FYI apparently Amazon has a feature in beta that scrapes the web stores of companies (and independent artists) not on their website, allowing you to buy the items on Amazon. Basically they act as a middle man, without your consent, to put your stuff on their marketplace. They're doing this to artists right now.

https://bsky.app/profile/houseofdarkly.bsky.social/post/3mb7znamirs2r

#art #artists

Looking for advice from #artists who do commissions!!

I'm trying to make a little extra money in January, and I'm going to offer to do pet portraits for friends and family. I do 4x4, black and white watercolor pencil and pen drawings. My question is how much would you charge people?

Examples of my style below.

FYI apparently Amazon has a feature in beta that scrapes the web stores of companies (and independent artists) not on their website, allowing you to buy the items on Amazon. Basically they act as a middle man, without your consent, to put your stuff on their marketplace. They're doing this to artists right now.

https://bsky.app/profile/houseofdarkly.bsky.social/post/3mb7znamirs2r

#art #artists

Looking for advice from #artists who do commissions!!

I'm trying to make a little extra money in January, and I'm going to offer to do pet portraits for friends and family. I do 4x4, black and white watercolor pencil and pen drawings. My question is how much would you charge people?

Examples of my style below.

A levy on AI firms’ revenues could help fund the arts, promote open access and ensure that human ingenuity doesn’t become collateral damage in the quest for profit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/18/world/ai-should-pay-creative-labor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #chatgpt #openai #ai #artificialintelligence #artists #art #llm

Eccomi qui, il mio 2025 senza veli.

#Musicolet non mente.

#Mostplayed #Artists #2025

Bandwagon.fm — Better Social for Musicians. Connect to Your Fans on the Fediverse

Bandwagon is 100% open source, so nobody can lock you in to their platform. Start here, then you'll be able to migrate your account or self-host your Bandwagon data anywhere.

🎶 https://bandwagon.fm

#music #fediverse #bands #followfriday #artists #band #bandwagon #alternative #opensource #ownyourdata #internet

You make important artwork, and I want to help you get funding to make more of it! Join me at the Unaccredited College of Klaire to watch the “Artist Grant Advice Extravaganza” lecture to discover attainable grants along with resources to find additional opportunities. You’ll learn what application materials you’ll likely need for submissions, plus how to prepare your materials.

https://www.patreon.com/klairelockheart

#unaccreditedcollegeofklaire #artistgrants #artgrants #grantsforartists #artists

Hey, artists of the Fediverse - random question that popped into my head this evening.

I see all over the place folks that have an original piece of art, and then prints.

How do you make the prints?

Is it specialty digital photography that you can then print? Or scanning the original piece? Or something else entirely?

Edit: Y'all came through! Now I know, "Hmm, how DO they do that anyway?" 🥰

#Art #Prints #Artists

Bandwagon.fm — Better Social for Musicians. Connect to Your Fans on the Fediverse

Bandwagon is 100% open source, so nobody can lock you in to their platform. Start here, then you'll be able to migrate your account or self-host your Bandwagon data anywhere.

🎶 https://bandwagon.fm

#music #fediverse #bands #followfriday #artists #band #bandwagon #alternative #opensource #ownyourdata #internet

Hey, artists of the Fediverse - random question that popped into my head this evening.

I see all over the place folks that have an original piece of art, and then prints.

How do you make the prints?

Is it specialty digital photography that you can then print? Or scanning the original piece? Or something else entirely?

Edit: Y'all came through! Now I know, "Hmm, how DO they do that anyway?" 🥰

#Art #Prints #Artists

#art #arts #artist #artists #digital #digitalart #pixel #pixels #pixelart #pixelarts #retro #artnet #vaporwave #vaporwaves #artnet #artlover #artlovers #artgallery #modern #artgalleries #modernart

#art #arts #artist #artists #digital #digitalart #pixel #pixels #pixelart #pixelarts #retro #artnet #vaporwave #vaporwaves #artnet #artlover #artlovers #artgallery #modern #artgalleries #modernart

Full body version of a daki of my fursona~

#MastoArt #artistsonmastodon #artist #commission #CommissionsOpen #furryart #furry #anthro #anthroart #DigitalArt #queerartist #illustration #art #artist #artists #ClipStudioPaint #illustration

Full body version of a daki of my fursona~

#MastoArt #artistsonmastodon #artist #commission #CommissionsOpen #furryart #furry #anthro #anthroart #DigitalArt #queerartist #illustration #art #artist #artists #ClipStudioPaint #illustration

It's almost the end of the month & you know what that means!

It's a great time to support your fave indie artists, writers, musicians and creators by boosting us, buying from us, subscribing to our newsletters, reviewing our work, leaving a tip, etc.

Your support lets us keep making art for you. Thank you! 💕

PS If you are an Audible member and you have credits leftover at the end of the month, why not treat yourself to an audiobook narrated by yours truly? 💋

You can find my audiobooks (and all my links) here:

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* Boosts appreciated *

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