[ SECRET POST #244 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #244 ⌋

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 036 secrets from Secret Submission Post #035.
Secrets Not Posted: 0 broken links, 0 not!secrets, [ 1 ] not!fandom.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Friday, September 7th, 2007.
Current Secret Submission Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I think your problem is that you admit you haven't seen many english-language fanartists. Just like everyone else who makes such rude generalizations. Sure, there are some that post in comms, but a lot of those artists are terrible. They're whoring their art around because they can't get hits otherwise.

There are AMAZING artists out there. And I don't know why people would rather see

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I think your problem is that you admit you haven't seen many english-language fanartists. Just like everyone else who makes such rude generalizations. Sure, there are some that post in comms, but a lot of those artists are terrible. They're whoring their art around because they can't get hits otherwise.

There are AMAZING artists out there. And I don't know why people would rather see <a href="http://i10.tinypic.com/4yupvuu.jpg"crap like this</a> than <a href="http://fevereon.deviantart.com/art/Sephiroth-complete-15095133">stuff like this</a> (not that all american fanartists do hyperrealism... she was just the first to come to mind). Really, motion? Fuck that. I'd take awesome anatomy and shading and knowledge of the human figure over "motion" any day.

Do you really think japanese people have some sort of super art gene? Wtf. It's just ignorance on the part of you japanese artist worshippers that perpetuates this inbalance.

[powerofsteam.livejournal.com]

And I don't know why people would rather see crap like this (http://i10.tinypic.com/4yupvuu.jpg) than stuff like this (http://fevereon.deviantart.com/art/Sephiroth-complete-15095133)

32,661 views and 2,216 faves = totally underappreciated? News to me. You may have a point overall, but your example could have been better chosen.

[(Anonymous)]

My problem is with the people like the person I'm replying to. I mean, those numbers to me say that english language artists have no "catching up" to do, but apparently large chunks of 4chan, LJ, and other sites seem to believe that we english speakers are somehow behind the japanese in terms of art.

Most people browsing deviantART have figured out that good english speaking artists exist, that's why they're there.

But you're right, once again, I fail at wording things right.

[toxictattoo.livejournal.com]

fevereon FTW! I have a couple of prints from that artist and they totally rule the fucking world.