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Edited at December 28, 2022 10:03 AM by Floresta
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Honestly just trying to figure out where to put myself in the rumble and what to set my SB and ABs at, and while we're at it, any critique is welcome (I really want to improve- I would love help!). . . . I think tier three, maybe tier two (I see a lot of artists put themselves in a super high tier for what their work is, so I'm trying not to be one of those people and stay unbiased 😅). ... I've had my auctions get ABed recently at 150k and 250k within 10 hours of being up, but I feel like auctions tend to go for a little more than commissions? . Examples of my work (newest to oldest): ^ Here I did a halter removal and altered the shape of the horse slightly. I liked how I grounded him. I also painted over the hair. ... ^ Here I had some lighting practice and added snow. I liked how the warm breath coming out of the horse's nostrils turned out. ... ^ Dapples, lighting, hair, reflections.. ... ^ Hair, patters, lighting.. Although recently i stopped smudging hair as much and started painting it more. .. What do you think? :) |
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Your hair work is stunning! I do think you could do some work with body prep, definitely changing how it's shaded to blend it into the background more. Especially on your first one the horse looks like it has some green reflecting on the belly, which clashes with the snowy ground, and with your second there seems to be light shining from the front left of the image onto the horse as opposed to behind. The third one seems a little dull for the background-I'd tone up the saturation a bit and add some reflection of the sky/ground onto the horse. The fourth shows quite a bit of improvement! Could still use a bit of work on correctly shading and lighting, but definitely much better.
All that being said, I completely redraw the horse as opposed to manipulating the stock image itself-it's easier for me to get it to fit into the background, although it is a lot more work! So my advice may not work lol. Your art is lovely and I admire that you try to stay humble! Definitely an excellent quality in an artist, as long as you're still confident and happy with your skill level.
I would start out pricing at 20-40k per piece, depending on complexity, as long as you can keep consistent work at the level of your fourth piece.
Auctions do tend to go for higher-people see the art and know exactly what they're getting, so are more confident that it'll be high quality than when they're requesting a piece. Once you can keep consistent and high quality pieces, especially when you start consistently improving (yes I know I'm using consistent a lot-it is an incredibly important key term), you can start to price higher. I'd wait to do that until you start getting a steady flow of orders to ensure your art is in demand! All that being said, you're a fantastic artist, and I can see so much potential for you! I wish you the best of luck on your art journey! |
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Also worth mentioning choosing horse stock with similar lighting to your background makes everything a lot easier :) |
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Thank you so much, Rory! That's so helpful :) |
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ElenaDudina is banned stock on HEE-I would advise you to look at that forum. Otherwise good work!
Floresta said:
My newest example, completed just now :) Added roan here, painted hair, and had fun with the lighting!
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I'd say low tier 2 or maybe high tier 3. Maybe start around 50k for commissions and see how many orders you get? Most of my comments are pretty similar to what Cherry River said. Your hair is pretty good, and I would say areas to focus on would be horse prep and lighting. Of course, horse prep depends a lot on your personal art style but I personally find that smudging and drawing in highlights and shadows to accentuate the lighting help the horse not only match the lighting of the piece better, but they look more "artistic" rather than a photo and usually makes the horse look like it belongs in the photo better (I am terrible at describing, but I learned my technique for shadows and highlights from HRS's tutorial).Also, I'd say grounding in the second piece. The light source is very strong, but the lighting on the horse doesn't quite match as the horse should be more strongly backlit, and the shadow on the ground should be a bit darker since the light source is so strong. But in your most recent piece I do notice your grounding is a lot better. Overall, your concepts are strong and your work is stunning <3 |
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Thank you so much! <3 I will check out that tutorial :)
Nightshade Stables said:
I'd say low tier 2 or maybe high tier 3. Maybe start around 50k for commissions and see how many orders you get? Most of my comments are pretty similar to what Cherry River said. Your hair is pretty good, and I would say areas to focus on would be horse prep and lighting. Of course, horse prep depends a lot on your personal art style but I personally find that smudging and drawing in highlights and shadows to accentuate the lighting help the horse not only match the lighting of the piece better, but they look more "artistic" rather than a photo and usually makes the horse look like it belongs in the photo better (I am terrible at describing, but I learned my technique for shadows and highlights from HRS's tutorial).Also, I'd say grounding in the second piece. The light source is very strong, but the lighting on the horse doesn't quite match as the horse should be more strongly backlit, and the shadow on the ground should be a bit darker since the light source is so strong. But in your most recent piece I do notice your grounding is a lot better. Overall, your concepts are strong and your work is stunning <3
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