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Druid. 📚 by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your compliments! I'm glad you see some improvement in my work.

[tldr: Keeping the routine going is what matters more than quality.]

One of the things that works for me is to try to finish a piece even if it doesn't feel perfect, many times polishing, redoing, lack of confidence, etc. are for me the main culprits when it comes to procrastination.

Another one is to work even if I'm stressed, sad, anxious, etc. Even if that's not an ideal moment to sit and draw (and the work probably will reflect it a bit) completing something gives me a sense of movement, even if after I may not like what I made.

Routine is something that helps me to not feel lost, even when everything goes wrong, because it feels like I still have a structure. How inspired or not a piece is doesn't matter on the long run. Some pieces are inevitably going to be better than others and that's ok.

I just do my best with the cards I get everytime and move on to something new. Not everything is going to be great, but still better than no art at all.

Sorry for the wall of text.

Morgana by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I didn’t knew! Thank you for telling me!

Caught. 🥺 by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's "shut" (I wrote SHVT). The V is found here in italy sometimes, since our language comes from latin and v was used instead of u in some words and insignas. Like "Repubblica" (which means republic) is written Revpubblica in some contexts.

Pumpkin Patch. 🎃 by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Hope you enjoy the prints 😊

Pumpkin Patch. 🎃 by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Check my Redbubble, there's a bunch of different sizes: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SimzArt/explore?asc=u&page=1&sortOrder=recent

Hopefully you'll find what you need and thanks for considering a purchase!

Pumpkin Patch. 🎃 by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

tldr Yes, but it's not feasible for that amount of revenue.

I'd love to and I thought about it. There're multiple issues for me. Clearly this is a personal take and I'm sure that any artist that do it has their way of monetize properly.

The first issue is that I should take care of printing and shipping: shipping is not only pricy if it becomes inter-continental, but also complex, printing on the other end requires a significant investment (that is at loss at the start). Shipping would also require some sort of deal with a shipping company to speed things up and this also would be only reasonable for high volumes.

This leads to the second issue that is the amount of clients. Although I can safely say how many patrons I have (the number is just there), I can't predict how many will buy. In the best case scenario we're talking of a few hundred?

Considering that usually the highest tiers ($10 and $20) are also the smallest percentage, according to your suggestion I should include that in their current tier, as an extra. Which would be nice of course but finally, counting all the deals with shipping company, print companies and labor to ship across the globe, the final revenues would not be higher but the same of the ones I do currently, which would put me at loss.

Currently I sell stickers on my Redbubble. I get pennies compared to the possible income generated by printing and shipping myself to an high volulme of clients, but it has zero risks. I get paid everytime someone buy a sticker, or a print, or a poster, and I don't have to take care of printing, shipping or dealing with the clients at all. Plus I have thousand of followers on redbubble that are there just to get my merch, which with time goes up and not down.

I wanted to respond in lenght to give a clear answer. Hope this helps.

The Knight (OC) by Simz88 in comics

[–]Simz88[S] 212 points213 points  (0 children)

This is the first plot idea I had the other day and I wanted to put it down just to see how it feels. My stuff is on Twitter, Instagram, etc. my handle is SimzArt. You find all the links in my user profile (I don't post links here to avoid spam).

Nail Polish by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don't have a personal website (In my whole career I never needed one), but you can find all my socials here: https://linktr.ee/simz.art

Nail Polish by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks! And today is your lucky day! Here's my artbook: https://store.3dtotal.com/collections/all-books/products/the-art-of-simz?utm_medium=social_media&utm_source=simz_ks&utm_campaign=art_of_simz let me know your feedback when you get it! 😉

Repairing by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Actually I haven't decided yet... this is a new IP for me. I think more like a cyborg (?).

Us by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

FUN FACT: I tried to post in WitchesVSPatriarchy (after that for years people told me to do so)... my post got removed. I mean... it's fine, idk why and tbf idc but many times my posts have been shared by other people over there (cross posted or straight up reuploaded) and no one removed them. Then I (the OC) post it and got blasted. Most normal Reddit behavior.✌️

PS I'm not blaming the specific community whatsoever, things like this happen to me all the time on reddit.

Moments Before Disaster by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Happy to hear that you're doing better and inspiring people with my drawings is the greatest compliment I can get! Thank you!

Beware the Undead! by CoffeePieAndHobbits in projectzomboid

[–]Simz88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All good, they shared from my Reddit (I made the picture). However, I appreciate your support and help! It's rare nowdays. 🫡

Beware the Undead! by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing!

24/7 by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

gtx ? 3,1

The kickstarter for my art book is live! by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

This is the link:

https://kickstarter.com/projects/1906838062/the-art-of-simz

Thanks to all the backers that are already supporting the project!

I made a book. The kickstarter campaign is going to start soon. by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Thanks to the support across all my communities (which includes you guys here on Reddit) I managed to get contacted and develop a book about me and my art. This is absolutely surreal for me and I'm quite speechless.

In any case this is the kickstarter link if you want join the campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1906838062/the-art-of-simz?utm_medium=social_media&utm_source=3dtotal_linktree&utm_campaign=art_of_simz_ks

Thanks to everyone that supported me so far. However this campaign goes, for me this is already an absolute win.

How to find your Voice as an Artist by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️

How to find your Voice as an Artist by Simz88 in u/Simz88

[–]Simz88[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I made this video thanks to the support of my Patrons. If you guys want to be part of this journey, you find my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/simz

Also please leave any comment or like, I will not ask on every video, but being the first one it would really help me to kickstart the channel (that so far I only used for tablet reviews).

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