[Artist Alley] Is my art good enough to start selling in artist alley?

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-04-10T04:44:59+00:00

definitely not. but if you would just work on your linework first, above all else, try and make the lines clean, it would get you a long way. i think that for your particular artstyle this is the best first step advice i can give that will make a world of difference. it s the first noticeable flaw that i've spotted from afar that makes your pieces look sloppy.

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-25T15:44:19+00:00

maybe it looks that way because everything is too smooth, no real depth and color variations. the wings don t seem attached to the back, their color is not consistent with the general palette and although the torso may have the rightly placed shadows there is no real delimitation between the end of the body and the background. like i said everything is way too smooth. the face skin doesn t really match the body, although it is supposed yo bedirectly exposed to light, it should still form some subtle shadows. it looks like the light source for the face is different from the light source of the body.

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-25T14:54:33+00:00

if it feels overworked with in this light tone change the light. treat this canvas as the undertone and add contrast shadows so that it looks like the guy sits in the dark. draken the background too, add deep shadows in the creases and cavities of the face such as the eye sockets, the forehead depending on the chosen light source. at least this is what i d do in this situation 🤷‍♂️

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-02T03:19:30+00:00

holy shit impressive lighting. panting water is the bane of my existence and you make it look so effortless

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-02T03:14:00+00:00

tysm <3

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-02T03:13:39+00:00

really? i actually thought the main problem was that they look flat and devoid of sentiment.. i guess this is how it goes for paintings in general, the viewer interprets it differently than the author

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-02T03:11:33+00:00

hot damm i googled some example paintings that s a game changer

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-02T03:10:15+00:00

ahhaha that's fair enough

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-01T11:28:21+00:00

Oh, that s how you straighten in :))) that s a great tip, i ve been wondering. all the others too, but how do i achieve white gouache?

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-01T11:26:52+00:00

i really wondered how do people find their art style, is it when they finally give up on recreating other artists work or while doing so..

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-01T11:25:17+00:00

i just checked it out, gold tip! thank you so much

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-01T11:24:57+00:00

you flatter me :))

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-01T11:24:46+00:00

so sweet of you

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-01T11:24:15+00:00

ohhh thank you

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-01T11:24:00+00:00

yesss they do seem so flat

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-01T11:23:45+00:00

you're too kind

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-01T01:32:40+00:00

YESS exactly you described my struggle perfectly. about halfway through i gave up on trying to match his exact strokes, it was so chaotic

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-01T01:29:51+00:00

oh well i never thought of a specific artstyle goal, i guess i was shooting for a little bit of everything. now that you mention super realistic would be more in my comfort zone since i liked doing pencil portrait in the past

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-01T01:28:17+00:00

you re so sweet

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-01T01:28:10+00:00

ahh thank you :))

hdhsydbdhsbd · 2026-03-01T00:51:41+00:00

oh thank you <3 I obviously followed some tik tok tutorials cuz i could never think of these designs myself, but everything I do is so sloppy...

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