I watch simply because I like the art that the artist I'm watching makes. I watch so I can see what they make as soon as it gets posted. :3

I feel the same way. Although i feel I may not get as popular as a lot of people on this site.

Knoww that feeling, I just broke 1000 recently, it's quite a scary thought.

I always thought I'm not good enough and don't have any watchers, and unfortunately all my past boyfriends encouraged that thought.
But now I know that, while I may not be as good as you or twilightsaint or dragonlovers, my art is still good enough to make some other people happy. I don't remember the date I crossed the 100, but I do know now that everyone of us is worth something ;)
Numberwise, I got around 400 "friends" in the study, but I know like 10 people's names. It makes me happy though how studying the same thing can forge bonds and make each other stand up for a colleague^^

I couldn't agree with you more.. :/ I also find it really frustrating when people are wracking their brain on how to get more watchers when if they just spent that time practicing their art and submitting more often they would get there.

I think people see artists with 1000,2000,39000 watchers and then feel that unless they've got more their not justified.. this especially bothers me when the people AREN'T artists.. to me that's like wanting more facebook friends when you don't actually know them at all, they're just a number to make you look/feel better.

It is a little silly huh

totally. some of the most talented artists I know have only a few more followers then me >.> some even less!!!

I think art should be something you do for you.. not for any other reason then that you love to do it <3 and if you happen to gather a following, wonderful, if not, you should still be confident in the love of your work <3

I feel like you either read my mind, or my rant. Lol!
I admit i get depressed with my art sometimes. But that's not because the numbers, the "I only have this many watchers" problem. It's an overall feeling of being unappreciated or uninteresting when so few people take the time to even look at your stuff and say a simple comment sometimes.

I wish I could comment on your stuff more. Iv'e just been out of it lately. Not been at my best. I miss you though!

Bizarrely I just posted this up went to look at other people's journals and saw you had posted one read it and was like omg lol I think you do some awesome art. And I should probably fave and comment more on other people's stuff than I actually do. I like how you're not afraid to tackle difficult poses and perspectives *quiet hugs*

Popularity is like a seed. It takes time to grow, and many things like the weather and how fertile the soil is can determine when it will blossom, and how beautiful it will be.

I love your stuff toddler ^.^

your art is some of the cutest I've seen ^^

Neither do I, it's a venomous, toxic relationship with yourself and the idea of 'watchers'. I would know since I fell into it when I was late high school with a terribly unhealthy mindset! Now I do art for myself~ But I love sharing it with people!!

Toxic that's a good word for it. I'm glad you got yoor head sorted its much more fun without that sort of expectation driving you *hugs*

I'm totally astounded i have anyone watching my account at all, most of the things I do go elsewhere!

But I always try and put my own unique twist on each submission, a little story or something to make it stand out more.

Whilst my art is ... very much in need of improvement, i always do the best I can with it and always enjoy what i've done.

Whilst it can be disheartening that something i've probably spent many hours on receives almost no attention I can still be proud that the colouring I did in 1/3rd the time and wrote a little story for is really well appreciated.

I suspect most of the people watching me either do know me or like what I post for a fetish aspect.

It's like an RPG, who doesn't want their stats to as high as possible? Also, it won't be as enjoyable if you don't like what you're doing.

But if you just focus on stats it's just gonna get you depressed

Same thing, some people get so agitated in only leveling their characters, they don't realise the fun of the game.

I must admit then i could be frustreted my self in some way, but not directly about the fact that i did not have much watcher, but with the fact that my own art alone is not enoug to interest people...

What i mean is that the best art or plushe i will made will never be as popular as ordinary art i could made about someone else character as fan art.

But it no one to blame sense i did the same my self, i do not pose the same look as art that less related to my personal interest.

To make a example of it, i post many pic of my home made plushe, thing i put lot of effort to design, on my acount on deviantart it got realy popular and i received many fav and comment, probably because they was some way based on a serie called Happy Tree Friends and many people was fan of it there... Here people did not fav or comment much on my best art, but went i posted Grub plushes pic i got lot of watcher, fav and comment for a something i am realy proud of having made yes, but with a design far less chalenging from many of my plushes.

I probably just silly to feel like that

I draw what I draw mostly to please myself and those of like mind...
yeah, there are commissions, and I do give those my best effort, even if they're not "my thing".

it pleases me just as much that other folks enjoy my artworks, though.
sometimes I get nice surprises in a particular item gettnig lots of fave-love.

I don't particularly look at my watchers count with all eyes - I didn't consider it much of an achievement because after all probably 20-30% of those people on there right now are people I actually know one way or another. I'm not really an artist in my opinion and I don't really have plans to do anything more. When I did one drawing though I was shocked to see you and Zee-Zee hit that watch button on me, I really respected you both and was reading found at the time, I thought it really quite amazing

My programming has taken the front of my time lately and people are really liking what I'm doing. Having said that I was surprised when I saw 140 gamers and 34 game servers using some of my code the other day. Somehow that was a sense of achievement but watcher count wasn't?

Saying this as I'm on 99 watchers.

i always watch others back when they watch me so i can see their progress. i haves about 200 and something. not bothered on how many but as long as people are happy and it makes then pick the pen and draw more then im happy with that

This is definitely me. I had no confidence at all with my art. It actually really got me down as at first I gave up. Now I stick to it and try my best, and the fact I got commissioned for £50 worth of art at the last meet makes me really happy as I'm struggling with money right now x_x

As for watchers? Breaking 200 made me so happy. I never thought that day would come :3

I think self confidence effects a lot of us myself included and truthfully I think even if I had all the watchers possible on fa I would still think not too much of myself or what I do but yoor art is awesome and it's proof that if you carry on regardless of watchers then you'll do art because you want to and then that will steadily build your fanbase *hugs*

I have over 200 watchers but it feels like I only a few because hardly any comment

Since I don't post art that I've made here I consider all my watchers friends. I use FA more like a social site than an art site for me :3 I love the community I have gotten to meet so far. ^^ I always love reading your journals gem you always have interesting stuff to say :3

I have two watchers and I didn't even do anything. My account is purely for lurking and commenting. I don't even have an avatar.

It is very discouraging that I get people watching me for doing nothing while artist who need more fans don't get any.

I can reallly understand that entrrely, but there is also more than just watchers, it also the comments they leave, and really the one I thing I love is when they look over the whole picture and and the idea behind the picture, because constritve criditsime something I WANT from others and that's what I try to do for others even I don't always go into the greatest details about things like that. And when they says there watching me because of what I do and they love what I do and the concepts behind it, it really makes me feel like I'm doing something worth while.

I just took a look to see how many are watching me...

Exactly 100! Whoa!
X3
I had no idea it was that many.... I was actually really impressed and happy with myself when I saw 30-some but now I'm in triple digits, hehe <3

LOL. I've felt like this before. I'm not really even that much of an artist, or a writer (Can't get past this block on my story, nor school paper.). But I do get concerned about watchers from time to time. Really it's just a feeling that I don't satisfy enough people.

:)

Reached 100 some days ago
I have no idea how and it amazes me

Reminds me of the one person on Youtube saying she could never ask for 100 subscribers. Not longer after she had over 5,000.
I couldn't imagine having 100 watchers myself. I'm amazed by the 12 that I do have.

I draw for myself, I don't have any art posted and I don't feel bad that nobody watches me for my art. some artists draw for money or to make people happy and they forgot that drawing is fun. They should draw for themself, but they see it like a job
I think it's sad

I'm just one watcher to reach the 500,and i can say it really makes me happy,everytime i saw the number growing,or everytime i saw there's 1W on the messages.It means people are knowing about me,and that makes me feel good =D

I don't understand watchers very much. I was at 200 before I even started drawing last year and that number hasn't really changed at all

I'm soon up to 500.

I remember I had 84 watches, I was really really happy.
I don't send thanks messages anymore, but I still appreciate and look at everyone who watches me. I'm glad people like my work and it makes it worth drawing again. Knowing people will look at it.
An old friend of mine made me lose my will to draw after she left me out because I had no one to share the joy with.
I do have that after getting feedback on FA :)

And this is also much thanks to you who made a journal that one time X3

I got 1k yet I dont actually do any art really, and i find it insane since im only watching 2k people who are artists, so its like wow, though atm I'm helping out my friend whos a very good artist by posting her ych with my character, usually she struggles to get more than $20, its already up to $45 on the first day =3

I remember when I got my first watcher that i didnt know, and i was like.. wow... I have about 300 people who watch me, and I still find that amazing. I dont know what I'd do if I had a thousand.. or more..

I just do what I do, but I am glad at least some other people enjoy it. <3 It makes me feel as I am getting better at it.

I mean really is very true, I mean I dont draw at all and I have over 600 watchers and each and every watch I have I value and am glad I to have and appreciate every one of them but really I never think about my stats much because for me I like just getting art and sharing it for all my watchers and anybody on this site to enjoy and really I also remember when I got my first 100 wathers and I was really surprised because I never though I would get this far on this site at all when I started and really like I said for me it is all about being able to share my art that I commission with everybody!