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William Paquet
04-29-2008, 03:17 PM
Any sculptors here have Deviant Art pages? If so, how does it work and is it worth the effort to set up a membership?
Thanks,
WP:)
Andy Bergholtz
04-29-2008, 03:45 PM
I set up an account there a while back---
http://monsterpappa.deviantart.com/
It's easy to use, but honestly I've yet to find any real benefit to signing up. I'm not entirely convinced that it's a great venue for reaching out to potential clientel... I've gotten several thousand pageviews and a handful of commission inquiries, but nothing that amounted to much more than a fellow artist wanting a maquette sculpted of one of his/her creations (for pocket change of course). To be honest, I only log in once every couple months, just to make sure I haven't missed any interesting private messages. Of course, if I didn't already have a personal website to serve as an online 'portfolio', I would probably view DA as being invaluable.
It's a good place to meet other like-minded artists though, if that's what you're looking for. Just be prepared to sift through thousands of "how did you make that?" and "your stuff is teh awesome!" comments on a weekly basis. :)
William Paquet
04-29-2008, 04:03 PM
I set up an account there a while back---
http://monsterpappa.deviantart.com/
It's easy to use, but honestly I've yet to find any real benefit to signing up. I'm not entirely convinced that it's a great venue for reaching out to potential clientel... I've gotten several thousand pageviews and a handful of commission inquiries, but nothing that amounted to much more than a fellow artist wanting a maquette sculpted of one of his/her creations (for pocket change of course). To be honest, I only log in once every couple months, just to make sure I haven't missed any interesting private messages. Of course, if I didn't already have a personal website to serve as an online 'portfolio', I would probably view DA as being invaluable.
It's a good place to meet other like-minded artists though, if that's what you're looking for. Just be prepared to sift through thousands of "how did you make that?" and "your stuff is teh awesome!" comments on a weekly basis. :)
Sort of the last thing I want, to be honest. On both counts.
I'll think about it some more. I don't have an actual web site. Somebody needs to slap me.
Thanks chum.:)
ManthingVT
04-29-2008, 08:11 PM
Sort of the last thing I want, to be honest. On both counts.
I'll think about it some more. I don't have an actual web site. Somebody needs to slap me.)
You're not the only one William. I've rattled on about "geting a website" for years now and need to get one done soon too.
I can see a Deviant Site useful if you need to send potential clients to a place to see your work though- especially if you don't have a full website.
MVT
hellspawn77
04-29-2008, 09:47 PM
Any easy website to make is a blog like mine: www.claudiosetti.com
Easy to change and update plus search engines will find it easier because of all the words on it...
Granted its not for everyone but it is one option :)
A web site alone is really not going to get any new clients though but you need to have some sort of presence online now a days... I've never gotten any work from my website to be honest but then again that wasn't what it was geared towards either :D
A lot of people do comment on how much it has helped them which is the point of my blog...
Claudio
Mandragora
04-29-2008, 09:55 PM
You're not the only one William. I've rattled on about "geting a website" for years now and need to get one done soon too.
I can see a Deviant Site useful if you need to send potential clients to a place to see your work though- especially if you don't have a full website.
MVT
its been really useful for me.
the only downside is that people can't really contact me there . . so i need to give them my page as well as my email.
Professor Oreo
04-29-2008, 11:04 PM
deviantArt is really only good if you're an unestablished nobody like me and want to help get your name out and build a fan base. It does serve as a decent online portfolio as well if you're an html 'tard like me. But other than that it really won't do too much for you.
Andy Bergholtz
04-30-2008, 11:42 AM
Hey, how could I forget.... Meeting ol' Prof. Oreo has probably been the single most rewarding thing to come out of my DA membership so far. :buttrock:
Professor Oreo
05-01-2008, 01:10 PM
Hey, how could I forget.... Meeting ol' Prof. Oreo has probably been the single most rewarding thing to come out of my DA membership so far. :buttrock:
Aww shucks... Thanks Andy!!! I'm blushing!!
Mandragora
05-01-2008, 01:23 PM
deviantArt is really only good if you're an unestablished nobody like me and want to help get your name out and build a fan base. It does serve as a decent online portfolio as well if you're an html 'tard like me. But other than that it really won't do too much for you.
LOL
i guess that's why it works for me :D
alterton
05-06-2008, 04:53 PM
Guys!
I have a DA account too! but I am with Andy about it. A website/blog will always be the primary source to show someone stuff. Also, I got a few emails from sculptors telling me the Corner site we all built got them work, and a few art directors told me they use it as a list of possible sculptors, bad thing with the Corner is that it has got too big to keep it on date and that the only way to update it is only through me, I would love to find another way, like every sculptor there could be able to upload their stuff when they want it to, but so far all my effort and my software knowldge have been pretty lame. So any help will be more than thankful. Another way to show your stuff is forums, the clubhouse, this one and the spawn board are the one IMHO wich gives more exposure, I got a few big works from there as producers from different kind of companies lurks around.
Interviews from different online news site like figures.com, action-figure.com and so helps the exposure too. Some places have an email to request them, wizard has one also.
But so far, the "knock the door until they call the cops" has been the best way to get noticed. Come on, I live in the ass of the world, so no conventions for me, not personal contact of any kind, just the marvelous internet and it bennefits!!!!
I think I went a little far with the topic, so just read the first lines to get the resumed answer, lol
William Paquet
05-06-2008, 05:04 PM
I should echo what Freak Dentist said. Just recently a client got my info through Alterton's Sculptor's Corner, and actually got my email from the Insane Lunatic.
Sculptor's Corner Rocks!:buttrock:
Alterton is a FREAK...BUT HE ROCKS!!:thumbs2:
Andy Bergholtz
05-06-2008, 05:36 PM
Yep, I've gotten more work inquiries through the Sculptor's Corner than any other venue I'm involved with, including my own website. Alterton is the MAN.
alterton
05-06-2008, 11:19 PM
So William, you took the gig?? MF send me pics!!!!
What I wanted to point with the Corner example is that places that showcases several artist works are good for exposure too, besides forums or personal sites/blogs, there are a lot of other sites (not as good as our, LOL) around the net, even yahoo groups.
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