you are asking the wrong person. i don't want my art to be "noticed." i actually wish i could completely opt out of having my art shoved in front of others via recommended feed nonsense.

i love having a niche. i love it when my work finds the people who would resonate with it. i go out of my way to decline commission inquiries that do not suit my skillset and/or interests. i have no aspirations of becoming a Public Figure in any capacity. i only care about my fellow perverts.

i am actively distressed by watching other creators perpetuate the notion that artwork of theirs has "flopped". i understand the mechanics of capitalism that have led people to this perspective, but i still abhor it. that piece wouldn't have existed if you didn't make it, and that's still worth celebrating! to this day, i still receive the occasional message from strangers who have adored my artwork for years, without me ever knowing a damn thing about it. you cannot distill how anyone on the internet might feel about your heartfelt creation down to "number go up". you also will never truly know the full extent of your true audience, or your lasting impact on the world around you.

i spent many years "posting into the void" on tumblr. it's not like it was never lonely, or isolating. but i kept making things, even if i felt like they were silly, or that no one else would ever want to see them. and it took me a very long time to even truly like what i was making consistently. and i feel like having the lived history+perspective of creating something, regardless of whether anyone actually ever interacts with it—let alone seems to like it—is crucial to developing a strong sense of artistic identity.

but, as for your other question, i have also clickwalled my nsfw art for many years before ever switching to bsky. i never had a single issue with clickwalled stuff on twitter (in fact, i only ever got bonked over non-clickwalled nsfw art), and at least so far, i have not had issues with clickwalled posts on bsky either. if you're tired of the song and dance of remaking accounts, it's worth a shot!