Hey guys! Recently I've been trying to expand my resource material, and because I draw a lot of canines I sought out to get myself both a wolf's skull and a canine anatomy sculpture. The skull as shown below is actually a museum quality replica of a Dire Wolf's. After taking some human anatomy classes last year in both facial and body portraiture, I learned the importance and value in understanding the skull for drawing purposes. It's so fundamentally important for accurate and authentic human portraiture, so naturally, it's the same situation with any other creature you draw as well. Secondly I invested in getting myself a canine anatomy scu
Pricing 101
How to determine what you should charge for your work
In light of the absolutely horrendous commission page DA started up which encourages artists to sell their work for literally pennies, let me talk about pricing artwork. Or more specifically, how I price my work.
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This...guide? Advice? Thing? Highlights what I've learned about pricing throughout the last few years. I do not touch on the subject of beginner pricing, simply because there are no set guidelines for that and beginner pricing usually ends up being extremely subjective. This guide assumes that the reader is somewhat experienced in their craft and is looking fo
How I Art Doll - ArtDoll Tutorial by StorybookCreatures, journal
How I Art Doll - ArtDoll Tutorial
**I have also put this tutorial over on Google Docs, it is easier to edit, looks cleaner and is easier to navigate, I hope it will be more useful for everyone. Here's the link to my new tutorial: docs.google.com/document/d/1NR… ...I'm not done typing the whole thing up yet... shhhhhhhh, I'm just excited to provide a more useful tool for ya'll that I'm proud of(cause this here is a hot mess).**
How I Art Doll
By Kelsey Wilkins
Storybook Creatures
A reference for poseable art doll crafting basics.
I have been making art dolls since 2015. They are very complex projects that require skills in multiple art fields and take a lot of pati