Admin Post: Community Check-In for October 2018

[goss]

So, it's been a couple days since October (and Inktober) ended. My apologies for the delay in our monthly chat post. How have things been with you this past month?

Did you sign up for or take part in any fandom activities in October, or have you been working on any personal art projects? Are you currently trying to meet a deadline? Feel free to share upcoming challenges that have got you excited, any frustrations you've been experiencing, possible goals for November and the coming months ahead, and so on.

Comments

[mekare]

And I got a bit burnt out when my most complicated piece when over like a lead balloon within the relevant fandom.

Awww no, that's terrible! I think, especially during Inktober, stuff just gets buried because so many people are just posting so much stuff or are busy creating! I know I really wanted to read the other challenge participants works of my various bangs but I didn't get to it at all. I hope some more people find your piece!

At least you have some fun things to look forward to!

[olivermoss]

That is definitely a pitfall of Inktober. I think if you can do it daily and them have a solid sketchbook tour at the end, that interests people, but that is really hard!

[mekare]

Well yes that is really hard but I don‘t think people are only interested if they can see a book full of drawings. People seeing your stuff depends on so many factors (time zones are one that I regularly forget) and I think the size of the fandom has something to do with it too.

Just, don‘t let this keep you from arting. I know it‘s disappointing, especially after you‘ve put a lot of work in. Some of my pieces are almost completely ignored (on AO3 or Tumblr) and I often don‘t know why. You just have to keep going.

To quote Neil Gaiman incorrectly, just make art, no matter what happens around you