Elm

say nice shit about their art. fangirl about it, compliment the art fundamentals or the vibe or the color whatever. share their posts online

it used to be so easy to create an art community online in the past and now it's hellish. fight the algorithms. spam your friends art. they will either rlly appreciate the attention or straight up need it.

theres something slightly heartbreaking about the thought that the people around you don't care about your creations. by all means, you should create art for yourself but also, sometimes that art is a direct window into your inner world and when friends and loved ones ignore that it can sting pretty bad

the last time I reblogged this post right before I got a great job, in a permanent work-from-home position, with benefits, retirement, and a salary literally 3x what I was making before, doing something I really like. 

So you know. 

At minimum about 4.5 thousand people liked this without reblogging it.

It’s really that simple.

I love drawing wings man...

Romantic commission for @/ravenstongue of her and her friend's handsome Alud'Rigan and Aragos <3 this is the second to last piece of my valentine's day comms, my biggest thanks for everybody who got one <3

If you haven't, though, the offer is extended until February 20th so get your slot before they're gone for good!!

I'm currently aiming to move out of my parents' house, on ultra money saving mode, so this or any sort of support aids me on that goal!

AI industry groups are urging an appeals court to block what they say is the largest copyright class action ever certified. They’ve warned that a single lawsuit raised by three authors over Anthropic’s AI training now threatens to “financially ruin” the entire AI industry if up to 7 million claimants end up joining the litigation and forcing a settlement.