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Published: 2015-01-02 22:39:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 2647; Favourites: 88; Downloads: 1
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rant below, sorry.
nowadays people are just greedy and not creative with species. it is an ORIGINAL species. not a pre-existing species and an object slapped on its butt. and the audacity to make it a CLOSED species, without it having an original anatomy or backstory? PFFT. how selfish. it truly pisses me off when i see white knights yelling at others for making characters that have the same idea, because wanna know why? it wasnt original in the first place. you cannot claim a dessert dog as your own species. it is not your own original idea, thus you cannot "copyright" it. im honestly jealous of these popular artists who can sell anything for over 100 dollars, only due to their popularity. i dont mean to sound arrogant in anyway, as i am a very humble person normally, but sometimes i feel like my art is actually equal, if not better, to theirs. yet they get noticed more, due to their 'kawaii "original" species' and it really does make me sad. i worked hard on the concept of faedeir, yet they are not as widely known as id like them to be.
i am honestly disgusted by some people's behavior on this website, too. being popular doesnt mean you can be rude. i can understand if they get busy, but try to at least comment on fanart. ive had this happen to me, and it really does hurt your feelings. i was assigned to draw a certain deviant a picture for their secret santa in 2013. i waited for a while and never did i see a comment, or even a favorite. but i was looking one day, and they decided to sell said character. and i know for a fact they seen it. it was in the sta.sh where they put the art drawn of them. it really dissappointed me. i unwatched them, and no longer considered them my inspiration. it feels like a huge slap in the face when you work hard for someone, and they dont even acknowledge it. popularity does not mean youre necessarily a great drawer. it sometimes means youre just good at ass-kissing.
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Have you ever noticed how the cutest species are always closed? smh πππ
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Someone please help!! I donβt know if I made an original species or not!! Check my acc, and look for an artwork called βidk if I made an original species or notβ or something. I originally made the species in 2016 but I wasnβt on DA there.. HELP
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thank you
i despise closed feature species.
Like, I have no problem with closed species, i just don't really care for them, but people need to understand that making an original closed species isn't the same as slapping some wings or food onto a cat or dog and then selling for 50 bucks each
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I've been reading other's opinions on the topic of "original species" and it makes me more and more on edge about my own work. I don't sell my adopts for high prices but I don't want my creations to be clique, bland, or just not creative...
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One time I forgot to comment on art someone made me but I'm not a bad person, sometimes people forget.
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this is perfect ^^^Β
i don't mind if people make a species like that, or even sell adopts of them for hundreds of dollars- (i have to question who would spend that much, but i'm not judging)Β
everyone has to make a living, it's understandable.
but when you say people can't use that idea because you came up with it, that's just stupidΒ
scuse u but a dog with a fruity butt is a dog with a fruity butt, not some amazing unique idea that's never been done before. how do you forbid everyone ever from making dogs with fruity butts?? (not a hit at any specific species here, just any of those generic "___" cats/dogs/ponies that are just cats/dogs/ponies with a butt thing or some other minor difference)
that's why i like the tailmouth species. you can do whatever you want with them, because the creator knew it was lame to restrict people on such a vague idea of a species. i feel like a lot of these species with weird tails were inspired by tailmouths too.Β
a closed species with creative designs and deep lore is definitely something i can understand wanting to keep to yourself. but a dog with something stuck to its' butt? that's just a dog. you can't forbid people from drawing dogs you goof.Β
thanks for making this manΒ
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i totally agree!! and its my pleasure ^ , ^
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Youre so welcome omg
Your words brought a tear to my eye
Its good to know not all people om this site are retards
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You know, most of these people are making a living off this stuff and are doing what every artist dreams to do, why can`t you just be happy for their success?
Also the picture thing, I`m sure they saw your art, but if they commented on yours, others would expect comments, and all those comments add up. People don`t have the time to talk to everyone.
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what...im talking about artists who yell and are mean to others because their "CLOSED" species are literally just already existing animals with say, a freaking cup as its tail..like thats fucking ridiculous it isnt a closed species??
and the thing is they commented on lots of other people's gifts, so why not mine? just a "thank you" feels better than no comment or even a FAVORITE ffs..favoriting stuff takes like a millisecond.
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I know, but you also said you were jealous, I`m not berating you for it, you should just be happy for them.
And maybe they commented before they were popular, before people started spamming them with notes and comments and tags and everything else.
I`m not mad at you, I just don`t like it when others are unhappy that people make money off of what they love, no offense to you.
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yeah im happy for their success, but really disappointed that they are just really rude to people who use the same idea, whenever it wasnt original in the first place..
and no they didnt :"( but its okay, because i dont even look up to them anymore and nor do i care ;-;
and its ok :_)
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It`s alright to be upset, but some people truly believe their designs are worth it, original or otherwise.
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Eh, I'm okay with making closed species (I just made one), because then it feels like a community, but I would never freak out at someone for having a similar idea, since, yeah, a water dog or a pancake cat or whatever is pretty standard. imo nothing on dA is TRULY "unique"; everyone is inspired by all sorts of things they see, and so many people have drawn so many things over the entire existence of the human species, that I find it unlikely that anyone has ever made anything new. But some are certainly more common than others. x)
Adoptables in general piss me off when it comes to popular artists. Nobody should be able to charge $50+ for a girl in a dress. People buy because the art is pretty, as though buying the character will also buy their art skills. Honestly, I unwatch any deviant that sells their "designs" for exorbitant prices.
Same "originality" idea with OCs, imo. For example, the character in my icon: pink curly pigtails, Sweet Lolita, candy-themed - all common themes. I would only confront someone about "copying" if their character was like 95% the same, and even then I would look for other evidence first.
Idk, people get very possessive of their ideas here.
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It`s because some people actually put thought and hard work into their designs, and to them, that`s worth what they charge. Sure, some may not be that special or original to you, but to the people who actually try (not the people who throw stuff on something and sell it), it could possible mean the world to them.
And please don`t confuse "unoriginal" with "simple". Yes, water dogs, sushi dogs and nekoi are all very easy to think of. But they are simple ideas, not unoriginal ones. If it was so unoriginal, why didn`t you think of it?
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tru to all of that omg ; A ;
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i understand, but it is the buyers that go crazy though....but sometimes i look at a closed species auction with the species being really simple with simple clothes that prices are like $50....and im just like whatta heck?! Sure some species are cute, but dont go overboard jeesh.
anyways, just gonna advertise my OPEN-species here~ if anyone wants to make some~
sta.sh/0yxhf1oby74
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ya im glad me and my bfs species are 1000% unique bug dogs and we dont charge any money for them because we're generous and our species was a gift to the people
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truth! your species is adorable i love them
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laughs agreed again
but seriously these were more like a fun species and im not even trying to sell them for 1000$ each : D
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there really is no reason to try to stick a flower on a cat and call it an original species I guess
I don't think people should pump the price on an adopt because 'it's my original species' that actually isn't really well thought about at all
If they don't have a nice original species just focus on trying to make a nice design and sell that is what I say
It is weird how people get popular
Depending on how popular the person is, they really could get hundreds of messages a day that they have to sift through themselves and things can really get lost if they aren't online every day and even then they could just have forgotten
As the person on the other side like you, it's soooo super frustrating sometimes
Soooooo super frustrating haha
I would probably be in a rage myself for drawing the character, not getting a response, and then a bit later they sell the character away after I just drew them
Maybe the current owner will love on them
And I'm sorry that this happened
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yeah, right? i hope so. people are just so greedy haha! but thats just human nature, sadly.
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yeah people can be really mean sometimes too
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I agree.
Thing is, I hate my unoriginal species, Bottle Pups. They sell really cheap and I don't enjoy making them. I can't stop making though because that's all any of my watchers like really. So, yeah. Sorry to bring this here.
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no its alright! i can understand. its kinda sad actually, i hope things can get better for you. your art is so adorable, bottle pups or not.
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I know how you feel ;n; it's all just awful.Β
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Yeah.
I totally agree with everything you're saying. It sometimes sucks indeed. :I
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