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Journal Entry: Thu Oct 18, 2007, 7:15 PM
  • Mood: Torment
  • Watching: Sex and the City
  • Playing: Jak 3
  • Eating: Pizza!
  • Drinking: Water


Ok, here are some questions and stuff that bothers me.
I want to make a journal out of it, so that all can read it, if they want to. Don't start bitching, this is my opinion, and if you read don't like it, then fuck off. I am of course open for other people's opinions, but it's not certain that I will care.

Why I don't do fanart of official characters

How easy is it not to earn popularity by drawing fanart? First of, I want to say that I don't scorn people who do, because if they want to draw fanart, and have fun doing it, well... that's their case! I on the other hand... For example, you can find hundreds of Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, whatever, pictures on DA. Some are really good and put a lot of work into, and I respect that, I fav some of those pics myself. But when a simple low doodle sketch or whatever gets on the front page, just because it's fanart, then it pisses me off. I see several fantastically talented artists around on DA every day, and they do not get half the attention, just because they actually use their freaking mind and come up with their own creations! People do not even bother to throw a glance at these pictures, just because it isn’t Sephirot, Riku or whoever the fuck. I would like to earn my reputation and potential popularity because people like what I draw, because people like my things. I think its sad that talented artists around DA don’t get attention whatsoever, just because they draw their own things. So fuck off!!!

People who fav my entire gallery in a matter of two minutes, but doesn’t leave a single comment

This is bullshit. How can I feel honoured in any way, just because anyone favs all my drawings, yet doesn’t tell me why? And it certainly feels really special when I see that these people have like three thousands pictures in their favourites. What are you thinking with? I am really careful with my favourites, I fav only pictures that I really really enjoy, that touches something within me, that I truly like. But when people just hit the favourite button like it was an enter- or space button, it means nothing! It’s like they’re just faving just to do it. Would it really hurt you so damned much to just take one, two, perhaps maximum three pictures and tell me why you like them? And don’t try to tell me that ‘Oh, but everything is so good, I have to fav it all! Lawwwl!’ That’s not fucking true. If everything is just as good, how come your favourites consist of nothing but the same thing over and over again. Not every picture is just as good. Perhaps you feel like you’re giving a compliment to the artist by faving every single one of his/hers picture, but it’s really just fucking annoying.

People leaving one word comments

How many times have I not gone over this? It’s because this is my biggest irritation. If I see a picture, and I really like it, I try to leave a somewhat proper comment. Doesn’t have to be a whole article, but just some sentences to give a little credit to the artist that has worked her ass off. A simple ‘cool’ or ‘kawaii’ doesn’t mean anything! It doesn’t describe what you like about the picture, it could’ve been about the News button at the top of the banner for all I know! And people saying ‘But I don’t know what more to say!’. Well, then don’t say anything at all! I will ignore you equally if you do, and you spare yourself the god damn trouble! Does it really take more than five brain cells to type two, three sentences?


So yeah... Fuck off. :heart:

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:icondazedpink:
~DazedPink Oct 19, 2007  Student Traditional Artist
It sometimes feels hopeless, I know a lot of deviants who feels this way. 'My art isnt good enough, people will not care for my OC anyway.' Fuck no! Hang in there man! Do your best, and one day it will pay of!
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:iconif-i-were-a-bee:
You're kind of flipping out on the favoriting. I can guarantee you that most people don't randomly favorite something they don't like. So why are you so angry? You can't know what everyone thinks, and you shouldn't just exclude some of your fans because "They don't tell me why, I don't feel good without the explanation!". It's still someone telling you they like and appreciate your work, it shouldn't matter as much why. Besides, favoriting is for your own future use (to keep track of a piece), not really for the artist.
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:icondazedpink:
~DazedPink Oct 19, 2007  Student Traditional Artist
Uhu. Well, it's really flattering when a deviant favs your entire gallery in a matter of two minutes, and leaves without telling what is so God damn special about the gallery, since she has to fav every freaking piece. And if this is a way to keep track of the pictures, then why don't they just devwatch that artist, and go check their gallery out later? It would be even more efficient, than having to go searching through almost two thousands favs in their favourites.
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:iconif-i-were-a-bee:
That I agree with. But so far as occasinal favs from someone go, I take them as a compliment.
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:icondarklingderailed:
I'll admit that I definitely favorite a lot of stuff, but I don't know... You said that you're careful to favorite just what you really like, and that's what I do. Maybe I just like more stuff. =P

It is annoying when people don't leave comments and such, though. Most of the time if I don't it's because I'm just lazy. Plus, I feel like good artists have heard it all before. =3 I guess that's a silly assumption, though.

I agree that it's annoying that people become popular because of fanart, even though I do enjoy drawing it. I've seen more Axel Roxas pictures on dA than I'd ever imagine even existed. _-_
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:icondazedpink:
~DazedPink Oct 19, 2007  Student Traditional Artist
Oh, I do like a lot of drawings myself, I really do, but I try to find that special one that is just a little more extra. If people like more stuff and want to fav more, fine. But don't fav an entire gallery in two minutes. These are the ones who should leave a small comment, it wouldnt hurt them. People don't have to comment every single time they fav a picture!
Oooh, Axel and Roxas. Cute couple indeed, but when is it gonna stooop!?
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:iconnana-tilde-asterisk:
awwww, someone needs to give little ms.grumpy a biiiig faaaat huuuug~! 8D;;
but not me!! I am full of j-rocker hug spirits and they shall stay miiiiiiine~!!! >8D
xD;;;

Aww, now really. I agree with you, man! D:

Peace, out.
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:icondazedpink:
~DazedPink Oct 19, 2007  Student Traditional Artist
I am... THIS close from punching you now! XD; :heart:
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:iconnana-tilde-asterisk:
Nyahahaha. 8D I know. xD;;
Love you too~! But the j-rocker spirits are miiiine, so no hug for the next....months! xD;;;
8D;;

:heart:~*
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:icongo-tannie:
I completely agree with you on everything. Especially the fanart bit. And even more when someone I draw better than gets on the front page JUST BECAUSE its FANART.

grr
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