/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4682683
Yea, people like to not mention this when they give advice about how to get big on social, but the best way to jump start your growth is to be friends with bigger people. You ever wonder why, even though theres no short supply of coomer artist, that some of them just blow up over night? Its because they get into discord servers with some of the bigger artists, post their work and make friends with them. Then those bigger artist retweet them when they post on twitter.

Just like the art industry proper, its all about who you know. Maybe 5-10 years ago, when the algorithm didn't actively hide people for bullshit reasons, most people with decent art would have a good following, 10k+ easy. But now its such a crapshoot that it feels like its not worth trying.