I honestly just found your art, but I'd say you're doing fine! You started in 2017 and already have 2426 watchers. For context, I started in 2005 and only have 1950. XD

In terms of interaction, well.. I can tell you it's probably not your fault. Your art is really good, and the topics you pick are executed well. I think the issue is really just peoples' attention spans. Engagement takes -effort-, and people generally aren't so willing to do that. It's why one good comment can sometimes be worth 20 Favs - hitting the button is easy, but taking the time to write a comment isn't. Additionally, Twitter is really bad medium to garner attention - everything flies by so quickly before being lost in their algorithm. FA is equally problematic just because it's so big, but at least it can serve as an archive. I enjoyed stumbling across your work and being able to go through and find more.

As for your art, I might say try pushing the boundaries a bit! I've kind of learned that having the subject front-and-center with a mid-level horizon line is clear and communicable, but not always the most interesting. I'd say experiment with intentionally unbalanced composition, unique cropping, and high/low perspective shots.

Hope it helps! ^__^

Firstly, I do think there are natural plateaus you will hit where your just not going to grow much either for awhile or... Ever. Endless growth is not possible as your always going to be dealing with the fact this is a finite community. However having said that, your no where near that point so ya I think this is more a case of just needing to get more buzz going and generate more good will.

First on the criticism front, honestly my biggest issue and the thin I imagine is most responsible for people bouncing off, is the lack of proper consistency and closure with series. The thing that gets people to hit that watch button is seeing a series they are interested in start and NOT wanting to miss what comes next! What makes them hit the button again to stop watching is feeling like the thing they came for in the first place is just never going to finish or will be buried under other series. One or two pictures between updates are fine, they might even help generate more buzz and fans of the on going series see them and go, "Oh they also make this? Cool!" But when it gets to 3-5 unrelated pictures before getting to the next update? That's when people decide your just not actually going to give them what they want. A problem exacerbated when they see series like Tail Trouble never resolving and series like Do The Eeveelution, Burning Up and Temple Of Desire taking so long between updates its honestly hard to tell if they are dead or just very, very slowly being finished.

Now I KNOW that some of those are patron comics and thus will naturally be slow! I'm not saying your doing it wrong with them, just that if people are coming in to follow a new series, then look at your gallery and see just how long series can take and how many appear or just are abandoned, they are much, much more likely to go, "Oh I guess this is a waste of my time. Never mind, I'm out." Don't take that the wrong way, I'm not trying to be cruel or dismissive, just explain how allot of people who are not fans of your work likely see what you do when just looking it over for the first time after finding you.

Now for what you might be able to do to get more people to give you a chance... Well honestly, commission sales and YCHs are a good start. People like getting art, especially if that art is cheep-ish and while it might be a slightly underhanded tactic, you can get allot of people to follow you and recommend you to others if they think following you will let them know when new YCH or sales are going to happen. That goes double for TF and TF/TG YCHs as they tend to be more rare and highly sought after.

Alternatively you can try and do collaborations or trades with other creators. Writers, I can personally confirm, are filthy animals desperate for love and recondition! Find some popular TF writers, maybe Skiesofsilver to start with and see if they would be willing to do a trade, showing off your art with there story attached to it. If you get there fans checking you out and sharing your art, that's a whole new market your tapping into and chances are you'll start to see growth return.

From an art standpoint I think your honestly really good, I could personally do with allot more TG, but I don't know if that would really push you that much further forward. Honestly I think its just that your biggest strength is your series, they are where your art and story telling shine strongest, but after a really strong start, your series have become more scattered and harder to follow. Like you started with 4 on the floor, 4 weeks, Getting Into Nature, Dog Person, Farm Work, Take A Hike, Dogs Life, Competitive Edge and Take a Hike: Buck Responsibility one after the other, keeping to a really consistent and solid series of just putting out stories one after another... Then everything sort of fell into this mess of one shots, series that are all shuffled about and sometimes without really having any sort of story attached to them with only a few small series that maintain consistency.

So in conclusion... I think your biggest hurtle is just that you HAD a truly good thing going on with TF and TF/TG series following together one after another, held together by solid, but simple stories, but you have since sort of lost that and it makes new posts from you less exciting as a result since its not, "Oh boy, the next part of my favorite series!" And more, "Oh what was the last page of this about? Hold on let me go find it... Ah okay, cool." Which isn't great for longtime fans like myself and is downright terrible for new potential fans who you need to stick around for the numbers to go up.

And again one last time, I do NOT mean for this to come off as cruel! I LOVE your art! I have been a fan of yours since your first pictures! I truly, TRULY want you to keep making great TF series and find all the success you deserve! And if you where NOT asking for honest feedback, I'd just say, "Keep doing what you enjoy and we will grow the fuck up and deal if we don't like it." But if your series about making changes to help get new fans... Honestly that's probably the biggest thing. Returning to form OR aggressively advertising with YCHs, sales and trades.

I def have a few pieces of experience/opportunities that can help!

1. Comic/sequence links - At least from my experience, it's hard to follow some of your comics because there's no Prev/Next links to help see them all in order! This would definitely help, I think there might be some tools that help here.

2. Posting consistency - This one is completely bound by your own personal life and mental state so don't push it, but sometimes you do seem to go a while without a new post or update on some sequences. There's nothing wrong with this, but it also means you might be missing out on some good returning interest there.

3.A few dedicated commissioners over many one-offs - I'm obviously biased as one of your earlier supporters, but I find that dedicated commissioners tend to have a broader following and friend group that attach to their work with you, the most obvious example of this being Silver Soul with Matemi. There are no guarantees here, but this can be a dice roll each time you get one of these larger projects.

4. Art style definition - your art style is very distinct, and I think you can use that to your advantage somehow. It might lend itself really well to certain types of art and might be worth experimenting with!

I'd say how often you post. I legit forget that you exist very, very often.

I don't comment on many things. But I do understand your feelings as well. I'm just starting a twitch channel myself and I've seen literally no growth. But we just have to keep trucking on. Keep making content, keep making pictures wether people are there or not.

Personally I've liked everything you've put out. I like pokemon. I like the canines..

I say just keep doing what you've been doing, but I'm a person that doesn't like change.

I think most of the other people here have given great advice. As a watcher of many, many artists, I can say that the following things are what keep me engaged:

- Navigation text in the description. I know this is annoying as when you post a new page you have to update the previous page’s description with the link to the next page. But as mentioned, this makes it much easier to enjoy a whole sequence without sorting through your gallery.

- Sequence length indication. I know that a sequence isn’t always completely defined on length, but when it’s completed (or you do have the whole thing planned), I like to see something like “1/10” in the title so that I know what I’m getting into.

- Posting schedule for sequences. Many people do try to adhere to a schedule, though I know this is difficult especially if you’re doing artwork as both a profession and hobby. If you have a schedule for at least sequence images, I think that goes a long way. Personally this is less of a concern for me as I often just follow people and then use that as my way of keeping up with their artwork.

I’m no expert in this sort of thing as I typically avoid talking to random people. (It’s a miracle I’m making this comment.) But again, other people have already posted much better advice for garnering more interaction and attracting other watchers. I’m just giving you my perspective from someone who purely watches.

Hi! I think both consistent uploading and collaborations might be a good place to start! Fairly regular new releases on themes people like often maintain momentum for people enjoying your work! Secondly, I've found collaborations are a great way to reach out and meet new creators and audiences too! FA and twitter aren't the most social sites either, I think Discord a better place to receive feedback on work, rather than just dropping them onto FA without getting any comments. Best of luck! I've always been a fan of your work and can't wait to see what you experiment with in future!

The main criticism I'd give is the same as personaguy's: the disjointed uploads, and having no links to "next" pages is a bit annoying. Also, I don't think you should work on several projects at once, personally.
A part of it may also be that you do both bad-ends and good-ends, which may drive away people that only like seeing one or the other. I, personally, really like good-end art and was a little upset whenever I finished one of your sequences that ended sadly.

Edit after reading your other journal: I'm glad to hear you're already in the process of working on those first two things! Good job!