How to be an artist.
If you make things, you are one. A few friendly habits, and the path from your first idea to sharing it with people who get it.
You belong here.
Being an artist is not a title you earn. Beginners, hobbyists and professionals share the same space here, and every question is a good one.
Stylised, realistic, abstract, 2D, 3D, motion: all of it counts.
Your first render is as welcome as your hundredth.
Someone here had the same question last month.
Seven habits of a happy artist.
How everyone treats each other and the work. Simple, and they make the community better for everyone.
Be kind
Critique the work, never the person. Everyone started somewhere.
Share the process
Work in progress is welcome. Sketches and failed renders teach the most.
Credit and consent
Credit references, assets and collaborators. Share only what you have the right to share.
Useful feedback
Say what works, then one thing to try. Specific beats general.
A little, often
Small studies most days beat rare marathons. Finish things.
Help the next person
Answer a question, share a tip or a free asset. That is how this community grew.
Safe for everyone
No harassment or hate. Keep sensitive work to the channels made for it.
From an idea to the community.
Five steps, in your own time. Each one has a place to go next.
Idea
Collect references, sketch, write it down. The free online assets are full of starting points.
Make
Open Bforartists and build it. Stuck? The Quick Start and the manual are written for artists.
Share
Post it in the showcase channel on Discord and on your favourite social hub. Tag it so others can find it: [hashtag].
Get feedback
Ask for a critique, or bring it to Being an Artist, the weekly art session on Discord.
Get featured
Send it to the Art gallery. Featured artists can get the Artist spotlight and a live interview.
Where to post what.
Each place has its own mood. Chat and critique on Discord, finished work in the gallery and on socials.
Being an Artist.
A weekly art session on the Bforartists Discord, made with love for art. Draw, model and paint together, ask questions, and see how others work.
[Day and time, with time zone]
Each week one artist shows their work and process live.