@adorablelilly09's post on Artfol
TO ALL THE ARTIST THATS OUT THERE ARE YALL HAVING ISSUES WITH INSTAGRAM I SWEAR WHENEVER I DRAW SOMETHING NEW ITS JUST THAT I HARDLY GET ANY LIKES OR ANYTHING FUCK SEE I WANT TO SHOW MY ART TO EVERYTHING BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE QUITING ART PERIOD GOD THERE HAVE BEEN DAYS WHERE I HAVE CRIED AND THINK THAT WHAT AM I DOING WRONG WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE NOTHING BUT ...... I TRY NEW THINGS EVERYDAY I SHOW YALL WHAT I CAN DO BUT I FEEL LIKE NOT SHOWING ANYTHING TO ANYONE NO MORE but hell I'm sorry if I'm being to brash I'm .... Struggling I just want to feel comfortable with people who supports me and I support them but I feel like I don't get that I help a lot of artist I even commission them whenever they need help with money or other issues but all I'm saying is that whenever I draw stuff I just get made fun of or whenever people repost other people art I just feel so sad but whenever someone repost my art that makes me very happy makes me think wow someone really cares but .... I know there going to be people going to be pissed at me whenever I post this a say well u need to try harder or stop begging for attention ...... I've never asked for help but now I am I want to help all artist who needs help but whenever it comes down to me I get jack shit but I'm sorry for rantingFeb 24, 2023
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I understand this a lot. Some of my posts on instagram only get a couple of likes compared to my ones that are not spent a lot of time on. Heck, my art that i spent 7 hours on only got 7 likes… but that doesn’t mean you or i should give up. Don’t blame yourself, blame the app. The amount of likes on your art does not determine the quality of your art. Keep posting because someday you’ll make it.. and even then you shouldn’t worry about the amount of followers or likes because all that really matters is that you want to share your art. Post for yourself, not for likes. I hope you have a great day.
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•I understand you feel stressed out and I had read about 85% of this. Insta is about being seen, not being seen and not knowing you aren't being seen (inc. shadowban). It's stupid I know but you got to realise there are so many people on social medias. It grows by the day which makes it harder for algorithms to keep people at top, because there will also always be ppl in mid and bottom. I think my advice is to find out what other platforms could work. Before I did Artfol and Newgrounds I even "researched" it lol. I like taking the pace it has here and there without having to worry for the race for Likes and Follows. If you do what you like and post, you'll get noticed by the time that's always unexpected. I believe in you and don't worry. Rest and take care 
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I know it's frustrating but you shouldn't run after likes... it's unhealthy and will just mess up you mind like... like this in fact it's kinda already the case... I do understand that since you give a lot to the community you want to community to look at you sadly there is a bunch of people... you can say we are just water drop in the sea being recognized is a matter of luck...
Don't draw for other, draw for yourself
And about people who made fun of you, they are trash... even if your drawing aren't up to "their standard" it's trash to make fun of someone efforts...
Don't draw for other, draw for yourself
And about people who made fun of you, they are trash... even if your drawing aren't up to "their standard" it's trash to make fun of someone efforts...
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