Hey all!
I’ve been wanting to practice my art more and also make a little money while doing it, so I’ve been thinking of opening commissions. I wanted to see how many people would possibly be interested.
At the moment, it would only be horses. I can do realistic horses as well as fantasy horses (added wings, horns, different colors, etc) and I will also be offering several different levels of commissions (sketches, or fully colored) as well as premades works. Pricing would range between $5-$15USD and I can do domestic as well as international shipping. [Examples are listed at the bottom of this post.]
I have also been toying with the idea of making a ‘members only’ paid subscription addition to the blog but I’m not really sure what to add to it. So my other question, is there anything extra special that you would like to see on the blog and would be willing to pay access for? Subscription would probably be between $10-$20 USD a year. I was thinking of maybe bringing back the trivia club or something like that.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Please and thank you! 😄
Here are a couple of my drawing examples!
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- Friesian [Made for other project, I did not care about fingerprints outside of the image, custom artwork will be cleaner, image used as example only!]
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- SSO Morgan
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- Gaited Horse
looks great
i like drawing horses too!
here are a few tips looking at your drawings:
try to add less curve, these will get the akward balances of the horses a little bit less defined if you work very hard. also try focusing on the horses’ muscles, and don’t use the geometric shapes unless you have to! i used to use it, but my horses did not look right and i figured that just drawing out the muscle shapes would work much better, and it did help the way i see horses now too. also all horses have different shapes, obviously, so don’t assume that they will just all have the same muscle looks, for example racer horses have less strong muscles here and there compared to carriage ones. one trick i learned for everything is to try copieing off of photos, get harder ones, then try doing the one you just did from memory, then change it a little, then move onto another, and BOOM you have a few horse ways done. just small advice.
hope it helps! do you have a deviant art account?
oh and also you need to work on the hair. you got the strands down, but i think you need to focus on it to make your art more believable. for example, add shine by erasing full columns, and try spreading out the strands way more, do not use an outline around the hair! also add more darker depth to the lower eras and when it is sprouting from the back for the tail there are shorter strands. try looking at your hair, for example, and notice that it has strands that are just there, wisps? also try playing around with your pencil, like quick cross hatching. sorry love drawing and tips
I wasn’t really looking for critique on the drawing but thank you! I know the hair is blocky, and I did that on purpose. I recently did some 3D cut-out work so I had to solidify the hair (and that’s also why the outsides of the horses are messy because I would be cutting them out and didn’t care about fingerprints).
I appreciate the comments but you did not answer my questions. Do you like my work and is it something you would be willing to pay for?
oh lol i know i was just being nice 🙂
well currently i am not allowed to pay for things online anymore, because i banished myself from doing that, but if i could of course i would, but i do think 15 is a bit much unless your hoping for more money for art supply. although the better you get the more you will charge, obviously. I don’t do commissions however, but i do like seeing people draw horses! good luck! you should definitely get a deviant art account, and who knows? you might get inspired!
I will be offering other finishing options as well, like lamination and stuff, and also to cover the cost of postage 🙂
oooh fancy 😄
Hi, Your work is really good but don’t make people pay. My parents won’t let me buy a subscription and nobody will pay that much for drawings. They are really good though! I think you site is very informative. Can I have a free subscription? I love your website so much! From, Willow Dawnheart P.s can we be pen pals? But obviously by email. 🙂
The quest help will always remain free, but I do actually pay for the blog out of my own pocket. The domain is $15 a year and extra data storage is $30 a year. I know it isn’t much but I do want to try to make a little extra money from the blog (at least to pay for the time I spend on it and the real money I do pay for it).
Anything I do add for subscription only will be extra. I have been considering adding star and secret area locations and possibly having some contests with real prizes (possibly horse models, star coins, etc).
Ok, I would like to know if I can get the biggest subscription when you sort it all out. I would also like to ask if you will reply to my email.
Kind Regards,
Willow Dawnheart
Thanks! I’ll post more information when I’m ready to open for subscriptions. Also I did reply to your email 🙂
That’s really pretty! (The Morgan was the best, in my personal opinion). I would maybe subscribe (with my parent’s permission), and buy your drawings.
Thank you! 😀
Those look amazing! *-* I can’t even draw half that good… xD
You draw very nice :)! I would be happy to buy at least one if I could!
Hi, It turns out I am allowed to buy the subscription. Could you change upgraded membership to $8 though because I am in Australia so I would be paying about $20 a month otherwise. How will you request your money to be given? Kind Regards, Willow Dawnheart P.S You will probaly get about $5000 a year because I know a lot of people will buy your pictures and subscribe![?]
On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 5:54 PM, Willow Dawnheart wrote:
> Hi, > Your work is really good but don’t make people pay. My parents won’t let > me buy a subscription and nobody will pay that much for drawings. They are > really good though! I think you site is very informative. Can I have a free > subscription? I love your website so much! > From, > Willow Dawnheart > P.s can we be pen pals? But obviously by email. 🙂 > > > On Monday, 15 December 2014, Star Stable Online Ride Through <
By golly, that is some incredibly awesome artwork! If I could, I would be buying the subscription, but SSO itself costs a lot, so I fear I might not be able to.
Would I be willing to pay for this? Eh, I don’t know. These are good drawings, but I think the pricing should be around $7 as of right now. Not calling these bad, but a low price at first will get more people buying it.
Also, I remember a while back there was stuffed horses for sale? Along with your art skills, that could help you a lot.
Hai Maggie, I don’t know where do buy the drawings,