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lepusrufus · 2 years

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The thing that probably pisses me off the most when it comes to being an artist online is how "finding your art style" has become this big thing that you have to achieve in order to be "a good artist". Because that's what the big popular artist do, they have a perfectly consistent theme and you could point out their stuff from a mile away. But idk call me foolish but maybe we shouldn't let algorithms that actively hinder the vast majority of us decide what makes a good or bad artist.

#and I'll never fucking shut up about this #like this is in no way a diss to 'the big popular artist'#but rather towards how platforms tend to snipe any artist whose stuff doesn't look like perfect cookie cutter pieces #and throw any motivation to grow and experiment out the window #I'm not gonna pretend i have experience WORKING as an artist #but i have the teeny little suspicion that that's very different from being a popular artist on Instagram #nobody in the industry is gonna give two shits abt how unique an art style is if the person can do three things total #and isn't versatile in the slightest

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