Opinions needed please

I want to know who likes and would buy any of my art? When I try to sell it nobody wants it, what's wrong with my art? When I give freebies everyone jumps up and says oooo yes a freebie but when I try to sell it I get nothing?? Help!
Here's one example of some of my stuff I'll add more.
http://www.equiverse.com/topic.php?id=1296

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Last edited on 2016-02-15 at 16:19:11 by Mag Pie

I think part of it is that you give freebies so often, people wait until you open up for freebies and then nab some. People would also like your work more if you colored inside the lines - having a program that has layers will be really helpful for that. You can put the lineart on the top layer, then put the coloring on a layer beneath the lineart, so it doesn't cover the lineart. It's also a long process to color every bit of the lineart, but you need to, and it'll get faster with practice. People will love your work once you get better at basing (not shading, in this case; I refer to basing as making sure the lineart is fully colored)!

I have some linearts that are fully based if you would like to try using one for practice. Do you have a program that utilizes layers?

Um I'm not sure I use an app called autodesk sketchbook that would be neat to try tho :)

Last edited on 2016-02-15 at 16:24:28 by Mag Pie

I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the program. :( Is it possible for you to get GIMP or another program with layers?

Like what I only have my phone and that's all what programs could I get on my phone?

Last edited on 2016-02-15 at 16:34:07 by Mag Pie

Depending on what phone you have is what determines what art apps you can get and another catch is can you only get free apps because some art apps you have to pay for with certain phones etc.

Also, anytime someone gives away art for free of course people are going to swarm in lol and when you sell art that's when things get hard for anyone. The right pricing comes into play, on top of the quality of your work. Most people are going to go for artwork that is colored realistically not so much unnatural that I've noticed and it needs to be blended well.

From looking at your examples the problems I see that I've not noticed is your artwork is flat colored with no shading or grey scaling underneath.
One of your examples your coloring went outside the lines, the other wasn't colored completely, it had missing spots and the other wasn't blended, with messy lines.
Unfortunately, using a phone even with a stylist it's going to be hard to do better artwork, at least I've experienced that with phones. It's hard to use, but also just look up tutorials on things and practice, that's how anyone gets good is lots of practice.
And maybe before you sell art, get quotes on what you should price certain ones at and if you price it low enough maybe you'll make a little money and get some buyers.

I hope none of this hurts your feelings, I'm just trying to maybe get you pushed in the right direction. Even my art isn't that great, there are some really amazing people on here that may have better tutorial directions for you.

Last edited on 2016-02-15 at 17:33:21 by (Mic)haella