I feel as if I answered a similar question like this a long time ago, but I’ll try to explain again.

It got too repetitive.

Repetitive in the sense that ever since I started drawing such content, I would see numerous folks trace, redraw, repost, etc. It actually stressed me out for… pretty much the whole time I was submitting FNAF art. And the more I think about, the more I realize that if I hadn’t taken up numerous requests from others to make even more FNAF pieces, I probably would have had one or two, maybe several, pieces to worry about being stolen, traced, etc. in the fandom. More so, if I can be honest, maybe I’d have a few more nice things to say about a chunk, if not the majority, of the fandom and those individuals within it.

As bad as it is, reporting isn’t always that ‘satisfying’. I’m still aware of several of my pieces being up on different art accounts without my permission/consent, even after I have reported them. More so, even if it’s the right thing to do when a case calls for it, I don’t like having to report people.

I’m just foolish for going on as long as I did drawing any of the characters. I can’t say I ultimately regret ever drawing anything from the game(s) in the first place, as… since there’s no other way I can say this without sounding egotistical or selfish, it seemed to attract a lot of people to my work. And more so, I got the pleasure of working on fun projects with others relating to the game. But if it wasn’t for those, I could probably say with confidence it was a mistake I went on with it for several months.

I don’t really let thefts get to me, since a lot of times others can tell that something’s up if the same particular style/interpretation of a single piece is being used with numerous other persons. And this experience definitely hasn’t ‘kept me from submitting as much work as I probably would’. I can assure the art I post still comes at as consistent of a rate as it always has, even before FNAF.

But I took this case more as a sign to just ultimately stop. And considering the flow of thefts has come close to ceasing, I think it’s safe to safe it was a right choice.

(And since I’ve also gotten other questions that kinda relate to this to this: guys, I still like the game. I still like the art/interpretations others make behind it. And if me simply admiring some of the things others happen to create based off the game counts as being in the fandom, then I guess I’m still in the fandom.

Just ‘cause I stopped posting art/more ‘positive’ commentary on it doesn’t mean I ultimately dislike it.

Heh, sorry again guys, this’ll hopefully be the last time I publicly answer long-winded FNAF asks like this for a long while again. <X))