This couple portrait, commissioned by an anonymous-but-awesome commissioner from Blacksmiley (in her color comic style) tickles us pink. We love the retrofuturistic style! Backstory Behind the Piece ArtCorgi (AC): What inspired you to commission this art? Anonymous (A): I commissioned this piece as a surprise gift for my husband to commemorate moving into a new […]
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Georgianna commissioned this portrait to commemorate her parents’ wedding. Blacksmiley did the portrait in her black and white comic-inspired style. :) Backstory Behind the Piece ArtCorgi (AC): What inspired you to commission this art? Georgianna (G): I wanted to do something special for my newly wed parents on their first anniversary. AC: How did you […]
This is a stunning piece, no? It comes as no wonder to us that Blacksmiley’s color comic style is so popular. It was commissioned from her to be used in a marriage proposal— we hope it went over well! Backstory Behind the Piece: Q&A with the Client ArtCorgi (AC): What inspired you to commission this […]
Pavel commissioned this action packed piece to commemorate his upcoming wedding, winning serious bonus points from us by featuring their pet corgi. We love Blacksmiley’s depiction of the family (done in her color comic style) and wish them a happy future together! Backstory Behind the Piece: Q&A with ArtCorgi (AC): What inspired you to commission […]
Alex made our day with this sloth commission (in Blacksmiley’s Stylized Pet Portrait style), which he had made for a shirt design. Words do not do it justice; just lay back and enjoy the adorable.
While professionally-shot, classic couple portraits are lovely, we are far more partial to more creative alternatives— such as this fun piece Heather commissioned from Blacksmiley in her full color comic-inspired style. Too cool. Backstory Behind the Piece: Q&A With Heather ArtCorgi (AC): What inspired you to commission this art? Heather (H): My fiancee and I […]
While portraits seem to be just as popular today as they were 500 years ago, coats of arms seem to have gone out of fashion, which we find to be a dreadful shame. We were obviously thrilled when Alex approached us with the concept of a modern coat of arms, which he commissioned from Blacksmiley […]
Here is a fairly recent commission we absolutely love! Frank commissioned the piece to commemorate an awesome weekend at MCM Comic Con. It is not every day that people commission art to commemorate fun weekends (portraits are our most popular commission types), and Blacksmiley, who did the art, had a lot of fun working convention […]
Timothy commissioned these two fun comic portraits for himself and his girlfriend from Blacksmiley. As popular as her black and white comic portrait style is, this is the first time someone has chosen to commission a set of them, and we love the effect. His and hers social media portraits! Backstory Behind the Piece – […]
Blacksmiley’s comic portraits are growing ever more popular! While her black and white portraits are most commonly chosen, her color portraits also look great, as you can see with this comic portrait Andre commissioned of himself. Backstory Behind the Piece – Q&A with Andre ArtCorgi (AC): What inspired you to commission a portrait of yourself? […]
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