itsbaydews

[itsbaydews]

and sure! engagement isnt all that matters, and i had some nice interactions here - but when art is your job you need to take into account where most people flock to

any time i advertised my tumblr, uploaded, came up here to see i have messages only for each and every one of them to be bots and get nowhere… i just saved my time instead than browsing tags to use and experimenting with when to even post because this website is SUPPOSED to circulate your posts for years to come, people kept telling me its worth the chance still because people will like your things even from a while ago, but, thats just not what the experience i had. and i can safely assume many others will not have that experience either.

this might be a me problem but my dashboard is fucked. at times i see what i assume are new posts from friends i follow, other times its the same 3-4 posts on top i saw days ago. i keep getting recommended crap what tumblr tells me i followed (no, i didnt follow #nature or #travel but you tell me) and its all just kindof a concotion of stuff i have already seen many times or simply dont care about. i dont imagine if thats the situation for others then they will see many things to engage with.

and the other thing is that people are most likely to like and not share something. its not a diss, thats just how sm works most of the time, a retweet/reblog/repost to like ratio is always significant. any time i did get reblogs and nice tags, trust me, i treasure it all. but ive been trying to grow here, even go out of my way more to build it, since last spring, up until sometime this year, but man, im tired. on bluesky i got to 1.7k in just a few months, on here, in 1,5-2 years i barely broke 2k, and its still as inactive most times as it can get (sometimes even more when i deliberately kept up with being active).

and dont get me wrong, tumblr used to be GOOD. very good for art! as a beginner i had so many great experiences, so much attention on art that wasnt even quarter as good as what i can do today - but over the years and after various events things just changed. and thats fine. im just a little disappointed because it really truly feels like unless you never left and didnt already build a large following previously, your chances of finding success here are very slim.

and while we know numbers dont make the value of anything, it still kinda blows and after a while you just give up posting to someplace that only takes up time in your day but does not make any significant returns.

and to anyone who found their audience here - honestly, more power to you! im so happy you did. but to those who keep telling people to return here, to keep posting, to jump ship from whatever site onto here, maybe hold that thought, or do add that they might not share in the same success you do. i sure didnt, and thats fine, even if it is a little disappointing.

to be blunt and to the point, posting here has been the least gratifying experience since growth is super slow despite trying to stay consistent in the past year so lately i just kinda given up lol.

you can find me more active on my discord, twitter and bluesky, links to everything in my pinned.

#that said im still not going anywhere but i still wont actively keep up w posting here #just follow my other social media instead

[itsbaydews]

to be blunt and to the point, posting here has been the least gratifying experience since growth is super slow despite trying to stay consistent in the past year so lately i just kinda given up lol.

you can find me more active on my discord, twitter and bluesky, links to everything in my pinned.

#ill post here n there likely but like. w how little return i get on any post its just been a chore tbh #im convinced finding any success on tumblr is borderline impossible unless you never left after the censorship bs some years ago #but restarting is just... hmmm

[itsbaydews]

"It's gonna be okay, I'll always be with you, Carlo."

#lies of p #lop spoilers #lies of p carlo #lies of p romeo #romeo x carlo #my art #lop fanart #hyeah coming out of my coma w these two

[itsbaydews]

fellow protest attendees, i am begging you to take safety measures, you simply can’t trust your government to not go after you if your face is clearly visible and documented.

hats, masks, bulky jackets if the weather allows it. In the aftermath of a number of BLM protests, people were identified from photos and arrested, just DONT take the chance.

[itsbaydews]

alright gamers tell me: what’s the game that’s the equivalent of a weighted blanket for you. it’s not necessarily a good game or a fun game but a game that gives you a sense of peace and warmth

#dai #journey #skyrim #im sure theres more but the holy trinitys that

[itsbaydews]

excellent work by marc

[itsbaydews]

last day to get your submissions in! the form will be closed by tomorrow and I'll begin contacting people!

my commissions are open for the remainder of October! check out my prices & portfolio here, you can send in an application via google forms!

#self rb #my art

[itsbaydews]

hey did you know that the wellington airport in new zealand used to have a gigantic statue of gollum catching a fish and it’s one of the scariest things i’ve ever seen? if i saw this thing while i was delirious from a 14 hour flight with no sleep i would die on the spot

#holy fuck my mom would love it #deadass her fave is gollum #funny shit

[itsbaydews]

I LOVE YOUR ART

I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY

I have now and you better have a good day as well, I kissa u anon THANK YOU

#bay answers

[itsbaydews]

actually you know what that's exactly it i would rather someone add 5 parantheticals after every sentence than use tone indicators it's 1. accomplishing SO much more in terms of clarity 2. extremely funny to look at depending on how they're used

#i have strong negative feelings abt 99% of tone indicators but more pwoer to those who are helped by them #my own no reading comprehension anxious autistic ass only gets agitated and more confused #if you got the character limit!!! just add parentheses and type out fully what you mean!

[itsbaydews]

#funny shit #me tho

[itsbaydews]

When Izzy first walked out I was worried that he would be made into a joke that the crew would laugh at

but then he started singing and the dancing began and I realized that he wasn’t meant to be a joke at all. This is the most open and happy we’ve ever seen Izzy and the show treated it that way. Not mocking him but instead celebrating this moment.

When we talk about queer representation it’s usually just focused on queer relationships, but what I love about this episode is it shows other sides of being queer. That moment where Izzy saw Wee John doing his makeup and had a realization that he wanted that too? That is what being queer means to me. The crew singing along and cheering for him? That is what being apart of the queer community means to me.

What i love about this show is that it shows queer joy, not in a sanitized way, but in away that is messy, beautiful, and without any mockery or shame.

#honestly izzy hands and wee john calypso fucking ATE #havent had this much time with actually healthy n wholesome representation of drag/queerness #love ofmd so much

[itsbaydews]

a winged friend

#dnd #bg3 #art #artists on tumblr #illustration #tressym #original character #shadar kai #my art #oc: leander

[itsbaydews]

my commissions are open for the remainder of October! check out my prices & portfolio here, you can send in an application via google forms!

#open commissions #art commissions #art #artists of tumblr #my art

[itsbaydews]

no one talk to me i wanna enjoy my boyfriend in peace

#dnd #aasimar #shadar kai #illustration #artists on tumblr #my art #original character #oc: leander #character: loic

[itsbaydews]

ugh i got art to post but my tumblr is so dead and performs the worst from all my social media so kinda feels a little pointless yaknow?

#99% of ppl who interact w my stuff here follow me elsewhere anyway #sorry to the 1% #ill drop stuff eventually but crossposting to 2 places is a lot already I truly do feel no ones having any success here who isn't an og #plus the most notes i get are on whatever shitpost I reblog and I mean fair enough but idk. makes it feel redundant to post my art here too #anyways #bay posts

[itsbaydews]

Please consider reblogging for a larger sample size

*For clarification for "rep" I just mean anything people look for representation. This could be a character who's neurodivergent/trans/gnc/person of color/etc.

#nah id be considered realistic rep that hits so close to home you can feel the wind from it