#its not actually aw but thats the tag im most likely to search lol

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

okay so i'm gonna try to finish a ball of this sport weight behemoth this weekend (maybe), and THEN i'm gonna cast on a shawl as a Gift for a March Birthday :) AND hopefully it'll be a ~writing weekend~!!!

[fictionkinfessions]

heya the #boomingpizzapie jax here (btw ty for tagging it ik the ask is not out yet at this time for writing it but tyyy) this is going to be scattered but idgaf!! anyways. i think its fucking funny in the circus i cannot curse but now since im in a new body and stuff i can curse how ever tf i want. this is actually a first for me to kin someone who is mostly kinned in the fandom. (im seeing alot of other me's...im going to bonk yall with a mallet/silly) (im not gonna do that lmao but we should cause chaos later) going to be honest im scared to search myself up bc like..ik there is already that type of art bc im sortaaaa the fan favorite (i think- either that or the 2nd) and..when your the fan favorite there is going to be awful things made. any kins out there (doesnt actually have to be the amazing digital circus kin) who naturally pose like their source and notice it and freaks out about it. bc i did lmao the hand on the hip thing i do all the time rn and its funny i did that in canon too its..odd that i was the youngest in the circus (creator listed our ages i am the youngest at the time of this ask) bc tbh i thought gangle was going to be the youngest and zooble would be the oldest. i mean it makes sense kinger is the oldest but my brain was going way off lol. random other thing but like. i oddly cannot type like i sound like in my source. most of my sources im a jackass but i act nice in front of people/mental health issues are a bitch im destroying my issues with a mallet anyways to any the amazing digital circus kins..hey yall its weird (at least to me) that our bodys are now...yk normal human stuff..its odd lmao. anyways i miss yall losers i hope yall doing well. remember to take care of yourselfs. to any pomnis i hope yall are doing alright. i know im a jackass but like..im hoping your ok. to dollface i also hope ur doing well. hope ur not mad at the centipede thing. sorry bout that to other jax's.. we need to make a club so we can prank others or mess with others i think it be fun. to gangle..you get a big hug from me. i know you probably dont wanna hang. or anything but like..just wanna apologize for the shit i did to ya. just know i dont hate ya and im deeply sorry/gen kinger. ill admit it. even tho in canon you..lost ya mind pretty much..your a cool guy. ill admit it. i hope ur doing well as well. to everyone else (im too lazy to write everyone else) i hope yall doing ok too yall are neat in yall silly way. (even non canons <D <- thats a smiley face btw) -Jax from the digital circus (#boomingpizzapie) (dear god i wrote alot.)

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[grxceblqckthxrn]

TDA characters as types of tiktokers

y’all KNOW i’m bored when i’m doing this shit lmao 

i’ll get around to doing the other TSC characters eventually TDA was just the first to come to mind also if you’re not actively on tiktok some of what i say might not make sense ahaha

also i named some tiktokers who yall can use for reference for some of them and from what i’ve seen they’re all fairly unproblematic so you should check them out!!

EMMA CARSTAIRS

okay so she’s DEFINITELY super popular and she uses her platform for good

she’s really funny and a lot of her audios go viral posts videos of her dancing saying that she cant dance but she’s actually really good at it

6M followers and growing fast 

 hypes up her boyfriend’s account ALL the time

calls out misogynistic/racist tiktokers through duets and KEEPS THEIR TAG IN THE CAPTION  

 she is not afraid of starting drama lmao

occasionally hops on POV and transition trends but its usually satire 

emma can’t act for shit lmao 

super active on tiktok and has a spam account

people are always asking her to drop the skin care routine but she doesn’t have one?? 

*pushes Zara down* “and no one’s gonna help her?? WOW some world we live in”

JULIAN BLACKTHORN

there’s no way he doesnt  have an art account lmao

a lot of his paintings go viral but 90% of his comments are 14 year old girls thirsting over him

yall know that pottery guy on tiktok?? the cute one?? (i searched up his account just for this post he’s @/daxnewman769) that’s the best way to describe him

literally all the famous tiktokers commission him

probably has like 4M followers lmao

will occasionally make about how respecting women doesn’t make you a “simp”

doesn’t get into tiktok drama tho

posts candid videos of emma and all his jealous 14 year old fans get so pressed but he shuts down anyone who says anything bad about her

sometimes does painting or drawing tutorials and he’s really good at teaching stuff lmao

CRISTINA ROSALES

omg okay so like yall know those really pretty girls on tiktok who are literal models and are always dropping tips on how to frame your face for pictures and best clothes and poses and whatever  ( @/ameliezilber is the first person that came to mind as an example)

thats her

alot of her content is just for the aesthetic

BLING EFFECT

GRWM’s all the time

10 step skin care routine 

GOOD VIBES

has a pretty decent following?? like at least 2 million

has a spam but it’s exactly the same as her main lol

also calls out problematic tiktokers but not by name

her entire account is full of body positivity and does a bunch of stuff on loving yourself

sometimes does POVs and all the comments are like “@ netflix hire her rn”

sometimes posts crack videos with emma and cute vids with mark and kieran

MARK BLACKTHORN

does a lot of reaction videos and duets

a lot of his videos go viral but he doesn’t have a huge following like maybe 800k

 everyone still knows him

gets at least twenty “are you wearing only one contact” comment about his eyes every post

he’s really funny without even realizing it 

sometimes goes inactive for weeks at a time and just forgets that tiktok exists lmao

shows off kieran and cristina ALL THE MF TIME AND EVERYONE IS SO JEALOUS LIKE HOW ARE ALL OF THEM HOT

KIERAN 

doesnt have a tiktok lmao sorry

but shows up so much on mark’s and cristina’s that a lot of people know who he is

DIANA WRAYBURN

unironically does POVs but is actually good at them??

lots of videos talking about the struggles of minorities like LGBTQ+ and POC and women

posts a lot of those vidoes that are like “what to do if you ever get kidnapped” “red flags in relationships” “most powerful parts of the body” etc

probably has like 500k followers 

at the end of the day she doesn’t really use tiktok that much tho ahaha

LIVVY BLACKTHORN:

does a little bit of everything??

posts dance videos sometimes 

omg her transitions are SO good

everyone is in love with her and she has to remind them that she’s a minor (i’m just a kid plays aggressively in the background)

posts videos that are just vibes?? like her skating at night, dancing in traffic with dru/her friends, walking through the city at night etc

lots of lip syncing videos to whatever sounds are popular and all her comments are like “i wish i looked like this” “guess im not eating today” and she gets so upset :((

she wants everyone to know that they’re perfect the way they are!!

also posts POVs sometimes and she’s not that bad at them ahaha 

probably has like 1 million followers 

doesn’t even need a spam just posts everything on her main 

shouts out her sibilings accounts all the time

overall just great energy

TY BLACKTHORN

never posts his face on his main but he does on his spam

yall know those accounts that post fun facts or psychology facts?? his is like that except he talks to explain them and everyone finds his voice SO calming 

he posts a lot of content of animals and everyone is in AWE with how good he is with them

his username is probably theanimalwhisperer or something djkfskjd

every single time he posts Kit on his account all the comments are like “OOH ICU” and “SHIP” and “ASK HIM OUT ALREADY”

he gives 0 shits about popularity on tiktok he’s just posting for fun because he likes teaching people about his interests

so he has like maybe 500k followers

lots of philosophical questions that has everyone questioning their existence

ugh i love him

KIT HERONDALE

be honest this is what y’all were waiting for 

yall know those unproblematic ppl that everyone refers to as the “king(s) of tiktok”???

yeah thats him

SO FUNNY

LIKE HIS CONTENT IS GENUINELY HILARIOUS

lots of sarcasm and satire

think @/adamkindacool  ?? (one of my favourite tiktokers lmao)

does reaction videos for those “pov: im the annoying hot cheeto girl sitting next to you in math class” videos

dark humor (not like rude humor but actual dark humor)

like “i put the baby in the oven and the pizza in the bed” type of jokes back when those were a thing

has like 4M followers but almost every single one of his posts go viral so he’s gaining fast

lots of pranks

starts a bunch of trends

any video he posts of Mina goes viral

sometimes he posts some really weird stuff that has everyone laughing so hard irl (@/benoftheweek)

he NEVER thirst traps but still gets a lot of those weird sexual fairy comments on his posts (iykyk)

TO BE CLEAR I MEAN THE FAIRY EMOJI ONES NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM BEING FAE 

reacts to the comments with a video of him just staring at the screen with the “oh to see without my eyes” or “im just sixteen” audio going on in the background which only encourages them to make more weird comments

anyways everyone loves him

any of his povs are pure jokes meant to make fun of pov’ers

posts maybe one serious tiktok every 5 months that talks about being respectful and using your platform for good

“i miss old tiktok”

posts a lot of random videos of Ty where, again, all the comments are shipping them except even more so on his account because everyone can see his heart eyes for Ty

collabs with Dru a lot and does a bunch of duets of her videos

everyone loves him bye

DRU BLACKTHORN

SO many memes

she deletes any hate in her comments bc she honestly doesnt care to respond to them and doesn’t need that kind of negativity in her life

but one time she got a “the f in women stands for funny” comment and she WENT OFF

does really dark povs sometimes that are really interesting

CLOWN MAKEUP + SCARY CLOWN TIKTOKS ( think @/avani ‘s clown make up posts

REALLY good at makeup and sometimes gets julian to do scary makeup on her for tiktoks and povs (like those ones with stitches over the mouth or skin peeling off)

huge ally!! posts a lot about minorities struggles and white privilege, and acknowledges hers

does movie reviews and stuff sometimes

“types of” videos

pulls a lot of pranks on her sibilings with livvy and sometimes with Kit

lots of body positivity + self love

calls out back-handed compliments

also has a lot of content like Livvy’s of just vibing in LA

julian and emma and mark go off at anyone who sexualize her in the comments

probably has like 650k followers

posts a couple of times a week

BONUS: 

JAIME ROSALES

lots of skateboarding videos idk he just gives me that vibe

doesn’t post that often but is super popular

like maybe 1.5M followers

really passionate about systematic racism

HATES all those privileged white boys using the “this is america” audio to pretend they’re oppressed ( this is a may 2020 thing so it probably wont make sense to anyone who sees this after lmao)

POSTS A LOT OF THIRST TRAPS LMAO 

also posts lots of videos that’s just him yelling about stuff but they’re really entertaining to watch ( like that guy sebastian @/sauceyogranny)

everyone thinks he’s super hot he always shows up in those “hottest boys on tiktok” videos except sometimes he’s just the token POC boy and it makes him mad :( 

DIEGO ROSALES

HIS ACCOUNT IS SO PRACTICAL LMAO

lots of tips 

“what to do if you’re trapped in the desert” “what to do if you’re kidnapped and stuck in the trunk”

doesnt reply to comments EVER unless it’s to clarify a point he made in the video or answer a question

has like 200k

okay thats it lmao im done bye this took me like an hour to make

i’ll get to all the other characters from the other series’ eventually 

also if yall are wondering abt the lack of f*ckbois in this post they’re coming dw

TMI CHARACTERS AS TYPES OF TIKTOKERS

TID CHARACTERS AS TYPES OF TIKTOKERS 

TLH CHARACTERS AS TYPES OF TIKTOKERS

[captain--john]

I posted 69 times in 2021

12 posts created (17%)

57 posts reblogged (83%)

For every post I created, I reblogged 4.8 posts.

I added 69 tags in 2021

#a duel of dual captains - 27 posts

#the golden brio - 10 posts

#tohn - 8 posts

#face - 5 posts

#lohn - 5 posts

#johnlip - 5 posts

#smh - 3 posts

#johnessa - 2 posts

#brio + rose - 2 posts

#my boys - 2 posts

Longest Tag: 78 characters

#just in case i know thats a trigger even if its just an off handed comment lol

My Top Posts in 2021

#5

Arista🌟

1) Her family

2) Music

3) The beach

4) Happiness

5) Love

Honorable mention to all the boys, girls and thems she's loved before

2 notes • Posted 2021-09-06 01:48:50 GMT

#4

nyx

1) Her parents

2) Clarion

3) Her scouts

4) The Hollow

5) Her spear

2 notes • Posted 2021-09-06 01:47:23 GMT

#3

i realized as i sent that im only technically dating Jake but i MEANT JOHN TOO AND ALSO THROW IN MEG WHY NOT

smh since imma just repeat two

Jake (Things about Alana he loves)

1) The way she loves her family

2) Her sass

3) Her brain

4) Her ass

5) That she's Sparky's favorite

John (Things about himself he loves)

1) He is smart

2) He is protective

3) He is loyal

4) He is organized

5) He has made friendships with two of the greatest blokes he'll ever meet

Meg

1) Lymantria

2) Lymantria

3) Lymantria

4) Pixie's Fam

5) Actual Fam

3 notes • Posted 2021-09-06 01:59:08 GMT

#2

Another Round || A Duel of Dual Captains

John had started his job as a bartender at the Deer a couple weeks ago and he’d been making decent money in tips. Certainly helped to keep him and the lads afloat in rent money now that they were disowned from their fortunes. He’d calculated what he needed to earn in tips each night and made sure to keep his shifts to a manageable level with his school work but also took on other shifts as well as he saw fit. It was all a balancing game.

And sometimes John got kind of fed up with it. So when a few of the patrons at the end of his shift wanted to take some shots with him. Who was he to refuse? The world was shit. The situation was shit. Nothing he’d ever done amounted to anything so drink up.

He was quite a few in, laughing as he stumbled forward, knowing full well he needed to get back home before he all but passed out.

So he bid his new found friends fairwell and shrugged on his coat and walked out into the Fall weather, definitely not walking in a straight line. Oddly enough though, he hadn’t found himself when he blinked next in front of his home. He was in front of Benbow. He squinted at the names listed on the mailbox, found the one that was the most familiar and made his way up to 4C and knocked on the door very officially and then slumped against the door frame to brace himself and speak into the crack of the door, “Jane Darling. Official asshole business. Open up--Oh god, that sounded awful--Nevermind, just open the door.”

[outift vibe]

@lost-girl-at-sea

11 notes • Posted 2021-10-11 01:37:55 GMT

#1

A Knife’s Prommel || A Duel of Dual Captains

Phillip wouldn’t stop pressuring him to ask Jane to Prom. So finally, he brushed him off and pushed him back one last time and relented. He never said it was going to be a good “promposal” or whatever. 

Really, he was prone to horrendous acts of gifts so he figured he’d just lean into it. He’d ask, Jane would refuse because his proposal was ridiculous and that would be the end of it. He could go stag to Prom and not be bothered. 

So he got an idea from his last major failure of a gift. He’d get Jane a knife. Phillip had ribbed John about giving a girl a knife as an anniversary gift and ultimately it had broken him up with his last girlfriend so he doubted this would be any different. 

He’d searched online for the proper knife (really a little too long for it to be some sort of gag gift, but at the same time, Jane was into history and that sort of thing so he didn’t want to just give her any kitchen knife, that would just reflect poorly on him). He threw in a very dumb joke as well. He didn’t want to ruin the knife’s blade and etch something dumb into it like Prom. No, he’d go for the pommel. A prommel, if you will. Really the joke was bound to get Jane to reject him on it alone. (Unfortunately, he wasn’t getting her a sword and knives didn’t have pronounced pommels really, just more of a butt end of things. But nonetheless, sometimes it was called a pommel). So he had “Prom?” engraved on the metal pommel of the knife and carried it in his bag, sheathed in its leather guard until the proper moment. 

He came early to office hours, Hutchinson was busy at some convention so it was just the two of them today. He opened the door and saw that she was busy very intently reading something. “Morning, Jane.” He wasn’t overly cheery or anything, just a polite acknowledgement, maybe a slight smile tossed in there.

He went to his side of the table and set his bag down, glancing briefly over at her to make sure she wasn’t looking at him and quickly pulled the knife from its shealth and threw it tip first down into the desk in front of her, maybe she’d read it or something. (He wasn’t really sure how to go about it and admittedly panicked a little?) He’d accidentally snagged her papers in the process but his knife throwing skills were still fairly on point.

[outfit] 

@lost-girl-at-sea​

14 notes • Posted 2021-06-09 22:40:27 GMT

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[bicodeofhonour]

my oc tag is so funny considerin i dont do anythin w it unless to comment in the tags of a post about characters yall know nothing about and cannot learn anything about thru searching my blog so.... ok lemme rectify that second bit w a quick rundown of the main names i drop

theres like... currently? 4-5 separate worlds of characters running round in my head so im just gonna mention the main ppl from each 

lets call world no 1: hoshi’s terrible no good awful college year

- hoshi is a vampire old as hell and after years of seclusion they finally gets out of her slump n enrolls in a small community college in an even smaller town to “see how the modern world has developed”... calamities ensue! details of her: she’s ancient n looks about 19-23 so she claims to b 21, nonbinary with no particular pronoun preference, bi, black, likes the colour green a lot, and is a scorpio with a mean streak born from years of seeing the world change n change n stay the same but he cant help having a soft spot for people who really try despite everything. she has a couple token humans who hang out w her a tonne but they wont b mentioned much cuz... spoilers? nah im just lazy

- isseia is hoshi’s once bestie now immortal werewolf worldwide supermodel cuz why? she got bored? anyways she’s spent years searching for hoshi then even more waiting for hoshi to reach out only to accidentally find them in a tiny town... doing fuckall... so she’s a lil pissed with hoshi! details include: black and indian darkskin cis lesbian, she/her, looks about 23-ish, tall, idk what her sign is yet and she does not fuck with humans...  

- betty is a fae and she’s just as problematic as any myth u’ve heard multiplied by 10. she isseia and hoshi were a trio at one point but ... things change! she’s got secrets she’s got stories and she never does anything she doesnt want to, or at least not for free. if u ever see betty just hanging around i’d recommend meeting with an exorcist or curse breaker or something cuz that’s a nearly certain sign of terrible things coming your way, fast. how to recognise her? first look out for a mane of cloudy white hair, sharp uncolourable eyes, a beautiful but ageless face and smooth ethereal dark brown skin and a smile that could burn ice. she’s not so tall, she loves annoying ppl she likes but she’s indifferent to most ppl tbh, she/her pronouns but any further id is ? more of the fog moist air of a conifer forest at dawn type feel than anything i could say so i will simply not. 

- taemin is just shamelessly my oc vampire version of taemin from shinee, superm and an illustrious solo career bcuz i cant really say anything about hm that isnt just major “spoilers”, so.. but he’s funny n has sum depth n thats more a template for his style than anything i promise he’s just so so fun to make fun of even tho hes just ... a Lot. hm he has strong feelings about hoshi AS DOES EVERYONE IN THIS CAST MY GOD... n is very arrogant n very smart but in a dumbass way. think mensa iq but “apartment complex... i think its very simple actually” type shit. details: well obviously he’s korean, old asl but nowhere near hoshi’s deal, “information savant” he’s literally just fucking nosy, loves to ask questions without answering them... he looks young. also did i mention he’s like a vampire mafia boss he’s a vampire mafia boss lololol lmfaoooo luv this guy

- there are tonnes of minor to major-ish charas i left out cuz i dont rlly talk about them that much lol so.... 

- but anyways stay tuned for world 2′s hot debut in part 2: uzoa and the never ending search for some really good sandals

[noxiim]

(1/3)Okayyyy so i mightve sent a few asks abt this before but this topic is really now bugging me cuz i have depression and im sensitive to like everything. Im starting to take this "not getting notes on my art" thing really personally and i know it sounds childish (and i laugh at myself for it) but i cant help but get upset when i spend so much time and effort and get like no feedback. And i know people say not to draw what u love and not for attention but honestly i dont even know what

and i dont even know if im drawing what ilike sometimes. Yeah i love bts but i dont know if i like what im drawing or ifim just doing it for notes???? And i have a lot of anxiety too and thats wherei feel like im taking this too personally. Cuz im starting to think that my artdoesnt get notes cuz its straight up not good which leads me to think ishouldnt even try to pursue a career in art anymore. But im not good atanything else so wtf am i gonna do if i dont succeed in art???? Like i said i laugh at myself for thinking like this and iprobably sound like a fuckin child but i cant help it???? Like i think my artis decent???? But maybe its not???? Idk like this was really hitting me todaycuz i feel like im wasting so much time and im probably gonna be one of thosepoor college students cuz i decided to focus on art more rather than taking ajob cuz i thought i could make money off of my art but yknow clearly its notgoing so well and im scared for my future U dont have to give advice to all of that i just needed tolet that all out 

Aw dude don’t worry I get what you mean,I actually experienced something similar when I first started posting my art totumblr, and even recently when I first started posting bts fanart. It’sperfectly normal to want recognition (in this case in the form of notes) forsomething you worked so hard on!! I think one of the major issues with postingto such a big fandom such as bts though is that there’s so many peopleproducing content at any given time, that it’s incredibly easy to get drownedout. Especially since tumblr changed how search and track tagging worked, itmade it that much harder for people to get noticed for their content.

When I first switched to drawing for bts,I found it hard because I also focused a lot on my note count. For someone whowas originally well established in a previous fandom, the move to bts was quitea jarring experience. I had built my following on tf2 art, and used toconsistently get a couple hundred notes, but one of main reasons why I left wasbecause of the dwindling of note counts. When I first left, overwatch had justcome out and a lot of attention shifted towards that game away from tf2, andalthough I still love the game, the dramatic decrease in notes on my art fortf2 really made me sad and I ended up deciding to leave the fandom after 3years of drawing tf2 art. I hopped around a bit, before eventually getting intobts. Even then, my first few pieces (they’re not on my #bts fanart tag so mostpeople wouldn’t have ever seen them) either got no notes at all or only two orthree. It was easier for me to establish myself in a fandom such as tf2 back inthe day since it was such a small, tight knit community with limited contentcreators, but now with bts there are so many more people and it just seemedhopeless for a while and I lost motivation in my art. I stopped wanting todraw, since it felt like nobody cared. Art is the biggest hobby I have, solosing my confidence in my art was crushing.

Now you might be wondering how I got towhere I am today. I’ll be completely honest with you. For me, I highly doubt Iwould be anywhere near where I am if it weren’t for networks. I had neverjoined a network before, but decided to join armiesnet and jimin network one daywhen I saw that applications were open. I got accepted, and I joined theirrespective group chats too. I met lots of great people on those chats, and madea lot of new friends which was nice after having moved fandoms and lost touchwith many previous mutuals. I’m so glad I joined networks, because not only doyou have the chance to make mutuals who will support you and your art, thenetwork blog itself also reblogs all its members’ content which gives youexposure to members of the network through both the network tag and through thedashboard. It’s a perfect way to get started, rather than hoping that somebodywith a decent following will happen to stumble across your work in the tags oneday and reblog it.

That being said, unless you’re like somesort of godly human being I don’t think we can ever get over how note countsfeel as an artist. We need something to gauge people’s response to our art, andthat tends to default to note counts. I can assure you that the feeling of disappointmentwhen your post doesn’t get as many notes as you want/expected it to is a thingpretty much all artists on this site shares. People always say “you should drawfor yourself, not for other people” but that’s the equivalent of like say themona lisa being painted and then left to rot in Da Vinci’s closet or something.The whole point of art is sharing your ideas/love for something through yourdrawings with other people, and so it’s perfectly normal to want therecognition you deserve for working so hard and putting so much love into yourcraft. When it feels like you’re all alone, you have to remember not to giveup. Creating art in such a big fandom can be unforgiving, but just rememberthat your art is never the one at fault. It’s all about finding that littlegolden window of exposure, whether it be through one big blog or a couplesmaller blogs reblogging your work. Those kind few people will be what helpsyou grow, and you have to keep posting for that to happen. If you water a plantbut it doesn’t bloom the next day, abandoning it will get you nowhere. If youjust keep going, keep watering it, results will come. Keep reminding yourselfthat you’re doing well, and you can compare older art to your current art tosee the progress and keep you motivated. Don’t force yourself to draw if youaren’t feeling it – art is something that should make you happy. I used to drawbecause I felt the pressure to put out content, but that just resulted in mefalling into a negative spiral of art block, limited motivation and generalunhappiness with my art as a result. Remember that there’s no such thing as adeadline when it comes to posting art on tumblr – work at whatever pace suitsyou and if anybody tries to rush you, shut them down. You’re the artist, youget to choose what you do with your art, how you do it, and how long you spendon it.

If you truly have your sights set onbecoming an artist full time, then by all means go for it! I can’t give muchadvice in that area since I only plan on keeping art as a hobby, but justremember that art school is always optional. In the end, working as an artistis all about the portfolio, not where you graduated from. It’s more importantto work on your art than it is to get in to an amazing art school. Sure, artschools can be useful, but in the end they are simply tools, sort of like atutorial rather than something that will magically turn you into an amazing artistwith amazing job offers. At the end of the day, it’s all up to yourself to workhard and promote yourself. Since art is all about reaching different audienceswith your work, promoting yourself is essential, even if it’s just casualfanart on tumblr. Feedback can’t come without exposure, and exposure can’t comewithout self-promotion.

Lastly, remind yourself that there’s nosuch thing as ‘bad art’. That might sound like a stupid statement, but inreality art is a constantly changing thing. There is no pinnacle of perfection,no model artwork that represents the most perfect drawing out there. Everyonehas different styles, everyone has different approaches, and most importantly,everyone is still improving. I’m still learning and trying to improve my ownart, and there’s no shame in that. It’s easy to perceive someone else’s art asbetter than yours which would lead to some self-critical thoughts, but you haveto remember that the other artist is probably looking at their own art andpicking it apart, thinking “aw man there are so many mistakes here.” It’s fineto make mistakes, after all, that’s how we learn. Just because we see mistakesin our own art doesn’t mean that everyone else will too – nobody looks at artand their first thought is to list all of the mistakes present. As long as youare aware of what you are less confident in and actively work to improve it,you can quickly surpass even the people you look up to.

So yeah, sorry that this is hella longlol, but in all honestly I can understand what you’re going through. It’seasier said than done, but even though it might feel hard - don’t give up. Youmight feel like you’re not getting anywhere at the moment but I assure you thatif you just keep going, things will only get better. That’s the thing abouttumblr, if you keep posting art your audience can only grow. For now, I would definitelyrecommend joining some networks, and making some friends. It’s not uncommon forpeople to promo their own work in the network chat occasionally, as long as youdon’t spam haha

Anywho, I wish you the best of luck withyour art journey. If you need me you know where to find me 💕💕💕