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Hey there, fellow artists of word and form!
I have officially reached the WhatAmIDoingWithMyLife age. And while I’m praying about it and trusting God will open doors like He promised, I also believe that He directs us best when we’re moving. So, I think I need to start moving.
For several years I have dreamed of being a freelance illustrator. It’s a job that blends two of my oldest passions: storytelling and art. I also need to start raising money for my next step in college. I have been considering setting up an online shop for stationary and art, but I’m still trying to get my ideas in a row. So, does anyone have experience selling artwork? The internet provides a lot of great advice, but it contradicts itself so much. XD
On another note, does anyone else want to go into illustrating? Or fine art? Or have any ideas on what you would like to see more in illustrations? What you want for yourself?
You have listened to fears, child. Come, let me breathe on you... Are you brave again? -Aslan
That would be so cool! I’m currently illustrating my saga, but I also LOVE your art and would consider hiring you to illustrate for me. (One book in particular could really benefit from your style) I don’t know if that’s something that you would be interested in.
I’ve never sold my art, but I think starting a website and telling as many people about it as you can is the best thing to do. (That’s what’s worked best for me in selling books)
I hope any of this is helpful!
Man is born for the fight, to be forged and molded into a sharper, finer, stronger image of God
Tagging you because you draw and may have some experience in this.
Man is born for the fight, to be forged and molded into a sharper, finer, stronger image of God
*Subscribes* Iām not very professional, but I like hobby art and this will be an interesting topic. š
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Wouldn’t it be?
I would love to illustrate for you! I was actually considering starting out doing some smaller jobs for KPers just to see how I liked it and to help out. Prices for a typical professional are well above what most of us can afford. ($2,000+)
Welp. I’m not really a professional either. So this will be fun.
*searches for seat belt*
You have listened to fears, child. Come, let me breathe on you... Are you brave again? -Aslan
That would be so cool!!!
I know! I could never pay $2,000+!!
So, what are you thinking your rates would be? And would you do it by the hour or the drawing?
(I think by the drawing is prob. more up and up, because otherwise one could be prone to stretch the time it takes, not that you would do that, but ya know what I mean. However, it would be up to you!)
For my cover artist I’m paying her between $25 and $50 per cover…. but that would be a lot to do per illustration for the book, plus covers are often a different style, level, etc, than illustrations.
idk, I’m rambling.
Man is born for the fight, to be forged and molded into a sharper, finer, stronger image of God
It’s ok! I’m prone to rambling myself.
It’s my understanding that charging by the hour per work is typical. So paid by the hour, but within the confines of the specific illustrations.
However, I would probably charge per illustration for just on here. (Which would be the only illustration jobs I would probablybd doing for a while, since I haven’t even started yet. Lol.) For a spot illustration (small. What I have shared on here) it takes me roughly 30 minutes to 3 hours to do depending on the style. What you have seen is my simpler styles. So… still figuring that out. XD
It would also likeky be work by commission, so you would have rights to it once you bought it. However,Ā I think a client would sign a contract on what they could use my art for afterwards. (Not something I’d have to be too concerned about on here, but still.)
I’m not sure about royalties, but it would be a judged on a case by case basis.
You have listened to fears, child. Come, let me breathe on you... Are you brave again? -Aslan
Also, a question I have for everyone.
What have you used to digitize art? I do analog/traditional art, so I would need to scan or photograph it. But I have noticed a bit of distortion when I do.
You have listened to fears, child. Come, let me breathe on you... Are you brave again? -Aslan
Okay! Sounds great!
I don’t digitalize. I just scan in, and I’ve never noticed blur. (I don’t notice blur on the ones you’ve sent us……)
Man is born for the fight, to be forged and molded into a sharper, finer, stronger image of God
Being an illustrator is one of my ambitions as well. I’ve never been commissioned to do anything yet. I did talk to one publishing company that someone who comes to my congregation is involved in, but my art style did not fit the needs of the author they have, and they have been a bit too busy to talk further about it. (Once I have a few interior illustrations for my book that I am satisfied with, I will send them over to this company again.)
I’ve also been showing my artwork to some friends in the church. One man did mention something about how he should commission me to draw his daughters after looking at my most recent piece. Not sure how serious he was.
I haven’t made pursuing an art career a focus. Firstly, because I would like to avoid art school. My dad took one and told me a few stories that I thought it wise not to learn from the world. I have taken some online courses on drawing animals (which naturally is cleaner) to help hone my skills. If you are looking to improve your art, I recommend it.
The other reason why I am wary of jumping into a full-time illustration career is because people are not using AI.
Because of this I have instead been pursuing a career in software development (AI, please don’t take over this as well), with writing and illustrating at the side. If the writing and illustrating happen to take off, I may switch to those instead.
One thing you will need to do is get your name out there. Some people use sites like DeviantArt, but I wouldn’t create an account on these because there are a lot of people who draw inappropriate and links to these can happen to show up on pages for your artwork. Do you have any form of social media? (I dislike using social media (though I guess Kinddom Pen is sort of one), but it is a good place to start posting about yourself and sharing some artwork).
Do you have any sort of website yet?
I would love to illustrate for you! I was actually considering starting out doing some smaller jobs for KPers just to see how I liked it and to help out. Prices for a typical professional are well above what most of us can afford. ($2,000+)
Good idea. Start small. As you grow in your skills grow and more people start to value your work, you can raise you prices.
Another thing you could look into if you haven’t already is mass-producing your art. You could sell mugs, puzzles, art prints, etc. Sometimes it can be hard to get the value for the time and effort you put into art. But selling it multiple times can help with that.
Could I see some more of your art, please?
Sometimes it is necessary to paint the sky black in order to see the stars.
What have you used to digitize art? I do analog/traditional art, so I would need to scan or photograph it. But I have noticed a bit of distortion when I do.
I tend to hand draw, scan with my photocopier at the highest resolution it will allow, and then put it into software to clean it up/digitalize it. I’ll give you a link to a website for an artist who I like and is clean, because 95% of what she draws is animals. (https://monikazagrobelna.com/). She has some great tutorials on the process of digital art. Just watch that you don’t fall into the same hole I did. She will tell you that you must master realistic art, and that is true to a point, but you do not have to be as good as she is. (And she is insanely good. Some of her art looks like photographs.) Nickolas Kole is another artist I recommend you check out. (He does the art for the Wingfeather Saga covers). On his site, you should find a link somewhere to a great digital art course. You will have to pay for it, but I think it is worth it and it isn’t too expensive.
Please do not use PhotoShop for software. Adobe is ridiculously expensive. Research other software like Clip Studio Paint, ProCreate, Scketchbook, etc. Some of these are even one-time payments.
Sometimes it is necessary to paint the sky black in order to see the stars.
Thanks for inviting me to this.
Sometimes it is necessary to paint the sky black in order to see the stars.
sure thing
Man is born for the fight, to be forged and molded into a sharper, finer, stronger image of God
Good grief, she’s insane!! That art is amazing!
Man is born for the fight, to be forged and molded into a sharper, finer, stronger image of God
ooh this is really cool! I have a lot more experience making art than selling it lol… I’ve done fun commissions for free and stuff, but nothing for sale. I use a Canon lide 300 which is like 70 bucks and it’s been great! It’s a lot better quality than the usual one on a printer, probably partially because it can scan for photos instead of using document settings that might be standard depending on the printer. I use photoshop to crop out the edges and clean up the whites (if you are doing a black and white drawing you can use the ‘levels’ adjuster to bring the blacks up) I than duplicate the layer and set it to multiply to increase the colors (scanners don’t always catch the full vision). If that makes it too bright, you can adjust the multiply layer to a lower opacity.
Hope that helps!
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