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feeling a little underappreciated
12 years ago
I don't expect people to kiss my ass, feed into me ego (which I don't really have one) or fall all over themselves to get to me or treat me any differently than any other artist or hell, any other person on this Earth but ya know, I would love a little reassurance that what i'm doing is worth my time. yes, I do it because I enjoy it first and foremost but when it comes to some things, I need to know if you think it's good, great, it sucks, whatever. I want to know i'm going in the right direction and need to go forward with what I believe i'm set on this planet to do or should I pack it up and go work for best buy (no offence to anyone working there or anywhere else that isn't your own business). as artists, writers, whatever, we put our hearts and souls into our work and it's a little discouraging to get such an underwhelming response.
i'm I a bad artist? do my ideas suck? am I a bad guy? do I give off a bad vibe that makes me unapproachable?
personal responsibilities (mostly financial) are prolly what's making these feelings of inadequacy surface. I need to move forward with my life and I don't want to give up. I just need to know I'm doing is the right thing so I can stick it out.
sorry for the debby downer moment. I usually don't post stuff like this in a public forum but i'm posting my art and that's the same as expressing myself verbally. I'm putting myself out there for praise or scrutiny alike, so why not voice my concerns.... at least this one time.
trying to stay positive,
Chas
i'm I a bad artist? do my ideas suck? am I a bad guy? do I give off a bad vibe that makes me unapproachable?
personal responsibilities (mostly financial) are prolly what's making these feelings of inadequacy surface. I need to move forward with my life and I don't want to give up. I just need to know I'm doing is the right thing so I can stick it out.
sorry for the debby downer moment. I usually don't post stuff like this in a public forum but i'm posting my art and that's the same as expressing myself verbally. I'm putting myself out there for praise or scrutiny alike, so why not voice my concerns.... at least this one time.
trying to stay positive,
Chas
All I can say is keep up the good work. I'm sure you will get noticed sooner than later.
What sorta disturbs me right now is a lack of hits on my call for commissions, and I normally get numerous bites. Not this time. That alone is disturbing, especially with Anthrocon next week.
First - don't give up, a lot of the stuff I have seen from you so far is VERY good AND its professional.
I should know, since I have commissioned you... and I would not have done that if I thought your stuff was crap :B
Secondly - let me ask this, respectfully:
Ok...so you have your page here...maybe your own site... BUT what else have you done, to get your name 'out there'?
Even with here, for example, I see that you have a limited number of folks you watch. I personally think thats a drawback, because not only are you not experiencing other styles, you are also not getting to know the furs themselves. (And as far as I know, its all about the networking :B)
This is not to say you are stand-offish, by the way, but it DOES limit you.
Finally: Don't be a 'one-trick pony' either. What I mean by that is - ok...so you are known for your toonery...what about experimenting outside of the box? What about other styles, such as realism, noir, grunge, etc.? What about other techniques, such as breaking the third wall, sketchy, painterly, etc.? (I can give you "Blacksad" as a great example, and you should have that in your library)
Something to think about!
if you look at the gallery on my deviantart account, I do have some other work on there besides cartoony stuff and I am delving into copics and sketchcards. I've never done anything traditionally since I was younger so i'm relearning.
I do work as a freelance artist, mostly doing t-shirt art for those without an in-house artist. my artist page on facebook has an extensive gallery but not much recently. no one seems to want to pay for anything involved so I've just been doing simple stuff that's not really interesting to post. I want to do comics and illustrative work.
I decided recently to do the looney lanterns fan comic to get attention. it's a means to an end (not that it won't be real fun to do anyway) :).
thanks for the input again, it's food for thought.
I do appreciate your interest in your audience's mindset at least!