A year since my last post here but that does not mean I have forgotten. I stop by from time to time and this still remains the most comprehensive documentation of what I have been up to. I thought other social media would take over but the shine has definetly gone from those sites. The traffic is down and the agression is up so I have been on there less and less. I have set up my own website and that is what I have spent the most energy on maintaining. If you are in your art journey and dont have your own website I would urge you to set one up. As you can see social media trends wax and wane and change ownership and terms. Your site will remain within your control and be a fixed point for all your work.
A trend with a massive impact in the last year has been AI. If this was 10 years ago I would for sure be rethinking my career plans and thinking about what to specialise in. There is no doubht jobs are been lost in concept art, stock art, marketing art and I see jobs requiring artists include ai in their workflow. I have all but stopped creating illustrations for commissions. I imagine only the top tier big names will survive in those fields. I still enjoy drawing and painting but create for myself. These are some 2 hour studies from photos created as part of studybuddies.
For now the more specialist, bespoke art still requires an artist. I have focused on continuing with 3D with some animation.
I even recorded some starter Blender tutorials. Something I plan to add to but maybe in shorter form.
The other strand of work is graphic design for technical folk.
It is still a struggle to get by. The cost of living increases are hard to battle against. Despite all that I am still here and still producing work. I recomend checking in on my website to see all my work https://dertypaws.com/
I have lots more to post so I will come back and continue to add to this. In the meantime if you have any questions drop them in the comments and I will answer if I can.
