r/SupportingArtist

🎬 The moment you've been waiting for is here!
The inaugural Asheville Mental Health Film Fest has officially been rescheduled and is coming to Asheville on July 18! 💙

🎟️ Early Bird sale now through July 3!

Every ticket purchased helps cover venue costs and supports AHyder Productions' upcoming film, “Come Find Me.” Crew and Casting calls are coming soon!

Here's what you can look forward to:

✨ Raffle baskets featuring gift certificates from Papas & Beer, Standard Pizza Co., Asheville Head Spa, and more.

🎥 Five incredible short films competing for the Audience Choice Award—we loved the submissions so much that we expanded the lineup from four films to five!

🏆 The audience will vote to decide who takes home the $250 grand prize, so your voice matters.

🎞️ An exclusive premiere screening of Long Time, No See, followed by a Q&A panel with the team who brought the film to life.

🎬 A first look at the next major film project coming to Asheville & how you can be part of it.

💚 Information about local mental health resources while supporting a nonprofit that has continued serving the community, even after Hurricane Helene.

We can't wait to celebrate storytelling, community, and mental health with you.

Can anyone give me some advice on improving the shading, shadows, and contouring of skin? This artwork is a good example of where I’m struggling.
I’ve watched tons of YouTube tutorials and practiced a lot, but I still have a hard time creating believable contrast and form. Whenever I try to add more depth, it ends up looking muddy or dirty instead of making the skin look like it actually has volume and contour.
If anyone has tips, paint-overs, exercises, or resources that helped you improve skin rendering, I’d really appreciate it. And please be nice to me—I’m still learning! 😅

Hey r/shareyourmusic,

I wanted to share a milestone and a transition in my musical journey. For 5 years (from age 14 to 19), I was completely isolated in my bedroom, obsessed with soundscapes and synthesizers, pouring everything into music as my safe space.

Eventually, I started working with a record label and released 5 tracks with them through single contracts. It was a great learning experience, and they genuinely helped me with initial technical stuff like setting up my PayPal for distribution, which I'm very grateful for.

However, after getting a closer look at how the industry works from the inside, I realized that my ultimate goal is total creative and business freedom. I want to own 100% of my master rights and build my project on my own terms.

So, I made a conscious choice to transition into being a fully independent DIY artist. My very first self-released track is officially dropping on July 3rd under my project foggy19.

It’s honestly a bit terrifying because starting from absolute scratch to build an audience on Spotify by yourself is a massive uphill battle. But taking the independent route feels like the right step for my growth.

Since the pre-save link is still processing on CD Baby, the best way to support a bedroom producer right now is to simply follow my Spotify profile. That way, the algorithm will automatically push the track to your Release Radar on day one!

Here is my Spotify profile: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5UJGwEWWnQ5sdyINhOiCA1?si=2wLzQzQvSuG73GasXWj5yw

(Note: If you use Apple Music,or other platforms, my artist name is foggy19 everywhere).

Thanks for reading, and I'd love to connect with other indie artists here. How did you know it was time to go fully independent?