Hey guys,
I want to start up a SF art blog. I’m still learning about art, or relearning actually. I stopped drawing for a while because my other hobbies ate up my time. Well I injured myself and when that new SF IV trailer came out, I really started to draw like crazy.
Anyway, I wanted to start a blog to share some conceptual ideas with other SF fans, take requests etc. If anyone has done this before any general tips would be kickass. My only specific question for now is:
- I want to release at least 5 sketches a week. To pull visitors in, is it better to release one a day in 5 days of the week? OR once a week dump 5 in one update?
Any specific tips from people that have art blogs would be great.
I much prefer once a day. Too many pics per entry is overwhelming, and I will lose interest quite quickly.
But that’s just me, coz I’m an internet junkie, so I frequent to ppl’s blogs on a daily basis hoping for updates.
Good luck and have fun with your blog.:china:
I tryed to start a Duckie the self Aware Duck Blog starting from the begining of the series.
I had alot issues trying to set it up with all the HTML code nonsense. All I wanted to do is expand the entry cell to 900 or so pixels to fit in each comic :’(
Haha how do I know Im far behind on my blog planning? I dont really know about what youre talking about ^ entry cell and that stuff.
Also I think 5 days of the weeks, one a day might work well since it makes people want to check back more and more. Whereas once a week you know its coming so you just visit whatever site until then. The overwhelming thing I never thought about til now.
Still like to get more people’s input. General info in a way I can understand.
You should release your drawings when they’re finished, better than 5 in a row ^^
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Yeah but why would I upload unfinished art anyway?
i think what lonewolf is trying to say is that instead of promising set release dates or something like that, it’s just better to post things randomly, whether it be multiple works at once or one at a time. your fans won’t start to expect things and hate you for not producing things on time that way 
jk. just keep it casual ^^
Yeah but I also think alot of artblogs fail because of lack of updates. I think its quality WITH quantity. But thanks though I get what lonewolf means.
Also I have lots of already finished stuff, so its impossible for me to upload it when I “Just” finished them. Most of the first stuff I wanted to post was completed 1-2months ago.
Im still appreciating the tips!
icic… well however you do decide to go about it good luck and can’t wait to see your work ^^
I shall check out your blog.
As for me [as a visitor], it’s nice to see updates at least every week or two. And updates on future works is cool too [such as a BULLETIN or something].
Hmm yeah, sorry, Bland_wolf explained it anyway (thanks ^^ ).
I have tons of art blogs that I visit, and I used to be a part of a group that had a blog.
Generally, as long as the thing updates weekly (with something) than if I like the art I’m coming back.
If it was between five in a day or five one at a time, I’d rather one at a time, but generally with as many blogs as I check I probably would only check several times a week anyway.
Also and this may be a given, so I apologize if it is, sometimes it’s hard to put a number on your output at the onset. There’s plenty of projects that I’ve seen where someone begins promising updates on certain dates, and in my opinion missing dates is worse than updating more sporadically, we all know art takes time, but when the dates are missed you wonder if the person is going to update at all. (You have reason to believe they are neglecting the site if they said they were giving you something and didn’t, rather than if they just merely haven’t updated. At least they haven’t passed some self imposed deadline.)
Sometimes it’s better to start the blog and see how much you can comfortably do in a week. That way you can set a number as a goal that you have more confidence that you can make sure you hit. Since really it’s supposed to be about getting better and having fun, it can become a chore sometimes if you end up setting it too high.
Or create a backlog ahead of time, so if you have a week you don’t do much, you don’t have to miss an update. (Though this is more me being paranoid ever since doing a webcomic and then getting distracted for a bit, and losing what small fanbase I had drummed up.)
Anyhow I’ll certainly check it out when it’s up!
Haha and just when I think I had my agenda set you gotta say that and get me thinking again.
Im liking the ideas, but now Im even more confused than anything. I probably have 100+ that are about 3/4 done and a lesser number of those ready to put up. So I have a decent amount ready to go if I need to.
Another challenge is going different. I have alot of drawings that came out alright, but some are so similar to others. Theres a dilemma on how to show some of those, and because you are the artist and not the viewer, its hard to decide which of the similar to show (i.e. between these 3 i think x is better than the other two, when in actuality the viewer wont like that and might have preferred one of the other 3. posting up all 3 at a time is doable but is it savy?) Thats just one small tidbit Ill have to think about. Its not as important as deadline setting and what not. Its prolly just a matter of seeing what clicks, what doesnt, and calibrating.
But thanks for the comments so far. All ideas I take into consideration (hence the confusion) so if there are anymore get em out while you can.
Semi teaser:
That huge pile of paper under the model, are all face-down drawings of Ryu…
wow you’ve got quite the collection of sketches.!!!
start your blog NOW!!! i wanna see those drawings! :looney:
Dammit I was waiting for someone to say something!
I still need to finish a few of them… but to be fair I’ll try to post up the other teaser pic I took with some actual drawing used as a background for the Ryu statue before I release the blog. Hard to pick just one, some people can be judgmental.
I don’t think it really matters how many you post, so don’t worry about meeting other people’s expectations. Post however much you think is necessary. But keep in mind the more you draw, the more you benefit. Hopefully the comments you receive will push you in the right direction. I find it’s helpful to look back at work at stages before it was complete to look for strengths and weaknesses, so you shouldn’t be worried about posting art before is finished.
jk. just keep it casual ^^