I remember a couple of years back when a few peers on twitter tried to urge us all to move to TikTok because videos of my art and comics was the future. I'm so glad I had the self-love at the time to take one look at that and decide 'no, actually'. - ThreadSky

shrimposaurus.bsky.social • 12 days ago

I remember a couple of years back when a few peers on twitter tried to urge us all to move to TikTok because videos of my art and comics was the future. I'm so glad I had the self-love at the time to take one look at that and decide 'no, actually'.

Reposted from Victoria Ying

Realizing that most video content from artists that does well sells the aesthetic IDEA of being an artist more than the art itself. The art is incidental

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thelegendofzeina.bsky.social•12 days ago

One of my biggest problems with art tiktoks is the idea that you have to have the right "A E S T H E T I C" and they're all made quite similar to one another. I want the art to speak for itself, I don't need a tiktok with editing that makes my brain go numb.

thelegendofzeina.bsky.social•12 days ago

It also sells the idea that having one artstyle is what's going to get views, which is the case unfortunately. My art style is so inconsistent because I get bored of drawing the same style 🥲

shrimposaurus.bsky.social•12 days ago

Yeah you're so right. Eventually people will come to expect the same thing from you and I can't deal with that kind of pressure!

thelegendofzeina.bsky.social•11 days ago

I honestly think TikTok did some damage to the fun of posting art. And the demand to keep posting everyday is exhausting, I seriously don't understand how some people keep up with it.

shrimposaurus.bsky.social•11 days ago

Absolutely. That falls into this whole general vibe of 'content' rather than art and I refuse to choose quantity over quality.

thelegendofzeina.bsky.social•11 days ago

Oh absolutely I agree 100%
I want to show the pieces im proud of.
I also just don't have the disposable time to keep making "content". I actually want to enjoy the process instead of rushing to meet a daily deadline

shrimposaurus.bsky.social•12 days ago

I'm an old-internet artist at this point. I'm still a 12 year old posting my little pencil drawings to deviantART and getting excited when my friends tell me they like it. Anything more elaborate than that is quite stressful.

aonik.bsky.social•11 days ago

This sums up my feelings exactly. Having to do this or that to stay relevant and please the algorithm? No thank you. I'm the online embodiment of "embrace tradition"

kircai.bsky.social•12 days ago

God if that isn’t the truth >.>

Try to learn all the new sites, but just, like mentally, my head still acts and longs for posting something on da then it getting added to a group or a stamp being made from it.

namycat.bsky.social•12 days ago

I miss old DA so much

shrimposaurus.bsky.social•12 days ago

Added to a group or a stamp being made.... Man, if you didn't just sum up the good ol' days!! TikTok was definitely the first 'new site' where I had an overwhelming sense of 'Im too old for this...'

shrimposaurus.bsky.social•12 days ago

If you do want to see my process, I have some procreate renders over on Patreon and they are NOT glamorous. I make a ton of mistakes.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/baby-bramble-121861159?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

sparrow0v0.bsky.social•12 days ago

The tiktok phase was quite short lived when it came to art, I do remember considering it at the time but didn't want the faff of editing videos heh
I love editing goofy videos of my pets though, just not for the internet

shrimposaurus.bsky.social•12 days ago

It's still going strong on Instagram; I see those process vids all the time and they have loads of likes and views. Just the idea of recording every stage of drawing like that stresses me out, it would make me lose focus on the piece itself! Pet videos are allowed haha, I have so many of Freddie.

sparrow0v0.bsky.social•12 days ago

You use procreate right? Doesn't it have a record screen function as you draw?

shrimposaurus.bsky.social•12 days ago

In this context I meant specifically those videos you see of people recording themselves painting traditionally or having a camera watch their hands as they draw on a screen. Having a camera set up like that and then having to edit it all, I am too lazy...

shrimposaurus.bsky.social•12 days ago

Please see my post directly under the one you've replied to xD

thatothergui.bsky.social•11 days ago

I can relate more to artists who make mistakes tho, I think that's way more inspiring than the speed drawing vids that are just perfect right out the gate.

Show me all the warts and bumps and mistakes. That get's me stoked and inspired to draw 9 times out of 10

shrimposaurus.bsky.social•11 days ago

Yeah, I think it's important to show that the process isn't always perfect! Mine certainly can be all over the place. Making it perfect gives people a warped idea of how to be an artist.

ninjakec.bsky.social•12 days ago

I was kind of the same. I tried it for awhile on TikTok, posting my timelapses and stuff but it was exhausting trying to make my process look presentable or pretty xD I'm messy!

shrimposaurus.bsky.social•12 days ago

It's like a full time job on top of making the art itself! It's not sustainable

fizzylemonmusic.bsky.social•12 days ago

I remember following you since your Último/Shaman King fan arts over DA, and since those days you have been a vital part of my inspiration to work. Your works alone are better than any fancy/aesthetic TikTok video of the "glam" life of an artist. Thanks for still being such an inspiration for us.

shrimposaurus.bsky.social•12 days ago

Aaah that's so cool to hear!!! SK is still my top favourite and Ultimo tooooo!!! I'm happy my art can carry itself and it's very flattering to have you still following me after all this time. Thank you!

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