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12 years ago
"Sometimes, what we believe to be only imaginary appears more real than reality itself"
R. W. BaltrukSo, I was thinking lately... and please don't link the contents of this journal with any of my previous journals.
I could start this journal with the famous "what makes someone popular?" question, but I think it would be too overrated. However, it does sadden me a bit to be living at a tangent of the artistic world, be it on DA, FA or any other place. And I believe it is me, actually. However I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Maybe it's the fact I live in a different country than USA, so I can't go to cons and such to meet new people and get myself promoted; maybe it's because I don't post art as frequently as other artists; maybe it's my art quality.
I'm very critic with my own art, so it really takes a while for me to decide to post something. I do admit that sometimes even something that I get to post may not look immensely artsy, though. But still, I know artists that post less than I do and with a little less quality, but they still seem to have a lot of people caring for them, drawing them things, having them cited around because they gave a fun talk with another fellow artist and such things.
It will sound egoistic, that I am certain, but I dream to one day have those things. And I know every Artist (with a capital A) out there will understand what I'm talking about, even if they say otherwise.
This journal is a bit of a paradox, though. Because I started to accept the fact that I will always be living in the tangent, that I will never have a popular Facebook or Twitter page, or even an Youtube channel with millions of views. However, something makes me feel I should write this, at least once. At the very least so some other fellow artists know that they are not alone in this kind of feeling.
I always believed, and still do, that you should get known by your own abilities. Not because you asked someone to share your videos, or because you asked someone to post your drawing on an image board. People who know me knows that I barely ask those things, if ever. I still believe that I should earn views or popularity by simply sharing what I can do with the world. Maybe that view is wrong to become popular or to get many friends, but I don't want it to change. I think it's a pure, honest way of living.
Maybe this journal will earn me some haters, which is possible. I'm expressing my view on something, so it will surely clash with other views. I'm prepared.
For those who read this until here, my sincere thanks. Now you know a little bit more about my view of something, which is wonderful.
All of you, have a great week!
Speedy~
I could start this journal with the famous "what makes someone popular?" question, but I think it would be too overrated. However, it does sadden me a bit to be living at a tangent of the artistic world, be it on DA, FA or any other place. And I believe it is me, actually. However I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Maybe it's the fact I live in a different country than USA, so I can't go to cons and such to meet new people and get myself promoted; maybe it's because I don't post art as frequently as other artists; maybe it's my art quality.
I'm very critic with my own art, so it really takes a while for me to decide to post something. I do admit that sometimes even something that I get to post may not look immensely artsy, though. But still, I know artists that post less than I do and with a little less quality, but they still seem to have a lot of people caring for them, drawing them things, having them cited around because they gave a fun talk with another fellow artist and such things.
It will sound egoistic, that I am certain, but I dream to one day have those things. And I know every Artist (with a capital A) out there will understand what I'm talking about, even if they say otherwise.
This journal is a bit of a paradox, though. Because I started to accept the fact that I will always be living in the tangent, that I will never have a popular Facebook or Twitter page, or even an Youtube channel with millions of views. However, something makes me feel I should write this, at least once. At the very least so some other fellow artists know that they are not alone in this kind of feeling.
I always believed, and still do, that you should get known by your own abilities. Not because you asked someone to share your videos, or because you asked someone to post your drawing on an image board. People who know me knows that I barely ask those things, if ever. I still believe that I should earn views or popularity by simply sharing what I can do with the world. Maybe that view is wrong to become popular or to get many friends, but I don't want it to change. I think it's a pure, honest way of living.
Maybe this journal will earn me some haters, which is possible. I'm expressing my view on something, so it will surely clash with other views. I'm prepared.
For those who read this until here, my sincere thanks. Now you know a little bit more about my view of something, which is wonderful.
All of you, have a great week!
Speedy~
Don't feel bad about that kind of things, well you're not alone, but if you wanna get some kind of compliments just express it. you need to share more to get more feedback, meet more people, talk with the Artists that you like, don't be afraid of the results before trying something. just do it.
Hope you get better and, cheer up.
Seriously talking: probably you should try talking with some artists and ask them to do some public relations for you... I think many artists here would surely support you.
At least you post your art... I'm a self-learned terrible artist (I went to accounting school unfortunately... my dream was to frequent art school) and I haven't posted a single piece since I joined furaffinity... I even waited months before even starting to write some comments... (yes... I'm a pathologically shy guy ...)
However, being popular ≠ having friends. There's a world of difference between fans and friends, and it's much better to have the latter than the former. :) Just my two cents.
I'd say that's what you were wanting except you made it quite clear you do want people to care, and that while you want your art known you aren't willing to sell yourself to do it. A little PR and exposure never hurt anyone, but I think you actually have the right view of popularity. Basically, you may not get much popularity the way you think and post your art, but you're better off without it. The people who matter, the ones who will know and care for you, and love your art, will gather slowly but surely on their own, by word-of-mouth or seeing faves on someone else's page. Hopefully someday this will spread further and further...until then, enjoy your "obscurity" while it lasts, since popularity may make you start wishing to be obscure again when it finally hits you.
And for the record, I think your art is incredible, especially in the relatively short time you turn it out. The only real issue has been you sometimes being very delayed in getting back to people or posting art, and you have plenty of good reasons for why that happens. *Hugs*
So for me, having a handful of people who is close to me, who I would take a bullet for would be better than having a legion of followers who would stampede away once somebody steps on a twig and makes a breaking sound.
So don't fret on it too much kitty! :3 there will come a time when your works will go on the lime light, just keep moving forward and keep improving :D
At least you are not in the predicament I am in. I'm at the level where I am when I dreamed the dream to dream to be as good as back when I first started drawing. and now, I am stagnating not knowing what to do with my art-skills. ^.^"'''
years ago: *points* "I wanna draw like that!"
now: "I can draw like that and even better!" *now what?!*