On Artists: Beating the Blackhole of Popularity by ThirdPotato, literature
Literature
On Artists: Beating the Blackhole of Popularity
Social media can be draining, especially on artists and creators. Often times we get suckered into equating the amount of faves/likes/notes we receive on our art, to the value of the art itself, though we would never admit that. "I draw for myself, no one else." "I don't care about the likes." But when it really boils down to it, who among us can honestly admit it doesn't sting a little when a frivolous fanart piece gets a million faves, and the one piece we poured our sole into gets barely a quarter of the same attention?I would like to discuss why that is and ways to avoid the blackhole that consumes so many artist's creativity, self-est...
Follow Up: 5 MORE Things That Ruin Good Tutorials by WonHitWonder, literature
Literature
Follow Up: 5 MORE Things That Ruin Good Tutorials
First of all, I freely admit that what I say isn't gospel. I am a total amateur at art and writing. I've learned everything that I know via the internet and a few drawing books. It's just that I appreciate all of the tutorials here on dA that have helped me out, and I want to put a little bit of my own methods back in. All right, so I've been thinking about some great feedback I got from my last tutorial about tutorials (there's a link to it in the description). There are just a lot of things that a tutorial writer can get wrong when trying to educate an audience on a particular topic. As mainly a writing/art theories tutorial writer, ...
A Pupil's Plea: 5 Things That Ruin Good Tutorials by WonHitWonder, literature
Literature
A Pupil's Plea: 5 Things That Ruin Good Tutorials
First of all, I freely admit that what I say isn't gospel. I am a total amateur at art and writing. I've learned everything that I know via the internet and a few drawing books. It's just that I appreciate all of the tutorials here on dA that have helped me out, and I want to put a little bit of my own methods back in. Look, I've only written three tutorials so far. I don't know if they're any good or not and I'm not experienced enough to be an expert by any means. I am, however, an experienced audience member for tutorials. My god, have I read a LOT of tutorials. This list is as much for me as it is for you. I made it so that I can...