Wow, that was a little bit depressing. In some sense, though, I agree that art made for the sake of it is wildly more rewarding, but I like to think of it as killing two birds with one stone. In any case, congratulations, and I await the big half-thousand. Au revoir
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Thank you for the conglaturations U///U
@BombsAhoy Just remember that _how_ you make your fans is just as important, getting fans because you made some FNF related material (as did I, though on accident) has no relation to what you would normally do as an artist, they're empty, they're not really here for you. Fans who follow you for what you actually make, what is mostly, or wholly yours are the people who matter. Though to me, its my peers that matter the most rather than any mere fan, as they have some perspective on what its like.
If you flip that around though, compared to most people on the site just a hundred is a LOT. :) Mos never get into that range in the first place! And you're gaining fast now too! Certainly hope you don't let self doubt get too heavy a hold of you; just keep drawing more so because you enjoy it than because you hope to get a certain sense of affirmation from others for it!
Though this is some pretty dope work. May you be up in the thousands too in no time!
Congratulations on getting 400 followers, you've earned every one!
What you've said is harsh but unquestionably true. Making art purely for yourself is rewarding, but not a reliable plan for the future. But I truly believe that you can still find success in it, by drawing art you *want* to draw, if not purely for yourself.
Keep it up, Bombs! You're an incredibly talented artist and I look forward to seeing you continue to get the recognition you deserve.
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To be appreciated is nice, but remember that it is a shallow appreciation, momentary and transient, like pressing the like button on a picture of a kitten. I find art is better made for oneself than for the eyes of others who consume it in a moment and never think of it again. Followers can be useful but they'll never fill the hole inside.
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It's a complicated feeling to articulate. I still very much so make art for myself, but like I said I've been doing this for 13 years, and now as an adult, I have no other discernable skills. Making art for oneself is fine, but one also has to be practical and think of the future, and this thing that I've been sinking time into needed to pay off for me sooner or later. I don't want my work to just have an audience of one forever, and I'd rather have people consume my work once than never at all.
Though, do remember, I do have stories in mind that I would like to tell in the future, and, if I ever get around to doing so, it is these stories I hope will make a lasting impression.