I finished my commission for Evan.. The pics are tiny.. like.. an inch by 2.5 inches :} They're going into a snowglobe. I like'em. Hard to color with something that small though :/ Mmf

Hopefully he'll like it :}

-Chars(c)Respective Owners/Evan
Pic(C)Melissa O'Brien 2003

Well, as some know, I work for Alex.. Of Approbation Comics. Well anyway, the artists were sent to make a dire werewolf. This is my prelim ... I sorta like it.

So hopefully if I do a good job, it'll the the char in the comic. We can only hope. :} Anyway. I really need something better to draw with than a .7 mm mechanical pencil :P Need somethin' finer/smaller pointed.

Dire(c)Melissa O'Brien 2003

A digital commission I did for Ataricat. He wanted his snowleopard character seen working on some animation/drawings. :) I did some more experimental coloring techniques.

Hope you like it. Thank you for the pony-for-art trade :D

Ataricat(c)Himself
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2005

Well this is one of my commission pieces... one of many to finish. Oh well.
I decided to do the big commission of Claire's first.. :} Her persona with her neopets.

Eee. Thank you again hon for the Mimic and Love in a Mist MLPs XD

So ya. I've one little prolific pic to do for her... Anyway. I hope she likes it :}

Clarissa(c)Herself
Neopets(c)Neopets.com
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2004

The third n' final commission/trade with WhippetLuv. This is her own character, Labris.

I wanted to do something a little more dynamic... the hair alone was dynamic C.c; But yea. I drew her diving through the clouds and all free-falling.

Hopefully Whippetluv will like it ^_^

Labris(c)Whippetluv of DA
MLPs(c)Hasbro/Sunbow
Melissa O'Brien 2005

A commission I did for Kara :3 I'm actually (since I felt she paid too much for what she snagged on ebay for me ) doing a watercolor badge, and probably a random fun image (she likes MLPs too)

Her character, Camelai, who is a clouded leopard. Everyone (including me) wants that koi shirt C_c; The jade pendant around her neck has the chinese symbol for "Leopard" on it.

Really like how this came out. I know there's probably flaws if people knit-pick, but I'm very much content with this. :) Thank you again, Kara!!

Camelai(c) Kara Ohlinger / Arandrahe of DA
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2005

Alright. A bit corny on the title, I know. But eh. What can you do?

One of a three part line art commission for Farelle Moon

She wanted this image to be a gift for Katvixen and her boyfriend, Kitfox. It was my pleasure to do. I've a few issues with the piece, but I like the faces. One down, two to go :)

Hope Farelle, Kit, and Kat enjoy :)

Kit and Katİrespected creators.
ImageİMelissa O'Brien 2006

Commission I did for :iconlilwere: of her hybrid wolf / snowleopard character.

It was fun to do. :) And when people let me have fun with the commission, I often do more. I've plans on coloring this for practice in the near future.

Enjoy Laura. :D Thank you again for the commission.

CharacterİLilwere / Laura on DA

Commission I've done for Lilorangedragoness of DA

She wanted an image of her canine, Elwood, done up in my style. Something playful.
Took me way longer than what I thought it would... Namely because I kept being unsatisfied with the background and the like.

Frankly, Tyler told me to stop. Or I'd spent another so many plus hours working on tweaking everything. c_c;

Hope you enjoy it hon!


Elwood(c)his owner, Vicky / Lil Orange Dragoness of DA
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2005

A commission for Cyrus Darkfur (He snagged me a Mail Order, mint in package pony.)

Anyway, drew Cyrus and Artica (per request) and decided to place'em in a candy shop.. namely because he said I could have free reign in designing a scene. Since my own boyfriend n' I hit up the candy store, thought it was fitting.

Hope Cyrus (and Shawntae, seeing how it's his Artica character (permission attained.)) like it.


Artica(c)Shawntae Howard
Cyrus(c)Himself
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2005

Commission done for Farelle-Moon of DA for her boyfriend Justin.

The characters are from his comic, Mass Panic. I decided to draw Rudy (the penguin), Winter the rabbit, and Stuffed Fox (who apparently thinks she's a robot...hence her keen interest and worry with the floppy disk Winter has)

CharactersİJ.Rivers
ImageİMelissa O'Brien 2006

An image I did for Warren ( )

They had found and won me an old childhood pony I had been looking for, for close to a year. Thank you hon. I appreciate it so much! :)

He wanted an image of his character Graelin, but different from his past renditions (by the additions of tan instead of a simple gray/white scheme) He said he'd like a suite, and he's classical fedora. I'm not good with BGs, and instead used shadow-play to help the negative space.

Enjoy Warren, and thank you again.

Graelin(c)Warren Liu
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2005

Astraea's commission. Whoo buggy. With every commission I learn somethin' new bout colorin'.. Damn I love doing mountains! :D

There are both things I love bout the image, and hate.. And if I had another 10 hrs to spend, I think I'd spend tweaking it. No matter. I tackled a night scene not only for the fact Astraea's character seems very luna-based, but the fact that I just had the idea of she conducting the stars. (Represented by fireflies)... Dunno :}

Hope you like it hon. Thank you again!

Astraea(c) Silivrenwolf on DA
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2005



And sorry for the copyright notice. People weren't respecting the fact I don't like my stuff being altered/mangled/reused/traced/copied (without citing refs) or general asshattary :P So yea.

Lady Muse snagged me my first Italian pony :} Yay.

As I do offer, Ponies for Art, I did a digital commission for her. She wanted her satyr character, Larissa, drawn up.

A Greek Satyr thus I decided to stick to fields (I like fields c.c ) and try and stay very natural without too much influx of present-day scenery. Anyway. Tossed a few fireflies in there (addicted to'em) ... And her pipe.

Hopefully Muse will like her. ^_^ Thank you again for my pony!

Larissa(c)Lady Muse of DA
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2005

Well the scanner once more eats a coloring job. I dunno if I'm not doing something right or the fact my scanner is about 5 years old and getting to be grumpy bitch...

It's washed out Ly's coloring a bit (the bat). More rich and vibrant... However it scanned Loki nicely O_o;; Picky dang gone thing.

Never the less...
A photoshot gone a bit wrong... Ha ha. S'what happens when bats don't have hands :}

Loki(c)Jess Macphisto
Ly(c)LadyDragona/Sfe Morely
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2004

An image I was to do for Cmdr Kitsune aka Larry Wise. It's of this grey fox character and his lynx character. Basically I was able to play with a lot of elements with the image itself.

Hope you like it hon.

Characters(c)Larry Wise
Art(c)Melissa O'Brien 2005

Do not reuse/redistribute

When I had said I needed a tablet, I had gotten offers, but it was Farelle who tackled me first n' foremost in her efforts to help me advance my artisian skills. I'm still learning and I owe the leap of progression of my art to her. Without the tablet, I don't think I'd not have gained ground in understanding Photoshop or even tablets.

Thank you Farelle :}

Did this as a thank you (one of many).. I did a dress inspired by Mondrian's work, since Farelle herself is an art major. Just a doodle for her.

Thank you gal!

Farelle Moon(c)Jennifer Rae Allen
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2005

I was given the task by Whippetluv as a part (part 2 of 3) art trade/trade with her. She had kindly done 2 custom made ponies, as well as given me a mail order pearly baby pony. Never the less, asides for an image for her mate (posted under Battlecat pony) and her image Labris (to be done yet) the third was for her friend, MustbeJewel (of DA)

So hopefully Jewel n' Whippet will like this. It was for a simple image - no BG needed..but added the shadow none the less. ^_^ Hope ya'll like it gals -hearts-

Jewel(c)MustBeJewel (from DA)
MLPs(c)Hasbro/Sunbow
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2005

A commission I did for PaintedKaffe of DA

When we first were discussing what to do for her commission, it was obvious it was going to be her Chinese Crested character. It was after debate, that we delved back into the heritage of the Chinese Crested and decided to put her in my corset series.

I did some quick research and ponied up a few facts I've learned over the years - Peach being a dominate theme because it is an oriental originating fruit. The lanturn's calligraphy says "Peach Dog". Put bells and a corsage on her tail, and more bells on her ankles. The symbol in the backdrop, as well as on the corset, is a traditional symbol.

Kaffe(c)Tia "Kaffe" Lurie
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2005

Commision/Request- done in Bic Pen.. Ooo. Yes. Hand hurts. Too much. Looks /really/ nice in real life -but my scanner like demolished all the little coppery light sheens n' left out some of the detail. Bummer. Anywhoo. This is Hawks character. Pic(c)Me, Character (c)Hawk.

Commission I did in a bowling alley at an impromptu meet in Florida of Tiger and Dobie gal in a prison-type environment.

Ty-yen-Rochan and Ronaİtheir characters
ImageİMelissa O'Brien 2006/2007

Lookie! My first drawn skunk.. Er.. I hope it looks like a skunk. This is a request/commision type deal.. Erm.. for a story Sean.. Anyway.. Pic (c) Me, Chars (c) Sean McDonough Hope he like's it. Done in pencil. Fwee.

Chasta is her name.. She was designed and drawn by me.. so pic/design (c) Me.. . But she was done for a request from my friend who needed an illustration for his story... This is Chasta.. a vixen .. Well. .Yea... Character (c) Chaser

Well if Tyler and I are to appear at MFF, we need help getting there. This is your chance to get a commission from me. I do at tops 3 a year.

Details are located here:
http://www.furbid.ws/cgi-bin/auction.pl?commission_gen&1098996721

It's for a custom SnowGlobe (pictured in the sample)


Thank you... Lets hope I get to see my Ty.. and we get to see ya'll at MFF


(Reuploading due to glitch)

This is my digital commission for Big Blue Fox who so kindly snagged me my -first- Argentina MLP :D Holy hell. (it has a dragon on the bum.) Anyway.. Thank you hon! Eee ^_^

So he wanted his char interactin' with Frisket. Originally was to be him ridin' on Frisket's back, but then somehow I got this idea n' he told me to run with it. ... Ran I did.

Trying (always) new ways to color. I like it. Hope he does. Thank you again!

Bigbluefox(c)himself
Image and Frisket(c)Melissa O'Brien 2005

Despite my BG being on the simplier side, this surprisingly took a long time to do o_o;

This is a commission for Summer Jackle who is absolute dear heart. She snagged me a MLP (Mail Order) and she wanted her character Summer anthro-ized in my style :) Hope she likes it :d

Thank you again sweetie!! :D

Summer(c)Herself
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2005

Commission for Jess MacPhisto ^_^ Tee hee. Anyway. The basic jist of the image was that Amy (the girl) was running away. She stowed away on a ship run by the Gryphon, Aurelis.

Basically the image is done black and white with only Amy as the center piece -- as a form of a lime light on her -- as to mirror how she feels.

Aurelis and Amy(c)Jess MacPhisto
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2004

One of Three images for Whippetluv (of DA)

Originally it was for two images. But seeing how she did 3 things for me, I felt I should reply. She gave me 2 beautiful customs of Sweet Peep n' Bonsai, and a pearly baby mail order pony :}

This is one for her friends, Erin. The color scheme n' pattern was based (going off ref and info) Cringer - from He-man. A ribbon wouldn't work with her, so did a lotus type flower instead.

Hope ya'll like it hon :D

Battlecat(c)Herself
MLP(c)Hasbro/Sunbow
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2005

Granted, just like my other real-media works, the real versions are much brighter than the scan would like to tell. :P (Jessie can testify to that ..and anyone who was at MFF04)

I can honestly say I'm most disappointed in my scanner. :/ But hopefully this shows the image off well enough. Dang it all.

Anyway. This was a 2 part commission for Zac... It's of his character Xaqtly (a blue artic fox.) and of Kerdalyn (a wolf), his girlfriend. He said he didn't care what I did, so I decided to put them playing in the snow. :d Namely to go along with the snowglobe (Snowman shaped) for'em :D

Yea. Hope he enjoys.

Xaqtly and Kerdalyn (c)Themselves.
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2004

Thank again ya'll :d

The second part of the commission for Zac. It's two panels done in watercolor that are only 2x3 inches. SMALL work space :}
Surprisingly, my scanner picked up a lot of the true colors and it glows as much as it does RL :} So. That's a plus.

These small panels will be inserted into a small snowman shaped snowglobe. ... Merry Christmas you two, and thank you for the commission :d

Xaqtly and Kerdalyn (c) Themselves.
Image(c)Melissa O'Brien 2004