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boo-hoo-butthurts — The Draw Something Else saying
Published: 2011-03-20 22:53:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 1030; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 7
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[READ THE ENTIRE DESCRIPTION BEFORE COMMENTING]I do admit, i do get a bit peeved when i see someone's gallery completely cluttered with nothing but one character (and i mean literally just one character, thats it). These people are usually the most common to get the 'ol saying "Draw Something Else".
But another thing i see that peeves me even more is when people who *ahem* dont entirely draw only one thing, and get flamed/ trolled because of it. (Though they do also get the "draw something else").
Now keep in mind, when you say "Draw Something Else", people will think you are referring to every aspect of the drawing. Saying "Draw a different character" or Draw a different backround", it would sound much more clear. Then again, why tell someone at all? It only wastes your time trying to deal with a problem that isnt even your own.
What I mean by "dont entirely draw only one thing" is that, lets say there is an artist, and they may draw many different things, though there is always one certain object/character that appears in each piece (I myself partake in this too). These people eventually get the "Draw Something Else" statement as well, though i would like to point something out. (In my opinion), they arent deserving of this statement, if they are at least drawing different objects/characters/backrounds each time they make a new piece. This is usually associated with Fanart, which i will talk about another time.
But tell me, would you say the same thing to someone who only draws one original character all the time, but different backrounds? What about different characters, but the same backround all the time? Same goes for fanart.
Now, I am going to assume it has something to do with originality, which i will also talk about for another time, but if you think about it, it all boils down to just using the same tiny object for every piece, but it is all still a different picture, nevertheless. In my opinion, backrounds and characters are two different things, and saying "Draw Something Else (or, "You Draw the Same Thing All the Time!!!") cannot apply if one of the two things are different after every piece. It's the same thing as painting clouds in every piece. Sure they are always painting clouds, but each picture is still different. Same thing with characters. Sure the same character appears in each picture, but maybe, one picture will be in a jungle, and the other will be in a city, then a cave, then other places. They are still different, even though the same character shows up somewhere in each one.
Now remember, this is only my opinion, I am not trying to say that it is right. You are welcomed to debate/flame about it. (Especially flamers, come one, come all)!
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While I understand and respect your point, I have to disagree.
True, you may be drawing a different picture each time, but the phrase "draw something else" refers more to a subject matter rather than a piece as a whole. You may be drawing a different setting with different objects in the piece, but using the same character for the same piece still means that said character is the focus - regardless of what may be different.
Personally I don't think I could stand drawing one character exclusively even if I did change the backgrounds.
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You make a very intriguing argument. I sort of agree with you, but as for the part of me that doesn't completely agree, I'll try to remind it that, as you point out, it's not really my problem anyway. After all, if I get annoyed of seeing the same thing over and over again, I can always look at someone else's work.
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yes, i completely agree, if someone's art tends to end up being too similar to one another, i would definitely unwatch them. I never said dont unwatch them, the point i was trying to make is that the saying/flaming "You draw the same thing too much" is done very blandly too much, in my opinion.
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And I wasn't trying to disagree with you on that point. It's just my nature that I have difficulty with absolutes, so it's difficult for me to agree absolutely most of the time.
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I also see a lot a galleries which just have a huge amount of pictures with different characters, but they all have the same pose and build so it's pretty much all the same but with different colours... to me that is the most uninteresting of galleries.
Personally I have the opposite problem... my gallery is a mess 
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Ah I see.
Very interesting and understandable opinion.
I draw differently with different characters all the time. Unfortunately, it means my work's quality is highly inconsistent.
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I don't usually tell people to draw something else, but if their art gets repetitive I will remove them from my watchlist. It gets rather annoying to see the same kind of thing over and over and over. It's boring and I'd rather watch artists who have variety in their art.
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Yes, it is completely understandable as you why anyone would unwatch an artist who is unable to branch out every once in a while. Nobody is obligated to watch an artist, the watcher is allowed to watch/unwatch as they please. What peeves me though is when the artist is immaturely flamed by someone who barely understands what the term "Draw Something Else" is.
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I'm seconding this. I won't tell someone to draw something else (what they draw is their business), but if an art style gets repetitive, I'll tend to remove them from my watchlist.
There are several artists who are always making the front page of dA; when I first joined, I was quick to add them to my watch. But as months passed and I kept seeing very similar variations of the same thing, I took them off out of boredom.
The line to walk between style and repetition can be thin at times, but I think it's one of the things that really marks the better artists on dA.
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As a watcher I would get annoyed, I guess the word would be annoyed, if the artist drew the same background everytime. I like a little diversity at what I look at. I can't imagine an artist being happy with theirselves drawing or using the same exact background or pose for every picture. As for the character, I could care less who they drew and how many times they drew them. Although you are right, it's not really my problem as much as it is the artist's problem. Usually I don't say things or ask questions like this, because the people I watch are diverse enough to make me feel like I'm looking at a completely new picture everytime. Now if the artist is purposefully adding a tiny object or something to all their work that isn't really noticable. For example, a bracelet laying around or on someones wrist. I doubt I would notice it, and I would find it kind of funny if one day I did. Although it can't just be placed anywhere or it would throw off the artwork or become very obvious as if that's something the character being used likes a lot.
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I completely agree with you. No watcher would want to see the exact same thing over and over again. It would come off as very bland. You do bring up very valid examples in your statement as well. The problem i have been seeing lately is that several deviants dont seem to grasp the definition of "Drawing the same thing too much". It usually referrs to an artist drawing the same character, but making it different enough to still be interesting to look at, which cannot be "too much of the same thing" unless the watcher starts to feel it gets repetitive.
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