#I hope it makes sense somehow but I'm v sleep deprived help orz

[chibigaia-art]

I started posting my art online after a lot of debate, but I’m still really nervous about it. It’s a hard-to-justify feeling, my fears feel really unrealistic, but I can’t seem to shake it off. How did you feel when you started posting your art online? Were you nervous, or were you pretty chill about it? Any suggestions on how to be less nervous about having a presence online?

It's been too many years since I started posting art online but I can tell you that I was really nervous and sometimes I still am? I think it mostly depends by what I'm posting and/or how much effort I put into it, as well as the website I'm posting to because let me tell you, posting on twt and IG drives me up the wall while posting stuff on tumblr feels like putting down an offering and watching a couple like minded gremlins come take a piece of it and maybe keys mash while doing so ( + all the irl ppl i know that follow me on tumblr ARE on tumblr, so they know the level of cringe they're getting, while on IG i have classmates, family members and others that follow me so it puts a further dent into how much I want to share,,)

So my personal experience is that it feels easier as I started posting more and more, but it's still hard to post some stuff because I feel like I'm being perceived too much, ykno? And that's probably the scary part, besides the obvious 'oh man what if this flops'

I don't really have any advice about having a presence online because sometimes I feel like I barely have one and I'm just doing my thing in my corner of the internet, so I'd suggest just trying to have fun with it? I'm way too sleep deprived to elaborate decently on this but I think wanting to share what you created is something very human and being nervous about it is normal because, even in the stupidest of meme redraws, you put part of yourself in it, with your time, skills, small stylistic choices etc

Also I can guarantee you that if you share something of yours online you'll probably end up with some other artist friends that will make the process and sharing a bit easier (and more fun imo) so uuuh good luck anon!!! And if you're afraid of hitting that post button: queue the post or close the app/tab as soon as you post, then come back a day later or something, trust me on that

#Chibiblabbing #I hope it makes sense somehow but I'm v sleep deprived help orz