Comments for The Dawn Chapel http://dawnchapel.com Let's make friends and have ourselves an adventure Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:00:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Open Thread 12/16/11: I am reconsidering commissions by xhunterko http://dawnchapel.com/2011/12/open-thread-121611-i-am-reconsidering-commissions/comment-page-1/#comment-315 xhunterko Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:00:10 +0000 http://dawnchapel.com/?p=908#comment-315 First of all, are you feeling all right? Opening up comments is almost like letting all heck break loose! You get all sorts of readers that pop up. Anyways, as far as commissions, I don't think I'm qualified to talk about them, as seing, I haven't done any. But for me, I'd rather come up on your store and see an e-book collection of stuff you've done so I can say, hey, look at this cool thing Root did! Anyways, nice to have you back doing comics root. Came for the firefox, stayed for the rest. And I'll probably enjoy this one too. I mean, come on, airships. First of all, are you feeling all right? Opening up comments is almost like letting all heck break loose! You get all sorts of readers that pop up. Anyways, as far as commissions, I don’t think I’m qualified to talk about them, as seing, I haven’t done any. But for me, I’d rather come up on your store and see an e-book collection of stuff you’ve done so I can say, hey, look at this cool thing Root did! Anyways, nice to have you back doing comics root. Came for the firefox, stayed for the rest. And I’ll probably enjoy this one too. I mean, come on, airships.

]]> Comment on Open Thread 12/16/11: I am reconsidering commissions by root http://dawnchapel.com/2011/12/open-thread-121611-i-am-reconsidering-commissions/comment-page-1/#comment-313 root Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:10:38 +0000 http://dawnchapel.com/?p=908#comment-313 Aw gosh, thanks! I didn't mean to let the comic lie idle for nearly as long as I did, but every week that went by made it that much easier to let another week slide. And then another month slide. And then it felt like if I was going to start posting again, I had better come back with something amazing, or just not bother coming back at all. So it turned into this huge scary guilt-inducing thing, with all these expectations I had of myself that I felt like I was going to let everyone down if I didn't meet them. (When, really, not posting anything is way worse than posting something that isn't great.) Aw gosh, thanks!

I didn’t mean to let the comic lie idle for nearly as long as I did, but every week that went by made it that much easier to let another week slide. And then another month slide. And then it felt like if I was going to start posting again, I had better come back with something amazing, or just not bother coming back at all. So it turned into this huge scary guilt-inducing thing, with all these expectations I had of myself that I felt like I was going to let everyone down if I didn’t meet them. (When, really, not posting anything is way worse than posting something that isn’t great.)

]]> Comment on Open Thread 12/16/11: I am reconsidering commissions by TobiasW http://dawnchapel.com/2011/12/open-thread-121611-i-am-reconsidering-commissions/comment-page-1/#comment-312 TobiasW Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:02:50 +0000 http://dawnchapel.com/?p=908#comment-312 ...and now for the mandatory totally unrelated post: Welcome back!! It's sooo good to finally see comics from you again! I would've posted this earlier, but you know, disabled comments and all. First thing I did when my RSS finally had another entry from you was to reread all of your comics, and damn did I miss you. So, good thing you're awake again, and on to many more lovely comic strips! (And of course all the best with making money from your art!) …and now for the mandatory totally unrelated post:

Welcome back!!

It’s sooo good to finally see comics from you again! I would’ve posted this earlier, but you know, disabled comments and all. First thing I did when my RSS finally had another entry from you was to reread all of your comics, and damn did I miss you.

So, good thing you’re awake again, and on to many more lovely comic strips! (And of course all the best with making money from your art!)

]]> Comment on Open Thread 12/16/11: I am reconsidering commissions by root http://dawnchapel.com/2011/12/open-thread-121611-i-am-reconsidering-commissions/comment-page-1/#comment-311 root Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:46:42 +0000 http://dawnchapel.com/?p=908#comment-311 Allsaints is a major port city built on a floating island. (Actually, all of the landmasses in this world are floating islands). Air traffic control isn't a huge huge concern considering all traffic is air traffic, though I imagine there's some people whose job it is to flag airships in the right direction as they come in to dock. No idea what's in the barrel, though! I.. just needed for there to be a barrel there. Allsaints is a major port city built on a floating island. (Actually, all of the landmasses in this world are floating islands). Air traffic control isn’t a huge huge concern considering all traffic is air traffic, though I imagine there’s some people whose job it is to flag airships in the right direction as they come in to dock.

No idea what’s in the barrel, though! I.. just needed for there to be a barrel there.

]]> Comment on Open Thread 12/16/11: I am reconsidering commissions by Kogith http://dawnchapel.com/2011/12/open-thread-121611-i-am-reconsidering-commissions/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Kogith Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:41:38 +0000 http://dawnchapel.com/?p=908#comment-310 YES. I love worldbuildy spoilers. What is Allsaints? What's their air traffic control situation like? What's in that barrrel? YES. I love worldbuildy spoilers.
What is Allsaints? What’s their air traffic control situation like? What’s in that barrrel?

]]> Comment on Open Thread 12/16/11: I am reconsidering commissions by root http://dawnchapel.com/2011/12/open-thread-121611-i-am-reconsidering-commissions/comment-page-1/#comment-309 root Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:45:48 +0000 http://dawnchapel.com/?p=908#comment-309 A rule of thumb I'd heard from other illustrators is that if you want to make a living, you draw something once and sell it three times: the original, prints, and I think licensing the image might have been the third option. Or it could have been merch. Who knows! What I do know is if I draw a personal piece of commissioned artwork for someone, I'm only being paid for that piece. Usually the subject matter is so specific in nature that I can't sell it as a print, which means once the image is done, the only money I'll see for it is from the original client. Whereas if I were drawing my own ideas, I could concentrate on stuff that is both interesting to me and has universal appeal, and have an original to sell, and not worry about alienating a client because I wanted to sell prints of a character they'd invented. It seems most of the top-tier artists in the furry world don't offer commissions because the return on the amount of time invested in them is so small. The popular theory seems to be that comics, portfolios, prints, and paysites are the way to go. A rule of thumb I’d heard from other illustrators is that if you want to make a living, you draw something once and sell it three times: the original, prints, and I think licensing the image might have been the third option. Or it could have been merch. Who knows!

What I do know is if I draw a personal piece of commissioned artwork for someone, I’m only being paid for that piece. Usually the subject matter is so specific in nature that I can’t sell it as a print, which means once the image is done, the only money I’ll see for it is from the original client.

Whereas if I were drawing my own ideas, I could concentrate on stuff that is both interesting to me and has universal appeal, and have an original to sell, and not worry about alienating a client because I wanted to sell prints of a character they’d invented.

It seems most of the top-tier artists in the furry world don’t offer commissions because the return on the amount of time invested in them is so small. The popular theory seems to be that comics, portfolios, prints, and paysites are the way to go.

]]> Comment on Open Thread 12/16/11: I am reconsidering commissions by Caytlin http://dawnchapel.com/2011/12/open-thread-121611-i-am-reconsidering-commissions/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Caytlin Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:36:09 +0000 http://dawnchapel.com/?p=908#comment-308 That is a fascinating point about commissions and one I had not thought of before. I don't get many commissions because I price them high; I am lucky to be in a place where I can place value of my time as more important than volume of orders. I'm also lucky that I get to spend so much time drawing my comic. I don't know that I'll change my commission process, but I do know I will be thinking strongly about that every time I get one now. :|a That is a fascinating point about commissions and one I had not thought of before. I don’t get many commissions because I price them high; I am lucky to be in a place where I can place value of my time as more important than volume of orders. I’m also lucky that I get to spend so much time drawing my comic.

I don’t know that I’ll change my commission process, but I do know I will be thinking strongly about that every time I get one now. :|a

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