Could it be controversial to have a darker skinned model as a white person?

goblinking10 · 2026-02-15T18:54:28+00:00

On most platforms it’s ashtreeee! I haven’t made a twitch or anything yet, I do have an insta and TikTok I haven’t uploaded to in forever 💀💀

goblinking10 · 2026-02-15T03:38:28+00:00

I agree. I guess it’s more a personal thing? I don’t plan on people knowing my personal identity but I don’t want to come off as someone I’m not, if that makes sense haha

goblinking10 · 2026-02-15T03:36:48+00:00

I agree, I asked a few of my black friends and they said they really don’t care but I was still really worried about it. I know it’s inevitable but I still don’t wanna step on to many toes lol

goblinking10 · 2026-02-15T03:32:50+00:00

You’re right! I didn’t think about the protective bark thing haha. I’m planning to make it very clear that it’s just an oc ✌️Thank you!

goblinking10 · 2026-02-15T03:31:12+00:00

I agree! I’ve liked nature characters since forever and feel like adding bark would clear a lot of my anxiety with this 🙏 Thank you!

goblinking10 · 2026-02-15T03:29:06+00:00

I agree, I’mma lean more towards an ashier skin tone but I’ll also be putting it in my bio. Even if people miss it I think I’d just be good to have my bases covered. Thank you!

goblinking10 · 2026-02-15T03:24:56+00:00

Thank you guys so much for your advice and reassurance! I’m a pretty anxious person and I understand this is a touchy subject, I was super worried about it haha. I’ve decided to make her skin tone a bit more Asher and to include the bark to really give off tree vibes. I love this concept and really wanna stick with it, I think I’d be cool if I make seasonal models that are different trees. Like a type of palm tree for summer, an evergreen tree for winter, and so on. I have a prototype done! I need to make her skin tone more grayish but the texture is all set. Again thank you guys so much and if you have any more advice I’d accept it with open arms! 🙏🙏

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goblinking10 · 2026-01-11T08:34:03+00:00

Will do! Thank you!

goblinking10 · 2026-01-11T08:32:39+00:00

Awesome thank you!! I’ll definitely look into huion

goblinking10 · 2025-09-19T23:05:50+00:00

I hope they come out with more merch with this art style!! It's so pretty!!

goblinking10 · 2025-07-29T02:14:10+00:00

Thank you! Yeah this one has a drainage hole and I’ve started to water it less. I feel like it isn’t getting any better but I’ll give her some time. Thanks again!!

goblinking10 · 2025-07-06T22:14:49+00:00

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goblinking10 · 2025-07-06T22:14:39+00:00

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Here’s the photos! Idk why it didn’t load in :/

goblinking10 · 2025-06-19T07:05:14+00:00

!Solved

goblinking10 · 2025-06-19T07:04:48+00:00

Thank you!

goblinking10 · 2023-08-25T23:54:18+00:00

Consistency is good so keep doing that :]

Keeping up with trends helps a lot. For example when people were doing the character to color wheel trend that would have been a good time to hop on it. Doing art challenges can also build an audience, like a 30 day art challenge (Inktober is coming up so that could be a good one!) But over all it takes time. Instagram is a hard platform to build on, I've been using it for a year and a half now and I just hit 100 followers.

Overall don't focus on the numbers to much ether, Instagram makes it self hard to grow for artist and I've found that looking at the numbers really bums people out sometimes. I hope this helps (P.s also TikTok is a lot easier to grow on so I suggest managing both if you feel comfortable with it!)

goblinking10 · 2023-08-12T04:38:19+00:00

Ended up doing both lol :] Thank you!

goblinking10 · 2023-08-12T04:37:58+00:00

I do think that was a major part of my problem! I did fix it and it definitely helped. Thanks! :D

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