Sunday, January 23, 2005

Lost Fan Art Caption
Hey people!

My last Fan Art submittal - Final Sesshoumaru - took alot more work to get it up here on MyOtaku than you might think. That piece was actually the first piece I tried to submit when I joined earlier this month. But for some reason, the review board didn't post it up. I tried time and time again, re-sizing it, and lowering the resolution. But time and time again, it was held back.

But I think I know why. I emailed the review board and they never got back to me. I had to think about what I was doing wrong here. I had the piece in jpeg format, I sized it to fit the required limits, and I lowered the image resolution(too low), so what was it about the piece that was keeping it from being posted? The CAPTION.

I wrote a comment about my piece and Sesshoumaru himself. When I showed it to my girlfriend, (who is a HUGE Inu-Fan) she said it was a bit insulting and confirmed that the caption was the reason why the piece wasn't allowed to be displayed. She also noticed that the tile I gave the piece was also a bit offensive. So, what did I think about this whole ordeal?

The first word that came to my mind was "BULLSH!T!!!" I entitled the piece - 3 Legged Dog - Now, how can that be offensive? The dude IS a 3 legged dog! I know my subject material! He lost his arm in a fight with Inuyasha! If he ever reverts to his original Youkai( demon ) form, would he get his paw back? NO! So he's a big, scary, white furred 3 legged dog! Am I wrong? YOU tell me.

And the caption I put was this: My girlfriend digs all of those white-haired girly-looking anime guys. Like Zecchs Marquise( did I spell that right? ), from Gundam Wing, and Sesshoumaru - the 3 legged dog.

Well, it went something like that. Is that so offensive? I don't think so, personally. But what about you guys? What are your thoughts? I'd continue but right now, I have an important client with a design deadline to meet. So please, let me know what you guys think and I'll post up more later on.

Lates!
raiderivera
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Saturday, January 15, 2005

THANKS TO ALL!
Hey fellow members! I've never done this before, so please bear with me.
Yes I AM a noob here. I just joined a couple of days ago. I've never written a post before and I've never even submitted my fan art before either. But I just had to let you all know how thankful and grateful I am for the positive comments you guys have given me and for making me feel so welcome.
Its a pleasant change from all the online gaming stuff where the minute you join, people are trying to put you down and blow your head off! I tried to play UNREAL once because I thought the free demo was fun, but the minute I registered, I got killed. What fun is that? So I joined a crew, only to get stabbed in the back the next day by the dude who recruited me! So I said F@ So I'm pleased to find such good natured souls here @ myOTAKU. I think I'm gona stick around for a bit and try to get grasp on all this blogging and posting sh!t. I find it's good therapy for the heart and mind to express yourself from time to time whether it be just talking about how your day went or venting out some personal junk. Its all good for the head...
Anyway, this ends my first post. Thanks again to all who gave my art a thumbs up. With great responses like those, I'll be more than glad to share more of my art with you.
Lates!
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