this is exactly what i mean though
you say you’re ‘one of the 10 ppl that care’ but i have never seen you in my notifications before
im not saying this is Your Fault Specifically, but i mean the problem lies in tumblr in that having 1900 silent followers who Do Like My Art but say nothing is woefully discouraging and incredibly depressing.
there are about 7 people that like and reblog every single thing that i post, and even then most of my NonFandom work only gets about 5-10 notes each.
people that do enjoy art but say nothing and do nothing are the problem. if you like my art, just click the little heart, just reblog it for your own followers to see. getting 5-10 notes (98% of which are likes) is incredibly discouraging. it means that I can pour my heart and soul into a characters design and not even a dozen fucking people will care.
I hate coming across as being ‘entilted’ or ‘whiny’ or whatever because i have so many followers and my fandom work often gets 100′s of notes, but what the fuck does it matter if the things i really do care about, my production art and my original characters and designs, are ignored over fandom work.
silent admiration gives content creators nothing.