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tfw i don't want to look up references so i'm drawing from vague memory
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it kind of feels like a lot of online art communities aren't really the same anymore? i can't tell if they've died down or if i just got older , maybe both
i guess now a lot of it has moved to instagram ?
@pachi: what ru drawing for?
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It's a bit a both. That and social media plays a big part. Artists have to constantly fight the ALGORITHM in order to stay relevant so they focus only on the big platforms
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it's scattered around, i'm mostly on twitter because a ton of jp artists and fandom are on there and i dump my art on tumblr... my insta is mostly my inktober archive but i was thinking of getting on that more but so much effort. also yes the algorithm sucks ass on all of these damn platforms UGHHH there's no real good discoverability anymore
oh and i have my pixiv too but that's just huge artdumps
@xvz: just doodling some fanart to procrastinate on my actual work LOL
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also wrt engagement
it's tricky that to get noticed you have to draw fanart of whatever's popular and askjkjfjgkj
so hard pushing original content out there...
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that's a good point about social media and i can definitely see that -- do yall feel like it's easier or harder to do freelance art now vs. a decade ago ?
i can see it a little easier now to get work into the mainstream but you are always at the mercy of the algorithm / competing w the rest of ig content
@pachi: is your work primarily art??
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unrelated but do ppl not sell normal shop items in the exchange?? i just wanted to buy some secondhand clothes Lol but it seems like all event/monthly items
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i feel like there's definitely a lot more competition/variety with freelance nowadays
social media has its pros and cons like being more accessible but then the damn algorithm
@xvz: day job is design, my personal "work" is my webcomic and then the other stuff i doodle/draw to procrastinate on that is... just fanart LOL
also ye i don't really think people sell their stuff second-hand, like personally i only buy things when i need them for avatars and just keep 'em there
lmk if you want some volts i can throw some at you
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@pachi: oh i see, that's cool ^^ what fandoms are you into lately?
and ahh i see - i wish i knew what items looked like lol, i guess i'll pick it up w time
and that is so sweet of u n///n
i think i have a hard time accepting help Lol but i really appreciate it
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@xvz: touken ranbu and hypmic, been drawing a lot of hypmic lately haha
sent trade :3
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@pachi: i haven't heard of those, i'll have to check them out ^^
and omg ru sure? so kind of u, thank u so much
can i make u some avi art or something??
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Social media is a job all it's own
ohhh no wonder I didn't recognize the cape
I wasn't interested in Queen Bee haha
I wasn't interested in Queen Bee haha
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social media and self-promotion is so. cursed.
also the lil crown in queen bee is cute but i havent used it yet
I like the cape so maybe I'll try to get it now haha
add it to the list
add it to the list
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I'm the master of me and isn't the thought enough to lift you off of the ground?
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Having you as a Voltie would be awesome.