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How to become famous NSFW artist vol. 1
🕑 Added 2024-02-27 18:42:49 +0000 UTCKifflom, brothers and sisters! It's ValeGor! This post is going to be some kind of a long read. If you like these, there will be more in the future.
I decided to write this text because I felt like it. But since I can't properly post long texts on Twitter or other social networks, I decided to do it through Patreon. Here we will talk about nsfw artists. Specifically, how to become a well-known artist in this genre? There aren't many materials on this topic on the web, but they do exist. They provide various advice, but I don't see the point in listing them because I'm not a marketer or someone else who can specifically talk about promotion and related stuff. Nevertheless, I will say one thing.
I am absolutely sure that to become a famous artist, you need to... Be as unique as you can. And not always in a good sense. Remember Shadman - he became famous not just for drawing hot booby girls or something like that, but precisely because he went beyond the permissible. In every sense. And although his works are just pictures, thanks to the use of resonant and risky themes, he became not just a famous artist, but some kind of a "celebrity" in this area of interests. Those who know, know.
And yet, what I'm getting at is that it's not just about being able to draw great or somehow stand out from the crowd - essentially, you need to create a complete image, a brand, and work based on it with your audience. In order to become more recognizable (and earn more money), artists use a variety of tools and activities. The goal of their use is to create the brand. For Shadman, it's "the one who draws risky content," for Akabur - "the one who makes trainer games," and for me... Well, I don't have one yet. Perhaps some of you know me as "the guy who made the Ladybug visual novel," but I can't even call it a brand. So I will work on that. And I don't think I'll have to balance on the edge of the law like Shadman. Sometimes, skillful use of niche fetishes is enough.
For example, Disclaimer uses the so-called "bimbofication" of various female characters as his gimmick. It's not something incredible, but it works. At least it seems so to me. He has pulled off this trick with many characters, and sometimes I tried to imitate him. For example, a couple of years ago, I re-drew his version of Slytherin's Hermione.
I know, now this picture doesn't look very good, but before... it seemed fine to me. By the way, later I drew this version of Hermione again. That time in a short one-page comic.
Recently, I was reviewing my old pics and realized that drawing such a Hermione has every chance of becoming a tradition. So at the beginning of 2024, I drew her again. You are seeing this picture first. I think progress is visible over the years, although it is clear that there is always room for improvement.
Recently, I also did a "bimbofication" of another favorite character of Disclaimer's - Ahsoka. Just because I wanted to.
I hope you like these pictures at least a little, and you'll continue to support me here or on any other social platforms so I can really get my own "brand" and finally become full time artist. I guess this is the way, right? Thank you again for your pledges and support, see ya later, guys, see ya later...
P.S. I recorded short timelapses of drawing last two pics for those who may be interested in it. You can find them in attached files.
