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Looking at the art environment through the years
8 months ago
★ Just wanted to share an observation I've been making through out the years, ever since I've start using Twitter/X more. For a while seeing other artists talking about art, I've been getting a vibe from them that, a lot of them doesn't actually enjoy making art itself, they're just in for the money, clout, or something.
From seeing posts of them making and sharing memes of how much doing art sucks before the pandemic. During the pandemic, seeing post of artists "joking" talking about getting into the furry fandom to make money out of them assuming everyone is rich idiot, crazy to buy any furry art. After the pandemic and AI started to shit out decent looking art, artists talking about completely giving up on art in general if art is no longer profitable, but after these AI concerns seems to have simmered down, something that got me thinking was seeing artists pissed off and talking about giving up after seeing the progress PewDiePie was doing at learning to draw legit and the arguments for it from him having money to even someone talking about his genetics...
All that just makes me wonder, I feel like something changed a lot along the way. Talking with some friends about it, it could be the nature of social media, Twitter in particular, of people trying to farm engagement, at best trying to be "relatable" with posts making doing art sound like just a miserable struggle, at worst is outgrage bait with displays of pettyness and envy towards anyone doing a bigger number than them, including other artists. Other thing could be how easy it is to monetize your art now a days in general, making passion for art either take back seat or be completely absent. I know that everywhere there were always been oportunistic people that are only in for the money, that we're now adults and finances is something to be concerned about, but something has changed were joy for doing art it's not really a thing anymore, just a means to an end...
Is it wrong just doing art for money? Not really, but I don't think it's a mentality to have and backfire badly, from big studios destroying franchises and even themselves trying to make an "infinite money glitch" to small artists alienating their audience by seeing them as just a source of income, to trying to promote themselves at other artist's expense.
Of course, just because something was made with legit passion doesn't mean that it will be finacially successful, but doesn't mean it can't be valuable, in a personal level or to another people.
Anyway... Making money with art is good, but fun and passion comes a long way, it's good for you, your audience and specially your mental health~
Tune in next time where I talk about politics and put everyone in Hope Eradicated
From seeing posts of them making and sharing memes of how much doing art sucks before the pandemic. During the pandemic, seeing post of artists "joking" talking about getting into the furry fandom to make money out of them assuming everyone is rich idiot, crazy to buy any furry art. After the pandemic and AI started to shit out decent looking art, artists talking about completely giving up on art in general if art is no longer profitable, but after these AI concerns seems to have simmered down, something that got me thinking was seeing artists pissed off and talking about giving up after seeing the progress PewDiePie was doing at learning to draw legit and the arguments for it from him having money to even someone talking about his genetics...
All that just makes me wonder, I feel like something changed a lot along the way. Talking with some friends about it, it could be the nature of social media, Twitter in particular, of people trying to farm engagement, at best trying to be "relatable" with posts making doing art sound like just a miserable struggle, at worst is outgrage bait with displays of pettyness and envy towards anyone doing a bigger number than them, including other artists. Other thing could be how easy it is to monetize your art now a days in general, making passion for art either take back seat or be completely absent. I know that everywhere there were always been oportunistic people that are only in for the money, that we're now adults and finances is something to be concerned about, but something has changed were joy for doing art it's not really a thing anymore, just a means to an end...
Is it wrong just doing art for money? Not really, but I don't think it's a mentality to have and backfire badly, from big studios destroying franchises and even themselves trying to make an "infinite money glitch" to small artists alienating their audience by seeing them as just a source of income, to trying to promote themselves at other artist's expense.
Of course, just because something was made with legit passion doesn't mean that it will be finacially successful, but doesn't mean it can't be valuable, in a personal level or to another people.
Anyway... Making money with art is good, but fun and passion comes a long way, it's good for you, your audience and specially your mental health~
Tune in next time where I talk about politics and put everyone in Hope Eradicated
Been quite fun learning Blender lately and I'm thinking of trying Artwod to improve my 2D art.
Whenever I take a pencil to a piece of paper attempting to draw something, an actual black hole just forms and also sucks the pencil in.
I'm more of a 3D mapping and basic 2D texture/edit kind of guy. I am also an internet video jester.
But people who trashtalk art in general are in my eyes unhappy with their situation & only seek for things to feel less miserable & get an feeling of pride & self worth, or are simply filled with envy & laziness.(I know this opinion is pretty harsh towards them, but that is the only way I can explain myself how one could think that way)
But Art in general is something of high worth & that people who haven’t grown to appreciating it are probably seeing to much &/or aren’t motivated enough to look more into it, which results in such opinions.
Atleast from my guess.