Better to edit or new upload?

~Four-Skulls Aug 18, 2012

I got some good critiques on a piece I just uploaded, so I worked on it some more and it's greatly improved. However the old version I just uploaded already has 59 favs, 647 someodd views, and is in 17 groups. Should I upload the improved version as a new deviation, or should I just upload it over the old version?

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~Resident-Bishounen Aug 20, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I'd upload it as an edit. If you want to keep the original version so people can still follow the critiques you got before the change, you can always upload that to photobucket and link it in your artist's description.

~Four-Skulls Aug 20, 2012

Thanks! What I think I'll do is just overwrite the old one with the new one and put the old one in my scrapbook or something.

=nelchee Aug 19, 2012 Professional General Artist

I don't do it often, but when I did I just replaced the old image with a new and wrote in the description [EDIT -date-] and explained what I've changed.

*weremole Aug 19, 2012 Professional

If it's a minor edit (like colors or a misreferenced tiny but important detail) I'd just edit it and explain it with a note in the artists comments. That's just me though.

~mondu Aug 19, 2012

My philosphy there is "does this new version obviously look new?" If yes, then new upload.

I don't let let faces/watches/views/etc matter.

~TheRockMonster Aug 18, 2012 Student General Artist

I know your situation. Personally, I prefer to just upload the newer image as an edit, so that I don't lose the views, favs, comments and groups. Unless I completely redo a piece or change it drastically, I always just update it as an edit.

~Four-Skulls Aug 18, 2012

Thats what I usually do. Usually I catch it earlier though.

~TheRockMonster Aug 18, 2012 Student General Artist

Yeah, I know what you're saying. I have a lot of piece in my gallery that I've fixed up and I still haven't re-edited the images, even though they're years old. While other pieces I upload right away when i fix them. Win some, lose some

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