I'm getting fed up with the drama going on around here. I don't know, it just makes me really frustrated. I'm especially sick of the whole "sparkledog" shit. I can't believe all the drama that gets started over colorful dogs. Can you tell me what good it does to go and insult someone's style preference? I've seen people give up their art because of people mocking and poking fun at certain details in their art.
Wow you're reaaal hilarious. I hear a lot of people say "I did it for the lulz" God get a life.

Yes, I'll admit, I've come across some canine characters that are a little overdone. (oh and omg, the same characters with the rainbow legwarmers, goggles, and a couple of glowsticks, theres just too many of those) But what good would it do for me to go and comment "OMG YOUR CHARACTER..GEEZ. WTF IS UP WITH ALL THOSE RAINBOW COLORS? WHY DID YOU PUT SO MANY ACCESSORIES? WHY? UGH THIS IS HORRIBLE!! WASH OFF THAT RAINBOW!!"
You know what? Let people draw what makes them happy. I'm not going to go and bash a character that someone is probably proud of in their mind.

Okay, and look, I'm sick of the huge-boobs-bigger-than-my-head anime art, the overly-done KH fanart yaoi shit, etc, etc, but I don't go and bash the heck out of it. What good does it do? Its not going to keep people from liking it. People are going to create what they like and what they want.

You know what bothers me the most? People that become cowards about their art. I'm not sure exactly how to explain it. Like, when people "give in" to the haters. Its like they get attacked by someone, and then all of a sudden, they're against the thing that the hater is putting down. Lets see if I can set up a scenario.
So say someone goes and posts a journal about how ridiculous "sparkledogs" are. An artist who nornally draws colorful canines goes and reads this journal. Suddenly, they take a step back and go "Oh yeah, yeah, "sparkledogs" are ridiculous. I don't usually draw stuff like that anymore. I'm going to try to lean towards more simple designs." And they go and totally change their style just because of what some dumbass says. Conformity sucks.

Just draw what you love.

If you feel comfortable drawing something, draw it. Don't let anyone make you feel uncomfortable about what you create.

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