How to grow on social media as an artist

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Helloooo again, this is a pretty sticky topic but something alot of people have asked me to talk abot it, some of these might not work, and it might take a while to get noticed (it took me like 5 years) so dont feel to discouraged ♡ also take good care of your mental health, soaicl media can be toxic and draining.
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[@kiagami7970]

Didn't Instagram change hashtags, that you cant really filter for the new works, but only see a collection of the most popular. That's so destructive for new artists...

[@bluebiscuits]

You are correct , the only way poeple see things in the hashtag is by following it now and getting post related to it , yt hashtags work a lot better

[@user-ug3eg8ql3e]

YES!I went to check that filter and is gone how am i gonna find small artists?!

[@nonickname-zy9mu]

you mean the recent top posts? what was it before? i wasnt rlly active on ig

[@mer_acle8101]

yes that's honestly such a dck move by them sorry I am not famous yet I was literally trying to be

[@kiagami7970]

​@@nonickname-zy9mu Sorry for not answering before, but before Instagram hashtags were sorted into multiple lower categories. So if you take #art you had a tab with the top posts in it and one with the most recent posts with the hashtag. This made it possible to find small artists etc that just posted something with that hashtag. Now only the top posts that already have bunch of views can be seen. Its pretty sad tbh.

[@Moonleii]

Thank you for all this info!! One thing that I find fun about posting oc art is that if you have a little audience or some mutuals who enjoy oc lore keep things vague at first while slowly dropping clues about their story!! This is something I really liked doing, because it involved messing with my friends and telling more people about my characters. Doing it episodically is the key :D

[@Moonleii]

Even though getting more likes/views wasn’t my goal for going that, I must admit it did give a little boost

[@aggie9707]

this is so helpful thank you!!!!!

[@Moonleii]

@@aggie9707 np! Some fun stuff i did was writing journal entries from their point of view, vague poetry, lore related art, ect :)

[@walwal6449]

How do ppl even build an audience... Im starting for scratch but cannot get a single attention orz I have no friends/moots with similar interests nor do I know where to find them... Arghh

[@Moonleii]

i’m sorry, i really don’t know :’D it honestly kind of just happened to me…I’M SO SORRY I WISH I HAD SOME ACTUAL ADVICE 😭@@walwal6449

[@scribbles9721]

The "sketch account" example is so good!!! i often doodle way more than completing actual full pieces of art so I'll def consider trying this out

[@reyrb6011]

Here's an idea if you dont wanna manage more than one account keep posting doodles on stories and have them saved in highlights or smth.

[@cybmoonz]

@@reyrb6011and for artists on KZbin, simply post your doodles and try to arrange them, this is a bit harder but it makes your channel more neat.

[@Jexyz]

@@reyrb6011 I AGREE highlights r so fun to look at i go thru every artists highlighlights fr

[@frostybootz]

@@reyrb6011thank you. my way of drawing isn't complex but in a AVERAGE range. :3

[@undyla-chan1675]

I'm someone who gets immediately depressed when I'm drawing something just for a trend because honestly I feel like it's all the same empty thing every time. I have no idea how I would ever keep up this

[@sakaya6391]

*sighs* "give yourself time to grow" was a sentence I needed, thank u ;u;💕

[@bluebiscuits]

OF COURSE !!!! its so important, you have many years to figure out where you need to go and what you have to learn

[@HNblaz]

I gave up on social medias because despite doing EVERYTHING you told in this video (and for years), all the interactions I had was robots tagging fake accounts... I'm tired But I'll have to restart over if I want to grow as an independant artist :/ Thank you for the video !

[@zaybeol]

i feel this so much. have been going on the same for years now, but i decided to enter a tourney server for a game i liked and applied for doing art prizes for the winners. i got to know a lot of artists and people in general and honestly it looks like a great way to start an art career. obviously not the only one but it seems to be working for me :)

[@HNblaz]

@@zaybeol That's so good for you buddy ! Hope it'll turns great for your art journey ✨❤️

[@zaybeol]

@@HNblaz thanks! likewise for you :D

[@zaybeol]

@@HNblaz also just noticed you’re also a fellow splatoon player, that’s pretty neat!! :D

[@HNblaz]

@@zaybeol I'm a huge fan of Splatoon since the first game !! But I've never found friends to seriously play on it 😅

[@priscillaathompson]

Quality over quantity is key, and boost app social has been my go-to for maintaining that. It helps me plan and create content that resonates with my audience, keeping my art's integrity while growing my reach. Any other artists here found it helpful?

[@amber.richards]

Also a boost app social user, and I've seen a big uptick in engagement on my posts since I started.

[@PeamaSxh]

No

[@QuantumGravy]

I’ve found that doesn’t really hold true anymore unless you have a quality level that makes you top in your industry… otherwise algorithms see infrequent posts and you get buried with low engagement. Social media often operates and pushes up creators with lots of quantity content that can frequently post

[@QuantumGravy]

If it works for you I’m really glad though! I’ve noticed people nowadays also enjoy consistent content without changes in style or subject, when they follow someone they often want the same vibe to curate to their tastes.

[@deimalord]

1: be 14 2: make annoying reels/tiktoks 3: have a style so simple that it can be considered colored sketches 4: post daily 5: genshin/popular anime fanart That's it, at least according to insta's algorithm

[@shikazu6489]

Be 14? Well not wrong tho we have a telegram community gc full of young and old artists and we all grown ups arre having hard time where as 12,4yrs old having time of their lives lmao they have no skills but.....

[@mata_abuelas_300]

Frrr

[@Dizzypyon]

Fake news i do 4 of these things and no one gaf

[@Anijoartz]

@@shikazu6489 whats the telegram?

[@Batbitesthesecond]

LMAOOO

[@Hhifix]

I feel extremely depressed because I only ever get likes from an NFT account and a bit coin selling account- I rarely get any likes from people who are normal…

[@julioecharte1077]

Whats your account name?

[@toodles_doodles]

This is the third time you posted something at the same time I was looking into it 😮. Thank you so much for sharing you tips and strategies, you can't believe how useful they are!

[@Veronica047]

AAAA THANK YOU FOR UPLOADINGGG your one of my biggest inspirations, and your vids have helped me alot with growing my own channel and just drawing in general!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@_.Palm._]

Just what I need! I’ve been trying to grow with art, thank you for posting this Bloo ❤

[@YuYunaArt]

same

[@grey__knight270]

love this!! honestly it doesn't matter if you are at an intermediate level, it feels like I'm growing with you

[@meeeeeeeeeeeeeewi]

There is no words to explain how much i will cherish this knowledge. I'll cling to it like its my lifeline, like there is no other reason to exist in this planet

[@Katsumi0932]

Thank you for all the info! I'm still experimenting with social media and its sometimes hard but your video gave me few ideas to plan and do better :D! Keep up the good work 💪🏽!

[@Get_Memed_Boi]

thank you so much for the advice, a year ago, you helped me draw faces better, a few years ago, you helped me draw hands better, and now youre teaching me how to start as well? thank you! :DDDD

[@reyrb6011]

Golden advice here, thank you ✨️ I just opened my art account and i was so confused to get things started this gave me clearer ideas !

[@par0llel]

Omg didn't expect to get name dropped haha, great video thou! Very informative.

[@skeletin5125]

Yooooooo

[@bluebiscuits]

AHHH heyyy!! your username is probably the best example i could think of, sorry i didnt ask before including you TT thank you though 💕

[@raptormaverick4774]

Thank you so much for the advice! Progress for me has been slow to be honest, but I’m still improving nonetheless. Here’s hoping that I succeed in my career soon! Just gotta keep going at it!

[@harshal5562]

This video is like a Complete Digital artist guide 2023 types! Love It. Every tip is so useful.

[@bluebiscuits]

I should just hire you for title idea xD

[@harshal5562]

haha, would love to :p @@bluebiscuits

[@Browniexe]

This will help a lot and am definitely going to follow these! Thank you, Blue ☺

[@rissiuniverse2072]

sometimes even just inputing your original characters in the roles of popular ones, it’s still a sense of familiarity

[@user-gp1qw5qr2v]

on a completely unrelated topic i love ur voice sm

[@juliagarcias5190]

I'll say this: thats probably the first sponsor ever that ive seen and im actually going to try it out. This couldnt have come at a better moment (altough im watching this months later from posting lol) because just today i was struggling with making a decent looking commission sheet ^^

[@gnomin46]

Thank you for all the tips Blue < 3 I´m trying to create more art content on social media now, and all this info will be very helpful on my artist journey.

[@jellonto]

bloo gives the best advice ♡

[@alastoranimations2253]

YAAYY bluebiscuits posted! 🎉

[@reeddraws]

I really appreciate the advice and the motivation! I've been struggling a lot with social media recently and it seems like I can't catch a break recently 😅

[@mitsukisanimation_]

Thank You, Blue I've been starting growing as an Artist because I had lack of fans and supports so yeah❤🎉

[@masonjar1405]

love when you post bloo

[@aldo-4043]

Thank you very much for this video Bloo!! ♥ I honestly feel that it will help me a lot, to be able to use my social networks in a better way, I thank you very much, you have always been my favorite artist, I love all your works, and I love the help that your videos give me! UwU

[@jibrilthethingart]

Hey thanks for this video! I’m not going to college and I’m trying to work on being an artist/animator full time! Thank you!💖💖

[@Mi_MVA]

Extrañe tus vídeos, me alegro mucho que hayas vuelto 🌸👌

[@TheChipsster]

Thanks for your candid advice! I'll be sure to put it to use ^^

[@tigerezz_]

Thank you for this video, i might try to publish videos of how my animations look like as sketches. 🥰

[@OG_CHERRY]

LETS GOOOO BLUE UPLOAD ❤

[@PloverTechOfficial]

Does anyone else get that feeling where they feel unworthy of watching someone’s video because the creator is just so amazing? Yeah, I get that with bluebiscuit. Your art is so great, thanks for blessing the platform with your presence ::)

[@misternester7750]

same 😔

[@chisebestgurl7110]

Real

[@Mrmysterious-dj1ov]

I don’t everyone start somewhere 😊you got focus on what want work at it improve to all my fellow artists I believe in you 🙂

[@diaryofaclementine]

hi, don't drag yourself down to compliment someone. it makes not only you but others also feel like shit

[@PloverTechOfficial]

@@diaryofaclementine apologies. I didn’t intend for that effect, I just wanted to comment on the emotional phenomena I feel when in the presence of a really good artist. ::) No one is unworthy, you all have so much potential (myself included), find your niche and you can do great things.

[@ladyice-6]

This is helpful 💗 your tutorial for everything really helps :3 trying to improve more in KZbin and art

[@shatachan2.0]

yay my fav artist posted

[@MarimbaBurd]

Oh fascinating! As someone who is trying to grow on several platforms, I take this video as great advice, I better take notes!

[@sirMYOMIN]

gosh i've been following you since 50k! this is quite random but its amazing to see you half way to 500k, goodluck for the future!! ^^

[@bluebiscuits]

woah that was forever ago ! thank you for sticking around

[@ahubuni]

thanks this is super helpful!! I tend to post art of more obscure or smaller fandoms (webtoons, death note) so that may have been where I flopped. Excited to add these changes in!

[@lizzy_bizzy8368]

Going from a video you made a year ago and then to this one the audio quality has improved so much !

[@bluebiscuits]

i got a new mic XD

[@artofdan_]

Ideas occurred to me while listening to you, thank you very much ♡

[@Viviana_Archuleta]

THIS IS PERFECT ❤ I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR A VIDEO LIKE THIS

[@meh5350]

WAKE UP YALL THE QUEEN HAS POSTED! 🎉❤

[@itsNjDraws]

Bloo out here like helping us strive! Thanks Bloo !✨

[@lavender_bright9880]

Thank you so much for this video! This really helps a lot! I'm kind of struggling with Instagram at the moment..and I already quickly burned myself out!

[@CelestialAoiro]

TY so muchh i needed it! and love ur artstyle

[@itsthatonedood]

I'm so happy I stumbled onto your KZbin channel ugh 😭

[@fushi564]

Thank you so much for encouraging me! Now i feel more motivated to keep going as a artist!🤯😆

[@Mrmysterious-dj1ov]

You got this just keep working on your art 😊

[@fushi564]

@@Mrmysterious-dj1ov I will keep that in mind!!! Thanks a lot!:D

[@Mrmysterious-dj1ov]

@@fushi564 your welcome 🤗

[@dood_del5481]

tnx for the advice! I'm a cut-out animator for so long(worked freelance on mostly cartoons,chuck's choice, my little pony, where's waldo etc.) i'm kinda getting burned out of it and recently the company I work for ceased operations, leaving me with free time so I decided to just go and post my art online my artpage got banned on fb not even lasting a week LMAO, but I'm having success on pixiv, might try on other sites later, would like to try commissions but i'm entirely new to this I still don't know how this works XD Hoping the best for those starting their art journey, it's not too late to start now! :)

[@rain.chasee]

gasp, i lovee mlp

[@ChantelleArts]

There’s some really great points here that I’ve not seen mentioned before! 😮

[@claudiatirado442]

Thanks for the information! I take a lot of notes. I really apreciate your advices.

[@seele_ikka4234]

thank you so much for making this!! ive been thinking about starting a channel for my art, so this will help a lot. ❤❤

[@bluebiscuits]

oo you should def

[@Mrmysterious-dj1ov]

Go for it 🙂

[@pillow7254]

Always a good day when blue uploads

[@bluebiscuits]

thats so sweet thank you

[@dalinlindskoog]

ive started posting more on pinterest lately and this is very helpful!

[@devss4982]

Anything but Pinterest 😭 it’s not very interactice

[@Mrmysterious-dj1ov]

You got find place share I’m working on sharing my art and start up my channel 🥺🙂

[@Marshy_The_Mello]

I’m definitely taking notes :)

[@spicybathwater_2937]

tysm for this info i think i now know why my art doesnt do well on instagram, i do post decently consistant and a lot of fanart a lot of which being things that are trending, but i constantly switch style, color pallete and brushesso i think that might be my problemn

[@bluebiscuits]

that might be BUT like i said in the video its good to test around with styles and brushes and to branch out, especially if your a newer artists since your trying to find yourself, youre doing everything right , its just socail media sucks

[@Kofi143]

TY I NEEDED THIS RIGHT NOW!!!!!

[@joakimlindberg4894]

i started drawing and thx for the help. and thx for putting the sponsers in the begining

[@topaziscringeverycringe8532]

Your from video got me started as an artist! As for this video it will be useful for me, soon

[@jamescandyland]

Awesome video! Thank you for this amazing advice and inspiration!

[@Gioxy3ron]

I needed a video tutorial like this

[@pastel_kirby03]

I just needed this video ❤❤

[@shinazuma]

thanks for ur informative video! Im struggling to be consistent lately since Im taking course but I will start reporting once a week from my old works!

[@not-kokki]

I needed this 😭

[@Supp00_]

such a fire tutorial

[@ey3mzzzs]

Thank you for posting this! Been trying to revive my art acc but so much ahs changed lately

[@grildrago]

Well, im just start posting my art. Well, its gonna be rollercoaster for my emotion.

[@SweetLikeH0ney]

I just barely started posting my art here on KZbin, I came here to figure out how to grow my channel. Thank you for this, you did a good job at explaining and I like your voice

[@KilluaZxx-]

Your art is like ✨✨so subbed. Hope that also helps

[@SweetLikeH0ney]

@@KilluaZxx- Thank you for subbing, you’re amazing 🫶🏽🫶🏽

[@KilluaZxx-]

@@SweetLikeH0ney🫶🏻you’re too

[@princegummi8864]

Super helpful advice!! I've been trying to grow my reach for so long I'll be sure to try these! :>

[@SeemaKhanArt]

Thank you so much, I’ve been doing art for two years now and I really would like to grow my audience 😭

[@Mrmysterious-dj1ov]

I’d like share my art to 👍

[@Bha_ama]

I appreciate your advice 😊

[@szilagyianita5125]

Thank you!! I feel like the algorithm hates me, because I've barely gotten anywhere as in, 2-3 months now? as I am trying to make my au (undertale au) to be known. I always drop some info, plus I upload the comic on a different page compared to my tiktok, but I have the same username and everything you mentioned. I just rather make related content there, as that can usually attract attention and lead people to investigate on what you have. I hope miracles exist and I'll be seen with my hard work :)

[@NightLycan]

Thank you for this helpful video!

[@safinaazeen631]

IVE MISSED YOU SO MUCH

[@AStixMatism]

Dang they must have paid CRAZY for a 2 minute+ sponsor segment

[@Lampey22]

Thank god there are subtitles, i couldn’t understand a thing from the way you spoke. No offense of course. Thanks to whoever that did the subtitles!

[@bluebiscuits]

a lot of people let me know the same thing, ill be pronouncing things a lot better in the next one

[@eviolus-5660]

​@bluebiscuits Subtitles are cool but your voice is nice! The way you speak is calming

[@speraartwork7667]

Aaaah it's hard to gain visibility these days and it's quite demotivating sometimes, but I'll keep going !! Thanks for this video

[@Mrmysterious-dj1ov]

Even if get share with few people if people like what do and encourage you it still a wonderful thing 😊

[@elijahnivim]

thank you for making this video. i can only dream of having a good handful of followers on my social media

[@trenecutilover143]

For your next vid pls do skin tut❤

[@sweetparriz]

Ty so much for this video :). I have a yt channel and it's not rlly preforming well because I BARELY post, I literally go months without posting because making just one piece of art takes me a lot of time. Also, I have so many things I want to post abt, but because my parents see my KZbin channel and stuff, I can't really post about stuff I'm passionate about since they're going to ask about the things I'm drawing 😭.

[@bluebiscuits]

i get that, have you considered going under a different username ? you should do the things youre passionate about even if that means not showing it to people close to you

[@sweetparriz]

@@bluebiscuits I mean, ur right. I just posted a video yesterday abt a drawing I did for a popular show on the internet rn, and I just did it because I’m just tired of not posting for a while, and I still have a lot more work to do since posting one thing abt a fandom isn’t going save my channel, but thx for the advice! I’ll see if I can change my username into something more memorable, but at the moment idk because I have a hard time coming up with usernames lol

[@Mrmysterious-dj1ov]

I just start my channel today 🎉😊

[@cookiecat7759]

Tysm!!

[@milo4885]

Thank you!!

[@LittleFall2]

Only with your videos i will finally sell commissions Thanks for everything Bloo :D (Ps. Sorry about my broken english)

[@fernmist5411]

fresh video :00

[@bluebiscuits]

fresh as helll

[@bluedoessomeamogusstuff6738]

Shes back after 2 months yay :D

[@bluebiscuits]

HAHAHAH dont call me out like that XD

[@bluedoessomeamogusstuff6738]

@@bluebiscuits XD

[@mxchiicity2014]

My first thought too :D 😂

[@Matt-fo4gg]

Appreciate the video and you have such a great style! Your engagement % (likes per post vs follower count) is probably the highest I've ever seen for an art account! I guess it's from the community aspect/engaging with your audience as much as possible but it's very rare to see that high, so I'm curious if you think you do anything different to most artists to achieve that? :)

[@bluebiscuits]

thats sweet thank you

[@Matt-fo4gg]

@@bluebiscuits Thanks for the reply! Oh sorry, I meant your engagement on your IG, even on your image/carousel posts the engagement likes/comments is super high! Or did you mean you post tutorials on IG stories/reels then? And perhaps that makes your community more engaged across the board? :)

[@bluebiscuits]

@@Matt-fo4gg oooooo ok yeah that makes sense, my IG is pretty active. I think it’s just the amount I post or what I post, and a lot of people come from KZbin and go to my insta so I think that’s it ASWELL :)

[@Matt-fo4gg]

@@bluebiscuits That makes sense, definitely seems to help having an audience across platforms like that. Appreciate you sharing your thoughts :) and it's positive to see you doing so well on there!

[@alexmoppy48]

I hate that I don't have any interaction in my draws ANYTHING, just dumb bot accounts 😢 All the management of social media it's always ending really difficult to me

[@Bseaz]

one of my main struggles is my artstyle changing too much, but ill get a stable one one day

[@R.K.A4U]

Lets gooo new video!!! **Makes break dance** How have you been?

[@miku_s]

- Omg It's so hard for me to make out what you're saying sometimes, probably because I'm not a native English speaker... I absolutely love your art tho, thank you for the video! 🤍

[@daniellemillerart]

nah I'm a native speaker and multilingual and she's just very mumbly and fast-talking. Good content in the video but needs to be in writing :')

[@MelatoninSpirit]

Thank youuu ! super useful

[@BHauggie]

Awesome artist

[@user-rx3df3he7l]

really helpful❤

[@gingerbreadzak]

00:00 🎨 Prioritize growing your reach as an artist by setting goals and consistently investing time and effort into your artwork and online presence. 02:41 💬 Engage actively with your audience by replying to comments, asking for opinions, and building genuine connections, as engagement matters more than follower count. 05:54 🧠 Take care of your mental health while navigating social media growth, and focus on building a recognizable online presence through profile pictures, usernames, and bios. 09:10 🌟 Balance between posting trending content and showcasing your original passion projects to maintain audience engagement without compromising your artistic identity. 11:58 ⚠ Avoid shadow banning on social media platforms by adhering to community guidelines and refraining from negative or offensive language, even in jest. 13:19 🔍 Use hashtags strategically to increase visibility and categorize your content effectively, understanding what type of content resonates best with your audience.

[@KrinkleFryer]

i love you

[@cavinesmithsonian2389]

man i just like hearing your voice.

[@bluebiscuits]

hsahikhsduwdhu thank youu

[@grizz-mo8178]

honestly… I wish there was a button that disables you from seeing views, followers, and like counts. I need to teach myself not to be affected by numbers when I don’t get the result I want

[@bluebiscuits]

I know insta has an option where you can hide the likes you receive ! I also think twitter (X) has something similar (?) I’ve seen some artists have no likes visible on there a while ago :D