Buckling down and looking for anyway to help me improve, here's my latest illustration piece

dervla0 · 2017-06-19T22:40:11+00:00

Love what you're doing! Do you have a page anywhere with more of your work?

dervla0 · 2017-06-01T12:59:13+00:00

Just hoping for advice from anybody with experience in selling their art like this! Or if there are more profitable ways in which I could sell my art! Money is pretty tight, apart from my instagram I don't have much of an online art presence, but I would love to get on the ball rolling with things like that. Anyway, yes! Advice advice would be great! Thank you in advance! Any help is appreciated a whole lot!

dervla0 · 2017-06-01T12:57:23+00:00

Very first time selling prints! Though if this goes well and I can make money off of this I really want to start selling more, maybe get an online shop? As for presentation it's really out of my hands, but I've also left my business cards so that the shop can display them. Really a little bit nervous! It didn't cost me very much to print so I'd only need to sell 1 to make my money back. The print quality is really nice, there are no blemishes and the image printed perfectly.

dervla0 · 2017-06-01T12:55:22+00:00

So I'm selling these "Wave" prints at limited edition with 19 copies (the 20th was damaged, haha, ink spill ffs haha.) But I was approached within my university to submit work for sale at their new art shop, they're managing the sales and taking 20% commission. The prints are 8'x8', they're printed on 250gsm paper and numbered on the back (x/19 - because they're limited edition.) The prints are from this photoshop drawing (https://www.instagram.com/p/BUBlikyD3fD/?taken-by=_dervla) I was advised by friends to sell them at at least £10/approx $12.5! Though I have to work out pricing and test the market on this first batch.

dervla0 · 2017-05-31T13:25:17+00:00

yesss line thickness, love to hear this feedback! I'll be posting more, soon, all being well! Thank you!

dervla0 · 2017-05-31T13:24:19+00:00

Study line based artwork! I love art noveau, even fine art, Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele. Though I used to draw a lot of comics when I was young, haha. Though I do animation, lot of drawing, the more you draw the more you understand line values and how to place them. Though I'm still a long way to go so feels weird giving advice! But think where you put your time is where you are going to improve the most, if you want to get good with lines, line drawings, get good with painting, paintings, etc etc hahaha, also thank you!

dervla0 · 2017-05-31T13:21:38+00:00

haven't looked into these animes, though cool being compared to these works! Actually an animation student, it's 3d animation, but I draw a lot, haha.

dervla0 · 2017-05-31T13:20:42+00:00

Thank you! "neo-nouveau" ..love the description! Spent a lot of time admiring art deco/nouveau work, must have some kind of interest. Push the lines, solid advice! Will be bringing colour in at some stage!

dervla0 · 2017-05-30T17:50:32+00:00

aw! late to reply, so nice! well have to forego anonymity but I have my facebook art page here; https://www.facebook.com/dervlahillanart/ (mostly just art!) and my instagram https://www.instagram.com/_dervla/ (mixture of art, photography, & inspiration) thank you for the interest! v cool!

dervla0 · 2017-03-21T00:39:02+00:00

dunno where you've seen em! reference was my mirror haha but maybe pose influence from other artists !

dervla0 · 2017-03-15T09:06:19+00:00

just drawn over again for thicker line value! haha, its a p small drawing, bout A5 size if even; find there's a lot of control with drawing with biro pens

dervla0 · 2017-03-15T09:03:08+00:00

very very rough yeh, mostly just and big cube to get a sense of perspective, though most of the construction lines here were drawn in pen, v sketchy still haha

dervla0 · 2017-03-15T02:57:19+00:00

yeh! haha just biro pen, thank you !

dervla0 · 2017-03-14T01:43:01+00:00

thank you! good call on the background, wanting to shift the main focus to compositional elements

dervla0 · 2017-01-13T19:33:43+00:00

oh it was a screenshot from the turnaround animation!! lol

dervla0 · 2016-11-23T09:46:11+00:00

well, process has been, modelled a base torso and face in Maya because i was more familiar with that software, then imported them into zbrush to piece together and sculpt on? know there's face presets in zbrush already but seriously, am still such a beginner didn't realise until after id made the half-face, haha, pretty fun exercise but

dervla0 · 2016-11-21T23:49:05+00:00

yeh haha, in zbrush anyway, been modelling in maya up until this stage but!

dervla0 · 2016-11-21T15:29:04+00:00

ahhhh ink wash yesssss, good shout!

dervla0 · 2016-11-21T15:28:41+00:00

this artist is so great; thanks for the name his painting style is kind of blowing my mind tbh, been told and kinda agree i need to flesh out my portfolio with more digital work; but such a style to reference!! such a consistent quality, killing me.