![]() HOWEVER if you want to get further on with your art as a career you REALLY REALLY need to develop and share your own ideas too. Everyone already knows what their dealing with so you’re adding to an already solid concept. Fanart is safe, it’s comfortable and it’s a group activity. Not everyone has that enthusiasm to follow through on an idea. Some of us like watching sports while some play them. I don’t believe that every single artist out there is destined to make something of their own. The more you do it the less disappointed you’ll get when you expect a certain response and don’t get it *lol*.Īs an artist who gained popularity through fanart before my own original projects I’d say draw fanart- but don’t get hung up on it. The things closest to us are the scariest to share right? So you need to get used to that early on. You’ll make friends, you’ll LEARN things, your skills will improve and you will become less cautious about sharing when it comes to your own projects. ![]() Draw for other people, show your love for other peoples work, openly show your love for the things that inspire you to make your own stuff. Now i mentioned that this takes years and it does, but one of the best things you can do for yourself (and others) is to get involved with other things around you. If you can convince yourself that you have something good then you’re a step closer to making someone else care. You really have to believe in what you’re trying to create. Don’t just do something for the sake of it. Why should they? People will emotionally invest in something that has real emotions. If you don’t go to bed at night daydreaming about your characters and stories, thinking about how to improve your skills or even hoping for people to care then nobody else will either. The one person that should love your thing the MOST is YOU. You need COMMITMENT to your project and skills. Lazy people can sometimes gain a following but personally I wouldn’t be happy with myself creatively if I knew I wasn’t giving it my all. Nobody is going to find a marble in a ballpit unless they have some damn knowledge that the marble is even IN there to begin with. So don’t moan about nobody seeing your stuff if you can’t put the personal effort in to get it out there. That is nobodies responsibility but your own. You have to engage your audience and potential audience. If you vanish offline for months at a time people will simply move onto the next thing that grabs their attention or updates regularly. If you’re going to be negative at least channel your frustrations into working on your project instead.Ĭonsistency of work and sharing is vital to keep peoples interest. I get the hell up, sit at my desk, and work towards MAKING people care about my work, by making my work the best it can be. When i wake up in the morning I don’t think ‘wahhh what if everything fails, what if nobody cares’. They dont like it when people hate on their own stuff constantly or fish for compliments disguised as self loathing. The attention of strangers is something that is gained after people see you’re in for the long haul and serious about your own work. The most important part of trying to get a following for anything creative is understanding that NOBODY OWES YOU ANYTHING NOMATTER HOW HARD YOU WORK. If the thought of that pisses you off or makes you want to look for a magical shortcut- just give up now or don’t even bother starting. I’m saying you’re going to be VERY SLOWLY getting people to care about your stuff over years and YEARS of hard work that very few people will even end up seeing, let alone caring about. How do I even GET a fanbase?Īnswer: The first thing I’m going to say is that unless you’re lucky enough to create something that strikes as viral and gains quick popularity from minimal work (like mini comedy comic strips) you are in for a VERY VERY LONG SLOG. Question: How do I get a fanbase to care about my work/project/art. OK! :D I promised a few of you I was going to write this advice post and I’m so sorry it’s taken me so long to sit on my butt and get around to it.
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