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H.R. Giger and furry self-censorship
11 years ago
I despair whenever I see a talented anthro artist respond to getting a mainstream art gig by deciding to hide all of the "naughty" art they've drawn.
It happens time and time and time again, and it's unnecessary and downright unhealthy. Seriously, artists... stop it! I know it's scary, landing your first gig and all, and I know you don't want to screw things up, but...
...no one cares that you draw porn.
In the eyes of the non-furry world, it doesn't matter if what you draw has dicks or tits or dicksand tits; all that matters is that you do damn good art.
The furry fandom has such a weird hangup about porn, honestly, and it's so silly to see artists react as if everyone else has the same hangup.
Take H.R. Giger, for example. When he died the other day, we lost one of the most important, influential, and groundbreaking artists to ever have lived.
And you know what made Giger famous?
Works like THIS: http://vikisecrets.com/uploaded/lar.....e_spell_iv.jpg
That piece is more twisted, bizarre, and utterly sexual than almost anything you'll ever see in the fandom, and there are so many more works like it from Giger.
So, when I see people worry about getting found out because they drew some foxes fucking some time, I can't help but sigh, you know?
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HOMEWORK FOR YOU ALL: In honor of H. R. Giger, go check out some galleries of his work. It'll put things into perspective, and hopefully expand the horizons of some of you. =)
It happens time and time and time again, and it's unnecessary and downright unhealthy. Seriously, artists... stop it! I know it's scary, landing your first gig and all, and I know you don't want to screw things up, but...
...no one cares that you draw porn.
In the eyes of the non-furry world, it doesn't matter if what you draw has dicks or tits or dicksand tits; all that matters is that you do damn good art.
The furry fandom has such a weird hangup about porn, honestly, and it's so silly to see artists react as if everyone else has the same hangup.
Take H.R. Giger, for example. When he died the other day, we lost one of the most important, influential, and groundbreaking artists to ever have lived.
And you know what made Giger famous?
Works like THIS: http://vikisecrets.com/uploaded/lar.....e_spell_iv.jpg
That piece is more twisted, bizarre, and utterly sexual than almost anything you'll ever see in the fandom, and there are so many more works like it from Giger.
So, when I see people worry about getting found out because they drew some foxes fucking some time, I can't help but sigh, you know?
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HOMEWORK FOR YOU ALL: In honor of H. R. Giger, go check out some galleries of his work. It'll put things into perspective, and hopefully expand the horizons of some of you. =)
Once you stop doing what you've been doing and start conforming to what someone else thinks you should be doing, you're no longer doing your own work.
Keep in mind that I am referring to companies that hire artists for their art.
The question is - are your friends making aliases for the same reason a lot of fandom artists do (which is out of fear of potential retaliation), or is it in response to actual retaliation that's happened?
I know from experience that several of the major companies that one would think would have a problem (like Disney and Hasbro, for example), definitely don't - all they care about is if you're producing work on the side that infringes on their IP.