u/Far_Switch1562

[Discussion] What Am I doing wrong?

[[I've attached a few of my works for reference ]]

Okay, let me tell y'all the situation, I'm new to the Commission game and can't seem to find any (actual) clients for over a month now, at least not ones that are scammers...

I did what most people have been telling me to, Post my works, promote it and advertise it wherever you can, go to vcs, showcase work, cold dms, go to these specific niches and servers

Every generic way of finding it. Only for people to think I'm a scammer or that I'm not approaching it the right way. The same advice over and over again is not helping and I'm trying to find an objective strategy to this.

Now I'm at a point where I have to move out of a toxic environment and I've already booked the place, was that a stupid idea? Yeah, I know. But I don't have a choice so I'm focusing on trying to figure out what I am doing wrong exactly.I just need about $100 - $200 to be able to afford rent this month to move out of my parent's place. I keep getting told for these works, anyone would be willing to pay that much for each piece, then what am I doing wrong here???

Is my artworks not good enough? Am I just doing this the wrong way? Is it my approach? Am I just having bad luck? Was this a bad decision?

I know I made the right decision with the move out but am I wrong with the commission part?

If anyone in the comments or messages can help me with this I'd be truly grateful to you. I have 7 days to be able to find and earn up enough and I feel like I'm drawn to a wall. Is it really this hard to find commissions or am I actually doing something wrong?

u/Far_Switch1562 — 1 day ago

URGENT NEED

Heyyy y'all,

Let me keep this short, I have to move out in 3 days and really need some commission in my hand or else I won't be able to afford rent

Do take a look at my portfolio and DM if you'd be interested in commissioning! Thank you so much for reading!

u/Far_Switch1562 — 3 days ago

Should we get back together?

Before you ask, no I'm not referring to an ex xD or maybe I am?

An ex-show more so. I can't tell if I should get back into the community and watch Miraculous Ladybug again. 🐞

I remember watching the trailer on the TV for this show way back when I was in 5th grade. At the time, I found this show pretty childish (lol) like every other tv show they used to air on tv channels in 2018. But I fell head over heels for this show because of how much the main character felt like me, how much the world felt so magical like a fairytale I wanted to come true, I thought that this was the best media out there! (P.S. as a kid, I never got to watch mainstream movies or tv shows growing up) 😭

Miraculous ladybug got me into making Fanart for this show at the age of 10 and at age 11, I changed to a new school. I never had friends growing up and assumed that the same would happen in this new school but my Fanart of MLB finally made people notice me. That was the happiest I ever was, and after that point everything became about that show! I made my own side bag, wanted to be a fashion designer and go to Paris, Heck-! I even had my own imaginary kwami!! 💅✨

Well, that's the base of it, after the end of season 4 the whole show felt so underwhelming to me... How adrien felt like a show piece in the corner and chat noir's role got completely side tracked, ladybug's consequences felt non existent and even when there were consequences, it felt like now the story will just revolve around her. I didn't want to ruin the nostalgia this show brought to me so I officially stopped watching after season 4 and from what I heard, some other people did too. I still remember falling in love with SAMG's animation and how cool I found the whole concept of this show!🐾

I guess what I'm saying is, after so much has changed, and with the new character designs and everything too. I'm asking you 🫵 who probably still watches this show as you are in this sub reddit.

Is it really worth getting back in? Will I find something new to explore even if it's unfamiliar, or will I just be disappointed about my (still) favourite show ever?

u/Far_Switch1562 — 3 days ago