Hey.. I’m an artist who has been drawing for years but I’m starting to lose my motivation to draw? I feel like no one cares, I feel like my art isn’t rewarding to me? Not that I don’t love drawing, because I do, I just feel like it’s not worth the effort when only two people care, me included? It really kills my vibes.. do you have any tips for how to get past this??
I’ve had several people ask me this kind of same thing where they lose the motivation to make art because it’s not getting any engagement and tbh, the only response I can give is to just not give a fuck about the little attention it’s receiving? Like, why did you make art in the first place?
If it’s to improve that skill, then notes and likes and whatever shouldn’t really matter, because you have a goal and you are working to achieve it. Do you wanna draw realistically? Or have a cute art style? Work towards it. Looking at my favorite artist’s art always motivate me to be as good as them.
But then if it’s to mainly post online to receive engagement and stuff, boy there’s a lot of factors to it. Getting attention depends on the subject, art style(skill), and how relevant it is. These are the main things that grab people’s attention. If you have low art skills and can’t make stuff that well, people honestly won’t care, and they are not obligated to. Never get mad at people for not noticing/liking your art.
I’ll give an example using those 3 factors. This is one of my high-notes artworks, having 4k notes.
Subject: Geoff Ramsey. Fanart gets more attention than original art. People in a fandom are more likely to engage with it.
Art Style: Tarot Card+my own. I made the thing looking like Dragon Age’s tarot cards with patterns and textures. It’s a style that everyone sees and recognizes. My own art style shows I have at least some level of skill to portray what I want.
Relevance(not sure if this is the right word): Achievement Haunters. The video has just come out and one of the most notable thing was Geoff in that priest outfit with the arms ripped off. Everyone loved it, so seeing art makes people go “OOHH it’s the thing I just saw but in art form!!”
Sometimes its not these factors and is really just a hit-or-miss thing. Some people might not give a shit about something you put 6+ hours into and get interested in a 2 minute doodle instead. What you gotta do is mostly keep posting and keep communicating with people.
I just gave you a strategy on being an artist online ajskfhgkslj so I hope this helps. Sorry for any wrong English. DM or ask me if you wanna know about anything else :)
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