i feel like what you said was incredibly valid, sometimes you do just have to step back and go back to basics and practice and improve. no one is going to buy art they don't like so try your best to constantly improve

@feyrie

Жыл бұрын

I want to add to this that people who got upset are egotistical. Seriously. This is why potential good artists will never improve cuz they can’t take criticism.

@shroomy350

Жыл бұрын

@@feyrie exactly!

I love how you give black characters a warm tone rather than the ashy pale ones that I've seen😊

@BloxyMelonio

Жыл бұрын

do people actually do that? blood exists, lmao.

@taiwoojikutu8773

Жыл бұрын

Frr its so frustrating 💀

@Specters0rd

Жыл бұрын

Ikr

@ayeoops

Жыл бұрын

one of the first things i knew to watch out for when learning how to shade dark skin ;w;

@LACHRYMA

Жыл бұрын

IK IT MAKES ME SO MAD

First off, as an artist who has had commissions, I am getting more people asking for commissions charging MORE than when I tried charging less. Partially due to skill and partially due to the fact that people will respect you more as an artist if you respect yourself and the time and energy it takes to make art. I put 30hrs into a commission that I got paid 20$ for and that paid for my supplies at most. I’ve have been creating art my whole life and it is just now that I’m starting to realize that I AM entitled to the price I post at because I not only have the skill to charge those prices but I’ve put work into it that SHOULD be paid for. And never stop trying to better yourself as an artist because later on you will be sought after for your skill and style which is why people will hired you to begin with.

You literally said it the best way possible😂 Not everyone is at a skill level to sell their art and that's okay! It's better for people to realize it now and work on it to grow, we've all been there!

Love your speedpaints and art so much.: DDDD like its soo good omg anyway, You inspired me to start taking art more seriously "again" with this video. Also its tweeter people will always twist words to fit their perspective or narrative. There always has to be a villain in an argument, no middle ground to agree on a tough subject.

i feel like things get very sensitive when it comes to artistic skill, i think its fair to acknowledge that you come from a place privilege while also holding truth to your own statement, you weren't wrong, improving your artistic skill will 100% increase the chance of getting a commission, not that it guarantees one but it definitely helps.

oooo im a huge fan of really textured brushes but I never get around to using them! also the colours in this drawing are so warm and its lovely to look at

LMAO the tweets that had people mad. Wow. I totally agree with you. It's a harsh truth, but people need to hear it. If you want to make a living at art, you have to charge a living wage and you have to have a good product. If your skill level isn't high enough for you to charge more than $20, you need to improve in order to make it as an artist. I did a sale 3 years ago where I did pixelated chibis for $5 each because I needed money in a pinch. I don't regret it because they only took 30 minutes each, since I was just dressing a tiny base, and I only had to raise about $100. But I can't imagine sustaining a career like that. If I did it all over again, I'd charge $20/hr or more. I was pretty bad at digital painting at the time (I literally used a mouse back then💀) but my pixel art was really good. And if I don't get any customers, oh well, I hate doing commissions anyway. I'm glad the youtube algorithm pointed me to your channel btw. I like to watch other people draw while I'm drawing to stay on task. Internet people will go out of their way to be offended, try not to let it get to you. They're probably just jealous because you have a platform and your art is awesome. Haters are basically a compliment. 🤷

There comes a point where every artist has to "decide" they want to get better if they hope to make a living off their art. Fundamental ability is so important and the people not getting commissions have likely never done a spread of boxes, anatomy, gesture, or figure studies in their sketchbooks. It can take away from the fun of drawing a bit, but it is somewhat necessary to reach a skill level where commissions come from your work promoting itself. And it lends itself to the joy felt when you look at something you drew and can't believe its your work. Great video and thank you for your portrayal of Black characters, in how you don't whitewash aspects of their appearnce (hair, lips, nose etc.). And for the record I don't believe you were speaking from a place of privilege in your tweet. You spent time on your craft, developed your ability and saw an increase in the gravitation of people to your art. You get what you put out and like you stated, most people want to buy good art. You produce that and that's what has led to your success in receiving fair commissions. Anyone offended by your sound, honest and not unkind advice, likely needed to hear it most.

@ayeoops

Жыл бұрын

great comment, thank you for the insight!

Thank you! I've been looking to start commissions this past week and this was very helpful!

Teehee I did actually draw alongside you ^_^ Also what you said about taking a step back is so true I'm sorry people on twitter were calling you rude... As a small artist I really can't imagine not looking for any opportunity to improve the quality of my art! Also good luck with everything!!

The live cam commentaries format is such a fresh air from the speedpaint commentaries! Usually, the pace of the crazy fast speedpaints in most videos don't match with the slow and calm talking of the person

Clicked for the pretty art, stayed for the content - you talking about commission work & an art contest made me rlly want to spend more time improving my art through changing it up. Will definitely join an art contest you start!

I think long videos would be amazing. I love hour long draw along videos and I think many people would love to sit through one and chill with you. Keep up the great work! ☺

i love watching your speedpaints, i think theyre actually the thing that got me outta art block

You’re character designs are sooo pretty! On the first one I really like the messy bun of hair, since not many people drawing that type of hair

Omg thank youuuu! This is so helpful AND relaxing at the same time, what a treat 💜

this was so nice to hear honestly super helpful i get the here and there coms but im glad to learn the ways to get it rolling thank you so much for this video

aaa so cute!! I love watching your process and learning along thank you!!

Love it content. I literally got so happy when I saw u posted.

Thank you so much for the tips I've been meaning to start a art account and I really appreciate the help 😊

This is the most indepth commission video i've watched :D i'm defo gonna come back and take notes

dude your videos give me LIFE, the aesthetic

Grateful this is on my recommended , beautiful art with a beautiful style !

aachchh i absolutely just love the way you draw and outline the eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!

I absolutely want to take part if you do a contest, that sounds so fun! Also thank you for the commission tips.

Honestly I'm really happy with the thoroughness of your advice, and knowledge. Sometimes it's hard for me to take things in so you casually talking about it and being so in depth makes learning all the better. I'm still working hard to gain more of an audience, especially on Twitter. I've got the compliments down which makes me feel better. I really appreciate the conversation aspect of this and speaking of your experience -- you're incredibly helpful and watching the way you colorize your lines and add warmth makes it that much easier. This is the most relaxed I've ever been while learning, and your style is just so comforting and pleasing. Also, the earrings and hair pins are sooo cute aaaa

I love your videos so much, they really help me get in the art mood

as someone just getting started when it comes to offering commissions and building an audience, this video was perfect! i appreciate how honest and real you were with your tips. thank you😊❤

this is the best video i have ever watched about commission on youtube it’s super helpful and gets you on the entire scoop of it! what you said on twitter is just the hard truth they don’t want to hear.

Thank you for sharing your experiences ! I really appreciate this video. I like how you try to be as honest as possible even if their some harsh opinions out there or whatever. Your warnings seems very helpful and I hope I could get everything right by starting commissions more seriously. Thank you again !

I’m not interested in doing commissions, but I love your videos and art so I wanted to support you by watching, liking, and commenting 💖💖💖

Still watching the video currently, but I love how you touched the subject that growing ones skill is also a very important aspect of having a career in commissioning! Not many people ever really talk about it and I’m not sure if it’s still going on, but I’m sorry that you got criticized for summarizing that in the manner that you did, your intentions are good and I’m happy to hear someone say what you did, it really helped me remember and understand that while growing my social media is good, aiming to increase my own skills as an artist can hold a place as important if not more beneficial in the long term!

love your art girl !!!!😍😍😍

Gorgeous thanks for these tips. 😍👍 I'm sketching and listening to your art advice

I love watching ur videos and seeing ur drawing process it really Inspired me 💖

So happy to discover your youtube channel! Been following you for a bit on twitter and happy to find your here. I really enjoy your 'talking' art vids, you have a nice voice and its therapeutic watching you work. I love artist vlogs so maybe weekly vlogs? Ultimately up to you but I'd be down for that haha. I love your idea for the art contest. I always felt that way about DTIYS and other artist-hosted art contests, like it's a way for them to get all this free art of their characters and it kinda rubs me the wrong way. But i LOVE your idea of a theme or outfit and everyone can draw whoever they want.

finally an artist I enjoy watching draw :)

the exact video i need rn Thank you!!!!

The way you draw lashes 😭💜💜💜

your artttt. ADORABLE

Thank you so much for this. Helps so much.

Thank you for making this video, I was inspired to open a commission

i really love watching your videos !! i really hope we can get vlogs in the future i think its a great idea 🥰

i srsly love this account omg

Im a young teen and am getting into art. In a few years im going to start commissions, so this was really helpful!

Did you read my mind I was thinking about opening commission and this video camee!!!!!!😂😭❤️❤️❤️

I've always wanted to be an artist and I am just now starting out in my mid twenties lol. But, I love the way you...erase the line art and add the shadow in its place? I don't know what the actual term for it is. I've been really struggling with my line art and the way you do it is so lovely it gives me such motivation for my own art!!

Thank you for this video! The points that you make are extremely valid. I do feel like Social Media has a high weight with luck. I also have commissions that I have opened twice now and the only times I've ever received from people was some friends. It's a constant uphill battle juggling 7 apps in hopes the right client will come across my art and go to the call of action. No matter how much genuine support I give out to others nothing happens... I'm going to continue to work as hard as possible to one day meet clients that genuinely like my work to allow me to make something for them. I'm going as far as making an animation in hopes that it would appease the algorithm and someone with a kind heart. Also want to say I truly enjoy the way you illustrate darker skin tones!

I subscribed to you when you had around 500 subs and i was like wow theyre so underrated and im happy now that your channel is growing a lot!!❤️

@ayeoops

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for supporting me even back then ;;

The way you draw noses are soooo cute! It's refreshing to see a nose with wider nostrils like mine 😍 Most artists I've seen on Twitter just put triangles and high bridges 😩

The hair is so cool 😎 as a black teen you inspire me to do my own Original art and characters . Plus to start a comic idea I've been thinking and hoping to do when I'm not studying for college courses. 😁☺️👍

i loved hearing about your journey on building an audience. personally i think i've invested way too much time on improving my art skills instead of building an audience and advertising, when art skill is only one factor (and not necessarily the most important) for one to be able to make a living off of art ;-; so i'll try to make good use of your tips, thank you!

Oh. My. God. I love this video so much. I was following your advice and making some fanart for a comic I like and then THE CREATOR LIKED MY POST AND PUT IT ON HER STORY???? AND IM SO HAPPY IM SHAKING IM IWUSUEHDRJ THANK YOU I LOVE YOU YOU ARE AWESOME YOU ARE AMAZING

Just found your channel and your art is absolutely stunning! 😍 Subscribed :)

Omg I just subed a few minutes ago now u uploaded :)

This video was verry helpful, thank you !😊

I feel you about the emotional numbness man, adulthood is so cruel. I hope you have a good cry soon. sending lots of love

ayyy new video

I love your draw w mes!!! your art style is so pretty and the colors go so well together?? and the advice you give is really good! I was considering opening commissions, and this really helped :)

@mariamart_0

Жыл бұрын

its called color theory that is why her artwork, basically her “art style” looks so complete and colorful.

@marstic

Жыл бұрын

yeah ik what color theory is i’m also an artist 💀💀just a comment!!

5:20 personally I think invoices are the best way to do it cuz there’s no question about what kind of payment, how much etc

You’re gonna hit 50k soon then you’ll hit 100k!

People start drama on Twitter over the smallest things. But completely agree on what you had to say, the truth hurts sometimes

Ahh oh my gosh you're so talented! I merely stumbled upon this video by chance and I didn't realize I would actually need advice like this. So thank you so much for the advice! I never thought about the fine detail that would go into becoming more of a professional artist (Well not exactly professional but you know what I mean lol) I have been wanting to take commissions more seriously alongside going to university, now I realized that I need to make some changes and create an invoice along with a TOS. I'm sure that with the help you've provided, I can have an easier time with creating/doing commissions! So thank you again for sharing your process and the way you handle commissions!

@ayeoops

Жыл бұрын

goodluck on your commissions journey

your stuff looks great

You are absolutely right for what you tweeted. Unfortunately on the internet, people tend to get offended easily which they reserve the right to be because that's their free speech. But if you want to start to make profit off it you do need to have skill. In an ideal world, people would support all artists out of the kindness of their heart and not based on skill level/follower count. But this isn't an ideal world, this is the real world. In the real world, art is a luxury. If people have an extra 20-50 dollars to spend they will never realistically commission a poorly skilled artist over a well skilled one. It sounds harsh, and criticism hurts. But sometimes we need to get offended in order to change. Being too comfortable in your art skill and not wanting to hear criticism or want to improve is a big mistake many beginner artists make. Stubbornness or conformity is a deadly sin when it comes to art.

Love this video! If you ever want to make a video drawing your ocs, I would love to watch

I think you should feel free to be able to draw what you want! I'm sure all of us will enjoy whatever you make :D

i love your art so much!!!! so happy and excited for this video, definitely gonna watch it after i go to bed. Can i ask a maybe silly question?? What canvas sizes do you usually draw on?

@ayeoops

Жыл бұрын

i default to 8x11 inches and crop accordingly !

Hhihi luv your art! 💅🏻💅🏻

i know youve talked how you pick colors but could you make an indepth video of picking darker skin tone colors? the colors you use are so lovely 😭💕

Beautiful. :D

Aside from the random tweeter drama ramble, very useful video

this is very helpful! now to figure out how to get enough of a following that someone would even want to commission me

You a fucking goddess, couple of days ago I was thinking about the commission and trying to figure out how artists do it and all. And then I came across this video, thanks. Really helped

Still watching this, but thank you so much for making this video!! What do you think about Boosty as a mean of getting the payment??

holi , espero que te encuentres bien lindo dibujo 😄

Beautiful face 😍 your lighting and how you use warm color is really interesting

I’m following you on KZread I had no idea you were also on KZread

crazy you need to apologize for your opinion. You were valid in what you said

I love the idea of vlogs! It'd be a nice way to get to know you more, and entertain you audience in different ways. Vlogs might help you find new hobbies or things for your channel :D

POV: your commenting first and don't know what to say Edit: Btw can you Make a video About anatomy? I'm a beginner artist And need to learn more about it :D

@ayeoops

Жыл бұрын

im still learning too but i could try doing an anatomy study vid in the future

@slothyfoxgaming5266

Жыл бұрын

@@ayeoops thank you! I appreciate it! :D btw i luv ur speed paints!

Hey. What canvas size and dpi do you use on csp?

Yeah my skills are improving but i dont have a defined artstyle yet. I need something that will capture ppls eyes because ppl say my art is good but i noticed not good enough to buy

how come I discover this channel just now ???

To the drama you had. I think you are right. Because its not worth to draw for money when you have like 7-8h of work. (if we take normal work hours like in a job). If you would compare this to an low wage of a fulltime job its like 12-14. So alone 1-2h of work would be more worth than 20 bugs. I hope my example is not too far off tho. I like the Video! Really inspiring! I always look for other ppl to talk about art and stuff but nowdays its so hard to connect. I always feel like I wanna write some artists and chat about art and stuff but then again fearing to get rejected and be a wierdo trying to talk to random ppl on the internet :D I am sure I am not alone with this wierd feeling.

do you draw on an ipad or different type of drawing tablet ?

your art reminds me of "likelilhood art"'s art so much

@ayeoops

Жыл бұрын

they are a huge inspiration to me! especially when drawing dark skinned characters

I been going down a pretty bad mental state . I always wanted to be an artist ever since I was young . Recently I did try to start commissions but no luck. All my friends and a few other followers tell me my art is beautiful and would love to commission me but in the end there's nothing so it really got depressive to me . Doesn't help that Instagram hasn't been kind to me too.... I'm just distancing myself from it and everyone, drawing a lot ( mostly venting) since there's other shit going on too ..well idk Ig I just wanted this out there . Even so I'll just continue with art hoping to fulfill my dream soon .

what app/website can i do my commissions on?

i definitely agree with if your not getting commissioned its probably because of your skill people want to commission good and high quality art because it falls into the category of getting what you pay for people are more willing to pay more for a higher quality and higher skilled piece than paying something cheap for a lower quality piece its not being mean its just sadly how things work in the commission community taking a step back to improve will not just help you get more commissions it'll help you and your skills as well its a win win situation when you improve your art your skills get better and a higher chance of commissions.

Do you take art trades or collabs or requests or ideas or something?

What tablet do you use ? c:

sorry if i tuned out and missed the info, but how would you go about delivering the finished commission piece? its what im most worried about, as i dont want the images quality to be horribly compressed through instant messaging. would sending it as a file via email be a better option?

@ayeoops

3 ай бұрын

around 8:35 i talk about file delivery methods

I'm at a place right now where my commission post has been up for a while and still no commissions but that's fine with me. If there isn't anybody willing to commission a piece from me for the price I've set out then that's their decision, and I don't really feel obligated to lower them especially since I'm a minor and don't currently need the money. I think a lot of the reason I haven't gotten any commissions is because I haven't been around a lot on Instagram and haven't done enough for me to be trustworthy. I may have a fair amount of people as an audience because of my friendships with more influential artists, but I think they'd rather stick with what they know. I also agree that I have LOTS of room to improve and struggle daily with my art. I'm always trying to push myself by doing hard poses and backgrounds and just anything that feels out of my comfort zone and gives me that frustrated feeling. That frustrated feeling is how I know that what I'm working on is something that will help me level up :)

I remember when I gave someone a valid criticism and they flipped out on me. Were they expecting praises? But she was asking what I thought about it. And how I thought about it is that there was a lot to practice on. The arms were too thin, the pose was too stiff and the hands needed more practice because they were scribbles. Mind you, she wasn't a pre-schooler crying over their scribbled art. But she was a middle schooler, same age as me, who wanted to take art seriously.. I worded it the nicest way possible by telling them that there is certain things that needed more practice but overall, it was good. I even listed what needed some practice and she flipped out on me, storming off. I felt like shit for trying to help.

Do you use clip studio? Edit: Okay yeah

this is gonna sound weird but do you mind showing what your srawing set up when you make videos look like? i keep wondering how you're able to record your screen without it shaaking around

@ayeoops

Жыл бұрын

i'll try to show it in a future draw with me!

1 day early

what drawing program do u use?

@ayeoops

Жыл бұрын

clip studio paint!