(Before start reading: I'm sorry for my bad english. I really am ^_^U)
All this last months I've been drawing things not worth uploading. I am, right now, in the proces of a piece to upload, just for that porpuse but to say the truth: I had never been secure about uploading art to deviantART.
No, not because of fear to copyrights or plagiarism. Not because I thought I'm not good enough neither. I can't say I am professional, but I like my own works on certain extent.
The real deal is when I think if it's worthy enough of my time.
Don't you ever felt that way?
I mean, there is a lot of people in here. too much artists in a same place (I'm talking about millions!!) makes you feel insignificant and you get lost in thoughts like "What's the point anyway?" "No one will see you art man, focus on something different!"
At this point a normal argument arise "Hey, but you do your art just for yourself, stop being such a pretentious egomaniac! Be yourself and don't think of others" And you know what? That makes a lot of sense... but not so much when talking about this site or any other like it.
It's very simple. If you upload your art and you like your work the only reason you are doing so is because you want others to see! If you draw for yourself then what's the point to upload anything? The reality is that you do want people to enjoy. Just like music you want them to hear, to experience.
So please, the "self-sufficient artist" argument doesn't match with this site.
That's why, while writting this I'm still wandering if this is worthy enought. I just don't know but I think I will continue trying like I didn't learn the lesson.
That's the only way to arrive somewhere, I think...maybe...