99designs
So recently I lost some classes so I have been looking for a way to get back into freelance so I have tried http://99designs.com recently. And I am not too sure if it's right for me.
The way it works, is the client creates a contest. You have about 3 days to create a mockup for the contest. And then the client chooses the finalists and then you have another 3 days to work on the project.
I submitted several contests. The first one I did needed to be done in a day, and I really didn't have time to make it professional enough.
And then I worked on another one, And he wanted several characters and in a 70's style poster and I worked on that for three days and then he canceled the contest. He wanted so many different characters and so much stuff in the scene. And no real feedback on any changes.
Another one I posted he loved the concept and I raved about it. But in the end it wasn't what he was looking for. And that's fine, but again another three days were gone. And no real feedback on the design.
And now I am a finalist in one contest. But in the end I don't think that I will get it. Just me being a pessimist.
I worked on this one for a couple of hours, I wanted to submit a mock up and asked questions that were never answered.
So I think I am going to pass on the freelance contests because I put in a dozen different hours of work and don't feel good about any of it. None of the contest holders really answered questions about the contests. And it feels after two weeks of contests that it's just not for me. So I need to get back to actually doing work on my own stuff. I might start traditional painting for the local galleries.
The way it works, is the client creates a contest. You have about 3 days to create a mockup for the contest. And then the client chooses the finalists and then you have another 3 days to work on the project.
I submitted several contests. The first one I did needed to be done in a day, and I really didn't have time to make it professional enough.
And then I worked on another one, And he wanted several characters and in a 70's style poster and I worked on that for three days and then he canceled the contest. He wanted so many different characters and so much stuff in the scene. And no real feedback on any changes.
And now I am a finalist in one contest. But in the end I don't think that I will get it. Just me being a pessimist.
I worked on this one for a couple of hours, I wanted to submit a mock up and asked questions that were never answered.
Epiphanies
So if you read my previous post I have been having a little artists block. And I am okay with it. But when the artist block breaks it's like a dam. Your flooded with ideas that you can never do them all. This morning was one of those cases. I just started playing Mass Effect Andromeda, and I didn't get to bed until 2am. I still can't get used to this daylight savings time thing yet. I woke up as usual when the cat started bouncing on my head to get fed at around 5am. And today was a little bit different, with that mix of sleep in my head as I put my head down I am thinking wait, I can do a lot. I just finished two contests. One the Ancient Civilizations contest and another one was the Thrust Competition. I could really flesh out those universes. And I have my Batman Beyond that I haven't touched in a while, As well as the future Distant universe that I haven't played with. And I have some stuff from my Thesis that I wanted to finish. There is five things for me to do right there. Not to mention I want to get some more practice in on getting better at art. And I could easily come up with an illustration on one of those concepts. Just have to remember to tell more of the story. With all that in my head I really didn't get back to sleep until about 7ish. Wife is going to hate me today cause I probably will be cranky :)
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