Interview with HanyoDaz

We found HanyoDaz on DeviantArt and then we talked with them about their work as a 3D NSFW smut artist

Date: 2024-03-05

What platforms are you using as an artist?

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/HanyoDaz
• Deviantart : https://www.deviantart.com/hanyodaz
• Renderhub: https://www.renderhub.com/hanyo-daz
• Renderosity: https://www.renderosity.com/marketplace/vendors/HanyoDaz
• Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/hanyodaz
• Gumroad: https://hanyodaz.gumroad.com/
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HanyoDaz

On Renderhub I usually sell my productions and receive commissions. On Patreon, I sell exclusive porn star-inspired models. On Renderosity, I also sell my products

How do you feel about those platforms?

On Deviantart, compared with other platforms, the supporters are more loyal and more friendly. However, this changed slightly after the introduction of AI.
People there appreciate Feet, Femdom and Wresting content.
On Instagram, you will get instantly flooded by spam accounts. You might gain some exposure there but NSFW content is heavily restricted. So I wouldn’t recommend using it.
Twitter seems good but I didn’t spend too much time on it

What kind of 3D NSFW content do you create?

I’m mainly a character designer. That means I usually model a lot of celebrities and influencers. Besides that, I do catfight scenes, mixed wrestling and femdom themes. But I also cover some foot fetish, POV and GTS which stands for Giant Tiny Sex which is giantess content. but I am open to new ideas. In addition, I do AI comics where I explore more mixed genres like medieval mixed fighting

Do you have a commission sheet?

I handle approximately 8 commissions monthly with 3 dedicated to character designs and the rest varying each month

How does your weekly workload look like?

But being a solo artist takes a lot of time. I spend 4-6 hours on the artistic work itself. But my daily tasks also involve marketing, social media management, product releases on selling platforms and potential customer negotiations which consume around two hours daily. So already totaling 8-10 hours a day. Additionally, I’m currently studying Data Science and Programming. So in total my weekly workload typically ranges from 50 to 60 hours.

What is your passion?

My passion lies in sculpting people. I began doing this during my master’s degree in 2018. I initially modeled one celebrity daily. In 2022 I decided to step up my work and express myself. While I enjoy exploring various ideas and fetishes within NSFW content, I started to exclude fetishes like bestiality and excessive blood

When did you start being an artist

I started my artistic journey in July 2022 as a fun addition to my freelance work in architecture design. Over time my dedication increased and by February 2023 I committed 80% of my time to character design and private commissions

What are your goals and ambitions?

I want to develop my brand and make a living from doing this without working more than 8hrs every day

Do you feel like you have some kind of support network of people?

I wouldn’t consider that I have an extensive support network. But I’ve connected with kind individuals on DeviantArt who have shown support. Some have believed in my talent since my first month while others provided valuable advice and feedback for which I am truly grateful

Do you work with other artists together?

I love working in interdisciplinary teams with other people and I’m used to doing that

Do you have a commission sheet?

I have 2 separate tracks each with its prices and rules:

3D commissions

AI commissions

What demotivates you the most in what you are doing?

• Workload
  I have too much work and very little gain from it. This is how commission-based work is but it’s not the best way because I have limited resources after all. I recently started my own Patreon so that people can pay small amounts and I can offer the same quality without burning out. But everything takes so much time

• Time
  I manage two tracks concurrently so it makes expanding my work quite challenging. Using GPT agents for marketing or automating my workflow is an idea but I don’t have the expertise to do so

• Market Volatility
  This is affected by too many trends. Being a seller of digital assets I need to follow trends to get a good profit. Many platforms cut 50-45% of my model profits without doing anything

• Niche customers
  Being a character creator is challenging. Content creators are my main customers, not regular consumers. It is very challenging to get in contact with big content creators/NSFW studios and make them buy my assets. Some of them prefer to pirate models. This was the main reason for me to expand my skill set and reach ordinary customers by making renders and comics. But this is certainly more workload on me

Are you still using IG as an artist or not anymore?

I deactivated my Instagram account due to time constraints and its intolerance toward NSFW content. Building a presence on the platform demands significant investment which I couldn’t prioritize

What kind of people consume your content?

It is very hard to define my customers. Character commissioners usually have some kind of 3d knowledge as some of them are fellow content creators. They use my assets in whatever way they like as part of their creative workflow. The other type is renders commissioners who are people who are interested in catfights or mixed wrestling, femdom content. I almost forgot to mention that I wish one day to attract more female customers for my 3D products and make more female-oriented content

What is the gear you are using?

I have a digital nomad style so I do my work using a powerful laptop. I bought it in 2022 and without it, I couldn’t complete anything

What software are you using?

• Blender
• Daz3d
• Z brush
• Photoshop
• Sometimes 3d max

How do you feel and handle being a person actively involved in pornography?

I mostly do digital assets so the stigma factor is not there. I am kind of open about being involved in porn because it is a human need after all. However, I can not share that I do some extreme things like femdom publicly. This is still a social taboo and people will look at you differently

Are you making a profit?

Life is very expensive in Germany but you can say I can pay my rent and eat from my Art. This is not 100% enough to pay for other essential stuff. So I still work full-time. Nevertheless, I am optimistic that things will be better in the future

How many of your models do you create yourself?

As a 3D creator, I do all my models and clothes myself. I rarely pay for anything externally and when a commissioner wants something outside of my skill set we split the prices. I would add 50% of the extra assets price on this commission and I would expand my library in return

Do you prefer to buy those or download assets?

I don’t prefer pirating and got pirated by myself. So maybe it is one of the good sides of being a small character creator that my content is not pirated as much. All I can say is that buying stuff is important, especially when you gain some money from it. I gain more assets so that the cycle is closed and nicer content is presented

What types of porn do you enjoy? Western real porn? JAV? Western Comics? Hentai Animation? Hentai Mangas? Fanfictions?

I consume various types of porn for market analysis purposes. I enjoy Hentai, Mangas, and Comics

When an artist is not small anymore?

I wouldn’t consider Twitter follows as a metric for artist popularity. Cross-platform analysis and factors like pricing and bookings provide a more accurate indication of growth

Who is your favorite 3D artist?

• https://www.deviantart.com/shinteo
  because of his sheer and diverse content

Shout-out to 5 small 3D smut artists

Here are some people that I love their content so much and I think they do not have enough fame

COR-CED

• DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/cor-ced
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CORCED
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/CedricCordierCH

Trollx-3D

• DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/trollx-3d
• Pixiv: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/74111847
• RenderHub: https://www.renderhub.com/trollx3d/gallery

DrMorphGTS

• DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/drmorphgts
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ShrinkingSimulator
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/GtsMorph
• Payhip: https://payhip.com/DrMorphsGTS
• Gumroad: https://drmorphgts.gumroad.com

Thanks for the interview HanyoDaz!