🎨 Art Advice #001
Don't take random online criticism seriously. Especially from people who can barely even draw.
There's 300 YT tutorials out there, exposure to professionals is harsh enough criticism on it's own. [1/2]
You know what? I have some advice. Some of you won't like to hear it but it's something NO ONE is saying:
GO OUTSIDE. And I do MEAN this. GO OUTSIDE.
Make friends and meet with people in your local community. Go to comic conventions or set up meet ups with local artists and talk shop. Let people know YOU EXIST IN THE REAL WORLD. You are MORE than what you see on a computer screen.
Despite having 28k followers here, I am actually on the lowest end of the "big comic artists" scale in the general social media scope. I post my comics, interact with people a bit, and leave. I know I could be doing a lot better in that aspect. However, my career and what people see expands beyond what is shown on Twitter.
My start into my cartooning career literally happened because I walked into my local newspaper's building and asked them if they would run my comics in the paper. They said "no, you're not ready, but show us more and maybe in the future we can." And spent 2-3 YEARS developing my comic nonstop before it ever got published.
I reach out to people, people reach out to me, I go to events and teach comic workshops. I started with my local community and branched outwards from there, and that's really helped me get to where I am today.
When you start letting people see who YOU are, they'll want to become part of your journey. ALLOW THEM BY GOING OUTSIDE FOR A CHANGE. You never know WHO you'll meet who'll help you meet your goals.