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#Artists

Sharon Cummings Art
4 hours ago

do we dare exposure
must we lurk in the shadows
of ever changing cultural norms
the genuine self always knows
no matter what lies we spray on
for others to see and believe
we can never truly hide
we can only seek...

#MastoPrompt - self
#575prompt - 159- spray

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/uplifting-art-you-are-beautiful-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

#art #artwork #fediart #mastoart #artist #artists #artistsofmastodon #beauty #beautiful #self #selflove #selfcare #design #fedigiftshop #AYearForArt #poetry #poem #poet #writing #writingcommunity #smallpoems

Collage art spelling out "You Are Beautiful" with hearts and butterflies by artist Sharon Cummings.  Poetry in post.
Creative Coding Utrecht
6 hours ago

We are looking forward to te upcoming and final open office until the summerbreak: June 16th. Anyone is welcome to take a seat at the table to ask their questions, share their stories, and advice each other.

So, do you need advice? Or feedback? Are you working on your portfolio? Do you need help applying for funding? We will be present to help you with concrete issues. Come by the open office hours at De Havenloods to meet the community and find out more about their projects. Please make sure to have a clear question in mind so we know how to help you.

Don’t forget to sign up and share your questions: https://notionforms.io/forms/sign-up-for-open-office-hours-bnbkk2/ !

📅 June 16th, 15:00 - 16:00
📍 CCU office - Nijverheidsweg 6-10, Utrecht
📸 By Maren van der Burght during the Makers Meet & Eat 2022

#livecoder #livecoding #creativecoder #creativecoding #mediaart #newmedia #experiences #interactiveart #interactive #electronicmusic #electroacousticmusic #liveperformance #musicperfomance #techno #house #electronicmusic #graphics #experiences #immersiveart #graphicdesign #machinelearning #designer #3d #digitalculture #artists #virtualworlds #technology

Lydia Conwell
11 hours ago

You know, one of the greatest mistakes #artists can do it sign the matt/mount/passe-partout, or even, as I've now seen, the frame.

The signature should be only on the artwork itself. Everything else are usually things that can be replaced if needed.

Especially since the frames artists chose to display their work tend to be cheap and crappy.

Artists shouldn't expect the buyer to want to keep the frame or mount they've put the art in.

#art

RC Hopgood
15 hours ago

My grandfather was friends with Puerto Rican #painter #AlfonsoArana. Here's some #postcards Arana sent my grandfather from Paris in the 80s and 90s.
#art #artists #PuertoRico

Two poeple about to kiss.  Arana became known for his style of almond-shaped, hollow yet expressive eyes in a face without a skull and with a slightly oversized body. He is also well known for his use of light, sophisticated and almost transparent colors. Arana himself defines his style as expressionism and mannerism.
Trio of man, woman and baby. Arana became known for his style of almond-shaped, hollow yet expressive eyes in a face without a skull and with a slightly oversized body. He is also well known for his use of light, sophisticated and almost transparent colors. Arana himself defines his style as expressionism and mannerism.
woman laying down with child. Arana became known for his style of almond-shaped, hollow yet expressive eyes in a face without a skull and with a slightly oversized body. He is also well known for his use of light, sophisticated and almost transparent colors. Arana himself defines his style as expressionism and mannerism.
trio of man, woman and baby in a somewhat madonna/joseph/child pose with angels flying over head. Arana became known for his style of almond-shaped, hollow yet expressive eyes in a face without a skull and with a slightly oversized body. He is also well known for his use of light, sophisticated and almost transparent colors. Arana himself defines his style as expressionism and mannerism.
Sharon Cummings Art
16 hours ago

Yeah, there is something fishy going on! Another grouper. Here in Florida we are known for these beautiful fish...I know right now we are known for crap politics, but I have to live here due to Hubby's job, so I am looking on the bright side as much as I can! Eyes on the ocean....ahhhhh

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/colorful-grouper-fish-on-blue-2-sharon-cummings.html

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #artist #artists #AYearForArt #beach #beachlife #ocean #sea #coastal #Florida #oceanlife #nature #colorful #fish #watercolor #fishes #collage

Colorful grouper fish in a rainbow of shades with a lush blue watercolor background by artist Sharon Cummings.

2 open house orientations done for the artist live/work studio opening. 2 more to go, tomorrow and Thursday. Check it out!
https://oakclt.org/carrillocorner/
#oakland #sfbay #artists

Kim
19 hours ago

BETYE SAAR American, born 1926

Liberation of Aunt Jemima: Cocktail, 1973 Glass, paper, textile, metal

Saar is one of the most important American #artists of the twentieth century. Drawing from diverse cultural associations -- from self-taught artist Simon Rodia's monumental Watts Towers to the intimate found-object constructions of modernist Joseph Cornell -- Saar has developed a politically potent and personally reflective practice rooted in assemblage. In Liberation of Aunt Jemima: Cocktail, she transforms a Gallo wine jug, a 1970s symbol of middle-class sophistication, into a weapon for Black #liberation.

A green bottle sits on a lavender pedestal, behind plexiglass. The bottle has a red label that says "AUNTIE", and a drawing of a black woman with exaggerated racialized characteristics. There is a red bandana stuffed into the neck of the bottle, making it resemble a Molotov cocktail.
Crazy Pony
1 day ago

I am trying to bring one or two #Artists who create #AdultToys from silicone, to join Mastodon. They are still fixed on Twitter with the main arguments that they see no reach for an audience here, and that they are confused that everything appears to be forbidden and banned here.

Can you please give me #TipsforInstances that are geared for artists, an Server where its allowed and welcome to show work and post objects for sale?

mjeera
1 day ago

Video links and pics of the Pride Chibis from Spotlights and Poison:
https://patreon.com/posts/happy-pride-and-84041894

You can use any of those pics as a profile pic if you like! Credit is not mandatory but appreciated. Let's celebrate together, I love you all
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

#HappyPrideMonth #LGBTQIA #PrideMonth #pridemonth2023 #webtoon #webcomic #webcomics #artistsonmastodon #artists

Polly Springhorn (she/her)
2 days ago

There's a #dragon in that plank of #wood .
#artists

A plank of wood painted ultramarine blue around the shape of a dragon
陳牛 (@cowcfj)
2 days ago

@clarawanchai RT by @cowcfj: #Hongkong #Performance #artists have been arrested at #causewaybay, because (as every previous 6.3 ) they perform there in commemoration of #june4 #TiananmenSquareMassacre 香港藝術家6.3 晚,一如往年,在銅鑼灣東角道進行行為藝術。即場被捕。 https://nitter.hongkongers.net/clarawanchai/status/1664970487041081344#m

Frank J Casella
2 days ago
Helen H
2 days ago

Not Ai artwork.

A photograph-based portrait of a Maine Coon kitty with it’s beautiful, long, trademark fur in gray, brown and white, stopping by to wish everyone a Happy #Caturday. Digital applications have been added for an artistic effect.
#cat #cats #kitty #kitties #KittyCat #kitten #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #FediArt #art #artists #artwork
#BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #GiftIdeas #fediverse

Maine Coon Portrait may be purchased here: https://hhphotography.pixels.com/featured/maine-coon-portrait-hh-photography-of-florida.html

A photograph-based portrait of a Maine Coon kitty facing right with it’s beautiful, long, trademark fur in colors of gray brown and white.  Digital applications have been added for an artistic effect.

🖼🥚 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/the-little-poet-justine-king-animation

Explore #artworks by Richard Emile Miller, Georges Seurat, Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh, Joan Miró, Piet Mondrian, Qi Baishi, and other #artists as the young egg-shaped dreamer wanders from painted place to painted place, imagining what it would be like to be a little boy in the #paintings, too.

#video #animation #animatedshort #calarts #art #imagination #sculpture #museum

Erica Crooks
3 days ago

Muppets in Drag existed since the beginning. Even longer with the history of theatrical performance arts. #MuppetsInDrag From the Muppet characters https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Cross-dressing_characters to even the art form of puppetry itself https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Cross-gender_performances. It's inspiring art & tradition. 🎭 #puppetry #performanceart #performancearts #theater #muppets #jimhenson #jimhensonsmuppets #drag #art #artists

Sharon Cummings Art
3 days ago

Another fun puffer! Don't be fooled though. There's enough poison in 1 pufferfish to kill 30 adults. NO antidote. The skin is covered in spikes with this poison and can damage your hands or kill you. It's unfortunate that the dangerous things are so darn cute...lol

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/puffer-fish-art-2-on-beach-blue-sharon-cummings.html

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #artist #artists #AYearForArt #beach #beachlife #ocean #sea #coastal #Florida #oceanlife #nature #colorful #fish #tropical #pufferfish #fun #cute #animals #colorful

colorful puffer fish with watercolor blue background by artist Sharon Cummings.
Defcon_Music
3 days ago

DEF CON Community,

Are you in a band that has some sweet jams you’ve recorded? Have you been making some dope original beats or trippy EDM on your laptop and want to share it with the community? Well, now’s your chance! It’s time to send in your submissions to be included on the DEF CON 31 Soundtrack!

Deadline to submit is 30 JUN 2023 – 23:59 US Pacific.

Hit this link to start the submission process: https://ostapp.defconmusic.org

Please email soundtrack@defconmusic.org with any questions.

#defcon #defcon31 #hackers #producers #synths #modularsynths #dj #musicians #bands @defcon @dcparrot #artists #noise #sound #defconmusic #dc31 #infosec #lasvegas #edm @djdead

SilasAgnostos
3 days ago

Belated 4/20 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/belated-4-20-82447348

Please support my work-- I've been having a really hard time getting/retaining subscribers since the start of the pandemic and our rent recently went up:
https://patreon.com/ratte
https://ko-fi.com/ratte

#art #artists #ArtistsOnMastodon #MastoArt #DigitalArt #furry #FurryArt #OriginalCharacter #illustration #portrait #bat

A digital graphite portrait drawing on a midtone background of a female anthropomorphic fruit bat.
🤘 The Metal Dog 🤘
3 days ago

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#MetalSucks
Sh*t That Comes Out Today – June 2, 2023
All the new releases fit to print including Avenged Sevenfold, Wytch Hazel and more. The post Sh*t That Comes Out Today – June 2, 2023 appeared first on MetalSucks.

https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/06/02/sht-that-comes-out-today-june-2-2023/

#musicreleases #newalbums #artists #MetalSucks #adrenaline #CultofLuna #Elder #Sorceress

RC Hopgood
3 days ago

Ha. Love it. Applies to writers, musicians and any others in the battle with AI.
#AI #humor #artists #writers #amwriting #writingcommunity #artistsofmastodon

Classic looking comics image (think Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon) A guy with a nice pompadour, funky shades and aviator jacket is pointing a very long barrelled gun to a robot.  The robot says "Surrender Artist! You are obsolete!" The artist (with the gun) responds "Obsol-Eat deez nuts, Tin Man!"
Josixandra
3 days ago

Hey guys! It’s super challenging for me to manage instagram and mastodon at the same time. I’m super happy with the community here, but I’ve got the feeling to miss out if I’m not active on Insta. But I’ll try to come up with something to handle it better!

I’ll start today with little doodles I made from random shapes of colour :) Wish you a fun weekend!

#artists #insta #fomo #myart #sharing #mastodon #doodle #shapes

On a white paper are two small doodles of thin black lines. One is drawn on a lilac shape, the other on a mint shape. They’re showing fantastic building structures with some greenery
In this pic are 4 coloured shapes on a white paper. You can recognise the green and lilac shape from the first pic but before the doodle was drawn on.
anubis2814
3 days ago
#artists An idea you can try is to sell fake #mastodon share certificate done all artistic and pretty. You can even do them for specific instances.
Flipboard Art & Photo Desk
4 days ago

With the 50th anniversary of his death in April, Pablo Picasso is the subject of exhibitions around the world this year. Yet critics say he’s “Pablo-matic” for his reputation as a misogynist and cultural appropriator. Given the chance, would you go see his shows?
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/apr/07/cruel-cancel-picasso-monstrous-misogynist-anniversary

#art #museum #artists #painters

Helen H
4 days ago

Not Ai artwork.

My original art creation of a contemporary single, tropical pineapple in electric blue and white on a dark blue/black background.
#pineapple #fruit #vegan #dessert #food #healthy #contemporary #digitalart #art #artists #MastoArt #BuyIntoArt #SupportIndependentArtists #fediverse #FediGiftShop

Blue And White Pineapple is available here: https://hhphotography.pixels.com/featured/blue-and-white-pineapple-hh-photography-of-florida.html

A contemporary art creation of an electric blue and white single, tropical pineapple on a dark blue/black background.
Anne Camozzi
4 days ago

“People from a planet without flowers would
think we must be mad with joy the whole time
to have such things about us.”
― Iris Murdoch

Please enjoy my pen and ink and watercolour called
FAIRIES PLAYING IN THE FORGET-ME-NOTS

How many fairies can you find?
Tap for full image
#penandink #painting #fairies #flowers #whimsy #joy
#watercolour #art #artists #mastoart #artistsofmastodon #artistsonmastodon

A whimsical painting of tulips, dahlias, forget me nots and sunflower with many small fairies hidden doing all kinds of activities.
deerbard
4 days ago

All the artists actually connecting in fediverse - how many are there? How many not hidden behind the walls, unable to communicate with great areas of fediverse like all the mastodon art users? Please write if you’re an artist, please mention artists known to you, please boost for greater reach. #question #artists #federation #connection

ethanOS ☠
5 days ago

Reposting, with a couple different tags:

Any
#freelance #artists out there on the #fediverse looking for a #paidgig :

I'm looking to redo my socials with a new theme. Would appreciate a discussion about costs for a few things, specifically with a cyberpunk bent.

#Avatars
#Emoji
#Banners
#logos
#fedihired

Please boost if appropriate. This machine appreciates you all.

cseiler
5 days ago

#Artists … must be allowed to do bad work. (David Sylvester) #art

https://youtube.com/shorts/0wRB2oEjwt4?feature=share

Helen H
5 days ago

A walk through this colorful spring garden finds a variety of beautiful blossoms to enjoy. Even the birds are enjoying their visit as they perch on a nearby branch and a lone dragonfly flits from flower to flower.
#flower #flowers #spring #bird #birds #dragonfly #art #artists #artwork #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #fediverse #FediGiftShop

In The Spring Garden is available here: https://hhphotography.pixels.com/featured/in-the-spring-garden-hh-photography-of-florida.html

A digital art image filled with colorful spring flowers with two birds perched on a branch and a third in flight.  A single dragonfly is seen flitting among the flowers.
Sharon Cummings Art
6 days ago
black and white patterned pottery in Native American style by artist Sharon Cummings.
Hyperallergic
6 days ago

Here are four open studios events in #NYC where you can find inspiration, meet artists, and even make your own work.

#Art #Artists #NYC

https://hyperallergic.com/824746/four-nyc-open-studios-to-visit-in-june-2023/

KarinWanderer
6 days ago

It’s always fun when an art challenge sends you down a weird rabbit hole.

Come with me while we explore how Andy Warhol Was Right in my newest #blogpost on #WriteFreely:

https://dotart.blog/karin-wanderer-learns/andy-warhol-was-right

#mastoArt #blog #Artists #Art #ArtPrints #PopArt

Title card reads "Karin Wanderer Learns: Andy Warhol Was Right". Featured art is a watercolor painting of a pink sea jelly playing the guitar.
Sharon Cummings Art
1 week ago

Colorful Grouper On Blue.

Been traveling and came back home to some farm drama. Spent the morning in the ER with Hubby and his cut pinkie finger. Life is still good!

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/colorful-grouper-fish-on-blue-sharon-cummings.html

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #artist #artists #AYearForArt #poetry #beach #beachlife #haiku #ocean #sea #coastal #Florida #oceanlife #writing #haiku #nature #colorful #fish #poem #poet #writing #writingcommunity #watercolor

Colorful grouper fish art with blue watercolor background by artist Sharon Cummings.
Traci Van Wagoner
1 week ago

So this month has gotten away from me. I better post a few more of my past #Mermay paintings before the month is over. Oh wait, I painted a new one and forgot to share.
#Mama #Mermaid #Mermay2023 #PaintPlay #Art #artmatters #artists #fantasyart #ArtistsOnMastodon #mastodonart #DigitalArt #procreate #illustrator #illustration #KidLitArt @Curator

Mama and baby mermaid cuddle deep in the sea
LinuxGamer
1 week ago

After a couple of days working hard to get this sorted, I'm happy to announce that I have got a start to a suite of web apps to help productivity in #artists . Named ArtStars, the suite allows users to collect references and save to device storage, a resource directory, and other apps (soon to come).

Homepage/Dashboard: https://artstars.github.io/
Resource Directory: https://artstars.github.io/resources/
And last but not least (and my personal favourite), the reference app (only image URL are currently supported): https://artstars.github.io/references/

Please feel free to try them out, give feedback if you wish and suggest other apps/resources you'd like to see added.

This whole project is, of course, open source, hosted on GitHub. Here's the link to the source: https://github.com/ArtStars/artstars.github.io (README.md is next on my list to do).

Looking though a book on John Sloan of the US 'ashcan school of #painters I was struck by the similarity of his treatment of the bourgeois pleasure of night-time window shopping to the slightly earlier paintings of (Dutch painter) Isaac Israels.

I've no reason too believe they knew each others' work, but they both (on different sides of the Atlantic seem to have come to similar solutions in depicting the night time urban culture of city streets in the first decades of C20th
#arthistory #artists

John Sloan; painting.
nighttime scene of people in evening wear peering into a lighted show window
Isaac Israels; painting.
Night time scene of people peering into a night time shop window, viewed from the other side of the street?
Stu :att:
1 week ago

Please comment if you or you know of any DOPE Artists !!!

I would love to find and support them and their creative work!!!

#Artists #Independent #creatives

Julia Lundman
2 weeks ago

Some wizard mouse studies. These were really fun to paint. Planning to do more like this after I finish some big projects! #artists #art

wizard mice!
Cleo of Topless Topics
2 weeks ago

is anyone on my corner of the fediverse a fan of or themselves a #contentCreator (#youtube #twitch #tiktok #instagram #peertube #pixelfed etc-anything, really)? if so, please connect with me!

i know it's gauche to ask for boosts on the fediverse, and normally I never do. but every time I search for #contentcreator on my own instance I get NOTHING, and I don't want to have to make a half dozen accounts on other instances to find other creators either. if I could just establish a network of fellow #creators (preferably #videoCreators, but #artists, #writers, #photographers etc are fine also) here on my home account, that would be wonderful.

maybe I could even find some creators to say hello to at #anaheim #vidcon in three weeks 😁

Tim Nolte
2 weeks ago

@nathan hmm, image generation is a sticky subject. I sort of understand the draw, however, having done some graphic design in the past and having a sibling that is an artist, I have too much respect for those that do that as a profession to really be OK with promoting the image generation tools. #AI #art #artists #photography #photographers #WordPress

Helen H
2 weeks ago

This is a portrait of a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) that I photographed one afternoon while out spending some time in Nature. A little crop and some texture work and he’s good to go.
#GreatBlueHeron #herons #birds #avian #ornithology #photography #art #artists #MastoPhotography #MastoArt #Florida #BuyIntoArt #SupportIndependentArtists #fediverse #FediGiftShop #SaturdayArt

Big Blue Portrait is available for purchase here: https://www.pictorem.com/191944/Big%20Blue%20Portrait.html

A close up portrait photo of a Great Blue Heron facing left with blue and yellow textures applied for artistic effect and that compliment his plumage.
Telmo 🦕
3 weeks ago

Tomorrow's writers (eventually #artists in general) will look back on previous generations in the same way that I think of my grandmother washing endless dishes every time I put the dishwasher to wash.

#aiArt #ai #chatgpt #midjourney #art

Sharon Cummings Art
3 weeks ago
Colorful collage of a seahorse in primary colors with a soft blue watercolor background by artist Sharon Cummings.
🤘 The Metal Dog 🤘
3 weeks ago

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#louder
Joe Satriani: the 10 greatest instrumental tracks ever written
Guitar wiz Joe Satriani picks 10 instrumentals that have guided him on his long career through rock

https://www.loudersound.com/features/joe-satriani-the-10-greatest-instrumental-tracks-ever-written

#Instrumental #JoesSatriani #Music #TheGreatest #Loudersound #Rock #Guitar #Soundtracks #Compositions #Artists #Inspirational #Innovative

ChatGPT making things up about the article:
Legendary musician Joe Satriani has compiled a list of the 10 greatest instrumental tracks of all time. From 'Frankenstein' by Edgar Winter Group and 'Eruption' by Van Halen to 'November Rain' by Guns N' Roses, these songs prove instrumental tracks can be emotional, impactful, and powerful as any other song. Satriani specifically chose these tracks for their "tempo, synth, and fire" playing. He believes these tracks to be the greatest examples of instrumental rock music and recommend them for any listener.
Pratik Patel
3 weeks ago

This in-depth look at the impact of #LLMs on #music and #recording #artists, reflecting on #Vocaloid's first software in 2004, Hatsune Miku, Drake, and Louis Armstrong is so so good. Long read but absolutely worth it.

The Last Recording Artist

A comprehensive guide to ghostwriters, virtual pop stars, and the world to come.

https://jaimebrooks.substack.com/p/the-last-recording-artist

#AI #GenerativeAI

Helen H
3 weeks ago

An impressionistic, painterly effect was applied to my photo of these water lilies in full bloom and pads taken at a local pond. I wonder if Claude Monet would approve. 😊
#WaterLily #flowers #impressionism #impressionistic #LilyPond #art #artists #BuyIntoArt.#photography #MastoPhoto #fediverse #SupportIndependentArtists #FediGiftShop

Two Lilies At The Pond is available here: https://hhphotography.pixels.com/featured/two-lilies-at-the-pond-impression-hh-photography-of-florida.html

Two white water lily flowers in full bloom and green pads with a touch of purple and white were seen and photographed at a local pond.  An impressionistic, painterly was applied in the fashion of Claude Monet.
Defcon_Music
3 weeks ago

DEF CON A&E bringing entertainment to your ear and eyeholes in less than 100 days!!! Let the countdown start!

https://defconmusic.org

#defcon
@defcon #dcparrot #hackers #producers #djs #artists #vocalists #nerdcore #soma #techno #hacker #lasvegas #vegas #defconmusic @SomaFMrusty @somafm

AgreeableLandscape
3 weeks ago

Most people just don't appreciate just how important #copyright is to #art and #artists. Thank god Mozart and Beethoven had #DRM and Content ID policing on their songs or else they would never have made a name for themselves. Also thank god that famous fairytale writers like Hans Christian Anderson, Brüder Grimm and Charles Perrault had their content copyrighted for eternity, or else an evil corporation like #Disney would totally have stolen their stories and gotten rich off their work!

htmlNaN + CSS-Infinity
3 weeks ago

Are there any #tattoo #artists in the Fediverse?

Helen H
4 weeks ago

Since it’s #WelcomeWednesday, I thought I’d share one of my original digital art designs with ya’ll. Tropical pink hibiscus, banana plant leaves and a sundry of green foliage are all staples in the sub-tropical climes of Central and South Florida.
#tropical #welcome #hibiscus #pink #flower #flowers #art #artists #MastoArt #FediArt #ArtCollector #artwork #BuyIntoArt #fediverse #FediGiftShop

Tropical Welcome is available here: https://hhphotography.pixels.com/featured/tropical-welcome-hh-photography-of-florida.html

A digital art creation of tropical pink hibiscus blossoms surrounded by green foliage on a black, horizontal background.  The word welcome is written in pink text in the center.
Mariya Delano
1 month ago

A friend of a friend asked me for advice on #marketing their #art.

I figure this might be helpful to others here on Mastodon, so this is what I told them.

Please keep in mind that while I am a professional marketer, I don’t work with artists or consumer projects. This advice is based on general marketing principles + my own experience as a hobbyist artist and art-lover

#artist #promotion #advice #MastoArt #Artists

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Thanks for sending that over!
Okay I have a few thoughts seeing these:
- There are so many different styles that you've got in your work. It will confuse anybody following you if you're switching between them too much. I think having one account for personal and one for commissions could work but you have to pick only one style for commissions then. I think the cute animals are your strongest work, and easiest to sell too.
- if you do run two accounts you might want to start only with the commissions style. It's hard to grow two accounts at once, and I wouldn't really recommend it. I'm a marketing professional and I do this for a living yet I still get confused and
overwhelmed sometimes with my own accounts. It's even harder when you don't live and breathe marketing
- also if you are choosing to post mostly commission work / having an external- or commercial-facing account that doesn't mean you should only post commissions! You can do personal-ish work on there too as long as it's consistent in terms of style and quality. You want to show regular activity, you can also post works in progress, but make sure it's all the exact same level of quality (for final pieces) as what you'd sell
- for whatever accounts you choose, watch out for staying consistent too. I see in your personal works HUGE variation in terms of how polished or complex the work is. That's fine, I do the same with my drawings it's part of learning and practicing. But when you're trying to establish yourself as someone worth paying for - hide the less polished work.
- Your account is not your sketchbook.
Even if you are posting WiPs they have to be very aesthetically pleasing and professional-looking
- Really good artists can post casual sketches because their sketches look better than what you or I of most even advanced artists can draw in hours, you know. So don't measure yourself against that
Make sure when you're posting your work that you crop the images in the best way, maybe edit them up to make them brighter and pop more, etc.
- Each piece should look good enough to put in an application for an art school or a gallery or something. It's still your best work, presenting you in the best possible light
Yoni Den
1 month ago

I hope everyone has had a great #BandCampFriday @bandcampfriday

I didn't get to spend anything this month, but I did find some great stuff, and tried to boost and highlight other #Musicians and #Artists

Thank you to everyone for the boosts and posts, it is truly appreciated!

The #MusicCommunity is really starting to come together, here on Masto.

#MusiciansHelpingMusicians #IndependentMusic #IndieMusic #MusiciansOnMastodon #Music #fedimusic #MusiciansUnited

Have a great weekend, Much Love.

Inverse Phase
1 month ago

Trying to get an early start on this for once. It's #BandcampFriday, where #bandcamp gives #indie #music #artists all of the proceeds from their sales.

Since I'm hoping this will get a #boost (sorry for all the hashtags!), a little bit about me:

I'm a #game #musician doing #chiptune tributes and also original game soundtracks. I run @bloopmuseum so I use the machines in the #museum to write stuff. If you're into #retro #demoscene stuff, #retrogaming, or #retrocomputing you'd probably dig it, I hope. I focus on authenticity.

Probably my most popular work is #PrettyEightMachine ("#P8M") - the first #nineinchnails album, redone on eight different #8bit machines. I also did #falloutboy and two collections of pop covers.

Most of the time I'm commissioned to do #nintendo #NES stuff but I do have a fun #sega #megadrive / #segagenesis #EDM album that ended up as #OST #VGM for a game on steam.

Anyway, enough blather, here's the link, I'd appreciate any support you can throw my way. My museum is a nonprofit so if I end up with extra money I usually put it into that. One day I hope we end up in our own building, but we are at least in a physical location as we speak.

http://inversephase.bandcamp.com/

Thanks for supporting #indiemusic!

Knowledge Zone
1 month ago

#OnThisDay Birth Anniversary of Karl Marx (1818) - German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialist revolutionary.

Happy Birthday Adele (1988) - one of the world's best-selling music #Artists.

Today is International Midwives' Day.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/news

Kat ♾️
1 month ago

@Reuters Welp, if this is the ‘superior’ #AI result, real #artists have less to worry about - either that or we’re doomed.🫣

#art

Lorry
1 month ago

@structuregeek @phwolfe940 #UKGov used to use official War #Artists for a similar reason. The theory was that with notable exceptions) #Photography can't capture all of the elements of a battle, so a painting of the general impression afterwards would be much more useful - And probably have fewer dying people in the way to ruin it.

Wiki says that the last official #UK one was "Jules George. Afghanistan, 2010, Ministry of Defence, Army posting"

The #Falkland #War had some excellent examples.