I share a similar insecurity... especially when the comment section of a submission I have goes totally empty...

its not about being asspat, or anyhting, its just about feeling like there is some club im nto part of, or that im not worth the while and i work hard, as hell on what i do, i try to improve and be better, and i just dont appreciate how artists will go around and pander to others from, what i can tell, perceieved superiority or watch count.

You might want to remember that this fandom seems to attract the socially deprived. Most people get into small cliques of friends, some just don't make lots of comments unless they know the person well, etc.

Don't worry about it and just enjoy the comments you get.

i do, im grateful for each one! i know no matter how i word it it sounds like im some arrogant twat who needs artists to feel like im recognized for what im doing, but i want to make friends with people who draw too, do art trades with friends, etc. i want to have a group of friends who are artists too because ti would be fun and i could learn alot, etc. >3<

maybe im jsut being stupid or ungrateful and not notcing people are commenting, i dont know >3<

always here to talk, and sadly i wish i was a 100% commenter, but im closer to 75-85% of the time, tho i just want to be more clever in what i say about what i see in a pic like a story, and other times i think is just a little petty to say nice pic this or cool that, i feel a little more attention is needed so i try that approach and when i cant think of something i freeze up, but i try to fave often specially when i like and not to just do it cause im following, sometimes i do but most part i want faves to mean faves

oh its all good bud, i dont mena i need everyone commenting always but there seems to be either some elitest stuff, watcher judging, or something...liek said, i comment to those who comment to me, but then its like, noone comments back, why watch if your not gonna fave or watch or intereact.

could put out a 100 pics and only be liked for one, thus they wait another 200 to go by for that one again.... maybe... idk we are all a weird bunch and theres hardly a reason for it

I try to spread my comments across all the folk i watch as evenly as i can. Its why i dont watch everyone who watches me. So that i can try to dedicate time to those who i watch. But its pretty tricky.

I used to get sad that some artists i really admire dont watch me but in the end i cant force them to do stuff they dont wanna do so you just gotta keep on doing the stuff you love and not dwell on things like that *hugs*

i never intend to stop arting at all, i just i guess, want to feel more like i belong i suppose. i am a sort of outsider, always have been and thats cool but i guess moreso i want to feel integrated and accepted in a way, somewhere.im probably getting a bit bothered by it ad hyoersensitive which is my own fault, really

I'm not even an artist, I'm a shut in

same =c

Yaaay, shut in friends!

Yeah... it discourages me a bit. It's even worse when it occurs IRL when you're in an art class and nobody other than the teacher will give you any feedback and even then the teacher's feedback is barely worthwhile. Guess that's why the former bothers me as much as it does too. Just this constant feeling of inferiority and a need to feel worthy doing my art in the first place in hopes that my work can spark interest in people to talk with me. Something that I feel I can't do otherwise from being so boring.

im the same way >3< it soundslike my art class experience

For me, I rarely comment at all, and when I do it's pretty much only when I have something funny or insightful to say rather than just saying "cute :3" (although I still leave those comments from time to time, lol). But anyways, on top of that, I usually just comment on people's works whom I talk to on a regular basis, which is one of the reasons my comment count has been so low over the years I've been on here. It's not necessaly because I don't like some artist's works or I think that the art is "unworthy" of commenting on, but just because I don't really have anything to say, and I feel as though this is true for a lot of other artists as well (though I could be mistaken). Anyways, I believe that you're just over thinking it.

And also, btw, "I don't know what to say" is totally a valid excuse. A lot of artists don't like the "cute :3" kind of comments, as they come off as unoriginal, bland, and contrived to a lot of people (I don't really care either way though). And honestly, MANY artists on this site aren't a fan of any sort of critique left in the comments section, even if it's positive and polite. So all that's left really is commentary on the subject matter, or just leaving compliments. And that's perfectly fine, but honestly, isn't a favorite in itself a compliment? lol, I don't know where I'm going with this anymore, maybe it's me who's over-thinking things. :p

Sorry for rambling, but to wrap things up, I just wouldn't take it too personally. A lot of people on this site aren't very talkative and sometimes have difficulty coming up with something unique or interesting to say. And that's not even getting into any sort of social anxiety other people may have. :v

i think what your saying is probably very close to true, i over think things ALOT and it has often been to my chakram. on top of the admittedly high insecurity in what i do, i tend to take things as a sign of some hidden disdain.

and i mean, i guess its true, ti kind of is a valid excuse, but i unno, like i said above i think im being a baby about it maybe >3<

i think theres more truth to what you said then maybe i want ot admit, with how i feel about myself, and maybe the issue is more about how i feel about me, then how others do.

thanks for the thoughts, i really shouldnt take ti so personally, i think your right about that >3<

Yep, all the time...

If I don't comment, it's usually (or always?) not because I don't want to, but because I can't think of anything to say.

I generally don't comment at all, most of mine are replies to other comments on my own work. I don't even bother with the "new journals" part of the feed.
But I was on your main page and saw this and had to comment.
Don't worry too much about it. Our art is a niche of a niche, so I wouldn't expect too much. I've got plenty of submissions with blank comment fields. What i go by more than anything is the number of favs and pageviews. A lot of the time there is nothing to say beyond "hot" or "cute". I would never give a comment like that but I appreciate them very much. I generally only comment if I have something to ask or point out.
I also don't fav much anymore unless I really really like something, but that's just me.
Don't worry about comments. Its all about favs and views.
Your art is great! I envy the fact that you can just freehand the pics you draw, and your heads/faces look normal. I have to do a lot of stuff to my starting pic before it looks any good before coloring, and the non lizard faces still look a bit weird. But then I work in Photoshop pushing paths around wit a mouse so it's more like drafting and it is very time consuming. I looked at your prices and am like "shit that's really low!"
Btw that story about lilsilentwolf being wrongly committed is still one of my favorites... Such hopelessness so hot but still a happy ending that feels earned and the look on his face and the orderlies face are so perfectly appropriate! The only reason i haven't faved more of your pics is cause I'm thoroughly gay and u draw mostly girls which I respect.
And remember this is a fairly new account of yours. You'll get more attention as you post more.

I think you meant to reply to OP's journal and not my comment

i understand where your coming form, i suppose its hard to comment on everything, i struggle to remeber, so maybe im being unfair to people, expecting to comment every time >3<

this means a heck of alot to me. i read it 3 times, and i really , really like what your saying. there is a huge amount of truth to it, and i think htat, to be honest, yeah, i dont think of it as a niche thing, whe it actually very much is. when i saw your art i was blown away by how your able to handle rendering, the fact you think well of mine really does help me feel more confident in what im doing ;u; <3 your work shows its time in it, since it always looks so goo d;u; <3

and i totally get that! i understand many on this side, and furry in general, are gay, since im really into gals and such in padding, i understand your not gonna find many pictures to your liking! he did a good job on his story of the com for sure !

thanks for taking the time to say something, liek most peoples words here, you ofered some awesome insight and i appreciatre it and your time, and your thoughts on what i do <3

No problem. Comments when comments are due!

Oops! Doing this on an iPhone so... Much fail

Padded ulf: I wrote u a comment but accidentally replied to another. So it won't show up in your feed. Sorry! See above!