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Withdrawing from Art Fight
2 years ago
What's Reptu up to this time?
Yeah, a complete 180 from my last journal. Life is too unpredictable.
I think I'll be doing this because drawing characters for people for free, whether it's just for free or an art trade is a just bad idea to begin with, at least for me. And by continuing to do ArtFight, and giving people more free art, I'm only making this problem worse. It's best I cut this off now.
Because I've made free art, I've been getting attention. And lately, I've been getting pressure to draw characters that I don't want to draw. Some people can’t take no for an answer. And I'll admit in this year or so, I've done art trades only because I was pressured into it, not because I wanted to draw the character on my own. And to draw characters I don't want to draw, I just have this yucky feeling inside.
The reason why I've engaged in art trades that I didn't want to was to not have any bad relationships with some of the people in the community who follow my work and often engage in my profile. My reasoning was I'd rather force myself to do the art than have an ongoing bad relationship.
But now I'm realizing this is no good at all, forcing myself to do art I don't want to. It’s best I just don’t start the problems at all by raising expectations.
I'm just suffering drawing people's OCs, raising expectations, and getting pressure to do free art.
I think it's only fair that I'll be drawing only my own OCs, from now on, unless it's for a commission.
I still believe Art Fight is an amazing event, and I'll still be watching those who participate in it. It's just I never anticipated the consequences of what would happen to me by joining it.
So if you've started an attack for me, please stop it. And if you do attack me, know that you'll get nothing in return.
From now on, I just feel better, freer, just drawing only my own OCs. This expectation of doing free artwork and me doing trades that I don't want to do has gotten out-of-hand. It's best that I stop this now sooner than later.
Also, I'll be removing any artwork I've done for other people for free in the next week, so download it when you have the chance.
For those who did not push me or try to get me incentivized to do an art trade, thank you. You had nothing to do with this journal; those who back off after receiving a no for an art trade, and those who don’t demand or even expect free art at all are the ones who deserve them.
Please don't feel bad for me for withdrawing from Art Fight. Even just after posting this journal, I feel a sense of freedom.
I think I'll be doing this because drawing characters for people for free, whether it's just for free or an art trade is a just bad idea to begin with, at least for me. And by continuing to do ArtFight, and giving people more free art, I'm only making this problem worse. It's best I cut this off now.
Because I've made free art, I've been getting attention. And lately, I've been getting pressure to draw characters that I don't want to draw. Some people can’t take no for an answer. And I'll admit in this year or so, I've done art trades only because I was pressured into it, not because I wanted to draw the character on my own. And to draw characters I don't want to draw, I just have this yucky feeling inside.
The reason why I've engaged in art trades that I didn't want to was to not have any bad relationships with some of the people in the community who follow my work and often engage in my profile. My reasoning was I'd rather force myself to do the art than have an ongoing bad relationship.
But now I'm realizing this is no good at all, forcing myself to do art I don't want to. It’s best I just don’t start the problems at all by raising expectations.
I'm just suffering drawing people's OCs, raising expectations, and getting pressure to do free art.
I think it's only fair that I'll be drawing only my own OCs, from now on, unless it's for a commission.
I still believe Art Fight is an amazing event, and I'll still be watching those who participate in it. It's just I never anticipated the consequences of what would happen to me by joining it.
So if you've started an attack for me, please stop it. And if you do attack me, know that you'll get nothing in return.
From now on, I just feel better, freer, just drawing only my own OCs. This expectation of doing free artwork and me doing trades that I don't want to do has gotten out-of-hand. It's best that I stop this now sooner than later.
Also, I'll be removing any artwork I've done for other people for free in the next week, so download it when you have the chance.
For those who did not push me or try to get me incentivized to do an art trade, thank you. You had nothing to do with this journal; those who back off after receiving a no for an art trade, and those who don’t demand or even expect free art at all are the ones who deserve them.
Please don't feel bad for me for withdrawing from Art Fight. Even just after posting this journal, I feel a sense of freedom.
BTW, I can handle cancels and postpones when it comes to arts, so I'll still have a good time in this career.
And kudos to you for still having a good time.
Also if you wanna talk more about it, I'm on Discord :)
Sure, Retro. That sounds good.
I understand your situation cause I went through a similar one too, a person was demanding me free art when we never agreed to an art trade after they drew something for me as a "gift" and they were demanding me free art when my commissions were clearly open, so after I told them I was taking digital art commissions back at the time with real money, they got angry and unfollowed me lol XD
So yeah just do whatever you want to do and what makes you happy <3 no artist should feel pressure on what they should do for others or for following, it's YOUR account page so you decide to do what you want to do <3 and most of all just be happy <3 ^w^
Oh, wow, that's a crazy situation of yours. That is so toxic, man. Haha, whatever suits them.
*Sigh of relief* This was so kind of you to say. Sincerely, I appreciate everything you said.
I actually feel bad, since I still wan to give you gift art, since your style has honestly professional skill wi that cartoony fun. Your characters have variety, appeal, interest, and just plain fun. I just do not want you to feel obligated to 'repay' the giftart.
...just giftart, though. I am not attacking you at ArtFight because I do not wan to make the problem worse.
Yeah, everything you said: it means a lot to me. It really is a shame, because like you said, it was out of kindness. I did show some mercy on someone whom I told no at first, and he said "Please give me another chance." Nobody has ever said that to me in my life, so my heart gave in. It felt good to be kind, but that was the last time. In the end, I wasted so much of my life giving into these people. I learned my lesson: making free art for others can start some weird, bad relationships with people online. Had I continued with Art Fight, who knows what other bad relationships I could have started in the future. And so, I freed myself from it ever happening again.
And thank you so much for removing all the pressure on my part by you giving me free art. It's just not worth getting free fanart of your characters at all when it comes with pressure or conditions. If in the future you feel you don't want to make me giftart, that's completely okay with me. But it seems like you want to do it, solely based on your own desire, expecting nothing in return; that's all I want. Moreover, I feel so overjoyed that you say my style has professional skill and cartoony fun. I'll definitely take that with me.
Overall, you've really respected everything I've said in this journal. Again, I can't thank you enough for your effort to not make the problem worse.
> Nobody has ever said that to me in my life, so my heart gave in.
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...not at you. I just feel angry and isgusted at how someon exploited your mercy.
In truth and honesty, if I really wanted art from you, I would have gotten a proper art rade or commission outright. Even then, that is rare; I am content with just watching, the most I want normally just being permission of doin gift art...
...though even that is in itself rare.