How can I attract people?
Any tips are appreciated. Be as harsh as possible about how shitty my "art" is...
Category Artwork (Digital) / Doodle
Species Dog (Other)
Size 438 x 438px
File Size 141.9 kB
Your art is so cute! I've been considering posting more often but my internal self cannot help but think, "Quality vs quantity?" and then think quality is more important. I know for social media that's not always true, but I cannot help but figure FurAffinity might be different (since FA tends to have more specific tastes in art than other sites).
I actually do wish my artwork was more dynamic but I've been currently going through an art block when it comes to prompts. Plus, I have that terrible mindset that usually hinders artists' growth: "What if I attempt to draw [x], but it comes out terribly and nobody likes it?" (To be fair, I do a lot of drawings to test out different subjects that I don't post anywhere or post in relatively few places so growth can be more important to me than whether others enjoy the attempt.) This goes for things such as drawing different creatures, different perspectives, etc. I see a lot of prompts that I wish to depict but I think to myself that if it turns out horrible, there would be no point in doing it again. It's unfortunate because I used to be less afraid of drawing multi-character scenes, backgrounds, full bodies (more or less), etc., but recently, the fear of failure overrides my desire to depict these subjects. The other thing is that whenever I do feel like drawing outside of my bubble, I tend to have difficulties in a few areas (e.g.: time management (knowing how to lessen my time on working on simpler things and increase time in refining and improving the overall piece), motivation (thousands of unfinished WIPs because one element of the drawing is too difficult to draw or because I don't wanna draw clothing folds), gathering references). I'm hoping in the future, I can find the money to garner a proper art mentor who can guide me in improvement—after 10+ years of drawing, it seems to be the only option.
I actually do wish my artwork was more dynamic but I've been currently going through an art block when it comes to prompts. Plus, I have that terrible mindset that usually hinders artists' growth: "What if I attempt to draw [x], but it comes out terribly and nobody likes it?" (To be fair, I do a lot of drawings to test out different subjects that I don't post anywhere or post in relatively few places so growth can be more important to me than whether others enjoy the attempt.) This goes for things such as drawing different creatures, different perspectives, etc. I see a lot of prompts that I wish to depict but I think to myself that if it turns out horrible, there would be no point in doing it again. It's unfortunate because I used to be less afraid of drawing multi-character scenes, backgrounds, full bodies (more or less), etc., but recently, the fear of failure overrides my desire to depict these subjects. The other thing is that whenever I do feel like drawing outside of my bubble, I tend to have difficulties in a few areas (e.g.: time management (knowing how to lessen my time on working on simpler things and increase time in refining and improving the overall piece), motivation (thousands of unfinished WIPs because one element of the drawing is too difficult to draw or because I don't wanna draw clothing folds), gathering references). I'm hoping in the future, I can find the money to garner a proper art mentor who can guide me in improvement—after 10+ years of drawing, it seems to be the only option.
I think that the hat actually brings out the best in facial features-in this case an elongated snout party that along with the cap gives the figure some personality,....something that is lacking in about half of all the anthro based pieces here.
Well done!
If I had to be a critic I would say some variable line width would make some features stand out more and perhaps a touch of texture on the cap.
Well done!
If I had to be a critic I would say some variable line width would make some features stand out more and perhaps a touch of texture on the cap.
Thank you so much for your comment!
The only issues are that...
1.) I draw with a trackpad so I have to manually add line width variation myself.
2.) While I have access to a drawing tablet, in my program, it's ubiquitous for it to glitch to the point where whenever I try to make a stroke, it completely refuses to show up on the screen/canvas, no matter how many times I push hard or gently or swipe my pen on the tablet to the point where it's unusable. The other issue is the difficulty in managing the tablet even when it makes visible strokes where my strokes are awkward due to feeling nervous about using it in comparison to my trackpad.
3.) I tend to use extremely thin brush sizes, so the most optimal way for me to allow for manual line variation is to use thick brush sizes, which I prefer not to do but could possibly try a few more times. The only other option is to use extremely thin brush sizes, thinner than the usual, and the quality of that varies.
However, I may attempt to utilize line variation more often in the future despite the challenges. (As for the texture on the cap, what would you recommend?)
The only issues are that...
1.) I draw with a trackpad so I have to manually add line width variation myself.
2.) While I have access to a drawing tablet, in my program, it's ubiquitous for it to glitch to the point where whenever I try to make a stroke, it completely refuses to show up on the screen/canvas, no matter how many times I push hard or gently or swipe my pen on the tablet to the point where it's unusable. The other issue is the difficulty in managing the tablet even when it makes visible strokes where my strokes are awkward due to feeling nervous about using it in comparison to my trackpad.
3.) I tend to use extremely thin brush sizes, so the most optimal way for me to allow for manual line variation is to use thick brush sizes, which I prefer not to do but could possibly try a few more times. The only other option is to use extremely thin brush sizes, thinner than the usual, and the quality of that varies.
However, I may attempt to utilize line variation more often in the future despite the challenges. (As for the texture on the cap, what would you recommend?)
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