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See, until recently I didn't realize the people around me couldn't be as creative as I am. To me it comes so easily...looking through just about any article or, hell, just staring at a random object at least a dozen great ideas come to mind. Some people work so hard trying to become a great furry artist but all it ends up being is generic poses with generic characters in generic situations. I used to criticize these people.

I stopped for a while realizing it wasn't their fault but then I started back up again because WTF...if you can't do something then you CANT do it. You shouldn't give up right away but if after 5-10 years you make no real progress you need to find another passion. Don't keep doing something you suck at. What's sad is there are artists out there who have been at it for 20+ years and they haven't improved one bit because they refuse to take criticism, advice or tips.

They don't deserve pity, sympathy or compassion. They deserve a big kick in the ass for wasting their life.

Pro-tip: Fans != friends.

Now bask in your new-found knowledge.

If what you're wanting is popularity, then you have to become a reliable source for what's popular.  Sex sells, and in this fandom the "popular" thing is typically gay porn of someone's personal character, i.e. taking commissions or otherwise producing art for other people.  You can be the most creative and original person in the world, but nobody will care if you don't create something they're interested in.

Personally, I don't give a shit about popularity.  I draw simply because I love drawing and creating.  I put my drawings online because if I get enjoyment out of them, surely someone else will.  Yes, most of what I draw is porn, and even though I'm of some skill I would say my popularity is barely notable at best even in the circles my art caters to.  In the year I've been on FA I only recently exceeded 5000 pageviews, and have just over 300 watchers.  I do not do commissions, and have only done two requests in that span, the rest of my work being just that:  work of my own.  Compare that to artists who normally will do commissions or requests, they're much more popular.

Being popular in this fandom is all about catering to what the fans want.

>>4 I know this is a radical concept, but if you need money for something you could always try getting a job. I know I know, you're a professional moocher, and having a real job would severely interrupt with your treating-people-like-crap-until-you-need-money time, but the pay is so much more reliable. Plus, people won't hate you and that's rarely a bad thing.

So if you don't improve you must stop!?  That's the stupidest thing I ever hard.  Who are you to tell people that are enjoying their hobby what requirements they must pass.  I know many artists in the fandom whos works look the same today as they did 10 years ago.  They are not looking for fame or popularity.  They do what they do because they enjoy it and enjoy sharing it with others. 

As for you being jealous of others that put less time into a piece, try drawing what people want and stop whining about people not liking what you draw.  If you don't want to draw porn go some place where people don't want to see porn.  Whining about people wanting too much porn on fchan is just retarded.

TL;DR version: WAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!

>>12
A creative genius is exactly what the OP described though...someone who can get ideas anywhere and from anything at the drop of a hat. You'd be shocked how hard some people have to work just to create something. For someone to be able to create thousands of ideas based on just staring at a random mundane object, well that truly is an amazing feat.

There is very few people in the world with that kind of creativity. Most people merely recycle the same old ideas and follow pre-determined structure. You can tell when an artist truly has a creative "gift" so to speak.

>>10
Okay, FFXII wasn't up to par in the FF franchise but that's the only one that isn't better than Persona 3 (And don't bring up FFX-2, 70% of the FF community doesn't consider that a FF game)

LOL drama

"You are not special. You are not a
beautiful or unique snowflake. You are
the same decaying organic matter as
everything else."

yeah, well, get in line. there's a lot of talented assholes with creative genius who have yet to be recognized. and all of them are thinking the same thing you are; that the art community they're taking part in is full of hacks that only get popular off of pornography, and they're saying the same things you are; that they are more creative than the rest of the community, but they aren't recognized even though their quality is better and their artwork is more original. they've been doing it for years, and it's not just in the furry fandom.

the way I see it, there are two options. 1) become a pornographic artist, have fun with the commissions you'll get and steadily watch your viewer numbers go up. 2) stop your pissing and moaning, get over it, and marvel in your own spotlight. inform yourself that you are defiantly better then most of the popular pornographic artists, laugh at everybody else who doesn't see that, and watch the artists that are better than you.

Maybe people realize it's a waste of time and effort to expend creative juices and effort into making super cool and creative PORN for a silly internet fetish when you could spend a couple hours, make a nice hot pic and have the same effect on people?

yes, i draw what you probably would refer to as uncreative and generic porn, i have almost 4000 watchers on fa and over 15,000 favorites.  Why do i make such mundane and "generic" porn?  Simple, because it's fast, i refuse to spend more then a few hours on a furry pic.  does this mean i'm uncreative?  No it means porn is uncreative and any time you spend making it creative is a wasted effort unless you enjoy it that much, which i don't. I like it but i'm sorry, i couldn't look myself in the mirror after i spent 30 hours of my life on a cartoon animals fucking that 3/4 of people are gonna close cuz the guys cock isn't big enough or it doesn't get them hard.

Do i enjoy furry porn?  Hell yeah, that's why i draw it, am i creative?  Hell yeah, just not with something like that because what's the point.  If you rented a porn movie with the most fantastic screen direction and subtle use of creative camerawork are you gonna care?  No, you want to see the best penetration shot XD

>>20
Just doing art as a hobby doesn't mean they have to insist on sucking at it.

>>23
When did the OP say he did porn? There is clean art in this fandom; shocking, I know.

Hell, even if he does porn, it doesn't change the fact that people go nuts for mediocre images so long as they depict genitalia. I think that's the OP's main issue here, but I might be mistaken.

>>25
Exactly. I have no problem with porn being more popular but the least it could do is properly depict anatomy, perspective and basic artistic principles. These are things that CAN be learnt with time assuming the artist is willing to be more than some third-rate artist for the entirety of their lives because moronic fans continue to give them attention whether effort to improve is put forth or not.

For the record, I don't focus on porn but I have drawn it. Even then I still got very few additional views, favs, etc.

>>26
Once again, exactly. I've seen porn videos out there with love and care put into them that made them BETTER than regular porn. It wasn't a bunch of fake moaning and over the top sex which honestly after the 100th time you see it gets really stale. Instead it focused on good lighting, realistic sex and creating sensuality/emotionality.

Unfortunately it seems as though most in this fandom prefer the equivalent of fake moaning, shaky camera work and as many dicks as possible per shot. So long as a piece of art even depicts talent comparable to a five year old + their fav fetish it will get rave reviews.

Yes, cheap and blunt porn has it's place but at the expense of ignoring artists with talent? No.

>>28
Not knowing the history of furry whilst preaching about it = fail.
Hypocrisy of being an elitist asshole whilst decrying elitist assholes = fail.
Obvious and poorly executed trolling = fail.

Nice hat trick there.

>>14

I think this basically says it all. If the OP really thinks he's a gift for all mankind then he should move his ass out of the furry swamp. Draw something real, dude, get creative in an industrial branch, draw concepts, ads, illustrations and earn your living with it.

Furry is nothing great, even though most furries would consider their hobby as the ultimum achievement in human creativity. But if you centre too much on one topic you won't improve. Maybe, if you try to draw something else, you'll experience that you suck. Stop drawing animal people and try something else, something where your creativity can move something. Or you can spent the rest of your artists live around furries and whine how much they suck, it's your choice.

>>1 Ever consider the possibility that people don't like your art because you're an asshole? Your art might not even be that bad, but if you're going to look down on other people, all anyone is going to want to see is for you to get knocked down from your pedestal.

>>29
Classic internet douchebaggery, don't agree with me, you're a troll XD  GB2 gaia online

>>34

Off course. Why would I give a fuck about who the artist is and what he/she does, unless I interact with them aside from downloading their porn?

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ha ha thats a good one but is it?