>>5972731Unfortunately, I believe the majority of being a modern day artist completely depends on connections (aka nepotism) in order to make it big enough to make a life on it.
Most if not every single "popular" artist I've seen (despite this being my preference overall) always seems most of the time not as good as what I deem are far more professional, more technically capable and overall more advanced in their art craft, by comparison. The "famous" people you see get thousands on Twitter usually overshadow many other artists I would have considered "better" than them, and most of the time, it has all to do with what they draw to get famous, where they posted their work to get famous, and, ultimately, what "stimulation" they used to get famous. I know my tastes aren't an absolute, but there's been enough examples for me to see when someone's work is something I like more than another's, and most of the time, I prefer the art that seems to be getting overlooked, compared to the other artist's work that seems to be going viral.
Viral work seems to always be:
>Fan art of either old nostalgia show/game series or IP new and relevant to discussion>Art that has "quirky" energy to it, basically the "disgustingly cute" looking work that pushes appeal over anatomical accuracy>Animations, animations and more animation.That last one is the biggest link as I've seen most if not all people get famous just from getting into animations, as people that are active fappers will instantly watch a 1 sec loop of sex than they would a still image of sex, even if that image is really well drawn. Again, "stimulation" is key. If it appeals to people's interest, if you been known for producing that stuff on the fly every day really fast, and can also animate it from time to time, or all the time, that's how you make it with art.
And all of these things, take TIME, and dedication. You can't half ass this. This is why I think you need to be a slave to art to make a living on it.
