I'm wondering how you can have one $25 Patreon, and three others, and still just be earning $19 per month... even without that $25 one the numbers just don't add up hmmmmm... guess that count's just not really up-to-date. Anyway: curious about commissions: you're taking them for 20$? For basic sketches or bigger things? Any post about those/details?
Hope you get to such a level you're well-fed and content with creating the artistry you strive to put out there! Some really inspiring work in yer showcase. Also pardon the smile but that ^ was just a thoroughly entertaining read.
Spiderberry
It is frustrating,I've been trying to either sell my character adoptables,or get commissions since the beginning of the year,and have only sold 3 adoptables,and no one's commissioned me. Now,if I'm being honest with myself,this is the only place I'm on (it's a long story,but there are some personal family reasons I'm not on DA or anywhere else),and I've only got 42 followers (at the moment),so I should be more reasonable with my expectations. But it still upsets me,and in a way makes me feel like my art isn't any good,and it only ticks me off more when I see absolute junk like what you mentioned being sold while mine is ignored. In your case,if I had the extra money to afford one of your characters or to commission you,I would. I don't understand how talented people (not saying I'm one of these people,but my stuff's at least decent when it's finished) get passed over for boobs and butts,or cheap crappy art that you know they used a maker for... Sorry for unloading on you,and hopefully things change for you.
ThePaintedDogg
You're not unloading at all. It's good to hear I'm not the only one with the salt. hahhaa.
Newgrounds, I'd say isn't really the place to look into getting commissions, because despite what the old timers say, this site is dead. The top animations of all time are the ones I left off watching in 2002. So the traffic through here is.. hahaha.
I'd say you're talented enough, and if I had the secret marketing answer, I'd let you know. The best I can hope for is to finish school for tattooing, so I can be a tattoo artist somewhere and make stories on the side. I don't really WANT to be a tattoo artist. I want to be an artist, but tattoos are one of the only places where people are spending money on art. People who like porn, or are addicted to it PAY for anime tits. And that's what it is. We need to find the marketable groups that are willing to PAY for the work. Furry art goes for a STUPID amount of money. But I also don't want to draw wolf dicks. *shrug*
If I figure out the secret, I'll let you know friend. Until then, just keep trudging on.