Flubbles, you say you don't give a hootsmenanny about showcase, but yet you keep questioning old showcases.
Yes you are an excellent photorealistic artist, but that isn't the norm to be showcased. Sometimes moderators showcased something that has not been done before, or that they find funny or special. Not to say that 4 yrs ago the art was less, but now we are spoiled with great drawings.
For instance, one of my drawings was showcased : http://2draw.net/view/87789/ I'm really not and never was under the impression that my drawing was so spectacularly good, I guessed that either the moderator loved giraffes and/or because it is of a mother and a child and I had júst lost my mom.
I used to give a toss about the showcase, but it doesn't bother me much anymore! i just think they could of found atleast one of my drawing's worthy of the showcase, considering some of the mediocre stuff that's been put in there.It's not that ive got a huge ego and i think im the best artist here, it's just that ive thrown enough shit at the wall for atleast one to have stuck and made it in there.
Whether you argue the quality of some of the pieces in the Showcase or not is irrelevant, because they're there for a reason and they're there to stay. You're entitled to your own opinion, but when it all comes down to it you have zero say into what goes into the Showcase and knocking down other artists' work isn't going to change that.
Whatever trevor! Your just pissed cus i said your reno draw wasn't indentical to the ref,i wasn't knocking it at all, i think it's a good drawing, i just get a bit annoyed when some people talk through there asses.
Actually, this has no relevance to my picture at all. It was critique, and I know that -- it's not something I take personally.
I was more referring to
"i think my match is like a million times better than this."
That's called "talkin shit" Flubbles lol ..and your'e right...I don't care if i ever get into showcase..it's not like being in showcase will help further my career in art or anything else..I already get noticed for my art through the comments I get from other 2draw users
and I appreciate that enough that I don't need showcase..but I understand where Flubbles is coming from....I've already seen one picture today on 2draw that deserves to be in showcase..but is it there..no..because it's all about the personal tastes of the person picking the showcase ...cause I have also seen pictures there in showcase that definitely don't deserve to be there..in my opinion anyway..but you know what they say.."opinions are like asholes..everybody has one"..and I am glad I live in a country where i can state my opinion and not give a crap what anyone thinks about it...
That's the thing: I've seen plenty of drawings which I, personally, thought should be in Showcase but never were. But all I'm saying is that no matter how much we want a certain piece to be there, it doesn't mean it will be. There's no use in commenting on already-chosen pictures and voicing our opinions on whether or not we think they should be there, because the fact is that they are.
Yeah I know and I realize that what your saying is true..nothing to be done..but it can't stop me from saying what i think..even though no one really cares what i think..and i don't really care if no one else really cares about what I really care about..I mean really..
I think my turd draw i did with xswirvex is more skillfully drawn than half the other crap in showcase.I wasn't saying the candle shouldn't be there, i was just saying that if thats the standard you have to reach to get in the showcase then why is'nt my match there, because it's a million time's better.I was merely pointing out the fact that there's no consistency.
I'll agree completely, you have an amazing gallery with some spectacularly realistic images. And no, the consistency isn't always there. But Showcase isn't always based solely on quality; it can be the content, message, etc. Whatever the moderator sees fit.
"and i don't really care if no one else really cares about what I really care about..I mean really.."
Now see.. the thing about the showcase is that the mods chose what they thought should be in there. The only mod I ever see here lately is Marcello and he's doin other stuff.. occasionally one of the others drops by.. ...so without them..nobody gets anything in the showcase. Also,, it used to be the kiss of death to say something should be in the showcase..then they never got in except on rare occasions.
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Yes you are an excellent photorealistic artist, but that isn't the norm to be showcased. Sometimes moderators showcased something that has not been done before, or that they find funny or special. Not to say that 4 yrs ago the art was less, but now we are spoiled with great drawings.
For instance, one of my drawings was showcased : http://2draw.net/view/87789/ I'm really not and never was under the impression that my drawing was so spectacularly good, I guessed that either the moderator loved giraffes and/or because it is of a mother and a child and I had júst lost my mom.
I was more referring to
And I stick by what I said.
and I appreciate that enough that I don't need showcase..but I understand where Flubbles is coming from....I've already seen one picture today on 2draw that deserves to be in showcase..but is it there..no..because it's all about the personal tastes of the person picking the showcase ...cause I have also seen pictures there in showcase that definitely don't deserve to be there..in my opinion anyway..but you know what they say.."opinions are like asholes..everybody has one"..and I am glad I live in a country where i can state my opinion and not give a crap what anyone thinks about it...
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I agree with what you said.