Oh, never mind! :D At least you DID reply. *grins*
True, true! Recognition and feedback are a mighty fuel to creativity. As for asking, well, the online generation apparently still has to learn manners, which wouldn't be easy, I guess.
TBH I've never actually been a real fan. I got sucked into that world by a coincidence, when I stumbled upon naadi's work and did a single "fanart" for her beautiful fic "Checkmate". She was the one to invite me to join LJ and I had to grope my way through the jungle of fandom, encountering quite a lot of different creatures, from the cute to the monstrous.
Some aspects I liked, but some bothered me quite a lot. Greed, drama and art theft were the ones that annoyed me most.
Ah, well, it's behind me, now, but it took me quite a while to extricate myself from that entanglement. I guess something similar is what happened with some of those artists. The negative aspects of fandom just overpowered the good ones. One feels so helpless at times. (After doing some research recently, I've actually discovered quite a lot of my art on Tumblr, which makes me want to growl - and not in a good way. Not one single pic was posted there with my permission. Well, there was a link referring to my DA page, but if I hadn't done the research, I'd never have known.)
OK, so that's enough of a rant, lol. I'm sorry to have bothered you with my blabber.<3
no subject
True, true! Recognition and feedback are a mighty fuel to creativity. As for asking, well, the online generation apparently still has to learn manners, which wouldn't be easy, I guess.
TBH I've never actually been a real fan. I got sucked into that world by a coincidence, when I stumbled upon
Some aspects I liked, but some bothered me quite a lot. Greed, drama and art theft were the ones that annoyed me most.
Ah, well, it's behind me, now, but it took me quite a while to extricate myself from that entanglement. I guess something similar is what happened with some of those artists. The negative aspects of fandom just overpowered the good ones. One feels so helpless at times. (After doing some research recently, I've actually discovered quite a lot of my art on Tumblr, which makes me want to growl - and not in a good way. Not one single pic was posted there with my permission. Well, there was a link referring to my DA page, but if I hadn't done the research, I'd never have known.)
OK, so that's enough of a rant, lol. I'm sorry to have bothered you with my blabber.<3