>>4033718>>4033871>>4034012Anon already sorta went in the direction I was gonna propose, and here I thought people would call me crazy...
Make an ANONYMOUS imageboard entirely dedicated to art. Start small, with as few boards as possible, and expand as traffic grows.
Integrate with the imageboard a "gallery" section where people can have a username and showcase their artwork, relevant links, etc.
Don't make it limited by amount, but put limits on image resolution/filesize if you need to save resources. If I'm not mistaken Furaffinity defaults to 960px max on the widest dimension (can be bypassed) and 2mb in filesize (can't be bypassed). Hardly anyone needs more than 2mb for a single picture.
On the imageboard side of things, users can choose to post with password-protected usernames (which link to the profile), but it should be used just as a way to confirm your skill/authority during an argument or when art is delivered and you want to be recognized. No one wants a bunch of namefags bickering all day for the sake of it.
Mods absolutely should NOT be able to see profile IPs, only poster IPs, otherwise people looking for drama will apply to be mods in order to stalk on other artists. Only the Admin(s) should be able to see it, and we can only hope it's an Admin with integrity to keep it relevant to moderating the community.
Long story short, it wouldn't be a place to follow artists and get updates when they upload new art; it would instead be an open gallery you can link to anyone combined with an open-discussion imageboard community, like a bigger /ic/ with the option to show your work when necessary.
Opinions?
PS: creating the platform is one thing, moderating is a completely different different monster to beat, that's why monopolizing big platforms always win in the end.