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I've Been Thinking...
7 years ago
I've been reading this journal http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8863863/ by 
Valentine_Eisenburg and it really got me thinking about my own presence in this community, most of what she has said resonates with me and echoes my thoughts too. I don't know who actually reads these journals, these fragments of my thoughts that I put onto the web to share with others but I put them out there in case there is someone who deeply cares about what I say.
I've come to accept that I'm not a popular or famous artist, I'm certainly no brand name in this community with thousands of followers and the more I thought about it, the more I came to actually feel blessed by this revelation. I honestly would not know how to cope with the overload of notifications, it'd be like a sensory overload for me.
True, there are a lot of famous artists who inspired me to draw and if you take a look at my style of drawing/colouring, you can tell who inspired me the most and I wanted that feeling too, to be recognized within the community and several years ago, it brought me to a really low point, I eventually realized that art should be for fun and by forcing others to like my work only would serve to antagonize me and make more enemies than friends.
I know that not everyone likes the thought of muscular anthros especially in a community that is driven mainly by people who have a display of multicoloured creatures big and small but characters like for example Demian, Reptile, Galen and others like them have been my gateway into the fandom and I find enjoyment out of drawing these kinds of characters as well as incorporating them into the design of Mike. I know that FA might have its issues but I've noticed they're more accepting of the things I like to draw, I don't get as many nasty comments on here as I do on DeviantART (and believe me some of those comments aren't even trying)
I know some people see me for the art I commission while others see me for my own creations and honestly, I respect and appreciate each and every single one of you, I might not be swimming in a money bin from commissions I take from others but I'm okay with that, I'd rather it come naturally and enjoy the process.
To those that have stood and stuck by me even when I've had episodes where I became such a whiny manchild, thank you so much.
Valentine_Eisenburg and it really got me thinking about my own presence in this community, most of what she has said resonates with me and echoes my thoughts too. I don't know who actually reads these journals, these fragments of my thoughts that I put onto the web to share with others but I put them out there in case there is someone who deeply cares about what I say.I've come to accept that I'm not a popular or famous artist, I'm certainly no brand name in this community with thousands of followers and the more I thought about it, the more I came to actually feel blessed by this revelation. I honestly would not know how to cope with the overload of notifications, it'd be like a sensory overload for me.
True, there are a lot of famous artists who inspired me to draw and if you take a look at my style of drawing/colouring, you can tell who inspired me the most and I wanted that feeling too, to be recognized within the community and several years ago, it brought me to a really low point, I eventually realized that art should be for fun and by forcing others to like my work only would serve to antagonize me and make more enemies than friends.
I know that not everyone likes the thought of muscular anthros especially in a community that is driven mainly by people who have a display of multicoloured creatures big and small but characters like for example Demian, Reptile, Galen and others like them have been my gateway into the fandom and I find enjoyment out of drawing these kinds of characters as well as incorporating them into the design of Mike. I know that FA might have its issues but I've noticed they're more accepting of the things I like to draw, I don't get as many nasty comments on here as I do on DeviantART (and believe me some of those comments aren't even trying)
I know some people see me for the art I commission while others see me for my own creations and honestly, I respect and appreciate each and every single one of you, I might not be swimming in a money bin from commissions I take from others but I'm okay with that, I'd rather it come naturally and enjoy the process.
To those that have stood and stuck by me even when I've had episodes where I became such a whiny manchild, thank you so much.
Even if I am also searching artists for my game, and sometimes feels myself not good, still trying to think about something nice. He-he.
Don't be sad.