[ SECRET POST #537 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #537 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

101.


__________________________________________________



102.


__________________________________________________



103.


__________________________________________________



104.


__________________________________________________



105.


__________________________________________________



106.


__________________________________________________



107.


__________________________________________________



108.


__________________________________________________



109.


__________________________________________________



110.


__________________________________________________



111.


__________________________________________________



112.


__________________________________________________



113.


__________________________________________________



114.


__________________________________________________



115.


__________________________________________________



116.


__________________________________________________



117.


__________________________________________________



118.
[formerly too big]


__________________________________________________



119.


__________________________________________________



120.


__________________________________________________



121.


__________________________________________________



122. [repeat]


__________________________________________________



123.


__________________________________________________



124.


__________________________________________________



125.


__________________________________________________



126.


__________________________________________________



127.


__________________________________________________



128.


__________________________________________________



129.


__________________________________________________



130.


__________________________________________________



131.


__________________________________________________



132.


__________________________________________________



133.


__________________________________________________



134.


__________________________________________________



135.


__________________________________________________



136.


__________________________________________________



137.


__________________________________________________



138.


__________________________________________________



139.


__________________________________________________



140.


__________________________________________________



141.


__________________________________________________



142.


__________________________________________________



143.


__________________________________________________



144.


__________________________________________________



145.


__________________________________________________



146.


__________________________________________________



147.


__________________________________________________



148.


__________________________________________________



149.


__________________________________________________



150.


__________________________________________________



151.


__________________________________________________



152.


__________________________________________________



153.


__________________________________________________



154.


__________________________________________________



155.


__________________________________________________



156.


__________________________________________________



157.


__________________________________________________



158.



Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 06 pages, 132 secrets from Secret Submission Post #077.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 2 3 4 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 - too big ], [ 1 2 3 4 5 - repeat ], [ 1 - posted twice ], [ 1 - empty comment ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[jdillon.livejournal.com]

despite the fact that most actual careers that involve art now- for commercials, video games, cartoons, etc- are embracing a more anime-like drawing style

Ehhh.. that's debatable. Yes, anime has become more commonplace in American entertainment than it was years ago, but that doesn't mean that it's in the majority when it comes to careers in art, not by a long-shot. A lot of publishing companies and gaming/movie studios don't want to see a portfolio full of anime (or a portfolio full of just disney-style art, for that matter); they want to see that you can handle a variety of styles and subject matters. Anime can be amazingly done and amazingly executed and I respect it when it's well crafted, but anime can also be a stylistic crutch if the artist doesn't study or understand the basic foundations of art and drawing. It all depends on what you want to do with your art, whether or not you want to a career doing art, and what sort of work you want to do. There most certainly are jobs available for those who work in an anime style. But it's a competitive market, and if you want a better chance at a serious career you'll have more luck finding work if you can handle more than just drawing anime characters, because I can tell you from experience that a lot companies and studios are looking for more than that.

Sorry. kind of a semi-tangental rant here. X)

[poisontea.livejournal.com]

Ahh, that's true. If you're wanting to get into an artistic career, you really do need a few different things to offer, and that's fine. It's not that anything anime automatically is good, or that just because it's more popular now doesn't mean the person should use it, as you said, as a crutch. Mostly I was just trying to say that, when you see more and more of anime styles and anime-influenced styles out there, to say "DON'T DRAW ANIME STYLE, NO ONE WILL RESPECT YOU!!!" is kind of ridiculous. It seems like an extreme in the other direction from using it as a crutch.

So... not trying to say they should start going "BWAHAHA ANIME IS ALL I NEED, NOW >D" But it's hardly a taboo thing among the people who would be looking at the portfolios if they DO want to draw professionally, and if they're just doing it for fun instead, well, people "respecting" their drawing style shouldn't enter into it, amirite? ;)