Yatsufusa 2024-05-02 23:26:13

"Why sleep when you can dream?"
- Anonymous, {{Citation needed}}

I'd like to reassure you that I take your concerns serious. The word "artist" carries all kinds of baggage. Depending on how somebody says "I'm an artist" and the company they are in at the time, they might get heavily scrutinized and/or gatekept. That being said, from my awareness on the matter, Newgrounds seems to be quite open in that regard. As long as you don't harass other users or otherwise act like a donkey. (Thinking of nobody in particular here...)

I once saw a graphical artist here refer to themselves as "I'm a drawer." - which made me crack up but it also a good barometer of how serious said artist took themselves. :)

You said it yourself: This is a hobby for you. So who cares that your various accounts don't have "that good unified branding"? Ultimately, all of this is for you - and there is nothing wrong with that! Create for yourself what you yourself can enjoy. Share your dreams, your visions, your doodles and your masterpieces - whatever you think others might want to see. And if 'you' want to talk about the act of creating art (and maybe even ask for advice on the matter) I do not see why the population of the Art forum wouldn't welcome you with open arms. ...and requests for you to draw cubes in perspective and other seemingly boring fundamentals. (Don't worry, nobody expects you to suddenly slave away like there's no tomorrow just because they gave advice.)

Now if you excuse me, I'm going to follow my own advice and enjoy what I do by being _insufferably_smug_ for the rest of the day for doing a half-decent job at 'word smithing' while probably having missed something really important because I'm also 'incredibly tired'...