Look great! It's very seldom you see people using greens, purples and blues in a skin tone. Makes her look more human.
sorry, i been away (crippling job that just 'bout crushed my spirit but quit that shit) is there any progress on GAF's book?
yea i am curious too. Does it still need to be videogame fan art themed?
We are still working on the Gaf art book, but there had been a few hiccups. Trying to catch each other because we're in different time zones, as well as actually coming to a decision on exactly how the book will be presented and just generally being busy has made us slack a bit. Sorry!. We have a thread we've nearly finished and going to post relatively soon, we just wanted to make sure we had everything in order before posting it, so keep an eye out for it. We will say when it's posted in here though. Soon!
Hello, artGAF!
I need some advice. I want to sell art/do commissions but I am completely at a loss about how to start. I've never done it before, and I've always been happy to give away art for free. But I would like to get some money for time spent, and I really don't know where to go to promote myself or what I should be doing to get my name out there to the right people.
Thanks!
Just my two cents again , but I tend to advertise slightly differently depending on where I'm posting. Also depends on the audience as well (posting on places like deviantart tends to have a younger crowd, dealing with people in real life, they usually have more dispensable cash). My listings normally
look like this on dA. It's a bit wordy but I like to have obvious prices and tell the commissioner exactly what they get and what to expect. I also get a few examples so they know what to expect (using previous commissions is best, but until you have some just use work you think accurately represents the amount of effort you're going to apply).
I generally charge for different mediums but some people go as far as charing sepereatly for doing bust shots, waist high and full body.
When I post on tumblr however, I try to make my advertisement a bit more visually appealing
like this. Mainly because people will be following loads of blogs and you're competeing for attention. I try to avoid wordy boring written text blurbs. If they find it interesting to look at, they will be more likely to read it.
As far as pricing goes, it depends on how willing you are to stretch your time for your dollar. If you''re wanting to make a living off of it, you need to be charging
at least minimum wage per the hour, and stop yourself when you've used up the hours they've paid you for. It's hard not to under charge for your services because there are a lot of people out there with competing prices and many people seem to get something for nothing, but you'll have to stick to your guns. I think with more time you can gradually bump up prices as you get more experience and credibility.
Get yourself a paypal ready, easiest way to exchange money. Especially if you have international clients.
Always receive payment before work, or at least half before and half after ( though I recommend full payment up front, I've had a few clients who just never got back to me with my money after I've worked. Never again).
One other place you can check out, which I've just found recently is
Artists&Clients. It's basically a hub where you put your work up to advertise, and people can contact you through the site. The website takes %10 compared to the 3% if you deal directly with clients through pay pal, but they have an audience and some nifty little things so.
Real life clients and freelance work a bit differently, but I don't have massive experience, as I'm just starting to take this route myself.
Sorry for the ramble, but I hope it helps. If you have any other questions just like PM me or whatevs. I'd be happy to help with whatever tiny knowledge I have.
I posted this in the other drawing a day thread but, might as well post these here too.
Moleskine commission for someone
never do any scifi stuff so I'm trying to learn. Failing miserably.
I wasn't originally going to post this but yeah. Most recent digital commission finished. And now to do a Bioshock one. Big Daddy is like, the ugliest thing I've ever had to draw for real.
