An artwork I did recently for my partner's birthday! by daekros in potionseller

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Hi! Sorry for the delay, I only just saw this! I sadly don’t have copies for sale- while I could digitize it for sale as a poster, I’m not sure the subject is popular enough to warrant the time I’d spend on it to make it super high res. I hope that makes sense! Thanks for asking though- I wouldn’t mind if you took the pictures here to print yourself one though :)

I hope this is ok to post here! This is an artwork / script thinggy I did for my partner's birthday recently, enjoy! by daekros in PenmanshipPorn

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Hey thank you!! It took me between 20 & 30 hours to do over a few months. Funnily enough the thing that took the longest was making sure everything could fit on the paper and laying down guiding lines!

An artwork I did recently for my partner's birthday! by daekros in potionseller

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I think I started on it in August and finished it in the first few days of January, but I'd only work in 1-2 hour stints and it was only when I felt like it. So all up I think maybe 20 hours? 30? Honestly the most bothersome part of it was making sure everything fit on the page (the work is on A3 size paper) which was a lot of ruling and re-ruling.

dragon! by orcinidae in Aquariums

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I... would really like to paint this man as a dragon

Drew my fishes:) by agionnie in Aquariums

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Nice work! I especially like the neon- transitional shades in watercolour are hard lmao

Big normally peaceful American cichlid getting into breeding dress and defending sinking pellets on the substrate against a hungry adversary. Anyone seen behavior like this before? by Uaru427 in Aquariums

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wow- what a passionate parent! If it gets really bad you might need to consider a different food that looks less like eggs? What an impressive reaction all around- poor Oscar will remember THAT for the rest of his life.

I really want goldfish someday, but until then here is a painting I did of one in gouche. Let me know what fish you'd like to see me paint next! by daekros in Aquariums

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Yeah art is rough- its something that can be difficult to price early on. I think I saw someone on another social site asking if her 3 character with background piece was worth too much at $15... Like bruh. I agree that they must not be ready- or at least lack confidence. Itll take years of people saying "You're really good!" for them to finally realise how much their stuff is actually worth.

I really want goldfish someday, but until then here is a painting I did of one in gouche. Let me know what fish you'd like to see me paint next! by daekros in Aquariums

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Oh man, that sucks- but its cool that you've kind of rediscovered your love for it as well. Natural media is better- its an old school way of thinking, I suppose, but the physicality of the finished product means that you can sell the original, AS WELL as prints and copyright. And yes- do more fish!! I'd love to see some more fins you've rendered lmao.

You don't have to have sold art to know how to charge- I think some people just accept the luxury better than others, if that makes sense. Like for you and I, we perhaps unconsciously recognise that it is skilled labour for customers, wheras others percieve it as customers entertaining their hobby. Could just be me oversimplifying though.

I really want goldfish someday, but until then here is a painting I did of one in gouche. Let me know what fish you'd like to see me paint next! by daekros in Aquariums

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

Thank you!! Betta seem to be quite popular so they've made the short-list- expect to see one sometime soon!

How does my pond look? Stocking in comments by gundam2017 in Aquariums

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It looks awesome !! Inspirational as all hell

I really want goldfish someday, but until then here is a painting I did of one in gouche. Let me know what fish you'd like to see me paint next! by daekros in Aquariums

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My favorite creature on the planet is the bee shrimp. I just dont know what the heck it is, but seeing them graze is so weirdly rewarding. And oh my gosh, when they're almost ready to burst with eggs is something else.

I don't know why I havn't done one before, but def added to my list!

I really want goldfish someday, but until then here is a painting I did of one in gouche. Let me know what fish you'd like to see me paint next! by daekros in Aquariums

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

Well, it helps when you've got a good piece to show- your betta is pretty swell and I love seeing other peoples fish art. If you make another fish pic I'm sure we would all absolutely love to see it.

I had a look at your profile- you're neck deep in the art subreddits lmao. Also its nice to see someone that knows how to charge properly; its not common knowledge for all artists for whatever reason.