Alextasha:
andiedraws:
I am posting directly here and not on my Tumblr because I just like to keep my Tumblr safe for work (and safe from the judgment of people I know irl who follow my blog, haha) :))
Ya need to create andiedrawsnsfw, lawl.
Naaaaaaaaaaah it's not NSFW, not even NSFW-ish. Honestly :D For me is totally SFW, you really should post in on your main blog.
OK, correction, ya need to create:
andiedraws-nsfw-ish
andiedraws-nsfw-er
andiedraws-ridiculously-nsfw
andiedraws-marginally-nsfw
andiedraws-holy-crap-is-this-nsfw
andiedraws-nsfw-but-depends-where-you-work
andiedraws-i-have-no-clue
andiedraws-for-the-lulz
So on.
Alextasha:
But of course if you feel uncomfortable with this idea - create as anon suggested, subtubmlr for nsfw things :) it's a waste to upload them on photobucket :)
I wouldn't say it's "a waste", but I think I get what you mean, as I sort of share the same opinion.
I'll just paste some stuff I said before:
Keep in mind that this is only my opinion or personal recommendation, so take it for whatever it's worth...
[...] this is just a personal recommendation, but I really think you should have it uploaded somewhere else also, not only here.
Don't get me wrong, of course I am glad that you're posting it here. (And it would appear I'm not the only one.) It's a real treat for us. But the visibility and reach of your work is extremely limited if you solely post it on one random page of a random thread thread on a random forum.
So I'd really recommend posting it in a place where people usually post fan art. Such as your DeviantArt account, Pixiv.net, a Tumblr blog, or anywhere else. Then, you can still repost it here as well as other places.
This way, your work can reach a wider audience, and more people, more FF fans would be able to enjoy it.
Just my opinion.
(Originally posted here.)
[...] having your work only here would really not do it enough justice. Also, site and forum data can be lost. (Has happened before to this very forum, from what I understand.) So if you only posted it here and only here, then a week/month/whatever later, the forum or site crashes with all posts lost, your work would essentially "disappear forever" off the face of the Web. Which would be unfortunate as hell.
So yeah, I'd give this advice to anyone else creating fan art [...], as I wouldn't want anyone's efforts to go to waste.
(Originally posted here.)
(Originally posted here.)
I'll also post a good counterpoint or "other side of the argument" from Nezchan:
[...] it does remain your choice and you likely have your own reasons that you've thought about so don't let yourself feel pressured to do something you're not comfortable with. Even if you're the only one who ever sees your art, I feel that still "does justice" to the work, and if you share it somewhere that's still a Good Thing.
Do what you're comfortable with, in other words.
Me:
But yeah, totally what Nezchan said. Again, that was merely my personal friendly recommendation. Of course, you're totally free to do whatever you want. No pressure there.
Thank you for the encouraging and supportive words. And even taking the time to outline the different sides of the argument. Haha. Plus, your nsfw username suggestions are hilarious :)) Yknow I actually thought of it at some point, but I realize I wouldn't be able to update such a blog much. I'm not someone with a lot of inhibited urges to make NSFW art, ok. Haha!
And true, it's not really NSFW by Dynasty yuri standards. But people make a big deal of and gossip about anything sex/sexuality-related where I'm from. I'm from a country with a largely (pretentiously) religious population, where the culture is very communal, and everyone is lurking around social media and few people know how to mind their own business. I am of an open mind and don't judge other people who veer towards what's considered "deviant" behavior by the conservatives here. But goddamn, it's hard to explain when you actually live around these people, you won't be shunned or shamed, but it you will have a lot of passive social baggage and opinions about you.
Actually my real issue is that I feel like posting something explicitly yuri is effectively coming out of the closet. And I know it's weird to be avoiding it because most of the other fan art I have on Tumblr are yuri!
But notice, the yuri fan art I have on Tumblr are done in a way that can be interpreted as friendship or only at the level of subtext. If you have a hetero lens, it'll fly past you and you'll just see a pretty picture of two girls. If you have yuri goggles, then it's much more obvious.
Also, I never make yuri or gl the main theme of my art blog. It's a lot of general artwork, that happens to have some occasional yuri. Hell, even when I make yuri fan art, it has to come with this long-ass character analysis and process explanation (I use this evasive behavior a lot --intellectualizing a guilty pleasure, when the truth is I just want to draw yuri because I feel something from it)
My point is that I am clearly playing it safe and I know it lol.*sigh*
I do feel a little restricted by this (my own social expectations), but I understand the consequences of it and I know I need to deal with it eventually. Just not now. I'm so not ready. T_T
Re. Fan art and Social Media Reach
I do know that the more social media platforms you are consistently and strategically on, the larger audience and traction you have. But the main reason I obsess about getting good at art is precisely so I can better get stories and emotions across with visual clarity. Popularity is just secondary and is mostly a consequence of being good at one's craft (at least in my case, that's what I prefer; not hating on people who do more self-promoting hehe) But good art has the ability to make people feel a lot of feelings and this is what I want to achieve. So yes, the only big drawback for me is the lost opportunity of sharing. And so again, this "coming out with the yuri" thing is something I need to come to terms with in the future in order to maximize my audience reach. Because I also actually have a personal story project with a yuri pairing and I know that's gonna have to come out one day. :|
I also work/draw for production, so I'm not attached to my drawings or ever feel like they're wasted. I'm used to doing a lot of sketches and doodles that either get rejected or approved, then I move on :)) Also, strangely, since I'm really primarily obsessed with getting better at my craft, every fan art I do needs to have a learning objective whether use of technique or workflow. It's never just about gonna draw some yuri when the mood takes me, (though that's the driving force)
I didn't mean to make this a long-ass post about me but since you guys were sincerely encouraging and outlining a lot of points about the fan art sharing, I thought it only fair to explain that. It was also nice to get that out. Haha
Photobucket
I get what you mean by photobucket hosting problems and forum crashing though, haha! I've been to one of those research trips on a forum where none of the images showed up anymore XD
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