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Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/thedrafthorse
MESSAGE:
The Picture:
I was planning on the making a 4th of July community picture for the month of July, however it would have came out about 25 days late. So, what better place to add it then here. I do regret not having a plushie attached to fireworks in this one. Other than that, I had an absolute blast making this one. I even hid a bunch of Easter eggs. I always loved adding them because it’s so fun to rediscover these things.
July Update:
As for this month, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to do a community picture. I’m currently preparing for military course in early August and I don’t want anything to distract me. I might push the next plushie picture to a deadline of July 15th to account for this, but it might be too early for some.
Personal Message:
The best part about these, has to be the interactions I get to have with all of you. When I first started drawing I had an account on instagram that I use to post on all the time with daily pictures (its long since deleted). I mixed my daily life and pictures, so I personally knew a bunch of the people that saw my art. It was nice that people saw me as an artist, but there was three main issues, I was criticized for my only drawing anthropomorphic animals, I couldn’t truly express myself, and my goals were misguided.
Only drawing anthropomorphic animal lead to people constantly accusing me of being sexually attracted to animals. I am not sexually attracted to animals. I always drew anthros because they could convey strength or speed or physical emotions, far better than a human. On top of that I could create and explore the relationship between two different anatomies. Which was also extremely fun for me. I ignored the teasing, but it was more of an annoyance than frustration or anger, like what I would doing wasn’t being look at for its message.
When I say that, I couldn’t truly express myself, it was because I was always being held back. I couldn’t explore sexual themes, I couldn’t draw nudity, and too many people knew me, so vents would be too personal to my audience. I felt trapped. Every time I pushed the envelope, I’d get comments and PMs from friends thinking that alienated me from my friends. They kept thinking that my art was weird or picking into it too much. To which I never responded with hostility, but rather I subtly toned back my work.
The biggest issue and the issue I see too many artist struggle with is misguided goals. To keep it simple, In the beginning I started by drawing for myself. At the end I was drawing for others as a way of getting likes, followers, and recognition, but my goal was just to get more. I was bound by what other felt was good and what others didn’t like. I was chasing a number and the only thing that made me happy was when I saw it grow. When it stopped growing, and it always does, my whole world came crashing down. I was losing follows faster than I gained them. Posts got less likes, and the only way to stay above water was to hop on trends that were popular, but it never brought me anything. Eventually I was burned out, and I abandoned the account. Fast forward to today, and I changed my goals. I’m no longer chasing a number, but rather I focus on building relationships and communities. I never look at the favorites and I rarely do what’s popular, because the people who only come to you for a something that’s popular and trendy and leave when you stop, we’re never your community to begin with. They genuinely didn’t like your content, they just liked the parody you we attaching yourself too. So at the end of the day, I realized that one relationship built will always be stronger and more rewarding than an arbitrary number. If you live your life by chasing these numbers, you will lose who you are and you will be miserable for it.
Please leave a comment and/or a suggestion on shenanigans for the next picture! I absolutely love reading what you guys can up with.
If you haven’t yet please check out or share my Ko-fi so I can continue doing there’s weekly!
Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/thedrafthorse
MESSAGE:
The Picture:
I was planning on the making a 4th of July community picture for the month of July, however it would have came out about 25 days late. So, what better place to add it then here. I do regret not having a plushie attached to fireworks in this one. Other than that, I had an absolute blast making this one. I even hid a bunch of Easter eggs. I always loved adding them because it’s so fun to rediscover these things.
July Update:
As for this month, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to do a community picture. I’m currently preparing for military course in early August and I don’t want anything to distract me. I might push the next plushie picture to a deadline of July 15th to account for this, but it might be too early for some.
Personal Message:
The best part about these, has to be the interactions I get to have with all of you. When I first started drawing I had an account on instagram that I use to post on all the time with daily pictures (its long since deleted). I mixed my daily life and pictures, so I personally knew a bunch of the people that saw my art. It was nice that people saw me as an artist, but there was three main issues, I was criticized for my only drawing anthropomorphic animals, I couldn’t truly express myself, and my goals were misguided.
Only drawing anthropomorphic animal lead to people constantly accusing me of being sexually attracted to animals. I am not sexually attracted to animals. I always drew anthros because they could convey strength or speed or physical emotions, far better than a human. On top of that I could create and explore the relationship between two different anatomies. Which was also extremely fun for me. I ignored the teasing, but it was more of an annoyance than frustration or anger, like what I would doing wasn’t being look at for its message.
When I say that, I couldn’t truly express myself, it was because I was always being held back. I couldn’t explore sexual themes, I couldn’t draw nudity, and too many people knew me, so vents would be too personal to my audience. I felt trapped. Every time I pushed the envelope, I’d get comments and PMs from friends thinking that alienated me from my friends. They kept thinking that my art was weird or picking into it too much. To which I never responded with hostility, but rather I subtly toned back my work.
The biggest issue and the issue I see too many artist struggle with is misguided goals. To keep it simple, In the beginning I started by drawing for myself. At the end I was drawing for others as a way of getting likes, followers, and recognition, but my goal was just to get more. I was bound by what other felt was good and what others didn’t like. I was chasing a number and the only thing that made me happy was when I saw it grow. When it stopped growing, and it always does, my whole world came crashing down. I was losing follows faster than I gained them. Posts got less likes, and the only way to stay above water was to hop on trends that were popular, but it never brought me anything. Eventually I was burned out, and I abandoned the account. Fast forward to today, and I changed my goals. I’m no longer chasing a number, but rather I focus on building relationships and communities. I never look at the favorites and I rarely do what’s popular, because the people who only come to you for a something that’s popular and trendy and leave when you stop, we’re never your community to begin with. They genuinely didn’t like your content, they just liked the parody you we attaching yourself too. So at the end of the day, I realized that one relationship built will always be stronger and more rewarding than an arbitrary number. If you live your life by chasing these numbers, you will lose who you are and you will be miserable for it.
Please leave a comment and/or a suggestion on shenanigans for the next picture! I absolutely love reading what you guys can up with.
Category Artwork (Digital) / General Furry Art
Species Horse
Gender Multiple characters
Size 4087 x 1765px
I love these pictures for the claymore, its like where's waldo but way cuter
Always enjoy some bbq food - though i hope that wasn't my sausage being fished away :P looks to be a awesome day =3
So cute!!! I love how these come out, especially some of the hijinks, like the one tied to the boat or the plushies on the grill, hehe.
Maybe one of these times we can all be in the food court at the mall, hehe. :)
I love it. :)
*hugs*
Maybe one of these times we can all be in the food court at the mall, hehe. :)
I love it. :)
*hugs*
Awww my goodness it turned out so awesome!! The two plushies with the crabs, they have my heart X'D And Cerestes in her little bikini, absolutely adorable lol
I think a plushie boot camp would be very fitting! Maybe running an obstacle course?
I think a plushie boot camp would be very fitting! Maybe running an obstacle course?
AHHH! This is too cute I'd second the vote for boot camp as the next pic.
You're right that chasing likes is addicting, why Twitter is so popular, but also why it's a dumpster fire.
You're right that chasing likes is addicting, why Twitter is so popular, but also why it's a dumpster fire.
It turned out really amazing :D love it so much! Adore the pony eating hamburger, such a cute face expression <3
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