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Artist Note 6/17
🕑 Added 2022-06-17 15:33:36 +0000 UTCHad some thoughts that were keeping me up last night and continue weigh on my mind into the morning. So this note is partly me clearing my thoughts and partly expressing a challenge I have and how that is impacting me as an artist.
Last evening I posted the drawing 'Attentive Play' publicly featuring Rick Mitchell where he is surrounded by beefy encouragers pleasuring him forcefully. It received degrees of magnitude more attention and praise from the majority of the drawings that I do, but that was entirely expected. The content of the drawing was similar to another drawing I had done in the past. Where a muscly feeder had tied up Santa Claus and force fed him. It was another drawing of mine that was met with an overwhelming response by people in this space and then the response didn't surprise me. I'm happy people enjoy my work, absolutely. There's nothing more gratifying than the art I spend days of my life doing get validation afterwards. But I also can't help but notice the trends and what that means for my art and me as an artist.
For those who don't know, there are two big reason why I make fat content: 1) Woes regarding relationships in the gainer community 2) Because I was not seeing what I wanted.
The second one is what is most relevant here. This is by no means shade to other artists, but the majority of gainer artwork that I saw, especially growing up, depicted fat men in situations where they were useless/helpless and being forcibly fattened. They were almost always shown to be submissive and they seldom were into being fattened. It makes sense that this happens, a big part of the appeal of gaining after all is the " loss of control" to hedonism, fatness. food etc etc. And while I can enjoy these sometimes, it is absolutely not my preferred fat content. So I made my own stuff and drew what I wanted to see. While a lot of folks in gainer world enjoy fat bearish men, I would say very comfortably that most folks are not as interested in the depictions of them that I do. They're generally in more wholesome scenes devoid of humiliation or degradation or even teasing for that matter, all of which are extremely popular within this space. And when there is a sexual element they are shown to be more dominant or unbothered if they are in compromising positions. Contrary to most art where the fat men are submissive and afraid/panicking/flustered about being in compromising positions. Again these things can definitely be appealing, but its not my go-to.
I don't have peer reviewed statistics or polls in front of me, but I'd say with the upmost confidence just based on the type of art out there that what I usually draw is the less popular thing. I've long sense made my peace with this dynamic. But, when I see art that I am less invested in artistically get this much praise it becomes hard to not feel like I'm wasting my time. Why don't I just spend the majority of my time making what the people clearly want to see? Well the answer is simple. Because if I did then I'd be artistically unfulfilled and I'd burn out and be miserable and unable to draw. But then I am in a position where I'm making what I want knowing full well that the folks around me, a large sum of them, are waiting for me to make what they want to see. And when its contrary to me in so many ways there's just this hard to describe friction that is wearing me down.
I'll be fine. Just a little exasperated even though I really shouldn't be. I wish things were different in this space but I can't control or help what people are attracted to and what they enjoy so there's no point in getting in a huff about it. I've always struggled as an artist to get folks to give me feedback, but I can post these drawings and get massive feedback immediately and I long for a day when I get that for works I'm more invested in. But that doesn't seem likely so I just sort of have to sit with that and it's not fun.
Comments
SG
The raunchy and sadistic will always gain more popular response. That's just how people are wired. Also, consumers will sometimes act as though they're ordering fast food at a drive-through. Take any good suggestions, ignore the rest. Your artwork only works if you're making what you like and want to see in the world. If you are false to your vision it shows in the work. Make what you love, and people will love it. If they want your art to do something else, they can follow your example and create their own art to fit their passions.
Casey Van Saders
If you draw what you want, fans like me and many others will follow and adore your art. Submissiveness is a big part of gainers especially when it comes to feedings like you said. They like to call fat guys hogs who don’t know think of nothing but when is their next meal but that’s not the case for everybody. You give different experiences like where they can be mutual understandings and exploration of kinks. If you explore your art as you enjoy it, your fan base will grow, much like your characters.
MultiDimensionalPleasureTool
I think that your artwork shows a side that I think I'm hotter than just subservience. I like a lot of that sometimes but I'm mostly into the types of works your produce. Flirtatious, greedy, loving, sometimes into kink territories, and all around enjoyable. I remember seeing your older art and being intrigued by the way you protrayed the whole thing and how your art and your content evolved to fit your current tastes. I think it's great, for honestly whatever you dom I think your style is unique and makes the experience of gaining for all characters, be them gay, straight, bi, pan, and every single ethnicity, enjoyable to look at. You've definitely showed me from this post that there is a lot to learn and look into with dynamics in fat comics. And that in itself is eye opening. Wishing you luck and love man. Ohhh and know. That your art really has touched some hearts as here in these comics and comments, you really did make an impact with them. Despite their reception.
Roderick Thomas
You don't have to change a thing. I love what you do because it does portray strength and positivity.. I'm a big man. I'm proud of my size. Also, I made myself bigger. Living a 400+ life is my choice. it never hinged on someone making me grow. Please don't change to please others than yourself. You can do what others want when you have the time for commissions. I look forward to seeing your characters enjoying their relationships and their gains. I would also add there are lots of fat people in this world. They aren't all gay. you should feel free to portray the variety of relationships without asking if it's okay or explaining why. You tribute to BrokenCassette was very nice and I hope you'll do more exploration of our relationships. Wouldn't it be great to have two characters who are friends and can regale each other with their enjoyment of fattening in their respective live without sexuality having to be a part of their gaining? I could go on, but I hate to see assumptions made about gainers and the types of relationships they have with other people. There's nothing wrong with fat people being friends instead of fuck buddies. DO YOUR THING!
Greedy Glutton
You’re doing great sweetie keep doing what tickles your own fancy. People appreciate it 😁 somewhere out there is a dude w your same viewpoint thankful that you do what you do
Philip Barragan
I absolutely agree and understand completely. I ran into this when I wrote my Fatizen Graphic Novel trilogy. So many guys in the gainer community asked why didn't I make the main character a gay male gainer. Granted I wasn't writing porn, but I realized what kind of content sells and that is not what I produced. I even had a friend tell me that he couldn't get past chapter two because the characters were not all gay males. So keep producing what you want. It's amazing work.
Bigpasta74
I always say you should create what you like, what you want to see, and what makes you feel good. Draw big guys how you want them to be portrayed. Proud and dominant of their weight and size. In control, unashamed, on top, and happy. If people are waiting for you to post something that isn’t as true to you then they can either A look somewhere else for it, or B make it themselves. I know you know this but, You shouldn’t feel like you need to create things to appease others. Just share with is what you love and some of us will eat it up and some of us won’t. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I would be much happier knowing “this art he shared is something he’s proud of, something he’s passionate about.” You know?
