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The puff community is something that I've been a part of for a very long time. I've loved the show ever since I was 5, and I've been drawing puffs, creating OCs, and just diving myself into this world ever since I was young.I loved it; meeting new people that also loved puffs, making friends, being able to share my OCs to the world and having people actually like them, regardless if they were overpowered mary sues or not. I loved being in the puff community, I finally found a place where I felt like I belong.
However,
I can't help but feel,, disconnected from the community as of lately. The spark to draw puffs just isn't there anymore like it used to. I haven't even seen any improvement in my puff art (excluding backgrounds, I've definitely gotten better at those). If you take a puff art from exactly one year ago, you'll see no difference (like this one: [AT] Zack and Flare . This was posted on September 10, 2018. As of the day I'm typing this it is September 24, 2019). I feel like there isn't much to improve on powerpuffs for me anymore, and while I could easily grind puff art out (It can take me less than 10 minutes to fully sketch out a single puff) and reap the rewards, that just isn't right--
Not to mention the drama is community is filled with,,, Seriously, every other day somebody's angry, or sad, or threatening to deactivate, or even all of the above and honestly I'm getting sick of it. A disproportionate amount of people in the puff community shouldn't even be on this damn site (you know who you are), but yet here they are we have to deal with it. A large amount of people on here are so insensitive, immature, or just outright assholes and don't know how to deal with an actual serious situation. Shit spreads so easily within this community and blows things as minuscule as a disagreement into a whole war within a day, but yet also throws actual harmful and hurtful actions under the rug and offers the person a second more like millionth chance like nothing ever happened. I don't want to deal with this crap anymore and it's so draining and infuriating having to see all this happen on a near daily basis.
I always feel pressured to do more puff art; it's the only time I ever really get feedback from you guys. While this isn't your fault, you guys are obviously watching me because of the puff art, it's been discouraging me a lot when I draw something original and pour my heart and soul into it, but yet there's barely any interactions. But once I half-ass a powerpuff fan art suddenly comments and favorites are flooding in. At one point I was so absorbed into the numbers it was all I cared about, I almost sent out some passive aggressive posts (as you guys know I tend to do) attacking you all about it.
But I've learned to kind of have a "eh, fuck it" attitude because of this and now I'm not so focused on numbers, thankfully.
But overall, I want to say this:
I will be distancing myself from the puff community. It's been a big part of my life, but I feel like it's time to move on now to something bigger. I want to start my own projects, create my own worlds, draw my own OCs, improve on my art, and so much more. And with being confined to only drawing puffs most of the time I can't really do that...
School's been eating up all of my time, I only managed to get this drawing out because I finally found a day where I didn't have mounds of homework to complete (which by the way, I actually have several assignments pending as I type this).
While I'm not leaving the puff community exactly, I want to slowly move away from it, and start drawing my own original stuff more. It's been a huge part of my life and I want to thank everyone that's made it so lively for me, but I just think it's time to move on..
And before everyone panics, no, I'm not gonna quit drawing puffs. You'll still see them every once in awhile though not often. However, I can (and will because I'm broke lol) still draw puffs for art trades, commissions, and other stuff.
Feel free to unwatch me now, I don't mind losing a watcher. But if anything, you'll be losing mE~
Edit: Oh yea I forgot to add this drawing was inspired from this www.google.com/search?q=amphib…:
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Art Stuff used: Wacom Intuos tablet, Fire Alpaca,
PowerPuff Girls © Craig McCracken
Steal this, and I'll stab you with my tablet pen.
Criticism is extremely appreciated, I want to improve!
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This is completely understandable, most artists aren't gonna draw only PPG their whole life. Plus all the drama is exhausting (This is what happens when so many underaged kids are a part of one fandom big oof '-')
Personally I love your puff art and originals, I don't know if I comment on puff more or not, but I comment on what I think I could have the best to say about-- I mean like if I see a Blossom doodle and fully drawn and shaded original piece with one of your famous backgrounds (yes famous ur really good at them fight me like Embark) I'll probably comment on the original one, even if I can't explain how I feel into words as much, I'll try, but my main thoughts when I see those kind of pieces by u go along the lines of 'oh my god this is so beautiful how are you so good at backgrounds?? seriously u keep at improving at those so much that's amazing--'
oN THE TOPIC OF AMAZING BACKGROUNDS--- ummM, THIS??! nova even the angle of this is perfect, where you can see how the area you're in is tucked away from all the powerpuff and that both areas have that special thing to it like-- The city and the grass area have that special kind of glow to it (not just the powerpuff streaks and lantern, idk but there just something about it)
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I’m super late, I’m very sorry about that,,
how ever I want you to know, I get what you mean! I’m not really part of the community as much as I used to try to be, so I’m not completely sure how it’s been going on, as I’ve mostly been on twitter doing stuff for my other interests,
]which, you should feel absolutely free to do the same, Nova! I always love your art, puff or not, it always turns out great! I hope you’re feeling better now, but know that even if not everyone does, there’ll always be people who will comment and favorite your stuff, because your art is still amazing, whether or not it’s ppg!
i stopped being a part of the drama or focusing on it after Hughun, so I don’t know what’s been going on (as of when you made this post, I know it’s old-ish) but you’re choice is valid either way!
im very bad with words and like,, not repeating things, but just,,
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Totally agree with you Zaz. That's why I left the PPG fandom awhile back because, ya know...all of the crap that happens in it almost constantly. I'm glad to see different art from you, especially the OC stuff(You know how much I love to ramble on about them, oops.)
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okii first im proud of you sis !!! I literally can't remember at all when i just kinda stopped drawing ppg rip (mid 2014 or something??) but from what i do remember from before i left, and i've commented/discussed this on analysis stuff about the fandom before, the powerpuff community on here in particular has a dominant culture of immaturity in the form of constant threats over deactivating/call out journals over really petty things lol. like "oh my internet friend is trying to steal my ex internet bg/gf (i dont even know), time to post a journal of all the receipts and drag all my watchers into this so i can ruin their day too !!" and i mean every fandom has it's drama/toxicity (i was sadly in the tumblr vld fandom and you probably heard for sure how horrible that one was lol) but the kind of stuff you see in the ways others function (especially outside of deviantart) is such a different world entirely, it's really an eye opener lmao.
i feel like fundamentally the majority of people inside the community are very wrapped up in this kind of culture and yeah, whether they're underaged or not (very sad if not tbh), they'll all move on eventually and (hopefully lol) grow and mature from the toxic mindsets and perspectives they learned in this fandom, especially when it comes to thinking critically about social conflict (because if all of your social development comes from interacting with people in a fandom space on the internet, when you eventually try to apply those skills to real life oh boy will it be a rude wake up call and blow up in your face).
anyway, about making your own worlds/oc's by the way, that stuff is hella cool and I personally can't wait to read/see art abt them (we haven't even met yet and i'm already their biggest stans kk). don't get me wrong, fandoms/fc's are fun too especially for practice for original stuff (and like 100% of my charas are fc's lol) but from what i've seen, making original content is rad, especially if you end up developing one you really love. it opens the door to so much, like starting your own webcomic maybe and develops storytelling ability too. i love reading about other peoples oc's and worlds (and from what i've seen on youtube especially, people LOVE learning about other's oc's too lmao). and even if you do loose watchers because you stop posting ppg?? i wouldn't worry so much lol, because trust me, there's an active oc community on here that would find your stuff and start watching you anyway.
I'M SORRY THIS IS SO LONG LOL BUT ANYWAY, i'm very happy for u and will def be cheering u on lMAO.
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Kudos! Very well said!
Okay yes, I do sometimes draw PPG style, but I'm more attached to other stuff.
I started drawing PPG here when I joined. I wanted to see if I could get to know some of the very well known PPG artists here, to which some of them have changed the way they draw, and I understand them very well now that I've seen the PPG community myself.
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Ooh thank you!! Aah yeah I get you, I genuinely feel it's fine if people do draw PPG style honestly, but it's good to branch out and learn other styles, especially outside of the fandom. I wish I knew that years ago.
Me too!! I used to be a PPG artist when I first started and I was really involved with the community but there was sooo much drama and toxicity (and just for the fact the style alone doesn't leave enough room to develop) I ended up peacing out a long time ago.
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I could agree more.
I do experiment with other stuff. I'm more than a PPG artist, I draw other stuff as well.
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That's good!! It's always good to branch out and draw in other styles haha.
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Yep.
I'm currently doing something for Iox at the moment.
Plus, I plan to start up a few things in the future.
I agree that branching out is good to do.
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Ooh that's interesting!! Indeed haha.
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Yeah. I'm trying to expand my horizons.
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Always a good thing for sure lol!! I wish you luck on that haha, it can be kind of unfamiliar territory when you start but it's a lot of fun !!
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P R E A C H
I'm gonna be with ya till the end honey~~ <3
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Hhhshdsd thank you~~~
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The reason why I only drew puffs is because I felt that it was much easier to draw rather than ponies. I first come to DA to join the MLP community only to find myself joining a community that I was never intended to join.
I still felt like my puffs still need improvement to this day but the drama here is far worse than the drama happening in the MLP community. Besides, I’m not planning to leave any community soon. To me, I don’t mind people leaving the community. Just asking as they don’t completely stop drawing the stuff that they had left before. I really wanted some people to draw a specific type of art only to find that they don’t draw it anymore even when it’s a RQ, AT or COM.
It’s a bit sad to hear it though. I do love your art and both the puff and own style. And I’m so glad you’re one of the people who’s not completely abandoning and forgetting what they can do before.
So ya. Leaving communities is an option I respect so don’t worry. ^^
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*Applause*
Well said, Nova. I know how you feel about the PPG community as of late, and it's hit right at home with me! There's just so much drama going on, and so much senseless fighting and arguing, and people getting upset over the smallest of things! I can completely relate to this.
This is also the reason WHY I moved all my PPG shit to NovaPPG and rebranded myself, because I want to have more mental space, and more room for my own original stuff and my own original content. I've completely moved away from that community, and I've felt a bit more at peace since. ..well, relatively. The issue with the PPG community is that it's become toxic, and I'm not even talking about the PPG RRB shippers now. (They aren't even that bad in comparison). I think I know who you are talking about when it comes to people being immature or just assholes. I won't mention the names, but I feel they blow things out of proportion from something as simple and irrelevant as a PPGxOC ship.. or a COUPLE of them actually. It's..actually very pathetic to see.
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I know how it feels to be watched and followed for simple fanart that doesn't even take very much effort to complete. Puff art has, overall become boring for me, because like you said, it feels like repetition with no room for improvement in art. It's... disheartening to see that half-assed trite is enamored, while things that we, as content creators, pour our heart and soul into, goes by ignored. I feel this, and you feel this. The PPG OC ideas for me, were best around 2014-2016 for me when it was fresh and at its most developed. I've been a part of this for a good portion of my life. However, I've moved on due to several factors of my own.
However, I DO want to say this.
I'll be supporting your future creations and ambitions, whatever they might be. I don't care if you one day, no longer are considered a PPG artist. PPG artist or not, I will continue to support you and your art. In fact, it is very satisfying to watch artists grow from where they started and move on towards bigger and better things. It is actually very inspiring and invokes a lot of motivation. While your PPG art is indeed appealing to see, I also am excited to see what original content you would create. An artist is an artist.
hahaha... I wrote a long text wall. but yeah.
TL;DR, PPG community is a shithole, but I will support your decisions and whatever you create.
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I've been creating my own worlds and universes as well. I've done this a few times and I wanna turn them into something new.
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It's okay! I know how you feel. I've been losing
motivation for PPG stuff as well (I love drawing
the reboot, I just love its art style) and leaning
more towards retro/urban/hip-hop type aesthetics.
I know I can get moody sometimes, but I'm trying
real hard to be positive and not rub off any negative
vibes on anyone.
Take all the time you need.
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I agree with everything you said, I’m starting to actually feel distant from drawing ppg since I’m more focused on school now and stuff, but i’ll still draw it once in a while
Plus the drama is just stupid, it’s exactly why I just ignore it now lmao
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