Social Media following

[Razorbliss No.2942225]

What do you guys use to promote your drawings en masse, and get large ammounts of likes? Any techinques?
Here I've drawn two relatively simple sketches, which...normies seem to like, and that combined with a simple question, 1 or 2, invites them to comment, resulting in popularity spike of the post basically pinning it to the top of said group's page.

[Anonymous No.2942233]

>>2942225
You're a massive faggot, but the drawing is good for what it is, a shitty sketch. Normies like sketches more than finished drawings I've noticed

[Anonymous No.2942252]

Interacting with viewers is always good. I like to give them options to choose what should I draw next.

[Anonymous No.2942258]

>>2942225
You only need bells and whistles to attract normie attention. Ask for their two cents on anything, give them some apealing picture, no matter the quallity and they'll be all over you.
and also
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[Razorbliss No.2942272]

>>2942258
post stuff feg

[Anonymous No.2942275]

I bet you need manuals for everything in your shitty live.

[Anonymous No.2942281]

>>2942275
and now provide us with a manual on how you achieved that conclusion

[Anonymous No.2942287]

>>2942272
try me

[Anonymous No.2942293]

People don't follow because they only like Artist X's work. They follow because they like Artist X, in general. Artist X can have great art, but if they're not posting regularly and interacting with followers (not necessarily 1 on 1, even things like "How do you guys like this so far?" are good), they'll have a lower number of followers.

Don't tag with the most popular tags. Your work will be drowned out. Tag with popular just not as popular tags (so #kawaii instead of #cute for example).

Like artists with a similar style and amount of followers. Network, mothafucka.

Speaking of networks, use the people you know IRL. Connect your contact list to your Instagram and follow everyone. After a week, just unfollow everyone who didn't follow you back (unless you like their posts, then obviously keep following them). You want to do this because you'll start showing up on the suggested feeds for everyone that follows them. Buddy up with your local Stacy. Throw her a quick sketch every once in a while.

[Anonymous No.2943088]

To be honest if I even post work, I only post anonymously because I'm shit.

[Anonymous No.2945723]

>>2942225
please follow me at: sorrceress.tumblr.com

[Anonymous No.2946170]

>>2942293
This nigga knows

[Anonymous No.2948300]

>>2945723
I saw your art, and if you want to improve skills you should finish every one of yours drawings.

[Anonymous No.2948403]

>>2942225

[NoseBro No.2948459]

>>2942225
>didnt read the sticky.

[Anonymous No.2950482]

Is it even possible to make it if you don't want to interact with other people on social media? I want people to follow me on tumblr but I don't want to follow them back because I usually don't like their art, and I'm not good at pretending to like their art.

[Anonymous No.2953475]

>>2942225
i've fallen to start posting drawings of chicks, but at least i cyber them up a bit, people tend to like more lady drawings

[Anonymous No.2953479]

>>2942293
>follow people just for the sake spreading your shit
i hate people like you, you should be gassed
but you are right

[Anonymous No.2953488]

>>2953479

What if you follow relatively shitty artists but actually enjoy watching them improve and want to support them?

I remember when I started on tumblr I had a guy way out of my league follow me and regularly like my stuff. Where I am now I know what his game was, and that he probably didn't much care about my art, but it was encouraging at the time and meant a lot to me as a beginner.

[Anonymous No.2953528]

>>2950482
>even possible to make it

Depends on what you define as "making it".

[Anonymous No.2953534]

>>2950482
Don't follow them then. They're interested in your shit. If they want your friendship tell them you are not interested

[Anonymous No.2953599]

>>2950482
I used to post something daily on social media and now I stopped. It's been a nice eye-opener for two things: one, that nobody gives a shit about your daily sketches and your interaction unless you're already established. What really matters is a portfolio, maintaining a blog with skethes and whatnot is just window dressing. Second, that the good artists who maintain social media are trying to sell you something. They're either instructors or publishers, the sketch-a-day thing is marketing. Followers mean nothing. The brutal truth is that these artists are so fucking good they can allow themselves to waste time on pictures that are solely destined for marketing. The brutal truth is that the quality of your work is the one and only thing that matters and you've got to be the best of the best to get anywhere. Any examples that don't fit into this narrative are not artists, they're internet personalities who happen to do art.

[Anonymous No.2953601]

>>2953599
That's a really comfy truth desu.

[Anonymous No.2956326]

>>2953599
>tfw was going to start a tumblr tomorrow
>but after reading this it doesn't seem worth it anymore

[Anonymous No.2956334]

>>2956326
Having a blog is generally a good idea, as long as you gain something from it, be it personally or professionally.
I don't even disagree with >>2953599, but it's the absolute and only truth. Being charismatic and engaging will help you in getting popular; being popular will help you getting funding or commissions. If you aim for the industry a blog really shouldn't be your main concern until you've met the standards.

[Anonymous No.2956708]

>>2942233
Cause anyone can show the final product, seeing the in-progress is probably fascinating for normies.

I mean actual artists are the same. How many of us have flipped through an art book (Any of them) to see the design sketches and thumbnails that came before our favourite images?

[Anonymous No.2956751]

>>2956326
It's worth it if you're using it to showcase an actual project that you're working on, Just posting a sketch a day for its own sake won't do anything.

[Anonymous No.2956791]

>>2942225
I don't do shit. It always ends up being a waste.

I'm too shitty of an artist to gain any attention anyway.

[Anonymous No.2956844]

>>2956326
You should anyway, it helps with work ethic if you try to set yourself a goal (eg. one drawing every 2 days).

[Anonymous No.2956918]

Ok. Very stupid question but I am totally new to this.

I made an extra facebook account for the art. And form this account I made an artist page.

When I follow/like somebody, this is done from the account right? Is there a way to make it form the page?

And how do I find art groups and how does it work? Do I join them form my account or my page??