why bad art gets more likes // HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR ART NON ANNOYINGLY

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  • some of my best tips for getting more love and eyes on your work! ik it's frustrating to put out stuff you're proud of and not know how to promote it so I wanted to share, lmk if any of these things work for you!!!
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  • @LeoparDusk
    @LeoparDusk ปีที่แล้ว +7496

    Just realized that by doing this video, you also promoted your own characters and stories. You smooth motherf-

    • @Adore2exclusivefr
      @Adore2exclusivefr ปีที่แล้ว +268

      Lmao I just realized

    • @verihimthered2418
      @verihimthered2418 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      O.o no joke

    • @gor3ydemise
      @gor3ydemise ปีที่แล้ว +353

      she straight up smoothly name dropped her comic at one point lmao marketing genius

    • @Zombiedino65
      @Zombiedino65 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      What software do you use for animations? How long do they usually take?

    • @Sukii_Maki
      @Sukii_Maki ปีที่แล้ว +40

      I didn’t even realize 💀

  • @idunno6810
    @idunno6810 ปีที่แล้ว +3125

    From what I’ve seen online, the objectively “bad” art is usually made as a joke by well known and talented artists (like “shitpost” art). This can seem daunting to beginners because what you originally thought was “lazy” and “rushed” is getting tons of likes!

    • @valerial9081
      @valerial9081 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      Well for me, in art Facebook groups, well made drawings barely get a few comments and some likes, while drawings made by beginners, really simple, lacking knowledge in anatomy or shading with an airbrush and black, is usually crowded with positive comments, which isn't bad btw, but I think that rather than telling them their drawing is perfect you could slip some criticism in there
      I don't do that anymore because I think I'm too blunt

    • @Vizible21
      @Vizible21 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      @@valerial9081 mediocrity gets a lot of attention nowadays. Not just in art but in films, stories, products etc.

    • @PWNDON
      @PWNDON ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@valerial9081 I don't do constructive criticism if someone doesn't ask me to, but I probably won't call it perfect either

    • @meki_
      @meki_ ปีที่แล้ว +54

      ​@@valerial9081 yeah, no, its good to encourage beginners --- complimenting someone isnt the same as saying "omg ur art is perfect never improve ever".... beginners will improve on their own, by drawing more. giving someone constructive criticism without them asking can be really mean and discourage beginners from sharing their art. not everyone who draws wants to draw to improve, some people just want to draw to have fun.

    • @NyxTheBlackCat
      @NyxTheBlackCat ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@meki_ still gonna lead them on the wrong path

  • @sigamigs
    @sigamigs ปีที่แล้ว +4072

    Artists after getting double digit likes: "Man, this is doing numbers"

    • @tomputato
      @tomputato ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Reall😭😭

    • @valentism6794
      @valentism6794 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      Me after getting more than 30 reach on any post or reel:

    • @diip-ali1228
      @diip-ali1228 ปีที่แล้ว +185

      ​@@valentism6794 "you guys get 30 likes?"

    • @valentism6794
      @valentism6794 ปีที่แล้ว +180

      @@diip-ali1228 I meant 30 people just SEEING the content 💀

    • @jammin5255
      @jammin5255 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@valentism6794 literally me 💀

  • @izelthewashbear
    @izelthewashbear ปีที่แล้ว +723

    Making art to popular memes or audio is one thing, but not getting too overwhelmed and not finishing it before the meme dies is another TwT

    • @starrykid9871
      @starrykid9871 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Oh wow I thought I was alone with this feeling😮

    • @izelthewashbear
      @izelthewashbear ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@starrykid9871 nah I do it all the time don't worry

    • @LannyLeArtist
      @LannyLeArtist ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I just make the meme when it dies🤩👍🏾

    • @-mp64-56
      @-mp64-56 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This has happend to me so many times

    • @hitmanjonesy1586
      @hitmanjonesy1586 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Real

  • @greattexanbluedragon2773
    @greattexanbluedragon2773 ปีที่แล้ว +1601

    I find the first two ridiculously accurate. My most popular video is just a meme shipping two book characters, and it took me less than 30 mins with minimal effort in a moving car because I was bored. You hit the nail on the head

    • @random_dragon
      @random_dragon ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I'm kinda surprised-
      Your channel seems neat! Hope it all goes well for you

    • @TamWam_
      @TamWam_ ปีที่แล้ว +16

      i really like animating, especially now that i got a new drawing tablet, but im in art block and it's painfulll
      whats worse is that a school project that includes animation is coming up in 2 weeks anddd... i have only drawn two frames 💀💀

    • @random_dragon
      @random_dragon ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TamWam_ aw, good luck!! Animation can be hard, you just gotta power through it

    • @greattexanbluedragon2773
      @greattexanbluedragon2773 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@random_dragon ty!

    • @greattexanbluedragon2773
      @greattexanbluedragon2773 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TamWam_ I wish you luck!

  • @ayayalgueewe9361
    @ayayalgueewe9361 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    Also, "draw this in your style" can get people's attention on your art, if they browse through all the drawings and find your artsyle interesting they might want to look further into your stuff!!

    • @CommanderHarataIdaku
      @CommanderHarataIdaku ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's what I'm starting to do! I actually just entered a DTIYS challenge for one of my favorite art streamers :D

    • @hitmanjonesy1586
      @hitmanjonesy1586 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Every single DTIYS ive attempted to make and/or join have flopped. No on joins mine, and when I join them no one sees my entries 😭 Years of this have literally made me hate this challenge, ngl. But that very well may just be my personal experience 😮‍💨😔

    • @user-g4i6l
      @user-g4i6l 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@hitmanjonesy1586 I've actually had simular, I've joined in with dtiys and have been within the deadline and other people have had their art shown when mine has been left out. I also was so over critical or unmotivated that I didn't finish a lot of dtiys art that I've found recently and wished I'd finished it so that I could find the original artist, because if I'd finished it then I would've posted it and @'t them lol.

  • @The-Jettisoned
    @The-Jettisoned ปีที่แล้ว +698

    Yeah, I've seen this! Bad art can get so much attention, and it makes a bit sense as art is subjective, but it still hurts sometimes!-

    • @thegloriousmagician9100
      @thegloriousmagician9100 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Also can we not fall it bad art? Since art is different? I feel like it’s a little rude

    • @The-Jettisoned
      @The-Jettisoned ปีที่แล้ว +70

      @thegloriousmagician9100 Art being bad isn't exactly bad. It depends on the person. One might find "bad art" to be amazing, while another who's classically trained or educated in art thinks differently. So, think Hailey, she went to art school and will see things under the lense of techniques, patterns, gestural features, etcetera.

    • @macc1051
      @macc1051 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Like a gorgeously made holloween custom that took month then everyone is gawking over a baby dressed up in a 2 dollar carrot suit. You Can't get mad cause the baby is cute, but it feels a little bit unfair.

    • @VOlDNOVA
      @VOlDNOVA ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I mean, its not bad, since with what I've seen, most of actually "bad-looking" popular art/meme art are made by people with incredible skills that studied for years and once where also actually posting those artworks they whould spend hours on, the type to make your jaw open. Most of those actually do have their base followers set out, some live out of that and dispose of their full living time for that kind of thing.
      Anyone that is starting out, be someone fresh out of the art's bachellor's degree or some 10 y/o that decided to draw as a hobby just now, they'll have a hard time when trying to build a follower base.

    • @FamiliarlyFrigid
      @FamiliarlyFrigid ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It feels bad when _your own_ bad art gets attention, but the art you're actually proud of doesn't

  • @ZeroNeedsCoffee
    @ZeroNeedsCoffee ปีที่แล้ว +81

    OH MY GOD THAT INTRO ANIMATION IS SO ADORABLE BRO

  • @priscila3037
    @priscila3037 ปีที่แล้ว +757

    Just in time. That's what I needed, thank you!! It's kinda frustrating expecting for more than 12 likes, but it's okay to do what I'm used with. The best part is to do whatever I want, not only for likes but for myself.

    • @gacharuvy8071
      @gacharuvy8071 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @just pretend i don't exist dude wdym, and besides, this comment is not for hate. So why don’t you get outta here and find a comment that invites negative people. (If what you said was a joke, I am terribly sorry;-;)

    • @timelink8633
      @timelink8633 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I wish i had 12 likes 💀

    • @under.the.oaktrees
      @under.the.oaktrees ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ​@@gacharuvy8071 I think their a bot. They've written the exact same thing under several comments down to the number of angry emojis and their name is just so very bot.

    • @anotheraccount1
      @anotheraccount1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@gacharuvy8071 oh haha, that type of comment is most of the time a bot, things that make no sense or are inappropriate that’s copied multiple times on other comments are just bots! Just ignore it 🫶

    • @tankata2
      @tankata2 ปีที่แล้ว

      idk how the Twitter algorithm works but on Twitter i get 1-10 likes per drawing but i can post it on reddit/pixiv etc and sometimes reach 100-1k likes/upvotes...

  • @axhlyn_
    @axhlyn_ ปีที่แล้ว +286

    i cant be the only one who loves the aesthetic with her titles

    • @kkslicez
      @kkslicez ปีที่แล้ว +6

      mhm yes some information in lowercase // NOW THE SAME THING REPHRASED COMEDICALLY IN ALL CAPS

    • @SusieLostHerDog
      @SusieLostHerDog ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah totally…

  • @7YearsSinceSilksongTrailer
    @7YearsSinceSilksongTrailer ปีที่แล้ว +247

    This is amazing art. Don't let anyone ever get you down about it

    • @maz7303
      @maz7303 ปีที่แล้ว

      @just pretend i don't exist what happened

    • @7YearsSinceSilksongTrailer
      @7YearsSinceSilksongTrailer ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@just pretend i don't exist no I didn't

  • @vanillaplanifoliae
    @vanillaplanifoliae ปีที่แล้ว +30

    _all of the tips in this video_
    0:13: redraw a current meme/funny photo with your own oc
    1:53: redraw a popular sound/animatic/meme with your own characters
    5:56: add a little animation or motion aspect to your illustration
    8:48: add a frame or something to make your drawing pop out more

  • @shirendjorgee9320
    @shirendjorgee9320 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Thanks for giving this advice! I’ve noticed that since the Insta algorithm has been getting worse for artists, there’s been a lot of guilt trippy reel trends. I don’t think people do them maliciously, more out of desperation. If Insta isn’t allowing artists to be shown, it’s only natural that people want to ask people to engage with their work more. In addition to this, seeing other reels with these audios that have a lot of likes and comments makes it more appealing. However, it doesn’t sit right with me personally. It’s a bit sad that artists have to beg to get attention, but I guess it’s an inflated market.
    It does often feel like low effort content like selfies and conventionally attractive people lip syncing get more attention, which can be discouraging when most artists spend hours on their pieces. Obviously, artists are not entitled to attention just for existing, but these are things that I’ve noticed.

    • @ellebastonart
      @ellebastonart ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This so much!! I see some artists who are dissatisfied with how their art is being distributed by the algorithm and are very open about how sad it makes them and basically telling people to interact and stuff (putting stuff like "please don't let this flop i worked so hard on this" in the description). And it's always so awkward for me to see this kind of stuff because on the one hand I completely understand how they're feeling because I struggle a lot with my art not getting the visibility I want, but crying about it online for all of your followers to see and asking for interaction so straightforwardly just seems really coercive to me and makes me uncomfortable. I think the advice on this video is super helpful and important, and is just focusing on one area of a larger method of giving potential followers more details about your art and OCs that they can hang their hat on instead of venting about what's wrong with their art style (plus I think these days most people are too preoccupied with "cringe" or having a reputable image associated with their art that they ignore participating in silly memes and other adjacent things when that could be a low-investment way to help give them more online recognition)

    • @queen_ch3rry
      @queen_ch3rry ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I couldn't agree with you more! I really, REALLY do not like the trend lately with reels that say, "lower your expectations to zero!" or "wow, you must have tons of followers" where it feels like begging. Especially when those same reels have 20k likes and the user has several thousand followers. I've spent years learning how to draw cars, and posted on IG since 2018, and I still rarely get over 45 likes, so the beggy/whiny content just irks me 😅

  • @Autistic_Menace00
    @Autistic_Menace00 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    “That’s another thing that can really help you as an artist is that you can make something UNFAMILIAR… like a comic…” I see what you did there haha :)

  • @_Bo_Stardust_
    @_Bo_Stardust_ ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I just love your art style, so pretty and bubble yet dark and spooky. (Sorry if bad English)

    • @elise7650
      @elise7650 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      No this is a perfect description of lavender's art

    • @_Bo_Stardust_
      @_Bo_Stardust_ ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@elise7650 thank you, friend ☺️

    • @Sammluv
      @Sammluv ปีที่แล้ว +1

      With the motive to help you be better in english i think the bubble word would be bubbly
      *i just love ypur art style, so pretty and bubbly yet dark and spooky.*

    • @_Bo_Stardust_
      @_Bo_Stardust_ ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sammluv thank you, I'll keep that in mind!

    • @Sammluv
      @Sammluv ปีที่แล้ว

      @@_Bo_Stardust_ you're welcome! :))

  • @Wisteriastormzzz
    @Wisteriastormzzz ปีที่แล้ว +99

    I love how art as a medium is growing as a whole :)

  • @bethanymckinney7607
    @bethanymckinney7607 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I got the unfamiliar book for my birthday recently so seeing babs made me so excited! 😅

    • @ieshavasquez3987
      @ieshavasquez3987 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Happy Birthday!

    • @bethanymckinney7607
      @bethanymckinney7607 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ieshavasquez3987 thank you so much! :) Happy non birthday to you haha

    • @NoSoyDib
      @NoSoyDib ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Happy birthday

  • @black_lemon5258
    @black_lemon5258 ปีที่แล้ว +344

    The meme/animatic community isn’t talked about enough! I’ll give a brief explanation for those who are just hearing about it,
    A meme is ultimately a short video.
    There’s media memes which are funny videos, like vine and short non-art related trends, and there’s the art memes; which are short videos of art panels typically added with music/audio. This can be animatic or animation.
    These may also be called edits, but edits will use the already drawn art and scenes.
    There is three memes you’ll come across; which is art, funny clips, and gacha.
    Gacha is it’s own separate community built around a game by Lunime. It uses pre-made styles and where you can make characters and set them into scenes. There is a lot going on in that and I wouldn’t recommend falling into it with looking directly for fandoms, original stories, or not knowing it’s past problems.
    So, animatic and animation.
    Animation is basically a lot more, quicker-moving frames.
    Animation can also be without music while animatics typically go along with music.
    Animatics have more pause between frames and can be more picture-to-picture. This is like comics in movie framing (or layout), generally with more panels as well. It is like animation but slower, much like you’d see in story boarding in the first frame work of movies. Just like a movie, but you’re not seeing that fine print and several frames for every scene, most of the time at least. It’s its own style and much easier than animation. There usually a more sketchy or unfinished look to them as well, but it depends on the artist.
    Back to music. Audio plays a big role to all of these. Although animation gets away with it more without, both animatics and animation can be with or without audio.
    Animatics will usually follow an audio/song to display the story or meme. It makes it much more entertaining and fun for the viewers and artist. Most are like a music video but with OCs or fandoms.
    Fandoms are a huge community in these much like they are in the art community. If you have a comic, you might want to see if someone made one of these for you!
    If you enjoy comics, you need to check out the animatic/memes community. Especially if you own a comic or have a favorite fandom or character.
    I personally much prefer animatics and memes to animation, movies, or just a picture of art. I also watch more animatics then comics and have been lead from them to smaller comics I wouldn’t have known about.
    Go look check out each of theses, if anything it’ll be good knowledge to have if you’re interesting in an art career. :]

    • @theavootar
      @theavootar ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol, why do you have 6k followers and no videos?

    • @black_lemon5258
      @black_lemon5258 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@theavootar Oh, this is an old channel. I made it like 2, nearly 3, years ago.

    • @I_am_cheez
      @I_am_cheez ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Thank you so much for this, and yeah meme/ animatic community really isn’t talked about enough. (Also the explanation was really good, 10/10 even I understood)

    • @babydragon409
      @babydragon409 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I clicked on it to "read more" but when i scrolled, it just kept going and going and going lol

    • @black_lemon5258
      @black_lemon5258 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@babydragon409 This is only a bunch of basics lol, there’s so much within it I can explain for hours about just one of the communities I’m in.

  • @jadiscardelli3487
    @jadiscardelli3487 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    As an animator I can definitely confirm this is a good way to promote your characters! (Also love how you had Babs use her powers at the end of the short❤) Amazing work as always!!!

  • @Dachusttin
    @Dachusttin ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Memes pose for OCs (comedy to engage) - animatics too (romance is popular) - movement to pics - fun frames (specially simple drawings) - visual clarity to prevent visual clutter in social media

  • @LibRoseITM
    @LibRoseITM ปีที่แล้ว +20

    One I'd recommend doing is drawing your OC or promotion in different styles, or cosplaying popular characters, or in the same position as popular film posters etc. As L.T. wad sayiny, it helps people because they can immediately recognise something they like, it's much more likely to get engagement.

  • @art4anj
    @art4anj ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I experienced getting viral a couple times due to memes and I regret it. I don't advice it as most of the followers you get from it only follows you for the "temporary" laugh and not for your art. A lot of them will no longer engage longterm when you post something that's not a meme

    • @LuizAlleman
      @LuizAlleman 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good insight

  • @EmbalmerEmi
    @EmbalmerEmi ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Something that I haven't really seen anyone mention is relatability, honestly I think that a big part of why "bad art" gets so much love is because people feel like they could make something like that.😅

  • @sealseal2716
    @sealseal2716 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    It's beautiful how your style has developed through the years! I would not be where I am with my art style today if it weren't for videos 💖💖

  • @Dentalfairyfloss
    @Dentalfairyfloss ปีที่แล้ว +60

    the part where she just draws babs and sun together is adorable!

    • @tulahlk
      @tulahlk ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i love babs and sun 😭

    • @Cainmak
      @Cainmak ปีที่แล้ว +3

      see, relationships work!

  • @passwordpass666
    @passwordpass666 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I FINALLY GOT MY HANDS ON UNFAMILIAR!!!!
    I read some of it digitally but I really wanted to have it on my shelf to share with my friends and support you. I’ve been waiting to buy it for months and months and I got it as a birthday gift yesterday!!!
    Thank you for this art, I like the early sketches in the back

  • @melodyannhh9067
    @melodyannhh9067 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    It’s hard to promote stuff on a site like Tapas, especially since Im a traditional artist and I don’t post on other sites. But this was helpful nonetheless, I always look forward to your videos. And my art is getting some attention now. It’s weird, after 2 years of posting to start getting likes out of nowhere. Mainly, I try to stay true to myself and not compare myself to more popular artists. Thanks for the vid :’)

  • @FrogJumper000
    @FrogJumper000 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    This will help a lot, thank you miss lavender!! Always love your art!!

  • @Gore-Out-Starz
    @Gore-Out-Starz ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I honestly hate it when I’m scrolling thru art and I see a little kid sharing art and someone in the comments are like “that’s bad” like dude at least thare trying

  • @dr.funnybones
    @dr.funnybones ปีที่แล้ว +25

    "i recommend making something Unfamiliar, like your comic-"
    i see what you did there

  • @nose-rice
    @nose-rice ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Ahhhh yes I was having such a bad day and the LavenderTowne posts a video!!! Tysm 💗
    Also I've never seen that dog meme but IT'S SO CUTE

  • @abysstheanimus
    @abysstheanimus ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Uuuuugh I can't get over how freaking cute and pretty your art is!!!!!! I have LITERALLY been watching your content since the 3rd grade and it just keeps getting better! Absolutely keep this up, you inspire me (and other) so so much! xx

  • @atakiri
    @atakiri ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is really useful, thank you ♡ It can so heart-breaking and discouraging to put so much love and care and effort into what you make and never have more than 12 people acknowledge its existence--over 20 on a really amazingly high-performing piece. Especially if creative work is what you want to do for a living. And certainly it could be a skill-issue, too! But I'll try some of these and see what happens ☆

  • @demolisherinfinite8606
    @demolisherinfinite8606 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Crazy how I’ve never thought about these things but I can totally see now how they make your art more interesting! Great tips overall, will definitely be using these now that I’ve started posting a lil more on Instagram

  • @lilaccatdraws7423
    @lilaccatdraws7423 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Currently going through this situation on both Tumblr and DA, a hand full my shitpost art get over 1k while fan art that took me hours or days to draw barely reach that and my OC ones are even lower
    Like, I really greatly appreciate all the attention towards my shitposts stuff but it would be nice to see that on the drawings that I put a lot of thought into :')

  • @fadhil4008
    @fadhil4008 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've watched her channel since like 4 years ago and I'm kinda happy that she still keeps her video style consistently since then. Especially the outro music blended with the Patreon shoutouts

  • @iwantedtobethatanomaly2270
    @iwantedtobethatanomaly2270 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I tend to like "bad art" because I think it has a charm to it. Like a certain vibr to it that I really like

    • @NotALotOfColonial_SpaghettiToG
      @NotALotOfColonial_SpaghettiToG ปีที่แล้ว +11

      flaws build character! there's so many people out there who will absolutely jive with "weirder" artstyles

  • @mibwu
    @mibwu ปีที่แล้ว +1

    lavendertownes comments is my safe space. it's so wholesome here and i never see any wars or negative comments. fr love this community and love lavendertowne

  • @digitalsmoothie6411
    @digitalsmoothie6411 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the first couple tips made me think about how ppl used to animate their ocs as vines :> this is genuinely good advice!!

  • @songobobj
    @songobobj ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I realize that what you talked about in this video worked on me. I saw that little romance bit with your characters on youtube, subscribed, and have an interest in coming back to check out more of your stuff.

  • @JoeMama-gp2tz
    @JoeMama-gp2tz ปีที่แล้ว +6

    i love how good lavender has gotten 0over her whole yt channel she went from good to even better love u lavender

  • @chickennuggetpaw
    @chickennuggetpaw ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have some pet peeves from being on art tiktok for a while that make me immediately scroll away, if anyone wants my opinion:
    First is when people are revealing their finished art by erasing the sketch to reveal the art underneath and take AGES to erase it. I don’t know how or why this became a trend, but the way I see it, there’s no point to it other than to be annoying. Idc how talented you are, how interesting your sketch is, or how many likes you got. If it takes you longer than 10 seconds to erase, I’m scrolling away. Making quicker videos in general is also typically a good idea on tiktok, esp if you’re just showing an image or two. And if you’re doing a speedpaint, make it SUPER quick and add a popular audio in the background, preferably a fast paced one that will hold people’s attention.
    Another pet peeve I have is when people have text walls explaining their extensive lore. ESPECIALLY when they use one of the text to speech voices, forcing me to listen to it all. I’m not saying the lore is super uninteresting or badly written either. It’s usually just because it’s a text wall overlaid onto a still image and my attention span is garbage. The attention spans of most tiktok users are just awful so you have to be aware of that when posting.
    This last one isn’t a pet peeve, but I have noticed if you’re going to post a video of an animation or pmv (or just any video, even not art related) putting text explaining what it is will get you more views. It doesn’t have to be anything too in depth, it can basically be nothing, (just a bland “look what I animated”) as long as people know what they’re watching. If they don’t they’re more likely to scroll away because they don’t care what’s happening. Sounds harsh but it’s true.

  • @kawaiisan1333
    @kawaiisan1333 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i saw your comic unfamiliar in walmart!!! i wanted to buy it so bad but i didn’t have my money with me! but it was so cute i looove the artstyle! 💜

  • @bibule
    @bibule ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I did the windows one for graphic design project ! I’ll definitely do it on my actual illustrations too

  • @solilobye
    @solilobye ปีที่แล้ว +7

    “some thing unfamiliar…like your comic”
    her comic literally being titled unfamiliar:

  • @jibrilthethingart
    @jibrilthethingart ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OMG this couldn’t have come out at a better time! I’m about to market my art on instagram/Facebook and I LOOOOVE these tips!!

  • @jangofett3441
    @jangofett3441 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Man, I hate that artists have to fully convince people to even give their art the time of day. It’s like climbing a cliff face with no equipment in the middle of a storm to me
    Just wish people cared enough to not scroll right on by :/

  • @Zoldykk.
    @Zoldykk. ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “Bad Art”, remember that does not mean making fun of new artists

  • @aariiyakaneko4463
    @aariiyakaneko4463 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I always love the tips that you give in each video

  • @ellietran8408
    @ellietran8408 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These are some really cool ideas! I like the point you made about making unfamiliar things familiar. At the same time, I personally want to become the change I want to see by checking out unfamiliar art and supporting small artists.

  • @plaguenurse4399
    @plaguenurse4399 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Early, love your videos!! Anyways a really weird strat I saw for promotion was threatening to block anyone who didn’t rb their art XmX, not a v good way for engagement since it comes off as super annoying lol

  • @xkbol
    @xkbol ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Something UNFAMILIAR, like your comic-" real sneaky >w> not even sure if it was intentoonal but I love it

  • @CoreyRossRTC
    @CoreyRossRTC ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BABE WAKE UP LAVENDER POSTED AND ITS SO HELPFUL-

  • @rainniebee
    @rainniebee ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “something unfamiliar, like . . . your comic” this was really funny to me for no reason

  • @Kat_dragon
    @Kat_dragon ปีที่แล้ว

    I just realized that I saw the short you made before the video. It’s amazing

  • @ananaspizza7014
    @ananaspizza7014 ปีที่แล้ว

    i used to watch your videos so much back when i first started drawing for real, your channel was such a huge help for me both for learning about art and as a motivator. now, years later im more of an intermidiate artist, and i still love watching your videos. even if i dont learn as much as i did as a novice, they never fail to motivate me and inspire me to draw!

  • @queenalex2815
    @queenalex2815 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    YES, animation memes are SO MUCH FUN!!!! I totally recommend doing animation memes! they are fun, not too hard to do, and will often get more veiws!

  • @dantefilsdesparda
    @dantefilsdesparda ปีที่แล้ว

    The "serious" character looks so badass. I love the design, the colors, everything !

  • @boxofweird
    @boxofweird ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Woah!!! I'd love more content like this- *the struggle is so real*

  • @the_unholynjh3513
    @the_unholynjh3513 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think your first suggestion shows how good vine compilations are. I even saw a comment on one that said, "the fastest way to understand someone's characters is through a vine comp". It's pretty fast paced, usually funny but there are more serious ones, and you can indeed tell a lot about character based on who they're drawn as from the vine

  • @TeethCollect
    @TeethCollect ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome ideas! I think with the push for video content like TikTok and reels artists are super intimidated to be expected to make big high quality videos, or to just not care and upload photos as videos. This is a cool middle ground to get nice effects without too much effort 😎

  • @Siturba
    @Siturba ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can consider myself lucky because i don't really care about views and getting attention. I just draw for fun and post to archive my drawings.
    But yeah, having people to watch your art and say what is good/bad about it (and following your OCs stories) is better than being invisible on internet

  • @jkredula
    @jkredula ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Lavender I just bought your book and I love it so much already ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @pasteldoll7274
    @pasteldoll7274 ปีที่แล้ว

    tbh this helps a lot with making me more comfortable getting into that. I was so worried for a while because of college that I didn't want to come across as unprofessional with my work online and stuff and have been holding myself back because of it. this video was so motivating to just do it.

  • @juliawunsch2966
    @juliawunsch2966 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is exactly what I needed. I'm releasing a webcomic in May and need to figure out how to promote it!!

  • @aks-vj4jq
    @aks-vj4jq ปีที่แล้ว

    I just read your book unfamiliar which recently got added to my community library, it's enjoyable and emotional to read. Really great job!

  • @StarCat1111
    @StarCat1111 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lily Bell is fire 🔥 so unique and cute. Good job LT 💖 I admire your creativity.

  • @Gabby00xx
    @Gabby00xx ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ur art style is so pretty!

  • @tT_1
    @tT_1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I feel like “bad” art or “ugly” get more likes because people are showing support to these artists which discourages the other artists.

  • @starsk1ttles
    @starsk1ttles ปีที่แล้ว

    i bought your comic unfimilliar!! i love it!!! ur voice is so calm and relaxing, i watch ur videos when i cant sleep! and i loved this video!!

  • @kohi-chan4237
    @kohi-chan4237 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have learned a lot from and taking in your tips has helped me get stronger with my art skills and even my art style. Thank you so much!

  • @pochipella
    @pochipella ปีที่แล้ว +1

    AMAZING TIPS. THANK YOU LAVENDER TOWNE 💗💗💗

  • @_honeybeeley_3644
    @_honeybeeley_3644 ปีที่แล้ว

    I feel like using your ocs for POVs and memes that aren't just a single picture (funny audios and stuff like that) might help a lot to promote your art and ocs as well!!! You already talked about this in your video, but I want to add that it can be a silly audio and not just an "animation meme" like the Valentines day audio (I think people already know this though).

  • @LegionEagles22
    @LegionEagles22 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your cute character designs always make me want to make up my own! It always takes me a couple minutes to come up with one though.

  • @_cmrartmoonpixxy_3924
    @_cmrartmoonpixxy_3924 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was amazing. I would love it if you could make some more tips about how to gain attention from your original art, or with original characters. I really do need more tips as I’m going to start Instagram soon.

  • @ananaspizza7014
    @ananaspizza7014 ปีที่แล้ว

    i keep pausing the video because i get too excited watching it, i suppose thats a good thing! it just makes me want to comment, good job on that haha (also love your ocs!)

  • @mythworld2185
    @mythworld2185 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a person with concepts on ocs and species i take a longer time drawing stuff for maybe weeks or 2 days in the past i rush art and worry about if people is
    going to like this art or don't like but it's
    their decision i guess.

  • @ananaspizza7014
    @ananaspizza7014 ปีที่แล้ว

    its so difficult to watch through this whole video, i just get so excited to do the things youre talking about i wanna go do it right away! but ill stick around for that sweet watch time, ofc! :D

  • @amberwerwolfschool8927
    @amberwerwolfschool8927 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    AHH, I LOVE THE OC WITH THE EYE BUN!! May I make a similar oc? (I don't want to copy it. I just want to make it oc with an or more in the clothes,hair or smthjngg

  • @yofwill
    @yofwill ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for the tips. Really trying to help get my friends art out there. If only they believed in themselves more and stopped beating themselves up. OwO

  • @kami7429
    @kami7429 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My OC's name is is Yoshikage Kira. He's 33 years old. His house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and he is not married. He works as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and he get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. He doesn't smoke, but I occasionally drink. He's in bed by 11 PM, and make sure he gets eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, he usually has no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, He wakes up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. He was told there were no issues at his last check-up. He's trying to explain that he's a person who wishes to live a very quiet life. He takes care not to trouble myself with any enemies, like winning and losing, that would cause him to lose sleep at night. That is how he deals with society, and he knows that is what brings him happiness. Although, if he were to fight he wouldn't lose to anyone.

  • @lovapaint
    @lovapaint ปีที่แล้ว

    This is an incredibly helpful video. I’m so thankful for creators like you for committing to generating good educational content for other creators. Keep up the great work!

  • @Theriverinashow
    @Theriverinashow ปีที่แล้ว

    OH GOD I LOVED THE LITTLE BIT WITH BABS AND SUN THERE SO CUTEEEEE

  • @winteroreoo
    @winteroreoo ปีที่แล้ว

    Luv you lavendertowne!! You're amazing!! You motivated me to continue art when it was really hard for me to, thank you so much for making your wonderful videos you're my favorite channel!! 🩷🩷🩷

  • @wormworm580
    @wormworm580 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you find a well known artist that tends to make the same content you do (and also has a history of being nice and interacting with followers) you can make them some gift/fan art and they will generally share your post on their story with a shout out (you can also confirm this as a condition in advance to be sure you’ll get something out of it). This has the added benefit of appearing to a pre curated community of people who enjoy original art unlike the double edged sword that traditional fan art is, so if those people find you through that shoutout they’re much more likely to stick around and appreciate your own original art.

  • @joel1245
    @joel1245 ปีที่แล้ว

    Even if it's just a meme for few seconds, it's a beautiful results of hard sweating work. And I really love your tips and tricks.

  • @confused_potatoe
    @confused_potatoe ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the first one was so cute!!

  • @cg_8570
    @cg_8570 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wanna add one of my own tips here too!
    This one is specifically for TH-cam Shorts and TikTok: Try to avoid posting just straight up speed paint videos. They work for some people yes, but most of the time a lot of people do not want to sit through a minute of watching you sketch and color. Instead, take short clips of you drawing irl! This means the camera is always moving and that already makes it much more interesting. It also removes some more boring parts of the art process like drawing that one line over and over and over again :D

  • @Snek86
    @Snek86 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got Unfamiliar from my library today! I just want to say that I love it!

  • @LibRoseITM
    @LibRoseITM ปีที่แล้ว

    I never thought of doing a really simple animation! Thank you!

  • @yaari6680
    @yaari6680 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was so so helpful!! I really want to expand my social Media Accounts and I really struggle with it. Thank you so so much 😊

  • @lukadrik
    @lukadrik ปีที่แล้ว

    i have no idea how to grow on tiktok or twitter bc no matter what i did, it just didn't work out, but on instagram, what seems to work for me is putting a voice over over a speedpaint video. i've tried using popular sounds and they only go so far, while music sometimes even gets blocked. but when i'm just talking over a speedpaint, people seem to watch it. its helped me grow somewhat, but i'm hoping to try memey animations of my ocs soon. unfortunately another thing that i noticed on ig reels is that you may gain followers from a reel that became popular but your posts still don't get that much engagement (normal posts). anyway, thank you so much for your advice! i'll try my best with my ocs! :')

  • @robinoxel
    @robinoxel ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I kinda needed this.. I’m on the cusp of giving up with sharing art completely.. I’m just exhausted lmao

  • @jujuoof174
    @jujuoof174 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for all the advice! You always help so much people with your art!

  • @LlucidMC
    @LlucidMC 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    finally,something that would benefit me,I'm also trying to promote my art,thank you

  • @user-xh6cg7zf9h
    @user-xh6cg7zf9h 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "something unfamiliar" i see what you did there

  • @PupkinPumpkin
    @PupkinPumpkin ปีที่แล้ว

    LAVENDERTOWNE, YOU HAVE NO IDEA YOU JUST MADE A VIDEO ABOUT MY SPECIAL INTEREST!!!!

  • @imacapybarahuah
    @imacapybarahuah ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Okay off topic but I absolutely adore your art style! It's so friggin cute!! =^=

  • @Sunflower_BY
    @Sunflower_BY ปีที่แล้ว

    Feels so weird to be early,this will help me so much!!!!Thank you so much

  • @christianiliev3493
    @christianiliev3493 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I did a bad/basic drawing next to "aesthetic drawing" and It got retweeted to the moon. I have never received comments or praise It was a one time wonder. It doesnt matter what I post it gets 1-3 likes on average 0 comments (thats a trend, I saw a post with 10k likes and 0 comments) I dont understand people.