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CloudiusWhite t1_iwmwhr0 wrote

Reply to comment by Underdogger in "Bob Zombie", created with acrylic paints. by langleyeffect

First time I saw his art and I enjoyed the picture, which was the point of him posting it lol. Whining like a child about reposting on a platform that has it happen millions of times a week is like pissing on your face and complaining you got pissed on. Be glad its not someone pushing an weakly veiled ad, which is what the majority of reposts are. Even if they're looking for clout, how exactly does that hurt you? Theyre artists, just like musicians who have to get their music out however possible before they blow up, artists have to put their art out there so people can commission them, and just maybe, if theyre skilled enough, blow up to become a big name in the art industry.

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Underdogger t1_iwmxg2n wrote

That's the equivalent of a musician making a single song and reposting it for multiple years rather than honing his craft and making bigger, better pieces of art. Why dwell on past accomplishments when you could instead improve upon them. Is this the best this guy has to offer? Why should anybody commission art based on what this guy did a few years ago?

I didn't make the original comment because this guy "hurt" me, obviously I couldn't give a fuck if this is a repost because, Reddit duh. But I feel people have a right to know that this guy, who it seems hasn't posted an original piece of art in over a year, and that a commissioned piece would likely just be a reprint from the trend shown here.

As for a "weakly veiled ad", that's exactly what this is. A plea for someone to notice his art and commission something from him despite this being multiple years old.

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CloudiusWhite t1_iwmyrbq wrote

"The people have a right to know" jesus you must take your username seriously lmao

If a musician has one really good song and it happens to get their name out there then yeah theyre gonna put that song out there as their demo. Thats how self promotion works. It doesn't mean they dont have other songs or maybe even better songs that one could be their personal favorite.

A commissioned piece would be whatever the person commissioning it wants, it wouldnt be a reprint. Thats called buying a print. You seem to know nothing about art, music, or how either industry works, so this is gonna be my last reply to ya.

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ice_barrier t1_iwn286w wrote

“You are uneducated and uncultured, therefore I shan’t waste my time conversing with your kind”

This is how you come across

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Underdogger t1_iwn5t3g wrote

If people knowing the truth about something is being an underdog, then yeah, I stand by my username. I honestly believe that everybody should be as informed as possible when making any decision in their life whatsoever and if you disagree with that, I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.

I'm all for people promoting themselves and being successful but go about it in an honest way. This guy reposting the same art for years on end while simultaneously trying to use it for current promoting is not honest, because he hasn't shown that the art he's done recently is anywhere near this quality.

You insulting me about how "little I must know about the industry" while simultaneously taking the side of someone dwelling on past accomplishments rather than further improving themselves tells me that you think purely with emotion rather than logic and aren't worth arguing with, "so this is gonna be my last reply to ya".

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ice_barrier t1_iwn12xc wrote

Stating an opinion and backing it up with reasoning when grilled about it is not whining like a child.

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CloudiusWhite t1_iwn30ft wrote

Maybe youre posting this on the wrong post, but there was no opinion stated by the person I was conversing with before, they stated a fact. If you'd like to engage in this discussion too then get your opening statement right at least.

You know what I do when I see a repost I've seen before? I pass it up.

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