Two cents time
Let's be honest. As much as your complaint is valid and I agree with your words in every way, this will change nothing in this community - communities' momentum are based on inspiration, and if you complain but don't inspire, you have just solved half of the equation here, and half an answer is still not a right answer.
I understand that we, veterans, don't produce any more stuff like we used to do. Most of us are already in our twenties. I work a government job, I study, I have deadlines to meet and failing to meet them can mean losing the stuff I've earned professionally until now. I don't mean to justify - but I am not on my 15's already and I don't have enough free time as much as I wanted to make more things, and I'm sure that I'm not the only case.
Short free times mean quicker art medias are going to be favoured - this is why I started trying digital art (and even then I lost some sleep with them, whoops). Pixelart is cool and all but it's impractical for quick production, especially if better quality pieces are concerned.
Long story short, I think I am long overdue in this community's pixelart scene. I still do a thing or two but I cannot consistently inspire people anymore (let's not forget all the projects I had that fell over due to no progress). Everyone is at 'fault' here, but it's not a proposital fault. Things come and go and for me, this is my verdict.
Needless to say, I'll try making a thing or two despite my lack of time, but a single sparrow does not make a summer - I (we) will need more people interested in inspiring each other.
Let's be honest. As much as your complaint is valid and I agree with your words in every way, this will change nothing in this community - communities' momentum are based on inspiration, and if you complain but don't inspire, you have just solved half of the equation here, and half an answer is still not a right answer.
I understand that we, veterans, don't produce any more stuff like we used to do. Most of us are already in our twenties. I work a government job, I study, I have deadlines to meet and failing to meet them can mean losing the stuff I've earned professionally until now. I don't mean to justify - but I am not on my 15's already and I don't have enough free time as much as I wanted to make more things, and I'm sure that I'm not the only case.
Short free times mean quicker art medias are going to be favoured - this is why I started trying digital art (and even then I lost some sleep with them, whoops). Pixelart is cool and all but it's impractical for quick production, especially if better quality pieces are concerned.
Long story short, I think I am long overdue in this community's pixelart scene. I still do a thing or two but I cannot consistently inspire people anymore (let's not forget all the projects I had that fell over due to no progress). Everyone is at 'fault' here, but it's not a proposital fault. Things come and go and for me, this is my verdict.
Needless to say, I'll try making a thing or two despite my lack of time, but a single sparrow does not make a summer - I (we) will need more people interested in inspiring each other.
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