Today I got minidonuts. Good day.
brb getting married to comics
I know this sounds depressing, but comics wont ever fill that void. Ink and paper could never match the feeling of listening to the heartbeat of some one you cared about more than your own life.
brb getting married to comics
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Oh my gaaaaaawd
PIXELATED COWBOY: I will do things for your money, this is true. -
Have you ever thought “wow, I wish I could make this pixelated cowboy create some pixel pix in exchange for a small sum”? If so, why did you ever think that wasn’t an option, of course you can.
I don’t claim to be an ~artist~, but here is what I can offer you.
(prices in dollars for convenience)
Reblogging for awesome value. Get in on this action, guys.
That bottom one is incredible!
Your art is perfection.
I love you guys ;_;
EXCITING NEWS.
My and Smoogle’s webcomic, Flashover, has finally launched!
It’s a supernatural action/romance with a little bit of comedy. It has all sorts of great things like guns, monsters, guitars, and gays. Wow doesn’t that sound great??
We have the first three beautiful full colour pages up so far, so go read them RIGHT NOW.
YEEEEEE! it’s up! hopeuflly I can keep up with the updates. the game of life has been kicking my ass! anyone know any special combo moves? all I’ve been doing is mashing the buttons.
I like having talented friends, especially when they make SWEET WEBCOMICS. Check it.
Hey, I should do these more often (except I pretty much wear the same thing everyday)
I was set on wearing shorts today despite the shitty weather. Said weather made my hair go into full-on poof mode, so today I basically looked like I belonged in an 80’s music video.
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Dan Harmon Poops: HEY, DID I MISS ANYTHING? -
Kids:
A few hours ago, I landed in Los Angeles, turned on my phone, and confirmed what you already know. Sony Pictures Television is replacing me as showrunner on Community, with two seasoned fellows that I’m sure are quite nice - actually, I have it on good authority they’re quite nice, because…
Oh, goddammit. At least the finale was amazing…?
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Cheer up Jon Snow, it might never happen
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Social Waste Product: Fan Art -
I spent the morning un-following a bunch of very talented people on Tumblr.
That feels like a really weird thing to say. And it is.
It was nearly a dozen different artists in all, and they were all extremely talented. Part of what moved me to Follow them in the first place was their skill. In…
I agree with this so much. I watch many different people of varying skill level and focus, but the defining thread is that they produce original work and have original stories in their heads. I like young artists a lot for this reason; sometimes the stories aren’t the best but the feeling and brain power behind them is there.
Fanartists can do incredible work too, but as a consumer of art it’s as significant as the difference between eating a meal and eating someone else’s vomit.
Original storytelling and the forms of creativity you’re talking about is another artistic muscle in itself. Some artists use the hell out of it, and some don’t. It’s great that you prefer original storytelling but calling artist’s work vomit is over the top.
I usually stay out of stuff like this, but for once my WRONG claxxon is blairing loud enough to drown out common sense. I really don’t want to and don’t have time to delve too deeply into bullshit armchair psychology and rhetoric about and benefits of fanart at the moment, but since y’all seem to be content to use outrageous hyperbole I think I will also do so. Other than that, I’ll try to keep it brief.
ADS1’s post makes one massive assumption, that fanart is something made for other’s consumption. That’s what the entire premise of food/puke hinges on, but you know what? It isn’t. Fanart is always an outlet for fans to express their enthusiasm for the things they like in a medium they’re enthusiastic about. Those first two posts make the pretty self-absorbed assumption that every artist creates for the same reasons, which must align properly with the viewers or other creators, else they’re wrong.
Fanart is not for you. I know it’s a cliche to say something “isn’t for you!” but it’s true. Fanart is for the person doing it. Some fans (say, me) lack other outlets to discuss or celebrate the things they like, so they use what they’re good at to draw what they like. The often dubious legality of derivative works aside, it’s the same as drawing a lot of pictures of birds because you like birds. To the artists, birds give pleasure. Drawing gives pleasure. It’s natural to combine the two. Why should a picture of a bird make one vomit? Then why is a picture of Tweety Bird so much worse? What of those contemptable fools who only did Bible fanart; private, public, commissioned or otherwise? Not to mention those losers who somehow managed to get paid to paint inserts of themselves and their friends into pictures with famous people.
I mean, like, OH SURE LIKE YOUR FRIEND MICHELANGELO WAS REALLY THERE WITH ALL THOSE CELEBS. Heh. Stupid Marty Stu fanart.
If you dislike fanworks because of artistic integrity and lack of creativity, that’s a poor argument too. if it’s derivative or original work, it’s still work. Even by tracing, one learns new skills and sharpens old. Didn’t Neil Gaiman say that no matter what you’re writing, bet it Gollum/Frodo slash or staggering works of breathless genius, you’re still writing. True, there’s no reason not to draw original art and it does exercise different artistic muscles as Kakimari said, and there’s no reason not to draw fan which has its own benefits. If it was completely useless, like already digested food, then people wouldn’t do it.
I am sorry that this offends delicate sensibilities.
It seems like every so often there’s a big to-do about how terrible and uncreative fan art is. Some people dislike fan works in general, and that is totally their prerogative. But to say that all fan art with worthless and not “art” (let’s not have the “what is art?” debate please) is kind of ridiculous. Not everyone has the time or desire to create original work. Some people draw only for pleasure, and they choose to spend it drawing stuff for the fandom(s) they love.
I really really don’t understand why that should bother anyone. If you don’t like the work someone’s putting out, unfollow them and move on. But telling people what they should and shouldn’t draw is… well, remember that widely popular post Neil Gaiman made about fan entitlement? (Here’s a link if you need refreshing) To tweak the main thrust of that post: Artists are not your bitch.
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I’m finally caught up with Supernatural. I have a lot of feelings about everything.
This was a few episodes back, but it made me aww out loud.
