10-28-2024, 12:53 AM
https://youtu.be/wiM-2L0ebag
Pretty nutty this place is still active (or as active as it's always been) I even recognize some people. Lots has happened since I last posted, I'm fully focused on animation now, working on games, grinding art and most important still sticking with the same damn oc from however many years ago. Crazy to think about how I used to paint new images almost every day while now my personal projects take months to finish, trying to out do yourself eventually spirals out of control lol.
One thing I NEVER saw coming is me losing interest in painting but here I am, or at least all my painting skills are applied in a different context. Really art principals are very universal and as long as the composition is tight you can do whatever. I still texture paint everything and sometimes I get to paint backgrounds like these skies I did:
![[Image: dad.png]](https://do-art-daily-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/submissions/Coin%20forgot%20his%20acc/drawing/312607/dad.png)
But I haven't opened up a blank page and just painted something in a very long time.
I'm a "professional" now but I still don't feel comfortable saying it, I make my living doing art but it's very hit or miss. There's no consistency, I'd be working for 2 years like a normal job and then I'd get stuck looking for work for like a year straight right after. Trying to do art for a living is for idiots but I'd be damned if it's not the thing I want to do. Just be warned that it gets pretty complicated.
When I first made the thread I said I'd make art every single day and I can confidently say I've stuck to that pretty tight, minus some times when I'm away from town. Gaming just isn't as satisfying as it used to be and I can't just sit down and play games all day like I used to. Making art feel like a better way to spend time.
I thought that by now I'd have some kind of following of note but it's really not the case, I don't get social media stuff. Long time ago I got a lot of success with some avatar fanart I made on tumblr but no one stuck around, people only care for the one image and not who made it. After that I stopped doing fanart with the idea that if I make my own thing and it's quality enough people will care but I haven't found much success with that. Art is a very personal thing and what you make should be satisfying to you otherwise there's no point.
Anyway I hope you enjoyed coin's rambling hour, I might start posting here again from time to time just out of nostalgia.
Pretty nutty this place is still active (or as active as it's always been) I even recognize some people. Lots has happened since I last posted, I'm fully focused on animation now, working on games, grinding art and most important still sticking with the same damn oc from however many years ago. Crazy to think about how I used to paint new images almost every day while now my personal projects take months to finish, trying to out do yourself eventually spirals out of control lol.
One thing I NEVER saw coming is me losing interest in painting but here I am, or at least all my painting skills are applied in a different context. Really art principals are very universal and as long as the composition is tight you can do whatever. I still texture paint everything and sometimes I get to paint backgrounds like these skies I did:
But I haven't opened up a blank page and just painted something in a very long time.
I'm a "professional" now but I still don't feel comfortable saying it, I make my living doing art but it's very hit or miss. There's no consistency, I'd be working for 2 years like a normal job and then I'd get stuck looking for work for like a year straight right after. Trying to do art for a living is for idiots but I'd be damned if it's not the thing I want to do. Just be warned that it gets pretty complicated.
When I first made the thread I said I'd make art every single day and I can confidently say I've stuck to that pretty tight, minus some times when I'm away from town. Gaming just isn't as satisfying as it used to be and I can't just sit down and play games all day like I used to. Making art feel like a better way to spend time.
I thought that by now I'd have some kind of following of note but it's really not the case, I don't get social media stuff. Long time ago I got a lot of success with some avatar fanart I made on tumblr but no one stuck around, people only care for the one image and not who made it. After that I stopped doing fanart with the idea that if I make my own thing and it's quality enough people will care but I haven't found much success with that. Art is a very personal thing and what you make should be satisfying to you otherwise there's no point.
Anyway I hope you enjoyed coin's rambling hour, I might start posting here again from time to time just out of nostalgia.