/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3606202
I am in a similar position.
The way I look at it friends and family are a different beast to strangers. There's no harm at all showing to friends, family and even discord chats or acquaintances you've made - basically people who will always be around to notice the progression you make and thus be proud. But the internet, and making a twatter or tumblr or whatever the hell else there is, is something else - I want to make one personally to track my progress of my more indepth pieces and even maybe get some follows and build on something slowly but surely - but I worry about it a lot. I know I'm basically shit, and so getting myself and my work out there is a scary sort've thing. Sure, jus not getting follows or whatever isn't the end of the world, but it could be disheartening for sure.
I think sharing your passion with people close to you is a good thing to do, even if you personally believe you're shit - I always hear the "all I can draw is a stick figure you're SOOooOOO good" even though my stuff is fucking shit, but it at least gives you a small sense of pride, a little motivation and a smile on your face. I've been neet years now, and I do just sit in my room all day every day drawing and occassionally watching something, but I have found that sharing with a friend when I am personally happy with what I've done or learnt helps me a lot. Gives me a reason to go on, and a reason to talk to another human, kek.
You'll be blowing people's mind from day 1 who are people you've probably never met before and in most circumstances will never meet ever (thanks to the internet), but getting people close to you in on the journey, in my opinion, has it's own rewards.

like ten minutes a day

I used a pseudonym and recently switched to my real name.
Pseudonym just felt like I was fooling myself with a sense of security, and my name is already pretty unique.