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I'll give many ways to get out there.
Disclaimer: each thing I mention may or may not work. Some people are luckier than others, but you have to do what you can do try to be more noticed. So the list I make is what has helped me or has helped others I have seen.
-Keep drawing and posting! You won't get noticed if you don't keep making work. If there's stuff keeping you from drawing, however, that's understandable.
-with above: post the art you HAVE made to several sites. This is best during the times you can't do art for whatever reason. You're still getting yourself out there.
Sites to post to:
•Deviantart (already here)
•www.furaffinity.net/ (furry and humanoid art can be posted here)
•inkbunny.net/ (mainly furry)
•www.sofurry.com/welcome (mainly furry)
•www.weasyl.com/ (all art including drawn porn)
•www.tumblr.com/ (use LOTS of tags! People are bad with reblogging art here, which is the main way with getting seen from what I have noticed)
•twitter.com/ (I have heard some good things about sharing art on twitter)
•www.facebook.com/ (I have also heard good things about making a group on here for art)
•www.tsu.co/home (you can actually make money here by sharing your art. I just haven't done too much here yet and don't know exactly how it all works)
•toyhou.se/ (a place to share your characters and make profiles for them. You'll need to get a code from someone, however)
--choose one site at a time. Don't do them all at once or else you'll overwhelm yourself. Also don't try to do EVERY art site unless you feel like you could handle them down the line.
---when you post to these sites, don't spam them. Post 1-3 a day, though once a day would be preferred. That way you can slowly get used to the site and feel a more a part of it. In the mean time, browse around and find other people to follow and maybe even comment.
-COMMENT! It will be easiest with the site(s) you already use, so start there. Comment on people's art, and make it more than one word. Make it a meaningful comment. You may not get a response, but others will see your comment and MIGHT check out your own profile! If more people commented, the community could grow even more! Of course, if you're super busy only do this when you can.
-Be active with your watchers! This is something I ACTIVELY do because I love talking to you guys! So this means respond to comments (within reason) and post journals. Some people may be against this point, but I think it's great when artists let their own personal life into their gallery, as long as it's not a bunch of negative things. Keep in mind that lots of venting and ranting can scare people away. For that it may be best with close friends and/or family. But with normal stuff you do in your day, go ahead and share it! People may not comment, but that's okay! The biggest thing is simply asking your watchers questions. Can be from something small to yourself, to anything else. Just note that stuff about politics or other heavy topics also may scare people away.
-Join groups! Smaller groups might actually be better because larger groups might post a bunch of art at once, drowning out what you had posted. But you can also do a mixture of both. Post your art wherever you can with the groups! But make sure to follow their rules as well.
-Give llamas! When you give a llama, people tend to check out your profile. This has been THE biggest thing for me getting more people to see my stuff on DA. Here is the easiest way to give llamas:
I give about 1,000 llamas a day. Go on people's watch lists and just give the llamas down the list. ( *name*.deviantart.com/modals/watchers/ ) Replace "*name*" with someone's name.I'd suggest giving llamas to watchers who watch artists who do things similar to you.
Avoid Sakimichan's list, however. Most of the new watchers of hers are brand new accounts and I suspect them being spam accounts. Also go on the front page with the 8 hour and 24 hour popular art and give llamas to the commenters. That shows the ones who are active!
Warning: you'll get lots of people thanking for llamas, and you might end up getting creepers or people who are actually mad at you for it. If they say they don't want to get llamas, inform them that they can turn off the notification in settings. Others will call you dishonest or something to try to make you feel bad. Ignore them. You are cheering more people up than annoying people, so keep giving llamas!
-Fanart! Draw fanart of your favorite games or shows, or even favorite characters from other deviants! Only do this if you don't mind being seen for just your fanart work, but this will surely get more people to check you out. Again, only do this if it's fun for you. I will personally rarely do fanart because I want my original art front and center.
That's all I can think of at the moment. If you have more suggestions, I will add them here!
