The second one ^^

Oh, really? You'd rather have a quick one, huh?

Not the first one, the second one :P "very well-done drawing that took them a long time to come up with"

He asked which one was worse.

Obs hehe sorry :P the first one then hehe =^_^=

Option 3: A Mediocre drawing that the artist took forever to get around to, then slapped together at the last moment.

But of those two... probably the first one.

Eesh, yeah, that does suck.

*

Are you callin' me an asshole, son?!

lol the first. a median is fine though..."oh god I suck compared to that!"

I'd have to say it's better for any artist to take their time with any art piece.

=^.^=

But yeah... I'd go with what Oogzie said for being the worst...

=^.^=

...that's a good question. cause... i can easily see he downsides to both of them... one, th person just wants to milk you for your art, and the second, they.. want to milk you for your art! x.O; and they know exactly how to grab the udders XD~

I dunno exactly how to try harder, or half ass myself, so if someone puts their heart and soul into a trade i jsut feel horrible, because i'm unable to up my game accordingly...

if they half azz on it, i'm still glad that they actually drew something at all.. but then i feel im doing too much in return, a little.. sorta.

i guess ill go with putting their whole soul into it.. cause i cannot awesomize myself ;~; atleast, i don't think i can..

I know I was pleased with what you gave in our trade, even though I haven't finished my side of it.

Good things come to those who wait. I would rather wait on a commission to make sure the artist is comfortable with the subject material and the actual implementation, rather than force them to put out something they'd not be proud of.

After all, the commission is THEIR work with MY ideas - I want it to reflect well on BOTH of us.

I pretty much feel bad if they aren't having fun doing a trade with me. If they sound like their forced or anything like that then I'd rather they not do one and let me know.

Heh, I've never done an art trade, because if I had, the exchange would involve me giving the person a badly-drawn stick figure pic while the other person gives me a boot to the head. ^_^;;

As for which is worse for general pics, they both can be bad. If an artist feels they "owe" it to their fans or something, and burns themselves out trying to create museum-quality pics on a daily basis, then the lack of art is worse than a slew of the low-effort pics (which are often done for fun)... Not to mention the unhealthy stress of trying to keep up with expectations and such.

I dont really draw.but if i was an artist I`d probably just want semiequal treatment to what I do. Make sure the trade is set up to be equal.Maybe say if we trade minimum agreed standards and maximum agreed timelines of completion unless say its an OC drawfest or something.

You said "Lube" ^.^
I like to see artists try their best, so I just wait to see what they come up with. Even if they don't make an exhausted effort.

Doesn't really matter to the boss.
I've known & dealt with cats that are quicker than the human eye to hammer out tight shit(including your's truly on VERY rare occasions*)! Being an artist y'self you can usually spot when there was'nt much effort put into somethin'.

But the agreement was: "que pro quo" an all that. So logically its an even swap. Afterall, if that person respects you enough, this should'nt even be an issue, or if ya aint happy with their end and ya feel it was a crack deal gone bad, TELL EM! In the end its all about "respect". Respect as in they put forth the effort to give ya sumthin' tight & not just shove somthin' your way just to get'cha out the door.

I'm pickin' up what you're throwin' down. :D Alas, it's not always like that. But it should be!

A tough call. It all depends on what/where.

If it's online, don't mind how long it takes as long as they put their heart and effort into the piece.

However, at conventions, if you're wanting to do a ton of sketchbook trades with people and they are taking a while to do their half, it's bad.

Please don't say lube.

Just because I can't remember the dreams doesn't mean I never wake up screaming. Do you know how weird that is? To wake up out of your mind, and to not know why?

It's just crazy.

And I really don't think either one of the options is worse, it's just a matter of patience.

Either's better than getting nothing at all.

Did some in 2002-4 and I'm still waiting :V

Hope none of those are me. o_o

Yeah, I would rather have them take a very long time than be quick.. I am a very patient guy after all (heck I have year long commissions still pending and I reminds the artist every few months :P

worse is never getting it

The prior tends to be disappointing. I do not care if artists take all the time they need as long as the product is good. Lack of effort = lack of caring IMO and I never like to rush artists.

I'd hate the 'pumped a sketch out in a half hour with minimal effort'. I'd do my best to make sure the story I wrote was what they wanted, and the best my talents could offer, and even if it took them some time, I'd want the same. I'd want a pic I could show to people and say "This is my char." and I wouldn't want it to look like it was sketched on napkin.

In the fight against mediocrity, I think I can live in a world where I get number two. Number 1 is too much for this dude.

First one if worse. To alter a quote from Miyamoto, a delayed piece is eventually a good one (well, not always, but you know what I mean), but a bad one is bad forever.

I've never done an art trade, so I dunno, but I'd say option one. Or option 3 as suggested by Oogzie. :P

the second one would make me feel like crap but also too ungrateful for such a great piece @_@

0.o... Hmmmmmm... No idea... It's almost a choice that both are like 'Fuck...'

On one hand they did what looks like crap work ad put a ribbon it saying 'Here's my work now let's see your work so that It looks more like a free commision over an Art Trade!'

on the other hand... You do one of your best works then get blown out the water with the other half and your looking at your work like your the fuck up...

^^;... So far I've only been at the second option... Sort of... :P... Did an art trade with Evhor and Virus-20 and both seemed to turn out Like I did a half assed job... <,<;... But then hey... at those times my skills were not as good as now. ^^;... but back on subject. I'd have to go with both seriously. either way someone's gonna feel like they got/did a half assed job so why bother thinkin on it unless you did as Blade said, Put your heart and soul into it.

What's Jiffy Lube?

A quick automotive repair place. They do fast lube jobs, or so they advertise.

Option one would definitely be worse for me, both to give and receive. There seems to be overwhelming support for quality over speed, which makes me happy. =^.^= (Although if the point of a picture is speed or something to enjoy personally, I don't really care.)

I think both suck.
One, you get into a trade with someone who draws not so well- and it's usually bad when it's with someone you don't know. A friend I don't mind at all.
Two, you get into a trade with someone who draws WORLDS BETTER than you, and you feel like an asshole when you finish your trade, seeing how poor your skills are and that you're not worthy. :B

The worst one of all is definitley never getting anything in return, no response to inquiries, and the other artist continuing to post pictures done months after your half was completed. Shame was, that one was the only one I've been involved with so far that stood a chance of matching or outclassing my abilities.

But to answer the question directly, I'd have to give bigger raspberries to the quickly-hacked-together entry, since I always try to do justice to the other artist's character.

well I can only do poems so no one trades anything with me, but if I was able to do an art trade Id rather someone did a slow thought out drawing rather then a fast half assed one

"A quickly-forthcoming drawing that took mediocre effort on the part of the other artist,..."
Oh sure, single ME out. o_o;

Bah to you and your self-guiltings!

I don't know, since I've had neither.

I dunno. Anything that doesn't feel like there's heart in it is bit of a disappointment, I guess. Haven't made so many trades so I haven't been there yet.
I often drag it on for weeks or months because I just can't get "near" what I'm trying to draw (or who, as the case has been so far) and then it all comes in one half hour. So, fast isn't necessarily bad, the big work is figuring out what I am drawing and seeing it clearly. I'm slipping off topic but...
Bottom line, there's still the feeling whether there's heart in the pic or not, to me anyway.