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heres another random collection of posters that I did lol, futurama one is already available here. Idk when the others will be posted but I’m pretty happy with them :)
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also reminder that some of the limited edition star wars posters are still available too
Drena- Void of the 3rd God King, Roan. Who turned her back on him and her god Sun to follow a renegade of the 2nd king, Vischer (who belongs to insatiable-wendigo …and so does Roan and Sun/solar)
She devours the emotion of Love and delights in the chaos created in consequence.
*only the second known person to turn their back on their chosen god (since the 7 create their children its strange for them to become disjointed)….that 2nd person also has no hair ((this may be a coincidence lmao))
*fun fact, her name comes from the fact that I randomly spelt Nerd backwards once and then added an A.
Getting to work on the second book of one of my favorite projects!!
The above image was the character line up for the first book. And the second one is the many "costume" changes that they go through for the 2nd one and the families trip to the beach.
Take a look at the first one here! http://www.amazon.com/Proof-That-Princess-Aaron-Peters/dp/0989879208
I'm excited that I am getting permission to post these! I've done a lot of posters for this client but finally got official clearance to post them online. (significantly smaller and lower quality of course lol)
Here is a link to the website where they will be sold. That has other posters that I have made for him as well (though not all of them are mine)
Royalties is something that I am still fairly new to. Because I think in some cases it is everyone's dream. To make a project and then 'live off of the royalties' of their successful project/object/thing.
I only just recently got that opportunity. But there are a lot of things that you have to consider based on your options and what they are willing to give you.
Royalties are really only work as much as whoever is buying what you made.
Say it sells 100, you make 10 percent. Congrats. You just made 10 dollars.
On the flip side, say it sells 1 million. Still with 10%, you've just cashed 100k.
As you can see that is a very significant difference in the two. Both times that I have been presented with the opportunity to collect royalties it was based on a sort of sticky proposition.
That I would collect royalties INSTEAD of getting paid per item.
The first time was with poster designs. they take me a significant amount of time, that I work very diligently on and I love the results. However, when the option of a flat rate vs royalty option was suggested, I chose the flat rate because he could not prove to me (or decided not to) that I would be able to make back the amount I would have otherwise gotten.
The second time around, it was for tshirts. The percentage was actually less than that of the posters. However- the tshirts that he had already sold with other designers was a very high success rate (some more than others) and tshirts did not take me very long to complete. So as long as I made 10 dollars on each shirt, I would basically be breaking even.
So far it has been a significant profit.
But that does not mean that it is any less risky.
if you feel like what you are putting out will be marketed correctly to a large audience that will readily buy it. Then i would say its worth it.
but if you have to spend 6 ours on each thing. And some things do not even sell at all and the others only get back a couple... then I would suggest it is better to just go with the flat rate for a while.
Also, if you can get a flat rate PLUS royalties then dammit why not, and tell me where I can get a piece.
and, Royalties I don't believe are something to live on because there is no telling how long the thing will be popular, or if some months are better than others. it will always be variable. consider it an added surprise bonus on top of whatever else you happen to be doing at the time.
This at least speaking from my own personal opinion of course. I always see a lot of posts about when it comes to art, and it always says "draw every day, draw everyday omg draw every freaking day" (applies to writing too)
And this is true, if you want to improve quickly. But it would always be tied in to doing art as a career like "well I don't really feel like drawing everyday, so can I really do art as a job??"
yes.
if you have work, you should work. you should spend work hours doing work and finishing your job. But by no means does that equal drawing 24/7.
People who love their jobs still take days off. it doesn't matter how much you love your job you still have to take a break every once in a while. When you tell someone how long it is going to take you, account for those breaks that you have to take because you "dont work that day"
its harder when you work from home because basically every moment that you are not doing something 'productive' is something that can lend its hand towards guilt. but if you were working at a hospital and it was your day off you shouldnt be on the couch like "oh god I should be putting I.V's in people right now i'm so lazy."
you need a break, its okay to not do something work related. or even art related. for one day of the week. You have to be strict with your schedule because of course you have deadlines. But work is work. and you can't do that all the time. you will need to take a break.
Even if it's just one day a week. Or even give yourself the weekend. Your clients probably do. So as long as you work on days where you have promised you will work, why not allow yourself to be off the clock? idk. maybe that's just me.
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