Iâm sorry if this is a...âtldrâ situation, but itâs something that has been bugging me for quite a while now that Iâve been holding in. Itâs important to me.
Iâll remove this in time if needed since itâs not related to Fia or this specific blog, but it is VERY MUCH related to me as an artist and other artists out there and what you probably should NOT do to them.
A while back I posted a YCH over on my sideblog when I was needing a little change to renew my nintendo subscription so I could continue to play Splatoon.
It was a chibi YCH, something simple and cute, I figured posting it would be fine.
I left an example of how itâd turn out so people knew thereâd be a nice quality to the finished product.
The result of me uploading this commission option?
Someone commented on it stating that my art was âcancerâ.
It hurt. It hurt a lot.
It probably shouldnât have as itâs just a word and a dumb comment coming from someone insignificant in my life, but as an artist whom spends hours if not days or WEEKS on my art, it really did sting. Itâs one thing for me to feel constant worry and anxiety about what others think of my work, but for someone to come out and blatantly show me what they think in the worst way possible, honestly I was pretty crushed.
Iâve been having a hard time producing art ever since I saw the comment, it broke my motivation because I was scared that well...what if I post something even more detailed and itâs still insulted.
Not only that, but âcancerâ really should not be used as an insult, you donât know what peopleâs lives are like behind a screen, you donât know who youâre throwing that word at. My GRANDFATHER has fought with it for years, itâs more than just some âjokeâ to me, itâs probably the worst insult that can be thrown.
Please, I cannot stress this enough. As an artist, I plead to you, please donât go around calling other artists work such things, donât insult peoples work, whether you like their art or not. You donât know how much youâll break them, or ruin their hopes of ever even improving or continuing their work.
Please reconsider your words, reconsider how you approach artists if you do. Be considerate of their feelings and time spent, be CONSTRUCTIVE in your comments if you donât like something, tell them how they can improve in a kind way rather than being hurtful.
Iâm sorry guys, Iâm sorry for this post and how long it is, just...yeah...I donât know what to say anymore aside from apologizing for this essential rant.
Iâm hurt. Thatâs all I can say.