Are we really drawing for ourselves anymore? (mini rant on sns burnout) 💭
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- With many artists moving to Cara, I think it's a good time to reflect...
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⭐️ ABOUT THIS VIDEO
Due to an AI policy being added to Instagram, many artists have left/moved to a new social media platform for artists named Cara. With the topic of social media, Instagram and Cara being up in the air right now, I thought it would be a good time for us to reflect... on why we're really drawing... and are we drawing for social media rather than for ourselves?
0:00 IG poopoo 😐
1:25 Social Media is Overwhelming... 😔
3:28 Pros of Social Media 👍
5:11 Cons of Social Media 👎
11:56 Saku's tips dealing with social media 🤯
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🎹 MUSIC
♪ Moonlight Sonata Op 27 No 2 - III Presto (Beethoven)
♪ C Major Prelude (Bach)
♪ Moonlight Sonata Op 27 No 2 - II Allegretto (Beethoven)
♪ Kinderszenen - Op 15 No 7 (Schuuman)
♪ Kinderszenen - Op 15 No 1 (Schuuman)
♪ Liebestraum (Liszt)
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🌸 FAQS
Name? | Veda (pronounced vay-dah). My nickname is Saku!
Age + nationality? | Oct 04' liner (do the math!), born and raised in Hong Kong :)
Languages? | Mother tongue is cantonese, most comfortable in english, fluent in mandarin and intermediate in Japanese (N3 JLPT)!!
What app do you use? | Procreate for drawing and animating (Ipad pro 12.9 inch 3rd gen), final cut pro x for editing (macbook pro 13 inch)
What procreate brushes do you use? | I mostly use 6B pencil + narinder pencil for graphics and lineart, and I use flat brush and nikko rull for painting
What camera do you use? | A mix between my iphone 11 and the DJI pocket
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🏷 HASHTAGS + KEYWORDS
Cara / Instagram / Social Media vs Artist / Art Social Media / Art Community / What is happening on Instagram / What is Cara - Zábava
The struggle is real with trying to balance social media and my own enjoyment with art. It's so frustrating! I honestly try to always draw things that bring me enjoyment but that doesn't mean I don't feel the pressure of not posting in a while (and needing to post "consistently"). I know people who aren't using social media to grow their business might not understand the pressure we feel but some times I wish I could just vanish from social media and return when I feel like but I know whenever I do this, the platform punishes me. It's a very abusive relationship. 😥
This whole instagram mess finally made me open a website using wordpress. I'm tried of putting in effort to these social media apps, and then some life altering thing like AI or Elon Musk come in and make it worse. Having your art all in a home base controlled by you really helps the "I'm drawing for myself feeling."
I'm not even a professional artist, I just love to create characters and draw them, but even I struggle with how much others like my art. And as you say, I might be enjoying everything about the process of a certain drawing, and when I finish it I could be proud of the result, but after uploading it to Instagram and receiving just a few to none likes, I start to doubt about my artwork, even taking it down so no one can see it. It's very sad how much numbers can impact us, even at a small scale like mine.
Sending love!! I know it's easier said than done but i really hope we can learn, even bit by bit, that the # of likes shouldn't influence our worth 😢🙏🏼 and i hope u dont ever take down ur posts from now on!! ❤
i find that sometimes it helps to remember that you have supporters irl too: a loved one who praises your work i feel is always more meaningful than a hundred strangers pressing a button. of course it's easier said than done to just not care 😅 but drawing for your own enjoyment is so important- it shouldn't make you feel down ❤
I love to draw my DnD party and put them in the discord we have. People like to see their character look cool, or laugh at the silly doodle of a funny moment we had. Or laugh at the silly framing of a serious moment we had. It's an absolute blast. And I agree. I have never had Instagram, but don't feel the need to because I don't think I'd ever have those reactions on it.
Short hair Sakura looks so cuteeeeeee
THAT NOTEBOOK KEYCHAIN IS THE CUTEST AND SMARTEST THING IVE EVER SEEN OH MY GOD????
PERFECT TIMING!!! lately i've just not been enjoying drawing at all. I cannot find inspiration to even just pick up a pen, i desperately want to draw but when i start i just cannot push through. Thank you, saku for making this video allowing me to get my thoughts in order! the new hair looks wonderful on you! have a great day
As it is I don’t really post to social media to make money or game an algorithm, I just like posting my work like “hey, I’m here. This is my art” and letting people come and go. With the advent of AI stealing peoples art and infringing on intellectual property I think nows a good time to remind ourselves as artists that the internet isn’t the only place you can show your art. Look to your town or cities local arts councils and galleries, self publish with zines! You don’t have to work for an algorithm or wait for a fancy publishing company to scoop you up and make your dreams come true. I think social media is great for connecting with artists you’d never otherwise meet but we’re leaning so heavily into it that we’re not interacting nearly as much with our neighborhood artists. There needs to be a balance and corporations need to stop stealing artists intellectual property and we need to say NO loud and clear.
This video really made me think about my art and the algorithm. I had no idea that insta was using posts to train ai 😢
This is something I really needed to hear and didn’t even realize I was doing. I’ve been putting way too much thought into what I think people want to see and it has made me subconsciously not want to make art anymore. Thank you for this video 🥺
all this social media ai stuff happening right now is definitely kinda overwhelming, that one thing also about instagram favoring the pretty girl artstyle too is so real tho 😭😭this was really helpful tho, i actually didnt know insta had a turn off like/share count option so i did that too😳right now i feel like im trying not to really care about the numbers and i think i dont as much esp cuz i know the algorithm is really kinda terrible, but its also sometimes really hard when i think about stuff like getting my name out there for possible jobs/commissions and all that,, aaaaaaa but thank you veda for making this video it brought some comfort and i think helped me figure out what i kinda wanna do with my social medias despite it being very sucky rn
It's like they want to take every little bit of our joy •••
This came at a perfect time. An artwork I worked really hard on just flopped and I'm remembering why using twitter made me hate my art. I really enjoy making art but when it comes time to post I get really anxious about whether it'll do well. I'm thinking of maybe taking another hiatus, or waiting a week after finishing art to post it, so that I have more grounded view of it and less expectations
Oh man, I have been trying my absolute hardest to improve my art and grow my following online. But my expectations for my art became absolute bogus out of nowhere! I realized because of how I want people to react to me on social media, I'll feel like everything I make is not good enough.
I'm guessing when you try to do everything for others, you kinda lose the ability to draw for yourself and get happiness from that. But the pressure and expectations you put on yourself only grows.
Some of the greatest artists I've seen weren't pressured like this when they were developing their skill, they just enjoyed drawing. I need to learn from them lol
I relate to this so much though I’ve never used instagram. I really love doing lots of different art and often go through months without posting because I know my audience isn’t going to engage with that content or because it’s just something I want to make for myself. And while there’s nothing wrong with that necessarily it is sad to feel like you’ve fallen off or lost to drive you used to have when in reality your life and/or priorities have simply changed. Social media also loves consistency and while some artists can do the same sorts of things over and over and still find fulfillment in that I personally never have been able to as someone who’s in tons of fandoms, is in too lots of different types of content, and has adhd.
I feel like the culture of everyone essentially becoming a product that they market is getting really overwhelming and as you said the idea of young kids being raised like that is scary.
Your idea of turning off likes reminded me of this study I remember hearing about where teenage girls thought pictures with higher likes were better than those with lower likes. I’m really interested to know if a similar theory might apply to artists.
Anyway I agree with a lot of your points made in this video and I’m glad you shared your perspective and experiences with this subject.
Im not much of an artist but in terms of making music, this is so true. I dont even know if im making music to appeal to the public or for me anymore. This results in me even questioning my passion in music. FOMO is also so real and wonky:/ thx veda for the vid again lol:)
This video is so true the cons of social media are larger than the pros i love your take on it and how you talk about being “obscured by numbers” thats really what makes me feel like all my drawings are bad as well and yeah i used to just draw for social media but when i tried drawing for myself they ended up being my best drawings honestly its a huge struggle and the new ai wave really doesnt help TvT
This is so real. I thought I could keep frequently posting, but I ended up burning out because I was comparing myself to other artists on the platform and trying to make art similar to theirs rather than things true to myself.
Beginner artist here! I was drawing a lot for a few months but then injured both my wrists and had to stop for 3-4 months. It was really upsetting not being able to pursue what I felt was a genuine newfound passion HOWEVER! it did force me to sit and reflect on my approach to how I was learning art. I felt pressured for everything I made to be post-worthy which, as a beginner, resulted me spending an excessive amount of time on drawings that didn't really need it. I'd improve faster, I think, if I spent less time on individual drawings and more time sketching and making "messy" art. I think going forward, at least until I've developed my skills more, I'm going to be spending less time on social media worrying about posting.
about to watch the video but just wanted to say: OMG your short hair looks so cute!
I only like posting on CZcams from time to time, but did a little experiment where I tried to post on Tiktok, IG and Printerest too. It's really annoying, you're tired and waste your energy that could've been used on making some new art or improving your skills ; But to get seen we're more or less forced to become content creators or influencers, hate it
I only recently created an art account on instagram so this video kinda came out at the prefect time… I’ll keep all the things from this video in mind!
I really agree with all the point you made about questioning why we are drawing in the first place. For me I feel like I can disconnect from the world whenever I draw, so it’s something really important to me.
Also ur new hair looks so cuteeee!!💗
Ah thank you for making this video!! Ever since the instagram update, I've been thinking about my social media use as an artist A LOT. It was really nice to hear you talk about your experience, and I really relate!
Love your yapping vids and every other vid i always look forward to seeing them!!
Omgosh Veda I will definitely come back to this video when the social media anxiety is real. I definitely feel like Social Media use and the negatives that come with it have been a thought on everyone's minds recently so I really appreciated your tips on what works best for you tackling it :> I'm hoping that as time goes on we'll all learn how to use social media to best suit our own needs without the burn out, but in the mean time wishing the best for everyone and their burnout :0
i used to be active on social media but never got the engagement i wanted, and especially when i started posting art, i began to feel like it wasn't good enough... i'm still trying to heal from that, mostly by improving my art to a place where i actually feel good about it, but also trying to change the way i view social media (for when i inevitably go back to it as i kinda HAVE to, art career and all that) with videos like these that help remind me, likes and interactions and silly algorithms don't determine the worth of your art, you do!!
(by the way, i started watching your videos recently and let me just say, i love them so much!!
you kinda look like sua from alien stage
YOUR HAIRCUT IS SO CUTE!!
I don’t normally comment, but this video was very eye opening and I’m thankful you let us reflect with you ,as artists !!
Love it when you upload 🥺🥺, I'm not surrounded by many artists physical....so when I see you've uploaded....my spirits light up! 🌸🦄💛
Speaking of drawing and posting for your self, I love drawing and creating content. The thing that gets me most of the time is the numbers. If I see any video/post of mine flop I just get some kind of art block. I'm trying to make stuff just for me and posting it on the side but it still gets to me sometimes. I think I'm going to start blocking off like counts for me to refresh and keep my mind off numbers and just enjoy making things.
As a Younger artist, Thank you so much for the advice. ❤❤
This is why I'm going to have my art in galleries and only post the pictures from there, or on website portfolio to document my work for potential clients. It's more fun that way!♡
I've been a fan artist doing fanarts a lot of the shows that I love not only for it gets viewed and liked by a lot of people cuz the characters are already recognizable to a fandom but I also want to grow my following so that sooner or later I can promote my own original work and hopefully people will like and engage it more. I tried to post like once week and sometimes it sucks but nonetheless I love making fanarts and it is such a fullfilling journey Instagram sucked on its algorithm but I hope in the future I can make a mark and secure the artist I want to be 😄
8:00 I'm mainly a fanartist. I draw arts of Plave and I post them on yt and X and I have the exact same feeling 🥲
you cut your hairrr ^^ LOOKS GOOD saku!
Your room is so pretty! Also I know this is super random but I used to hate the colour pink until I started watching your videos
This video was amazing! It’s so needed.
Also you rock short hair!
Love this video 💛
if you guys are in EU or UK, you have the option to not let Meta use your work-photos-info for training AI. Sadly is not everywhere, but just wanted to write this here in case you guys didn't know
Sadly they rejected my opt-out and I'm in the EU...
I just love your content it's just simple and not like every trending video but it's the video that I don't need to skip or ignore good old talk video , draw with me and commentiry video
Thanks for sharing! oh my gosh all of this is so relatable! been thinking a lot lately about how I evaluate myself and both the art/content I make. Refreshing YT studio makes me crazy, and i bet it does for you too!
Been trying to think about how journaling about each video or big post series could help. Shift focus on results from numbers to quality! Will writing about the intent when i release it will make it easier to go back and evaluate it as good? Idk yet but it's worth trying! Success = did i achieve my intent and learn something? rad. Because so much of this is also just luck and time of day when your video is served. It's a slot machine! But progress feels really good!
I’m sick of posting on social media. The algorithm demands consistent work to be able to grow but that’s not who I am: I experiment, I have work, my schedule is as impermanent as states of matter. I’d have more luck throwing my art in a time capsule and having it be famous a hundred years after I’m gone (sorry that got pessimistic)
I just draw for myself and yeah I don’t get that much attention
Even when like, I hit a high
And have a chance, no
I do it for me, and I only do that till I find my audience, unless it’s for a job thats for someone else
I’ve stopped posting even though I enjoyed it and my relationship with art stagnated but I’m slowly healing. Finding out instagram implemented more ai crap is just a punch in the gut because my art, as terrible and messy as it is, is mine and I truly don’t want it to be training data for ai. I see Cara as an option to support others as well as being a niche space that I can visit as opposed to instagram.
You can opt-out of the Meta program by objecting Meta
Frankly enough, I’m amongst the people who haven’t left Instagram completely but are willing to give Cara a try. The platform gained a TON of users, so the developers are saying they will need more money in order to keep their servers running. With Cara ensuring that them using ‘AI against AI’, I can say that there IS a panic ale of hope left. However, I also understand people who are burnt out and are not willing to start over. It takes years of struggle and patience to build a community and reach your audience, but for most individuals like me, I am not afraid of hardwork and I’m willing to take the risk to grow my account on Cara as well!:)
I was planning on starting insta for my arts, but after what they will do to my arts, i ain't coming to Insta, hell nah
I don't really post my art on social media (mainly bc it's bad lol) so I guess I technically draw for myself. :)
Aside the topic veda with short hair is giving 🥹 i mean you also cooked and slayed but this haircut looks so pretty too
this app makes me sick, keep changing; too many fast reels, and now using user's photos to feed AI😅
Omggg i love that platform and my name is also Cara lolll 😂😂
Just wanna point out that Cara is NOT an alternative for Instagram XD its more of an alternative for Artstation/Deviantart cause our only audience there is our fellow artists and not so much to the public :)
I think I stop post in Instagram for now, my computer can't suport Gaze 😔 I will ost continue in Cara.
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Some CZcamsrs use TRENDING topics (like the most POPULAR anime characters theses days) in their vids to get the views.... instead of making videos of content they actually like. That's why the algorithm favours them....they do it just to get the views 😒
I've observed this a lot, and know others who'd agree with me.......the most popular artists on TikTok are the most bland type. But quantity following doesn't matter, quality does. I've seen the way your followers are engaged with your animation themed videos....and the quality of the comments you get as compared to other artist. Basically what I'm trying to say inshort, the hearts of your followers are tied much closer to you 💝💫✨, as compared to these.....other "artists" (doing art only for sake of views)....🙂
Hi
based as heck homie
Not Nice
Thanks for letting me know
actually i think you might be shadow banned bc i thought you stopped posting after your svt covers
I view Cara like ArtStation (without having to worry about a MegaCorp) I feel like Instagram has great reach but i have nothing to prove on Cara, it's all love. Personally I'm donating to Cara because I feel the space is necessary