I’m a bit struggling lately financially. My rabbit has been really sick, and she’s been in and out of the vet.
I’ve been paying for all sorts of tests, and today a surgery for her. I’ve been stressed on how I’m going to pay for all of it, I’ve been putting it on my credit card.
So today I sat down and spent 4 hours drawing, Using my Wacom Cintiq.
I was able to draw 30 Pages! An ENTIRE COLORING BOOK!
They are Mandalas! I can’t wait to publish it and see how it does.
My e-mail lists and fans don’t even know this book exists yet. Steemit is the first to see it!
I spent an additional 1.5 hours editing and converting, For those of you wondering. I used clipstudio paint in order to draw these! I wanted to do another Mandala book, Because when I first started Adult coloring books, I published a few lame ones! So now I’m trying to publish another awesome one.
A Quick Layout of How I create these books:
- Come up with ideas,
Decide if the ideas are worth doing, I’ll often do lots of research. - If it’s something more complicated like animals or something specific I’ll often brainstorm a list of things I want to be sure to include in the book.
- Start drawing! Sometimes I do digitally using my Wacom Cintiq, or by Hand.
- After drawing a picture, I’ll send it to Vector Magic to create a beautiful vector drawing.
- I then import it into gimp as an .SVG file, I do the last editing bits, Then I export it at 300 DPI As a PNG file.
- After finishing all the images, I set up a file in Microsoft word, I manually add each image. I also type up anything I want in the book.
- I’ll then create my own cover, Or sometimes pay a freelancer to do it for me.
- I send it to the printing company and prepare for publishing, I then come up with a Marketing plan.
- I then market the book like crazy! Focusing on a variety of factors such as reviews, Amazon BSR, and other things.
Well there you have it Steemit! My new book! Nature Mandalas!
All done in one day! I hope to publish it soon (Still in the process of getting a cover design)
For more coloring stuff my website is
www.kaylinart.org
But It looks mediocre right now, I need to do some work on it!
That is a marvelous display of patience you have there. Such precision and symmetry is pleasant to the eyes. Loving your art!
Unicorn Jenoodle approves.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you very much ! hehe
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
This was a great idea' I haven't seen nature mandalas yet. I always wanted to learn Gimp but it kinda died after I installed it. I haven't made the time to learn it. Also for your website you can do like a black on white background,where the green is, from your mandalas for example. Just an example of what I mean.
http://www.creativewithak.com/
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Ohh thank you! I'll try that! I'm not very good with website design so I'm not sure what to use and stuf!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Wait, whaaaaat?!?!? You did this ALL in ONE Day?!?!? Dayamm, that's amazing!
So I was looking at some of them, and it looked like they were moving or something! Is that supposed to happen? And I am totally straight and sober so it isn't from any substance! :P
One or maybe two look like an Oreo cookie! I would color that one in shades of black and freestyle a glass of milk on the page next to it. :D
Great work and super fast work! If you were drawing this in your car, a cop could ticket you for speeding even if you were parked :P
Best wishes with this; I hope you sell a million of 'em!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Yes one day! I was tired but determined to finish it!
I think it is supposed to move hehe!! Some of those curved lines mess with your head!
OMG that would be sooo cool! you have such great ideas! I love oreos hehe.
heheh! That is so funny XDD I hope I don't get any tickets XD That is the funniest thing I've heard all day!!
THank you so much !
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
so you put random things into your brains periscope and this is the result.....SIGN ME UP lel
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
LOL ! THank you Denton hehe! I plan to publish it at 3.59 in the beginning then raise my price LOL
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Good line))
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you hehe
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
it is amazing your work, i only can do, it is a circle with lines, i am not good for paint, my art is my main, my work is my braim, i stady psychology and i work with the main of the other persons.
I make happy or peaceful worlds
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you for the work that you do! I wouldn't be able to do that kind of work I'm not very good at that thing hehe!
I'm glad people are really good with different things.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Wow. This is very beatiful @kaylinart...
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you very much!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Amazing work! To be able to do that in a few hours is a talent in itself. Good luck with selling it!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you so much!!!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Its amazing how fast you can draw! They look awesome lin. I hope you can get some more money to put towards mushroom bein sick
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you :) Mushroom cost a lot more than I expected :( So I hope it can pull in a little bit fairly quickly!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Congrats! That's a great way of Choosing Yourself!! Have you heard of James Altucher? He is one of my fav writers & he wrote Choose Yourself... You fit perfectly!!
Congratz!!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Yes <3 I LOVE James! he inspired me to do all of this!!
THank you!!
What are some of the things you've done to choose yourself? hehe.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit