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I make my living as a pinup/nsfw artist, and it's fun! I wouldn't do it if I didn't enjoy it, and the support I get from it is awesome. I am so grateful!
Though, I get the most fulfillment from doing scenic/epic/slice-of-life fantasy drawings. I need to find more time for them.
Though, I get the most fulfillment from doing scenic/epic/slice-of-life fantasy drawings. I need to find more time for them.
I really just want to do both:
- sexy pinups, and
- epic non-sexy-intended fantasy scenes.
I enjoy them both, I don't want to give one up for the other.
Professionally speaking, it's a hard balance. I only have so much time, so that means focusing on the one pays the bills.
- sexy pinups, and
- epic non-sexy-intended fantasy scenes.
I enjoy them both, I don't want to give one up for the other.
Professionally speaking, it's a hard balance. I only have so much time, so that means focusing on the one pays the bills.
This dichotomy has been divisive to my audience, in the past.
On DeviantArt, I have (roughly) two kinds of followers: pro-pinup and anti-pinup folks.
The anti-pinup group complains a lot when I post a sexy pic, saying: "I wish you would have drawn (something not sexy) instead."
On DeviantArt, I have (roughly) two kinds of followers: pro-pinup and anti-pinup folks.
The anti-pinup group complains a lot when I post a sexy pic, saying: "I wish you would have drawn (something not sexy) instead."
The pro-pinup group, though, seems a lot more inviting, overall. I post a sexy pic? Cool! I post a non sexy fantasy scene? Cool!
Sure, sometimes you get the random weird complaint, like "boobs too small" or whatever, but it's not too common, in my experience.
Sure, sometimes you get the random weird complaint, like "boobs too small" or whatever, but it's not too common, in my experience.
The only real downside about being a pinup artist, to me, is when I get comments that try to twist a non-sexy art to somehow be perverted.
I mean, I get it. I draw a lot of lewd stuff. But I'm not horny all the time, and it's nice to celebrate other human experiences, ya know?
I mean, I get it. I draw a lot of lewd stuff. But I'm not horny all the time, and it's nice to celebrate other human experiences, ya know?
But, that's the nature of social media. No matter how we try to show our personal diversity, people will see artists as a brand. A character. A source of a type of content, usually boiled down to one specific thing.
I've leaned into this, lately.
If I post a lot of elves, people start to know me as the elf dude. I post a day or two of butts, and I get the title "Butt Lord".
It's all in fun, and I know if I started posting some other topic for a few days, that would become what I'm known for.
If I post a lot of elves, people start to know me as the elf dude. I post a day or two of butts, and I get the title "Butt Lord".
It's all in fun, and I know if I started posting some other topic for a few days, that would become what I'm known for.
Some folks resist my jumps from topic to topic. They'd prefer I remain "elf dude" or "butt lord", and make that connection to everything I do, which... can be wearisome.
And hey, I totally get that, too. They're trying to connect in a familiar way, and that's flattering.
And hey, I totally get that, too. They're trying to connect in a familiar way, and that's flattering.
Ultimately, I know this is just how it works.
I know that it's impractical to expect thousands of people to be on the same page as me.
But if I've reacted to your comment in a way you didn't expect, just know that it's hard to meet every stranger on their terms. Though I try!
I know that it's impractical to expect thousands of people to be on the same page as me.
But if I've reacted to your comment in a way you didn't expect, just know that it's hard to meet every stranger on their terms. Though I try!
Anyways, I'm gonna keep posting a mix of sexy and not-intended-to-be-sexy works, with a heavy leaning towards the sexy stuff, because that's what gets the most attention and support.
Either way I'm having fun, and I hope you do, too!
Either way I'm having fun, and I hope you do, too!
