I’ve been seeing various responses to the comic about audiences responding more to to fan work than original content. I’m not a fan of snark, so I’m not going to make a punchline out of it.
What I am going to say, however, is that yes it does sting when something coming from you doesn’t get as much attention as fan art. However, I’m going to let you guys in on a secret! Often, the things we draw fan art of are things that inspire us. So if you do original work consistently, you’ll often capture the “spirit” of the thing you did fan work of. Because of this, those that came for the fan art will often stick around for your original work, too. I know this first hand because a lot of my followers from the last year and a half have been from my Morenatsu fan art. What I found was that a lot of these followers stuck around for my original content, with some even looking forward to my visual novel!
So, vent your frustrations as an artist if you have to, but always remember there’s a silver lining and that a good number of your audience is willing to grow with you.
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