I'm bad to talk, so yeah, rp to keep contact > completly true, also, it's a good way to be active for some time, at same level than reading, gaming, ect ect ect, and it's fun, I also agree with the no limit in it (exept the imagination), and way to express, I don't see other reason to do them, or perhaps a good "interactive porn" for some naughty rp XD

I RP mostly because it's the only real contact I have with people. I'm agoraphobic and can not leave my house very frequently. I have no local friends, at all. My only real contact is with other people online and... well it's lonely. RP gives me a way to get past that, at least a little. It lets me form connections and bonds with others with similar interests and generally helps give me the social interaction I crave and need. Plus, in real life.. I'm a rather boring person. Nothing interesting happens around here or to me so... *shrug* RP lets me do somethin' interestin'.

I don't RP anymore, unfortunately. I used to do it for your same reasons, although I might have simply outgrown it. I dunno.

I definitely understand where you are coming from about requests/trades/commissions, etc. I try to be pretty fast, but very often, if I am not 100% into it, it takes me weeks to make each picture, maybe longer... And, the final result is only as good as the amount of interest I can invest in it. I also worry about being perfect. I can look at other artists' works and see a masterpiece, and I can look at mine and see imperfections. I always want to improve, but if I try too hard, I bust and end up in a long-term art block, which is another seemingly endless cycle; lack of motivation leads to difficulty drawing, which in turn leads to delays, then stress...

As for Number 2: I cannot commission anyone or take commissions due to a lack of a discreet way to transfer money... However, your art is VERY good. You put detail in the pictures that I don't even get close to! That is my next goal. First, it was drawing clean, smooth lines. Then, coloring, shading, backgrounds, shading again... That's how I've improved so far, but I still need that detail! I can spend hours on a picture just trying to put in a little detail, and it just doesn't come out right for me.

So, don't let others make you feel down just by being too cheap to commission you. You are a very good artist! Besides, let's see... For trades, I have done at least twenty and received only about five in return (and they're usually... pretty hastily done...), requests often attract the attention of people who are into things I do not want to draw... I do gifts, occasionally, but what I like about those is that I'm not on a schedule. I can just do what I please, as long as the intended recipient is into whatever I am incorporating. But anyway, if you feel like you don't want to take commissions, trades, requests, etc, don't! Everybody wants everything from anyone who is giving handouts. But, you just have to remember...

What do you want to draw?

Roleplays are fun! :D they allow you to express yourself and be whatever you wanna be!

I'm sorry to hear about your art though. I hope you feel better.

I mostly rp because I don't have much to talk about and it allows me to have some fun and let my imagination run wild x3