Maybe hot take but I don't think every digital art piece needs a complicated backstory

I saw someone in a discord last week say they wouldn't post their character design unless they had a 3-page lore doc, and idk, I feel like sometimes a cool pose and good lighting is enough to share without explaining their whole life story. Does anyone else just post art for the colors and vibes alone?

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gavinwood5d ago

Honestly disagree with this one. The backstory is what makes the piece mean something beyond just looking good. Without it you're basically just posting a pretty picture that anyone could forget in five seconds.

charles_henderson5d ago

Gotta push back a little here. Art can just be art, you know? Like I scroll through pinterest and half the stuff I save is just a cool color palette or a nice silhouette with zero context. Not everything needs to be a novel. A piece can hit you in the gut just from the composition and mood alone without needing a whole novel to explain why the character is sad or whatever.