like that dream where your teeth fall out by YouInventedMe, literature
Literature
like that dream where your teeth fall out
this shaking life
stretched until
you can't recall
some love's last name
split
'til there's a
million
failing in unison
adrift or skin to skin
bless these remains
Mid-Year Features 2018 (Part 2) by dailydragonlair, journal
Mid-Year Features 2018 (Part 2)
Hello again! Here's part two of my mid-year features, dealing with some fantastic literature and comics from the community of DA artists and authors!
First up is one of my favourite DA authors, Nocturnaliss (https://www.deviantart.com/nocturnaliss) , with this glorious poetic offering, 'Nightsky':
Nocturnaliss has a Patreon page, and is currently working on a fantasy novel, so if you love lyrical fantasy fiction with sweeping themes and unique characters, I can recommend having a look at her website. Here are some links:
https://talesfromaeyuu.com/
https://www.patreon.com/TalesfromAeyuu
https://www.deviantart.com/nocturnaliss
Next is an author I discovered recently. Her scienc
Fuck you. Pay me. -- A masterpost for artists. by Hardrockangel, journal
Fuck you. Pay me. -- A masterpost for artists.
As an artist, you probably will be approached by various people over time. Some may be looking for commissions, others will most likely be looking for free art.
Here are some handy resources concerning the "free art"-people. First of all, there's this handy flowchart called "Should I Work For Free?.
If they say they'll pay you with:
-Exposure
-Eventual cut of the profit when profits are made
-No pay, since artists "shouldn't be sell-outs, but draw for fun"
Then run for the hills and get away as fast as you can.
Because if it's for a game, a comic or another for-profit project, the most normal response should be "Fuck you. Pay me." (word
So you want to do requests? by Hardrockangel, journal
So you want to do requests?
A basic guide to taking and making requests
Just like when taking commissions, requests also require a bit if organizing. And I hope that in this article I'll be able to help answer a couple of questions regarding requests.
Previous article: "So you want to do commissions?"
If you find the article informative, please :+fav: it.
First things first
If you're reading this article, you're probably thinking of opening up requests. Whether it is to improve your art, or to have some samples ready to move on to commissions: various people take requests for various reasons. Just take a gander through the Projects-forum and you'll see just how man
So you want to do commissions? by Hardrockangel, journal
So you want to do commissions?
A basic guide to setting up commissions
When it comes to commissioning, there is so much that needs to be decided, arranged and thought of that it can all appear a bit daunting at first.
However: when following a couple of basic guidelines, setting up commissions really is not as hard as you think!
If you find the article informative, please :+fav: it.
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First things first
So you have decided you want to start doing commissions. That's great!
The first thing to do is to determine what you want to offer.
Do you want to offer drawings, or designs?
Will you be coding journal-skins for people, or