My first posting on mastodon but as I have no followers nobody is likely to see it.
I am a pencil artist based in the West Midlands and this is one I did recently just for a bit of fun and called it Emmy Emu..
@ktboldy Following and boosted! Welcome!
@ultradeb thank you very much for that. I'm so new I'm still looking to see what I should be doing...Thank you for following me
@ktboldy Are you kidding? No one on here *doesn't* love a good emu! Post more art! 😁 (And you'll figure it out in a few days.)
@ultradeb I will buy I only did a small amount of those fun drawings as I call them.thank you for your support
@ktboldy Something you can do to connect is toot an introduction, with the hashtag "introduction". Lots of people search that hashtag to see who's new onboard.
@ultradeb thank you for that advice

@ktboldy

Welcome!

@nickybrickdust thank you very much Nicky. I'm looking forward to being here
@ktboldy Hi Keith! You will get followers, especially with great art like this. Welcome!
@tanyakaroli Thank you Tanya and for following me. It's very kind of you to say so. Bear with me while I find my way about. I've only realised I get comments..lol
@ktboldy Take your time, there’s no rush. Things evolve naturally here 😊
@ktboldy Emmy is lovely and weeee can seeeee yoooooouuuu!!
@Helen50 Thank you so much Helen I thought I might be talking to myself. And thanks for the follow

@ktboldy Actually not having followers does not prevent people from seeing our post. People in your instance reading their local timeline will see it regardless of whether they are following you. Someone boosted your post and therefore I saw it. Once people do follow you, you will show up in the Federated timeline.

Just some confusing notes on how Mastodon works.

@ktboldy

I loved your work on Twitter...boosted and following ❀️

@TCMuffin Thank you Jayne, it's an incredible start here
@ktboldy Hello and welcome! πŸ‘‹ Also, nice sketch. 🎨
@ktboldy that’s lovely Keith, followed and boosted as it deserves to be seen by many more people.
@ktboldy very cool. And welcome!

@ktboldy

Beautiful. Have a follow so I see more.

@ktboldy thanks for sharing your art and making me smile. Welcome to Mastodon.
@ktboldy [alt text/image description for boost: 'A pencil sketch of an emu from the neck up, labelled "EMMY EMU". The emu appears to be slightly smirking.']
@ktboldy Welcome to Mastodon!! Your artwork is phenomenal and I can't wait to see more!
@ktboldy tag your art pieces with hashtags and other artists and art lovers will find them! I stumbled across yours on the federated timeline. #pencil #Artist #drawing #art #MastoArt (that last one is a particularly active all-media hashtag)
@mrcompletely thank you for that advice and support Mr Completely
@ktboldy love it! Welcome to this new world!
@ktboldy Well of course someone will see it. Happy to make her acquaintance. πŸ˜‰
@ktboldy hi and welcome to mastodon! i also make artwork, but in digital!
@ktboldy well, this Emma emu loves your Emmy Emu. βœοΈπŸ’›
@ktboldy Well, definitely seen! Wonderful drawing.
@ktboldy
I see you!!
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@ktboldy I love this. That expression is everything.
@ktboldy Welcome! Nice sketch. Do you do commissioned work?
@willson I do Sean,these days that's my main job. You can always DM me if you are interested
@ktboldy Since it's your first posting I thought I'd make a suggestion. Add a tag like #art to a post like yours so that people who follow #art might see your post.
@rdfranke Thank you for that advice