i'm glad you found it helpful! i work full time as a studio designer now but as a freelancer it'd depend on the project... usually clients would have a budget, so they'd set a flat rate and i'd negotiate from there (with varying results). disclaimer that these are junior rates and i live in the uk where the pay is notoriously bad:
i mostly did hand-drawn animation for social media/marketing/tv ads - i had jobs ranging from £2k for ~12 secs of animation (inclusive of storyboarding and character designs) to £600 for a 90 sec film (also including storyboards/designs/edits). i wouldn't use the latter as a reference point because i was definitely being lowballed and if it were up to me i'd charge way higher LOL but as a graduate i took on those briefs for my portfolio and they led to me getting more work, for what it's worth. i've talked to more established freelancers who'd ballpark £8-12k for a 2 min animation over a ~2 month production schedule.
my illustration work (mostly editorial gigs) would vary depending on the brief's complexity/usage/client budget... but it was typically about £100-150 per illustration (also not great, but people kept telling me this was normal for a graduate so i just accepted it). again, i'd price things differently if it were up to me, especially since i'm more confident with my style now, but i'd honestly ask more experienced illustrators for better reference. i wanted to offer up my experience anyway bc i think it's beneficial to have transparent conversations about pay in this industry.
oh, and i do basically all of my illo/animation work in photoshop on my 8 year-old laptop (+ premiere pro for compositing), with a wacom intuos tablet... i don't necessarily recommend this equipment because 1) adobe is dudu, and 2) i recently started drawing on an ipad with procreate and it feels so much better than drawing on desktop, and i will probably upgrade my setup when i can comfortably afford to lol
in reference to these figurines - i used white air dry clay from hobbycraft! painted over with acrylics and clay varnish
yeah... i salute akechi fans who are like, "i like akechi but i don't condone his actions" etc. because he could kill another 5 people and i'd be like, "that's literally iconic"
thank youuuuu! 💛 i'm glad people like my p5 art... even though a lot of it is old and ooc... i'll always keep it up because i like that others still enjoy it... goro akechi foreverrrrr
Whats your art process??? Its so lovely and appealing and the colors are so perfect im really curious how you do all of it. Ik its kinda hard for most people to describe their process and thinking and stuff but itd be awesome to see just a speed paint if description is hard!! i love ur stuffs its so nice…
thank you! to be honest i have a completely insane process that involves a lot of trial and error. unless you are a potential employer looking to hire - in which case disregard the previous, my process is 100% intentional, consistent, and i definitely know what i'm doing at all times.
i will try my best to explain!
i usually have a good sense of what i want the final piece to communicate, so my initial scribble is just to get the rhythm down.
readability > accuracy here. i'll usually sketch a few thumbnails because redraws cost basically nothing at this stage.
then i'll follow it up with a colour sketch, to crack down on palette and composition. sometimes it's quick, but other times i can spend a while experimenting lol. this is easily the part that can take longest just because of how much i redraw and move things around.
i like bold colours and restricting my palette for a graphic look (like maybe 4 main colours) - i pretty much just choose colours on instinct (unless, again, you are an employer reading this, in which case that was a lie and my choices are definitely informed by robust colour theory).
when i'm happy with that, i'll redraw the whole thing properly. this is just blocking shapes over my sketch at 10% opacity, and painting details on top. i like drawing whole silhouettes on a single layer, to help keep my shapes strong and legible.
sometimes i'll split things into a few parts for ease of editing, but will keep them in large chunks for the above reason (it also helps because i dislike having to switch layers all the time).
then it's just a matter of finessing! this is my favourite part because i get to switch my brain off and watch panel shows in the background.
that's it, really! sometimes i might add a bit of texture at the end. if you like, this is a really lovely resource: link
hopefully this answered your question, or at least was somewhat interesting! thank you for the kind words <3 i'm always flattered when people are curious about my process, even though i feel just as clueless about it sometimes (employers - you didn't hear that)
hello! is there any chance you have a version of your 'is it too much to expect I'd name the stars for you' p5 art without the text or better shaped for a phone wallpaper? it's so lovely, i'd love to use it as one if that's ok with you!! if not then no worries either :D
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