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Top 5 Mistakes (I've made over the years)To many people in comics, I only arrived a few years ago with Joe the Barbarian. Then came Hellblazer (completed in 2008 before I began working on Joe), American Vampire: SOTF, and finally Punk Rock Jesus. Once in a while someone will mention Off Road (an OGN I did with Oni back in 2004), but for the most part it seems like I've been published only these last few years when in fact I've been published professionally for a decade now.
This isn't a plea to have everyone go back through my previous work--in fact, I'm glad that a lot of the books I've done over the years aren't on readers' radars. I'm proud of it all, but the books above are a nice, tight group of titles to be associated with. They're all in a similar brand, they're all recent, they all have good creators/publishers associated with them, and the artwork is mostly consistent. Go back further than that, and you'll see artwork that looks nothing like the stuff I'm doing these days. (Although Off Road still holds up to some de

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Small Hints how to get views,faves etc.For a lot of you it might be nothing new, but since a lot of you are either new on dA or not experiences with something like "strategies" to get views, comments and faves for their works i thought i write up a few hopefully useful hints for you.
1. Upload as many drawings photos etc. as you can. Some of you would argue now that it can be counterproductive if the deviations are not good, but i come to that point in #2
2. Join Groups. A Ton of them..at least 15-25. And submit your stuff to them on a regular base. BUT only the things you consider by yourself as "good". The rest is for your gallery only, and interesting for those deviants who want to see sketches, WIP's etc.
Always care asbout the theme of the dA groups of course and about their rules. If you are not Alvin Lee, Artgerm or Genzoman or have over 100k views on your profile already and over 400-500 watchers at least you really need dA groups to get known.
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Hope everyone is doing well.
This time I have done something different for my feature. I am going to introduce you all to my wonderful watchers. This is also my way of thanking my watchers for following my art, I know my postings can be sporadic.
I have included once piece of art from each watcher. I hope you guys approve of my choices.

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Same as digital art, but for traditional art.
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_{i used to try and get cover work at zenescope. in fact the first time i got one, i did it all in photoshop and worked it to death....

well, about a week later i was asked to color the same cover by a different artist. ouch yeah? i was so totally bad ass and better than mine though, of that there was no doubt. so i did it, and it remained one of my favorite covers id painted digitally for a very long time.

now, for long while after that i would do something sketchy and fix it in photoshop. i never paid much attention to my lines, because i could just fix it up in photoshop, be it line quality or anatomy.

then i decided to start paying attention to my lines, so actually try to make something i could keep the lines on.

and you guys have all seen, just in this one year what has happened as a result.

my point here is yes, there can be some great convenient speed saving shortcuts in digital art, but if you find your progress slowing, consider putting photoshop down for awhile.

eventually, you are a much stronger artist for it. ive had this brought up more recently. i was doing the drawing for that, and i was just going to drop a photo n for the crowd.

well, that would have worked, sure. but i decided not to b lazy or wimp out on drawing my own background, and it became one of my best pieces of work.

ive had sketchup suggested to me a couple times, and i feel the same way about it. it can probably be a headache and time saver, but how much do you learn about drawing buildings and tanks if you are using it like a crutch?

just a thought i was having, n i wanted t share....

i'll continue to put in the hard work so i can reward myself with real sturdy knowledge gained.

of course, sometimes the time savers are needed...boy do i know that!!

and sometimes you can only get that certain look using digital, and thats understandable also.}

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~kaname-chan Dec 26, 2012

I like these journals of yours. I always feel like I learn something. I found this to be thought provoking and offered some nice insight into things. As I was reading the journal, I would stop to think about what you had to say about every couple paragraphs. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

`ToolKitten Dec 27, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

thank you for taking the time to read

~kaname-chan Dec 27, 2012

It was a pleasure

*ksmith3620 Dec 24, 2012

Nice points of contemplation and reflection. It is good to remember to try and expand and work on everything from the basics to the intricate. Very nice work.

~xxxs1nn3rxxx Dec 24, 2012

Your work is amazing, IMO

~ashigaru Dec 23, 2012 Professional General Artist

Thanks for being an inspiration, Nei. And for showing that, for all the technology that we have, it is the artist that makes the art.

Happy Holidays, my friend.

`ToolKitten Dec 27, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

you too!!

~Samik99 Dec 23, 2012 Student General Artist

yea thats somethign i have been struggling with lately the time saver to just get thing done but the fact that i really want to learn how the that does it rather then using the program as a crutch bc once you learn it will be so much beneficial. but as you said deadlines are so very tough :/ .

very cool thanks for sharing.

~ariesj007 Dec 23, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Thats great advice for any kind of job or aspect of design. I wish you good health and prosperity in 2013

*StacyRaven Dec 22, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

Great advice! It's true, taking the short cuts can sometimes hinder more than help. And there is definitely something to be said for traditional art. Being hired mainly to color stuff, I don't get much time to draw, but I definitely should practice more. My drawing skills need mega help. lol

It's funny you mentioned Zenescope. I contacted them a couple days ago to find out if they are looking for a colorist. I know I'm not NEARLY as good as you or Ula are, but still think I could do some decent work for them. Here's hoping I hear back! *crosses fingers*

Wish me luck!

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