every twitter artist who complains about how "oc stuff never gets any engagement compared to fanart" draws exclusively headshots of their ocs facing stage left on top of a flat background and never gives anyone any reason to give a shit about them beyond "look! theyre pretty!"
lets use our big beautiful brains people! which is gonna interest people more? a drawing of a character whos entire stpry is out in the world and known by everyone who saw the show/game/whatever, or White Man #183671 whos backstory exists solely in your head?
"ugh... why doesnt anyone care about my ocs... its bc you think im just a content machine isnt it? none of you actually respect artists..."
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ik im also guilty of not giving every oc time to shine (yet ๐) but the difference is i dont throw a tantrum when my drawings of cupcake dont do as well as my drawings of creek. no one gives a shit about cupcake. and its my job as her cocreator to MAKE people care about her ๐