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A Note to my Watchers and Other Artists
13 years ago
General
Over the past few days, I have realized that I seem to take a lot of things for granted, such as receiving art, talking with numerous people such as my friends, helping numerous people with problems, and just trying to get ahead in life. The one thing I try to do is help people be happy, and also help people understand what it is I am trying to do when I receive art from amazing artists.
For those of you who wonder about why I don't post as often as other people usually do, it's because I am sometimes busy with college classes that i seriously dont have the time to write descriptions. That and I try to find the right time to post the artwork so that many people can see it. I also try to make my gallery seem unique so that certain styles can be seen apart from one another, which is what im doing with another image I plan on submitting sometime soon. This may seem like a bad thing to some people, but to me I feel like I am giving the sense of feeling of "what is he going to post next, and from whom?" Which I feel like is a good thing to do because it creates a sense of anticipation.
On a note for the artists whom I commission, I sincerely apologize if I do come off in a bad way at first. I do not mean to come off in a bad way to any of you at all, that is not my intention and that is also not a place I wish to be. I love art, I love all the lines, the colors, the amount of time an artist puts into a piece of artwork. I understand the amount of time and effort you put into your work, and I know when I see good work, it deserves the proper compensation. And I always try to see what I can do to help the artist afterwards, especially by either giving them a tip or a donation after they finish, if my budget allows me to. But the one thing I hear about is how I am not thankful enough sometimes, or I am demanding, or something along those lines. When I commission something and I see the final result, I seriously dont know what to say. I am in a sense of awe and wonder, and I can't believe how awesome the artwork comes out to be. As for the demanding part, artists tend to forget details on my characters and my sona's, which I have to point out. But every time I point it out, I feel terrible, because I hate giving the artist more work than they have to deal with and I just don't like to point things out. I am very hesitant when it comes to these sorts of things. it's always the same thing, "the hip fur is um... missing. the armcuff fur is uh... missing can you fix that? He has pawpads on his feet and hands, he is medium built and has muscles but not many" its always the same thing, and I always feel terrible every time when I point it out. I am sorry, and I am afraid that I have done many things wrong to artists because of the things I ask to be fixed as well as the things I commission may be too complex.
When it comes to commissioning art and winning raffles. I do not take anything for granted, never. Sure there is always the nagging feeling that you want to request something, or maybe you want to just get something for free in a raffle. I understand that, but that is one of our most basic and fundamental flaws, we are people, and we want things, but we take it for granted. I try not to, but it always comes back. I believe that all commissions and artists deserve some sort of compensation for their work, whether it be a temporary thing like money, or something much more permanent like a friendship. Whenever I get a commission form an artist, it seems like my bad side comes out, the one that wants things, and when it goes away, i seem to turn into the nicest person ever. I want to be the best person I can be, a good and king friend to many different people.
In short, I just want to say sorry if I have come off sounding like a complete ass as of late, I have no intentions to be like that ever. So I'm here to say sorry to everyone if I have happened to make you angry with me. Thank you for your time and reading this, but there is so much I can go into. Maybe another time.
dialuca01 Luca
For those of you who wonder about why I don't post as often as other people usually do, it's because I am sometimes busy with college classes that i seriously dont have the time to write descriptions. That and I try to find the right time to post the artwork so that many people can see it. I also try to make my gallery seem unique so that certain styles can be seen apart from one another, which is what im doing with another image I plan on submitting sometime soon. This may seem like a bad thing to some people, but to me I feel like I am giving the sense of feeling of "what is he going to post next, and from whom?" Which I feel like is a good thing to do because it creates a sense of anticipation.
On a note for the artists whom I commission, I sincerely apologize if I do come off in a bad way at first. I do not mean to come off in a bad way to any of you at all, that is not my intention and that is also not a place I wish to be. I love art, I love all the lines, the colors, the amount of time an artist puts into a piece of artwork. I understand the amount of time and effort you put into your work, and I know when I see good work, it deserves the proper compensation. And I always try to see what I can do to help the artist afterwards, especially by either giving them a tip or a donation after they finish, if my budget allows me to. But the one thing I hear about is how I am not thankful enough sometimes, or I am demanding, or something along those lines. When I commission something and I see the final result, I seriously dont know what to say. I am in a sense of awe and wonder, and I can't believe how awesome the artwork comes out to be. As for the demanding part, artists tend to forget details on my characters and my sona's, which I have to point out. But every time I point it out, I feel terrible, because I hate giving the artist more work than they have to deal with and I just don't like to point things out. I am very hesitant when it comes to these sorts of things. it's always the same thing, "the hip fur is um... missing. the armcuff fur is uh... missing can you fix that? He has pawpads on his feet and hands, he is medium built and has muscles but not many" its always the same thing, and I always feel terrible every time when I point it out. I am sorry, and I am afraid that I have done many things wrong to artists because of the things I ask to be fixed as well as the things I commission may be too complex.
When it comes to commissioning art and winning raffles. I do not take anything for granted, never. Sure there is always the nagging feeling that you want to request something, or maybe you want to just get something for free in a raffle. I understand that, but that is one of our most basic and fundamental flaws, we are people, and we want things, but we take it for granted. I try not to, but it always comes back. I believe that all commissions and artists deserve some sort of compensation for their work, whether it be a temporary thing like money, or something much more permanent like a friendship. Whenever I get a commission form an artist, it seems like my bad side comes out, the one that wants things, and when it goes away, i seem to turn into the nicest person ever. I want to be the best person I can be, a good and king friend to many different people.
In short, I just want to say sorry if I have come off sounding like a complete ass as of late, I have no intentions to be like that ever. So I'm here to say sorry to everyone if I have happened to make you angry with me. Thank you for your time and reading this, but there is so much I can go into. Maybe another time.
dialuca01 Luca
You're a bery thoughtful guy, I don't think you should worry ^^
Best wishes and success in your studies and future career.
Well, to avoid further issues and headache with commissions, I always ask to the artist to let me see the picture first hand before he or she submit it to the public, so It's up to me to "green light" the picture or suggest some corrections.
However, I confess that it's interesting to see your character portrayed in so many different ways.
I also confess that it hurts to be a nitpicker sometimes, but remember that the artist is portraying YOUR character, YOUR creation and YOUR
And it doesn't hurt to improve and learn new skills. It's practically impossible to an artist say "I know everything!" of art, and if he or she thinks so, it's just fooling him or herself.
Unless you cut Connor Macloead's (or some random immortal who happens to know everything of art) head off and absorbed all his might and knowledge, you're still an apprentice. Deal with it, prince of the universe! XD [Highlander reference ftw!]
And, as I've learned recently:
"You don't need forgiveness for being you. Forgiving yourself is about targeting the specific things that you feel bad about, not about the person you are. As a forgiveness technique, self-acceptance allows you to acknowledge that you're a good person, faults and all. It doesn't mean that you ignore the faults or stop trying to improve yourself but it does mean that you value yourself above those elements and cease to allow your faults to halt your progression in life." ~ http://www.wikihow.com/Forgive-Yourself
All in all, nice journal, bud. Hope they understand you and accept your apologizes.