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Questions for my followers.

Feel free to answer any of these. I have very little in the way of direction so every answer helps me.

1. Lets say I was an artist who can draw anything. Literally anything. What would you like me to draw more of?

2. Do you want to see more WIP posts? Would you want these sketch posts individual, monthly batches, or ?

3. What can I do to get more watchers on Picarto?

4. Should I go back to commissioning and try my best to ignore the voices in my head?

5. Do my fans care at all about the whole LynxBrush thing? (Would prefer yes or no answer here)

6. Any suggestions for how to get my name out there as an artist would be great.

I think that sums up all my questions bugging my head. Let me know what you think.

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Omatic

2 years, 2 months ago

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How do you get more popular online? If there were an easy answer to that, everyone would be doing it. :P

I sometimes get a decent number of viewers on my live stream, though. I can compare it to less popular streamers and see some common trends:

I do free requests, but I'm the only one who does so you can probably ignore that. I draw a wide variety of characters and subjects, which is probably what people find appealing about my art.

Mainly I think people come to my streams for the interaction. I will greet people in the chat and respond to comments, but I'll also just say what I'm thinking and give random art tips even if no one else is chatting. Eventually someone will start a conversation that way. The streams where the host doesn't reply in the chat are also the ones with fiewer views, even if the art is as good as mine.

I'm not sure the best way to word this, but honesty and authenticity is also important. Find your own artistic voice, so to speak. Draw things that bring you happiness and other people will eventually notice.

soulgryph

2 years, 2 months ago

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@ Omatic

Thanks for this.

All truthful I do try to draw things that bring me joy anyways. Its also part of the reason I have such an issue commissioning. Cause even if I like the subject it doesn't resonate the same way when I draw whatever it is if its pre-commissioned work.

Omatic

2 years, 2 months ago

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also, what's the whole LynxBrush thing?

soulgryph

2 years, 2 months ago

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@ Omatic

Just some drama between me and her. I'm trying not to be a queen about it anymore but it hit me a kinda way that I wont forget easily. Lets just say I'm permanently banned from talking to her on IB because of an interaction I regret that involved someone else who forgave me. I found out she just bans everyone who doesn't fit her bubble. Iv tried asking for forgiveness. so It is what it is. unfortunately. Have no ill-will towards her, just sour af feelings.

darkd

2 years, 2 months ago

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It's kinda hard to answer all these questions as I am not You... and I think they are mostly things that You must know yourself.. I'll try to answer them anyways however. ^^'

1.) I would most likely want you to draw what I like the most - cubs, ferals, anthros, cuteness and of course all the nsfw stuff.. But I think I am seeing that in your gallery already - and I think it is something you like as well, right? ;)

2.) WIP posts are cool - but I think that they do flood my submissions when someone posts them - from an Artist's standpoint I'd most likely only post them to scraps if I knew that I'll finish them much, much later as I grew tired of them or something - unless they are already inked or something - then I would post the inked version and later the colored version.

3.) TBH I usually only come by when I commissioned something and hope to see it in the making - unless I'm watching a friend's stream.. But I'll stop by when I see that you are streaming the next time when It is at a time I can watch :D ^^'

4.) I'd not go as far as you should ignore them, these are a part of you after all. If you feel uncomfortable to take money from people before you finished your work because your muse is fleeting and random.. then you might actually be able to combine 3.) and 4.) - try to take commissions only when you are in stream. You know what you like at the moment and you can instantly sketch out something. If it is to the commissioners liking you can ask for the money and finish it up the best you can after that. Also chatting with people helps. :)

5.) I'm sorry but I dunno what the "LynxBrush thing" is... Hope that either answers Your question or that you can enLIGHTen me ^^'

6.) I think the tried and true only way to really get yourself out there is to doing a lot of art the people want and like in the quality they want and like - while also doing individual requests. I'd not say that it is too hard to guess what it is on IB, but I would also not go too far down that rabbit hole. In my opinion appeasing the crowd like that will be self harming in the long run.

R3DRUNNER

2 years, 2 months ago

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Lynxbrush blocked me after I went to one stream for all of 15 minutes so I wouldn’t read into why you are/aren’t blocked too much bud.

soulgryph

2 years, 2 months ago

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@ R3DRUNNER

Yeah Iv heard that from others I really wont ever get the rampant blocking types.

Cephalofille

2 years, 2 months ago

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Well I hope this can help! I'll try to reply your questions as you posted them.

1. What about Birds? Bird characters are cute, and fun to draw, and people always like them.

2. I think sketches and WIPs are definively cool to look at! Cos it's very interesting to see how a piece of artwork takes life. But sometimes it's true one doesn't have enough sketches to post, so what I sometimes do when this happens it's to post once a week an "sketchdumb".That saves place in my gallery and more practic than posting one sketch at a time.

3. Mate; your art it's truly awesome and there's no doubt of it! But you seriously need to interact way more with your guests if you would like to keep your fans on your stream and have more viewers!
The best way to keep your guests interest, is that when on stream, don't just go and draw, but take your time to chat with the people who have taken their time to come watch your stream. That's the key.
When I started watchig you on stream I really liked cos seeing how your art comes to life it's awesome, but I quickly feltl an awkward vibe and I got bored because in your streams, nobody talks.

So, either with voice or just text, both are fine. But it's important to take your time to exchange words to bond with your guests: ask them what do they like about the character you're drawing, what's their favorite music, what animated films they have watched recently, show genuine interest in them. And when someone who's new on your streaming pops up, quickly make them feel included by saying "hey hi there welcome to my stream".
Imagine they're classmates you invited to your party and you're the host.
That will help you to build up a fun and amusing enviroment and people will come because they will feel appreciated and LOVED. And thus they will spend a cool moment in your streaming and they will come back.
If you do this, I'm sure you'll not need to do free request! Because this alone, it really works. This advice comes from someone who's been streaming for 7 years now, and since I started to engage with my guests I have never been alone when making a stream.

4. As a fellow artist who also does comissions for a living, I'd recommend you to come back to do comissions only if you are on an stable mental and emotional state. Commission work takes a lot mentally and emotionally, so if you feel like in this moment youd don't have the strenght to do it, take care first of yourself and to get rid/improve what's bugging you emotionally and mentally and draining your energy, before acepting commissions again.
That said...I know it's difficult to chill to take care of yourself if commission work it's your only source of income. So in this case I'd recommend to start taking commissions of stuff you've done before or that you find easier to draw, and only one or two, so you don't feel frustrated if later you don't have the strenght or the motivation to finish them.
And most of all, the most important thing to come back to art in general, its drawing stuff that brings you happiness and that inspires you! If you do this you'll feel better in no time :D

5. Mate, I've been followed this issue through your journals, and I just would like to say; I care about you, that's why it breaks my heart! And it builds up my blood with rage that he/she treats you in this awful way cos you don't deserve it!
No problem with me to hear you saying stuff about this person if you need to vent though...but my best advice it's: if this person haven't accepted your apologies after all this time, then forget them! he or she doesn't deserve your time! A person who doesn't consider other people's feelings and doesn't forgive the mistakes of others, is ain't any good! I've meet people this nasty too, and believe me. You will feel better once you forget them.^^

Temeraire

2 years, 2 months ago

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I like your stuff but branching out of the lion/ lionking stuff might help :3

BuddyUnicorn777

2 years, 2 months ago

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1. Lets say I was an artist who can draw anything. Literally anything. What would you like me to draw more of?
Ferals 🥰

2. Do you want to see more WIP posts? Would you want these sketch posts individual, monthly batches, or ?
I would like to see them, but I have no preference whether they should be released individually or in batches

3. What can I do to get more watchers on Picarto?
Make a drawing advertising your Picarto account

4. Should I go back to commissioning and try my best to ignore the voices in my head?
I’m not sure, you should probably ask advice from a psychologist about that, I don’t want to accidentally give damaging advice

5. Do my fans care at all about the whole LynxBrush thing? (Would prefer yes or no answer here)
No, I’m a fan of both of you

6. Any suggestions for how to get my name out there as an artist would be great
Drawing fan art and/or kink art often gets more views because people will be searching for those tags, but only do that if you want to; it’s more important to draw what you want to draw, regardless of what is popular

EspenBS

2 years, 2 months ago

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I'll answer nr 1.

I you mostly draw feral. Could you give tickling a try? And I mean eny type you want safe or lewd, bondage or just tackle tickling curses or just body. It's a lil rare with feral tickling unless they tickle a humanoid

Milabue

2 years, 2 months ago

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1. six-breasted feline, lowest pair below her belly button, digitigrade, animated, belly dancing - with each breast/set moving separately
2. no
4. no, it looks like the voices are serving you well, you weirdo ;-)

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