HOW TO PROPERLY COMMENT ON PEOPLE'S ARTWORKS:

there are two (2) ways to do this that DON'T include quote retweeting because it takes away the attention from the creator and is similar to reposting art. very bad. don't quote retweet art.

1. replying

pretty straightforward and doesn't need much explanation. you like the piece? send artist a reply under the original tweet and thank them/express your thoughts on it. important: don't be an ass or a weirdo.

2. lrt / last retweet

a lil bit tricky for many non-artists.
basically, if you want to comment on art but DON'T want to reply to artist directly (maybe just sharing thoughts with your followers) you can:

retweet the original tweet

tweet "LRT (insert your thoughts here)" next

what "LRT" method does:

- saves you from bothering the artist when you just want to ramble/etc
- doesn't take away from artist's total engagements which they're entitled to, because it's THEIR work, duh
- urges people to look at your account more (for context)

how it should look like in the end:

with twitter's bullshit it's unclear whether simply retweeting is prohibited completely or not and it shouldn't be permanent? so this thread will come in handy eventually either way
many people don't know/don't quite understand the LRT method and it's ok, that's why i wrote this

lastly: any questions are welcome as long as you aren't condescending or rude (if you are, i won't try to explain and will simply block you, idc)

just stop treating artists so badly, knowingly or not. you wouldn't get any of the content you enjoy if it wasn't for them.