What are exactly the privileges of being a 50k-100k followers count online artist and why are people obsessed with having this as their main goal instead of entering the industry?
>>8059876STOP KILLING THREADS YOU RETARD
>>8059876Pituro-sensei...
>>8059876money, LOTS of money
>>8059876You can get into the industry with like 50 followers, getting into the industry is about having friends, eventtually your drawings will get seen by "the industry". Getting into anime isn't that hard, nor it needs high skill
>>8059876Probably your fans sending nudes. And orgies in conventions.
>>8059876Industry means restrictions. If you are famous on the internet you can draw whatever you want and don't have to listen to an editor or whatever.
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>>8059962How much money are we talking? Commissions and non-commission income.
When you're big enough you get to talk shit about other people again.Let's say you see some guy with 3k followers post pretentious bullshit, argue NSFW is easy mode, flex Chris Chan tier skills, or generally be so cringe you'd be morally right to insult his entire bloodline.If you call him a bunch of slurs while you have 50k followers, you might be right.If you call him a bunch of slurs while you have 148 followers, 12 of which are your family, 130 of which porn bots because Twitter fucking sucks, you're a clout chasing bitch dogpiling a sensitive young man with a mental disorder who was two weeks away from making it because your own art is too shit and you're coping.
>>8060024>have you've been to Patreon?>do you recall that there are content creators there that display the number of Patron they have for everyone to see?>and also the revenue from those said patrons?>now imagine you're one of those that wage their life away for a minimum pay>and they see that as a way to earn more bucks>"Gee, if I just draw slop, maybe I'll get that, and more"now you know why these people are trying hard to be like them, all just to escape the wage slavethen AI comes along and ruins all of that
>>8059876>Have 100 followers, sell shirts, 0 sales.>Have 1000 followers, sell shirts, 1 sale.>Have 10,000 followers, sell shirts, 10 sales.>Have 100,000 followers, sell shirts, 100 sales.etc.Now replace shirts with any other merch, or possible patreon subscribers, or projects such as a videogame or a comic, and you can see the power of having a larger follower count.
At that point, given you were not a $1 tip-jar retard during the years it took to reach 100k, you make 2-3k on Patreon and have a group of 10-20 (wealthy) fans who commission you on repeat if you let them.Posting on social media becomes optional as you are better off creating exclusive art for your loyal members on Patreon.
>>8059876More exposure, more chance for income and further exposure, and follower counts/like counts are an indicator of popularity and therefore a stamp of approval, which itself means you're more likely to get more followers/commissioners, and can charge higher rates. You generally come across as a hot commodity.
