Whether you’re a beginner NSFW artist or an experienced one, there’s a lot of stuff out there to learn from. But not all resources are created equally.
Here are the NSFW art resources and tools I recommend, having personally used and learned from them.
- Become a Better Freelance NSFW Artist
- Improve Your Art Fundamentals and Art Skills
- Improve your Lewd Art and Hentai Drawing (Coming soon)
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Become a Better Freelance NSFW Artist
You might not think of yourself as an entrepreneur or problem-solver, but if you want to charge a premium for your art, you’ll need to combine left and right-brain thinking.
A Guide to Commission for Beginners
A quick intro for artists looking to start taking commissions. Start here if you’ve never done freelance before. [Video]
How to Price Digital Art Commissions
An amazing resource for pricing with a plan. Takes into account annual income and hourly rates, with easy to plug formulas. [Article]
The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
Freelancing is a big mindset jump, considering you’re in charge of everything from marketing to executing the work. Hardy teaches you how to be purposeful, so you can get the results you want.
Deep Work by Cal Newport
An essential read, especially if you want to thrive in today’s world of distractions. A lot of people ask me how I get so much done, and it’s thanks to Deep Work.
Here are some of my favorite productivity tools to complement your new knowledge:
- I use Trello to track my commission work. It’s very powerful for keeping references, payment status, and commission details all in one place. Also, check out my guide to using Trello for NSFW freelance artists!
- Time tracking is important for knowing where your hours go, so you can improve your processes. I use Toggl.
- I’ve lost my files before, so now I use Google Drive Desktop, which lets me save files to my system while backing it up to the cloud.
- Checking social media can be distracting, so I queue my Twitter posts through Buffer.
Improve Your Art Fundamentals and Art Skills
Though business skills are important, we’re artists, and we’re here to make great art.
As Blair Enns said, “Expertise is the only valid basis for differentiating ourselves from the competition. Not personality. Not process. Not price.”
What are the Fundamentals in Art?
There’s a lot to learn in your art journey. Sycra breaks down suggested learning paths depending on what you want to draw. [Video]
Proko’s Figure Drawing Series
Essential for any NSFW artist who wants to draw cute girls and big guys. Proko condenses concepts like landmarks and construction, making it easy to learn. Go through the course and you will 100% improve. [Videos]
Easy Anatomy with a Riot Games Splash Artist
Learn how to learn anatomy. Especially helpful if you aren’t sure how to get started with the complicated mess that is anatomy. (But also fox girls!)
Morpho: Simplified Form (Anatomy for Artists)
My favorite anatomy book. Lauricella breaks down the complexities of anatomy into easy-to-draw shapes. Even after 2 years, I’m still referring to this book!
This list will always be growing. If there’s something that’s helped you on your NSFW art and freelance journey, feel free to reach out on Twitter or Email to tell me about it. Otherwise, you could always contribute to the blog and share with other NSFW artists!