#Doodles writing tag

[illustrationismyhaven]

My links are still acting dumb I'm trying to get em fixed but here's another chapter I've been hoarding

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62975932/chapters/161412796

Summary: Margo is finally in the Motherlobe baby!... At least the lobby. Which seems to have been redecorated recently! He gets a chance to call his grandmother to check in, and he meets not one, not two, but THREE familiar faces!

Pspspsps Crystal fans come get your foooood

[feelo-fick]

request doodles on stream in a server :D

[remxedmoon]

practicing self care (projecting my stims on my blorbos)

greyscale vers below the cut!

[gomzdrawfr]

who needs therapy when you have your girlfriend's palms

[wardingshout]

Zelda goes mushroom girl

[casanovakevin]

angel doodle

[turtledotjpeg]

[sherbet-powder]

playing around with filters~~

[hootyhoowoo]

A little 15 min doodle but first post of the year has to be Bingqiu!

[krazieka2]

I've played the Fire Emblem Husbando Dating Simulator Games

[superfruitland]

happy valentine's everyone

[illustrationismyhaven]

Future AU Shenanigans

Mostly a compilation of different arcs, short-fics and drabbles for my future AU. They're mostly intern related but don't worry, all the original (albeit older) characters are still going to be in the stories just as much, and I'm sure we'll get a few chapters dedicated to the big kids povs 😉

Come get yalls slop

[capcollector]

they’re so siblings to me

[vermwerm]

slug..... [ik half of the doodles are snails but i like saying slug so shutup]

[tinyfantasminha]

I don't want to keep clogging my blog with vent posts but uh... I guess this is a more general concern/observation

But it's getting real hard to stay motivated in fandom spaces when there's little compensation, and annoying occurrences are more frequent than good ones.

Mainly there's been less engagement/people showing interest in creators and their art (such as sending asks, making comments and reblogging with tags) and MORE parasocial interactions. This goes for both artists and writers.

Over this year I've noticed a vast disinterest within my public in general. Asks about ocs, my art, or just nice simple comments of ''I love your art'' has been getting more and more scarce. My follower number is bigger than 2-3 years ago sure and I get more likes on my posts but they are feeling more like just numbers and statistics than actual people who supposedly like my stuff.

And while people being parasocial with creators has always been a thing, I feel like it's gotten way worse... in general? People sending personal pictures out of the blue in hopes of being validated, unwanted psychological advice or assumptions about the creator without any established connection first ( <- these happened to me in the same week.) ventdump, just insensitive/lacking of common sense comments in general, unreasonable demands (mostly with writers)... I wondered at first if it was just me, but a handful of mutuals/acquaintances who are artists and writers seems to be going through it as well.

It's annoying. It's tough. It's getting exhausting. Creators pour so much of themselves into their work—countless hours, effort, and passion, all to share something meaningful or entertaining with others (and for FREE) The LEAST anyone can do is show respect, even if opinions differ. When a writer posts a fanfic, don't just say ''omg post next chapter!'', when an artist posts a drawing of their favorite character, don't just say ''omg draw (character) next!'' as if they're faceless content machines that are expected to churn out more '''content''' for you without acknowledgment, encouragement, or appreciation.

''I want to support creators but I don't know what to say and I feel intimidated by their talent so I just lurk silently :((('' I swear to you, no creator (at least not the majority) is making up an intimidating persona to discourage you from interacting with them. They WANT your comments. A single ''I love your art/writing/videos'' or even something as silly as ''I want to eat your art'' is enough to keep a creator sighing dreamily for WEEKS. It doesn't have to be deep! It's heartfelt and that's what it matters!! (Just remember to keep it relevant and thoughtful... It takes just a bit of common sense NOT to comment things like ''this looks like (another character)'' or ''this but with (another unrelated ship/character/show)''. No one wants to hear comparisons or unrelated ideas when they’ve poured their soul into something.)

In fact, the ''I like your art but I think you're intimidating'' feels more hurtful than flattering. It makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong, acting wrong. 💀

If you love that fanfic that changed your brain psyche forever and want to gush about it, go tell the writer. If you loved so much a piece of art that you saved it a million times in your phone and can't stop thinking about it, go tell the artist. Push away the ''they probably won't care about my comment/it won't make a difference'' thoughts. DO IT NOW. You won't know when they might go inactive forever or deactivate. You can't know if that is the last piece they will ever post. Make sure you show appreciation to creators NOW, while they are still here. While they're still not being replaced by AI.

[etanow]

contemplating life and death, but you can't remember what either one felt like anymore