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i don't think i can make it with art
so i kind of want to stop showing everyone b/c it's mine and
it's not that interesting anyway
it will just be mine.
and i can care less about what people think of it
if i don't show anyone
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Look now. Here's the thing, you draw some of the damn prettiest squirrels I've ever seen. Just like AddleTwintone here, I thought when I followed you, "now here is someone who knows how to draw a good squirrel!"
Your art is plenty interesting to us.
But (there's always a but). What gives me pause is that you feel that you've been showing off your art not because you're so excited about it that you just have to let other people see, but because you feel that it's a way for you to get interest/praise/money. "I don't think I can make it with art" and "I can care less about what people think of it" aren't the sorts of things a person will tell themselves when they're doing something just because they like doing it.
So if you feel like you're not going to "make it" with art (whatever you mean by that) and that you don't want the criticism, then do what you need to do. Because, honestly, the number of people who "make it" with their artwork, the number of people who graduate beyond the criticism of the untrained masses, is practically non-existent compared to the number of people who try.
If you're posting your art because you're hoping to "make it" then the only thing that's probable to happen is disappointment.
That's why it's important that you do things like share art because you enjoy drawing, and enjoy sharing your art and hearing what people think about it. If you love what you're doing, then it doesn't matter what happens to it. You're never going to be happy or satisfied or feel your work is enough when you're constantly trying to please some horrifying nightmare chimaera out in the fog of the internet called "THE PUBLIC".
So perhaps you're just feeling a little down today. In which case, don't feel down, because I love your art, and I appreciate that you share it. Or perhaps you've reached the conclusion that you're not going to get what you expected out of posting your art online, in which case while I'm extremely disappointed that you'll be keeping yourself private, I agree that you've made the right decision.
Either way, you're an awesome artist who draws damn fine squirrels. Hope you have a good one.
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Points up. I can't really add anything to what
Mourne said other than "(drooptail)" at the thought of never seeing your art posted again.
You're one of the very few (can count on one paw few) artists I've commissioned. Provided, it's a challenge when one doesn't have a "reference sheet" for their normal, feral squirrelly self, but that's besides the point.
No, I don't favorite or comment on everything, but I do look at everything you post, whether you post it here or over on FA.
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it's mostly the latter.
I agree, and think often of that. Do I post for others for fame, or do I post for myself?
Why do I have to have so many galleries if I'm just posting for myself?However, I'm not getting ANY gain from showing my art to anybody, not even the slight excitement when someone says something looks good. Nobody even critiques my drawings like they should be because god, I know they're far from fucking perfect but instead of saying anything, people just... say. "looks great!"
I'm a little tired of wasting my time trying to fit into a community I feel like I'll never be apart of. Furries or collectively, artists.
I do art all for fun and even when it's for profit.
but I feel like I can appreciate my art more
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Nothing's ever perfect. Most people, even your audiences, understand and operate within that understanding.
A lack of criticism can mean a whole degree of things. Sometimes it means that your audience doesn't feel they have the right to criticise. If they can't do something, if they don't have the experience, how can they possibly provide useful criticism? That's not entirely true, but it's not entirely wrong either.
Lack of criticism can also mean that people simply don't think there's any problems worth considering. Sure, it could always be better. But most people are happy to ignore those things when they are genuinely pleased with the work as a whole. It's a far-fetched example, but since I'm from a literary background rather than visual: Tolkien. An English professor, of all jobs, nevertheless used the incorrect plural of the word "dwarf". The correct plural at the time was "dwarfs". But you know what? nobody criticised him on it. Fast forward a few decades, and "dwarves" has become the accepted correct plural, because Tolkien's writings were so well liked despite what was technically a grammar error.
As far as community, I can understand what you feel. I'm not actually here because I feel particularly furry myself, just because I like the artwork people like yourself post. With the ability to filter out the nasty junk I don't wanna see, this site's amazing even though I'll probably always have the perspective and attitude of an outsider. Artists as a community, I don't think even exists. Each artist is different. Some are similar, but what's always most distinct is their differences.
There's no qualifying exam to be an artist, all you need to do is produce something beautiful. Which you have, which makes you an artist. Maybe not a professional one, but who gives a crap about the title.
Now clearly you find it draining to share your work. That's fine, that happens. Not everyone particularly wants to be throwing their work out in the maelstrom of everything else the internet offers. I suspect you haven't made up your mind, since you bothered to publish a journal on the subject, an informal invitation as it were for your followers to comment.
I just want you to know, before you make that decision and commit to not publish your stuff, that there are people here - myself included - who enjoy seeing it just because it's beautiful and would be sad at the thought of never seeing more of it.
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An artist is their own worst critic, period. And art is subjective. If someone says it "looks great", it looks great to them. You have a h*ll of a lot more talent than I'll ever even attempt to achieve. My 12 year old niece has more talent than the refrigerator art I can produce. (chuckle)
I'd hate to not ever see your work again. But you'll do what you wish to do as it is, after all, your art.
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It's ok to feel down about your art. But, it still makes people smile, and that's important, right?
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AddleTwintone
D: But I love your art! You're one of the few artists who draw squirrels so well.