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Over Look WIP029 months ago in Fantasy
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GhostApple commission 027 months ago in Storybook
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TwilightTiger Valens7 months ago in Storybook
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Over Look10 months ago in Storybook
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Free lineart011 year ago in Fantasy
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Arleseys dragon7 months ago in Storybook
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Ravennflight commission011 year ago in Animals
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Nihilistic Dance7 months ago in Conceptual
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TwilightTiger commission WIP17 months ago in Storybook
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Over Looking 5 months ago in Storybook
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Wolf commission5 months ago in Storybook
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Free lineart021 year ago in Fantasy
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Smashing Scribbles2 months ago in Drawings
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Lions Commish 01 penart1 year ago in Storybook
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VoodooBeast AT6 months ago in Original Artist Dolls
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Build your own empireAlmost anybody who uploads their artwork on an art site appreciates attention be it for fun or for more professional reasons.Build your own empire7 months ago in Other More Like This
Here I have compiled a small list of ways you can help yourself network through dA a.k.a building your own empire. This is just based upon my own experiences and witnessing other's doing. This is by no means a how-to on being that front page artist. You either have be be beyond elite and catering to the popular genres of art OR become a well known hack doing the same thing over and over again.
1. First things first, improve your artwork FOR YOURSELF!
Your first goal is to stop worrying about getting exposure. Oh the irony of that first step. You need to be your own artist discovering things for yourself on top of improving your techniques. Enjoy your process of artwork, you'll be surprised at how much better your end product looks versus a piece of work you did just to do it and get it uploaded on dA real fast. Do not compare yourself to other artists tha
All artists have talent: a misconception?I hear this phrase ALL THE TIME coming from all directions of people, "You have so much talent to do art like that!"All artists have talent: a misconception?8 months ago in Personal More Like This
Before I wrote this journal I decided to look up the actual word: Talent is defined as a special natural ability or aptitude. I.E. being just a natural at drawing. While I will say that there is always someone out there with a natural gift in art, there are also people out there that just have a natural gift for anything that exists. There are natural scientists, natural writers, natural sports players, the list can go on.
Any time I hear someone tell me I have talent, I know whole heartedly they mean well and are praising me, but what they fail to actually praise is my hard work and dedication to my skill set. I was not "this good" out of thin air. Maybe I had some talent...maybe. But I think it is more appropriate to describe me as having the patience and drive for a certain skill which in turn becomes developed on. If you are truly motivated a
Woolly Foo paint job6 months ago in Scraps
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Brain Buns8 months ago in Original Artist Dolls
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krinthecoffee commish017 months ago in Storybook
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Dessert Hounds9 months ago in Scraps
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The Four Gifts1 year ago in Storybook
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