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1 Year, Thank Yous & Some Thoughts
6 years ago
General
I'll try and keep this as short as possible. No promises though, I'm not used to this kind of thing.
It's been about a year since I made the decision to make this new account and start uploading some of thetrash stuff I'd been making. I'm generally a very private person both IRL and online, so deciding to share something so, lets say "less than mainstream", was a big decision for me. Nobody I have a relationship with IRL or online knows that I even started learning art, let alone doing furry/scalie stuff and I really wanted a place I could share and talk about this kinda thing with other people.
I find it hard to sound genuine with this kind of thing over text but I deeply appreciate anybody that's taken the time to interact with me or my stuff on here in any way. I know it's not supposed to be about likes and watches but it does feel nice to see the little notification counter tick up one, and to have somebody tell you they like your stuff or that something you made looks good. It's validating in a way, especially after thinking something belongs in the trash and that I shouldn't even bother during the whole process. As of writing this I've gone over 30 watchers, 300 profile views, 1600 upload views, and 150 favs. It's kinda embarrassing that many people have seen my uploads. Shout out to the people that actually read the little recaps I put in the description of my stuff too. I know they're mostly negative, and I'm working on that, but It feels good for me to just vent the experience of that piece and collect my thoughts about it to move on to the next one. Lastly, thank you for reading this far (and hopefully to the end) if you have.
Critique
One of the reasons I started posting was to hopefully get critique on the stuff I upload, but sadly I've gotten very little. People have their reasons for not wanting to, I get that, but I would love more critiques on my stuff, especially objective stuff like messed up anatomy and perspective (which I mess up a lot).
Community
I was hoping to be more involved in some kind of community by now, but I haven't really succeeded. I'm still kinda on the island of this account and nowhere else. I would like a place or people to share ideas or WIPs or talk shop or collaborate on art or whatever else but I haven't found it yet. I've got my discord listed on my profile and I've set up a Picarto page to maybe do something with in the future, who knows.
Commissions
I've considered trying commissions or similar a few times but I'm still not confident enough in my skills (that is if anybody would even want to commission me). Maybe I'll work my way up to it some day.
Questions
If anybody has any questions they'd like to ask me or wants to get in touch about anything post them here, I'm happy to oblige. I'll answer just about any question as long as it's not too personally identifiable.
You're a trooper if you made it this far, so much for me keeping it short. Now that I think about it, it's kinda weird writing something this heartfelt about smutty drawings. I think furry/scalie art is still art though and comes with the whole experience of "normal" art and then some. I'd probably be writing the same stuff if I was a landscape painter. Anyway, peace for now.
Thanks again,
RA
1 YearIt's been about a year since I made the decision to make this new account and start uploading some of the
Thank YousI find it hard to sound genuine with this kind of thing over text but I deeply appreciate anybody that's taken the time to interact with me or my stuff on here in any way. I know it's not supposed to be about likes and watches but it does feel nice to see the little notification counter tick up one, and to have somebody tell you they like your stuff or that something you made looks good. It's validating in a way, especially after thinking something belongs in the trash and that I shouldn't even bother during the whole process. As of writing this I've gone over 30 watchers, 300 profile views, 1600 upload views, and 150 favs. It's kinda embarrassing that many people have seen my uploads. Shout out to the people that actually read the little recaps I put in the description of my stuff too. I know they're mostly negative, and I'm working on that, but It feels good for me to just vent the experience of that piece and collect my thoughts about it to move on to the next one. Lastly, thank you for reading this far (and hopefully to the end) if you have.
Some Thoughts Going ForwardCritique
One of the reasons I started posting was to hopefully get critique on the stuff I upload, but sadly I've gotten very little. People have their reasons for not wanting to, I get that, but I would love more critiques on my stuff, especially objective stuff like messed up anatomy and perspective (which I mess up a lot).
Community
I was hoping to be more involved in some kind of community by now, but I haven't really succeeded. I'm still kinda on the island of this account and nowhere else. I would like a place or people to share ideas or WIPs or talk shop or collaborate on art or whatever else but I haven't found it yet. I've got my discord listed on my profile and I've set up a Picarto page to maybe do something with in the future, who knows.
Commissions
I've considered trying commissions or similar a few times but I'm still not confident enough in my skills (that is if anybody would even want to commission me). Maybe I'll work my way up to it some day.
Questions
If anybody has any questions they'd like to ask me or wants to get in touch about anything post them here, I'm happy to oblige. I'll answer just about any question as long as it's not too personally identifiable.
You're a trooper if you made it this far, so much for me keeping it short. Now that I think about it, it's kinda weird writing something this heartfelt about smutty drawings. I think furry/scalie art is still art though and comes with the whole experience of "normal" art and then some. I'd probably be writing the same stuff if I was a landscape painter. Anyway, peace for now.
Thanks again,
RA
Critique: I don't like to give to artist that I can't talk to in person as I can't express correctly my thoughts over text well nor correct myself quickly. I will say this, your art is better than 90% of all art that I view in terms of quality and or detail (not saying those who are ""worse"" are bad). While not all are my taste I will say that regardless my taste all of it is extremely well done and leagues above anything that myself can draw.
Regarding Community, I don't know about much since I rather keep my internet footprint small on this site, not like it matters since my life is a lame, shitty existence but who knows :P.
Commissions: If I had money I'd be paying money for you do one of my characters but I am broke. Consider this as a open invitation to use any of my current characters as a reference or a remake (if it's a remake or new drawing of them just tag them and link my account that's all I ask). While I don't know how long on average it take's for you draw it's worth the wait, at least for me since I'm more patience than many.
Either way you do you. Don't work yourself into a hole or crash yourself. I'll try to reply to art that I like that you post from now on, BUT don't make stuff you don't like doing. Your skills your time not mine. I hope this came off as kind and thoughtful and something you might be looking for. Either way I hope nothing but the best for now and I hope to see what you have coming next (if anything due to how the world works), I'll be looking foward to it. ~Twelve12
As for how long it takes me to make something I'm not actually sure, I've never really paid too much attention to it. I do work slow though, and I tend to only post once or twice a month if that tells you anything. Mind you I do stuff other than what gets uploaded.