Sex and sexuality in art are some of my favorite things, and certainly sometimes arousal is part of this, but more importantly, it is FAR MORE than about simple arousal, as porn is. One of my deviantart friends,

, said that art of a sexual nature can provoke thoughts about our dreams, fears, desires, and place in the world"...yes! Well done art that deals with sex exposes the soul of the subject or act in question, not just the naughty bits. I feel that any kind of work on this site that looks at sexuality in a thoughtful or artistic or critical or celebratory, etc. way is certainly appropriate content for an art site, because, of course, this work is actually ART.
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I'm a fanartist, but I draw other things though
And I love critique, I think it's a shame that some people don't accept it and take it as an insult.
I've received the "It's my style" answer more than once, and it's just annoying...
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Of course I admit that I tend to draw a lot of the same things over and over. It's hard for me to be entirely creative sometimes, yet I feel that drawing fanart of other peoples' characters helps me try something new. I can't think of any "true artists" like you mean right off the bat, though I can definitely say that since joining deviantART, I have steadily gotten better and closer to the "true artist" status.
That being said, I've learned so much just through exposure to other styles about correct proportions, anatomy, lines, shading, etc. etc. etc. For example, compare this old piece (Jak fanart) to one of my newest pieces. You can obviously see improvement. Heeding the advice beyond "nice colors" and "great job!" has allowed me to gradually get better.
I try all the time to leave appropriate comments, and also thank artists for their critical input. Without critique, one cannot improve.
Great news article, by the way.
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on the second note....your right cuz if you keep doing just fan art ppl will start to git the idea that your just a copyin machine and just tracein anything that looks good....which will give ya a bad rap in the long run.....like my mom has always taught me "traceing is not art....
....whew that sure is a lot i wrote there...srry for my gammer lol
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As for fan art--I did say it is a good thing for artists who are exploring their styles (blossoming artists) and an occasionally great thing for accomplished artists to showcase their style with someone else's characters. However, It's just not good to call yourself an accomplished artist--when that is all that you're capable of doing. You should be able to make something on your own too.
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Marilyn Cole
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katmomma@volunteers.deviantart.com
5 Days A Week: the Everyday Adventures of the School Age
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Marilyn Cole
Anthro Gallery Moderator
katmomma@volunteers.deviantart.com
5 Days A Week: the Everyday Adventures of the School Age
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Marilyn Cole
Anthro Gallery Moderator
katmomma@volunteers.deviantart.com
5 Days A Week: the Everyday Adventures of the School Age
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I USED TO THINK BEING LAZY WAS A BAD THING.....SO I GAVE UP THINKING!!!
oh and im a member of =Anthro-Alliance and a member of ~Disgaea-Fanclub
A few people who i think are great artists are Ravenhaven (beautiful landscapes and scenes), Edducttape (always experimenting with styles and methods of art), Red-Phantom (you can tell he works hard on anatomy and structure), and you! (very original characters and a flare for beautiful shading) plus many people from my watchlist are very talented (Jianre-m, stylin-yellow-pup, Davidstrife, ariannuke, defcon79, hassanah, foxtrot-wolfwhistle...i could name probably twenty, but that'd take forever. but i will (as you know) be describing all their talents in my journals! XD)
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