|
|
Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2003 23:21:08 GMT -5
I've noticed that a lot of old request threads from months and months ago are being dug up; most of them with posts like, "Are you going to draw my picture?" and "Did you draw my picture yet?"
To keep the peace on this board I have a few suggestions:
When you request a picture, please keep in mind that the person(s) offering to take requests does, in fact, have other things to do; they are doing these images for free and out of the kindness of their hearts, they shouldn't be expected to fulfill them.
If the creator of the thread suddenly decides that they no longer wish to take/make requests, please ask an Admin or Mod to lock your thread; that way, it'll keep the old threads down and the new, active requests up on the front page.
Last but not least, for those who are actually taking the requests, try to remember that not everyone is blessed with the ability to draw amazing pictures. Don't be shocked if you find maybe 4 or 5 requests on your thread. Those who can't (or can) draw look up to those who can, so forgive your fans if they get a little over anxious.
Hopefully with these suggestions the hectic madness that is the Request and Trades board will die down. If you have any suggestions please feel free to post.
Thanks everyone! ^-^
Fire Pixie
#nosmileys#nosmileys
|
|
|
|
Post by ecicca on Dec 26, 2003 12:18:18 GMT -5
Thankyou, that definitely needed to be said.
|
|
|
|
Post by misslynx on Dec 27, 2003 14:27:11 GMT -5
Thankyou, that definitely needed to be said. *nod* *nod* |
|
|
|
Post by wolfofthewoods on Dec 28, 2003 17:46:39 GMT -5
When people haven't posted on their request threads for awhile (meaning that the thread is a page or more down), others should expect that they're no longer taking requests. If they were, they'd make a new thread, or bump theirs up, no?
I suggest not bumping old threads to say "are you still taking requests?" Just assume that the artist is not, and patiently wait for them to open up requests again. ^_^
|
|
|
|
Post by chishirou on Jan 20, 2004 22:48:00 GMT -5
I disagree. Having a talented hand does not excuse you to be haughty in the face of one less fortunate. A promise is a promise. If you give someone your word that you will draw them a picture it is only fair to honor that word. It's reasonable that if you agree to do a request, they have every right to have it. IF you can't do it, you should not have volunteered in the first place.
If you promise them a picture, be prepared to do it. There's no excuse for just not doing it because you're busy. Don't commit to something you can't fulfill, and if you do, you're still bound by your word to fulfill it. Honor your word as an artist, and people will respect you for it.
on the other hand, I do think a person who requests the picture should wait for a "yes" before assuming the right to have it. Unless the artist agrees there's no reason to demand it.
|
|
|
|
Post by TheEaterofWorlds on Jan 20, 2004 23:37:38 GMT -5
IF you can't do it, you should not have volunteered in the first place. Sometimes things happen that make you unable to do something after you said you would. Like jobs, school or family problems. Also, please remember that art doesn't have a little switch to turn it on and off. Sometimes you just *can't* draw something. You can search and search for inspiration and it just doesn't come. Sure you can technically always put your pencil on paper and *make* yourself do it, but then it becomes a chore. Art should never be a chore. It's a pure expression of your innermost self. If I were to end up forcing a drawing, it might not end up as something I could give to someone else with a clear conciense. I disagree. Having a talented hand does not excuse you to be haughty in the face of one less fortunate. A promise is a promise. We're not talking about being haughty here. If you can't do something you can't do it. Though we all should try our hardest, failing is something that happens to us as humans. I think that we should consider these, rather than a promise set in stone a "Would you mind maybe doing this if you have time?" "Sure, I'll try!" situation. A promise to try, rather than a promise to finish. |
|
|
|
Post by chishirou on Jan 21, 2004 0:05:56 GMT -5
I think that we should consider these, rather than a promise set in stone a "Would you mind maybe doing this if you have time?" "Sure, I'll try!" which is not what i was refering to. saying that "I will try" and saying "I will" are two different things. saying you will means that you will. Saying you will try leaves space for you to back out of it if you are unsure if you have the means to do it. I'm talking about when you agree to do it. I do know that things come up, as they have in the past many times. But it does not excuse the fact that you have promised a picture to someone. You should finish it as soon as possible. It's not like I don't know how it is to be pressed for time, but it is still important to keep your word when you've promissed something to some one. It just seems arrogant to me to have the air of "well it's my art I can do whatever i want, it doesn't matter if i told them I would, I don't have time." All I'm saying is to do the things you say you'll do and not make a promise you don't intend to keep. Though people may be "fans" it is important to keep in mind that they should not just be dismissed as such. I think a lot of artists get the feeling that they don't have to do anything for anybody if they don't feel like it, which is true, but it can also extend to feeling like they don't have to hold the same standards for "fans" as the standards they would hold with someone like another artist. lol and don't think i'm accusing you of doing such, I think it's just something artists should keep in mind when doing requests. You should always do what you say you will, though things may come up, simply dismissing it as something not important enough for you to complete is cowardly. It's not a matter of failing or not either. It's whether your letting yourself fail. then you ought to only take requests when your "switch" is on. by the way theeaterofworlds, what did you have in the neopian times? your name sounds familiar but i can't remember where i saw it. o.O? |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2004 11:19:03 GMT -5
*nodnod* Agreed! ;D
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2004 9:35:28 GMT -5
I'm sorry, chishirou, but you've contradicted yourself so many times in your posts that you no longer make sense.
No one is being "haughty" or "Dismissing our fans;" we are people before we are fans and should respect each other as so. When one creates an art request thread they are doing it of their own free will and own free time; no one promises the best art or if they can get it to them as soon as they can because there is no guarantee that either is possible.
So, when one makes a request on one of these said threads they have to keep in mind that you might not get your art request fulfilled. I'm not asking that all art request should stop, but more so, a common courtesy toward each other; something that we can all appreciate.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2004 21:56:27 GMT -5
I completely agree... and I guess that I'm a perfect example. You see, I was working on that Felicia picture, and if all thigns had gone well, I would be finished, and yet I'm still not... why? Well for one, I found that I was failing a class, big huge tests I had to take put me off schedual, and then my schedual at school flipped floped, and I had some problems at home, and I lost all inspiration suddenly *wonder why*
You can't always help what happens, and you know... why I request something on these threads... I never EXPECT it... I'm happy if it comes at all =)
|
|
|
|
Post by chishirou on Feb 15, 2004 13:44:42 GMT -5
*shrugs* oh well you guys can do what you want. but in my opinion it is cowardly to just dismiss them when you made a promise. and if things come up, they don't last forever. so you guys can do whatever you want with your requests, i intend to finish all of what i've started though  |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2004 20:24:07 GMT -5
*shrugs* oh well you guys can do what you want. but in my opinion it is cowardly to just dismiss them when you made a promise. and if things come up, they don't last forever. so you guys can do whatever you want with your requests, i intend to finish all of what i've started though Very well, I suggest you keep your negative opinions to yourself in the future.  |
|
