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I have no clue what you're talking about but I adore the drawing. There's something casual and yet very tough about this one. Aside from the fact it's well drawn and well executed. Nice.
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I really appreciate it when people take the time to write comments like these, makes me feel less shit so thank you
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Seriously. There is nothing 'shit' about your art. Why think so?
I took a look at some of your other works and I guess people will not necessarily connect very easily with them because of the themes and topics you're selecting, but that doesn't do anything away from your skill. You draw awesome and you have a rather unique style.
Just keep going.Β
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Thank you again for the kind words. 
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Humility and self-relativation are good human traits, but if you take them to a point that you're destroying your own self-esteem, you're going wrong about it.
I meant what I wrote here. You have skill and talent you can work with.
I'm not sure if your inclination to make rather dark works with monstrous characters builds on the same feeling, but why not simply try to put a lighter spin on it? You may be surprised how many people will pick up on what you do.
Also ... do you know Franquin? He's a comic artist from Belgium, the country where I live, and his monsters became famous in the comic world over here. Take a look at his stuff (Google: "Franquin monstres") to check how you can put a funny spin on monstrous characters. Just trying to provide you with some inspiration in the monster corner. Right now, your monsters come too close to real nightmares, they exude fear as far I'm concerned and that of course will only appeal to a very limited amount of people.
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I don't know about humility, that kinda assumes I have something to be humble about. To me, self esteem isn't about looking up at yourself on a pedestal or looking down on yourself but just looking at the mirror and being comfortable with it. I feel like I'm meeting that criteria but things like these are mostly subjective.Β
As for chaining my subject matter, I'm not really bothered about gaining a large audience, I'd rather have a smaller audience that appreciates my art for what it is rather than (for lack of a better word) pandering to a larger audience. But thank you for the suggestions
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No no no ... conversation going the wrong way. Damn my English.
You have to view my comment in relation to your appreciation of your own art, not with respect to yourself as a person. I was merely trying to say that you underestimate your own skills and talent as an artist.Β It's far less 'shit' than you think. As a matter of fact, no 'shit' at all.
Building a broader audience for your art indeed hinges on choices and I get and respect the ones you make.Β But you can't be ambiguous about the results of these choicesΒ ... if your aim is to appeal to a small niche group, then you won't get as much feedback as you would in the other case where you make your art accessible to a larger audience ...
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While I do appreciate what you're saying, I'm afraid it's probably going to fall on death ears for the most part. I think, because of the subjective nature of art, our standards for what constitutes good are different, i.e. : What you may deem as "not shit" may not be the same as what I would deem as "not shit"
I don't think its my aim to appeal to an audience of any size, but I digress, I believe that it is better to have feedback on something you create, and enjoy creating, even if that feedback isn't as plentiful as other artists get. I feel as though making my art more "accessible" would reduce "me" from my art (if that makes any sense) What I mean to say is that feedback on art that isn't really representative of the kind of ideas/themes you want to portray isn't exactly the most useful of feedback. It'd be like if a 5 star, high class restaurant changes into a McDonalds-esque eatery in order to get more feedback (Since more people eat at fast food restaurants) Whilst they may get more of it, it isn't going to help their 5 star cuisine.Β
P.S. Your English is fine btw, better than most people I know
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A shame I can't bring you around. Stuff like this is really good. I think. No matter what YOU think ...
And you're right with the restaurant vs MacDo comparison, I guess. It's a choice what you want to do and it's entirely your own.
Just keep going, man ... 
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Thanks for the kind words
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