/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>6404811
Your activity is a factor. Many children beg accounts get thousands of followers because they are composed of other children. Kids are easily exciteable and love spamming comments everywhere and sharing almost anything they come across which is activity, and instagram likes activity. They also do a lot of follow-for-follow and engage with each other all the time, spreading themselves through word of mouth. That's why you may see some garbage accounts with a lot of followers. You can do it too, but it may not bring the most healthy audience.

Another thing is just trends, really. You just have to get in on the new thing early and you're bound to get some recognition sooner or later depending on luck. There are also artists that started elsewhere and garnered following from other socials like twitter. Many artists have a lot of socials and the little reach they get on all of them kind of adds up in the end.

Lastly, if you just post what you draw and wait for a return, it's very unlikely to get anywhere unless you're a gigaluckchad and algorithm blesses you. You'll need to put in some work in advertising yourself and getting your name out there either by interacting with other users/artists, or you can join some art contests, draw trends and challenges.