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Doing A Big Think
7 years ago
Sometimes I wonder whether people favourite my art because they like it and want to see me improve, or because of the pandering to this niche ass fetish.
Like, if I never drew belly growling stuff would I even still have an audience? Well, probably. Albeit a smaller one. And it's not like the audience I currently have is even big, it's pretty small, with an average of like 8 favourites per drawing.
I don't mean to sound greedy or attention whorey, but I just want to gain something more out of this. Or maybe I'm gaining a lot and just not realizing it. Is it the viewer that's being ignorant to me, or me that's being ignorant to every viewer?
Is anyone other than me even reading this journal? Does it matter? Maybe. I'm mostly just writing this for myself. But it would be nice for people to appreciate something more than just big hungry bellies, even though they are pretty fucking sick.
Am I low to assume that most people don't care about my other drawings? Probably. Even though the view and favourite count agree with me. I'm not accusing anyone specific or attacking anyone. I'm not even trying to make people change their minds. Im just wondering if people care about my art in general.
Maybe I'm just too pessimistic though. I mean, just because it didn't get added to the view or favourite count doesn't mean nobody saw it. I still have tons of watchers that see it in their new submissions page. They scroll down and see it in small thumbnail form; just because they don't click doesn't mean they don't appreciate it, right? I mean, I don't favourite literally every drawing somebody I'm watching makes either.
Maybe I'm overthinking things. Just because I'm proud of or happy with a specific drawing of mine, doesn't mean everybody else has to. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. That's what the favourite button is for, right? Doesn't matter if the drawing's old and unappealing to the artist. If the viewer wants to see that, then that's what the viewer will see.
...Did I answer my initial question? I kinda feel like I didn't-
Like, if I never drew belly growling stuff would I even still have an audience? Well, probably. Albeit a smaller one. And it's not like the audience I currently have is even big, it's pretty small, with an average of like 8 favourites per drawing.
I don't mean to sound greedy or attention whorey, but I just want to gain something more out of this. Or maybe I'm gaining a lot and just not realizing it. Is it the viewer that's being ignorant to me, or me that's being ignorant to every viewer?
Is anyone other than me even reading this journal? Does it matter? Maybe. I'm mostly just writing this for myself. But it would be nice for people to appreciate something more than just big hungry bellies, even though they are pretty fucking sick.
Am I low to assume that most people don't care about my other drawings? Probably. Even though the view and favourite count agree with me. I'm not accusing anyone specific or attacking anyone. I'm not even trying to make people change their minds. Im just wondering if people care about my art in general.
Maybe I'm just too pessimistic though. I mean, just because it didn't get added to the view or favourite count doesn't mean nobody saw it. I still have tons of watchers that see it in their new submissions page. They scroll down and see it in small thumbnail form; just because they don't click doesn't mean they don't appreciate it, right? I mean, I don't favourite literally every drawing somebody I'm watching makes either.
Maybe I'm overthinking things. Just because I'm proud of or happy with a specific drawing of mine, doesn't mean everybody else has to. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. That's what the favourite button is for, right? Doesn't matter if the drawing's old and unappealing to the artist. If the viewer wants to see that, then that's what the viewer will see.
...Did I answer my initial question? I kinda feel like I didn't-
And I'm not losing any heart. I really like drawing and probably will keep doing it for a very long time.