Creative Corner

[indent][indent][size=3][font=georgia] hello there! i've recently gotten back into art this year after many, many years away from any of it. digital art is a brand new medium for me, and i've never really thought i was good enough to sell my art previously .__. but this year has inspired me to get out there!~ i'm debating whether or not i should just keep practicing so i have an actual set of completed example pieces, or if accountability from opening up an art shop and commissions is a better route. if the latter, then i was hoping for some help with pricing, as i don't trust my own eye as a good judge of pricing any of my own work lol [b]feel free to leave me any constructive criticism as well! i really am looking to improve as much as i possibly can![/b] most of these are wips / indefinitely incomplete as i'm shifting through different techniques i'm learning with digital tools ;-; sorry there's nothing super concrete yet. [i]in order from the oldest (~9mo) to the most current piece[/i] [img]https://i.imgur.com/p2541bY.jpg[/img] [i]this is more of a really rough general environmental concept[/i] [img]https://i.imgur.com/gNkzbVN.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/LJocEVS.jpg[/img] [i]^ this eventually turned into this instead [img]https://i.imgur.com/JSb5lSC.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/2ohXq7o.jpg[/img] [u][b]current wip: progress shots![/b][/u] [img]https://i.imgur.com/Jws61eM.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/NxtOwy6.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/mmMIKdu.jpg[/img] thank you in advance! ^^[/size][/font][/indent][/indent]

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You should totally continue working. Your stuff is super nice! Love the demon looking girl.

If you want to sell your art I would time how long it takes to do the piece and give yourself the living wage of where you live. (For example, the minimum wage for the US is about $7.50 hourly but a living wage is $15 hourly) Then add the price of the materials used. If you use photoshop I wouldn't add $600 to every piece but add a fraction. A tip I have gotten is to overprice your work because if people want your work they will pay. Most importantly don't undervalue your work and time they are both valuable.

@CorporealBeing Ahh, thank you for that bit of advice, it's actually really important to know. I spend a lot more time than I should from all the tunnel visioning, so I think it should help to find a price that forces balancing on my end as well. It's definitely something to factor in now that I definitely didn't consider much before, so thank you! <3

[img]https://i.imgur.com/uHzZOFi.png[/img] trying out an experimental style for one of my dragons~ once i turn symmetry off hopefully i can bring it more to life lol

[quote name="Kaijeu" date="2020-09-23 21:03:54" ] trying out an experimental style for one of my dragons~ once i turn symmetry off hopefully i can bring it more to life lol [/quote] OH DANG!! That already looks like it will be amazing when you finish!!

@CorporealBeing T___T thank you~ ive just started laying out some of the colors, so hopefully it'll come out like i envision it in my head D: [img]https://i.imgur.com/Jws61eM.jpg[/img]

@Kaijeu sooo pretty! love the way the expression turned out.

@CorporealBeing EEEE Usually it takes so long for me to lay down flats for skin color cause I overthink it lolll so I’ll finally finish a piece methinks