Among the best things on the internet, for me, without a
doubt is the infinite amount of sources of inspiration and knowledge that
we can find in all areas. In this article, I'm going to share three blogs
I've recently discovered, from top -level artists who also share a lot of
knowledge in their online spaces.
One of the biggest difficulties we face being
artists, illustrators and creative professionals in general, is in the
commercial part of the thing. I speak for myself, but also for the
many cases I have followed closely. A very creative person is not always a
good person in sales, self promotion or management of a business. And for
our profession to work, we need all that part walking along with our creations.
I've been thinking about that, I've separated these three
blogs to indicate here. In them, we can find reports of the experiences
that these artists have passed, and we can learn a lot about project
management, creative process and the market for artists in general .
1. Wylie Beckert
Wylie Beckert is an American visual artist, who works with
traditional mixed techniques, but also uses digital tools to arrive at the
incredible images that are her illustrations.
The first video I saw of her was last year, and it was a
video from the end of 2014 - Painting Process: Tam Lin .Very
impressed with that painting, method and all the details involved, I accessed
her blog to know more. On the blog, she detailed the entire painting
process of that image , talking about traditional techniques that I had
never seen anyone combine. Browsing the blog, I found a post about independent
projects: The Art of Self-directed Project , which marked me a
lot. I found it very inspiring and enlightening.
That's where I became aware of all the artist's projects. She
was able to create a product with her artwork, and in addition, she managed and
launched the project itself ! A deck illustrated with characters from
a world imagined by her, in her delicate and detailed technique of traditional
painting. In this project, it monetizes everything that is produced
through Patreon (platform for artists to manage signatures of their
contents, providing differentiated rewards according to the monthly value paid
by "Bosses"), and there offers the opportunity for all people -
both those who can spend many dollars and those who can only spend $ 5 a month
- have access to their art in some way.
At the end of the project, she will have produced
several tutorials and step-by-step her painting technique, can sell all the
original illustrations, make prints available, and even have the illustrated
deck to sell for a very affordable price . I'll leave the link here,
for anyone interested in buying the first one, Wicked Kingdom .
Currently, Wylie Beckert works on her second illustrated
deck, which will be double. The name of the project is Reign of Sin
and Rule of Virtue - with its illustrations inspired by mortal sins and
divine virtues . She publishes much of the progress of the project on
social networks and on the blog, which already has very consistent articles
available for free. To access the complete content, you only have to
register for Patreon with values starting at $ 5 per month.
2. Happy D. Artist
This is not a blog, but a vlog ! And it's
even one of my all-YouTube favorites . I already knew the work
of this artist, but it took me a while to discover her channel. And when I
did, I watched practically all the videos in a few days. Firstly, she
speaks in a very pleasant way and an English easy to understand for us who are
not native English speakers. Afterwards, many of her videos bring important
content about the artist profession , and she conveys this in a very
positive and inspiring way.
Happy D. Artist is a North American visual artist. She
works mainly with oil painting, in the fantasy theme, mixed with pop surrealism . She
sells a lot of prints in her online store, but also sells originals and
regularly exhibits in the United States. Happy D. also works with the
Patreon system, and it is possible to have access to its contents starting at 1
dollar, which includes a "coloring challenge" that she makes every
month and then publishes the favorites on the channel.
My favorite video is perhaps what she talks about how she
decided to quit her job to be a full-time artist. But all the videos
of professional content are very important for those who are in this life
and still have doubts (I? Heh ), or thinking about starting to
work with visual arts and illustration .
In addition, I also love the vlogs she does
showing a little more of her private life, the groom and her pets. She's very
charismatic , and very keen to meet her in person (I'm still going to a
show in the USA) and I'm sure many - if not all - her fans think so.
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