Can you recommend me some independent artists?
Can you recommend me some independent artists?
Even though there used to be adequate sites, I haven't looked for art for ages now. Its may still be possible to find non ai/ low effort stuff but honestly i don't need more doomscrolling in my life.
Do any of you know some artists who do any of this
- 2d or 3d art / illustration / etc
- publish art/ portfolio on a personal site or similar
- may even sell some nice prints or so
- no need for mass i seek class
I obviously know that the main internet presence for many resides on bigtech platforms, however i'd appreciate having some more deliberate means to seek out stuff i might enjoy.
I may as well link to some randoms on the internet
https://www.chatonlaser.net/ https://www.nemupan.com/gallery https://ilustrata.com.br/
Don't limit yourself to similar artists, feel free to link whomever you know, no matter the plaform they are on, the art they produce, etc. I'd appreciate it
Kplx is one of my favorite artists on the fediverse
!dailybunnies@lemmings.world is also great
May I humbly ask you to check out my comics? PaintedDoggie.com
If you subscribe to hashtags for your interests from a Pixelfed account I'm sure you will find artists and art that you like. There are some wonderful artists on the Fediverse and it's how I find most of the artists and art that I like these days.
Some that I particularly like right now:
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@rmiddleton.art@pixelfed.art - abstract expressionism
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@humanum@mastodon.art - digital watercolour 'bio-fantasy'
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@atomicker@mstdn.ca - 1900s Japanese Shin-hanga prints from various artists
I sometimes see artists offering prints but I'm sure most artists would be approachable about making them for you if you'd like to buy one.
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Quite a lot of comic book artists have side gigs producing commission pieces. Unfortunately, most of these are outside MY budget, but you do you! :)
https://www.rmichelson.com/illustration/jon-j-muth/
(NSFW)
One of my BlueSky accounts I use for what you're missing. Follow artist starterpacks to get started faster, the AI and Politics mass block lists too, and avoid Catch Up like the American doomer plague it is. "Show less of this" everything political/not the account's focus in your Discover feed. Block them first when you have the patience to do this tedious task. After awhile all you'll see is artists/indie. Disable risque/adult content default-on blocks as desired.
Takes a bit of work, but this has been nice.
Another good resource is https://www.newgrounds.com/art
Is Newgrounds a diminished community? Yes. Is it still active? Also yes. Had a bit of a artist population boost around when the exodus to BlueSky from Xhitter was going on too.
For some recency bias specifics:
I'm rather into Montreal Canadian u m a m i. Their shop is here: https://umamimerch.com/ I have a few of their prints on my walls haha. See their youtube channel for context. Short films and he also makes music. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqrrxZeeFSNCjGmD-33SKMw/videos
https://umamimerch.com/product-category/home-living/wall-art/
I love Peter Draws youtube channel. Elaborate doodles. Here's their shop: https://www.peterdraws.com/ and channel: https://www.youtube.com/@peter_draws/videos
modern landscape paintings https://bsky.app/profile/jimmusilpainter.bsky.social
3d artist with a low-fi gimmick, nerdy pop culture related usually https://bsky.app/profile/nupsu.me
OC creator for dumb bombastic gamer shitposts https://bsky.app/profile/kinofabino.bsky.social
Illustrator https://bsky.app/profile/willquinnart.bsky.social
Digital Illustrator https://bsky.app/profile/mana4anam.bsky.social
Illustrator https://bsky.app/profile/nicodelort.bsky.social and https://shop.nicolasdelort.com/