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Open art question.
I've been on DeviantArt for 10 years now, but have never gotten a huge influx of followers or a Daily Deviation or any of the other bits of acclaim. I actually think that popularity-makes-you-more-popular widget discourages me far worse than FurAffinity (which does have popularity games, but not institutionally promoted ones), or Tumblr. I visit DA a lot less often than the other sites (this discouragement might be part of it, but not that consciously), and I think I might simply stop posting there.
However, I have gotten commissions from people on Deviant, and a lot of why I do art is that I want to make people a little happier, which I can't do if they can't see my stuff.
Do you think I should I keep posting to DA?
I've been on DeviantArt for 10 years now, but have never gotten a huge influx of followers or a Daily Deviation or any of the other bits of acclaim. I actually think that popularity-makes-you-more-popular widget discourages me far worse than FurAffinity (which does have popularity games, but not institutionally promoted ones), or Tumblr. I visit DA a lot less often than the other sites (this discouragement might be part of it, but not that consciously), and I think I might simply stop posting there.
However, I have gotten commissions from people on Deviant, and a lot of why I do art is that I want to make people a little happier, which I can't do if they can't see my stuff.
Do you think I should I keep posting to DA?