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 No.63224>>63225 >>63245 >>63253 >>63340 >>64338 [Watch Thread][Show All Posts]

Does anyone know any artists who take free art requests or how to get free art?

 No.63225>>63396 >>63461

>>63224 (OP)

You never know if an artist takes free requests or not. Here's some handy tricks to ensuring you've got the best chance:

1. Be specific. A lot of artists hate it when you request art but don't know exactly what you want. There's no hard and fast rule about how much description you should have, but consider having detailed references of poses that you want, clothing you want (if any) and a concrete description of the scene.

2. Always, always, always ask! Since most artists don't advertise if they do free art or not, you ought to take the initiative and send them a note, first! Art request notes are a lot like cover-letters for a job-- you should have a little blurb that you like their art a lot and are a big fan before dropping your request. You can see if someone reads your note on FA (dunno about Inkbunny or Weasyl), so if they have read it and don't respond, send them a reminder! Or, you can try messaging them on Twitter. If you do so, be sure to have a link to a pastebin of your usual request (which you should have handy if you followed step 1!)

3. Don't get discouraged! Sometimes artists are busy! Let them know that it's okay if they can't get it done right away, or ask them again in a week! A lot can happen in a week, after all, and they'll probably be less busy then. Plus, maybe some of the other artists you messaged will have some free time to do your request!

If you have a proper template for requests, you can easily send out five or six an hour. Hope this helps!


 No.63232>>63242

99.99% of the time when an artist offers "free art", it will go to one of their inner circle of friends. Are you part of that circle? Didn't think so. Well, don't despair; you NEVER will be.

Don't even bother trying. It's a waste of time, trust me.


 No.63242>>63248

>>63232

I only do it for friends because they share my interests, know how to write requests, and give something in return. They also understand my situation, so they don't pressure me to do it immediately. With most strangers though, they have entirely different interests from me, treat it as a commission by demanding several revisions, and want it ASAP.

I don't hate criticism, but art is just a huge time sink and I would rather be practicing stuff with the spare time I have.


 No.63245>>63273

>>63224 (OP)

I do free art, but I'm a complete unknown so you know.


 No.63248>>63254

>>63242

Not every artist trades solely amongst their secret brethren, in the pixellated currency that is their production, as do the Presidents and Bankers in their Bohemian Grove, but most do. Perhaps you count yourself as one of the former, and believe your moral fiber cleaner because, but the result is much the same. Men who have either achieved status or imagined themselves to have such keep those comrades as they already have, and ever hence the moment they first grasped their popularity, make no attempts to form new bonds. Being the friend of one is a simple task, if already achieved it was, but becoming one after the fact is impossible; as forevermore they view the "lesser" folk as outsiders, and offer naught to them but scraps.


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 No.63253>>63254

>>63224 (OP)

follow a bunch of artists on twitter/fa/weasyl (and if you don't mind shitty art then DeviantArt/tumblr too) and check regularly for if any have posted about a "Free raffle" or a "free art contest" and if they have put in an entry.

Now of course there's a good chance they might go "Oh would you look at that, My best friend happened to win!" but you can't know if you don't try. Just keep trying till one of them works out.

Alternatively, Find an artist you like and look through their profile to see if you have anything in common with them. Preferably something you don't have in common with many other furries so you can go "it's so hard to find other furries that have this in common with me!"; To which they might reply "Yeah I know right?.

Use that common ground to start talking with them, And then (About to oversimplify things) continue talking until you two are fairly good friends.

Make sure that if they ever think you're only being friends with them for free art(Which maybe you are) you assure them that you would "Rather just commission them then go through the trouble of making friends" and if they still don't accept that then say "Trust me, Your art is worth it." If you want to be more ass-kissy add in things like "I don't know how you're not a more popular artist". If you want to be less ass-kissy then say "In fact I was thinking about commissioning you soon, I've just been trying to figure out what I'd like"

If by now you haven't already go ahead and say you would "Like to commission them sometime soon" and make some sort of inquiry about pricing that is unlisted or obscure on their pricing sheet (I.E. "Would a city background count as a detailed backgroud?" or "What do you charge for ref sheets"(If you need an excuse for why you asked about that and then got something besides a ref sheet and "I just changed my mind" isn't cutting it just say something like "I thought a pinup would suffice as a ref for now")

At this point one of two things will happen:

A: They will answer your question and that's it.

B: They will answer your question and say "But don't worry, you're my friend so I won't charge you"

If the answer was B then mission successful! You got your free art AND you made a nice friend along the way!

TL;DR Enter raffles and/or make friends with artists and make sure it's not obvious if you're just doing so for free art


 No.63254

>>63253

Also what >>63248 said.

If possible find another way to pay for your art. Maybe an artist will post something like "Anybody good with websites? I wanna set up a website for my artwork but I'm not good with coding." and maybe you're a web developer. If this is the case then say "Hey I'm a web developer! I could help you with making the website, But I don't want to work for free. Maybe you could draw me something in exchange?"

And no matter what you do: Be artist friendly. Even if you're just normally paying for a commission. if you follow a bunch of artists on twitter you'll likely see a ton of bitching and moaning about artist problems. Try to avoid doing any of these.

And NEVER be rude to them after asking for free art. This will result in them posting screenshots of your DMs and telling everybody to avoid you. Don't be autistic and you should be fine.


 No.63262

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you could try the /trash/ oc drawthread but good fucking luck


 No.63273

>>63245

my telegram @Deadfred88

hit me up maybe we can chat


 No.63274

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I know this method is probably not the best, but goto DA and browse by category (either anthro or cartoons&comics and sort by new and just ask anyone you see who's art you like if they take requests via a note, it's hit or miss, but that's how I found this artist https://jmarss.deviantart.com/


 No.63331

>>63255

Wouldn't they just show you examples of their work and then tell you to fuck off if you want them to sketch something specific?


 No.63334

There's an artist doing free sketch requests right now in their stream.

https://picarto.tv/KaylaNa

("Not an advertisement"- Steven Murryneux)

 No.63336

>>63335

Calm your tits, faggot. OP asked if there was any artists that do free requests. This artist just happens to be doing them now in their stream.


 No.63340>>63346

>>63224 (OP)

>free art requests or how to get free art

Pledge them on Patrecon or whatever they use to e-beg, and once you get your artwork, unpledge. Simple


 No.63346

>>63340

Absolutely devilish, but that only works with the Patreons that aren't pay-upfront.


 No.63396>>63410

>>63225

Thanks anon

So far i have 4 artists who said they would do free art for me :3


 No.63410

>>63396

post your deliveries here once they're done, or don't, your decision


 No.63461>>63462

>>63225

Artfag here. do not follow this fucking retards advice. do not feign interest, do not send a note like an annoying preteen, do not continue to ask. Seriously, fuck this guys advice this is the fastest way to piss anyone off and burn your bridges with artists in the long run. If you want any kind of freebies, thats literally what drawthreads are about and now adays the modern equivalent outside of imageboards is hanging out with them on a stream. Many many artists dont do requests by demand, but as a side thing to wind down or warm up from their main work.


 No.63462>>63482

>>63461

>drawthreads

literally a game of chance


 No.63474>>63549 >>63740 >>63791

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Welcome to the world of art sniping.

Every day, new artists join furry art sites like FurAffinity. They're not necessarily "new" artists. Perhaps they've recently deleted an account full of older art they're ashamed of and want to create a new identity for themselves. Or maybe they're coming fresh from DeviantArt and want to try out drawing porn.

Now the first thing an artist with a fresh account wants is attention so that they can build up a watcher list. So they offer free art requests. It's like when a new gym offers a free month of membership to the first 20 people through the door. And like in the real-world example, when you see the offer for free art, you better act quick before somebody else takes it from you. Don't be meek. Have no pity. Artists who are very desperate for social contact will sometimes even draw things they dislike. But once that artist gets enough attention to make them happy, they'll stop doing requests entirely. So be quick.

Every day open up that FurAffinity search box, type in search terms like "Free Request" "drawing request" "free art" or "Free NSFW Requests" (sort by date descending). And fire away a PM or comment to every one of those artists.

Hint: Leave the artist a detailed comment on one of their previous submissions to make it seem like you did them a favor by giving them attention, so they'll want to pay you back for your good deed.

Bonus: Have multiple accounts that you use to make get multiple free requests from the same artist. Don't make it obvious that you're the same person.


 No.63482

>>63462

Alot of art ive done has been for free. there's more than one board on 8chan, there's more than one imageboard and if you want some modern cancer there's discords. Its really not that difficult to find people who like to draw. but you're going to have to get out of your bubble to do it. This board doesnt have any chance to get request deliveries though, as the BO fucked that a long time ago.


 No.63512>>63551

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Don't mean to completely derail OP's thread, but does anyone have good advice for finding the best deals possible regarding commissions? I've since given up on free art since it's highly unlikely anyone will find my requests interesting in addition to competing with dozens, if not hundreds for free shit.


 No.63549>>63564

>>63474

Sauce on pic?


 No.63551

>>63512

Weasyl has a marketplace where artist can list their prices. You could try browsing that till you find someone you like with good pricing.


 No.63564>>63589


 No.63589

>>63564

thx pal


 No.63617


 No.63621>>63659 >>63681

What do you do if a random artist decides to do your request, but it's apparent from their early sketches that they're not very good at drawing, and you'd rather not have them draw it, but you don't want to hurt their feelings?


 No.63659

>>63621

>you'd rather not have them draw it, but you don't want to hurt their feelings?

Take the free shit anyway and request it again later.


 No.63681

>>63621

Who cares if you hurt their feelings?

They'll either improve after the experience, or remain perpetually butthurt and never hone their skills so it doesn't happen again.


 No.63684

>poorfags


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>>63474

How devilish. I'm absolutely certain those tactics work extremely well.

t. socially-retarded, attention-starved drawfag


 No.63791

>>63474

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/26488695/

this isnt looking good so far dude


 No.64272

How do I go about finding people who take requests on Tumblr and deviantART?


 No.64338>>64508 >>64517

>>63224 (OP)

Artist here, pay us or fuck off


 No.64357

Some artists I was interested in buying from gave me free sketches because they loved my character's design which was pretty nice.


 No.64371>>64387 >>64743

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THE COMPLETE ASSHOLE'S GUIDE: GETTING FREE SKETCHES AND MAYBE MORE

Step 1:

Make an account on Deviantart and/or the Furaffinity forums.

It helps a lot if you let your account sit for a month or longer before using it.

Step 2:

Go to the job offers forum and state you're hiring. Be vague with the details. Very soon you will be swimming in dozens of artists desperate to be hired.

Step 3:

Scan the artist's commission details. If they say they take payment up front, do no business with them.

If their details say nothing, or if they state that the sketch comes before payment, send them the details. Do this to as many artists as you can.

Step 4:

You'll soon have a number of sketches. Some artists will even send you a full illustration in advance. If they send a watermarked image, they can usually be removed with a bit of photoshop knowledge (especially on B&W images or flat colours). If the image is a low resolution, throw it through waifu2x.

Congratulations! You now have exactly what you asked for, hopefully.

Step 5:

Cancel your commissions. It's best to do so tactfully and in a way that prevents the blame from being shifted onto you. State you cannot accept the sketch the way it is due to anatomical errors, perspective issues, not being close enough to what you were envisioning, etc. You can even criticize their ability which will typically evoke a defensive reaction, at which point you can just outright state you don't want to work with someone so temperamental.

Alternatively, say you don't like the sketch, perhaps imply it's outside of their ability, and then ask if you can have them do a different picture instead. Effectively, you'll be getting two for the price of none.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

This is effectively scamming art from someone. This is horrible, and you should not do this. Treat sketch scamming as you would pirating an album, movie, or game. If you like it, pay for it when you can afford it.

Just kidding. Fuck 'em. Make another account and incubate it for a bit. Then, in between step 2 and 3, message all the artists who gave you free sketches in the past. Chances are that they'll still be easy marks the second time around.


 No.64387

>>64371

works reasonably well if you have no recognizable original characters and -- well, actually that's the only situation it works in. instead if you want to see something with well-known or generic characters in the first place, it's probably better both for yourself and for the community if you just find some artist that's taking requests and have them draw it. if you have an original character you can probably expect to get about two free drawings in this way before no one is willing to draw your character ever again.

i also like to think that human beings are relatively stupid on the whole but if your account is like two months old and has no meaningful activity that's probably going to throw up some red flags, even for a mildly retarded person. any reasonably good artist who can take commissions from literally anyone else will not take that gamble. of course you could invest some time into the account, set it up to make it look like you're an active member, and make occasional comments on their posts beforehand so they warm up to you (so that you can ultimately throw all of that effort away in exchange for 1 shitty free sketch), but at that point:

you're an absolute fucking retard just pay someone for fucks sake


 No.64508>>64517

>>64338

Consumer here, lower prices or fuck off


 No.64517

>>64338

>>64508

Suggester here, use rhyperior.


 No.64743>>68616

>>64371

Why would you be so mean to the people who make what you love?


 No.64807

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holly shit you guys are profesionnal jews. I don't mind. Makes me more aware of the clients I can have


 No.68615

I just draw Bara shit not because I want to gain popularity or publicity. It's because of my love for drawing Bara.

Money is a bonus, but not a necessity because I'm already earning enough income to sustain myself.


 No.68616

>>64743

I don't love anything, faggot.


 No.68627

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>expected a circlejerk of retarded autists repeating to each other why other people should give what they want for free

>instead the thread turn into a dozen of shared extremely serious,well made and detailed methods on how scamming artist online

Well...I'm surprised, I'm disgusted but proud of you fags, you are smarter and less autistic than I thought but far more cold and immoral than I imagined

Never underestimate people, not even furfags


 No.70724>>70726

Give me a blowjob for free

Give me food for free

Give me a car ride for free

GTFO


 No.70726>>70728

>>70724

You can literally get all those things for free if you know where to look.

>blowjob

tinder

>food

look for dumpster-diving food sharing groups on facebook or craigslist

>car ride

look for carpool lane rideshare seekers

Capitalism has delivered the promises Communism made but couldn't achieve. If you want free art, look for it and ask for it.


 No.70728>>70750

>>70726

>communism is bad

>give me free art btw

lmao


 No.70750

>>70728

Nothing in communism is free, you pay with your taxes




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