The uphill battle for online content creators by DanSyron, journal
The uphill battle for online content creators
Hello everyone. Recently I had a good amount of stuff on my mind in relation to online art communities. After freelancing for over 6 months I feel like I have more to contribute to the conversation but this is more of a serious topic which I would certainly like to hear what you all have to say, but let's dive into it.
It's no surprise that online art communities are different from how they were even five years ago. As more social media outlets have become more prominent and sites such as youtube and twitch have gained significantly more traffic, the way that art sites and communities operate have changed. Many of these larger sites have
Why You Should Still Be Experimenting by WorldWar-Tori, journal
Why You Should Still Be Experimenting
As we began our trek into the world of art most of us spent a decent amount of time experimenting to find our niche.
But for many artists, once they find their place and style they often stop listening for any other callings.
What Exactly do You Mean by "Experiment". Trying new things - of course we should experiment and text our tools, that's one of the first steps to becoming an artist in learning what you're working with and how to use your resources and tools to produce the best outcome for your art. What this article is about however is going outside your style and technique.
Why Should You Experiment? Experimenting is a
How to make your own art education by TamberElla, journal
How to make your own art education
Hey guys,
I periodically get young artists reaching out to me, asking about how they can become a professional artist. I remember feeling exactly as lost as many of them certainly feel. I put together this guide in order to have a resource I can provide.
Check it out here
It outlines everything I've done and am doing to further my career, and everything I've seen my successful friends and peers do as well. It's not a definitive guide of what you "have" to do, as there are thousands of paths you can take, every one as valid as the last! But hopefully its a good starting point to building a path to an art career.
Cheers guys and happy holid
To those who think art should be cheap by hen-tie, journal
To those who think art should be cheap
Please, please, PLEASE stop complaining about adopts/art commissions being 'overpriced'. If you have nothing good to say then don't say anything at all. Don't comment. Don't note. If you want to know why you should stop complaining then read below and at least try your best to understand.
I know there are other artists who have lower commission prices in comparison, however please don't bully me (and other artists) into doing the same or accuse me of ripping off clients of their money.
I am fully aware it can't be helped deviantART already made itself a reputation that it is where you can find cheap artists to commission, BUT that doesn't m
Use of the colour wheel for lighting and shading by Incantata, journal
Use of the colour wheel for lighting and shading
I want to talk about some simple things that even professional photomanipulators don't give enough attention sometimes.
It's the reason why our work can be perceived as wrong a bit , especially by traditional artists. People who are not artists usually say “something's wrong”
Our theme for today is colour of light and shadow.
I want to point out – there are many colour schemes and rules for that (it would be better to write an individual tutorial on that),
some are better for realistic works, some for surrealism, some for abstraction etc. It depends on your idea.
What to do as an artist in training. by Suzanne-Helmigh, journal
What to do as an artist in training.
There are many ways to Rome they say. But I meet a lot of aspiring artists lost and asking me for guidance
and this is what I tell them.
(This is a revisited version of an old journal with new and updated guidelines/info)
Find out what you really want to do with art, there are so many different professions or hobbies to take on.
Graphic designer, Concept artist (mobile and high end), Illustrator of book covers or for card games and so much more.
Once you can make your pick, or at least pick 1 or 2 you must do research on the most valued artwork from that niece.
Find out what makes the best artist of your favorite field the best artist. Wha
Art + Anatomy book Recommendations by Qinni, journal
Art + Anatomy book Recommendations
Edit: updating this for new followers who might want to see this :D
15 books I recommend for anatomy, art fundamental study and art inspiration. Please note that these are simply my personal recommendations and books that's helped me a lot in the past.
I've taken photos for these books, so Here's a less image-heavy list (on tumblr)
This took so much longer than I first anticipated so I really hope people find this helpful cause, seriously, spending 3 days on this does not feel like it was worth it ^^;
edit: I'm putting the tl;dr list here first as a preview of the books I'm recommending.
TL;DR List of books
Anatomy Books
An Atlas of An
My Traditional Values: Vol. 2 by OfOneSoul, journal
My Traditional Values: Vol. 2
Welcome to communityrelations (https://www.deviantart.com/communityrelations)' kick-starter issue of...
- My Traditional Values!
What is "My Traditional Values"?
"My Traditional Values" is an interactive feature backed by communityrelations (https://www.deviantart.com/communityrelations) & Traditionalists (https://www.deviantart.com/traditionalists) that hopes to bring Traditional Art to the forefront of the community. This feature will provide the perfect opportunity for deviants of all galleries to show appreciation for the traditionalists among us. You may or may not tag others to participate in these features; it is not required. All that we ask is that you help us in further bringing to light the masterworks of talented traditionalists.
How to participate:
Simply
PSA for Artists! Don't make the same mistake I did by yuumei, journal
PSA for Artists! Don't make the same mistake I did
I've been posting some video tutorials to teach aspiring artists my drawing techniques, but I think it's very important to learn from my mistakes as well.
I'm 25 right now, and I've been drawing all my life. I started drawing a lot more and professionally when I was about 19-20. I drew all the time and didn't think much about it. I would draw until I'm in pain, from sitting too long, from not eating because I was in the flow and didn't want to stop. I would get terrible back pains and even heart palpitations from sitting in the same position drawing for so long.
That's when the nails on my right hand started to get weird and lumpy. At first