For all artist out there

[Marazhu]

I kinda noticed alot of artists taking their art for granted.
In the furaffinity, you draw what people wants you to draw and most artist put up with their demand for the sake of money. I mean.. come on! these guys hardly draw for themselves.

whenever I see some of their new pieces.. I can't help but notice how "empty", "hollow" and "lifeless" they are.
so people here in this section... please never forget the true meaning of "art"

this video will put you in the right track

[YT]EorkUqmeHds[/YT]

It once helped me open my eyes... and it's also the reason I left the fandom XD

[Carlicious]

I kinda noticed alot of artists taking their art for granted.
In the furaffinity, you draw what people wants you to draw and most artist put up with their demand for the sake of money. I mean.. come on! these guys hardly draw for themselves.

whenever I see some of their new pieces.. I can't help but notice how "empty", "hollow" and "lifeless" they are.
so people here in this section... please never forget the true meaning of "art"

this video will put you in the right track

[YT]EorkUqmeHds[/YT]

It once helped me open my eyes... and it's also the reason I left the fandom XD

you...my friend....just became my best friend on wow

you have that thing to make people feel good and that is a very great quality i saw from you bro

im happy to be youre friend

too bad i suck in drawing but i will focus my mind on something and help the community around me with the best of skillz i have

once again thank you bro /tear

[Anodyne]

That was a fantastic animation. Things like this make me want to try and "learn" to draw, but I don't seem to have the patience to do so. :( I doodle for like 5-10 minutes, then go "Wtf, why isn't this amazing yet?! I give up."

[Mahati]

I draw because there's the evil emperor with the whip that forces me to labor day and night :(
I live in a world in which my drawings take life and sometimes i draw super heroes to save poor me.

[Marazhu]

I draw because there's the evil emperor with the whip that forces me to labor day and night :(
I live in a world in which my drawings take life and sometimes i draw super heroes to save poor me.

^ this..

I love this!

[Mahati]

^ this..

I love this!

Oh wow... Sorry, i commented before i watched the video, but now that I've seen it and the similarities with my comments, i was like "what the actual hell?" Very nice, I almost shed a tear.

[Carlicious]

Oh wow... Sorry, i commented before i watched the video, but now that I've seen it and the similarities with my comments, i was like "what the actual hell?" Very nice, I almost shed a tear.

/whip

break in tear
naow :P

[yuffie030]

Damn...

In my childhood, around 5-6 years old, I loved to draw, doodle around the paper for hours, that made me really happy. My mother used to tell me stories about how I wouldn't want to do stuff because I wanted to draw, for example, instead of watching TV I would draw. My mother always complimented me on how I drew (Duh, she's a mother) and I kinda liked it since I loved to draw. She said that I was like my dad, he could draw amazing stuff... With the years I lost something, the will to draw perhaps, whatever it is that I lost, until today I did not find it... Each time I drew something, I was just saddened that it did not work out as I wanted it to be... As the time flew (middle school and college) I just lost the happiness in it, all I did was draw someone elses art, "re-draw" their art, and each time I looked at it, I felt bad and not really proud or anything... So a few years ago I just said to myself: "If I ever take a pen into my hand again I will not try draw someone elses art therefore I am not going draw anything at all". Even today, when I open Deviantart, for some reason, instead of being encouraged I am actually discouraged by the amazing work others do. I never wanted to draw again and I still don't want to...

This video... Your artwork... I don't know why, seeing your (I am talking to your Marazhu <3) art makes me happy somehow. This video you showed us reminded me of my childhood where it was fun to draw, where the happiness bursted out of me the moment I drew something...

Thank you, Marazhu, you just maybe gave me inspiration to start anew, from the beginning, from scratch, from the time where I was happy...

<3

[Orphic]

I love art but suck at it.
:/

[Antalar]

ejem ejem.....two

[Mahati]

/whip

break in tear
naow :P

So you're the evil Emperor? *gasp* I never would have guessed!
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On topic. Commercial "art" is no art in my opinion. Anything that sells is not art. Anything that makes money, or helps you, i don't know, live better or make your food faster.

Real art should have no purpose other than itself. No reason to be there other than just... be there. That's art, that has no purpose.

My 2 cents.

[Carlicious]

Damn...

In my childhood, around 5-6 years old, I loved to draw, doodle around the paper for hours, that made me really happy. My mother used to tell me stories about how I wouldn't want to do stuff because I wanted to draw, for example, instead of watching TV I would draw. My mother always complimented me on how I drew (Duh, she's a mother) and I kinda liked it since I loved to draw. She said that I was like my dad, he could draw amazing stuff... With the years I lost something, the will to draw perhaps, whatever it is that I lost, until today I did not find it... Each time I drew something, I was just saddened that it did not work out as I wanted it to be... As the time flew (middle school and college) I just lost the happiness in it, all I did was draw someone elses art, "re-draw" their art, and each time I looked at it, I felt bad and not really proud or anything... So a few years ago I just said to myself: "If I ever take a pen into my hand again I will not try draw someone elses art therefore I am not going draw anything at all". Even today, when I open Deviantart, for some reason, instead of being encouraged I am actually discouraged by the amazing work others do. I never wanted to draw again and I still don't want to...

This video... Your artwork... I don't know why, seeing your (I am talking to your Marazhu <3) art makes me happy somehow. This video you showed us reminded me of my childhood where it was fun to draw, where the happiness bursted out of me the moment I drew something...

Thank you, Marazhu, you just maybe gave me inspiration to start anew, from the beginning, from scratch, from the time where I was happy...

<3

/clap clap

bro or sis

you in the other hand made my night,i will have a good dream now :)

go draw something bro/sis and use that inspiration

[Orphic]

So you're the evil Emperor? *gasp* I never would have guessed!
---------------------------------
On topic. Commercial "art" is no art in my opinion. Anything that sells is not art. Anything that makes money, or helps you, i don't know, live better or make your food faster.

Real art should have no purpose other than itself. No reason to be there other than just... be there. That's art, that has no purpose.

My 2 cents.

I sort of agree, but not to that extent.
I believe that if the art was created with the intentions of making a profit and not out of love/passion, then it's not true art. It's not fair to the Mona Lisa that it makes millions of dollars in visit fees; the painter probably didn't have that in mind.

[Tigrosharu]

Touching video, I can draw but have absolutely no confidence in my ability to do so whatsoever.

Everything I do I think is not good enough, I havn't tried drawing my Wow toons yet because my er...perfectionism gets in the way.

I look at other artists, look at my stuff, repeat a few times, then build a bonfire.
Besides the only medium I am really any good at is pen and ink, and I like breaking the rules of art(haha rules, art, these words do not belong together).

Yeah my few cents, guess I will stick to working at getting to unfinished novel 300(or was it 600?) I have far more confidence in my writing skills than drawing skills.

Also my lack of confidence means you may(most likely) never ever see anything I create here, probably safer for your sanity that way anyway.

Tigs out.

[Iridia]

I love art but suck at it.
:/

As long as you care for your art, everyone else's opinion is moot.

Just keep drawing.