All Commissions Are OPEN
I hate that I'm posting this on April Fools even though it's not a joke. My medical expenses are getting overwhelming and I could really use the help if anybody is able to.
I have all of my commissions open with unlimited slots. Please help if you can, thank you!
If you have any questions, feel free to DM me or send me a note.
Other Places to Find Me!
I'm NOT leaving DA but I thought it would be good to share an updated list of all the other places I post just in case.
ACTIVE SITES:
DeviantArt: You Are Here
SEMI-ACTIVE:
Christmas Commissions!
Hi guys! With Christmas coming up, I decided I would try and open discounted commissions for Christmas, focusing on Chibi Doodle Pages and Sketchy Doodle Pages. Chibi Doodle Pages are $25
Sketchy Doodle Pages are $20
I take PayPal, Ko-Fi, and CashApp!
These will be closing on December 25th, feel free to DM me if interested!
A Catalogue of Art Websites
Hello guys, with everything feeling like it's crumbling within the online art community right now, I felt like now would be a good time to make a list of a bunch of other websites where people can share their art/expand their horizons. I will be sharing my own experiences with some of these sites as well as just the general consensus that most people share with many of these websites. Hopefully someday we will have an art site that is successful and cares more about their user base than profits in the end. (Though trust me, I understand why profits are necessary for a successful website, I'd just like to see users held in high regard overall.)
Links to each site are available if you click each website header. If you have a site you'd like to see me add, so long as it actually pertains to posting art, please let me know!
While many artists post to Twitter as their primary platform, the website isn't very concerned with the artists amongst their user base, and often times illustrated media is shafted or drowned out by the general public that uses Twitter. Artists on Twitter have to find a way to conquer the algorithm in order to see any gains from the website, though that can be somewhat easy to do if you stay their long enough and put in the effort. Sadly, Twitter is going through a meltdown right now that heavily effects artists and their visibility since the recent acquisition has explicitly stated that visual media is going to be almost pushed back and practically unseen unless you're a paid subscriber for Twitter Blue.
If you are on/join Twitter, be sure to support artists you meet there, especially if they aren't paying to use an otherwise free website. (Personally, I refuse to pay to use Twitter.)
Facebook is home to many groups that can allow artists to post their content. Many of these groups can be general art groups, or you may find specifically niche groups, there's a wide variety. Many artists on the website also make pages specifically to share their art or to sell their prints/crafts/whatever.
Facebook does somewhat destroy the quality of most art posted I've noticed. A lot of really beautiful pieces have a nice, crunchy look to them. I don't have a personal experience with Facebook, but if you do, feel free to share in the comments.
The art community on Instagram is extremely vast and can be hard to navigate at times. Certain canvas sizes have to be adjusted to fit into the right aspect ratio for posting, but the community itself is extremely friendly from what I've experienced! While the community isn't exactly close knit like it would be from a dedicated art site, the support there can be found in droves once you figure out the right algorithm.
While I'm still trying to figure out the right way to 'use' Instagram, I can say being able to post from my computer to the website is so much nicer than when it was strictly app driven. From what I can tell, the picture quality is a lot better than Facebook's too.
I don't know much about sharing art to Pinterest, as I typically use it to curate aesthetic boards for OCs. It might be a good place to get inspiration for art, but I know art theft somewhat run rampant on there, so I would be sure make it obvious that it's your art and not a stolen piece.
TikTok
TikTok is a strictly video driven platform, so unless you make some type of video content that exhibits your art, TikTok isn't for you. There's all kinds of art related posts though, from speedpaints to progress videos to short-form commentary, if you want to make video content that isn't exactly 'YouTube' quality then TikTok is for you.
I personally really love to share my speedpaints to TikTok and it's actually inspired me to share them to Reels and YT Shorts. Some of the TikTok art drama can be extremely childish, but it's easy to weed it out if you really want to.
Tumblr
Tumblr has had somewhat of a resurgence lately thanks to a flood of Twitter users joining the site to escape the apocalypse. It's a great website to share art, especially if you're into extremely niche fandoms or subcultures! However, if you want to post NSFW content, then Tumblr isn't a viable option for posting, as it's still practically SFW only.
Tumblr gets picked on a lot on various websites, but if you can find a specific group on there to cater to, you'll do just fine. I have a blog dedicated to Y2K & Scenecore aesthetics and it does pretty decent. Sharing art on Tumblr can be really fun once you find your niche.
DeviantArt
EDIT: The day I posted this journal, DA shortly rolled out an AI art program that requires you to manually opt out of them using your art to train AI Art Programs. I am so bitter towards DA right now it's unreal. It was honestly looking up for a while but of course, they would do something to bring themselves back down. Be sure to check out many of the other art websites suggested in this journal.
BuzzlyArt
BuzzlyArt definitely started off promising, but ultimately ended up being somewhat disappointing thanks to their vague terms on what was allowed onto the site, insinuating some very controversial takes. I don't have the right to tell people what to do, so use it if you'd like, I just personally don't support it anymore and have been inactive since the website's controversy.
In terms of actually posting art though, from what I did experience from my short time there, the people seemed extremely nice and enthusiastic about having a website that felt a lot like old DA. I also found out that Buzzly does require an invite code in order to join.
SheezyArt
SheezyArt isn't really around anymore sadly, but I wanted to put it here just like a memento for when it was available to the art community. It was basically an old school DA clone with nice customization and an active community.
Mastodon.Art
I don't have much of a personal experience with Mastodon.Art as I am still waiting for my account to be approved, but from what I can tell it seems to be doing well and the art and members seem to be friendly and active. I think it's relatively new so it's probably still got some work ahead of itself.
The main thing I wanted to clarify is to please do not get it confused with Bar**g. It's another "art" website that uses Mastodon's software/setup and is rampant with disgusting CP.
ArtStation
ArtStation is another prominent art website that looks as if it caters mostly to those who draw with realism or 'professional' grade artists. I don't personally use it, but I have seen a few one-off cartoonists/"amateur" artists who use the site. If it looks like something you'd enjoy though, then definitely join!
ArtFol
ArtFol is an app and website that is dedicated for sharing art and status updates. ArtFol is especially great for artists who depend on their phone or tablet as their main device, but of course isn't impossible for those who use desktop software to draw.
As for the community on ArtFol, I'm the type who posts all at once and forgets about it for weeks at a time, so I don't tend to interact with other very much. I've struggled to grow there, but that doesn't make it impossible!
ArtFight
ArtFight is a once a year art event that takes place every July. It's basically just one big art trade party and mostly serves as a place to curate OCs and draw for others. It's not meant for sharing original works, and it's basically dead the rest of the year outside of the one month the event takes place.
InkBlot
InkBlot is an up and coming art website that feels like a solid mix between Twitter and Deviantart. The website can be slow at times and seems occasionally buggy, but that is to be expected for now and will more than likely be fixed as time goes on.
The community on InkBlot is small but it seems to be growing more and more everyday, and I would definitely advise giving it a chance!
Amino
Amino is another app that is dedicated to sharing art and other content within fandoms, subcultures, and other communities that tend to cluster online. Each Amino community you join will give you separate profiles for you to fill out according to your will.
The main issue with Amino is that it's running rampant with kids everywhere and has basically become a hub for drama. It can be extremely uncomfortable at times to be an adult on the app in any community and I stopped using it ages ago.
Newgrounds
One of the oldest websites on this list, Newgrounds has a huge variety of content from original animations, to games, to music, and art. The community is very proud of itself and it's reputation it's built through the years and can definitely be more on the 'edgy' side of the internet, but absolutely in a good way.
Newgrounds does have a rating system and requires your account to be scouted before your content can be featured in the content portals. If you don't want to see ratings on your art, then it's not for you. Personally, Newgrounds is one of my favorite websites ever.
Toyhouse
Toyhouse is an OC curating website that allows you to post your OCs, their information, and various art pieces drawn by others. It's great for organizing characters, stories, and worlds you build for your projects. It also has a very great buying and selling system for if you want to sell OCs or make adopts!
Toyhouse does require an invite code to join the site, but you can typically find people handing those out all over the DA and Twitter.
FurAffinity
FurAffinity is another classic art website that primarily caters to furry artists. While you don't have to make furry content to share to the site, as they do have other categories that include humans or fantasy creatures, the website obviously is swarming with furry artists. FurAffinity has two styles/modes for the website, one being classic and the other being more modern.
Many people on FA are extremely friendly and it's a good place for commission sales if you're fine with drawing anthro and furry characters. The main thing with FA you have to be careful of is that they do allow NSFW on their website, but that can easily be avoided if you just turn on SFW mode. I don't know if they have NSFW disabled for Minors automatically, that is something I will have to check out for later.
SoFurry
SoFurry is similar to FurAffinity in that it caters to anthro anf furry artists. I didn't get the hang of it very well so my time on there was short lived, but I remember the website being buggy in some areas, and it seemed like it could have used a bit more TLC.
I'm not certain if they allow NSFW content but I wouldn't be shocked if they do. Just be sure to enable any filters they might have if they do allow such content and you're uncomfortable with that.
FurryNetwork
FurryNetwork is another website that is primarily furry based and operates, in terms of content, like FurAffinity or SoFurry. Again, if you're into making anthro or furry content, then it would be a good place to share art and meet similar artists.
I didn't use FurryNetwork much either after I signed up but I am very tempted to try again, just to see if anything has changed since I last used it.
Weasyl
Here's to another furry centric art website. I won't like, even though Weasyl doesn't give way for a lot of profile customization (which hoenstly, most of these websites don't), I still really liked the way the website was layed out and how it looked. It felt like a nice mix of a modern art websites mixed with old.
Weasyl also feels a lot more considerate of users who don't wish to see NSFW content, so they have the option for a log in using the SFW mode, meaning you don't have to go into your settings to turn it on. Just a nice little tidbit. I remember struggling to really get myself out there on Weasyl, but that doesn't mean it's not possible. If you wanna share furry and anthro content, it's a good place for you.
InkBunny
InkBunny is another furry art site that is definitely sketchy in it's user base. It wasn't until after I joined that I saw the site was running rampant with cub art, which is absolutely disgusting. The website today is known for being a degenerate hellhole, but at least most of the weirdos there keep to themselves.
I haven't used the website in years and don't intend to again, but if you're desperate to share your furry art as many places as you can, I know it's possible to work around the gross posts and make sure you only see and consume healthy media.
Sketchers United
Sketchers United is a fun little art website that is still up and coming. I find the users there to be really nice and pretty enthusiastic about fanart specifically. Original art does well, but never really quite as good. My main issue with Sketchers United in the comment system, which feels wonky at times, and I wish it would show direct replies instead of putting all comments in order of when they were posted.
Not all of the users there post art though, a lot of teenagers have clusters in the site and they will share a ton of memes that can clog up the art portals. I'm not very active with other users, but I like to post my art there then split for the rest of the day.
Pillowfort
Pillowfort is a Tumblr styled, art centered website that was popular in waves for a few weeks last summer, but ultimately ended up kinda dying in the end. Many users haven't posted in well over a year and those that do don't really get much interaction with their art, but if that's fine with you, then I would say go for it.
I've been tempted to give the site another shot to see where it's at today and if any of the major bugs have been fixed yet.
Pixiv
I've never used Pixiv myself, but from what I can tell it's an art website with a primarily Japanese user base. The art there is very anime-esque and most furry art is kemono styled. If you can understand the language barrier and you love to make anime and/or kemono styled art, then I would suggest checking it out. I have heard that loli styled art is prominent on the website so beware if you decide to join. Personally, I don't plan on joining any time soon.
PaigeeWorld
PaigeeWorld was another anime art website that catered more to English speakers. I've heard that it has shut down sadly, so like SheezyArt, this is just a memento of it's existence at one point.
Patreon
Patreon is a service that allows artists to make money by having people pay to view art that you've posted exclusively for patrons. You can also publicly post your art to Patreon if you don't wish to have it behind a paywall.
Ko-Fi
Ko-Fi is more like a tipjar that allows you to share the content you make to those who follow you or support you. It also serves as a great alternative to accept payment for commissions if some people are uncomfortable with PayPal or other methods.
Discord
Discord is primarily an instant messaging platform, however there are TONS of art Discord Servers. Many public invites can be found all around the internet, just be careful before assuming all servers are safe. Always be sure to stay safe and follow the rules most art servers have laid out!