the point..?
because you can.
because it's fun.
because you can create things that don't exist.
to gift friends or strangers and see their happiness jump straight up~
Assuming it's not hyperbole? If not, that's not been my experience witnessing things over the years. I feel like the biggest dent in the ability of artists to collect a following now is the migration from Twitter to various platforms, before we landed here. That and how many artists there are now.
I didn't mean Twitter or BlueSky, I meant things in general. Just paid attention that things turn out so (not to mention that even my friend asked big artist to retweet his drawing cuz before this his drawing got almost tothing in a day).
Understood, that's unfortunate, but good to know since my partner is an artist on hiatus. I know it can be hard to get started over on Insta too, but I feel like most of us between pony and furry are pretty much either bsky or twt these days, so I feel like that platform is sort of a non-starter.
I've seen a lot of "never stop drawing" posts float through the timeline lately, showing off technical skill improvements over years. These people aren't doing numbers either. Like, 20 years of art, 40 likes. And they're good! I have to assume the motivation comes from somewhere other than metrics.
I've seen my creative friends struggle with the same questions you're wrestling with. I don't have an answer. But, one giraffid to another, I hope you find the courage to keep going, if only for yourself. The creation of art is a gift and there's at least one okapi in the world grateful for it.
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because you can.
because it's fun.
because you can create things that don't exist.
to gift friends or strangers and see their happiness jump straight up~