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Yo, plz let me know what site you use usually!

As you all know, Twitter is undergoing reform by Elon right now. In the future, twitter could be better for artists, or it could be worse. (Frankly, I'm not that pessimistic about it, I'm rather a little hopeful that it will be a better environment. *I'm only talking about drawing!)

Yesterday, I heard from a follower that some artists are moving from twitter to tumblr. Thankfully, I've been got more followers on Instagram lately, but maybe it's not bad to add at least one more place to post. So could you tell me what sites everyone uses to "enjoy drawing"?

In Japan, Pixiv is still the most major site, but it is not my favorite because it is not a site where comments are lively. So I think tumblr is the best way to do this. Btw, Is Devian_art out of date now? I saw an article about that somewhere. :o

Tumblr
Pixiv
Artstation
Behance
Tiktok
Newgrounds
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meepsalot

Don’t have much knowledge on pixiv unfortunately but I’ve heard good things about it

Anonymous

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Rainky

Mastodon ^^

Anonymous

Instagram but i don't recommand it

Dakota Shipe

I'd say newgrounds, there's plenty community there and I've seen a few artists mention hopping over there if things get bad on Twitter

Painwheelsglory

I personally like deviant art but i think its a little dead

Cotton

I don't personally think Twitter will change much for artists, and I think you can still safely use that for your drawings. Tumblr still doesn't allow anything "unsafe", Pixiv is okay but a little weird to use for Western users. Don't do Deviantart, just trust me. If you absolutely had to make a new place to post from, Pixiv would work. 🤔

Loak

From this list, pixiv is the only one that I use.

ohasi

I replied to the others, but that place is already a professional artist's battleground... >:(

ohasi

Are you saying that I should demand even more subs for everyone? xD

ohasi

I hear it's increasing now! I read some articles about it! It's one of the leading options🤔

ohasi

Why? I feel not bad place! Idk reason but even posting extreme lewd pic is no longer restricted these days! >:D

ohasi

Hmmm, I can't quite grasp the culture and climate there... But others have recommended it there, and I have your recommendation, and I'll do some research about there🤔

ohasi

>its a little dead As I thought!? That's not good option if Im trying to develop new website from now, is it...?

ohasi

>but a little weird to use for Western users. That's the biggest problem. I honestly feel that my drawing style are not intended for Japan. I think most major style in japan is a little bit more lolita, with big eyes and sparkling pupils, like a Vtuber ... But there are already a large number of super-professionals in those styles!<:(

Painwheelsglory

I have to be honest i dont have much believe in that site but in the end it may be worth a try? There are still many people but i dont know if its a good site to start "new" on many from here anr instagram will surely come over there and support but i dont know if it will be the best option

Painwheelsglory

Maybe start on a platform thats growing like mastodon i think someone else also recommended it on here!

ohasi

Could Mastdon be the mainstream SNS of the future!? >:O If I knew what the future held, I would just jump on the SNS that will grow big...

Cotton

You're a professional yourself! Don't sell your content short. :)

Loak

I used to use Tumblr before they banned lewd content. I've also heard many people talk about Cohost, but I don't know what their policy is.

Elliott Readings

I like both Newgrounds and Instagram personally.

Rainky

Yep, there is many artists coming to mastodon (in europe at least) and it's pretty cool there (no ads, no algorithm, less toxicity and you have much more control over what you can do) ^^

Anonymous

Instagram mainly

SquidgySapphic

A newer site that seems to be making a really good environment that fully allows 18+ content, https://itaku.ee - give it a look, I feel like it's going to be a good hub going forward 👌

ohasi

There are more Newgrounds user than I thought there would be...Is that a pretty major site in the English-speaking world?🤔

ohasi

It mean, you came here from Instagram? or watch Twitter too? :o

ohasi

Hmmm, Looks like it seems to be fairly small in scale? Is there any chance that in a few years Itaku will be a big site... Maybe it's a little early in the process to get into that.🤔

SquidgySapphic

True enough, just thought it would be worth keeping an eye on, that's all ☺️👍