04-27-2016, 07:16 PM
@Amit Nice input. Once we grasp and practice the process suddenly the deathline is not as scary as it was in the beginning. That i already am, idiotically optimistic, otherwise i would have quited art a long time ago haha.
Often i send the link to my portfolio which is my blog. I have a DA portfolio that is not updated in a long time, and i´m trying now to make some solid pieces to have that page professional.
I think the work i have is sufficient to have some gigs but if i want to improve and jump to the next level, i have to polish it and make new solid pieces, which i already am doing.
@John Haha ok pal.
Yeah Feng Zhu just scratched the glamorization off and kept things pretty pragmatic which is honest and i love it.
Interestingly i never had gigs from FB, i don´t use it a lot, just to publish work from time to time but i´m part of the Level Up group which constantly provides a fresh look on art.
Wow that would have been brutal, in the bad sense. At that 30-50 illustration gig paid reasonably? That would be a deadly shot to your health too.
I was already burned with those "promisse publicity" gigs that don´t pay a thing haha.
Yeah, Here too. Mainly web design; banners and those kinds of stuff which often then prefer a full graphic design than an illustrator that does some gd gigs. The gaphic design route is bittersweet also, has it´s pros but it´s cons, and there are quite a few cons.
What kind of strategies would you suggest on FB? Even recalling success stories from other fellow Daggers?
I´m building a database for potential clients, doing tons of value studies and at the same time working on a few solid (at least giving my best) pieces to upgrade my portfolio and create something a fresh.
Sending some portfolios too but no answers.
Often i send the link to my portfolio which is my blog. I have a DA portfolio that is not updated in a long time, and i´m trying now to make some solid pieces to have that page professional.
I think the work i have is sufficient to have some gigs but if i want to improve and jump to the next level, i have to polish it and make new solid pieces, which i already am doing.
@John Haha ok pal.
Yeah Feng Zhu just scratched the glamorization off and kept things pretty pragmatic which is honest and i love it.
Interestingly i never had gigs from FB, i don´t use it a lot, just to publish work from time to time but i´m part of the Level Up group which constantly provides a fresh look on art.
Wow that would have been brutal, in the bad sense. At that 30-50 illustration gig paid reasonably? That would be a deadly shot to your health too.
I was already burned with those "promisse publicity" gigs that don´t pay a thing haha.
Yeah, Here too. Mainly web design; banners and those kinds of stuff which often then prefer a full graphic design than an illustrator that does some gd gigs. The gaphic design route is bittersweet also, has it´s pros but it´s cons, and there are quite a few cons.
What kind of strategies would you suggest on FB? Even recalling success stories from other fellow Daggers?
I´m building a database for potential clients, doing tons of value studies and at the same time working on a few solid (at least giving my best) pieces to upgrade my portfolio and create something a fresh.
Sending some portfolios too but no answers.