Struggling to Consistently Post on Social Media? Watch This, Artists!

[@Sylessae]

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[@tinkdraws]

Judgement, perfectionism, everything in between. I had this weird mindset shift over the New Year- the people who are successful are not the people who don't have fears. They're people who do it anyway. I approached my social media strategy with a new attitude and my art went viral. I started to build a community. Everything I've been working on for 6 years! Bet on yourself. You're worth it. And as long as you don't quit, you're going to get there.

[@Sylessae]

This is inspirational. Thank you for sharing!!

[@tinkdraws]

@@Sylessae Right back at you Syl! Thanks for everything you do!

[@gunsmokeandghouls]

What kills my consistency of posting is because the end result is a shallow experience - "likes". I miss the community of college. 'social' media is a fallacy. And yeah, I've tried commenting, etc and various other tactics but none have worked. Even my college friends don't seem interested in anything other than doom scrolling and token likes.

[@Sylessae]

It sounds like its really important to you to cultivate connections that feel real with much more depth. I agree, I think it can be hard to do that through a screen--even harder on social media.

[@nashinashi0114]

Oh, I feel that so much. I don't necessarily miss the community of college but the community of the "old" art community in the internet (pre 2015). Everyone was eager to interact and form connections, but ever since Social Media became a narcissist show, this sense of community died a slow and cruel death. And it's not only art, it became the zeitgeist. A way of living-and now everyone complains why they feel so lonely and empty.

[@sunnybee095]

Ngl this was the beauty of DeviantArt a decade ago. I remember when I joined it and posted my newb art, I was surprised how welcoming and eager were artists to connect with each other: commenting, art trades, art group challenges, joining groups, support and help each other with tips etc. As years went by everything has become so over saturated, people post for the sake of posting to stay relevant, not to form connections and share ideas. It has become tiresome to keep up with every platform, or be on internet in general. (also don't get me started with the AI plague)

[@rayofsunshan]

I know this is about social media, but have you thought about looking into finding local artist events? I think that will help even more with making the social media experience more intimate.

[@pan.visdev]

One constant struggle of mine is how I can't find a consistent train of thought when building a social media. My art interests are quite diverse and I dont know how to present myself without the fear of alienating my audience. although thats probably just the price of being true to yourself and i'm trying to come to terms with that 😁 great vid as always!

[@Sylessae]

I think there's a lot of value in simply sharing THAT struggle. What its like to be an artist with lots of interests, how that's changed your approach, how you find joy/balance in that, etc. That speaks to a lot of people. To me, having to narrow your focus and pick feels like advice that's been touted and feels out of alignment with what you want to experience! Whether or not there is some truth to it, forcing it will never help the consistency side!

[@ufomurphy]

Sometimes we have to do things we don’t want to do, to do things we do want to do. Day job to pay bills, and other duties. If we play our cards right, we can get to do the things we like to do, the things we are overjoyed to do. Day job is a creative field, and our other time is the exact thing we want to creatively jump into. I don't feel our jobs are 100% what we want to do. Even if we run our own business in the field we want. There are lots of things we do in the area that are not our favourite. We do get to be ourselves, but don't ignore the things people are saying. Enjoy the interactions. I can get all over the place with my creativity. Harness this into your vision. Right now, ride the wave of what you are into right now. Then, when you change it up, show and discuss your creative switch. What inspired you to try something different? Stylessae replied that could speak to people. You could even tip your toe over into the new thing doing a mashup of your current creative thing with the new one. Good luck. All the best with every project.

[@defensordaterraplanamaisalem]

Post for you, not for others.

[@Sylessae]

Totally agree.

[@M.Menger]

The thing that blocks me the most is the resentment I started to feel towards social media and most of the people on it. It began when AI started going mainstream on social media. I don't want to try to do something personal and important only for it to be lost in the constant stream of ai rubbish a second later. I just can't bring myself to do it. It all seems so meaningless and bland. The very fact that for many people it doesn't matter if it was done by a human or an AI as long as there's a pretty girl in it kills me.

[@sakuragi_hoshiyuki]

And the fact that your art (your posts) is used to feed the very AI that competes against you for views

[@jack02krauser]

I have been an Illustrator for 7+ years, I work right now in a 9 to 6 job, 1 hour of travel to the office. In my job I do cute art for mobile games (my personal style leans more to horror) I arrive home to do house chores help my wife and prepare for the next day. After all that I have a couple of hours left to paint something or relax before going to bed. I used to beat myself because my posts did not got likes and views. But I came to the conclusion that I do not have the time and I DO NOT NEED that unnecessary stress. yes art requires an audience but as long I as I have a job, social media can suck it.

[@vannedotdash7749]

I dont post because i dont care for it. I think i should because everyone says i should. I wish it felt like an act of self-expression, but it just feels like a chore. I draw only what i like drawing, but it never feels like something i want to share. Especially because i do a lot of sketches and experiments and exploration, and a lot of the time, it doesn't end up becoming a finished piece. They dont feel worth sharing, perhaps.

[@Sylessae]

I'm sorry that you feel that pressure. It sounds like social media doesn't align with what brings you joy in art making. It doesn't need to become something you do unless YOU decide it's helpful or enjoyable in some way. Especially if you just want to make art for the sake of it.

[@yvehooson9262]

I've got to say, if you did share that experimentation process it would be a revelation to a lot of the audience! So many online artists only share finished pieces as though they sprang onto the paper fully formed, it's why there is so much controversy about people being accused of using AI. Share if you want to, don't if it makes you uncomfortable, art should be for the artist first and foremost x

[@hereiam272]

I've been asking myself "what do I want" for a long while now. I don't really know anymore.

[@yvehooson9262]

Back in the day, writing blog posts was a nice way to share my art/crafting and kept me focussed (not easy when you have a hectic work schedule as a Commercial Artist eating up most of your time). It was nice building a small community and hopping over to other creator's spaces and see what they were up to. Then sadly, everyone vacated to Facebook, a place that never fed my soul, and I eventually gave up on my blog and deleted it because no-one visited anymore. I was silly really, it helped to keep me showing up, it was of use to ME, and I should have valued that more. Everything I see about 'being an artist on KZbin' seems to be about how to make '6 figures' and becoming a slave to the algorithm and whatever passing trend takes hold... errrr... not that tempting to me. I spent an entire 35 year career in the creative industries drawing what other people dictated in the way they wanted it - this time, whatever I create is purely for me. I think I will start to share again on Patreon for free, and will be very much sharing MY process and to MY erratic schedule. People can follow or not show up at all, that will be incidental. You are correct, everyone needs to analyse what they want to get out of the process.

[@Sylessae]

I hope you find what feeds your soul again!! Sharing on Patreon on your own little blog again might be just what you need.

[@gamelate7076]

Judgement and fear of failure

[@rayofsunshan]

I mainly get stopped because I feel like my ideas are way too all over the place to follow a specific “routine” for a lack of better words. I also get burned out very quickly 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@Rustyblackleford]

One of my blocks is that my art style in my opinion is that it doesn't look like what's out there. I am/was a traditional artist who decided to learn digital art. Years of self teaching, videos, and even school, i hustled to get better, and it just seems my work doesn't resonate.

[@chloeofallcrafts]

Fear of failure, judgment and inadequacy. What if everything i make is cringe and i don't even realize it?

[@Nova_Panda]

Hi Sylessae! I am so happy i stumbled upon your channel and this video. I wanted to share how impactful this became to me and my journey in the creative world. I struggle from severe identity chrisis and creators block so much so that i couldnt even pick up a pencil without breaking down in tears and hands shaking. I have strong determination to get out of this and i never wanted to give up on doing creative things but the fear was so grand that i lost my mind countless times. Fear not from worry that ppl wont like my art or videos or whatever, but just extreme fear of myself that im doing something wrong. I fight and fight to figure out why am i still this way even when the toxicity in my life has finally seperated. After seeing you has shown me why i think, growing up i never accepted myself, i was alway outcasted and told what not to do and what i should focus on all of my life and now i feel ilke i can fianlly focus on myself. Thank you so much for telling your story! il never forget this im going to even download this video to keep it as a reminder lol, if thats ok with XD Im ok with using this comment as an example. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@protox07]

Have a happy new year Sylessae

[@MirandaMargarett]

I really needed this video, thank you so much for your insight and encouraging words. 🙂

[@Sylessae]

You're very welcome. Glad it resonated!

[@digit1557]

Im glad this came across my recommended. Really well structured and engaging video that had me questioning every minute. This was very timely to me. I used to make a lot of fanart/stream assets for streamers i loved to watch, and it felt good being admired by people and being noticed by streamers i liked even if I was a beginner artist (only 1 yr getting requests/commissions) at the time. It challenged me to improve and make art relevant to their recent streams. It was a race to make the most impactful art of the most clippable moment, which was fun for me at a time because i was mostly at home watching streams and challenging myself to draw faster and better than my artist peers 24/7. eventually due to me getting a job not related to art at all, i fell off due to me not watching as much/not being in the know abt the online community happenings. This made me very frustrated and confused for the past 3 years, and ive slowly stopped because ive started to think "if what I'm drawing is not relevant, maybe i shouldnt post it" or "even if its not relevant, I'm not as skilled to make something pretty that catches attention, so why bother?" Doing these exercises have made me realize that part of what made my art charming to others in the start of my journey was the fact that I owned my beginner attitude and posted what I felt made me happy abt the streams anyway. I felt empowered at the time to be improving at my own pace and inspiring other beginners to try doodling out. I feel that even if I don't draw for streamers as much anymore, as long as i remember what i felt at the time i will still keep posting what i want to see, even if its not as good because i want to have fun with it in the first place. Thank you for this video!!!

[@jesstolley7193]

I've taken the plunge and have just started my journey to make a living off my art, and I know sharing to social media is going to be a large part of it. This video was wonderful, I took a bunch of notes and I know they're gonna be so useful going forward. Thank you so much

[@Sylessae]

I wish you all the luck on your new journey! It is one full of challenges and trials, but worth EVERY second!

[@Teikki]

This is an amazing and helpful video, thank you!

[@Sylessae]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@VFX]

exactly the problem I was struggling with in the last months great timing haha thank you

[@Sylessae]

I'm so glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!

[@VFX]

@@Sylessae your tweets and videos are like this one are really so relatable and always makes me ask myself the right questions they are really really so helpful I hope you'll keep doing it! I guess you could say you achieved that "your ideal audience becomes you" thing based on my experience haha

[@Sylessae]

@@VFX I will always keep sharing! So many of these experience were my own and it brings me a lot of joy to share that with others. I'm glad that the questions resonate--I love asking the harder ones haha!!

[@didier3248]

Thank you so much, Sylessae!!! I don't know how to thank you, your stream on how to stay motivated helped me so much, I swear. Not only your voice, but also your gentleness in telling the story with careful words, not to bring us down, but only to motivate us. I started again two weeks ago, I'm paying attention to my mental state (a little less to my physical state, since I hadn't been drawing for a while and my back hurts AAAAAaaaaaahhh). When you talked about dopamine, I seriously thought you were a scientist

[@Sylessae]

You have no idea how happy it makes me to hear that. I am excited for your journey, and I want you to know I'm here for it if you ever need anything!!

[@kristalartdiaries]

Thank you for the inspiring talk❤ just started my art channel this January. I hope my fellow artists are doing well out there. Fighting!

[@Sylessae]

I'm sending you all my best for this year and all the art you make. Good luck with your new channel!

[@Neunetic]

Appreciate this video, Sylessae. I don't know if you have noticed but I have been struggling with this consistency, both with my artistic work and with social media. The ideas you discussed are exactly what I have sort of been piecing together while going at it. Keep up the good work!

[@Sylessae]

You will find your way! Once we start to ask ourselves what really matters in all of this, I think it becomes easier to push forward.

[@theodorurhed]

This was a great reminder, thanks!

[@aldybandojo]

why you calling me out like that 😭 (thank youu)

[@Hopelessdigus]

I think my inability to post is in fact my fear of failure. I have extreme social anxiety and the idea of posting work for it to only get a few views and no attention? The idea leaves me embarrassed. And the idea that if I did get attention, it would be negative...paralyzes me. I'm stuck in a loop of wanting to share my work but also not wanting to be perceived online.

[@thekarsdraws]

Overthinking, insecurity, and perfectionism are problems that block me from making artwork or videos that I love to create and am proud to share on social media. The questions you shared in the video made me pause and take time to reflect on myself and my social media accounts. I want a change and progress on my social media accounts, especially my KZbin channel, in the content that I upload or post so that it would feel more authentic and energizing instead of draining and less proud. I realized that I wanted to do art vlogs, share art tips like this video, videos that I can talk about my thoughts like commentary type of videos, and also show my face, but the problem was I felt uncomfortable showing my face that has feature I'm less confident. And I'm thinking of maybe buying a pop filter 😅 to feel comfortable showing part of my face when making the sit-down type of clips. Overthinking was also making my art ideas or video ideas take too long to do the real work like planning, final sketches, coloring, editing, and filming. It's like overthinking to perfectionism pipeline. However, posting in Cara helped me to feel good posting and feel connected to other artists, because maybe I get fewer likes on my posts. Compared to Instagram, I'm just posting in the void and but not feel connected, and most content you see has thousands and millions of likes that make you feel behind even though it's not true. Thank you for making and sharing this video and giving us something to reflect on.

[@Sylessae]

I hope these questions bring you closer to sharing what your heart truly wants to say. That can be a difficult and vulnerable thing, especially when attached to our art, but it sounds like you are on your way. While there are many things to discover along our journey, remember that you're on the right path!

[@nh8444]

Getting fired from my job for posting controversial content. lol. I know. It scares me, too.

[@Bortekr]

Great video!!!!!! I love seeing that my content help people. It's amazing, but sometimes, making it feels forced. I don't wanna miss a day. But also I've never regretted making it. For me it's more of time management problem, I work a day job and it's sucks my energy. Because of that I procrastinate a lot. The one thing that helps me make it is the thought that it may help someone. Also I haven't drawn for over a month for myself... besides practicing and drawing for videos 😐😐

[@elsiart]

Hi Syl! Love this topic for a video ^^ I have a couple of things that have made me become an art hoarder over the years: 1. Wanting to be my best self all the time: this may sound good in practice but is the biggest reason why I don’t post frequently. I struggle with depression which can lead to days of fatigue, bad self esteem and lack of engagement so naturally I don’t want to post while I feel this way. I don’t want to fake that I’m well or not give people the earnest and heartfelt replies I otherwise would. I think the solution here is pretty simple but hard still to apply; I don’t need to share a thoughtful caption or speak about my day to day life when posting art, that is for me not the reason I do it and if I feel better I should see it as a bonus rather than an obligation. I also don’t need to give every stranger 150% every single time, a short easy message is more than enough. And of course I need to give myself a break when I’m having bad mental health days 2. Perfectionism I am a veeeeeeery slow artist. This is something I want to improve upon but keep falling short of. My illustration pieces can take me months to complete and towards the end of it the excitement of sharing it to the world has sort of disappeared. It also mean that it can be hard to post consistently. 3. Experimenting with styles I’m a variety artist, I draw mainly rendered illustrations but sometimes I will paint chibis or emotes, overlay stuff for me streaming etc. Last year I painted almost 30 simple stylised portraits (akin to a chibi style) and although these were fun to do, I find they don’t fit well in with the things I normally post and I don’t want my illustrations to get flooded by them. I think in the future I need to consider these things when planning what projects to take on so that I still have a good amount of art I can proudly post and are more aligned with my vision for my art.

[@kanachiaki]

I feel I'm so used to be ignored on social media that when I'm not I get anxiety LOL Seriously tho, I think it's a mix of things but the point you mentioned about the art I'm making not resonating with myself truly spoke to me. Thanks for sharing!

[@Sylessae]

Thanks for watching!!

[@stepasidepops6176]

I struggle with being both a graphic designer and an illustrator. I have been really successful in one side and not as much on the other. And I try and want to add drawings into my designs, but I struggle with no one wanting to see that in my work most times. I get clients when I leave out some of my drawings, and that is a frustrating side of my career. I want to invest back into my illustrations, as that is where I am the best and most fulfilled at what I do. Takes time and effort to get people to expect what you want to do sometimes. Learning how, but very slowly. It's not always about the success, but the enjoyment of it in the first place.

[@MarquitasArt]

Thank you for sharing!

[@tinycat3782]

So for the last 10 plus years I've been drawing and doing art that I hate just because it pays the bills. It's to the point I just can't stand it anymore and after watching this video, next month I'm going to make sure I make time to draw the art I actually want to draw. It's been like being stuck at a job you've put allot into that you hate, but pays the bills thou not enough to be really successful because you don't want to push and grow it. So I end up in this middle ground of not posting enough but just enough to I guess appease current clients with a few news ones in. It's so draining and makes me feel bad not just because of the subject matter, but also because the people I do the art for think I also like it so it feels like I'm lying to them. Anyhow answering these questions and writing them down has really helped me pin point wtf I should actually be doing and why it's like pulling teeth to post a single finished piece. By the end of 2025 I want to atleast be at the position I am now but doing art that moves me so I actually feel like an artist, not a contractor.

[@silentobserver888]

Fam you so real.

[@ctazule09]

I feel like my fears of posting online have beem multiplied. I know why i want to share and thats not the isse. My fear is the current environment online and the predatory status of AI

[@VaultGirl684]

When i first started, i wanted to try posting everyday but it felt so tedious and exhausting so much that i started hating doing art. But i decided to focus more on my art than actually posting everyday and i chose quality over quantity. I much prefer to take my time with a piece rather than post a half-baked sketch just for the sake of posting.

[@bakemono1105]

It is social media who cares about posting or being relevant there

[@psclip3309]

I'm now in the period of searching for an art style, finding something uniquet, and perfectionist is really killing me, I don't know if my art will be accepted,

[@DeadRomanceArt]

Video games and social media are my biggest distractions and my biggest sources of inspiration. I wonder what it would be like to sit in a cell with nothing but paper and a pencil and make art my reason to stay alive.

[@the_shortski6053]

It feels like something i have to do than want to do. I don't even know what to post. I don't feel like anything I have is near completion or close to it, so I'm constantly put off. It probably doesn't help that I'm struggling to make art consistently, so I don't know what to post.

[@tkdt549]

For me, personally, it's time and energy. People might call me a stinkin' normie for this, but art isn't the only thing I want to improve in - I want to get better at the saxophone, build relationships around me, and most of all, stay afloat my schoolwork. Ranging from the multitude of self-improvement books and counsellors telling me to not stretch myself thin, what if the fear of losing any of these is just as frightening as the latter? Real talk: I don't know! Does anyone empathise with me?

[@Sylessae]

I think this is very relatable! In my experience, the richer and more well-rounded our life, the richer and more well-rounded our art. If these things are important to you, no one should have the power to tell you not to invest in them. It's your life.

[@aragonitedragon]

On the inside part, I think it's a matter of judgement, perfectionism and being currently so out of practice that I can't even loosely sketch something before my brain's already beating me up for it. I feel like no matter how much I practice, I'm not going to reach a level I'm satisfied with. Also I look at a lot of different styles I really like and I can't settle on one. On the outside part, I've been getting the house I'm going to move out into ready for the past 6-ish months working on the weekends on it, I've got a full time 3D art job and the people I live with can interrupt whatever I'm doing at any time (they've done so at work too), so I can't really either get into a flow state. One day I might have 6 hours uninterrupted for myself, the next I might be called over everytime I sit down. I'm not trying to make a career out of 2D art, I'd like to do it purely to draw my characters for myself and my friends, I don't have an online audience and I've never sought or needed one. I don't really have a message to say, other than to try and enjoy the hobby I used to when I was in highschool.

[@justsomeone9667]

When I was 13 and things got rough and i ended trying to cut social media altogether. I couldn't butttt, that's the beginning of my neverending cycle of creating new accounts and making promises I'll be active only to fall flat once again and yeah :v

[@RaysaAkungooglesaya]

Because I’m not an editor I’m an artist instagram and most of the social media nowadays will not and never show u to ur community or anyone if ur not a good editor no matter what u do or how good u are, how unique u are if u not a good editor and follow their rule, like pick the most top song they recommend or audio u will not get shown, that unless u do stupid and dangerous things, drawing painting singing dancing is never enough anymore u have to be something else but urself to be seeing in there. don’t waste ur time, I just post whatever I want to and how I like too and focusing to my passion even with 10 followers I’m focusing on the real thing so many great artist out there don’t have social media even if they do it just post of their personal life or family but yet they probably work on the show that we all love or something like that I see this in real life so I actually impressed. you don’t need millions like

[@skyhavender]

Cant struggle with something you avoid. I win!! 😂😊

[@jrframes]

Lol

[@scawydemon]

The main thing impacting my consistency is mental and physical health issues. I can't afford to fix them.

[@TheSundanceKid-s9f]

What little engagement I've actually had on social media has been mostly negative. Social media and 'consistently posting' are not the answers for me to build confidence in my artistic abilities - both have done the exact opposite, and I haven't drawn anything of personal value in more than a year as a consequence of my extremely negative experiences online. What other avenues are there for building confidence that don't involve putting yourself in a position to be negatively judged by strangers based on what you personally like and/or dislike about your own art?

[@Sylessae]

If you are struggling with confidence, sharing online immediately likely won't serve you. And it definitely won't give you confidence. Confidence comes from overcoming challenges, proving to yourself that you can achieve what you set out to do. This is true in creative experiences too. I would focus more on finding that confidence through your creative work. Then assess why you might want to use social media. But to put our art out into the world in any capacity is making ourselves open to the idea that people MIGHT be negative about it--but they might also be positive. One can't exist without the other.

[@kaliber636]

I often consider myself pretty self aware. I often draw what I feel most happy in creating, whether it's small doodles of my OCs or existing characters in media I enjoy- self indulgence in a way is what helped one of my side accounts kind of take off! However I can't seem to get the "recipe" right regarding my main account, which I try to keep separate from the side stuff for work reasons, etc. My main account is mostly finished work, if not only finished work. My side account gained a following for me drawing in fandoms or about media I'm currently fixated on, often sketches where I'm not going all out art-wise. In a way, I know that replicating what made things work on my side account (sketches that i do for fun, focusing on also drawing my own characters, etc.) should help, but I find myself stuck because I fear that letting go of this aura of professionalism I wanted to make with this "main" account won't help me be taken seriously in some form. As a person, I struggle a lot with consistency on a lot of things and I tend to go dormant while I have nothing to post, or any thoughts to share-There's also the whole pressure in trying to make money, which I feel kinda dominated how I interpret the time I invest in my main account, because my side account, despite bringing in some work, I just post whatever makes me happy to share what I made. I'm rambling, but hopefully I made some sense. Either way, this video inspired me to take a deeper look at things and sit down to really focus on what I want out of my experience in creating art, and put effort where it really matters. Thank you!

[@Sylessae]

It sounds like the rigid expectations for your main account may be getting in the way of finding what YOU want out of it. It sounds like your main account brings you a lot of happiness without all that pressure. That might be what you need on main!

[@NonsenseMediatedDecay]

It’s difficult for me to imagine what I could be afraid of sharing. My only problem is time. A meaningful post/video script requires hours of research plus hours of writing. On top of actually creating art and on top of a full-time job.

[@Sylessae]

In my experience, a meaningful video comes from writing a script that's built on my own experience. It doesn't need to be a big and groundbreaking thing, either. Maybe look for problems you've solved for yourself or insights that you've picked up through your own craft. I think it's easy to feel like we need to research and find all the right answers, but often we have lots of answers within ourselves. Granted, I have been teaching for many years and that's helped developed what I share, but that's something you can also just build up over time through research and experience.

[@NonsenseMediatedDecay]

I come from a science background, so all answers that come from within should be at least compared to the existing evidence. Also, things I want to talk about are usually quite complex and are a blend between science popularization, big history, critical thinking, and art. This is who I am and what I can bring to the conversation.

[@WolfgangKLX]

i digital detoxed. left social media for good. now my online business neglect

[@wiggie666]

The issue is your job and the time. If i coold do art fulltime then it would be easier to post more. Creating the work and being one person makes it very difficult sometimes to keep up.

[@nashinashi0114]

On a general note, with the AI users flooding Meta and Shitter in the near future, I wonder if it's even worth trying to step up the Social Media game. I stopped caring about posting consistently because the whole internet is wrecked these days. Do I want to feed that corporate cash-grabbing mentality of every major platform by actively participating in what gets their gears spinning, only to have at max a few seconds of attention for something I've spent hours on? Not really. This shit is psychological slavery by design. I mean, yeah, we all want to be seen, and it's important to get any kind of feedback so we have an idea where we stand, some kind of orientation. But that's exactly what they play with. And as an artist, you drew the shortest stick because art is usually not done in a whim...so yeah. I don't think I have to elaborate on that. Though we tend to see lots of half-assed stuff these days, only for the sake of attention. Anyways, everyone would love to know that their art has the power to stir a positive reaction. But I came to accept those times are over. With the internet being impossibly oversaturated, it's only natural that everyone ceases to react at all. There's just too much out there. I'm not surprised doom scrolling is a thing for many. Pair it with the inability to prioritize and listen to your heart what really resonates with you and voilà, the internet is full of zombies. I'm creating in a vacuum these days. I still post stuff, it's just really random when I do and usually no one reacts because I'm basically like...shadowbanned. From the handful of followers I got, I heard my posts are usually not shown in their feeds lol. But instead of giving in to that awful hustle culture, I'm currently relearning to just enjoy drawing simply because I love it. Not because I want anyone to see it. Not because I want 'proof' that my art is worth something. (And I want my f*cking peace. Like everything else is stressful enough already.) I draw ever since I can remember and I want to feel that almost childlike, innocent joy again that drawing once brought me. But as an adult now, I have to learn to trust myself... It's a life lesson.

[@NexyiaArt]

nice

[@Sylessae]

Very nice

[@Notasweetdepresso]

me, still posting with 0 engagements

[@maarikaaa]

is that a cat butt in the background

[@Sylessae]

Very much a cat butt.