~undeadclown

You can always hit me up, anytime. Leave me a message via Note, or even on Discord sometime, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. ;)

wooo okay thank you so much!! ;w;

I started having success when I started selling prints and merch on Etsy but I'm still having minimal success selling commissions. All but 2 of my commissions last year were from friends. It's like a dice roll, I swear.

OO OKAY i know i wanna get into merch more especially with the new developments in my art its just getting started where im a little lost
but i watched some tutorials and i know i wanna try screenprinting haha

yaaa tho like 90% of my commissions come from the same people, which im honoured though cause that means im doing a good enough job that they keep coming back haha
but i wonder how to get outside of the demographic i already have to reach new people, or if im doing all i can already in terms of advertising myself

I don't even really advertise. I just post my stuff and use tags but I share my shop links when I post my art if it's purchasable. I've never had much success with advertising outside of posts. I feel like I can only really get lucky with getting an audience? So much has changed since I had any real success here.

ooo okay thats totally fair haha
i don't know forming a business is so complex so its difficult to approach it in any way other than try your best to o good work and hope the work speaks for itself ;-;

It’s hard to say, I typically do more niche subject matter, but I also only open like twice a year.

Tbh it depends on whether or not you want to get dragged into fetish hell, or not

Granted I’m biased and think your work is great for the price

yaa i feel that haha

i mean im fine with fetish art as long as it doesnt actually upset me, though i of course have limits like non transphobic art, not cub art, ect.
thank you so much aaa ;w;

oh of course you dont have to do stuff you dont like but, its hard to market yourself noticed in the commission void

like its honestly really tough

yaaa welps thankfully i dont rely on commissions for all my bills so having enough customers isnt something that i have to worry over
but ya its tough welps

i'd be more than happy to chat, do you have any specific questions or concerns?

im mostly worried that theres something im missing or ya
cause sometimes ill look at people with the same skillset as me with MUCH MORE followers and i wonder if im doing something wrong that im not seeing or ya ;;-;;
i totally support the success of others also haha, just ya wondering how i can become more successful with my art and reach a lot of people with it

i hear ya and can definitely relate!!!

the fact that you're active here, on twitter, and instagram is def a good start, and you absolutely have the technical chops, not to mention your work has such a charming quality to it. continuously putting your work out there and maybe creating additional kinds of commission types can only help!

the tattoo style you've been working in is really nice and fresh, maybe consider branching into apparel/merch design with that visual style??

aaa thanks so much im glad im on the right path towards it right now ;;w;;

YA i started a screenprinting class so im gonna start offering stuff through that soon huhu >:3 SO MERCH WILL BE COMING SOON HEHE

i've been doing furry commissions as me only job for a few years now so youre welcome to hit me up. i have a lot of advice to offer on the administrative aspects.....

OOO thats so sweet of you thank you!!

i know i dont have to do taxes cause i don't make enough to have to count that kind of shit but ya im mostly concerned that im not doing something right in terms of advertising cause i don't seem to have much of a following despite how much art i post

or maybe i am doing all i can and just haven't been as lucky as other people have in terms of reaching an audience??

yeah unfortunately i have NO IDEA what makes ppl buy art...........your art is fucking breathtaking and amazing and it always has been (and u keep getting better!!) but i also have other friends who have incredible art and cant seem to get any commissions? ppl are really strange sometimes....
I know on paper youre supposed to like:
- post something every day if you can manage it (better to post 1 thing per day than a lot of art at once n then nothing)
-try to post during ppl's active social media hours (like not super late or early)

maybe try making fanart for something or someone popular ? i think the best thing to do is find something that you can do quickly & easily and sell them for pretty cheap. i usually try to make 15-20$ an hour using this method....20$ isnt a big ask for most folks....
i try to RT your commission posts when i see them!

YA RIGHT i dunno it seems like just you do your best and the rest of it that determines your success is a gamble ;;-;;

ya i prefer to do a lot of small pieces anyways so i usually try to offer smaller things for people and cause then more people can afford it ;w;
thank you so much for all your support its so sweet ljaslj