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fandomsecrets2007-07-08 05:25 pm
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[ SECRET POST #184 ]
⌈ Secret Post #184 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 06 pages, 131 secrets from Secret Submission Post #027.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 2 ] broken links, [ 1 ] not!secrets, [ 1 ] not!fandom, [ 1 2 3 ] personal attacks.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Monday, July 9th, 2007.
Current Secret Submission Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Re: 11.
(Anonymous) 2007-07-09 06:26 am (UTC)(link)http://yaminoeyes.deviantart.com/
She's 24. She lives with her parents. After several years of doing absolutely nothing, she's in school, but it's art college, and it doesn't seem to be improving her talent any. She's writing a comic book for a company that does not exist and has been excitedly saying "It's coming out this fall!" for five years with not a page in sigh. She has no job and except for a couple months in a fish store several years ago, she never has.
She (and her scary syncophantic boyfriend who has told me "I will not ALLOW her to give up her dreams!") still firmly believes that she will become rich and famous through her art and writing.
When she was 21 or 22, it was her actual life goal to write a script for Final Fantasy VII-2 and sell it to Square-Enix.
I do love her. I want so badly for her to turn her life around even in small ways. I don't want her to give up art and writing even if she's bad at them, if they make her happy then that's beautiful. But I want her to have a future, to have some independence. I want her to live in this world a little. I just wish my best friend would fucking grow up.
Re: 11.
Is she really going to art college? Because there should be even a LITTLE ounce of improvement in there. D:
Seriously, what the...
*slaps forehead*
Re: 11.
Lol. I think I knew her in another life. That name at least seems very familiar as does the notion that she could sell a VII sequel to Square.
As a bit of freelance artist myself, art cannot be learned. It's a natural talent and no matter how much you try to learn in art school if you have no talent to begin with you're not going to improve. Just looking at her gallery I've seen no improvement whatsoever. Yes, we all start somewhere and should always strive to improve ... but god, there's no hope here and to be 24 at that and actually thinking she could base her future off this. I'm light years ahead of her and I wouldn't dream of basing my future off of my artwork because it simply is not feasible unless you just happen to be lucky. It's very competitive and honestly the worst thing you can do in my opinion is go to art school. Everyone I know who ever graduated with an art degree did nothing with it and in my case it completely sapped me of any desire to draw or create for months.
Yes, if you enjoy drawing by all means continue to do so. I draw because I enjoy it and that's the best reason in my opinion. But you can't expect to base your future on this ... much less when you're talent ... or lack there of is this.
I admire you for actually trying to talk some sense into her however she seems delusional. What do her parents think of this decision she's made as she's obviously living off them and I can't imagine anyone wanting to commission her to do artwork for them.
Wow, I'm just sorry for you that she values your friend and opinion so very little.
Re: 11.
Of course the parents need to do something too, but if they can't/won't, then no one will. In the end, it's not your problem.
She's 24, but that's actually still pretty young. There's people in their 40-50's who still live at home, but I think those are different situations.
Re: 11.
(Anonymous) 2007-07-09 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)'Course I'm in pre-med classes and working in nursing care nights and weekends and applying to med school next quarter (and I go outside. with my friends.), but I do live at home.
The problem isn't where she lives or even that she's dependent, the problem is that she's scarily delusional. I've talked to her many times and she really will not consider any career besides being not only a professional artist, but a diva artist who only draws what she wants and faces no critique or editing. I think she'd actually turn down a real art job (if Hell froze and she was offered one), if it required working to a client's specifications even when they didn't fit her own taste.
Someday her parents will run out of money or patience, and I do worry. I can see her ending up literally homeless.
Re: 11.
Oh Jesus wept. Most artists end up doing commercial art of some kind if they have a career in art. The ones who make money off of say, Cafepress of Deviantart are either GOD or have many works that appeal to many people. Either way, I'd imagine it'd require work. Judging from her work, she doesn't have a chance unless she improves a great deal.
There is no such artist that goes without harsh criticism, and that's true in any creative field. If she can't handle that, then she's screwed. She is so going to get ripped apart, but hey, at least she's determined, right? Still, she might be one of those people who end up wasting their lives going after what is unattainable to them. It's a wait and see thing, but I'm not optimistic.
As for being homeless, yikes, that's a worst case scenario, but sadly possible.