Jasmine - Art School Journey

[mitsuki-youko]

this looks great! him using his powers look amazing! I love how it glows

[jasminerosepowell]

Haven't drawn so much but getting back into it. Recently opened my commissions if anyone has any ideas on how to market yourself well to receive a commission then lemme know! - also i have a long way to go with the Wen character design like anatomy/face and if you have any criticism for the twisted boxes im all ears cos i find it quite hard to do those.

[jasminerosepowell]

If anyone can offer input??😭😭😭 help meeeee please

[daceronine]

Ok, I might be wrong here, but I did my best. The cube itself is fairly straightforward, but that gap is really tough to get right. I tried to illustrate the guidelines I'm using to show where my thought process is.

One thing that is very important and I feel is missing in the exercices, is that the shadow goes along the perspective lines. Those perspective lines will help line up where the shadow should fall.

On regards to marketing for comissions, that is really tough since I don't really promote myself. Eventually I might, but it's not my focus for now. I can think of what I do in my non-art business that might help:

1) Selling is an art. Having a good product is barely the beginning. You do need to have a pipeline to allow clients to reach out, for you to deliver, and for them to pay. You want to find an audience willing to pay and use techniques to sell to them, and make them feel good for buying.

2) You have to be willing to do what people are willing to pay for, not necessarily what you want to do. Figuring out what people are willing to pay for is usually the biggest challenge.

3) Don’t undervalue yourself, check standard prices, what you should charge yourself based on your effort invested, and set a base price. It is useful, however, to offer initial discounts to get the ball rolling. It’s always easier to “remove a discount” than to “increase the price”.

4) Just like in art, I think there are 2 good ways to go at it:
a. Copy what people already successful are doing.
b. Be persistent. Success is built over many failures.

5) Marketing. Getting your name out there so people see what you offer and check your prices. There are many videos out there with good tips, and what works is different for different people. Some post fanart in reddit or discord. Some go to conventions to sell physicals, entering contests to get their name out there. I'd recommend looking at some videos about it, take notes, and trying them all and see what works for you.

There are a few examples that come to mind worth checking out. I think these folks have a nice setup.

https://www.zlide.de/
https://anton-portfolio.carrd.co/
https://artistree.io/itsanton
https://patrycjalerch.carrd.co/#

[jasminerosepowell]

Thank you so much! That’s super helpful I chose a tricky shape to push myself haha but even the shadow was hard for me. I was also trying to do it without the assistance of guidelines (I’m taking the ArtWOD) courses.) I will definitely check out those links and thank you for the commission feedback, I’ve centred mine around character designs and Japanese style prints I know I’d have to draw things I am not interested in but at this point would love the experience to challenge myself

[mitsuki-youko]

Heyooos!! Welcome back!

Recently opened my commissions if anyone has any ideas on how to market yourself well to receive a commission then lemme know!

I would go on reddit and go on DND groups and see if anyone wants their characters drawn for them..

Here are some resources i've saved before - hope some of them help!:

https://acrylicpouring.com/how-to-do-art-commissions/
https://www.christophercant.com/blog/best-places-for-art-commissions
https://www.artworkarchive.com/blog/10-questions-to-ask-before-accepting-an-art-commission
https://millo.co/how-to-make-money-as-an-artist
https://www.sidehustlenation.com/freelance-artist/
https://www.creditcards.com/education/new-payment-options-security-small-businesses/
https://www.deviantart.com/katylipscomb/journal/A-Beginner-s-Guide-to-Offering-Commissions-Online-468025801
https://www.reddit.com/r/artcommissions/comments/h0rhmm/a_guide_to_identifying_fraudulent_users/
https://www.reddit.com/r/artcommissions/comments/dsitdd/meta_pricing_tipsadvice_for_artists/
https://www.reddit.com/r/artcommissions/comments/lhalzf/read_before_posting_verified_flair_known_scammer/
https://www.reddit.com/r/artcommissions/
https://millennialmoneyman.com/freelance-artist/
https://www.reddit.com/r/HungryArtists/wiki/artist/
https://www.reddit.com/r/HungryArtists/wiki/client/#wiki_-_do_i_really_need_a_contract.3F
https://www.reddit.com/r/artstore/comments/2lvrtu/contracts_how_to_protect_yourself_your_client_and/
https://www.format.com/magazine/resources/photography/online-portfolio-about-page-step-by-step-guide
https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasyartists/comments/kym4mh/artists_must_be_certified_before_posting_read_me/
https://www.deviantart.com/vixenkiba/journal/Tutorial-How-to-set-up-and-handle-commissions-606456664

https://thecreativeindependent.com/guides/a-smart-artists-guide-to-income-taxes/
https://www.christophercant.com/blog/how-to-price-digital-art-commissions-a-beginners-guide

Kelsey also has some good tips imo: https://www.youtube.com/@KelseyRodriguez

I would also recommend sharing your art on any relevant reddits that allow sharing - like for example i used to share my art on the Kirta subreddit and get a nice handful of likes on there and got invited to a fancy discord channel.

BUT make sure you read the rules!

not all subreddit allow self promotions.. like Clip studio paint reddit has a rule that if you share art u made, it must be accompanied by tips, etc so make sure u read the rules before posting!

Hope some of these are useful Good luck!!

[jasminerosepowell]

Omg thank you so much! So many resources I’ll be sure to look at! 🤭🫡

[patrycja.lerch]

Thank you for sharing my page @daceronine ^^

I wasn't succesful with commissions yet and marketing yourself is exhausting. It depends on luck. Either someone willing to pay will see your art or they will see someone else work first.

I got the most attention on DnD subreddits. On purely art commission related ones there is a lot of people and your art probably won't be seen.

Good luck!

[jasminerosepowell]

Yes marketing yourself is super hard, at this point i'm just hoping for the best!

[jasminerosepowell]

trying to draw a pose in another angle without a direct reference is actually the worst. most difficult thing i've tried to draw, cannot get this right feel like im getting closer.

[mitsuki-youko]

the one from the side (the one on the right) looks SO good!

The one on the left i feel like looks more like this imo:

[jasminerosepowell]

hehe thank you! i gave up on that one and tried another. you're totally right about the box shapes!

[jasminerosepowell]

https://www.fiverr.com/jasroseart

I recently made a fiverr account for commissions, if you have time could you give your opinion on how to make the gig stand out and if I should lower the prices. Was thinking to add more gigs not really sure what yet? 🤔

[jasminerosepowell]

practicing adding more details but keeping it stylised

[jasminerosepowell]

OPINIONS PLEASE:
So what do you think of this character? He is a trainee assassin I’m finally adding more characters to my upcoming comic that I took a pause on.he will be part of a trio with the main character.

He is 16, weak, burn mark is for lore he is sweet And, goofy. Also it’s really hard for me to draw anime faces for some reason maybe due to less guidelines and shading. So his face kind looks different in each one. Feel free to let me know which sort of face works best I think he should have a more rounded face cos he’s sweet

[uggievang]

I think his face is fine I think the hair style doesnt really fit the carefree and sweet feeling that kind of hair style says more of a passionate fire inside. I think a more wild or softer hair shape would work because it looks like he takes a lot of time on his hair. you could make his bun more messy or have a stand of hair in front of his face so it looks like he missed one when tying up his hair or even make him have longer hair just some options

[mitsuki-youko]

he looks like a main character XD

https://www.fiverr.com/jasroseart

your fiverr looks good so far

[jasminerosepowell]

Haha thank u! He will look a little plain next to the main character but I didn’t want the side characters to look too boring either. & thank you for the feedback on my fiverr

[jasminerosepowell]

Yes I had some other ideations for his hair being softer, thank you for the feedback!! I was quite lost

[daceronine]

Looks good to my eyes. Reminds me of Shikamaru, who also had a carefree personality, though not sure about sweet. More importantly, he seems to be easily recognizable, unless other characters have similar buns and spiky sides. What I usually look for in a character, is for them to be recognizable at a glance. What they're doing, and what they may be feeling, and I think that was done well here. I think other details like hairstyle and clothes can adapt and change as the story develops, as long as the main silhouette still remains recognizable.