YSJ's Pot of Overflowing Ectos - For Artists [$$$$]

YunSooJin

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20 Sep 2009 at 04:46 - 41

thread has been updated, please read

TsukiHito

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20 Sep 2009 at 11:01 - 42

Err... Scene 2 I think? Elite Luxon (Why did I choose that armour D: )

I know I'm nothing compared to the masters... but I am still young... xD Thios is also my first GW drawing. (Be kind

) I also havent seen 300 xD. Okay less excuses - here it is.

Might work on it more so :/

hoodiestarfish

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20 Sep 2009 at 11:27 - 43

thats pretty good

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20 Sep 2009 at 15:41 - 44

Quote:

Originally Posted by angelsarc

Hey, don't go killing me off. OH SHIT! i'm sorry dan

lol. u still look at these forums? ryan showed it to u didn't he, lol. should have known he would have shown u. oops. don't worry, we'll kill someone else off. BML, it can be his grave :-P

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20 Sep 2009 at 16:00 - 45

Ufff, I really really really REALLY want to paint that weapon cleaning one... I can see it in my head... but I am sooooo overbooked. Maybe when I finish my contest entries?

Also, sorry your commish was backward, haha. You didn't tell me she was a leftie!

YunSooJin

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20 Sep 2009 at 16:03 - 46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qing Guang

YunSooJin

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20 Sep 2009 at 19:19 - 47

been getting antsy about reyla, and to make myself feel better about this thread (HEY BLUE IM LOOKING AT YOU). they're terrible and raven and blue told me all about it :| you can pile on too if you want. but these are the expression of my love! or infatuation? obsession? whatever you want to call it.

Reyla just looking normal

Reyla in anger

Chaosx1

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20 Sep 2009 at 19:26 - 48

Terrible

-5 points.

Chaosx1

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20 Sep 2009 at 19:29 - 49

Quote:

Originally Posted by TsukiHito

Err... Scene 2 I think? Elite Luxon (Why did I choose that armour D: )

I know I'm nothing compared to the masters... but I am still young... xD Thios is also my first GW drawing. (Be kind

) I also havent seen 300 xD. Okay less excuses - here it is.

Might work on it more so :/ -5 Points for incorrect spelling.

ravensong

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20 Sep 2009 at 19:44 - 50

Quote:

Originally Posted by YunSooJin

...they're terrible and raven and blue told me all about it :| what?

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20 Sep 2009 at 20:02 - 51

This thread is full of win! I do like Blue's and VoiD's though.

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20 Sep 2009 at 20:58 - 52

Quote:

Originally Posted by YunSooJin

Enjoying a simple meal of moa, cheese, yak butter and milk and some bread =P. HALT!

You guiz haz all bean lied to!

I met the 4rlz Reyla and accurately recorded a varry realiztk pix of her with my polaroid [which enshurs a varry realiztk pix on the spot]. As you can see she is still quite the cougar! So I had a varry hard time capturing her in a NON SEKSHUAL way

sry YSJ

btw she haz good taste for cocktails -- her garnish is varry strong and brave

BladeWind

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20 Sep 2009 at 22:19 - 53

Hahahahaha XD

BlueXIV

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20 Sep 2009 at 22:35 - 54

+10

Man, YSJ, gotta thank you for making this thread. Most fun I've had in Nolani in a loooong time.

YunSooJin

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20 Sep 2009 at 22:51 - 55

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueXIV

+10

Man, YSJ, gotta thank you for making this thread. Most fun I've had in Nolani in a loooong time. :| only thanks I want are more pictures. real pictures! i think i'll crawl into a hole and cut myself now

edit: i'd pay 40-80k for a serious sketch of espadon's quality :/....

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20 Sep 2009 at 23:42 - 56

I was actually gonna post "Hahahah, oh wow, Espadon! Rofl. Nice." but YSJ would murder me then dance on my grave.

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20 Sep 2009 at 23:55 - 57

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueXIV

+10

Man, YSJ, gotta thank you for making this thread. Most fun I've had in Nolani in a loooong time. I second that, I've actually been checking this forum, and I havent been active/taking comissions here for like years lol.

Espadon

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21 Sep 2009 at 00:24 - 58

YSJ why are you being emo? You're not losing much, if any money at all; this isn't a competition thread where you have to give out the prize money even if the best competitor is a 5 year old's drawing. Some people here are probably trying their best and dismissing their work because it's not college level is kind of ungrateful because there are some other commissioners here offering prizes and they haven't gotten any type of submission at all so far. I'm not saying you need to pay out 300k for a pic that you don't really like but at least recognize the effort of people like Voided. As for me, I really don't care at all for your money, but even if it's a joke picture, I spent my time on it and /wristing is a bit insulting.

Lighten up in knowing we're all laughing with each other.

YunSooJin

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21 Sep 2009 at 00:47 - 59

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ravensong

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21 Sep 2009 at 00:51 - 60

Aaaah dont fight.

Happy thoughts, happy thoughts, happy thoughts...

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21 Sep 2009 at 01:00 - 61

Out of curiosity, if you're looking for professional/college level artists, and you have a good idea of who you'd like to draw your character (from the forum) why aren't you just bribing them with your oodles of ectos?

I half wanted to enter but I'm no where near college or professional level, but oh well. I'm sorry I can't live up to your drawing standards. :P

BlueXIV

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21 Sep 2009 at 01:03 - 62

but if YSJ lightened up, it wouldn't be as fun trolling him :<

Verene

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21 Sep 2009 at 01:06 - 63

I'm curious as to what exactly "college-level" is, in terms of drawing.

(asks the art student, who is going to an art school yet is not great at drawing)

BlueXIV

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21 Sep 2009 at 01:12 - 64

If it's anything like UC Berkeley's art level, it's very much under 9000.

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21 Sep 2009 at 01:14 - 65

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueXIV

If it's anything like UC Berkeley's art level, it's very much under 9000. If you sample averages I don't think even art colleges are over 9000.

YunSooJin

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21 Sep 2009 at 01:43 - 66

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sierraa View Post

It was a mistake to mention college or professional, because I'm scrub enough that I probably have no idea what that really means. So I changed it around a little. I was also hoping to attract others who were not necessarily big posters on the forums.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Verene

I'm curious as to what exactly "college-level" is, in terms of drawing.

(asks the art student, who is going to an art school yet is not great at drawing) Again, I changed the actual original post to reflect more clearly what I was thinking.

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My issue is that I'd prefer to spend my money on quality rather than quantity. I guess my approach was hamfisted, and I should be 'interviewing' artists on a one on one basis.

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Espadon, I don't talk about any serious submissions in thread.

I can't figure out what I want to say properly so I'm going to just post an MSN conversation

"Some people here are probably trying their best and dismissing their work because it's not college level is kind of ungrateful because there are some other commissioners here offering prizes and they haven't gotten any type of submission at all so far."

that really rubs me the wrong way
that type of work is what I wanted to avoid, anyways
and if he's having so much fun I don't really see why he'd feel insulted that I don't like his picture that much
its just grotesque
its a good picture
but its grotesque
if he drew it cause he wanted to get laughs, and he did
not sure why he's attempting to pillory me now
sorry, I say what I mean
i really don't like kind of dancing around
or mincing my words to prevent hurt feelings
just never been good at it
probably never will
and I know the money doesn't mean anything at all to people like you and Espadon
cause you're making more than you'll ever need, anyways
honestly
I'm not a grade school teacher
sorry if I don't gush over every post
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The other, final thing is - I dont mind my serious thread being part of a joke; I mind, but at the same time I know its fun and games, so I don't mind.
But if people are going to make issue with my choice to be somewhat grouchy then I don't think they're going to be successful with changing how I feel.

Espadon

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21 Sep 2009 at 01:51 - 67

Well, it's definitely not my responsibility to worry about it but my intent was more weighed towards all the people on here that might want to give your challenge a shot that, as some of the above posts expressed, might not be up to your standards. Forgive me for injecting that bit about my own feelings at the end there, it just got piled on there for effect no less.

I like straight talkers, so from one straight-talker to another: If you're serious about getting serious commissions with serious quality, I think you still have to take the initiative and seek out serious artists [in real art communities if you have to].

YunSooJin

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21 Sep 2009 at 01:57 - 68

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Originally Posted by Espadon

BlueXIV

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21 Sep 2009 at 02:01 - 69

I was on the other end of the msn conv, and I can vouch for the fact that YSJ sounds a bit angrier than he really is

. I've been talking to him for a while now, and he is just... kinda bad at saying what he means.

I'll attempt to translate:
He is laughing at the jokes as well, but YSJ really just wants some more of the kind of art he likes. He's just being D: grumpy right now because of all the trolling :P.

He isn't really *trying* to just throw his money around, but he does want what he deems high quality works. I'm not entirely sure what this entails, but he does intend to invest his money in a few pieces he likes. I think he just expects them to be on a bigger magnitude than what's been popping up lately.

He just wants to buy art that he'll save. He wants to pay for the end result, not just effort or whatever, which I do understand. I don't think he means to offend anyone because of it.

Anyways, yeah, I've been trolling the thread for a while now, and I can tell he's getting kind of frustrated lol. Hopefully things will get back on track and YSJ can laugh a bit more in public to show he isn't always so grumpy :P

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21 Sep 2009 at 02:04 - 70

Quote:

Originally Posted by YunSooJin View Post

I was actually talking to someone on MSN about Nolani posters. Most of the people who've had commission threads in the past have usually shut them down due to loss of interest in GW, College, Work, or they just don't want to do GW art anymore. There are lurkers out there but I'm sure if you saw something you liked in older threads you could message them on DeviantArt, or even here on gwg.

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Originally Posted by YunSooJin

Any art that does not approach similar levels to the examples is not preferred. My question before still kinda stands even with your re-wording. If you have an idea of what you want why don't you bribe the artists you're using as standards? Not everyone who wants to enter is serious about art, or at the level of your standards, it feels kinda like a put off that we don't even really get a chance.

EDIT: Wanted to say that I understand wanting quality over quantity, and it's good to have standards, but maybe you could make it less harsh in the opening post and let those who wanna draw your character at least have a chance :P