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Gallery padding and you
8 years ago
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Sometimes, someone just has to say it
So as a bit of a follow up to my previous little journal. I wanted to bring to everyone's attention, who cares to read my journals, about a thing called padding your gallery. It is a marketing strategy used in almost everything being sold.
What is it? Well, it is when you take all your less desirable, eye sorish, unattractive, or unwanted images, results, products, and you remove them from view. This way, your front line and your gallery show only your best and brightest work. This is a good thing, since you want to attract your customers in to do business.
BUT! This isn't a good thing for us consumers at all. Because it hides where the artists have flaws here on FA. I have been burned by a few artists who half assed my picture and pretty much told me to deal with it. They never uploaded it to their gallery, despite doing so with nearly everything else. Now ask yourself this question. Have you ever looked at a gallery, were tempted to buy art from the person, only to have your picture turn out like, half the quality as the gallery? Welp, you just got ripped off. And that artist probably isn't going to even feature your art because it was crap, despite you paying the same price as everyone else.
SO BUYERS BEWARE! It is important to do your research on artists you want to do business with! Check E621, check E-hentai, find ALL THEIR ART not just what they feature. If an artist looks too good to be true, DON'T BUY FROM THEM. I don't give a fuck if their gallery looks spotless, that just means they could be hiding things. AND FOR GODS SAKES, DON'T BE COMPLACENT WHEN THEY RIP YOU OFF, SAY SOMETHING! Artists get away with scamming people because we stay quiet, don't. Just like a bad product you send back, you have a right to share your experience with everyone who might do business with that artist. You aren't a bad person for calling out bullshit.
What is it? Well, it is when you take all your less desirable, eye sorish, unattractive, or unwanted images, results, products, and you remove them from view. This way, your front line and your gallery show only your best and brightest work. This is a good thing, since you want to attract your customers in to do business.
BUT! This isn't a good thing for us consumers at all. Because it hides where the artists have flaws here on FA. I have been burned by a few artists who half assed my picture and pretty much told me to deal with it. They never uploaded it to their gallery, despite doing so with nearly everything else. Now ask yourself this question. Have you ever looked at a gallery, were tempted to buy art from the person, only to have your picture turn out like, half the quality as the gallery? Welp, you just got ripped off. And that artist probably isn't going to even feature your art because it was crap, despite you paying the same price as everyone else.
SO BUYERS BEWARE! It is important to do your research on artists you want to do business with! Check E621, check E-hentai, find ALL THEIR ART not just what they feature. If an artist looks too good to be true, DON'T BUY FROM THEM. I don't give a fuck if their gallery looks spotless, that just means they could be hiding things. AND FOR GODS SAKES, DON'T BE COMPLACENT WHEN THEY RIP YOU OFF, SAY SOMETHING! Artists get away with scamming people because we stay quiet, don't. Just like a bad product you send back, you have a right to share your experience with everyone who might do business with that artist. You aren't a bad person for calling out bullshit.
