Cory KerrDon't Ruin Yourself with AI
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Lavali ArtHey hey, today I have my first art stand! I'm going to be selling my art prints and doing small on-the-spot commissions.
Any advice how to go about having a stand would be much appreciated!
Ps: if interested, I'll be at a Gardena California event, with the Gardena Valley Chamber of Commerce
Turul_BirdyHow do you shade your #DigitalArt so well.
Is it just in my head or I need to grind out the practice? Or is it that I see my drawings in big and for a long time?
#arthelp #artadvice #art
Here some examples.
Is it just in my head or I need to grind out the practice? Or is it that I see my drawings in big and for a long time?
#arthelp #artadvice #art
Here some examples.
drevilYou know what, fingerskating videos are actually a great source of reference images for hands
SamUs artists can be stressed enough as is, even without dealing with shipping or production issues, or anything getting in the way of mailing products.
That's where digital products come in! Set it & forget it. No stress! Here are loads of ideas for you to sell:
https://www.sambeawesome.com/blog/2025/2/5/digital-product-ideas-for-artists-to-sell
Digital Product Ideas for Artists to Sell — SamBeAwesome
It's tough out there for artists in general to reliably make sales, but even more so with the unpredictability of the political climate. Sudden tax changes, new tariffs, shipping disruptions, production issues, etc. One day you can keep up with demand, the next you're out of stock for weeks or even
NIGHTEͶI’m very critical of my art.
I put a lot of effort into my illustrations, but each time I finish a piece I can’t help but clearly see all the flaws: The anatomy is wrong, the subject not interesting enough, those details distracting, or I’ve been lazy in some other aspect. There is always something I see that can be improved!
But to me, it’s not so much of an issue, nor something that takes away my joy of making art.
It took me some time to learn it, but setting high personal standards doesn’t mean beating yourself up.
What’s damaging (and often counterproductive) is not recognizing that our art could improve, but the story we tell ourselves around this.
“My art is bad, therefore I’m a bad artist”
“I’ve been bad for so long, therefore I cannot improve”
“I’m a bad artist, art is my life, therefore I’m a bad person”
“Others could have done it better”
These judgments we tell ourselves are not logical, and have truly nothing to do with the art itself.
I sometimes still get those thoughts. I’ve been drawing for more than a decade, but I’ve started to be happy with my work only 2 years ago - and yet, my standards keep rising. Each time I progress to a new level in composition, colors, details, I see that I can do better.
Here are the things that helped me cope with this:
1) Recognizing that art - or any skill - is an infinite game
Finite games have clear rules and win conditions. The goal of a finite game is to win.
Infinite games have loose rules and no win conditions. The goal of an infinite game is to keep the game going.
Improving at art is an infinite game.
Instead of stressing over how long you’ve been practicing a skill and how good you should be by this point, recognize that there is no final destination. There is no end state to your skill where you will be so good that there will be nothing left to learn.
By recognizing it, you can embrace the journey instead of stressing out about the outcome in front of you. You’re not here to be the best, nor to be enough.
Once you are committed to play the game, keeping it going is the only goal.
2) Seeking the truth without lying to yourself
Being delusional about one’s skill is a self-lie, but being overly harsh is just as wrong.
The judgments I talked about earlier are a leap we are doing without basis. Being a beginner or struggling after years of practice doesn’t change your value as a person.
Facing the truth is a very scary thing to do, that’s why we like to interpret and judge. But doing this is the only way to either:
- improve (you cannot become better by facing away from what you’re lacking) or
- make peace with your reality (You can touch people with flawed art. And there is no need to worry if it’s just for yourself).
My art will never meet my standards. I will keep improving, and my standards will increase accordingly. Recognizing this allowed me to not only improve, but also enjoy and be proud of my work - however flawed.
And if you can’t help but tell yourself stories, realize that you are in power to choose how the story goes.
SlooshOfficialguys im thinking about trying to do commissions but i dont know if my art is good enough to be worth more than like, $5 USD. any advice on how to improve my art? because i'm not sure how i can get better.
#artist #artistquestion #artadvice #furry #fursona #furryartist #originalcharacter #ikillpeoplewithhammers
BlahmageI'm ordering my first set of charms with pawprint merch, and the communication is a *delight*. They're super nice and patient (I get panicy when I don't get ALL the print specifics, I guess work-disease hahaha).
They're also based in the EU and not really more expensive than chinese companies like vograce, which is important to me. I already know the quality of their products from friends. So highly recommended.
NeoGandWI made a long-ass tutorial on drawing stuff since I wanted to help some dudes over in a server I'm at.
You can read the whole thing here:
https://www.tumblr.com/neogandw/778860203165810688/so-i-often-wind-up-finding-myself-as-being-a
#MegaMan #RockMan #Art #Commissions #OpenCommissions #OC #RobotMaster #ArtAdvice #ArtTips #Coloring
Flying MarmotIt may be a compulsion, because I want to make more...
If you were planning to:
-don a billowy cloak
-walk all day to sample fancy hot chocolates
-hand out charms to the people you meet
What would you add to this collection?
