[BlueCrustacean]

Recently I made some artwork that got a LOT of positive attention online, and I was riding the wave of success and fame in my own way. It felt like such a good rush, such a deep boost of ego. I wanted, most of all, for this artwork to be noticed by one of my favorite people on social media that I'm kind of in love with, because it's an artwork of them. Despite all the positive input from many people, I still haven't gotten the attention of who I REALLY want to impress. And I've tried getting his attention in multiple ways. I've decided to give up for now and move on to other art projects.

The positive feedback has died back, though, and even my new artwork is not getting nearly as much buzz as the previous one. Worst of all, the guy I'm in love with finally featured someone else's artwork with glowing words about them. I felt like he had ripped my heart clean out of my chest. At first I thought, "Maybe he's just not looking at fan art"... but now I know, maybe my artwork just isn't good enough to be validated by him. I worked so hard on it and put so much passion into it. Plus, it's different from literally everyone else's style. I was SURE he'd be crazy about it.

It's amazing how you can climb so high and then crash so low beneath the earth, emotionally, when you get high off of validation and praise... and then it's taken away from you, and you can't get it back. You start expecting people to react a certain way to you, and when it's gone, you're destroyed.

I am so sick of people ignoring me. I don't want it to ever happen again. All my life I've been ignored. Although, getting so much fame and attention recently has only spiked my awareness of when I get ignored.

Am I the only one who feels like the worst possible thing that can happen when you post art is that it gets absolutely no likes or responses? I feel like that's far worse than criticizing it. Putting so much work into it only for no one to love you.

[MickeyCheeky]

I've never posted art, but I know how you feel. You put so much effort in something and it doesn't even get recognized. It sucks..

[Fuzzybear]

“Putting so much work into it only for no one to love you”

For some, this goes back to uncaring “family” of origin

This is very painful, having put our heart and soul into something and so many just pass it by, as if it’s “nothing” . And maybe some who swore they were “friends” deliberately ignore it . They are wrong, it’s not you

[TishaBuv]

Do you know the person you wanted reaction from well enough to just ask him what he thinks of your art?

[divine1966]

Art is subjective. I had people showing me their art but there was no way I could say I liked it as it was pretty bad. I am an artist myself and rejection sucks but when you put it out there you run a risk. I’d not be upset that he didn’t say anything as it’s so subjective

[TishaBuv]

Barely any of my family and friends supported me and had zero interest in some notable performances I did, after coming from being nothing but a housewife as they knew me. It was like they were even jealous. I rid those faux friends from my life.

Kudos to you for putting it out there - from my perspective that takes great bravery.

I drew a little in my past but would only ever let those I really knew and trusted see my work, it felt so personal, like it was 'me' somehow.