It is one of those things, that a picture really is worth 1K words, or (a lot!) more, and yet can be taken in in just a fraction of a second. Amazing, really, but it does lead to a lack of appreciation of the effort involved.
For me, I figure that the process of creating the art is as much a part of the satisfaction I get as any comments I might receive. It's amazingly lovely to get positive feedback, and that helps fuel the creative engine, but my pieces don't generate huge amounts of traffic. Like, ever. Not even when they were recced "for me" on tumblr, which is something to be thankful for, I guess.
And YES, there is always the "but I didn't see it" or "but this is DIFFERENT" people. Sigh.
Sad to know it's led to artists leaving fandoms. We're all the poorer when someone steals someone else's creation.
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For me, I figure that the process of creating the art is as much a part of the satisfaction I get as any comments I might receive. It's amazingly lovely to get positive feedback, and that helps fuel the creative engine, but my pieces don't generate huge amounts of traffic. Like, ever. Not even when they were recced "for me" on tumblr, which is something to be thankful for, I guess.
And YES, there is always the "but I didn't see it" or "but this is DIFFERENT" people. Sigh.
Sad to know it's led to artists leaving fandoms. We're all the poorer when someone steals someone else's creation.