Home-made drawings, a waste of time?

jacques00 · 12-21-2006

Along with AhziDahaka, CattyN, and Sutibaru, I have a similar veiwpoint.

Art is a difficult subject to question and expect a rock-solid answer from--now you can get opinions, but not concrete answers--well, at least for me. I compare professional and amatuer (or what you call "home-brew," underpaid, or free) works all the time. In comparison of skills, I see some are better and some are worse, regardless of the professionalism or artistry background. I also see a range of tastes, styles, and techniques used.

Some artists are more fortunate than others to get an offer from a publisher, or even to think of signing up for a publisher to publish his or her works. Also, the artist has a choice of whether or not he or she wants to pursue an education in art. Does that define professionalism--or maybe a higher quality--in an artist's work? Not exactly.

I honestly believe that all artists, whether profesional or not, start off "home-brewing" and later on the may get something out of it, whether it be money or just experience. A forum such as this, as well as art communities like deviantART, are great places for a home-brew artist to improve by way of communication with others--one of the main components on how an artist improves anyway.

In reality, no one really gives a care about what kind of art background or credentials you have, only company (the ones that hire you) and those reputation-seeking-type people do. The quality of an artist's work comes from his or her final product--that's it. And from there is when the work is worthy of having an opinionated discussion.

View Poll Results: Dig home-brew BE comics? Yay? Or Nay?
Yes, quantity breeds success. Most home-brew is great.	96	60.76%
Im indifferent, but there sure are alot of mediocre subittions...	55	34.81%
Nah, home-brew images generally stink and suck bandwidth like a whore.	7	4.43%
Voters: 158. You may not vote on this poll

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12-21-2006	#14
jacques00 (^-^)! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 178	Along with AhziDahaka, CattyN, and Sutibaru, I have a similar veiwpoint. Art is a difficult subject to question and expect a rock-solid answer from--now you can get opinions, but not concrete answers--well, at least for me. I compare professional and amatuer (or what you call "home-brew," underpaid, or free) works all the time. In comparison of skills, I see some are better and some are worse, regardless of the professionalism or artistry background. I also see a range of tastes, styles, and techniques used. Some artists are more fortunate than others to get an offer from a publisher, or even to think of signing up for a publisher to publish his or her works. Also, the artist has a choice of whether or not he or she wants to pursue an education in art. Does that define professionalism--or maybe a higher quality--in an artist's work? Not exactly. I honestly believe that all artists, whether profesional or not, start off "home-brewing" and later on the may get something out of it, whether it be money or just experience. A forum such as this, as well as art communities like deviantART, are great places for a home-brew artist to improve by way of communication with others--one of the main components on how an artist improves anyway. In reality, no one really gives a care about what kind of art background or credentials you have, only company (the ones that hire you) and those reputation-seeking-type people do. The quality of an artist's work comes from his or her final product--that's it. And from there is when the work is worthy of having an opinionated discussion.