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9 years ago
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And now a word from The-B-Meister.....
Heyo everyone
"B" here to speak his mind once again xp
Just a little heads up....this an old post from DA but I wanted to see what you guys on FA think of it as well. If you've read this over on DA you may ignore this xp
Anyways, as of today the subject of Popular Vs Popular came to mind. I know it's kindve a touchy subject at times... ^^;
Well anyways.....the reason why i bring this is up is that I notice how the way certain people treat others in terms of level of popularity. My question is, what separates the popular folks from the unpopular? Honestly, I've seen alot of "unpopular" artists works that blow some of the "popular" artists works right out the water. So why arent these people getting the fair treatment in the end? This is what baffles me about DA/FA sometimes...
Sometimes, Ive noticed people ALWAYS commenting on the popular persons they watch but little to none with the unpopular artists they watch as well. Why exactly is this the case? Are we just not popular that we do not deserve a comment or fav despite showing potential?
Dont get me wrong, I dont consider myself the best artist here nor do i see myself ever reaching the popular level at anytime soon....probably never at this rate XD. But in honesty sometimes it just pains me to see something that I've worked on for hours, days and in some cases weeks only to be beaten out by some simple sketch whipped up in an hour or less. And Im like.... how does that work????
Of course, this has not only happened with me but as of late a close friend of mine has been suffering the same fate and he's really taken a toll after working on art pieces so hard. The quality of his works are outstanding and amazing if words could describe.... But in the end there's barely comments, favs....no watchers....nada.
Another example is another close friend of mine who has been working on his own webcomic for years. I've seen him put blood, sweat and tears into his series. He's really dedicated to make it a successful series and to expand beyond DA/FA. In addition he's done LOADS of other stuff on the side. Yet apparently it's not enough for people to recognise his outstanding efforts.
These guys have truly gone above and beyond and I believe they should be rewarded for their time and efforts. These guys are also posting almost on a daily basis as well. So what gives?
I truly sympathise with these guys along with the many others who's put so much dedication into their stuff... yet....nothing much comes out of it. Which brings me to question.....is Quantity or Quality?
As for myself, most of the time Im just doing this for fun but sometimes it feels like a task to try get some recognition.....and it just takes the fun out of it. I mean sometimes I could care less depending what im working on.
This isnt a rant btw....more of a thought that's baffled me and a few others for awhile now. This isnt directed at popular artists either nor do I have anything against them. Theyre just doing their thing. But allow me to take this opportunity to thank those talented artists that have stood by my side and supported me even when Im not the best artist around. It truly means alot. In most cases, it's usually the popular artists that support other popular artists only and disregard the less experienced...which honestly is a turn off for me.
Even if I live to see me reach their level, I would like help those whom are beginners or less experienced. And I have helped a few individuals and saw them grow to be so talented. It makes me proud of them ;v; . It shows they have alot of potential.
So yes, thats my thoughts on this subject uvu If you have an opinion on the subject be sure to leave a comment below :)
Thanks for reading and the support everyone! <3
"B"
"B" here to speak his mind once again xp
Just a little heads up....this an old post from DA but I wanted to see what you guys on FA think of it as well. If you've read this over on DA you may ignore this xp
Anyways, as of today the subject of Popular Vs Popular came to mind. I know it's kindve a touchy subject at times... ^^;
Well anyways.....the reason why i bring this is up is that I notice how the way certain people treat others in terms of level of popularity. My question is, what separates the popular folks from the unpopular? Honestly, I've seen alot of "unpopular" artists works that blow some of the "popular" artists works right out the water. So why arent these people getting the fair treatment in the end? This is what baffles me about DA/FA sometimes...
Sometimes, Ive noticed people ALWAYS commenting on the popular persons they watch but little to none with the unpopular artists they watch as well. Why exactly is this the case? Are we just not popular that we do not deserve a comment or fav despite showing potential?
Dont get me wrong, I dont consider myself the best artist here nor do i see myself ever reaching the popular level at anytime soon....probably never at this rate XD. But in honesty sometimes it just pains me to see something that I've worked on for hours, days and in some cases weeks only to be beaten out by some simple sketch whipped up in an hour or less. And Im like.... how does that work????
Of course, this has not only happened with me but as of late a close friend of mine has been suffering the same fate and he's really taken a toll after working on art pieces so hard. The quality of his works are outstanding and amazing if words could describe.... But in the end there's barely comments, favs....no watchers....nada.
Another example is another close friend of mine who has been working on his own webcomic for years. I've seen him put blood, sweat and tears into his series. He's really dedicated to make it a successful series and to expand beyond DA/FA. In addition he's done LOADS of other stuff on the side. Yet apparently it's not enough for people to recognise his outstanding efforts.
These guys have truly gone above and beyond and I believe they should be rewarded for their time and efforts. These guys are also posting almost on a daily basis as well. So what gives?
I truly sympathise with these guys along with the many others who's put so much dedication into their stuff... yet....nothing much comes out of it. Which brings me to question.....is Quantity or Quality?
As for myself, most of the time Im just doing this for fun but sometimes it feels like a task to try get some recognition.....and it just takes the fun out of it. I mean sometimes I could care less depending what im working on.
This isnt a rant btw....more of a thought that's baffled me and a few others for awhile now. This isnt directed at popular artists either nor do I have anything against them. Theyre just doing their thing. But allow me to take this opportunity to thank those talented artists that have stood by my side and supported me even when Im not the best artist around. It truly means alot. In most cases, it's usually the popular artists that support other popular artists only and disregard the less experienced...which honestly is a turn off for me.
Even if I live to see me reach their level, I would like help those whom are beginners or less experienced. And I have helped a few individuals and saw them grow to be so talented. It makes me proud of them ;v; . It shows they have alot of potential.
So yes, thats my thoughts on this subject uvu If you have an opinion on the subject be sure to leave a comment below :)
Thanks for reading and the support everyone! <3
"B"
And a trend among popular artists on da/fa is that they got their popularity not that recently, nowadays there's a lot of people posting and a picture barely stays on the front page for long enough to get noticed by people who may be interested in the artist. In my opinion, the amount of art that gets posted makes it harder for newer people to get out there.
Tho I do say that the lower part did struck me hard, because it's 80% true.(my own experienced atleast)
Alot of artists that have high renown act cocky (some), and it's annoying that unknown artists that try to get better and improve, even asking for hints and tips get either ignored or pushed to a dead end.
But I find the newer ones kind, happy to see comments and watchers. Try to place a comment at anything that I can like complimenting on style or look, just saying its cute is worth to be commented.
Sadly the recent months on FA made the viewers lack on type lessons and stay quiet, but just type something goddamned!
Nice post BB
See people tend to get popular when they find a large group of other people that watch them. While there's some artists that get away with being popular regardless of what they do, many artists are popular cause they have a fanbase of people who like something specific they do.... be it anthro, dragons, renamon etc etc.
Unfortunately unless you actively seek out groups, chances are you're relying on luck each time you post for someone who likes what you did to watch you and stay there
Obviously by laws of chance you increase the amount you get by simply posting more.
Over time these fans will share your works with like minded people and so on and eventually you'd become popular if you keep on doing whatever you're doing.
So in short. While quality plays a major role in attracting people, you need a certain quantity in order to actually catch them. If you want an analogy? It's like trying to catch fish. having a small good quality net or a large but rubbish quality net?
So.... in simple terms.
Popularity = number of people who like your art that actually follow you = (Number of old watchers) + (Number of new watchers) - (Number of people who gave up)
and the number of new watchers = (Luck) X (genre of art) X (Quality) X (how often you post) X (number of people online when you post)
P.s. I actually don't care much about popularity myself. I just look after my more loyal watchers with the odd freebies and generally just post whatever the heck I want for a laugh.