It took them 5 minutes to fry a snake. A SNAKE with LASER EYES.
I ain't supporting n00bs.
Thanks again for the support everyone! And thank you FireGuardian for the conversion. 
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Actually the wife and I made our characters on both servers. We weren't sure which of the two was more popular or too crowded. So I guess we'll see. We don't play too often, but if you're ever looking for us, our chars are Gill Bates and L u s h.
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Thanks again for the support everyone! And thank you FireGuardian for the conversion.
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Are you playing on Union or Defiant?
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Actually the wife and I made our characters on both servers. We weren't sure which of the two was more popular or too crowded. So I guess we'll see. We don't play too often, but if you're ever looking for us, our chars are Gill Bates and L u s h.
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Meh you sould join Defiant unless you like RP go on Union.
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Thanks again for the support everyone! And thank you FireGuardian for the conversion.
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Are you playing on Union or Defiant?
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Actually the wife and I made our characters on both servers. We weren't sure which of the two was more popular or too crowded. So I guess we'll see. We don't play too often, but if you're ever looking for us, our chars are Gill Bates and L u s h.
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Nice one man, can't wait to see it in colour. 
Gill, gotta say, been a fan of your site for a loooong time now, damn impressive stuff!
2 Questions,
1. When will you be taking commisions again, as I'm coming into some money later in the year.
2. What are the new sites about? Can you give us any details? The toon one, if it's what i think it is, sounds interesting
We built this city on Rock and Roll!
I speed boosted Gill Bates earlier in Atlas Good to see you on the European boards - your art is exceptional.
Defiant 50�s: Generalissimo, Righteous Bob, Splortch, Brutus Cayuga
Union 50's: Chimera Obscura, Diet Anthracite, Grim Proctologist, Puny Little Minion, Raging Bitumen
In Soviet Russia, mission farm you!
Welcome to the forums, thats some seriously good stuff mate.
Gill, I have a question for you, which will probably revolve around my eventual purchase. I'm trying to get a few things straight in my head, so I know exactly what's what before I wait until you accept commissions again.
Now, my character uses two slots for the same costume, if that makes sense. The first slot is the full costume, and the second slot is without the helmet, showing his face. Now, if I were to order a single character piece with portrait, with the second slot's head/shoulders as the portrait, would that be considered a second character?
Best. piece. ever. !
There's some amazing art on that site of yours. Wouldn't mind getting myself a spectacular piece of The Private sometime in the future .
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See, I really don't think of it as being that expensive. When I was first thinking about ordering from MMOArt, I did a check against the exchange rate, and I was pleasantly surprised. So, I checked again today, for this post, and here's what I found. (Please bear in mind that I am in no way connected with Gill_Bates or MMOart.com, beyond my admiration and appreciation for his skills)
Single piece:
Pencil Single Character: £27.04
Ink Single Character: £67.61
Color Single Character: £108.18
Digital Paint Single Character: £216.36
Pencil Character in Environment: £94.66
Ink Character in Environment: £135.23
Color Character in Environment: £189.32
Digital Paint Character in Environment: £324.55
Duo Piece:
Pencil Duo: £40.56
Ink Duo: £94.66
Color Duo: £162.27
Digital Paint Duo: £432.73
Pencil Duo in Environment: £108.18
Ink Duo in Environment: £162.27
Color Duo in Environment: £216.36
Digital Paint Duo in Environment: £540.92
Combat Piece:
Pencil Character in Combat: £40.56
Ink Character in Combat: £94.66
Color Character in Combat: £162.27
Digital Paint Character in Combat: £432.73
Pencil Character in Combat w/ Environment: £108.18
Ink Character in Combat w/ Environment: £162.27
Color Character in Combat w/ Environment: £216.36
Digital Paint Character in Combat w/ Environment: £540.92
Add-On Options:
Additional Character:
Pencil Piece: £13.52
Ink Piece: £27.04
Color Piece: £54.09
Digital Paint: £216.36
Additional Enemy:
Pencil Piece: £5.40
Ink Piece: £10.81
Color Piece: £18.93
Digital Paint Piece: £40.56
Pet / Minion
Pencil Piece: £5.40
Ink Piece: £10.81
Color Piece: £18.93
Digital Paint Piece: £40.56
Mount
Pencil Piece: £13.52
Ink Piece: £21.63
Color Piece: £29.75
Digital Paint Piece: £54.09
Portrait
Pencil Piece: £13.52
Ink Piece: £21.63
Color Piece: £29.75
Digital Paint Piece: £54.09
And, with a flatrate international shipping charge of $12.50 (or £6.76) you could, in theory, purchase a single character pencil sketch for £33.80. Does it really still seem too expensive?
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as i said b4 it does seem expensive but if u think about it really isnt, he has to pencil, ink and colour the pieces himself and the piece can only then be sold to 1 person, whereas a comic is drawn by multiple ppl and can be sold to thousands of ppl
Hey all! I'm Lush, Gill's wife and business manager. He's glued to his drafting table at the moment so I thought I'd pop in to answer some of your questions.
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Gill, I have a question for you, which will probably revolve around my eventual purchase. I'm trying to get a few things straight in my head, so I know exactly what's what before I wait until you accept commissions again.
Now, my character uses two slots for the same costume, if that makes sense. The first slot is the full costume, and the second slot is without the helmet, showing his face. Now, if I were to order a single character piece with portrait, with the second slot's head/shoulders as the portrait, would that be considered a second character?
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Your piece would still be considered a Single Character Piece w/ Portrait. Whoever's face is used as the portrait in the background is completely up to you.
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Gill, gotta say, been a fan of your site for a loooong time now, damn impressive stuff!
2 Questions,
1. When will you be taking commisions again, as I'm coming into some money later in the year.
2. What are the new sites about? Can you give us any details? The toon one, if it's what i think it is, sounds interesting
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1. We are in the process of re-designing/re-vamping our current site which is due to launch tentatively on August 1st. We plan on opening the commission requests again at that time.
2. The expansion sites that are also in the works are MMOART Toons, MMOART Uncut, and MMOART Guilds.
The Toons site will feature artwork of more animated/cartoon styles. From the anime look to the Disney animation look or Gill's personal cartoon style which some of you may have seen in the 'Drawings for Static's Son' thread on the US forums.
The Uncut site will feature fan art with mature adult content. Sexually explicit acts (that are found in Hentai for example) will NOT be promoted nor displayed on this site, however featured artworks will contain some nudity. It is not intended for minors under the age of 18, nor for anyone who finds material of a sexual nature offensive. But again, it is the internet and it really comes down to the viewer. Basically, you can expect to see art content similar to the erotic fantasy works of Boris, Frazetta, Sorayama, Julie Bell, etc. only done in Gill's style.
As for the Guilds site, it's basically just to separate the group pieces that are done. Each supergroup/team/guild will have their piece featured and you'll be able to read info on each member. The setup will also allow groups to keep expanding to include new members in their artwork.
The drawings he did on the "Static's son" thread were great Can't wait to see more of that kind of work
Defiant 50�s: Generalissimo, Righteous Bob, Splortch, Brutus Cayuga
Union 50's: Chimera Obscura, Diet Anthracite, Grim Proctologist, Puny Little Minion, Raging Bitumen
In Soviet Russia, mission farm you!
Depending on how much money i get, and/or if i can get a job when im 16 i might get me one of these, and it can have pride of place on my wall
Im seriously considering a piece when you open your doors again but Im a tad confused on the pricing.
I would want a colour piece of my signiture hero Miss Marvellous battling my signiture Villian Miss Wraithful.
I would also like a enviroment in the background as well how much would that be, I have concluded that it would be $400 is that right.
Am I also right in thinking that for such a peice you would get a digital copy sent via email and the original hard copy, addtional prints would be $10 each in 12x18 format.
Many thanks and loving your work.
Good idea that MMOART Guilds is!
I look forward to seeing the art, especially if I can get my villaingroup drawn (in that not-so-near future)
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Im seriously considering a piece when you open your doors again but Im a tad confused on the pricing.
I would want a colour piece of my signiture hero Miss Marvellous battling my signiture Villian Miss Wraithful.
I would also like a enviroment in the background as well how much would that be, I have concluded that it would be $400 is that right.
Am I also right in thinking that for such a peice you would get a digital copy sent via email and the original hard copy, addtional prints would be $10 each in 12x18 format.
Many thanks and loving your work.
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You are correct, except about the poster prints. You do get the initial 12x18 print included for free. If you want additional copies of the print, those are $10 each.
Yep, those prices really aren't expensive at all, if anything their very reasonable considering the usual costs of commissioning an artist. Worth every penny too, looking at the results.
Hi Gill Bates and Lush, great to see you on the European boards. I just want to say thank you for the Starstorm and Rogue piece I love it!!
My pleasure Starstorm! I'm glad you like your piece.
Now here's the Countess Ivy inks I just finished and updated!
Hehe. Looking good Gill.
Hey, is Countess Ivy a Frog Mastermind? *punchline*
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Hehe. Looking good Gill.
Hey, is Countess Ivy a Frog Mastermind? *punchline*
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If she is, that's be ribbeting.
Looking nice Gill. very nice.
too bad you're so expensive and i would have to pay in dollars (iirc) if i wanted a picture.
Especially because if i wanted a picture it would be one with all of my 6 girls on it, in action pose, with villains and buildings on the background, fully coloured.
Way too expensive for me
but as far as the designs i've seen on the site concerned... /e fancybow, /e clap, /e praise, /e bow, /e kneel, well you know what i mean
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Hero: Star Jewel(50)
Associates: Gemstone; Storm Lock; Star Sparkle; Dawnshade; Lunara; ...more
Enemies: Shadow Vine; Tirana Q; Forte Cadenza; Black Ion; Pursuit; ...more
Your art is awesome Gill, when you're open for commissions again i'll definatly want a piece.
I've been paining myself over what character of mine, in what pose and whatnot for over 5 months now!
You make it too difficult!
And a VG-piece sounds great pious.
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The numbers don't mean a thing, you can't put a price on that stuff
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Pretty sure I just did. And the price is awesome. Anyway, Superman 2 is on Sky Two right now, so...KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!