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Vent: I used to just post my finished art, but then I tried showing the process too...
For a year, I'd just drop my final digital paintings on here and get maybe a few likes. Last month, I started posting a 30-second timelapse of my work in Procreate next to the final piece. The difference was huge... my last post got over three times the comments. People asked about my brush settings and how I picked colors. It just clicked that folks here want to see the 'how' as much as the 'what'. Anyone else find that showing your steps gets way more people talking?
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ward.kim2mo ago
Tell me about it. I used to post my pottery glazing results and it was like shouting into a void. Then I put up a short clip of the wax resist process, just me dripping it on with a bottle. Suddenly, five people asked where I got the bottle. It's not even about the final pot anymore, it's about the weird little tricks you use to get there.
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vera19515d ago
Ward.Kim, you mentioned the wax resist clip and people asking about the bottle. That's a great example but I need to gently push back on one thing. You said "it's not even about the final pot anymore" but I think it's still about the final pot, just with the steps attached. In my experience people are still judging the final result hard, they just also want to know the tricks to get there. If the pot came out looking lumpy or the glaze was patchy, those same five people probably wouldn't have asked about the bottle. The final piece has to work first, then the process becomes interesting. Your mileage may vary but that's been my observation from posting both ways.
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gavin3652mo ago
It also pulls in other artists who might be on the fence about sharing. Seeing a quick process video makes the whole thing feel less like a magic trick and more like a skill anyone could learn with practice. That openness can turn lurkers into a community. You're not just showing off a final product, you're inviting people into the workshop.
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