Since embarking on this endeavor, I am starting to feel redundant in what I post/share on the internet. So far I have been sharing everything on all my social platforms. I guess I feel like I need to share everything I've created thus far since I do not have a lot. I am hesitant to share any of my old work, even though there are some pieces I am proud of. A good portfolio displays only recent work, right? Right? Right. (?)
So what is the point of having a presence on the internet? Well, I am not really sure since I don't have an idea of where I am taking my art. For now, it is a nice emotional outlet and I have been given a chance to pursue something I have dreamt about since middle school. Last year, when I resigned from teaching, I asked everyone I know who creates art for a living, part time or full time. Everyone said Instagram. Done. Tumblr was another one that was thrown at me quite a bit in the past. Sadly, using these social media platforms makes me feel, well, old. :P I see people on Instagram who have a ba-jillion followers. I scratch my head and think, "but how?" And then I noticed that followers fluctuate like CRAZY. Who is sitting around looking at their Instagram and going, "pssht, that person isn't worth following anymore! Ew, their posts are not relevant to me anymore!" I mean, I guess it's the same as unfriending someone on Facebook? `\_(o__o )_/` And Tumblr is still a bit foreign to me. What's wrong with me? Haha!
So here's what I am thinking. Get some work up and around. I have a little fear that I may end up neglecting one space on the interwebs, or lose a chunk of viewers because of which platforms I have chosen. But ideally, I would like a nice audience size on every platform, maybe tease my audience to venture over to my other art spaces by only posting/sharing specific content in specific places...but is that fair? Should I force my audiences to make accounts in other places they don't frequent? `\_(o__o )_/` Should all of my art be accessible in one place at all times that doesn't require an account? Maybe I am just making this harder than it needs to be.
I have a website, Instagram, Tumblr, a Facebook page, and this blog. (heehee, look at me self promoting with hyper links. >__>) I feel like the only thing I would like to add is a YouTube channel where I can post time lapses of my drawings, and/or a Twitch account so I can do live streams of me drawing for people to watch. We shall see where things go. Right now work is slow, so I do have extra time on my hands. It is hard to predict the future with the pandemic still running rampant. I would like to anticipate that in January this coming year, I will have additional time on my hands since my son will be starting preschool. `\_(o__o )_/`
Oh, looky! A special drawing not seen in some of my art spaces. O__o
Madalyn
So what is the point of having a presence on the internet? Well, I am not really sure since I don't have an idea of where I am taking my art. For now, it is a nice emotional outlet and I have been given a chance to pursue something I have dreamt about since middle school. Last year, when I resigned from teaching, I asked everyone I know who creates art for a living, part time or full time. Everyone said Instagram. Done. Tumblr was another one that was thrown at me quite a bit in the past. Sadly, using these social media platforms makes me feel, well, old. :P I see people on Instagram who have a ba-jillion followers. I scratch my head and think, "but how?" And then I noticed that followers fluctuate like CRAZY. Who is sitting around looking at their Instagram and going, "pssht, that person isn't worth following anymore! Ew, their posts are not relevant to me anymore!" I mean, I guess it's the same as unfriending someone on Facebook? `\_(o__o )_/` And Tumblr is still a bit foreign to me. What's wrong with me? Haha!
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So here's what I am thinking. Get some work up and around. I have a little fear that I may end up neglecting one space on the interwebs, or lose a chunk of viewers because of which platforms I have chosen. But ideally, I would like a nice audience size on every platform, maybe tease my audience to venture over to my other art spaces by only posting/sharing specific content in specific places...but is that fair? Should I force my audiences to make accounts in other places they don't frequent? `\_(o__o )_/` Should all of my art be accessible in one place at all times that doesn't require an account? Maybe I am just making this harder than it needs to be.
I have a website, Instagram, Tumblr, a Facebook page, and this blog. (heehee, look at me self promoting with hyper links. >__>) I feel like the only thing I would like to add is a YouTube channel where I can post time lapses of my drawings, and/or a Twitch account so I can do live streams of me drawing for people to watch. We shall see where things go. Right now work is slow, so I do have extra time on my hands. It is hard to predict the future with the pandemic still running rampant. I would like to anticipate that in January this coming year, I will have additional time on my hands since my son will be starting preschool. `\_(o__o )_/`
Oh, looky! A special drawing not seen in some of my art spaces. O__o
Madalyn
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