taco, bird/cat :verified420: · @chirpbirb
620 followers · 2524 posts · Server meow.social

dear is it worth it to get affinity designer

i fucked up and already redeemed the 30 day trial and forgot to use it so please give me your reviews if you’ve used it

#ipad #artistsofmastodon #affinitydesigner #artadvice

Last updated 1 year ago

Real_JamesCain · @real_jamescain
1123 followers · 6050 posts · Server techhub.social

Someone commented on one of my photographs that it was a “beautiful capture”. It made me feel like it was just a snapshot. Some photographs out there are so digitally manipulated they no longer seem to be real images; they are still stunning, but can you still call them photographs? I honestly don’t know. Photographers have been manipulating images from day one, instead of the computer, it was the dark room. I guess I take umbrage that if my photograph isn’t presented with a thousand filters, appears with a cursive watermark, and isn’t artistic in some way, that my photograph is somehow invalid.

#photography #photographer #photographerrant #art #artadvice #artrant

Last updated 1 year ago

Jenna · @aronow
904 followers · 3252 posts · Server hachyderm.io

Alright friends, the time has come to get super official and make some business cards :blobfoxbongo:

What do we think of this? welcome and appreciated!

#feedback #advice #artadvice #askfedi

Last updated 1 year ago

Jenna · @aronow
867 followers · 3072 posts · Server hachyderm.io

I bought a canopy tent for the makers market! ITS PURPLE 💜💜💜

Now I need some business cards and to get some prints made - does anyone have a recommendation for prints?

#advice #artadvice

Last updated 1 year ago

Real_JamesCain · @real_jamescain
1056 followers · 5662 posts · Server techhub.social

and : I just painted a Red Cross on my new white first aid box. I used masking tape but it bled through. I tried to clean the edges as best I could but…it’s not perfect. When I look at it, I focus on the imperfections. Experience tells me if I keep going, I’ll overwork or ruin the piece.
How do you let go when you’re in a similar situation. How do you evaluate your work? Are you ever able to love it? Does it astound and confuse you when other non-creatives tell you how amazing it is, or do you just think they’re lying to you?

#artists #creatives #firstaidkit #paintingadvice #artadvice

Last updated 1 year ago

Jenna · @aronow
470 followers · 1720 posts · Server hachyderm.io

We built it! Now how to paint it??

Ideas welcome!

#mastoart #fediart #artadvice #advice

Last updated 1 year ago

Jenna · @aronow
391 followers · 1179 posts · Server hachyderm.io

Soooo… I’m buying two 3’x4’ canvases today - my biggest ever!! What should I paint on them?

#advice #artadvice #inspiration #fediart #mastoart

Last updated 2 years ago

Jenna · @aronow
376 followers · 1111 posts · Server hachyderm.io

I’m stuck! What goes on the vase? My first instinct is always a snake 🐍 but I do those often and I’m trying to draw new things 😊

Color suggestions welcome as well!

#fediart #mastoart #advice #artadvice

Last updated 2 years ago

Emmanuel Clement · @clemency
48 followers · 206 posts · Server zirk.us

Writing several different versions of an idea in a row can help you hone in on what it is you're trying to capture.

I think of it like shining a light into the dark room of musical potential. You start to get a sense of the layout, and what direction your next few steps lie in.

#composing #artadvice

Last updated 2 years ago

knezek.art :autism: · @knezek
184 followers · 688 posts · Server mastodon.art

OK… I got a couple of good tips for watercolor tape with my last question, so here’s ask number 2:

I got these silver findings, with the plan to make tiny watercolor pendants with them. I was planning to use to seal & finish them, but now I’m wondering if it wouldn’t be better to use glass cabochons & ?

Any helpful advice out there in world?

#artadvice #advicewanted #MastoArt #jewelersepoxy #epoxyresin #jewelry #help

Last updated 2 years ago

Debi Hammack · @DebiDoesDrawing
51 followers · 312 posts · Server socel.net

Send help....I'm reading a book about...marketing... 😫

Other artists out there, got any good suggestions for learning how to be seen in this vast sea of content? Book suggestions, videos, courses?

#artists #artadvice

Last updated 2 years ago

Emmanuel Clement · @clemency
46 followers · 151 posts · Server zirk.us

Archived some project pages today. It's important to give yourself that release valve — "I'm deciding not to pursue this one" — so you don't buckle under a mountain of unfinished work.

I liked these ideas! But there will always be more good ideas, and we only have so much time and energy to turn them into works of art.

#composing #seattleartist #artadvice

Last updated 2 years ago

Siin · @siin
90 followers · 235 posts · Server pagan.plus

Alright so I'm a terribly disorganized artist these days and I've got two weeks to order a few limited runs of prints for the art market I'm doing April 1st.

So! where do you recommend ordering prints of illustrations from? BONUS if I don't have to order hundreds of copies to get decent prices and I need a pretty incredible turnaround time.

I'm down to make it interesting and compensate whoever recommends the best place with a free 9x12" original illustration. May the odds be ever in your favor 😂

#artistsofmastodon #askfedi #pleaseboost #artprints #artadvice #artonfedi

Last updated 2 years ago

Leila · @Artleila
2 followers · 5 posts · Server mstdn.social
Leila · @Artleila
2 followers · 7 posts · Server mstdn.social
Cory Kerr 🫀 · @corykerr
169 followers · 563 posts · Server mastodon.art

If you're looking for a bit of a pick-me-up or kick-in-the-pants for your art... check out my recent article "Seek Fulfillment with Your Art" corykerr.substack.com/p/seek-f

#newsletter #artadvice #MastoArt

Last updated 2 years ago

hey artists of mastodon!!!

I am a beginner artist and I want to learn how to create 2d art, however, I don't know many good resources where I can learn artistic skills, and those that I have at my disposal are usually just youtube tutorials which I don't know how to apply to my practical experience. is there a systematic way to learn how to draw art, where should ii start and get the anatomy/perspective right? any resources?

thank you

#artadvice #artists #art #mastodonart

Last updated 2 years ago

:heart_sp_les3: Teobear · @Ellteo
594 followers · 8207 posts · Server mastodon.art

I discussed it a little on twitter so I wanna mention it here too since I think more people could benefit from it!

Doing freelance commission work is quite literally...

75% customer service

25% art

No, that really isn't an exaggeration!

(An informative tips 🧵 for artists doing commission work ⬇️ !)

#commissions #artadvice #arttips

Last updated 2 years ago

Musi's Marvelous Musings · @forameus
48 followers · 72 posts · Server mastorol.es

Looks like I managed to add some metallic texture in the end... I'm pretty new to painting weapons, but since my D&D character's story has been so influenced by his self-made magic rapier, I figured I needed to step out of my confort zone! This is actually a redesign, since my first attempt didn't make a lot of sense.

Anyway, any advice on designing and painting fantasy weapons? I'm all ears.

#MastoArt #DigitalArt #artadvice #dndart #zanarok #swords

Last updated 2 years ago

Musi's Marvelous Musings · @forameus
48 followers · 72 posts · Server mastorol.es

Looks like I managed to add some metallic texture in the end... I'm pretty new to painting weapons, but since my D&D character's story has been so influenced by his self-made magic rapier, I figured I needed to step out of my confort zone! This is actually a redesign, since my first attempt didn't make a lot of sense.

Anyway, any advice on designing and painting fantasy weapons? I'm all ears.

#MastoArt #DigitalArt #artadvice #dndart #zanarok #swords

Last updated 2 years ago