>>2325487Try focusing on drawing comics instead of just regular art, people will pay more attention to your ocs, even if it's just small short comics. In fact, that might be better as it's easier to digest to most people. I can get several thousand likes on a picture of my oc acting stupid and relatable but sub 1k on just a static image.
>>2325451Just be upfront about what type of audience you're creating content for, a lot of creators who got into shit for drawing dark fiction got an audience first by making art that seemed innocent and cutesy. While I do have a cutesy art style, my characters are always talking about shit like self harm and suicide and engaging in constant violence and things like rape and abuse are a consistent theme. I draw these things because I've faced a lot of abuse and mental health issues in my own life but teenagers online think they have a phd and have come to the conclusion that making fiction isn't a
valid way to come to terms with your trauma. Now I wouldn't say I have a fandom since I'm still pretty early into creating this content, but I have many many thousands of followers and I get some people wondering if they can make OCs in my setting, so maybe I'll get there someday, but I digress. I do occasionally receive comments trying to label me a "
problematic" creator but I just delete them and don't engage. I do, however, interact with people who are enjoying what I create as I feel extremely thankful that my work could reach other people, as it's extremely personal to me and comes from the heart. People will always be assholes, don't let them scare you out of self expression, as the majority of people will engage with your work positively unless you're literally creating ragebait.
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