@cozmos's post on Artfol

Theres always been a super intense stigma with thematically dark art so it's really hard to intentionally make spooky/dark art without feeling cringeMay 27, 2024
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When you get old you eventually realize you don't care lol. However I do think I avoided it a lot when I was younger specifically because I felt like you have to have some objective skill to pull it off. It's much more "cringe" if you don't have recognizeable skill for whatever reason. So I wanted to get to a point where I felt like my output was consistently "impressive" before I was ready to tackle edgy material.
I have never encountered this. Do whatever you want forever!!!!