#creative-discussion
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Oh so I should have been active to creative channel for a month? Woo thats a long way to go
you can find the date they were created by right clicking the art and going to properties
u only need to post 2 art!
for like the month
after that drop by to the discussion :D
rlly? i never use a mouse as often as i like to so imma try that
yup!!!
Owkii thank you
mhm, much handy
ur welcome :D
if u have any other questions about like, the creative channels check the pins!
Ohhh yess I saw it sorry for the bother
they are pretty helpful 
no no ur fine, its always nice to be able to help 
@echo mesa so like, it doesnt work for me, but in the art program i use, if i click this icon it shows like the creation date :D
though thank u for the help jar 

oh yeah, hiii jar!! so nice to see u
Hen ;D
hruu
prtty good ;D mildly art blocked but it do be like that
how have you been?
ive been doing well!! 2 days ago i finished a commission 
oof, hope the art block passes
have u been doing an art every day 
yay 
still doin' the calendar but it clearly isnt Everyday lol
most of these i havent seen ahhh
could i see the full works 
sure ! Is there any in particular you want to see? I probably shouldnt just dump em all lol
hmm
the 9 and 10!
and also 28
yep lol its prtty much all minecraft or homestuck
this is Jase - foxesandsocks on twitch
that one took a bit to send
26 MB file . . .
any tips for the backgrounds?
use lots of references images
perspective sucks but you probably wont die
overlays are your best friend for making sure the colours of the character and background kinda mesh together a lil more
gotcha!!
I got most of my background practice just by taking minecraft screenshots and drawing em more 'realistic' lol
its good for practicing the shapes of landscapes
minecraft is very help lmao
my minecraft comic is All Scenery
means plenty of practice 
also smetimes I take pictures irl and draw em
ooo
i should try doing that
my place is pretty foresty
also i have animals (baby chicks and chickens)

always good to practice trees - they have such cool textures and shapes
for me, when im trying to draw a tree from mind, it looks all wonky 
good excuse to get out and take some pictures and draw em then lol
I think I've gotten mildly decent at drawing trees
trees in real life grow all wonky. so says our blessed saint of painting, Bob Ross.
LOL
true ture
but like, mine looks weird? i dont know why but when i used to draw everything looked horrible in my eye
it made me discouraged from drawing ahh
good thing its in the past, though i do experience it sometimes
yeah, I get that smetimes too
the, "everything I'm drawing sucks, I suck, this is frustrating, I cannot draw" mood
tbh bob also says... you should always be unhappy with your work. at least a little bit. otherwise why would you continue? you'd just be like welp that's good, i'm done.
some of my bob ross style (but in acrylics) paintings of varying mehness to me. some is mush, some is okay.
i rly love how you do the skies
im a lil jealous - i find acrylic paint so annoying to work with lol
omg
i lovee it!!
also i am a fan of this comic (from What The Duck, Aaron Johnson
i should rlly finish swatching out my art supplies
so i can get started on practicing with it ahh
ty 😳 but they're not that great to me.
this my animal crossing new horizons inspired painting of the aurora. had to do two layers. still kind of annoyed at it but it's okay i have learned to live with it.
Ooo I love that
I have finally organized everything yayay (as in art)
now time to deal with my bookmarks

Nooooooo 
goat time goat time
ive been trying to fix it
looks like im gonna have to get a new one
even tho this one is just a couple months old


so annoying seeing that i saved up money from comms to buy this one
now i have to start that process all over again
sad 😔✋
I mean, did you buy a prebuilt or did you build it yourself? By the sounds of it, it seems like you got a prebuilt
I was gonna say, it might just be one of the parts that was acting funky and you could replace that instead of the entire pc, but idk if you have experience with computers like that 🏃
rip 😔
about to chuck off
@balmy venture you're absolutely killing it, and killing me at the same time
may u rest in peace 😔🙏
I absolutely can't wait to see your ||ostrich. Do we have to spoiler 1.5 content in here?||
everywhere except update-discussion
Cool! Thought that might be the case <3
When does moratorium end?
Theoretically-speaking, given mobile doesn't have the update yet
probably when all consoles have the update
except mobile since theyre always way behind lol
aha!
wip
nice wip
wip
lovely drawings and lineart!
Wow, your linework is insane. Very cool design.
mm i really love your line art
I love those so muchhh
Cuuuuute 
omg
i would put this here because this is a very nice chocolate place near us that does chocolatiering classes, and they made these little candy cicadas
I will talk to them every day
I made this in Galactic Phone, because why not
?
wha, some miracle may fix it 
hopefully
This game is so fun
it is!
Oh no, it's so cute 
This is the Greatest Of All Time 
Wip of Haley I’m working on 
!! can’t wait to see how it turns out
doing concept art is pain, too much think
CUTE
I like your artstyle ❤️
thank you 
Pride month starts tomorrow, working on something to celebrate
I was watching this video and like they added highlights which i knew of but not in the way they did it, and i have now been enlightened

I found an interesting video!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phq2sKQKlco&ab_channel=AngelGanev
Showing you my sketching process and 1 year art progress.
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he also has a free brushes preset that I can't wait to test out
Ok so I've learned some good things today that I should have known from the time I was a beginner, for now I will allow more time to practice, more basic sketches, no details or colors unless I know what I'm going for
poke
Yeah Blacky, I definitely didn't follow what you said to me in the dms back then lmaooo
I have to re-read all of that too

Apparently I needed to hear the harsh truth
lmao
We gotta do lotta practice before making spicy boobies 😩
I got really frustrated practicing textures in digital art, so I just drew a really quick 10-15 minute sketch of Tanjiro from Demon Slayer. Big sigh
Oh yeah, don't fear giving me criticism, I appreciate it (As, I just flipped the canvas and dear God I have some improving to do)
angel ganev best boy
i learnt everything i know about planes from him
the main issue i can see here is that the eyes are too far apart
Thank you Nae, when I get back to drawing I’ll focus more on facial structure ^^

you can use a real photo of a face to see how each feature is placed in relation to each other
doodles 
cutee
ive managed to boot up my old pc
so im gonna see if it can handle csp and my 3820381928312 brushes
Speaking of, apparently a bot with his stolen art followed me 
And he was just talking about apps stealing his art in a video lol
bruh
Reported, hopefully will be solved
ew
my old pc pooped itself with all my sexy custom brushes
but i got csp to work on this hunk a junk so maybe i can start arting again
just gotta try working without all the brushes i made
^ mood
today's also one of those 'nothing goes right' days for me
i drew for hours and nothing worked
also, my layer properties tab disappeared in csp and i couldnt for the life of me find a way to turn it back on (it disappeared in the windows settings too)
and i gotta wake up in 5 hours
go to bed nad deal with csp alter 😎
https://toyhou.se/~forums/12.worlds/218064.into-the-storm-medevil-chicken-rp
Bro, I was looking up Toyhouse stuff and I came across this gem
A community for collaborative character creation and trading, worldbuilding and roleplay.
Medieval Chicken Roleplay
I want to join it but I gotta figure out what character I want to be
well, I have to create a character
here me out-
potion seller.
A knight and a man who sells potions.
https://static.macmillan.com/static/holt/famous-people/
My book, Famous People, is out now!
also, melodramatic
csp has been wonky since the update for me too
i get this error when i try to open some csp files
or this
Pain

For now it’s just my missing layer properties tab but who knows what else I’ll have tomorrow
But i need the layer properties for most artwork i do so.........
I also dont see my auto action tab anymore 
csp did an oopsie
maybe try completely deleting csp
then reinstalling
copy the csp folder frommy documents first tho
to back up your brushes and stuff
doodle/sketch of they before I make finalized design
floof
u irl.....
i wish
Silkies are adorable as hecc
I knowwwwwww
They’re so cute and i love chickens in general
Just birds
I LOVE birds
I rarely draw avian creatures but I thought I would give it a try
My sis used to have a silkie chicken for a pet, they’re very fluffy and soft mini dinos. ❤️❤️🐓
Gosh they babis
we're hoping to get some serama chickens at work... just waiting for the (hamburg) bantams to finish living out their lives...
Sorry to bother y’all, I never chat here but... I’m not sure what colour eyes to give Sam. I usually give him green eyes but I kind of vibe with the blue 👀 any opinions?
^^ the blue I vibe with
this reminds me tho
i need to do something sdv related
apparently i can halfass poses out of nowhere when im fucking sad
cool
id do blue, too
Awesome thanks everyone
just be sad all the time
Lol
i am, honestly
I looked at his eye color in his Stardew portrait just to realize that Sam doesn’t have an eye color
lately dfsuhsdf
mood
Most of them just have pitch black eyes that stare into your soul
this is actually how dinosaurs looked like
In the end I had to downgrade my CSP to 1.10.6 again, 1.10.10 broke a lot of stuff and didn't display a lot of the functions (e.g. auto action, export brushes, import brushes, layer properties and a lot more).... Guess I'm stuck with 10.6 for now 😐
Hi I am currently working on emily,, any thoughts?
looks great so far!
Aw sweet thankss
try contacting them
cause i have all my stuff and im using 1.10
This piece is so. Good. Like wtf it’s amazing
The eyes, brows, knees, etc
So great
I've been meaning to ask..but does anyone know the developer's stance on fan made merchandise?
do you mean selling merch that has fanart?
Along those lines, yea
some peeps have copyrighted characters
like nintendo
so you'll have to be careful
i dont really know the specifics
CA did respond to someoneone on tumblr about that
I'll go grab the response
Ok, thanks. I didn't actually research articles and interviews about their stances, but I was hearing different kinds of conflicting opinions.
ofc this is Just about Stardew Valley
yeah
some brands like
undertale and sdv ive seen lots of merch of
but you cant try that stuff with nintendo
big brands like that will ruin you
lol Nintendo I don't bother with cause I know how stingy they really are about their stuff yet I see hella stuff of Smash Bros and Zelda and the like being sold everywhere online and artist allies > >
Hmm very interesting response
just gotta reach up on their copyright stuff ig
cause even tho you create the art they still own the intellectual property
yup, nintendo is really big about intellectual property
I've had 3 pokemon pieces taken down
damn
ironically my best selling piece is a pokemon one and they haven't taken that down yet
I'm sorry that royally sucks :/
well, I mean I was selling them for profit, so it makes sense
but I wonder why they don't target the bigger artists when I only have a handful of sales
that's the irony of this mess, like the accomplished people rarely get their stuff taken down..mind you I'm not here to attack people who do sell fanart of license stuff, but it just sounds like they play a game of "duck duck goose..."
kind of like youtube and its content creators
pretty much
kinda sucks cause I was thinking of making some SDV stuff and have something planned but I hesitate now lol
you're using Pro though, I'm using EX; maybe that has something to do with it
Hii I need help with colors not totally help, more like tips like shading, combinations, and other things related with colors
Sure, specifically what do you need help with?
Do you use a "square" colour wheel or a triangular one?
Bc for me, the colours of shadows goes in a certain direction every time
I meant this
Also if you're thinking about where to put shadows, think planes; think about the surfaces of the object you're drawing and how light will reflect on them
Watch some Angel Ganev videos, I couldn't explain it better myself
Every time you go darker, you shift one position from 1-3
and hue shift closer to purple
(a little closer - but it depends on your artstyle)
and don't shade with black unless you're going for a comic-like style
Details and texturing comes later and you ideally should lay out most of your drawing before you start working on the details
Start big, work down to the small parts
I usually shade with black
And its very horrible
Oh actually, can I see some of your work? Maybe then I'll have an idea
I actually did just cover it lightly with black
What's your goal? Which artists do you like? Bc i might just lead you towards their artstyle
So the result instead of having shadow it turns out like that
Well I am just beginning to appreciate art, I want a realistic type of art while being cute at the same time
Like using the same color just decrease the brightness?
Ideally, you want to change the hue of your color as you go for lighter or darker tones
I do hope you used that just as practice because I'd recognize Jev's artwork everywhere
i was thinking it reminded me of smething! I should have recognized it
did you send this to bouncer? usually that is recommended over calling em out
oop- art theft
I dm-ed the
just in case
that emote is 

@manic stratus Hi, if you’re tracing art you need to provide source to original drawing otherwise it breaks our servers rules
wip

the boots are aaamazink
That is awesome! Well done!
Yes thats why I didn't post it
I just make it as a reference for shadow
I am sorry huhu
I deleted it sorry again
But yeah, like I said, if you're doing a similar style to jev's, 1) no "obvious" airbrush shadowing and 2) using a hue shifted, slightly more saturated and darker colour for your shadows instead of black
On using the airbrush, I do it slightly with a BIG brush size so that it creates a gradient instead of... uh.. shadow.
Oki I will try it and I will let you check if my shadowing is okay

I'm receiving 50 pen nibs on Monday, I still have 5 left for my XP Deco 03 but I need them 
. . do you go through a lot of pen nibs
i havent replaced my pens nib at all since getting it 
Well after a month or two they get worn out having a scratchy felling on the tablet and I donut like it
But it depends
Maybe after 3 months since I have the tablet for a year and changed like 4 of them
same, i havent replaced my pen nibs since I started digital art 
tryna remember . . .when i got my tablet
its def at least two months old
and im not getting any kinda scratchy feeling
tablet too smooth if anything
i hate touching it with my bare skin
smookie do you press really hard
i draw on a screen so, relatable too
Usually no
ye, my tablets a screen tablet
screenless tab was fine, did not need gloves lol
its bugging me that i cant remember When I got this tablet, hhh
Oh, I actually got mine in October last year
I got my current tablet on the 1st of April !
ig my tablets two months old
i hope it starts growing teeth soon ❤️
Mine has a beard already
its not even a year old and it has a beard? dang
have you been dosing it with testosterone

Oh mine doesn't need gloves, it only responds to the pen
awww hahah
yeah, I dont need the gloves
but i wear gloves bc i dont wanna feel the screen with me skin lol
Ahh, gotcha
But really, I'm so proud of it, I like that it has such a wide area to work on, I got a glove as gift with it but didn't use it
Idk if I'll ever get a screen tab
yeah, mine came with a glove
but i wear gloves i already had bc they help my hands not Die
i wasnt sure id ever even get a tablet lol
then i got my previous tablet
and then upgraded to the current
rly glad i did
ive finally been able to start doing more art stuff!! quick w.i.p. before i go to bed
Woaa pretty!
Omg, this looks anazing
Boiii
nice! i started using the same program!
ahhhh
ok
best case scenario is to just contact them see if they know whats happening
or see if anyone else using ex are having similar problems
same
i ended up just
losing all of mine cause im careless and love playing around with them
i barely press on my pen anyways
i fixed it in the end!! thanks for the help 
I try to prevent my style looking like other peoples. It took me a while to build up what I can do today and it's still ever evolving (every 2 years).
and when I mean evolving I mean like, it's changing at a rapid rate so much that the styles and improvements have went so off course from each other it's hard to tell that if I drew them 10 years ago or 2 years ago.
I think my change in medium too, using a computer art tablet over an iPad, has something to do with it as well...
speaking about mediums...
and art..
and art development......
my 4th year in ArtFight is coming up- I know I shouldn't be this excited but I am-!! One more year until I can celebrate a 5 year anniversary in this!! ;v;
hey does anyone know how i can import a brush from SAI to CSP? ;-; i havent figured out how to make my own brush in csp lol
you cant
you just have to try remaking it
damn
working from this pc is slow and painful but i think this is working fairly well
The face looks good!
lmao no
i wish
just an old pc that i had before the other one
manged to dust it off and stuff
Good, I'd die without your art anyway

Imagine new pc
its hard to work with but its better than nothing
i sent the other one to the shop
Cries in 7 year old laptop
put your engineer belt on
I keep on asking my dad for a new pc and he’s like “no” and I can’t even do school on this shitty thing smh
just save up and buy one yourself
thats what i did
i suffered with this one and did comms and stuff
saved up my lunch money as well
to buy the newer one
I only get paid 15$ in one week wdym
imagined pose 🤔
That looks so cool!!
those lines should be illegal!!!
Ah wait... it's Blacky...
got into more dynamic poses, excuse the chicken scratches...
wdym it is me
go away, before I cry
🤔

try to draw with a bit of structure
like having torso and pelvis shape like in
aight
I was testing a brush real fast
I think tomorrow I will redraw it with structure
Yasss
O thats looks so good!
besides playing Stardew BioShock is one of my favorite games 
hot hot hot
Imagines fanart of Jas as a Bioshock little sister
glad i wasn't the only one that kind of read that all together as a new trope Stardew BioShock lol
Ugh your style is just
it’s gorgeous
omf that's brilliant.....omg omg
Woah that’s so unique 🤩
thanks friend! I love how loose your lines are. I have a difficult time loosening up sometimes but you make it look good :>
Aaaaaaa thank you so much I love sketching tbh
That looks really good ✨
ty
from AF Discord ^
the announcement they made is that they partnered with Discord to do a thing and then theres Team Reveals
I am excited-!! I can post the Team Reveal stuff here to let ya'll know 
pog lighting
The animation that comes with team reveals have always been stunning
Interesting
YES
attempting a more detailed style
/fishing
/grilling
Drawing to the music
If anyone would join me
It would be greatly appreciated
hand
That’s such a pretty hand 
Thanks!
@silk lynx your drawing also looks great! I really like the hair details
Thankss details and shading are my favorite parts of drawing
I just did this because people never recognize the characters I draw
So
Hinata
Ugh raine your style is so good 😩 gimme pls
It’s such a pretty style!
Of course ^^
that is so good i love your sketchy feel <33
Z
Fair warning these are essentially just rehashes of the character sprites
Though they aren’t traced
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I LOVE HIM
I'm giving your son my love <3
-.-- . .- ...
GL Cermia
Neck is too long and eyes look wrong fingers could use work general anatomy could in all honesty
I’ll try again later
The fact that you can see your own mistakes is great
Proves that you can do better
I once heard a professional artist say that talking to yourself on how you can improve the piece in front of you while you draw would help
not that I've ever tried it but
I’m just tired it would be better if I was fully here
It does actually, if you are actively analyzing your own works to see flaws, you brain will react next time you draw something similar
Yeah I try to find at least one flaw every time
This one was just very easy to do it with and made me somewhat mad
Yas!!! I'M NOT CRAZY!!!
But my one redeeming quality in this situation is my stubbornness
Wohoo
So
@silk lynx @outer garden keep it english only y'all, that includes posting in morse code
Okay
hand go brrrr
But details go wowow
Pretty
a doodle 😭
shuichi is a very pretty boy
now i want to draw a tank
yo i love shuichi
N-n-not danganronpa: 3 goodbye veganism
my hand is in pain
Good work Micko
fast
the upper half was pretty easy, but the bottom half took me soo many hours to finish
the tracks were pure pain to draw
consider you don't even use construction it is pretty fast
used the Leopard 2A5 as reference
It ended up amazing though
thanks
Guh
whoops found a mistake on my latest image, so I’ll resubmit later ^^;
A baby that I am going to use well
I will put every idea that I like in it after sketching it 100 times on other papers
I have ten babies I've neglected them all. Utilise yours well on my behalf please. 😔
I will!!!
I should get back on traditional but pain
I didn't have any serious sketchbook
I have ten sketchbooks. Scribbled 3 pages in each and never looked at them again 🥰
Mostly just on my iPad tbh.

Ah actually I remember buying 3 but they were cheaper
Don't buy cheap books bro. The paper fails on you fast.
Good for you
I should
Use those charcoal pencils I bought last month
Why did I even buy them
Lol

oh no the thousands of unloved art supplies... just like i have... 👀
Same
I just. Too lazy
Too much effort to take everything out and set up a small workspace to start drawing
Pencils. Book. Eraser.
When I can just
IPAD

I have some drawing blocks but they don't feel the same as a sketchbook
What are drawing blocks?
I detach the sketches I like and put them in my portfolio
Uhh
.img drawing block
Lfike dis
Ohh
i have too many other art to do and get distracted but its sometimes nice to just have things on hand. ty pandemic for justifying my needless stockpiling.
Pandemic just makes me draw less
I used to value time and be like 'LITTLE TIME DRAW AS MUCH AS YOU CAN'
Now I'm like
That's one artwork, see you next month.
Tsk tsk
I mean my exams have been indefinitely postponed. If I start something I'm not going to stop.
I'll get serious after my exams are over cause then I'll have a clearer mind 🥱
Anyways if your portfolio for college or a job?
Nah, hobby for now
I'm gonna have to start making a portfolio after my exams for undergrad.
It's good to have one and after time looking in it and see the improvement from the start to the last sketch
True 
I'm probably about to make my first. Might have to pursue a foundation diploma first tho cause I'm an international student. That'll help me.
Oh, and speaking of getting bored, if that happens I try to remember the goals I planned: making commissions, creating OC and making a webcomic, if I won't archieve some of them I want to at least die trying
Ooohh ping me when you open comms. I might be interested.
Atm I'm not comming anybody but I do plan to, starting with moots.
psst... my comms are open too... just fyi
that is such a mood tbh
Not atm. But....
I am looking
Respectfully
👁️👁️
😌 🙏
Just gotta wait until my bday.
Which is this aug
And then money
Money rain
Commissions and more commissions
And eating people
Oh? are you gonna get moni for your birthday? 
Idk why I said that
Nice
No, I'm getting financial autonomy for my bday
Ahhh
I turn 18. I no longer have to worry about keeping money with bro and mom cause they use it 
I really don't know when that will happen since I'm still not even sure about a style or if I'm doing things good or if anyone would like what I do
hahahaha
Sometimes my mum asks me why people commission artists individually then I discovered that I don't know why myself
This is why you announce your forms of payment at the very first
Always payment before you start work hehe
Ooop-
But virtual currency right?
the customer doesn't have debris card
Oof
debris
Ofc they didn't
This is why 50% upfront.
I do it like
After revising a sketch with them, they pay 50%.
After sketch, the rest.
I do mine 100% upfront
well the person was a friend of mine
then no refunds after sketching stage
Most of my peeps are nice people and pay full upfront which is actually really nice. Then they tip later 
Yeah that's nice and all but I have trust issues sksksk
Especially not after a second revision.
for me, i will do the sketch first, if they are happy with it then i take full payment, then work on it
yeah no
It also depends on how big and detailed the commission is. I usually ask 50% if it’s something like a big illustration with scenes and everything.
I let them choose whether they'll pay full upfront or 50/50. Most pay upfront. ❤️
I don't think I've had any bad clients before. Have you guys?
Not yet
i only did comm once so nope
Something like icon, sketches or busts are reasonable so usually the commissioner pays upfront , at least in my experience.
I had 1, but most of the times my clients were super understanding
I did come across people asking for free art and for exposure tho. But shutting them down is easy 🥱
Most of the commissions I paid for were full price before starting to work on it because I knew the person wouldn't disappoint me, I remember I paid some of them after they finished it just because they wanted it to be like this which was interesting
yeah those......
Then they start shitting on you that 'your art isn't even that great' 'i bet nobody commissions you'
yea, never lol
PFFT BEEN THERE
I swear those people are not even old enough to be social media. ATLEAST NOT MENTALLY OLD ENOUGH.
whether a stranger ask me to draw something for free, i always tell them to pay me first
🤔
Then they start whining
I’ve even had some douchebags asking me to lower my prices and...yea no
awHHhw iM bRoKE bUt I HAvE FoLLowErS??!
what I like to do is link them my commission sheet
I tip the artist every time I can
When I'm feeling especially nice once in a blue moon, I'd lower it up to 50% for a desperate kid or gift. But no actual serious art in it.

bless you for doing that btw
Tipping is really
i don't have enough finished work to do comm sheet yet, sad
doodle artist be like
Biggest pp energy from people that tip 
My Comms have been closed for a while cause my artstyle is taking a shit/shift.
Yup, i agree
If you tip? You have big pp and will stay healthy forever I dont make the rules
BLM donation comms were nice but I didn't last long with it.
Every dollar you tip, your life span grows a year.
I’m sort of on hiatus since 2019, I was getting burnt out sadly, but I was also working a day job and doing commissions
Yes 😌
I really wanna start being a client soon.
Right now I don't even have clients lmao bc I'm not actively looking/advertising
I am very lowkey
maybe i should do something
There was this epic friend who was the first to comm and tip me and did it twice. I really wanna comm them 😢
I’m trying to work on a graphic design portfolio atm
Same.
Tbh if you have enough art friends, your comms post gets a good amount of exposure.
I may do some small stuff like icons or busts sketches maybe ? Since I’ve been drawing more lately
I’m just paranoid my stuff is becoming stale...
My method to growth ---> art friends with same follower range. Because we're likely support each other more
maybe it would be good to experiment again? idk, bc i am
If I post art now, I can guarantee that 10 people will repost whether it's good or bad.
that’s usually the case lol
Yeah same
Kick self out of the comfort zone
But small kicks
I have quite a handful of art friends/supporters
They motivate me 
I'm gonna comm as many of them as I can
Yo give me your ig/twt handles, sweethearts.
Im ezriwel 😳
my ig: amaryn__
my friends are mad at me that I haven’t drawn lately so there’s a good motivator
😳
Chounk give
ig: blazinpineapple
Twits: choumama
my tumbles: https://ride-the-mindway.tumblr.com/
I still don’t have any idea how to use IG lol
also I saw your follow Ezriwel ❤️
Idrc much about how ig works these days. I have friends. If I post whether it blows up or not, I'm okay with it.
I would follow you on Tumblr but I'm currently logged into my fanfic account so 
no worries 😉
NSKSSHOS
same
I’m also emotionally invested in this manga artists work lately..she goes by Perle, but draws Sebby smoking hawt...
I asked my friend who to romance in my fourth farm cause I apparently married Sam three times already
They said elliot
I wasn't that invested in him at first but
Now it's
HER ELLIOT IS HOT
Im thinking of going for a Harvey on my third farm next.
her everything are hot lol
hah this is a mood honestly
sam was a drug
I'm getting ready for either Harvey or Alex in my next world
I also kind of like that triangle stuff happening with Seb and Leah it’s like damn this is spicy lol
sksskskks
I don't read into perle's stuff because the honkers put me off a little.
Now I love honkers but
Yeah
for real it’s like apologizing for being shirtless everywhere
LMAOOO
he does that like economy
ECONOMY
Im trying to become a Genshin acc atm. But fandoms were never really for me.
Fanart isn't usually my thing.
I wanna draw stardew valley and OM too 😭
what’s hilarious I just learned what honkers were recently
same, my sis is a Zhongli simp thingy, I really try not to use that term lol
Lmaooo
I'm all for zhongers and diluc and Childe. A little less for kaeya and xiao. I don't simp for chongyun but I'd wanna be his guardian angel.
I only know Zhongli and Venti and now I want coffeee
Venti too yeah
but it’s 2:30. am here goodness
I've been gone for a while and this is the first thing I see
What a time to be alive
Yes
my friend jokingly says badongkadongs
i'm the opposite, fanart's bout the only thing i draw sksksk
I'm trying to draw more fanart

For clout ahahah 
ahahaha same
I draw fan art as kinda guilt pleasure ?
So now I'm becoming Genshin centric
rarely I do commission of it though
genshin gives me ptsd
funny i fanart genshin before i even play it
funny how that happens more commonly
like I dunno if you guys play ff14 but the moment they announced the male Viera , my timeline was exploding with bunny bois everywhere
was like you guys are quick damn lol
Yeah, most furries I've seen tend to lean towards artstyles that are similar to yours so make sense
I don't do furries though
I’m ok with them just as long as they’re not asking me to do things out of my comfort zone, which is usually in my ToS
i have yet to draw a furry
I mean I like drawing animal people but it’s nice to do human art for once 😂
I wanna do more OC stuff that is instant serotonin for me
dont know if its a good or bad thing
the best approach is always draw what you’re comfortable in doing and just be honest and open about what you won’t draw
but the thing is, i dont know if im uncomfortable or comfortable with it
all i know is that im not willing to do nsfw
but im willing to give furries a try lmao
that’s fine just let your clients understand you have limits
and I understand a lot of the nsfw are what gets commissioned often lol
If they still press you, that's not a good client
what does one do if someone calls ur prices expensive?
im saving up money and like, i feel bad but i cant go so low ijregjrg
Tell them to go
Yeah don't undervalue your art
You gotta be FIRM
Be nice and respectful, but if your already set rules are being questioned
RUN
Call me sine or ezi
ahh but for context, my asking price is always 10 dollars
I’d say stand your ground and be firm that you should have a set of rules but also be politely about it. For me , I haven’t exactly been nice about that sort of thing but I’m working on trying to be more approachable. However I refuse to undervalue myself.
i think typo 
lord it’s almost 3 here
Whenever a client has questions or asks you to lower stuff, I claim that as a yellow flag.
Because they might actually commission you, but now you're sus if they'll actually pay you to hold for a long time.
i think if a client has questions ill try and answer to my best of my ability, cause if they dont like my art ive already spent so much time on it ;w;
Or be like 'im sorry I don't have the full amount' last minute.
That's why an important rule is ONLY COMMISSION WITH MONEY YOU ALREADY HAVE
what i learned from nae is, always accept full amount before doing anything
Yup exactly
Good good
u can always refund if they dont like it 
Usually about 95% of the commissioner pays upfront
okay but like, nae whacks me because i havent been following what she taught me 

i shall follow her words so i wont get scammed 
yea well sometimes it’s always good to have second opinion about others experience that’s the beauty of it lol
Can you send me your comms post
It sounds like you're new to commissions. I just wanna see if there are any more rules you could add for your safety 
Imma head to bed folks, but nice chatting with ya homies too . GOOD MORNING!
ooo sure!!!
Nae helped me to make a website!!!
still under construction
junimos im not promoting, i was asked 
Ah, your terms are good

long dog
anthro is so hard for me too 
^^
went a lil overboard on the mermaid lol
She looks beautiful, though!
She looks lovely!
as you should
or else

if they dont like it that's their business
never do refunds if you've compelted the piece

especially if youve been sending wips and stuff
so prettyy
I’ve only been commissioned once and it was my neighbor because she felt bad

idk about posting this in the comp
Awww smol
it's not supposed to be that way hang on
Ight
It's a BiroAce Junimo Edit
I love
Oh that’s so cute!!
not a lot of people know about the romantics in the LGBT+ community :(
I personally identify as such but I have had people call me transphobic, homophobic, etc.. for identifying as Biromantic Asexual.
I know about them
very very valid indeed
just work on improving and advertising and the clients will come rolling in
How to advertise 
just post your stuff everywhere
dont just post your comm info once and then dip
therse also servers made specifically to advertise comms
wait what…
Welp off to find them servers
Time to prove to my family that art isn’t a waste of time
i can invite you to one if you want
Yes please :D
one big part in getting comms is just networking
talking to people in different spaces
getting your name out there
no one is gonna pay you to draw if they dont know you exist
invite me too
@exotic snow https://yinyangportfolio.carrd.co perhaps you'll like this style of art
pffft
I will dig into comms servers and make my own website but honestly... I have a lot to improve on
I want to have the confidence that my art is at least worth buying because I worked hard for it
yeah
i dont recommend jumping into comms if you dont have that confidence yet
cause no one is gonna want to pay for something that the artist themselves doesnt even like much
I could try but I have made my mind that I will practice and get a "base understanding of everything"
oooo thanks! I’ll check it out
now... it's tempting, I think about maybe commish that artist to draw Jun? 
so it goes to show you can sell everything
just gotta make people want it
oh yeah yinyang’s style is pretty similar to my old one, but ofc much better sksksks
I still try to build the "traditional one"
trad stinky
besides crap, I have some interesting stuff there

hhhh

Old art by nae??? 😳
it's good to remember what you came from
and see your progress over time
eh
and if you look back 5-10 years and say "man I used to draw good" you realize you're in deep s*t
i just need to focus on where im going
i already know ive improved
no need to destroy my eyeballs by looking back at old art
me 2 years ago "wow I draw so well" me now "wtf... did I break my hands at that time or..."
let me actually dig into the portfolio and show an example
I burned/ or lost all my old art
only the real ones remember this
My iPad had to get reset soooo I lost everything lol
back when i first started exploring planes and form and all that good stuff
started painting
Nice
fr fr i should do a redraw
I’ve been mainly focusing on animations
Yes
this one is a redraw of a piece i did way back when
no idea where the first one is tho
probably in the void
Yoooo I love that
But it’s good
and he looks burnt
Why’d you roast him 😭
not even gonna talk about the stripes on his shirt
Mmmmm stripes
haha, look at it, it looks so... damn good...
and that dark ass shadow i added under his head that has no business being there
The eyes are seggsy idk how to eyes





