New pictures Etsy tips that have worked so far...

So since im un-employed I decided to really try and get my etsy store revamped. First i took all new pictures of my prints in frames, so people could see what they would like like all set up and ready to hang in their homes. Plus in my opinion it adds "front page appeal". It's rare that I see flat artwork on the front page, I think photographing them this way allowed me to play more with angles and framing, etsy loves interesting photos on the FP.

Then i read on a forum somewhere how the first 2 words in the title and descriptions of your listings are so important, that google sees those first 2 words. It also said that you should repeat those keywords from your title in your description. im not talking about "title tag stuffing" more like, smart titling... like this listing here

Anyway, since iv revamped everything iv been getting a few hearts a day pretty steadily and it wasnt like that before. Iv also been tracking my views and hearts at statsy.org and see improvment there too...

hopefully i will have a sale soon cuz iv been unemployed for 2 weeks now... and it sucks. id really like to be able to have some real profit come from this and not just have a pretty store on the web.

Zazzle Disapointment...

So i went to order some new business cards since im looking for new work. And while I was at it i decided i would go ahead and try ordering some buttons to try to sell in my etsy shop... well zazzle went to charge me shipping for the business cards AND the buttons separately, an additional $6.99..... WTF?

Its too late for me to try to figure it out so i just removed the buttons... but seriously... why?

anyway, here is what my new cards for my etsy shop will look like. an YES im totally taking advantage of the fox craze ;-)


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Links to Utopia Story Boards

Recently I had the privilege to work under Brent Fasen, creating story boards for a new movie "Links to Utopia". My boyfriend Tad Lambert also worked on them with me. Here are some of my favorites! The movie should be in theaters this summer, and I can't wait to see it!

Behold! My first storyboards as a professional!


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Lost My Job...

So some of you may have noticed the recent explosion of art from me on my facebook. Well there is a good reason for that. On Friday last week I lost my job :-(

Im very sad about the whole thing, especially because now it is getting into winter which is a rough spot for us when it comes to finances. Plus the same day I got very bad news about my sister... I really don't want to go into it other then to say that last Friday couldn't have gotten any worse if it tried.

I wasnt planning on staying at this job forever, but i would have much rather liked to have left on my own terms, when i was ready to start seriously looking. The good thing is alot of people should be hiring this time of year.

But im done with the tears now and am trying to press on for my little family, so i took the time to revamp all of my commission examples so that i can keep doing what i do best while i await to get a call back from an interview. So if your interested please dont hesitate to email me! I have lots of spare time :-)

PS: I posted alot of new stuff in my etsy store too! If you make a purchase from there ill throw in some free ACEO cards :-) Just mention your screen name from DA!

DIGITAL MEDIA COMMISSIONS

 

TRADITIONAL MEDIA COMMISSIONS

Internet is fixed! Hoo-Hah!

So my internet is finally fixed! and its a good thing too because it was driving me bananas! here is some recent artwork iv recently finished but have not posted here. 

Next blog im posting the story boards from my movie gig! EXCITEMENT!

For deviantart fantasy contest, did not win :-/
 

Harry Potter, because im slowly becoming obsessed 

ANOTHER Deviantart contest i did not win >.<  

Logo i made for my friend Matt C

The Life of a Starving Artist - Summer Woes

The Life of a Starving Artist

Life has been interesting lately. My hours at my regular job (at a local TV station) have been cut kinda dramatically. Its strange to come home so early and be able to have some free time. At first all the extra time drove me crazy since i have not had much freelance to fill the time, but iv taken advantage of it to get back in shape and draw as much of my own stuff as i can.

Being able to do more of my own work has released alot of the financial stresses. Im just not freaking out as bad as i normally would be. I guess its because im a little happier doing more of my own drawings and becoming a better artist. Me and Tad got a Wii & Wii fit, and thats been alot of fun to explore and work out with! Soon ill be launching the new design for my website, reworking my commissions... and working on more animation for the first time in a long time.

Soon ill be posting my storyboards from my movie gig here, as well as a TON of new drawings. My internet is really f**ed up because the service signal in our area is really weak. So now i have to wait up to a week to be able to upload things properly.

I also have a ton of artwork iv done in the past few months that i ahvent uploaded here yet... gotta catch up...
and give this blog a makeover...

my "TO DO" list gets longer every day!

Anyway thats all just a little update. summer is almost over and ill be 25 soon! OMG OLD! lol

night yal

Genie Commission for "Phil V"

Life is hectic...

i got in a car accident last week... i hit someone's bumper, no one was hurt, and i was made to believe this wasnt a big deal. apparently i was wrong

it really sickens me how people try to take advantage of the system, and blow things out of proportion in order to try and ruins someone elses life... i wont go into detail, but suffice it to say im pretty pissed off and have lost my faith in mankind right now.... especially certain people in certain professions but i wont say who.

anyway, life goes on i suppose. here is some recent artwork im pretty proud of. i got stuck at one part and almost gave up, but im glad i didnt.

Im also working on updating my website... hopefully this one will finally be good enough to keep me satisfied for more then a year.

i feel like im in a funk, like i have little to look forward to. :sigh: