tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914655703427121113.post8159824937198309186..comments2011-08-19T21:28:06.839-04:00Comments on Zlog!: FAFWZackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601125070909314971noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914655703427121113.post-63750028559135225192011-08-19T21:28:06.839-04:002011-08-19T21:28:06.839-04:00Not that I have a problem with fanart, but it is h...Not that I have a problem with fanart, but it is hard to filter out in tumblr.. at least I have more control with what I want to see on deviantart, you know?Jessica Leunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05104199566389188846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914655703427121113.post-4491459349007953642011-08-18T19:29:47.931-04:002011-08-18T19:29:47.931-04:00I think you're totally missing the point, ozwa...I think you're totally missing the point, ozwalled. Zack pointed out already that he has no problem with fan art. Everything you pointed out in your comment is probably fairly obvious to most people, especially creative people who are always more than happy to list their influences. What is being said is for people to do their best to draw only unique creations for one week. In other words not to draw an image of someone elses character but to draw your own. It's not about trying to be 100% original but about flexing your own creativity. It's easy to draw an existing character, you don't need to think about the design, the character, how they dress etc etc. But it's a bit more difficult to think of something different (I'll avoid using 'original' here).<br /><br />It's a fun excercise, not an official damning of fan art.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688349292092971056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914655703427121113.post-70527468759580402812011-08-18T18:57:45.487-04:002011-08-18T18:57:45.487-04:00It bothers me that so many people seem to take iss...It bothers me that so many people seem to take issue with fan art. For the mostpart, I see it displayed as a form of art snobbery, and it annoys me.<br /><br />Who cares if people draw pictures or whatever of something they're a fan of? Some people seem to have this attitude that someone's fanart work is somehow less good than original stuff, simply because it's fan art. I really feel these people need to get over themselves.<br /><br />As Austin Kleon said:<br /><br />"We make art because we like art.<br /><br />All fiction [or art], in fact, is fan fiction [or fan art]."<br /><br />http://www.austinkleon.com/2011/03/30/how-to-steal-like-an-artist-and-9-other-things-nobody-told-me/<br /><br />That's right -- no matter WHAT sort of art people make, no matter how original they're trying to be, they're never going to be making it in a vacuum; people will always be making art using their artistic influences and the influences of their life experience, pulling out things they like from these to make art. Always! Even if you're painting a person that you loathe, or a human act that you detest, you're still going to be painting it with the influence of the people's artwork that came before you that you liked (or be consciously trying to stay away from it at best), in which case the influence of what you like is still there.<br /><br />All art is fan art. So why does fan art sometimes get a bad rap? Why are some people so quick to turn their nose up at it because it's not original?...<br /><br />And on the flip side, how many of the people making "original" stuff will have styles and themes influenced (many of them even, quite obviously) by other artists? Ever single one of them. From cave paintings, to Michelangelo, to Van Gogh, to Frazetta, to Disney, to Tezuka, to Kirby, and beyond, all of those original pieces of art will be influenced by others, just like those artist were influenced by other artists, be they ones that came before them or their contemporaries. Even their best, most original stuff was fan art.<br /><br />Be happy that people are making art at all, and (hopefully) enjoying themselves. If and when they want to, maybe after they've had their fun blatantly showing their love for something or other (and maybe have improved their skills while they're at it), they'll move on to something else that you happen to enjoy more. Some of it, to you, may even appear original.ozwalledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890689780163596307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914655703427121113.post-5138217095334888412011-08-18T17:53:33.432-04:002011-08-18T17:53:33.432-04:00I love this, I think it's great. GOOD IDEA. It...I love this, I think it's great. GOOD IDEA. It's also actually quite funny for me as I've only ever really drawn my own stuff, but the last two drawings I posted on my blog were 'fan' art (not that I'm a Doc Strange fan, it just looked cool to draw).<br /><br />The original idea behind my sketchblog was to do a character drawing every day. My own characters and designs. I get way too busy with work so can't keep to the daily schedule. But it is certainly far more rewarding and fun to come up with your own ideas on a regular basis. It can also be hard sometimes, but that's fun as well, a challenge.<br /><br />I hope a lot of people listen to this and do it next week, I would LOVE to see what people come up with.<br /><br />All the best,<br />KevAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688349292092971056noreply@blogger.com