Sometimes I think, but then I forget

my recipe for drawing hands!

(small note that this is a shortcut that is more abt style and ease than anatomical accuracy. it helps to take time to really properly study hands, makes it easier to bend the rules a bit like this and have it still look good!!)

perfect normal nuclear family

art is the same. in the top right image, the artist has jammed: (1) superfluous personal details ("been offline on vaca for the last few days"), (2) random visibility hashtags ("#PortfolioDay"), and (3) multiple fandom hashtags ("#zelda", "#totk", and "#TearsOfTheKingdom") in a limited tweet space. the overall message is "please, god, SOMEBODY look at my work." it makes the viewer uncomfortable and vaguely guilty, putting a sense of obligation into their engagement. it reminds one of a panhandler on the side of the road.

by contrast, pretending as if the work isn't yours totally gets rid of that impression. there's no subconscious "ugh" reaction from viewers, so they're less likely to scroll past it. this frees up emotional bandwidth for the viewer to judge the art on its own merits. this is critical on twitter -- the first two seconds' impression can make or break a post.