AYRT I love you, nonny! And these are very interesting thoughts, thank you for sharing.
I realized after I posted my comment that the 30-second-consumption thing could come off as very dismissive of the work that does go into art, so I'm glad you elucidated further on this! Speaking honestly, fic for my ships will always excite me more, but I very much remember my favorite, prolific authors in the LJ days, losing their shit over the idea of ever getting illustrated for. It was such a magical and huge deal to them. I am more of a consumer than a creator either way (and my art is not fit for an audience, but it takes so much less out of me than my writing does), but it is interesting how differently received the mediums can be, often based on perceived quantity. In both directions, as you point out. (Can you draw this for me for free?/art is so easy and effortless to make!, vs. fanart is more normie/less nerdy than fanfiction because it leads to comics deals and creator approval.)
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Re: 500 word essays
Date: 2018-08-10 03:38 am (UTC)I realized after I posted my comment that the 30-second-consumption thing could come off as very dismissive of the work that does go into art, so I'm glad you elucidated further on this! Speaking honestly, fic for my ships will always excite me more, but I very much remember my favorite, prolific authors in the LJ days, losing their shit over the idea of ever getting illustrated for. It was such a magical and huge deal to them. I am more of a consumer than a creator either way (and my art is not fit for an audience, but it takes so much less out of me than my writing does), but it is interesting how differently received the mediums can be, often based on perceived quantity. In both directions, as you point out. (Can you draw this for me for free?/art is so easy and effortless to make!, vs. fanart is more normie/less nerdy than fanfiction because it leads to comics deals and creator approval.)