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**Banjo** · July 16th, 2012, 04:36 AM

Does this get into the slippery slope of 'mods' deciding personally what one considers "bad" art or not?

As a Poser artist myself (and perhaps one of the 'first' to use it to make spanking art on a large scale), I agree that a lot of folks turn out some pretty ugly work on the misconception it's "easier than drawing stuff". However, one could judge hand-drawn art the same way: I personally considered some of the stuff at the old AOTK as very basic and technically awful, but that's just my opinion and I'd never go around slamming an artist just because they weren't Sardax or Jay Em.

In fact, some artists I adore would be the first to admit their work is pretty basic and technically limited; Phyliss' literal "MS Paint" line-art work is one I find wonderfully emotive despite the limited medium, Ann Maddison's "pencil on yellow lined paper" is some of my favourite spanking art ever, and Forks himself (hey, mate!) will tell you his early stuff was "rubbish" but *I* absolutely loved it (and wish he'd post it here!). Ron Wilson used to post many years ago under the nickname 'lousy artist' because his stuff was so 'simplistic'; the guy has a huge following and tells stories really well with his art, however.

Slapping out some five minute Poser piece, attempting to colourise with MS Paint, or doing a bored sketch on the back of your Maths folder is unlikely to produce anything close to 'art', but I worry when I hear people talking about "shitty art" as a matter of personal opinion. In a community wanting to encourage others to post, rules are rules, but value judgements are different altogether.

I personally think far too many 'new' western artists try and emulate manga styles, and fail... they would be better off developing their own style, IMO. But that's IMO, of course. If I were a mod, I'd probably have very different views on what was 'acceptable' or not (heck, my F/M preference would make me much harder on X/F than most others here alone!).

Not a challenge, just something for all to keep in mind, especially in a community wanting to encourage others to return to and feel welcome at.

July 16th, 2012, 04:36 AM	#4
Banjo Game Developer Banjo is offline Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 571	Re: El Manto Negro And the AnimeOTK 2 Rules Does this get into the slippery slope of 'mods' deciding personally what one considers "bad" art or not? As a Poser artist myself (and perhaps one of the 'first' to use it to make spanking art on a large scale), I agree that a lot of folks turn out some pretty ugly work on the misconception it's "easier than drawing stuff". However, one could judge hand-drawn art the same way: I personally considered some of the stuff at the old AOTK as very basic and technically awful, but that's just my opinion and I'd never go around slamming an artist just because they weren't Sardax or Jay Em. In fact, some artists I adore would be the first to admit their work is pretty basic and technically limited; Phyliss' literal "MS Paint" line-art work is one I find wonderfully emotive despite the limited medium, Ann Maddison's "pencil on yellow lined paper" is some of my favourite spanking art ever, and Forks himself (hey, mate!) will tell you his early stuff was "rubbish" but I absolutely loved it (and wish he'd post it here!). Ron Wilson used to post many years ago under the nickname 'lousy artist' because his stuff was so 'simplistic'; the guy has a huge following and tells stories really well with his art, however. Slapping out some five minute Poser piece, attempting to colourise with MS Paint, or doing a bored sketch on the back of your Maths folder is unlikely to produce anything close to 'art', but I worry when I hear people talking about "shitty art" as a matter of personal opinion. In a community wanting to encourage others to post, rules are rules, but value judgements are different altogether. I personally think far too many 'new' western artists try and emulate manga styles, and fail... they would be better off developing their own style, IMO. But that's IMO, of course. If I were a mod, I'd probably have very different views on what was 'acceptable' or not (heck, my F/M preference would make me much harder on X/F than most others here alone!). Not a challenge, just something for all to keep in mind, especially in a community wanting to encourage others to return to and feel welcome at.