Yeah so the title say it all.

I am changing trajectory in my art, since I noticed people like adult stuff and etc.

I often drawed for the sake of fun and the attention it gets me. But now I got bored

of doing adult drawings.

I do slightly less and less into NSFW and the people doesn't care much about my art anymore.

Even if I put some effort.. Which is really telling me that Porn is

what matter for many critiques in here..

I make this post on art for the purpose to share your thoughs and you can

show E to M arts.

Since I am kinda tired of NSFW, I am not interested to keep on drawing those for awhile.

The reason I keep up in doing art is the fact I can get better in it, make what I imagine possible

and I want people to express what they think about my art.

I dunno why NSFW is so interesting for the critiques, I got less votes for many drawings that have

zero ass or tits to show. But hey, I just wanted to tell what I feel in here.

Here is my arts I love so far.

I hope some people will do the same and post their arts too.

Tell me what you think, what you want to improve and

what you wish to succeed at.

To me it's in movements with the body that I want to succeed at.

Since I will draw a fighting manga next year.

Anyway thanks all.

Few things.

1. Sex is still a taboo in most countries, so it gets people’s attention.
2. Because it’s a taboo, more people suppress any thoughts or emotions related to sex, but they can’t hold it in for long, so they seek out that content to satisfy them.
3. A lot of people on NG take pride in the fact that this platform does what Twitterdon’t, whether it’s not screwing over artists, not having an algorithm, not being ruled by advertisers, or just not banning NSFW like a lot of other platforms do (because they are ruled by advertisers).

That’s the why, now here’s the advice.

If people are only there to jack off to your content, they’re not really there for you to begin with. Most of the time I’ve seen NSFW artists being discussed by their fans, the only value those fans see is the sexiness of the characters they draw. Not even much mention of a cool art style!

Good luck on your fighting manga! What you could possibly do to help learn to draw movement is find a stock pose reference to draw every day, like how I did my daily sketches to help improve my line technique as a whole. There’s a DeviantArt account called AdorkaStock that has a lot of action poses in various genres (action, fantasy, superhero, etc!) That might be a good place to start!

PEOPLE LIKE SEX MAN

AdorkaStock, I will check it right on! Thanks alot @Thetageist!

Cause people are thirsty for content.

I saw someone else say this~ so I'll try and restate their point as closely as I can.

The primary reason is service. When you draw art, you primarily draw for yourself. Drawing your OC? that's for you. Other people may think it's neat~ but overall, most people wont get much out of it. A person needs to have some personal connection with you or your art to fully understand it. (This can be as minor as just having an affinity for the art style or character design, but that still has some personal roots)

With NSFW, it actually provides a service for other people. Normally when someone uploads an NSFW piece, it's done with the intent of someone being able to get off to it. Otherwise, why upload it to begin with? It's a broader appeal, and something people can spend more time with (cuz wacking off). NSFW art also often has less personal meaning, which helps people attach more to it, since they don't need to care about you, the artist to fully get the piece.

There's also just the obvious. Sex drive is something the majority of people have. Someone who has absolutely 0 interest in manga or art can still get off to hentai due to that humane constant.

I definitely missed something about the point that the other person said, but hopefully you get the idea and can fill in the blanks yourself

Also, as Thetageist said, people who like porn artists really only like the service they're providing, and don't give a damn about the person behind the porn art.

I get the idea of sex is what attract more people to it, but I also hate the fact my art get ignored for being totally normal.

My thoughs about that constant sexual drive/pleasure human seek is that it doesn't fufill my own standards.

Yeah, I have interest in art and doing drawings about the body.

But it doesn't take take the spot in my heart and soul.. I need true meaning behind my art.

Not just pointless sex scenes, after pointless sex scenes..

And it's not a rant, but I feel like sex is soulless without love.

Maybe that's why I get sick of drawing porn comics after 2 or 3 pages of drawing them.

But when I draw some mature context, and make my characters do natural things like sports and accomplishment.

I feel relieved. Like if it really matter to me.

I have learned many things through out the year of 2023.

And I also thank Newgrounds to show me the true face of judgement.

I know now that judgement can be biased alot, or just being right.

I appreciate people's honesty about this topic by the way.

I mean don't get me wrong I don't think this is a good thing. I wish people were less sex-centric, and I wish people could appreciate SFW art with deeper meaning more often.

But also...

This is good! And this is why most people draw. But this meaning is really hard for outside people to grasp without knowing much about you personally.

Part of this is because your characters are an extension of you. You feel good when your characters feel good, because they are you, even if only a small part of you. But most other people aren't going to get that without knowing or caring about you.

It sucks that your art gets ignored, but at least you have that in common with most other artists. You should show other SFW artists some appreciation (if you aren't already), since you can relate to them in this soulless porn-filled world.

I do that part everyday, I try to be as positive as I can with any artists. But some ignores my comment since nobody

knows me accordingly. I don't blame them at all.

'cause people horny

Sincerely, I can't add much to my reply: the most important was already shared by @Thetageist. However, I wanna point out that, even though people like more nsfw, also depends which public you focus on. I've seen various artist who have done pretty good while doing low to no +18 art at all. Of course, if you want to literally grow "fast" and achieve things from that growth, nsfw is the best way, as shown by DA community.

If you refuse, I'm sure you can still grow, but at a slower pace, so, if you're patient and move to the right people, you might find the light at the end of the tunnel. The way I see it, there's not that much nsfw art in the featured tab of the Art Portal.

Thanks dude, I appreciate you raw honesty.

Telling people reality in absurd ways is what I was created for

It really depends on what the artist is doing with NSFW content to begin with.

Sometimes people don't really do it to get people horny as much as it is about screwing people with body horror, or making joke art that involves full frontal nudity of some kind, or if it's just intended to be a thing of beauty that doesn't involve pornographic intent.

Hell sometimes you can make people think about shit if your NSFW art is intended to really be something that's intended to get people to think otherwise.

Point being it's not always about getting people horny just because you can.

EDIT: Actually on a side note am I the only one who finds it very bizarre that people treat nudity in of itself to be taboo when there isn't even any sex involved? In some cultures it's handled very differently like in Japan where it's really symbolic of purity. Hence why you see it in their media uncensored in some cases like say... Dragonball or Earthbound. Even Europe isn't so prudish about it in some countries.

Totally agree on this.

I'm going to take a shot in the dark and say people are horny af.

Europe has always had much less problem with nudity than US has. I do not even know which European country would be prudish about it. Like breast feeding in public is quite normal occurrence, but I read how in US it started debate and discussions. Also seeing artistic nudity on TV been quite norm. I am not sure if any public network in US would show danish film Nymphomaniac - they showed it in Europe in several countries. Here they did show it on state TV even.

Cannot count the times I have seen artistic nudity on local TV and no it is not hidden somewhere.

Europe is more vary about violence and politics in media not nudity. Except English speaking countries (UK/Ireland, Malta) those are very US alike as they often consume same media and trends.

... although that violence thing has changed too in past 2 years - here at least. they no more censor news clips from grey zones, let alone other zones.

I have never drawn tits and booty and I do ok. Maybe because I do not have interest in it. That's what being an artist should mean - you do you. You express yourself and what you are enjoying in particular. I like body horror and I intend to do a lot more if it coming year as my primarily posting place changed how tags work and added adult tag in it.

You worry that people see now less of your work, but that's irrelevant as counts what YOU like to do and what makes YOU feel good. When you love what you are doing and are passionate about it, you do it better. Sure a 'booba' gets more views and likes, but it would make you unhappy as it is not YOU, not for now. And why care about random online validation of things you do ?

Who knows?

NSFW Artists put very good content and they like animating people having sex, they grab the attention of NSFW viewers, NSFW may be inappropriate to me though.

After reading through this whole thread, I feel the need to contribute.

I never draw NSFW art with the intention of arousing someone else - I draw it for myself, because it's one of the things I like to draw. My mature or adult art is an expression of who I am just as much as everything else I make - a genuine extension of myself. Sometimes I just feel like drawing a particularly intense intimate scene, so I do that. Sometimes I want to draw something funny or absurd, or even something that has a bit more layers to its meaning, so I do that. Also, I'm a very sexual person, and making NSFW art gives me an opportunity to engage with that part of my identity in a way that isn't detrimental to my mental health. In this sense, my mature/adult art is very personal and very much something I do because of the sense of joy and accomplishment I get from it. Posting it online, along with my other art, is a big step for me towards reconciling separate parts of my artistic persona and acknowledging that there's no shame in creating art that's sexual, that it is as valid as anything else I make because it came from an authentic part of me.

I didn't write this as an argument that all NSFW artists are like this, just as a way of saying that some of them are. They're as varied a bunch as any other group of artists, all of them going into it for their own reasons. The takeaway for OP, as @Tenebrare basically said, is to create the art that you want to make and let other people create the art they want to make.

Also @ZombieGhost, I have to say that my own experience is almost opposite to yours. Obviously someone correct me if I'm wrong, but when it comes to Newgrounds, I feel like NSFW art has a much steeper hill to climb than SFW art, since there's so much of it that most people just tune out and ignore it - at least that's my impression. I have several adult rated arts in my gallery, yet my two most popular pieces by far are rated E and T. And I never see anything A rated make the front page of the art portal.

Just my two cents.

People look at art for entertainment, primarily. The way I see it, there are probably... seven things that people want out of art. If it's going to get someone's attention, it should be...

1. Sexy. So, porn, obviously. Sometimes non-porn of very attractive characters can work too. Think chesty girls in bikinis or other somewhat revealing outfits. Not really porn, but it works just the same.
2. Funny. Memes, basically.
3. Cute. Drawings of baby animals and stuff.
4. Intriguing. Really weird, quirky, or otherwise unusual art sometimes gets popular for this reason.
5. Trending. Fan art of whatever is currently the hottest topic in pop culture. Riding on the coattails of their success. If people are interested in a particular character, they'll like decent artwork featuring that character. The more popular the character, the more people will be interested. Hit it right at or just before the peak of their success for maximum effect.
6. Offensive. Occasionally, you find some artists who get popular largely because they draw about controversial or offensive subjects, regardless of the other factors. It's harder to say that people actually "want" this one, but with how many people will deliberately seek such things out, they probably do want to feel enraged, at least subconsciously.
7. Impressive. Absolutely stunning, god-tier artwork is always going to be popular, regardless of subject matter, but you have to truly be one of the best to do this.

So if you want your art to get attention, it probably has to hit one of these seven things. #7 only comes with skill and loads of practice, so that's not really something you can "choose" to do - you have to earn that one. And I'd avoid #6 because of all the negativity that comes along with it. So, for immediate results, the easiest options are going to be either porn or memes. That's why so many people get popular with those two (don't ignore how many artists get popular from drawing memes... it's a lot, likely even more than porn). There's a big audience for really cute artwork too - maybe not quite as big as the first two, but it's up there. #4 is an interesting path, though I don't see people pulling it off very often. You have to be able to come up with some really novel ideas to get anywhere with that, I think. It has to stand out from everything else out there, and there's a lot out there. #5 requires following the latest trends in pop culture, so it doesn't leave much room for drawing what you actually want to draw - unless whatever's currently hot in pop culture is what you really want to draw. If so, then go for it. However, it is an extremely oversaturated category, too. Lots of competition trying to ride the same wave.

Some of these combine, as well. For example, many of the most popular porn artists also have god-tier skill, such that their artwork is stunning to look at regardless of the pornographic content. That gives them a big edge over everyone else. Politically charged memes tend to make one group of people laugh and another group of people enraged, so they pull double duty in generating attention. Not all of it good, but still. Fan art gets a boost from pretty much any of the others.

There is also sort of an eighth factor when it comes to comics specifically. They have the advantage of carrying a narrative which single standalone images can't exactly do. So even with the other five factors lacking, you could have a popular comic just by having a good story. This, I'd argue, is the primary factor for comics. The others don't help as much, and you probably just can't get a comic off the ground if the story sucks. So if you want to go the comic route, that might be easier as that's really the only thing you need to worry about. Draw people in with a good story. No need to worry about any of the rest of it.

You can also just draw whatever you want. Draw what makes you happy, screw the numbers. If you really want attention, though, then just drawing whatever you want most likely isn't going to cut it. That's because it doesn't give people any of what they want. Look at those seven or eight things above and try to play into at least one of them. Now, full disclosure, I am primarily a porn artist myself - but I'm fortunate enough to actually really enjoy making it. I would honestly get bored making exclusively SFW art, and I'm admittedly not good enough in the other categories to get anywhere with them. Maybe I can pull off "cute" now and then, but; I'm not enough of a comedian to come up with memes, I don't have too many crazy unique ideas, my skill isn't nearly among the best of the best, and I usually don't care about whatever's currently popular. So, porn it is. But, surely, you can try to figure out something that you both enjoy drawing and that provides an audience with something of interest to them. Don't just draw, for example, SFW portraits or scenes of your OCs and expect that to get any traction. Draw something like that only because you personally want to draw it, and not because it'll be popular. Sometimes that alone is worth it.

sex sells. It's in our DNA

i think a significant number of user have an account just to view adult rated content as per the policy of newgrounds. i usually don't login unless i want to post something or view adult rated content. i tested abit and i think views don't count when you are not logged in, not to mention you need to login to vote.

i also looked at your gallery, comparing adult rated ones against the others. not much difference for votes/views imo. alot of your A rated pieces also don't cross the 5 vote threshold for ratings to appear. from a discoverability perspective, the number of votes/views doesn't really matter until you cross the threshold into the popular category. its best not to think about the numbers so much.

also on newgrounds there are more points of discovery for non adult rated content, specifcally the frontpage/featured category. those are usually nominated by people, so i don't think vote/view numbers matter in that context?

@vlsrb i dont think newgrounds will frontpage/feature A rated stuff, if one makes it up there you will see alot of people complaining and maybe cursing the creator too lol.

Quoted just a part to cut some space.

Well the one time I posted adult tagged art because of skinned lady on the background - I can safely say that NSFW is counter productive tag for me, but I promised myself I do more of it, not less - because I think that there are so many people out there and everyone wants to be some sort of influencer, then only way to satisfy myself is to be myself. Those people clicking likes out there are not the ones holding my hand, when I am low - so it is my own responsibility to cheer myself up. Likes or no likes. Putting image out there is a bonus, not a goal.

I have even considered the fact that i am going to commit internet suicide next year, when i go back to my roots and what and why I liked some 1980s and 1990s horror films begin with.

One of my favorite things to say in threads like this is : In modern world you have influencers, politicians, karens and other activists telling you how you should eat, shit and fart, not just - they also dictate how you should speak and what offends you. Everyone should just take control of their own life and disconnect from hivemand and be themselves. Do art you love, dress the way you love, be who you are and ignore the blah blah blah from random people.

Good for me to say. My favorite works of 2023 are so under the radar that i think radar is not working and is buried 6 feet under. And here I am doing same sh't still because I like that garbage.

To answer the titular question, it's because I can't crank my hawg to landscapes.

Thanks, I appreciate your opinion that show a new light into perspective.

My stuff, which is quite NSFW, is mostly part of a fairly specific niche (specifically: breathplay) which practically guarantees it a small and pretty dedicated audience but limits the amount it's ever going to really take off (in fact, a couple non-breathplay pieces I did are by far my most popular, at least over on DA where my biggest audience is); so my experience may be a little different than most.

But I personally have found NSFW art to be very fulfilling to draw. I feel that this is largely because I've got a lot of story-teller and world-builder in me, and it's hard to make a lot of SFW pieces that feel complete when they're all just bits of a wider story/world; whereas my NSFW stuff has this distinct primary purpose of sexual gratification, allowing it to feel more like each piece is a completed work, and the extra world-building/character/setting stuff is just an extra bonus for myself and those who want to follow my content more deeply.

I think that ultimately that has something to do with it for at least some others as well; there's a ton of cool artwork around, and if you aren't already invested in the artist or the world of their art, it's easy for any individual piece to just be another drop in the ocean; but if it's good looking art and hot at the same time, that extra purpose gives it a lot of weight in your mind and attention.

Interesting take on the subject, and love that real artist like you share their own point of view.

The fact art is like an ocean of many waves with wider range, make it really undefinable.

As such, it make me think that I may start to realise I limit myself to go further in sexual art.

For the reason of respecting my own integrity.

Since I felt like sex scenes I tried to drawn weren't much detailed as I go longer in the experience of

drawing sexual intercourse. I may be just unexperienced, or it might be about some moral issues

I have personaly.

To me, sex is not a toy to play with, it is a valuable moment and a connexion.

And so, when I do random sex arts that I have no care about and see that people pick that rather than

my decent art work..

I feel betrayed.

Because people care more about their own desires..

Rather than focusing on being positive in criticizism.

And also that's why I wrote this topic.

To express my feeling and try to look at art in some different way.

I may try to do more NSFW in the future.. Who knows.

I thank you sincerely to show me that NSFW can be good, and have a meaning behind it.

I rarely see people being confident to talk about this sort of things.

So I hope more artists will give their opinion like you do.

It's constructive and help me alot to cope with it.

Boobs

I love, and am fascinated by, the creative process; so I'm glad I could add something interesting to the discussion, and I agree that hope to see more artist's takes on the topic.

Do you think its popularity could also just be due to the demographic this site appeals to? Most websites have banned or censored nsfw art/games throughout the years, but Newgrounds has been one of the few sites that has consistently welcomed it.

Because humans needs inspiration