Art Discusson #4 - Can you make a living as a Freelance Artist?

[98legocartoonist]

y did u stop making videos?

[datboidrew]

@98legocartoonist I work at Edge of Reality on the Sims 3 Pets and I haven't had much time. but im going to shortly. I have a new 'making games' series that im going to put together

[98legocartoonist]

@datboidrew cool im looking forward to seeing more of ur vids, nd i wish u the best of luck with Omar!

[sk8mike]

Who are some of your art influences?

[TRUEZFAN]

I have problems with coloring scanned drawings because they always have those

speckles on them.

This happens with even the cleanest paper scanned.

Do you know any solutions to this?

[Artificationarize]

you should take up an apprenticeship as a tattoo artist then start tattooing for back up plan thats what i did

[knightflyer07]

whts upp daiboidrew..hope all is gud wit u..got questins 4 u..wanted 2 knw how u get started onn ur book, u write the scirpt, and thn ur characters on..just wants sum pointers,

[WatchAlexDraw]

thanks for answering my question

[datboidrew]

@WatchAlexDraw No problem. Thanks for asking it

[3rdpartyrandom]

agreed, when working as a freelance artist it also helps where you are located and its better when you get close to your clients so they will want to work with you again,hopefully :)

[cipher10000]

Dat boi man inspiration is a beast the truth is

just a reality check but its freedom!

[holyinvolkerWoW]

what exactly is a freelance  artist?

[psychodelicdragon]

hey datboidrew, where have you been? miss seeing you, love your stuff!!

you are not posting enuff for me, man, i miss your vids. do you teach vey often?

would love to see more lessons on here. i'll be waiting ptiently for more!!

psychodelicdragon.

[MrDraw95]

I like your "Discusson", haha. Good video thow!!Good tips!!

[MrDraw95]

I like your "Discusson", haha. Good video thow!!Good tips!!

[datboidrew]

@MrDraw95 It really isn't a discussion lol. Didn't pose any questions at all. I'll have another one though soon. Thanks for watching

[GraveRave]

@datboidrew

That was a really good video man. Although making it as an artist is scary, this is what I need since it's also exciting. Right now I'm trying to get my name out there too, by having a deviant art, a blog, imagine animation profile and a youtube account do speed painting. Tricky thingis I'm not sure who I can go to outside the web to show case my talent. Interesting vid though.

[Batmunkh515]

can you make a inking tutorial

I'm a 14 yr old artist and i don't know how to properly ink my sketching s.

[datboidrew]

@Batmunkh515 Look at my 'How I Draw Dragon Ball' video. It basically shows exactly how I do it. I can make a specific tutorial video for it as well soon. but for now that can at least point you in the right direction

[Batmunkh515]

@datboidrew ight ill check da

[RyusKrew]

@Batmunkh515 Pencil lightly, go over your pencils with either pigment liner pens such as microns, staedtlers, brush pens, or even ultra fine sharpies if you want. Learn how to do varying line weights, shadowing, and different inking techniques. deviantArt has some really useful stuff. After you do all that, erase the pencils underneath. It takes a lot of practice to get your style down for inking. But keep at it, no matter how hard it may seem.

[Batmunkh515]

@RyusKrew thnx

[RyusKrew]

It's a scary thing out there for artists. Especially freelancing. It's entirely possible, but it depends on how much you network and how dedicated you can be (as you stated). It can either help to create your own side projects to help get your name out there (if you become a creator, you can try to market your product) and there's a ton of different other ways to get into the industry of art as a whole.

[datboidrew]

@RyusKrew Well said. People have to really stress that there are SOOO many ways to get your name out now. The bigger your name, usually, the bigger bucks you can charge for your work. (I'll add more into this discussion once I get a nap X_X ZZZzzzzzZZZ) Thanks for the comment RyusKrew

[RyusKrew]

@datboidrew Haha, tired out eh? Must be the new job :P But anyway, the pros (I refer to them as that because they're more or less the veterans of the industry) such as Jim Lee get paid a lot more than some run of the mill western superhero style artist, so it's up to them to either become known, or try to make something original that makes them stand out from the rest of the crowd. That's what I'm going for, anyway.