5/4/2015 UPDATE: Added preface at the beginning and Inspiration at the end! added some thoughts on some other things I wanted to share.
Alright, so this is a comment and question I've been receiving a lot from people!
How did you improve so fast?
Firstly, I want to say I do not think of myself as a professional artist, teacher or someone who "knows the secret to becoming a master artist". These are just things that I have picked up over the years, and noticed so I thought I might as well share my experience with improvement in effort to help others find their own paths of improvement and learning as artists. There are still many things I ha
How to Make Money with Your Art by ShadowedPorcelain, journal
How to Make Money with Your Art
Disclaimer: I am not an economist, accountant, CPA, marketing expert or any of the sort. These are not guarenteed to help. These are just my opinions, and I have no intention of offering further advice on this matter. Also please do not grammar police me. I'm sure you have better things to do.
I have seen a lot of people on social media (especially tumblr) ask about getting more commissions, selling, etc etc. They wonder about why they are not finding customers/watchers/consumers.
First off, I'd like to remind all of you that dA is SUPERSATURATED with talented artists who are trying to sell their work and there is only a limited amount of m
Hello Lovelies!
I'm in the mood to draw requests. I really enjoy drawing,but I tend to not make the time for it.
(I'm a full time college student with various occupations related to my major @_@)
I'd rather draw with a pencil and paper, but I really want to get better at using my tablet.
I currently use pixelmator and a bamboo Wacom tablet. I'm hoping that catering to requests, I'll get better at managing my time and drawing.
What I'm open to drawing:
Anything cute! :3ChibisPokémonDigimonChibi LoL characters too!
This is to practice, so I might take anything between 1 day to a week to complete a request depending on my available
I've been browsing deviantart for as long as I can remember. About 6 years ago I browsed with my best friend looking at fan art of our favourite games; Kingdom Hearts, Spyro, Pokemon,etc. I drew a lot when I was in high school,but once I started college I found myself dedicating less and less time to drawing, yet I always had time to admire the great artists in this page.
Not so long ago, my two of my best friends from college worked together to buy me a Wacom Bamboo tablet and this was my introduction to digital art. I tend to browse tutorials to learn how to do things,but it takes such practice! :3
This year I decided that I wanted to rei