Today is a wonderful day to remember that resting, taking care of yourself, and allowing yourself to become re-inspired and re-invigorated, is a vital and necessary part of the creative process!
Posts Tagged artists of tumblr
You cannot blackmail writers and artists into creating the way you want them to by holding your approval hostage. I mean both: you have a social obligation not to attempt to blackmail writers and artists into creating the way you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seeing all the people tag/reblog our post with some variant of “I’m too anxious to leave comments” is very validating about our thesis for why people have stopped interacting with fandom. I think this comment sums it up nicely. And[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
People used to comment on web comics. People used to comment on fanfiction. People used to comment on fanart. People used to comment on OCs. I hate “content” culture. I hate “consuming content” and scrolling immediately to the next thing.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
π resting is an important part of making art. Take time to inspire yourself and take care of your body. π Take care of your hands and arms and do lots of stretches when you draw. π Draw what makes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
TL;DR: people are afraid of attempting interaction, because they are worried they will receive negative interaction in return. A culture has been fostered where many tumblr users, especially in young fandom, expect and rightly assume that they will be critiqued[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We talk a lot about the decline of comment culture in fandom spaces these days, and I recently saw a post that reminded me of my prevailing theory about why that started. I can’t speak for everyone, but I know[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
β¨Do not allow anyone to guilt or shame you out of creating the art or writing that moves you, speaks to you, or brings you joy.β¨
Honestly, in the current climate I can’t blame you. If you want to make erotic art of your characters and you’re not confident that their bodies will be interpreted as adult enough under the rules due to your art skill,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Honestly, in the current climate I can’t blame you. If you want to make erotic art of your characters and you’re not confident that their bodies will be interpreted as adult enough under the rules due to your art skill,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
antiproshipping: “why is nobody reblogging my art π₯Ί” idk cause either youve got a passive aggressive dni, outright death threats everyone on your blog, or your just a dick in general Funny how when you shrink your audience, your audience[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
antiproshipping: blackheart-biohazards: “proship dni” on artwork– good, your art is unappealing and now I don’t feel bad for not reblogging it out of obligation from it being my favorite character or ship. And then they get pissy when nobody reblogs[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…