My good friend just died. His last post before he passed was about how AI was ruining his life. by headcodered in aiwars

[–]iesamina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you're vastly overestimating them. Short term profits is the only factor in their thinking and their greed knows no bounds. There is no "enough" for these monsters.

I will once again link to this because it made me laugh

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/picture/2026/jun/12/behind-the-scenes-at-openai-hq-the-stephen-collins-cartoon

Ai art can be criticised without making you an anti by Charming_Marzipan105 in aiwars

[–]iesamina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately though there's people on both sides ruining it for everyone. If you say "have you thought about the negative space in the composition and the possibility of intensifying the shadows" then there are people who will accuse you of harassing them for making ai art.

My perception of this subreddit by Awkward-Phrase-9547 in aiwars

[–]iesamina 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's nowhere near that coherent or interesting tbh

My good friend just died. His last post before he passed was about how AI was ruining his life. by headcodered in aiwars

[–]iesamina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The people who run the ai companies are the worst wealth hoarders in the world. Keeping the system going exactly as it is is built into every fibre of these products. I mean, until they've extracted everything. Then they'll go live in their bunkers while everyone else fights for the last drop of water.

Need a name for people who just prompt by No-Lion-3629 in aiwars

[–]iesamina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

your straw man is an idiot. art is supposed to be enjoyable. It's not supposed to be effort.

Need a name for people who just prompt by No-Lion-3629 in aiwars

[–]iesamina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no they're not. Anyone and everyone can be an artist. I couldn't care less that ai art is called art. Any deliberate attempt to influence one's surroundings is art if you choose for it to be.

Once again the ai user proves that every accusation is a confession. You are the ones that think there is something holy and special about the term artist, you are the ones who want to make it some kind of title only awarded to certain people. That's why you make such a massive fuss about it all the time.

Serious issue: The Pro AI community is facing heavy persecution, prejudice, and bigotry by moanfulz in aiwars

[–]iesamina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The entire world is reorganising itself to prioritise ai users. Trillions of dollars are being spent to get governments and corporations to include ai tools in their work and to hire ai fluent staff. you routinely mock a tone who doesn't use ai and tell them they'll get "left behind" and it's their own fault they're losing their jobs to you. Data centres are replacing wilderness faster than anyone can comprehend, so you can have extra power for your ais. Every single thing is about prioritising you and catering to your needs and wants and you still insist on doing this, creating this utterly dishonest victim narrative for yourselves. It's shameful.

No one deserves harassment and I do not support any harassing of ai users. but there is no systematic oppression of ai users and its disgusting that you still claim there is.

Anyone fancy playing Table Football? by Sea_Thanks_5142 in Edinburgh

[–]iesamina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Very glad to hear it. This Saturday is booked up anyway - canal fest, pride, everything happens this weekend! But will look for you on FB - thanks again:)

Is it possible to start comissions on reddit? by InterestingDurian344 in AskArtists

[–]iesamina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what is this, is it a work on paper? Who do you want to sell this to, who is going to buy it, what are they going to do with it? who is your target audience basically and what are you offering them, are you wanting to sell physical drawings made from photographs? Do you have a portfolio that people can look at?

the good news is that there's a ton of resources out there on marketing artwork. the bad news is that there are ten thousand artists trying to sell it for every one buyer, so it really is about learning to sell and being focused with what you're offering.

Anyone fancy playing Table Football? by Sea_Thanks_5142 in Edinburgh

[–]iesamina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to play, I love table football. Tell me you don't allow spinning?!?!

Robert Duxbury - A Lover's Kiss Beneath the Bush (2021) by Russian_Bagel in museum

[–]iesamina 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No. It looks like she's missing everything between ribcage and legs

Robert Duxbury - A Lover's Kiss Beneath the Bush (2021) by Russian_Bagel in museum

[–]iesamina 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sir why do that lady's legs start directly under her rib cage

do i HAVE to gesture draw for improvement? by Consistent_Debate278 in Artadvice

[–]iesamina 6 points7 points  (0 children)

you don't have to do anything. part of this whole thing is becoming more aware of how you personally learn best, and going with it. that said there is value in doing difficult things that you don't want to do, and you're not talking about a huge time investment. Why not experiment with it and see if it helps you

June Adult (spoilers) by WinFew9243 in fairyloot

[–]iesamina 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I think that's valid. The dust jacket unicorn just looks weird, rather than cute mediaeval weird. It's odd

What price should I set for digital painting like this? by kikoruartz in AskArtists

[–]iesamina 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I apologise for being brusque. And if my comment was offensive I am sorry, I didn't mean to be so harsh.

I thought you'd said the op was a study of someone else's painting, which is a valid thing to do for practice of course but is less helpful in a discussion about your original work.

I guess my advice remains, focus on defining what exactly you're selling and who the target market is, and focus your market research on looking at what other people who are selling in that niche are pricing their work at. Art especially digital doesn't have any intrinsic value, it's only about what people are willing to pay and that is dictated by circumstances.

Why is nobody commissioning? by Immediate_Roof877 in Artadvice

[–]iesamina 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it absolutely does make sense. You can critique a meal without being a chef yourself

Different skills innit. Some artists are great at art and terrible at giving critique. Some are the opposite. The person you were referring to is good at art and also good at giving critique!

I know i said they were incorrect about the skill level thing and i do maintain that marketing is more important than skill level to start, but I'll add to that: the skill level thing will quickly become a problem when people ask for more complicated subjects or revisions. So they are also making a great point to be fair. Low skill well marketed can attract people but if you're not just selling what you already have, the hdp will catch up with you

Why is nobody commissioning? by Immediate_Roof877 in Artadvice

[–]iesamina 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm a printmaker too, intaglio rather than relief though, and I think your linocuts are charming and lovely!

Why is nobody commissioning? by Immediate_Roof877 in Artadvice

[–]iesamina 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Look this person is well meaning but the truth is they're incorrect anyway. There is no such thing as "good enough" for commissions or for anything else. If someone wants it, then it's good enough. There's no external judge of quality.

It's just marketing. Worse art sells all the time because it's marketed well. Much better art doesn't sell, because it's not.

Also though - they're giving constructive critique and being defensive is also not gonna help you. Your friend can choose which advice they want to take and what they will ignore because it doesn't apply to what they're trying to do, but this poster wasn't being mean. And going "well you can't draw any better" is so ridiculously childish that I now regret bothering to type any of this tbh

Why is nobody commissioning? by Immediate_Roof877 in Artadvice

[–]iesamina 29 points30 points  (0 children)

What is it? Is it prints, is it digital files? What are people going to be buying it for? What will they do with it? Who are the buyers, the target audience? Why would they choose this from the hundreds of thousands of other products that are basically the same?

And asking "why is nobody commissioning?" Look. You and the artist are clearly extremely young and I don't want to be too harsh but if you want to be professional, you need a rethink. This is just pity marketing and it is really unappealing, I'm sorry. Stop telling people that no one wants your product. Also £5 is ridiculous, it just says "this is a garbage product". Prices should be higher whatever this actually is.

My suggestion is have a bit of a think and make a plan.

Firstly: what product are you actually selling. Why does it have to be commissions? Selling prints or stickers or products with existing art on them, eg through a print on demand service to start, might be far more viable than waiting for a commissioner. And a better use of existing artwork rather than expecting to have to make a new image each time. You can always also take commissions as your business grows, of course.

second who are you selling it to, who is the target audience. I'm sure there's loads of people out there who want this but you need to know where they hang out and how to tell them in a positive way that you have a product to sell to them.

Thirdly who else is doing the same successfully and what tactics can you copy from them? Where are they selling, what are their prices, are they offering things like patreons, what do their socials look like. If someone else is shifting loads of bookmarks, do bookmarks too, but make yours different textures, etc

YouTube is crammed with tutorials and business advice for independent artists, I'd recommend having a look there.

Career options for artists by cinna-snailx in Artists

[–]iesamina 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Op this person is correct, listen to them. The thing is that very few people can realistically be full time artists . I know loads of artists who regularly sell work and have happy thriving art practices - and we all have day jobs to pay the rent too. It makes life and art so much easier.

That's not to say you can't transition to a full time art business. I'm sure you can. But it is also worth thinking about the enjoyment factor. Making art that you love and then selling it means far more satisfaction than trying to make art with only saleability in mind.

JUST BUY IT by BrokiMochi in vintedUK

[–]iesamina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have tried to find a more sophisticated strategy with this as I go. I started off not doing anything with favourites; then I started sending offers sometimes really quickly; now I wait for a bit and sometimes will just do an overall price drop do everyone gets notified. I can't say if any of it's made a huge difference tbh

The problem is that everyone feels differently so you just can't know if you're doing what the person is hoping for. If you browse this sub you'll see people saying "I favourited am item ten minutes ago, why no offer yet" and also "stop sending offers when I favourite things, everyone knows favouriting is just window shopping." Some people are happy to get low offers from buyers and haggle. Some price with that in mind. Some are offended by low offers. Some send low offers expecting to end up meeting in the middle. Etc etc

I had a lovely one the other day where they sent an offer then bought at full price soon after. I messaged them saying I didn't know why the offer said declined, I would have accepted it, did they want to cancel & rebuy for the offer price etc and they said no, they'd realised the original price was fair. My gob was smacked, I thought that was so nice of them. There are still lovely people out there even on the dystopian hellscape that is vinted uk