, Spirited Away, Pulp Fiction, The Lion King, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Shawshank Redemption, Battlestar Galactica (this be the new series.  I know, technically it's not a movie, but it's too good not to mention.)

Books: The Harry Potter series (J.K. Rowling), Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll), Good Omens (Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett), American Gods (Neil Gaiman--I love this guy), Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series (Douglas Adams), Animal Farm (George Orwell), my art history book, et al...

Artists: I'm inspired by the art of ancient Greece, Egypt, China, Japan, and by Southwestern American Indian art.  I also love Michelangelo Buonarroti, Leonardo da Vinci, Toulouse Lautrec, Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, and Kenny Scharf.  Favorite fantasy/comic artists include Yoshitaka Amano, Alex Ross, Voltaire, Andy Brase, Linda Bergkvist, Ashley Cope, Ursula Vernon, Jo Chen, Eiji Kaneda, Kuang Hong.

Music (in alphabetical order...more or less): Anoushka Shankar, Bach, Beethoven, The Billy Nayer Show, Blue Man Group, The Crüxshadows, The Cure, Enya, Johnny Cash, Robyn Hitchcock, Fluke, Front 242, Peter Gabriel, L'Arc~en~ciel, Loreena McKennitt, Mozart, Nick Drake, Nobuo Uematsu, Danny Elfman, Pearl Jam, The Pillows, Sisters of Mercy, Sting, Type O Negative, U2, VAST, Voltaire, Yoko Kanno.  This could go on for days.

Games: Final Fantasy VII, Soul Reaver series, Silent Hill 2, God of War, Mortal Kombat: Deception, MYST series, Dance Dance Revolution, Vampire the Masquerade (role-play), Scrabble.

Tools: Wacom Intuous, Photoshop CS, Epson 1280, Painter 8, Bryce, MS Frontpage, ADD

What are some of the terms you use on this site?

• Yaoi: Stories in anime or manga which focus on male homosexuality (usually in an erotic nature, in the context of this website).
• Shounen Ai: Literally "boy love" in Japanese. Term for the genre depicting romantic relationships between males (not of an erotic nature).

May I download your images for wallpaper/my own personal viewing?

• Absolutely!  Feel free.

May I use one of your illustrations for use as a signature tag/avatar?

• No. Once I said yes, then I got a million requests. But after further consideration, I'm not really fond of people modifying or altering (even just cropping) my pictures for use in this way. Again, I actually attempt to sell my artwork now and then and I just don't feel this is a great way to represent my work. Sorry. 

May I post one of your illustrations/stories on my website/fansite?

• Send me a message and tell me the URL you will be posting to.
• Let me know what image/story you'd like to post.
• The file may not be altered in any way!
• DO NOT link the image from my personal web space.  You must download the image to your own web space.  No linking from mine!!! 
• If you chose to display the file, you must display my name and a link to my main page, www.tlsdigital.net.

May I print one of your images for my own personal viewing?

• I sell a number of these art works, and I'm extremely picky about print quality and how my artwork is represented.  Printing them without paying for them is stealing.  DON'T STEAL ARTWORKS!

Well then, will you sell me a print?

• Absolutely!  (Click the link to learn more) 

May I download and print one of your stories for my own personal viewing?

• If you got the paper and the ink, knock yourself out.

Can I link to TLS Digital?

• I'm a link free site.  You don't actually need to tell me if you'd like to link to me.  You may use a banner found on my links page if you'd like.
• Please link only to www.tlsdigital.net.

Will you link to my website?

• If I have the time.  Send me your site and I'll take a look at it, though I cannot guarantee I will link.

Commission Information:

Note: Due to time constraints and demand, I've had to raise my prices. I realize that I've nearly doubled my rates and that it may seem really expensive, but given the amount of time I spend on one picture, I think it's still a good deal. My last commission has taken me over 60 hours to complete, and I'm only 40% done with it! Again, I know it seems like a lot, but I promise you, you won't be disappointed in the final outcome. I can't give a money-back guarantee, but I'll do whatever I can to make you happy. Please look at my gallery for examples.

Most of the time, I sell commissions on my Ebay Store.  However, if I'm not currently selling, please email me and let me know what you'd like to commission.  Depending on time, I'll let you know if or when I'm available.