I love to see art of this game, I really do, and there are lots of talented artists in the community whose work I'd love to see - but I think there's a distinction that needs to be made.
Right now, a significant chunk of the art that's submitted to this subreddit is not what I'd consider "fan art". What I'm talking about, specifically, is commissioned art, especially commissioned portraits of player characters.
It's okay to be proud of your character and of the art that you get commissioned of it, but of all the different kinds of posts that get submitted to this subreddit, commissioned portraits are some of the least engaging. They attract little discussion, typically don't involve the community, and oftentimes they feel like advertisements for artists rather than actual opportunities to appreciate or discuss or critique the game.
I know this has been said before, but I really do think it would improve the quality of the subreddit if these particular types of posts were limited to subreddits focused on fan art.
This absolutely does not mean that no fan art could be posted here. There's tons of art that contributes to discussion and which is relevant to the community:
-art of NPCs, places, and bosses
-concept art for things you'd like to see in the game
-comics and cartoons
and very nearly any you drew yourself, rather than commissioned. I'm sure this has been brought up before, but I really do think it needed to be said again. I genuinely believe this subreddit would be a much better place for discussion if commissioned art wasn't so prevalent.
I'd love to hear thoughts from others on this matter.
submitted by /u/Caseorogue
[link] [comments]
Continue reading...
Right now, a significant chunk of the art that's submitted to this subreddit is not what I'd consider "fan art". What I'm talking about, specifically, is commissioned art, especially commissioned portraits of player characters.
It's okay to be proud of your character and of the art that you get commissioned of it, but of all the different kinds of posts that get submitted to this subreddit, commissioned portraits are some of the least engaging. They attract little discussion, typically don't involve the community, and oftentimes they feel like advertisements for artists rather than actual opportunities to appreciate or discuss or critique the game.
I know this has been said before, but I really do think it would improve the quality of the subreddit if these particular types of posts were limited to subreddits focused on fan art.
This absolutely does not mean that no fan art could be posted here. There's tons of art that contributes to discussion and which is relevant to the community:
-art of NPCs, places, and bosses
-concept art for things you'd like to see in the game
-comics and cartoons
and very nearly any you drew yourself, rather than commissioned. I'm sure this has been brought up before, but I really do think it needed to be said again. I genuinely believe this subreddit would be a much better place for discussion if commissioned art wasn't so prevalent.
I'd love to hear thoughts from others on this matter.
submitted by /u/Caseorogue
[link] [comments]
Continue reading...