Neko's Failtastic Art Thread

[Neo Emolga]

@Neo Emolga
I don't know, the fact I come back, post new art for the first time in -months- without saying any negative about the art and I start getting lectured about self-berating? If it's the "Let's see how long before the thread dies" comment, that's a jab at how I'm incapable of keeping threads alive- typically of my own lack of updating/business. That was in no way a negative comment- my threads die a lot. It happens. Sure, I prefer not to have them die- but it's typically because I get too busy than anything. I wasn't in any way feeling negative yesterday. If I were, I wouldn't have dared attempted to return to activity around here.

Reading through my thread in general, I've been positive in this thread. I know I can be self-critical of my work, but I've been better about that in the last several months. I don't know where you're getting the self-berating. Especially in my first post here after months. If it's for past stuff, which I know I can be a bit 'meh' about my work in chats at times, that was -ages- ago and I see no reason for it to have been brought up.

Mostly, I'm just confused where this came up from? If there's any negativity I'm feeling around PXR, it's about things in the past completely unrelated to my art that initially caused my long hiatus- things I shouldn't be upset over but still am because I took things badly when I probably shouldn't have.

That is true, you have gotten better about not being so hard on yourself lately as opposed to things that were said months ago. I still wish you'd change the thread's title, though. I think a few people have brought that up, and yet it still hasn't changed...

As far as the lack of comments and feedback goes, well, that's normal. Sometimes people miss an update or they don't check your gallery out every day, especially if you've been on hiatus for a while. If you really want more feedback, you could specifically ask people in a VM or PM saying "hey, I posted some new art. If you could check it out and let me know what you think, I would appreciate that!" When Liokora posts a new update in Pokémon Alpha, she mentions all the people that are following it and has a kind of "subscriber's list" going. That might be a good solution for you to consider as well. Look at people who have given you feedback before, ask if they want to be placed on such a list to be notified when new updates occur, mention them when you post an update, and see if that helps. I'll admit, if Liokora didn't do this, I might have missed a few updates simply because I get busy and involved with other stuff going on. I may not check the thread every day, but I definitely check mentions.

It might also help if you check out other people's art threads and give feedback for their art, also. Or writing. Sometimes getting feedback involves a little sowing and reaping and reciprocity in a "if I review yours, will you review mine?" kind of way.

Also, it helps to be more generally involved with the community as well. Every little bit you do to participate, even if it's just small, silly stuff, still helps. Like Secret Santa, chat threads, or even just the casual stuff. It helps people get to know you better, build rapport, and as a result, they become more interested in all the stuff you do.