05-27-2015, 11:06 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-27-2015, 11:09 PM by MrYoshbert.)
Quote:I have to force myself to even look at the sprites in this section, they're so boring. I can't imagine most passerbys would care to stop and look, either. Art is a lot more fun when there's some vigor between you and the people you share it with. If you just want to make sprites that can only elicit a "meh," then I have no idea why you even do it at all.
This part right here punched me right in the gut. Actually, that entire post took the wind outta me. Coming from a spriting novice who's posted nothing but Mario-related sprites during his entire stay at this place, I'm feeling really ugly right now... and for good reason.
There's no doubt that the hesitation for newbie spriters to break out of their comfort zone is a big issue here, but I think time is also a factor in all of this.
For a number of folks here (I assume), spriting is something they really want to get into, but at the same time an infrequent hobby. They would either prioritize other hobbies that they feel are more important to their interests over it, or find themselves bogged down by too much responsibility to dabble in it some more. As a result, they'll just pour all of their heart and soul into a single static sprite of some character in a still and stiff standing pose, slap it on tSR/DeviantArt/whatnot, turn around, and never look back.
Then they'd think, "I'm really proud of this, but it's not something I see myself doing a lot. No point in attempting to be ambitious in an area I'm not even going to come back to anyway." Coupled with the desire to seek approval and thumbs-up, as Cyberguy mentioned, this way of thinking becomes even more outrageous.
...now that I mention it, I see a lot of myself in this. It's a hard for me to swallow, but now I realize I'm contributing to the problem. Ouch.