A large reason I made this account was because I was extremely insecure about my art because I once showed a friend a drawing I was really proud of and they made fun of it while also saying I traced it. They even showed their sister who did the same thing -

To this day I think the drawing is still good (it looks just like the reference) and I know they didn’t believe I drew it but it still hit hard. I’ve never cared much what they thought but it still hit hard for some reason. Maybe because I was proud of it? -

But since then I’ve always hid my art and been ashamed of it. I recently starting showing one friend but I still felt like even if they said something nice about it they didn’t actually mean it. I recently showed the person who made fun of my art some pieces after they -

Talked me into it and I sort of regret it because even if they complimented it I wouldn’t believe them. Plus if I post those works now, they would know this is my account. It’s nice having the peace of mind to know that I could post here free of that person’s judgment -

And I have finally cut that toxicity out of my life and I’m looking forwards to moving forwards from here. To be proud of my art and how far I’ve come. I’ll delete this thread later when I eventually get embarrassed by it looool