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When Life Trips You...
My last post had me excited to make stickers. Everything and I mean everything was going to plan! I had a release date in mind, I worked hard on the first set of sticker arts, and I even got ready to start making membership stickers!! Something I wasn't planning on, but a friend of mine said they'd be a member if there was some. So, I wanted to make them happy!!! Buuut....life decided I wasn't allowed to have happiness, to have an almost life long dream come true.... Some bills came up, I had to print out a lot of stuff for info to send, and there goes all my black ink. I have been trying to save up to buy more ink to make the stickers. (and yes others have suggested several times to buy an eco tank printer but I just cannot afford that right now...) But sadly, everything I was struggling with before, wasn't struggling with after, and now I'm struggling with it all over again! I just cannot win. I starting the tumblr to record my journey, to look back see how far I've come, or to have others see...not everything is sunshine and rainbows, you have to get threw the spots of rain and thunderstorms along the way. So step-by-step...we'll continue this journey together and one day this dream will come true but for now, perhaps it's best to set it aside for a little bit?
My dream...come true...?
As I've said before in the past...I have wanted to design, create, and sell stickers. There's been this absolute fire in me to do that. And finally... That day has come!!! I'm still working out the kinks yet, including something special for them, and soon, I Will Be Selling My Own Stickers!!! WOOOO!!!! Follow my Ko-Fi so you can be there during release!!! https://ko-fi.com/zero_83
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Stress, art, and all of thee above
This one is a bit of a rant...so if you don't want to read it...that is okay. I've been an artist for practically my entire life. I worked so hard at my art work. From a balled-mouse, to laser mouse, to a Wacom board. My friend and I use to challenge ourselves with art. Each and every time I think I'm still equal to him. I take one look at his work and I feel inferior. That feeling got so bad, I stopped creating art for 2 years. Annnd not to mention everything else going on IRL. I use to just LOVE working on art. I would spend hours learning how to do things. Learning how to over come something I failed at or to learn something new. There was just excitement at every corner! I couldn't WAIT to get on the computer to create my next piece! But now...I'm lucky if I can even finish a piece. There's no thrill any more. No excitement...no happy. My mind swims from...Need to create art...need so sell commission for bills, food, house payment...need to make a sale...why isn't anyone buying...no one's buying...need to advertise more...need to make sure it's seen by people...make new art so it can be seen...and it all starts all over again. Just cannot figure out how to make it stop...how to get back the happy, the enjoyment, the thrill of creating art...I wish I knew how. Thank you for listening to me.
That's the dream?
Well...it may be for some, and for some not so much. But for me...yes, it's one of my dreams I would LOVE to be able to see!!! I've been creating art for a very, very long time. First art piece I could remember was when I was 6yrs old. But I started drawing digitally with a ball mouse, ms paint, and a old computer. I've seen the history of art only being posted online or shared among friends, to full blown artist alleys, conventions, and flea markets/craft fairs allowing artists to sell their works there too! The more accessible it became, the more I wanted to do that! I want to sell stickers, art prints, and shirts! But I want to make it all myself, not to leave it up to some shady company who takes more of a cut then the artist does. Sure, they do about 3/4s of the share, but when does a $20 shirt end up only being $2 for the artist? Without the art and the artists, there'd be no company. (excluding those who primarily deal with actual companies.)
So, by the end of 2025, I want to be selling my own stickers, prints, and shirts! I cannot do it alone. Please, help spread the word of my art. Help me grow so I can make my dream come true!!!
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I would like to rant a bit if I may…I'm open to helpful advice, but not open to criticism.
I have been on Ko-Fi for over 7 years now, before that I was on Deviant Art and I've been there for over 18 years, and before that I was on several forums, BBForums, MSNGroups, and so much more! Trying my hardest to get commissions and through that entire time, I still have yet to find a way to do it.
Thing is, I've always been on the 'wrong side' of the art path. For example; where others see Ko-Fi as a "starting out" place or a "desperate place for artists to sell their work at". It's considered a 'Yellow Flag' when buying from an artist due to it's unprofessional look and style. Now that's no one's fault. Not Ko-Fi's not and not the artist's. It's just how it is. Just how not having a Carrd is consider a 'Red Flag' to not buy from an artist.
But seriously, who decides this? Who says, "ohhh, don't buy from this artist because they post their commissions on Ko-Fi!, Ohhh! Don't buy from this artist, they don't have a carrd!" Okay, yeah, I can name few names right off the top of my head who spread that type of information. I must say, that is a HORRIBLE thing for someone to do! We are all out here, trying our hardest, to make ends meet. But how is someone meant to do that, when people are constantly saying, "they're a red flag don't buy from them!" when they don't even know us?! I mean I already had someone DM saying they won't buy from me because I'm not on VGen. And don't get me started about the blacklist artists.
Time after time I try to get commissions. I see people work on pieces and getting commissions after commissions. But here I am, just sitting here, still waiting. It feels like I'm stuck in quicksand, constantly sinking, just wanting to give up. Give up on my art, give up my hopes, and give up on my dreams. I wanted to be known, to make a name for myself by my art.
All my life I was constantly put down because of my art. How I'd never become anyone because of it. That it's just a hobby and nothing more. After I got hurt working, I no longer can get a job anymore, so I thought maybe I could make it work. Thinking, by some miracle, we wouldn't have to worry about food, paying the bills, if something needs work around the house, we'd be able to afford to fix it.
I don't know…
On one hand I wish I could figure out how to do this properly and make money. But on the other hand I kind of want to give it all up and quit. I'm…not sure what to do anymore.
Lack of art . . .
I was about to come on here an apologize for not having posted anything or posted any art on Ko-Fi. But I gave it a long though before posting and wondered why am I apologizing? I have nothing to be sorry for. I have not been wanting to create art for a few weeks and you know what...it happens. I shouldn't be sorry for listening to my body, feelings, heart, and acting accordingly. This shouldn't be the normal. We shouldn't have to apologize for listening to ourselves, respecting what our minds and bodies cannot do, and act respectively on it to help better ourselves. So, instead I thought maybe I'd post this instead. Art comes out when it comes out. My mind, heart, and soul cannot seem to find an agreement to want to work on art. So instead we're just going to concentrate on what we can. Streams, will still be 'No Man's Sky' for a bit. However, I will be making one art piece coming up soon to honor Toriyama, that a discord server I'm apart of has created an event for. After that, if my want to create art is still going, then I may work on some older pieces, pieces I couldn't bring myself to complete for some reason. Each one has a story behind it. I am unsure if I want to share those stories, but we'll see. Thank you for understanding :3 . . .
Being a little bored but
I haven't had the want to draw for a while, so...instead, I watch youtube shorts. I know, I know....shorts are not good for you. But sometimes, I just want to watching something that's short, sweet, and to the point. But I just came across a short : "How to draw heads "Easy" " by Proko TV (https://youtube.com/shorts/XBhPz9m0duM) WOW! I think that has to be the first video in a very long time that I understood the whole head shapes. I'm sure this won't work for most heads, but at least it will help with the rough shape or help you learn it easier. I think tomorrow I'll give it a try.
Having a bit of a difficult time . . .
It's been about 2 weeks now. I haven't been able to draw or work on art since then. Hmm, how to explain this next part...sometimes I feel...like art doesn't exist in my heart. I love making art! It's always been my passion. But lately, I cannot seem to work on anything, I tried working on an OC that I was planing on selling. However, not a dang thing turned out right. Sure, trying out a new technique, there's always going to be hick-ups but it's as if out was out-of-body working on this piece. I could move my hands I can see what I'm doing...but I just could not get neither of them to do what I wanted. It was as if I was finger painting and I was 2 just trying to fill the paper with paint and colors. I don't know. I've had this feeling before and I stopped creating art for 2 years. I regret that ever since! I really don't want that to happen again. I need to figure out something to jump-start my art again. Something fun and exciting...but what...hmmm...
A learned a really good point . . .
I learned a bit of a lesson the other day. I was in a bit of a upset/anger/frustrated type of mood. We received something and it wasn't good. So, to help out to pay it off, I was going to offer a sale on my Ko-Fi to try and help pay it off. I see this happen all the time and people get more and more people pulled in to buy stuff. I thought this is exactly what I need!
Then my friend made a really good point. Saying, 'Sales are only good if you want to remove old merchandise of physical items to bring in new items. But what I need is to advertise more and not do a sale.'
I was confused by this, how am I to draw people in, if I don't post a sale?
She continued, 'Because if you host a sale, sure you will bring in more people but, you will be doing twice as much work to make the amount you want. You are pushing your goal farther away the more work you do. That doesn't help you in any way now does it?'
I never even thought of it like that! I was in such a rush to help pay this thing that I didn't think of the full results of offering a sale.
Thank you friend!
My fear . . .
Working on over coming another fear: Selling custom works.
I have soooo many ideas I would love to make and post for sale. I'm sure something would be most loved and bought. However, there's that fear that someone will see the love it's been getting, steal it, and then turn around and say I stole it.
Now the thing is, this is a common fear among some artists. To the point it holds people back from ever posting original art work and all they ever post is fanart. Which they think is safe but we all see that's not always true as even though you hold the IP for the creation of that art, you do not hold the IP for the characters you used. Time and time again I've seen people's fan art used by the companies who own the said characters. They just take it, edit something small or don't edit anything at all and claim it as their own. It's hard to go up against a company. Some succeed while others fail.
Now, I may not have gone up against a company, but I have gone up against other people. I will share one experience: (Mind you, this was some years ago. Those mods who dealt with this no longer are apart of the site but names will not be stated)
I had bought an adoptable on DeviantArt. The rules where once you bought it you owned it. They cared nothing for the creations they created. You could use the same art piece they done in commercial work, OCs, etc. The character was now your own.
A friend wanted the one I bought in the worse way. They didn't have any money to their name as at the time they were homeless, living on what little they got from SS, and had been trying to get into a low income home but needed a job first. So, it was just $2 in points and I bought it for them. In all rights, according to this adoptable's rules, I owned this character now. It was mine. As if, I, myself, had created it.
My friend wanted me to create fanart of it, so I did. I posted it, did a little blurb about the reason behind the character, that I was giving it as a gift, etc. They were over the moon and the fact that he made them happy made me happy! However, it was short lived.
I was contacted by some random person claiming the character was owned by them. I looked on their DA page and saw nothing linking to the character. I replied to them, "'Where is the character on your DA page, I see nothing stating it's your's'." They linked me to their scraps. There was my art along with the character I had bought. They claimed I had stole their art as well.
Now this was the first time this has ever happened to me. I was both terrified and angry. I went to DA's staff about it. I explained what was going on, showed the proof I had bought the character from this person here, I showed the Paypal payment, the art from the program I had did which showed the 100+ layers, and the reply from my friend asking for them to make them fan art of the character. I even showed the time stamps of the art of me posting it almost 3 days before them.
You would believe that this is more then enough proof to show that my art was my own, I owned this character, and I did the fan art of the character for my friend. However, this did not fly with the staff.
I was warned, my account had a warning added to it, my art was then blocked and put into storage, and I was not allowed to remove it from storage. I explained that I am not in the art thief! All what I showed was my own, that's my proof! They didn't believe me. At all! I argued with them. And yes, my temper got the best of me…I was not very good at controlling it when I was younger.
This person claimed something else of mine as well, a custom piece of my own creation. Same thing, I went to DA staff about it, showed my poof in my art program, and I even had a video showing proof I had drew it! Nope, didn't fly. I was on Warning #2. One more warning and I was banned from the site and my account deleted. That was it. I left the site. I put all my art in storage and left.
Come to find out the person who was stealing art, claimed it as their own, then turning around and selling it for a profit was cousins to the staff member. They were allowing them to do this. It was rather a semi-big thing at the time. Granted not many knew about this. The only way I found out about it was a different staff member messaged me, explaining everything, and said the art thief was banned from the site and the staff member removed from their post. The warnings on my account were lifted and I was allowed to repost my storage locked art.
At this time, the damage was already done. My faith in staff was lost and I never returned. I didn't trust any of them. It was because of that all is what started my fear of posting anything original.
I still have that fear. I'm not sure if it will ever go away. Again, I have sooo many cute and neat ideas I would love to post and sell. Because heaven only knows that I could really use the money right now! But that fear is waaaay stronger.
However, I am trying with the help of a friend. She creates the character and all I do is the art. Would you like to see it? https://ko-fi.com/zero_83/shop
I was bored . . .
I was board tonight. I, too, got sucked into watching youtube shorts. So, as I was scrolling, I came across a video by a youtuber I see occasionally in the shorts, PirateSoftware. Here is the video : https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cJCmmQYuxWA
But, if you rather continue to read then watch a video that's okay too. He stated that sometimes, some people just need someone to say, "Go and do it!" when it comes to doing something they may want to do. They just need to hear it from someone. That reminded me of a inspirational video I watched years and years ago that got me starting to open myself and accept commissions. They said, (and I may not say it exactly to what they stated), 'Don't do what you want for yourself. If you are doing it for someone, say you want to help someone out, then do it for them. If you are doing it to help put food on the table for everyone, keep that in mind. Keep the person or reason you are trying to complete something in your mind so you know the goal you need to complete is an important one.' I wish I could find that video, because I would very much like to rewatch it! So that's what I'm going to try and do. I'm going to keep my goal always in my mind and I'm going to push through the fear!
Welcome!
To my first blog post of 2024 and my Ko-Fi Journey! Wooo!!! I hope I don't annoy you too much with my bad grammar, spelling, etc. I also hope I could help you in some way to progress in your art journey if you have the same fear as me. Fear of someone stealing your art and claiming it for their own. Making you so fearful to post original art pieces anymore. If you have any messages, ideas, to offer, they'd be greatly appreciated! So Welcome! Now Let's Start This Journey Off With Post #0!