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DISCUSSION: Allowing artists to share their work here (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 day ago by invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net to c/art@hexbear.net

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There has been some discussion here about a community where artists can share their work. This community seems like an obvious place for that, but it is currently mostly people sharing art that they appreciate.

I was thinking of possibly doing weekly threads where people could share their art without having it show up in the main feed, but I would also like to open up a discussion on it.

Since I had totally forgotten that I was a moderator of this community since it's never generated any reports, I also went ahead and set the banner and thumbnail to something random. (Last art image on my phone and the first post ever in this comm). I will pick replacements from this thread that get the most upbears.

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[–] FishLake@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

But I’m not sure how to feel about making a thread solely dedicated to community member pieces. I wouldn’t want community members to feel like their artwork isn’t “good enough” for the main feed. Does that make sense?

And at the same time, I understand some people might not wish their artwork to reach the main feed. Maybe something like a weekly WIP thread might be good.

[–] JustSo@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think this is a valid concern.

[–] FishLake@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah don’t get me wrong, I like the idea of more engagement in this comm. Anything to get me off my ass and post some my own stuff. I personally like seeing community members’ work mixed with professional pieces. I like that vibe.

I think the problem is formalizing community member submissions into a weekly or mega thread would actually take away from the community. However, dedicating threads to WIP seems like a good idea. The parenting comm has a weekly thread about just sharing what’s going on with community members’ families. It’s nice reading updates each week and seeing familiar/new users.

[–] JustSo@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Right. Emphasis should be on making a low pressure place to post stuff without splitting off a separate community. Perhaps with a suggested indicator for posts where an artist wants crit and feedback, I've seen that work well elsewhere.

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago

I wouldn’t want community members to feel like their artwork isn’t “good enough” for the main feed. Does that make sense?

This was just suggested because the OP expressed concerns about it. Specifically since a lot of the art posted here is like actual famous masterwork art (though I think if this experiment works out and people start sharing more that will change).

Would also just be nice to have a spot to show off WIP stuff and have discussions etc without having to keep track of a dozen posts. Especially if you're planning on coming back to something later.