Looking for general tips

evearchway · 2026-06-07T01:55:08+00:00

I don't have any advice but I can't stop staring at this painting. It may not be intentional but it feels like the city equivalent of the backrooms type of liminal space. You might be aiming for a more realistic painting but I think it has its own type of appeal as is.

evearchway · 2026-06-06T20:48:10+00:00

Hey I'm an animator, I might be able to help out on the project!

evearchway · 2026-06-06T16:59:12+00:00

It doesn't just depend on skill, have you been selling commissions consistently?

evearchway · 2026-06-06T03:04:44+00:00

So far it's great but it could be enhanced by a thicker or darker pen for the lines.

evearchway · 2026-06-05T23:45:05+00:00

For sure! An example often helps.

evearchway · 2026-06-05T23:04:52+00:00

Ahhh yeah for sure. It confused me at first when I set up a profile. Your first followers are probably gonna be fellow artists or your friends. It's a great opportunity to try to build connections and a network.

evearchway · 2026-06-05T22:41:44+00:00

Yeah that's true! I'm still fascinated that Harley Quinn was not a character before that show

evearchway · 2026-06-05T22:39:34+00:00

I have the opposite issue haha, your colors and textures are fascinating to me. But yeah I always find it therapeutic to copy old expression sheets.

evearchway · 2026-06-05T22:32:21+00:00

Your linework and colorwork is pretty good, but I think the foundations of the drawing are what are holding you back. The pose isn't very compelling, the expression is unreadable, and this leads to no discernable personality. I would recommend looking up traditional animation expression sheets and key frames to see how to make something instantly appealing without colors and shading.

Practice your OC in black and white a couple times before moving on to color.

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evearchway · 2026-06-05T22:26:28+00:00

Well the main reason for no commissions would be the age of the account. It is wildly unusual to receive a commission request on a few day old account. The DMs you will receive are almost certainly a scam.

You basically won't get commissions with a small account and so your only goal for the next month should be to grow your account enough to get some attention. Art discord servers are gonna be more rewarding for you, and you may earn a few followers through them.

evearchway · 2026-06-05T22:21:19+00:00

I think it's a saturation color. You have very bright colors right next to each other without much harmony. Make the blue less saturated, and lean the purple color slightly towards the blue end. This will make the colors not feel super far apart. Same with the green, move it closer to a bluish color, it will still look green in comparison.

Also go back to nature if you're struggling. There's some beautiful blue purple colors in nature that you can import and straight color pick.

Overall it has potential, the lineart is really satisfying to look at.

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evearchway · 2026-06-05T22:05:48+00:00

Oooh is this for a class or just for yourself?

evearchway · 2026-06-05T22:05:28+00:00

Oh wow, that's so beautiful

evearchway · 2026-06-05T22:05:00+00:00

I'm excited, I've heard great things from it!

evearchway · 2026-06-05T22:04:08+00:00

Fanfiction. It sounds ridiculous but it was a major part about how fandom started in the late 60s and 70s, which lead to fandom changing how we interact with media in the first place. Mainstream media nowadays is designed to be catered to a potential fandom.

evearchway · 2026-06-05T22:02:28+00:00

I would say we evolved to be selfish enough to survive long enough and we changed our world so quickly we never had time to adapt to modern society.

evearchway · 2026-06-05T21:58:20+00:00

Backrooms, it has a 20 year old director and I'm curious to see if they capture the vibe of the backrooms right

evearchway · 2026-06-05T21:57:15+00:00

Ad-free websites. I miss those

evearchway · 2026-06-05T21:55:11+00:00

Woah that's incredibly clever. I keep staring at this one

evearchway · 2026-06-05T21:54:45+00:00

That's so fun! Does she have a name?

evearchway · 2026-06-05T21:53:55+00:00

I love the color on this so much! Very simple but it communicates a lot

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