Mermaids Art Commissions/ FAQ

[SecretMermaid]

Hey all!

Okay lets get the train started- I'll answer the questions ive been hearing a lot now, but please feel free to ask more, and ill be sure to answer as they come in!

1. Who made these?!

That would be me! Ive been making these drawings since 2018! You can even see the improvement!

2. Can I get a drawing?

I will not be taking many commissions until the start of summer. Ill do maybe 2 per month until then. I need to focus on university!
To explain better, every once in a while I will pick up a request or two, but that will NOT be often. Please dont be upset if I dont pick your drawing up right away!

3. When you do start taking requests, how will I know?

I'll make a new post explaining that I'm here to do all your avatar needs! Watch out for that closer to summer time.

4. How much do you charge?

40c per avatar, I know its a bit pricey but I can promise you'll love it!
signature prices are undetermined right now

5. Will you be doing skins again?

Yes, but they will cost 60c (They actually take longer than the drawings)


If you have any more questions please do let me know down below and ill get to answering them as soon as I can!
Thanks for reading!

[bahamabucks]

Hey SM, I'm really into art and am good at it, on papper though. Digital art is a bit more chalenging. Do you have some tips on that? Also how do you shade o.o



- Young artist in training Bah

[SecretMermaid]

Digital art takes some getting used to, i started with a wacom tablet ( A tablet you connect to your computer and draw on it) Now I use a touchscreen computer. Its really practice. I can promise you I was not good at all when I first started It just takes lots of practice, from what ive seen youre already pretty good at it.

With shading, I use photoshop, Basically pick a color darker than your other colors (I generally pick reds or purples), and lower the opacity a lot (maybe 20%) that works pretty well for me

Hope this helps!

[Tisjstme]

Just would like to say...
Thanks for mine last year Mer, all 3. Avatar, Sig and Skin.
As you can see I am still using them ...
Cause they be AMAZING, of cause.
Keep up the good work, and don't over do it.
Studies first.

[bahamabucks]

Digital art takes some getting used to, i started with a wacom tablet ( A tablet you connect to your computer and draw on it) Now I use a touchscreen computer. Its really practice. I can promise you I was not good at all when I first started It just takes lots of practice, from what i've seen you're already pretty good at it.

With shading, I use photoshop, Basically pick a color darker than your other colors (I generally pick reds or purples), and lower the opacity a lot (maybe 20%) that works pretty well for me

Hope this helps!

That does help! And thanks and I actually have a tablet now, it's a Huion Kanvas pro 12. Lol. only reason i don't use it is it's a pain to set up in our tiny space. Maybe i can stick to traditional art for right now. XD

[SecretMermaid]

Awee thank you Tis, means a lot to hear

And Bah, You could try saving up a few drawings to just spend a whole day doing digital work, that's what I did for a while. You can also trace over traditional art, the pen (at least on mine) could still read through the paper.

[bahamabucks]

Awee thank you Tis, means a lot to hear

And Bah, You could try saving up a few drawings to just spend a whole day doing digital work, that's what I did for a while. You can also trace over traditional art, the pen (at least on mine) could still read through the paper.

I could indeed do that, and if mine cant read through paper i can always take a picture of it and use those fancy layer things to make it work

[Claw]

Hey, Mermaid! I'm glad to see you have this up and running again! I wanted to ask if you're still willing to make skins? If not I understand too! Good luck with university!

Claw

[SecretMermaid]

Hey Claw,
I'll be doing skins again closer to summer time, they will cost 60c!
Check back here closer to June-July, when summer starts!

Thanks for everyones patience!

[Claw]

Sounds good! I'll have to come back online to make enough money! haha. I'm happy to see you got this up and running again, and I'm looking forward to this June/July.