Edit: thank you for all information, it is really helpful ๐ I will check out pixelfed (.art) and go from there, maybe later setting up something โat homeโ ! Thanks again !!!
Hello !
I just got asked for a link to my paintings, and well I donโt have an art portfolio online and after trying some free ones out, I havenโt found anything nice (ease if useno nag-ware) so I thought of Devianart where lits of good pixel artists hanged around some ten years ago โฆ
But I have heard Devianart is no longer recommended or the goto place for your portfolio, is that so (or not ofc!) and if, do you have any recommendations for a free online portfolio? Say 30-40 paintings tops.
Iโm thinking about setting up something myself so self hosting (FOSS) recommendations are greatly appreciated too!
Cheers!
I highly recommend using Pixelfed. It looks really nice, is easy to use, is FOSS, decentralised and federated, and is a really positive space. Itโs designed as a sort of Instagram replacement but whereas Instagram is used as a โsocial mediaโ advertising platform, Pixelfed is all art and photography. I actually find it to be one of the only genuinely enjoyable and uplifting parts of the internet at the moment and have discovered loads of art through it that I love and am inspired by. Have a look at some user profiles on a few instances to find one that looks like how you want to present your portfolio before signing up to one, as there may some variety between instances.
If you donโt mind doing a bit more work, itโs also not too difficult to set up a wordpress website on a cheap VPS using YUNOhost.
For ease and goodness I think Pixelfed is unbeatable though :)
PixelFed is also part of the FediVerse and uses ActivityPub, meaning people using Mastodon clients can follow PixelFed accounts.
You can run it yourself, but if youโre not able to for whatever reason, there are a ton of established servers.
I only have experience with pixelfed.social which is my home instance. I think youโll be fine with any general purpose instance though. They should all federate well, so your home feed will be made up of accounts and hashtags that you follow which can come from anywhere on the fediverse, not just your own instance. Itโs well worth exploring and getting a nice feed for yourself based on people and styles/mediums/subjects that you like. Itโs also good to comment on others work and keep the encouraging/supportive vibe happening :)
