>(Des) no longer draws any art at all, or just no longer chooses to draw "furry" art? I do know artists who just decided they >didn't want to draw any more and moved on with their lives, but in more cases, they still draw, just not images of >whatever genre they had problems in. It truly is sad when a creative individual no longer creates, so I hope she still has >some outlet for her talents.
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Your values and interests change - I used to draw, but the fanzine I was submitting to ceased production, so I didn't have a deadline to work to any more. I used to do fanart, but my interest in most of the groups declined. I used to draw for my own entertainment, but I've found other things that interest me more at the moment. I can understand that Des "grew up" and lost interest in that aspect of her life.
> From: jmhcustomart2004 <a_change_of_plans_at_yahoo.com>
>Unfortunately, because there are folks in the fandom with axes to grind, I keep my anthropomorphic artwork very separate from my "regular" artwork. I don't need someone connecting the two, as that would be potentially bad for business. As such, the likelihood of me ever posting my mainstream stuff on any sort of "furry" forum or image board is pretty slim.
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There are many people who are just self-interested and believe if it is not about them or their beliefs, then you are wrong, and will go out of their way to make your life hell. It may be none of their business, but they make it their problem, so artists lose enjoyment due to persecution (fursecution?) and slowly move away from the thing that causes them pain. If it is too painful (many artsy types don't deal with discomfort well), they may just up-and-leave! We've all seen cases of artists spitting the dummy, just taking their pad & pens and going home... :-/
Hence keeping different aspects separate. Part of the reason I post under an alias - it keeps the parts separate. :-)
>And, as has been shown in years past, things sent through private e-mails to "close acquaintances" do not always remain so private. Surely you've heard stories of artists who suddenly discover that artwork they sent to a select few people was now being posted on public image boards?
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One of the most famous cases of this is Peter Guzli - a modified picture sent to a few friends as a joke went famously viral!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourist_guy
Implicit trust unfortunately is prone to breakage, as the 'rules' are not always conveyed - classic case of Chinese Whispers!
As long as you are enjoying the art, Jim, we certainly enjoy seeing it, even if we are a bit quiet on the feedback and typed appreciation.
Scrapper, Black Dragon, no drawing for a few years now...
Received on Thu Aug 02 2012 - 20:00:28 CDT