Comments on: Check Out My New Avatar!

By: Ankhychan

Ankhychan — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:34:25 +0000

Whoa…looks like we have a case of nerdrage right here. I’m just making a point. Do and say as you will, I’m not here to dictate good sirs.

And Chris, I didn’t try. Pike did that all on her/his own.

By: Chris Anthony - Duct Tape and a Prayer

Chris Anthony - Duct Tape and a Prayer — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:27:11 +0000

Ankhychan, everyone’s a supermodel CIA agent when they’re anonymous. :/

I’m sorry to see that you feel like trying to make other people feel bad about themselves is the best way you can think of to spend your time. I hope you pass through that phase quickly and without hurting too many people in the process.

By: Pike

Pike — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:58:04 +0000

(Note: Mania, if you want to delete my huge ramble just there, feel free to do so. I don’t want to dirty up your lovely blog. It really is a touchy subject for me though annnnnd yeah >.>)

By: Pike

Pike — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:49:51 +0000

Ank – to be perfectly frank with you I do not consider Mania’s avatar to be one of my stronger pieces. I spent a lot of time tweaking it and wound up not particularly happy with it overall, I am very glad Mania liked it though.

Ank, I apologize in advance if I am touchy on this subject. Really I do. Making cartoons is something I very much enjoy doing. And it is the one thing that I have been knocked down for, again and again and again, ever since school. And it is the one thing that I keep trying to come back and do, over and over for the pure love of it. Are the avatars “poor quality”? Perhaps, because I craft them via mouse in the GIMP. That is the point of them. They aren’t supposed to be “high quality”. They are supposed to be somewhat pixelly. They come off much better with a background (which Mania opted out of having).

Perhaps you are right, Ank, and I really am just deluding myself with all this artist stuff. Perhaps all those people who knock me down over and over and have for years, telling me I’m not a real artist, are right.

But ya know what?

So long as I have people telling me they like my stuff and are willing to pay for it then I can cling to my silly little dream.

Please… please just let me do that, Ank. Haven’t you ever had a dream…? =/

By: Ankhychan

Ankhychan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:33:58 +0000

Well, I happen to live in the ‘real working world’ and I know that extra money is always welcome. I’m also speaking as an artist myself, in the ‘real world’…and yes, it’s tough to hold a standard, keep up with demand and better yourself to keep yourself afloat. But then again…if people want to blow x amount of cash on a simple, poor quality avatar then money can’t be all that valuable, right? Fair play to you though, Pike, for doing it. No disrespect. Maybe some people will grow up when they realise that there are better things to spend money on than WoW avatars.

By: Palladiamors

Palladiamors — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:43:51 +0000

And well spoken, Nass.

By: Palladiamors

Palladiamors — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:35:19 +0000

http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php I’ma try to get the new patch notes stuck so Mania see’s them.

By: Gimlion

Gimlion — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:02:01 +0000

Amen Nass

By: Chris Anthony - Duct Tape and a Prayer

Chris Anthony - Duct Tape and a Prayer — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:57:12 +0000

I had a nice long comment queued up, but it’s pretty much what Nass said so I’ll let her say it.

Meanwhile, I love the avatars, Pike, and Mania, grats on getting one. :)

By: Nassira

Nassira — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:54:11 +0000

Pike has a unique style and a pleasant way of seeing things. Her avatars are also unique and pleasant, and I think it’s perfectly fair and reasonable for her to receive payment for her work.

Children or adolescents who are not yet in the real working world couldn’t possibly understand the desire the working force has to feel that they’ve accomplished something, and that they’ve earned wages for doing something they actually love. I go to work every day for a job I’m not fond of, which doesn’t challenge me and doesn’t excite me. When I get paid for that, not only do I feel dirty, but I also feel cheated. I feel that because it’s a job I dislike, because I have abilities I’d rather put to the test but must spend time doing what I dislike, I should be getting more than I earn now. There are not many things more difficult in our society than sucking it up every morning at 5:00am until 7:00pm just to earn the food on your plate.

Those of you claiming she doesn’t deserve a single penny for her unique art – you will grow up soon. And when you do, you’ll realize why an extra ten dollars for doing something you love is worth more than the 100 dollars you make in a day of doign something you hate.