VirusG
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Where else to be, What else to do...? π€
🕑 Added 2023-08-31 04:22:41 +0000 UTCHey people...(γ»βγ»)οΎ
Do you have any suggestions for other interesting places where I could
post my work, either paid or free...?
(No, I'm not leaving Patreon, this is just out of curiosity)
Perhaps another kind of media that I should explore...?
Organization of the posts...?
Social Media Optimization...?
New tiers or rewards...?
Fun activities or challenges...?
Merchandising...?
Right now I am listening to any kind of suggestions, tips, tricks, life hacks, exploits, cheat codes, underhanded tactics, forbidden knowledge, illegal dance moves... ππβ¨
It doesn't matter how small it is, if it bothers you or you think it would be beneficial for me, I will most certainly want to hear about it...!
To be honest, as most of you know, I'm really bad with social media. It's not that I don't know how to use it, but the truth is that I'm not really interested in it. I'm not into clout chasing, I'm not hungry for attention or in desperate need of money.
I'm just a guy who really enjoys drawing H stuff and sharing it with friends...!
My only goal is to be able to keep drawing cute and sexy girls for as long as possible and become as good at it as I can.
To get things rolling I'll start with the two biggest suggestions that anyone wanting to grow their platform has to do. (The obvious stuff)..lol
1.- Draw better stuff.
2.- Draw a lot more stuff and post it frequently.
As for number one, I'm always trying my best for each new drawing, but the truth is that my biggest growth period is at the end of the year during my training exercises season.
As for number two, I draw as much as I can while avoiding being fired from a full time job and taking care of a "relatively" healthy social life.
So pretty much I'm already drawing as much as possible... βπ₯΅π¦
I already pray a lot, avoid black cats, walking under stairs and broken mirrors, so all I have left to improve the standing of my art is the small details...!
There is no guarantee that I will adopt any of your suggestions or that anything will visibly change at all. This is more than anything curious about stuff out off my radar.
The only thing guaranteed is that I will keep pushing forward...!
Putting effort into my art, having fun and shitposting have gotten me here, so maybe I already found the perfect formula.
Thanks for all the support... ββ¨
Comments
Virus. G
Sounds like a very cool idea... πβ¨ Although my commission calendar is always full for months ahead, and I kind of prefer helping people land their own personal projects. When I review the commissions that I will work on I always try to choose projects that are fun and interesting for me and for all of you. I would feel bad for making everyone wait just to have a little extra fun.
Rocky-Ace
I do have another suggestion. How about a new Patreon tier? One that has limited slots 1-3 and is for requests? You can adjust the price and features but the main idea is that for $xx the sub gets to pick one character that you will draw and maybe the "focus" of the piece like boobs or butt with you making all of the other calls on the drawing. It's almost like a "hands-off" commission. I have seen other artists do this, and it can work quite well.
Virus. G
When I say I don't like social media, I mean more than anything that I don't use it personally for entertainment or socializing. I see them only as a tool to share my work with others. That's why I don't put as much effort into trying to make connections or join communities. My only real goal is to reach a point where I can live entirely from my art...π¨β¨ I don't want personal recognition, adulation or hitting it big and getting rich. I don't even want to be recognized as a great artist but I do want my work to be recognized as good art...! In the end I really understand your message and I appreciate the sincerity. I definitely needed clear and direct words like yours to understand that I was being quite naive. Trying to push alone and let my art speak for itself sounded pretty romantic to me, like a personal adventure. But as things start to get more and more serious and professionals I definitely need to change my point of view and start integrating myself into the business. Thank you very much for the comment...! A really good one... π
JCKIX
I'm reading two different things from your post: (1) "I want to know how I can grow as an artist by sharing my art in more places and potentially earn more money, and (2) "I'm not into clout chasing, I'm not hungry for attention or in desperate need of money." Contradication aside, the most important sentence you wrote is: " the truth is that I'm not really interested in [social media]." If you're not interested, then that's that. You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink. Your hard work is commendable, but it sucks to see you not realize your full potential. If you want to grow, then you need to increase your visibility, and you do that be engaging on social media. Like other artists's posts. Follow more artists. Leave replies. Join Discord servers. Start an Instagram (and Threads). Create a new gallery on Newgrounds. Post a blog on Tumblr.... there are so many things you can do to grow. Except for a precious few, very few artists succeed without engaging on social media. If you post your art and then leave... what's the point of replying to virus if he doesn't reply back? Eventually you do reply, but it's days late, and by then your post is old news. You can continue to work hard on drawings, but without more networking with colleagues (or "moots"), then your art will only go so far by itself. If you engage more, then you'll get more engagement.
