Snowdrop
Snowdrop
The starving artist is a trope that benefits those who want to discourage others from making, creating and inevitably discovering and pushing boundaries. It upsets the status quo if too many people think they don't have to 'work hard to survive'. Socialist theory aside, there are many avenues to b…
When it comes to working professionally, you'll often have to make a hard decision between spending all your time drawing what clients ask for and seeking clients... and getting some sort of well-paying day job and being your own patron so you can draw what you want. I've personally done both. I s…
Portfolio + offline local customers + connect / network with local illustrators = 100% success
[image] The goal of art for profit is to make whatever sell and the goal of art as craft what you personally love, and often times, the two are in opposition. I was in a similar situation a few years ago. I spent a decade of my life studying and working in the fine arts field because I loved th…
Around where I live, they have these huge old warehouses converted into tiny art studios, usually a couple dozen artists working under the same roof. The studios host regular events and activities to entice shoppers to come and check out the art. A lot of the artists there apply to every grant imagi…
This is gonna be though, please mind this is not with any intention to offend you but more of as if I was you, and I had to self-criticize myself with what I know and what I've seen online for the decade I engaged with it. As far as I can tell there is no better nor ideal place where to get commissi…
I echo what a lot of people have said if you want to make money doing any type of art, you have to market yourself. I know its hard for introverted people, but if no one knows about your work - they won't pay for it. The biggest piece of advice that I've learned in trying to sell my writing is to …
Freelance artist making a living out of art. I'll try not to be harsh and provide advice. Starting from pleasure, enjoyment or boredom to do art is not a bad start, it may be a bit dificult if your only motive is one of these things, because sometimes that means you don't have to be harsh on your…
[image] They want to make the characters look cute and attractive, hence they added the features that they consider cute or attractive. The fact that those are Caucasian features or if the anime mimics Caucasian because Japanese wants to be want are rather Western interpretation. Edit: tried …
I like the thing with the cats, the real reason is just a hyperfocus on expression.
Have you tried making art locally or for festivals? It can be very difficult to market and garner a space on the internet/social media especially. But locally, you may be able to gain a following for yourself and produce the artwork you want and see who's interested in it if you're unable to put …
This is going to sound harsh, but if you want to work freelance, you are going to have to market yourself somehow. It's not my favorite thing to do either and I know a whole load of freelance artists to whom it doesn't come naturally, but still force ourselves to do it because it's necessary to surv…
Critique and opinions on your art is not a critique on you as a person. I can't believe people need to be reminded of this, but if someone doesn't like your art, it's not an attack on you. If you have a problem with separating your work from yourself, then that's an issue you need to work on and o…
Ideas that are so completely unmarketable that they'll never be popular no matter how well you execute them are pretty rare; if nobody's reading, look at the quality and readability first. I do think that there are some ideas that are so weird, niche and hard to relate to, or so unpleasant, or jus…
This thread is having major good advice from everybody. They're like precious pearls of knowledge that have been crafted with blood, sweat and tears. Thanks to all who wrote in this thread and the advice given.
I'm just loving all of this - it's so grounding, I kinda needed that rn 
Thank y'all for this thread!
Adding one that I think a lot of peeps need: Pushing yourself to the brink will NOT improve your art: Did you skip a meal to finish an update? Stop and go eat. Do you find yourself nodding off and really, really tired? Stop and go to sleep. Take care of your body, be it when you're sick, needing …
May I jump in? I checked out an episode of your comic and you have some coloring skills--more painterly looking. I can see why it would be time consuming for you, but it's beautiful. Like @Snowdrop said, start with flat colors, but the question is what drawing/digital program do you use? Just f…
This really great advice, thank you. I actually don't plan too much ahead when it comes to the coloring, so that can definitely be part of the frustration. You really gave me alot to think about. I'm going to try this approach and if it works out, I owe you my 1st born child,
. But seriously thank…
https://tapas.io/series/Lyzas-Sandstorm/info Lyza is my main character and she has finally vanquished a very tough villain after a very tough fight.
In the current chapter of your current work, what is your main character doing? Make your explanation short and funny. Mine is about to die lol.
Thank you for your response. These are all things I consider as well, I think for me it's a habit or some kind of psychological pattern I'm having trouble breaking because I feel the need to color in as much detail as possible. I lay out my flats 1st which definitely gets the ball rolling, but the…
Art is the closest thing that exists to a universal language. I'm not always the best person at communicating in-person with people; I have poor instincts for when to talk, or what's an appropriate tone, so people often don't really understand how I really feel, but when I draw, I can create things …
I always loved art since I was a little kid, All kinds of art and all genres. There are 2 genre that I love the most and that´s rock´n´roll and comics because I can express myself the best in those genre + I´m emotionally connected to the genres. There are some things that I love the most about …
I love bringing an idea to life. I love simply just rendering a subject and making it perfect( in my mind anyway). I love going back and looking at a work and being wowed that I somehow created it.
There may be no answer to this, but do you know a fast way to color a comic page, digitally. I spend hours on my pages and I love the results but hate the time and energy I have to put in. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I'll start it since nobody post it yet.
Post your arts from this year in summary! 
That´s an excellent question. I´m trying to get better at drawing portraits, heads and figure drawing. I don´t feel like I need external advice but I need information which I get from mainly 2 courses which are Proko figure/drawing and doodlewarriors. The rest is time and effort. There are a lot …
Thank you so much. Interesting questions. I would like to learn to draw landscapes and cities. I only know how to draw people. To achieve my goals, I really take my time, study hard, read as much as I can so I don't make too many mistakes about it. Sometimes I feel that I need help, mayb…