Doodlebug July #2 (oops I am missing days)
Pushpin and Limerick from my Fishsticks book… though, technically, Pushpin doesn’t show up until book 2, which I haven’t written. He DID find a cookie in the window, though. Aaron suggests that children put it there, and since this is at the huge mansion/hotel, I… I could see that happening.
Also, drawing window blinds… .. .. not my strong point LOL
Is there a prime time for posting art? I always just post it hot off the press (bad habit), which puts it somewhere in the middle of the night usually… Should I make a queue to put things in and have it post mid-morning or afternoon or something if I want more exposure? I don’t really want to reblog my own posts (is that a good or bad thing?), but will if need be, since I guess a lot of peoples’ dashboards are super crowded so they miss things.
HMMMM.
Thoughts/opinions/etc?
Doodlebug July #1 – Hootbot
Did any of you guys have one of these growing up? I did. Mine was missing its tail but holy crap I loved that little guy.
Concept art for ‘Main Street,’ the graphic novel thing I’ve been working on for Dangerous Cute. ughhh I need to finish writing the story for it… it’s gonna be SO RAD
then I drew Koby for real, chilling with August.
I wanted to draw Koby today and accidentally drew this instead? what the heck is it idek???
30min cat sketches before bed
Isabelle is like my cousin or sister or something.
why should you make a webcomic?
- it’s regular drawing practice
- you get to draw and develop the universe your OCs live in
- you could draw your OCs making out with context
- see number 3
how can you make a webcomic?
- make a new tumblr
- install this theme https://www.tumblr.com/theme/37061
- post comics as you would on any other tumblr they show up on their own webcomic site
what if nobody sees my webcomic 🙁
- too bad you got to draw your OCs making out and nobody can appreciate your artistic genius obviously the world is not ready for this webcomic genius
bonus–level-deactivated2018070:
Wow I’m sorry but that made me feel really degraded. I wasn’t going to raise it to $100 or something. It’s a perfect price to a buyer, but my art isn’t worth 20 dollars but that’s not my point.
Yes I know it’s a good deal, but I’m not a robot. Even if I’m someone that “sucked” at drawing, the matter is all about the time spent on my drawings. On average it takes me 6 hours to create 20 dollars worth of a drawing. That’s like 3.3ish dollars an hour. Working all day. Possibly no sleeping until the next day. No breaks except to use the bathroom or to eat 1 cup of ramen or not eat at all. Because of the time limits I’m receiving.
Please keep in mind the only reason people ever charge 20 dollars for a commission is due of the crippling trend of amateur artists selling themselves short at those prices- a trend that artists like Rinji has to compete with. Any self respecting artist knows that is hardly an acceptable price for their works. Rinji knows that. And that is why I applaud them for raising their prices because it is our responsibility as artists to educate people like you that a 20 dollar commission is not a perfect price at all.
I hope you have learned something from this, anon, and please, never, ever assume nor determine the price of an artist’s time if you are the client and they are their own employer. The price is set by them and it is your choice to either comply or move on.
can we talk about how living wage is $15/hr?
Can we talk about how artists should have THAT as a baseline, and because they are SKILLED WORKERS IN THEIR PROFESSION, should actually be charging even more?
I charge at around $15-$20/hr. My dad’s a freelance graphic designer and has been in the industry for over 20 years; he charges $80/hr.
Rinji works at a little over $3/hr
can we talk about how the expectation for low commission prices is a issue, or…?
because $100 is NOT a ridiculous price. At ALL. That’s ~$16.60/hour for a 6 hour commission, which is cheap as hell.
I mean I get why people price the way they do; competition.
HOWEVER: Each commissioner is commissioning YOU because they like YOUR style. Usually? People are more than willing to pay more. Fuck, dude. I worked at a place that sold knife sets for like $2000/set, and people ate that shit up. People spend money on whatever they want as long as they know it’ll be quality work that they’ll enjoy.
^This.
We should really be encouraging our fellow artists to charge themselves as they would as a professional. You’re offering your services because you know your art is worth doing business with. If we’re not going to stand up for our own industry, no one will.
I CAN NEVER STRESS THIS ENOUGH