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a year ago
So over the past year and a half I've drawn a lot from a range of "Too cute!" to "Wow... I didn't know that was a kink" This never bothered me because kinky art has been my main focus. But recently my focus has been swaying.
Not too long ago, I was commissioned to draw some cute Twitch emotes and it was the most fun and satisfying time I've ever had drawing! I really want to draw more stuff like this as well as Telegram stickers, but I would need to advertise myself. That however leads back to my kinky art.
What I imagine happening, is that someone interested in commissioning me for cute stickers finds me on FA. But then sees all the weird-ass kinky art I have and *nopes* out.
On the other paw I can continue taking kinky art commissions and nobody will bat an eye at the cute stuff I draw. But in that scenario, the stuff I'm most passionate about, the cute stuff, goes mostly unnoticed and unappreciated.
I dont want these two worlds to collide because I don't see myself succeeding in either if they do. But I dont see a way to continue drawing both without that happening. I feel so torn right now.
I can see a future for myself as an artist drawing either of these things, but not one where I draw both. Is it possible? I know I've seen successful artists and writers do both sfw and nsfw and not hide it, but is my kinky stuff just too weird to do both?
TLDR: Can I make it as an artist that draws both "Cute" and "Kinky"?
I could ramble on and on about this (and likely will in my head) but if anyone has any words of wisdom or opinions, I'd love to hear them.
Oh also Merry Christmas everyone! I'm not depressed btw just indecisive :3
Not too long ago, I was commissioned to draw some cute Twitch emotes and it was the most fun and satisfying time I've ever had drawing! I really want to draw more stuff like this as well as Telegram stickers, but I would need to advertise myself. That however leads back to my kinky art.
What I imagine happening, is that someone interested in commissioning me for cute stickers finds me on FA. But then sees all the weird-ass kinky art I have and *nopes* out.
On the other paw I can continue taking kinky art commissions and nobody will bat an eye at the cute stuff I draw. But in that scenario, the stuff I'm most passionate about, the cute stuff, goes mostly unnoticed and unappreciated.
I dont want these two worlds to collide because I don't see myself succeeding in either if they do. But I dont see a way to continue drawing both without that happening. I feel so torn right now.
I can see a future for myself as an artist drawing either of these things, but not one where I draw both. Is it possible? I know I've seen successful artists and writers do both sfw and nsfw and not hide it, but is my kinky stuff just too weird to do both?
TLDR: Can I make it as an artist that draws both "Cute" and "Kinky"?
I could ramble on and on about this (and likely will in my head) but if anyone has any words of wisdom or opinions, I'd love to hear them.
Oh also Merry Christmas everyone! I'm not depressed btw just indecisive :3
Not every artist who draws wholesome projects is always SFW leaning. I think you should draw where your interests lean towards
I’ve also seen others make a separate account for sfw/nsfw, so that is another option
Keep drawing whatever you want :)
and Merry Christmas! :3
While it’s true most people won’t mind the kinky stuff, from a marketing perspective, mixing audiences is never worth it. All the time I see artists with porn I enjoy, but half their wall is adopts or stickers, and I decide to not follow them because I don’t want to bury the other artists I want to see.
I guess I'll take a page out of Pleax's book then. This next year I'm gonna try to make a real effort to make it as an artist!
And in terms of your question, I can certainly say YES that you can make it as an artist that draws both "Cute" and "Kinky"~ 🙂☺️👍
If people are looking for one or the other, you just need to be VERY vocal and/or descriptive that you like doing both, and don’t mind focussing on one or the other if that’s all they’re looking for. If they can’t understand that, then that’s on them. People can understand that artists can have different kinds/forms or art/media and styles. Or that’s what I think. ☺️
EDIT: after reading some of the other comments on here, I also agree that splitting your NSFW/SFW or main/sub stuff into different accounts can also work too.
Congrats on the initiative in terms of the alt account, and will definitely stay tuned for whenever you feel like sharing. 🙂☺️
Merry Christmas!~