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Don't Know What I Want
4 years ago
My progress in anything art related has been slow as usual. But over the past few days, as I've been trying to make more time for it, I've been asking myself [again] what I really want from doing what I do and present here.
Do I just want attention? Am I really doing this for myself of for relatively quick satisfaction of statistics (views, faves, etc). There are days where I don't feel like I'm putting the right emotions into what I make. That I should be making more of an effort to do cohesive works that stick to one set of keys terms and ideas. Should I just do rubber? Casts? Clothing fetishes? Should I go straight SFW? I worry that I lose a lot of my valuable audience by not staying with one theme.
Do I just want attention? Am I really doing this for myself of for relatively quick satisfaction of statistics (views, faves, etc). There are days where I don't feel like I'm putting the right emotions into what I make. That I should be making more of an effort to do cohesive works that stick to one set of keys terms and ideas. Should I just do rubber? Casts? Clothing fetishes? Should I go straight SFW? I worry that I lose a lot of my valuable audience by not staying with one theme.
I do it for myself because I like seeing my art improve and I get to bring ideas/fantasies to life. Plus, it feels good to get favs/comments/likes/etc. I'm glad that I get to present people with art that they are interested in and happy to see.
Overall, I do it because it's fun. I enjoy it. If I didn't, I would stop posting. Art should be about making yourself happy and, in my opinion, you should draw whatever you enjoy creating the most.
But I'm the same way haha, recognition always feels nice.
I kinda oscillate between wholesome stuff and horrors, depending on what mood I am in. If an idea comes to my mind and I can't stop smiling when thinking about doing it, that means I should work on it. Maybe you can observe emotions you feel about the art ideas you have and let them guide you too?