/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>7198888
Considering that the urge to Make Stuff is rare at best,I try not to discourage people with their earnest but inept attempts. My first thought when confronted with something like the pic posted is Who would pay Money for This? In other words, what of the many varied markets would this be appropriate for, or at least what the budding artist should consider applying forethought to their future work with this goal in mind. And my choice for this picture? Greeting cards. Peruse the stock next time you are food shopping, and note the vast variety of styles and composition, and I can see this stylized cartoon for adolescents ("Da Bois Hoid Birthdaze Was DOWN Wid Diz!"). Or similar. When the target market is Befuddled Middle Aged Suburbian Housewife,you won't get far with Rembrandt.
Atm I am thinking of a new TShirt design, and I tried going for Ultra Cartoony,and at least in this rough I lack that knack. I remember seeing a tshirt from the late 70s that had some Robert Crumb-esque big nosed guy in a trenchcoat with the words sandwiching the image :"Do Unto Others,then SPLIT!". Squat,disreputable, cool,hip,amusing,amused,easily understood by the broadest demographics of potential customers, and I will try many times to get all these design elements incorporated into the Final Product.

It took a week,but I managed to draw. Thanks to a Tease.

I stumbled across a discarded weed jar,and it had enough for a bowlful. And I managed this after smoking it. A work in progress of course. I had a tshirt design in mind,something trendy and marketable that I can peddle in my Etsy store if I ever get it back. Maybe one for myself when its done,simple black and white. I will see where it goes. The Tease made this possible. I can afford to get more marijuana at the end of the week. It IS addictive, like glorious sunsets,like your arms surrounding someone you love,like being under three blankets when the wind is howling with snow outside. I can do without it at need,but life is better with it. Mea culpa.