Thank you, Carol. I don't share everything for free either. I have monthly sponsors (Patreon style) that benefit from my special tutorials, and now my store is set up to start selling tutorials that have already been released for my sponsors as well. Why people think that they shouldn't pay for polymer clay tutorials boggles my mind. Some of these tutorials require sometimes weeks of works and great expense. For this technique I remember back in the day I went through about 1 lb of clay, and many days of work. For my faux pietersite tutorial, at the last count, I went through over 5 lbs of polymer clay, around $80 worth of other materials, not to count electricity cost for baking and buffing and other small incurred expenses, and that without even counting my time. Without my monthly sponsors I wouldn't be able to make all these tutorials. Even with my monthly sponsors I have to still cover some of the expenses out of my own pocket, which, believe me, living on disability, is not so large, so in order to do so I need to cut from somewhere else. Why so many aren't able to take that into account - or even if they do, it's still non-significant for me - it's beyond me. I'm sorry if that upsets you, but this is the truth. I am only able to put out so many free tutorials because I am sponsored. So someone else pays for you and others to be able to get these for free.
I wish that there was more corporate sponsorship available for you. I too am disabled, so it is difficult for me to afford to pay to view each artist's videos. If the clay makers, etc would sponsor you, it would benefit both you and them, and it would benefit your audience too. Or, if you received $ for each view from the existing sponsors ads on RUclips, that would help. This is the way broadcasting has always worked in the USA, so it should extend to internet casting as well....but I guess not. Good luck with Patreon.
Thank you Carol. They probably do, but the big names not a small artist like me. I don't monetize my channel. If there is one thing I hate the most when I watch a video is it being interrupted by ads. And unfortunately some get ads like every 3 minutes. I do not want to give that experience to my subscribers. I don't do Patreon, I have a similar system on my website. And I always try to do a good proportion "free" vs "paid, I think it's about 5 to 1 if not more, and also, make meaningful free tutorials that would help newcomers and other artists. If you didn't notice, I have posted over 250 tutorials in 10 months since I opened this channel. I myself have never purchased a tutorial. when I was younger I mostly taught myself by trial and error, before instructional materials started to get to Eastern Europe, then purchased books and watched whatever free tutorials were out there. But probably for me the advantage was that I did go through art school in my youth and was already accustomed to work with regular clay, when I started to work the polymer one back in 1990.
Je regarde beaucoup de tutoriels mais les vôtres sont vraiment exceptionnels point de vue spécifique et artistique. Merci pour le partage de votre connaissance et expérience. J’adore votre chat il est magnifique ,comme tout d’ailleurs ❤️👏
I made Rhodochrosite by accident when I first started making faux stones and it's my favorite so far. Thanks for this tutorial.
You're most welcome!
So beautiful and well done it looks so real thanks for sharing 🤩🌟🙏👏
Thank you so much 😊
Such pretty colors with the pale translucents and the brighter red flashes. Thanks for another fantastic tutorial.
Thank you, Carol!
Amazing and very beautiful results. Thank you.
Thank you!
Wow these are so pretty, thank you so much for sharing, the stones look so natural and mega-beautiful ❣❣❤😍👍
Thanks so much 😊
Absolutely beautiful, really stunning. Thank you.
Thank you!
Wouaaaaaa absolument magnifique , j'adore , félicitation et merci beaucoup !!!
Sylvie
Merci, Sylvie!
I've had some challenges, you know life. So happy to see you doing well.
I hope everything is ok now.
Wow extremely gorgeous!
thank you!
This is superb Day. I appreciate so much that you can study a stone and design it from the inside out. I can hardly wait for the one in Pardo!
Thank you, Deborah! The Pardo will be up soon.
So beautiful! Thank you for the tutorial.
Thank you, Shirley!
Magnifique, comme d'habitude. Bravo Kalyana.
Merci, Marie!
Ha ha love it.
Superlative rhodochrosite imitation and I would know.
Miss you kid!
Kelli D.🇨🇦
Thank you, Kelli! I was wondering what happened and if you were ok, haven't heard from you in a while
Beautiful work!
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial! Thank you too for sharing it 'for free'! So many people now want money for sharing.
Thank you, Carol. I don't share everything for free either. I have monthly sponsors (Patreon style) that benefit from my special tutorials, and now my store is set up to start selling tutorials that have already been released for my sponsors as well. Why people think that they shouldn't pay for polymer clay tutorials boggles my mind. Some of these tutorials require sometimes weeks of works and great expense. For this technique I remember back in the day I went through about 1 lb of clay, and many days of work. For my faux pietersite tutorial, at the last count, I went through over 5 lbs of polymer clay, around $80 worth of other materials, not to count electricity cost for baking and buffing and other small incurred expenses, and that without even counting my time. Without my monthly sponsors I wouldn't be able to make all these tutorials. Even with my monthly sponsors I have to still cover some of the expenses out of my own pocket, which, believe me, living on disability, is not so large, so in order to do so I need to cut from somewhere else. Why so many aren't able to take that into account - or even if they do, it's still non-significant for me - it's beyond me. I'm sorry if that upsets you, but this is the truth. I am only able to put out so many free tutorials because I am sponsored. So someone else pays for you and others to be able to get these for free.
I wish that there was more corporate sponsorship available for you. I too am disabled, so it is difficult for me to afford to pay to view each artist's videos. If the clay makers, etc would sponsor you, it would benefit both you and them, and it would benefit your audience too. Or, if you received $ for each view from the existing sponsors ads on RUclips, that would help. This is the way broadcasting has always worked in the USA, so it should extend to internet casting as well....but I guess not. Good luck with Patreon.
Thank you Carol. They probably do, but the big names not a small artist like me. I don't monetize my channel. If there is one thing I hate the most when I watch a video is it being interrupted by ads. And unfortunately some get ads like every 3 minutes. I do not want to give that experience to my subscribers. I don't do Patreon, I have a similar system on my website. And I always try to do a good proportion "free" vs "paid, I think it's about 5 to 1 if not more, and also, make meaningful free tutorials that would help newcomers and other artists. If you didn't notice, I have posted over 250 tutorials in 10 months since I opened this channel.
I myself have never purchased a tutorial. when I was younger I mostly taught myself by trial and error, before instructional materials started to get to Eastern Europe, then purchased books and watched whatever free tutorials were out there. But probably for me the advantage was that I did go through art school in my youth and was already accustomed to work with regular clay, when I started to work the polymer one back in 1990.
They are just beautiful...!!
Thank you!
Je regarde beaucoup de tutoriels mais les vôtres sont vraiment exceptionnels point de vue spécifique et artistique. Merci pour le partage de votre connaissance et expérience. J’adore votre chat il est magnifique ,comme tout d’ailleurs ❤️👏
Merci, Souhaila!
Encore un superbe tuto! Merci!
Merci, Cecile!
Thanks it's manageable
Veramente eccezionali brava come sempre un abbraccio
Grazie!
j aime trop merçi de ce partage day
merci, regine!