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9 years ago
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No, I'm not doing it, now. BUT, if you have an interest in seeing me do so, please read, and give me some honest input.
I WOULD like to start streaming from time to time, as I have a workload that means, at present, every day I have something to draw. My routine is always a warm-up sketch. And for those that follow me on Facebook and/or Twitter ( @ Misterferv), Every Wednesday, I do a Sketch -- usually fanart related -- in my personal sketchbook. Then of course, there are plenty of commissions in my queue to keep me busy. Who knows, as I am a mood-based artist, maybe you could influence what I draw that day.
There would be a bit of an obstacle as I am still 97.5% a traditional artist. A stream from me would involve a cam mounted to my drawing table. The logistics of which, are manageable. I've already tested it out with a cheapo webcam I bought while on last weeks Workacation. I could position the cam where I'd need it, and where you'd want it, but as it was a cheap buy (falsely advertising its capabilities, at that), I returned it, and decided I'd need to spend a little bit of extra coin on a better cam. To be clear, I don't mind doing that. But I'd want to make sure it was going to a worthy cause.
Also, some of you already know, my home connection is a data-based service. Sure, my net is fast, but not unlimited. And as we ALL know, video streaming noms on data like no other. I can buy additional data every month, and that's the key word here, "buy;" another cost on my end. To give you a little idea of that, once I go past my monthly allowance of data, it's 15euros for each additional 10gigs. In this day and age, most of us can eat up 10gigs in the span of an afternoon. An hour, really, when we set our minds to it, amirite? With that in mind, I would most likely push some sort of tipping system (which I believe most streamers do anyway). And you could be sure that your money is entirely going to keep me online, not just filling my fridge with beer. Also, I'd probably do one of them "Artist for a day" or whatever auctions, from time to time. Y'know, where I basically sell my time to someone. I've always thought that idea seemd pretty fun.
Anyway, food for thought there. I would really REALLY appreciate your guys' thoughts on this. Don't be afraid to even just tell me, "Don't stream." On the other hand, I would like to know what are the better streaming sites to use for art. Especially streaming traditional media. Also, with regard to specifically needing to stream detailed linework, are there any webcams you guys can recommend to me? Also, just to give me some ideas, what are some of the things you'd like to see me streaming? Sketching? Full-on illustrating? Maybe even some tutorial action? Let me know!
I WOULD like to start streaming from time to time, as I have a workload that means, at present, every day I have something to draw. My routine is always a warm-up sketch. And for those that follow me on Facebook and/or Twitter ( @ Misterferv), Every Wednesday, I do a Sketch -- usually fanart related -- in my personal sketchbook. Then of course, there are plenty of commissions in my queue to keep me busy. Who knows, as I am a mood-based artist, maybe you could influence what I draw that day.
There would be a bit of an obstacle as I am still 97.5% a traditional artist. A stream from me would involve a cam mounted to my drawing table. The logistics of which, are manageable. I've already tested it out with a cheapo webcam I bought while on last weeks Workacation. I could position the cam where I'd need it, and where you'd want it, but as it was a cheap buy (falsely advertising its capabilities, at that), I returned it, and decided I'd need to spend a little bit of extra coin on a better cam. To be clear, I don't mind doing that. But I'd want to make sure it was going to a worthy cause.
Also, some of you already know, my home connection is a data-based service. Sure, my net is fast, but not unlimited. And as we ALL know, video streaming noms on data like no other. I can buy additional data every month, and that's the key word here, "buy;" another cost on my end. To give you a little idea of that, once I go past my monthly allowance of data, it's 15euros for each additional 10gigs. In this day and age, most of us can eat up 10gigs in the span of an afternoon. An hour, really, when we set our minds to it, amirite? With that in mind, I would most likely push some sort of tipping system (which I believe most streamers do anyway). And you could be sure that your money is entirely going to keep me online, not just filling my fridge with beer. Also, I'd probably do one of them "Artist for a day" or whatever auctions, from time to time. Y'know, where I basically sell my time to someone. I've always thought that idea seemd pretty fun.
Anyway, food for thought there. I would really REALLY appreciate your guys' thoughts on this. Don't be afraid to even just tell me, "Don't stream." On the other hand, I would like to know what are the better streaming sites to use for art. Especially streaming traditional media. Also, with regard to specifically needing to stream detailed linework, are there any webcams you guys can recommend to me? Also, just to give me some ideas, what are some of the things you'd like to see me streaming? Sketching? Full-on illustrating? Maybe even some tutorial action? Let me know!
Furstre.am is still around I think, but haven't seen anyone in a while
I've seen traditional arts streams on both Picarto and Tigerdile. But I'm not a member, choosing to be a guest when I can
You also get the benefit of twitch alerts, which will give you sounds and overlays if someone happens to follow or donate to you. Not sure if picarto has this kind of function - but it is some wonderful psychological bliss to hear someone give you a follow.
How long do people typically spend streaming? Hour? Three?