/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

After honestly trying to put my art on either of these sites, I can honestly say that both of them are waste of time (at least to me).

dA is flat out more cohesive and productive as an artist community. tumblr's lack of posting and comments and all that basically force it to be just a circlejerk. it's almost impossible to get any critiques or any discussion of your art at all.

that said, it is easier to get popular on tumblr. certain tags are just booming with popularity. but that's also kind of its downfall (dA has this problem too). you begin to obsess over your notes and followers and all that shit. it eventually becomes hard to just draw because you want to study or love drawing.

i use blogspot. i use blogspot because it has better design and ultimately i want to display my progression for only me and a few people who give a shit. i've found that creating art without the expectation of others seeing it makes me learn and get better.

that said, if i had some kind of urge to draw fanart, i would probably post it on tumblr. it's easier to get people to see your art on tumblr, flat out. on dA it can sometimes be fucking impossible. i also have a personal tumblr that i use to find funny pictures of dogs and other useless shit.

but seriously, fuck both of these sites ultimately.

related: tumblr is pretty good for finding good art/motivation, but pinterest fucking blows it out of the water ten fold, probably because it's more professional and used by adults and not tumblr maymay retards.