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~Osa-Art-Farm:iconOsa-Art-Farm: Jan 4, 2008, 11:17:34 PM
I just want you all to know that it really annoys me when I go look at an interesting deviation only to find this: " ... " in the artist's comments section.

Especially in the AC category, I want to know what it IS, the materials, the size, and maybe a personal tidbit about why you made it (a gift? for pleasure? to sell?). Sometimes I can't tell a thing from the picture. (even worse if it's a bad picture). Consider something blobby looking listed in Artisan Crafts > Sculpture and Glass > Miscellaneous and dot dot dot for a discription. Is it clay? paper? A decorated found object? What IS that? What IS that?

Some deviants respond with 'I prefer to let my art speak for itself'. :sarcasticclap: I say nay and BS to that.

I usually do not comment on or fav art with ... for a discription. Maybe I could leave a ... for them and let them guess what I was thinking.

:shrug:

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`Myana:iconMyana: Jan 5, 2008, 10:00:10 AM
I completely agree with you! Personally I find it very interessting reading about material, measurments and thoughts behind the piece and also how it was made.

And as a Gallery Director it is very frustrating, when it comes to miscats and features.

Tell me more about your piece - you have spent several hours creating it, spend a couple of minutes writing down a little blurb and you will recieve more comments, questions, understanding and awe!

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`lazybutt:iconlazybutt: Jan 6, 2008, 10:51:33 AM
Yeah - those descriptions can get pretty annoying, and unless the artwork is supposed to be conceptual where the viewer can, in fact, interpret the piece on their own, I believe that an artist should put into their description what it is about the piece that they like, what they think they need work on (so perhaps someone viewing the piece can help them?), and a little about the piece itself (how they made it, the materials used, size measurements, etc.). I think laziness takes over its victims sometimes, though. Hehe.
~icemaiden04:iconicemaiden04: Jan 7, 2008, 12:29:09 PM
'...' annoys me as well.As said above, the artist should presume that the viewer has no idea how it was done.
~Gufihtar:iconGufihtar: Jan 7, 2008, 12:41:35 PM
I think that some people don't have adequate language skills to describe their works as we wish. But despite that reasoning I too hate it when the three dots stare at me under something that I wish to know more of.
I have to admit tho that many times I have been tempted to leave the 'artists comments' unfilled. But then one shouldn't upload anything if not prepared to say a few words about the works. (I seem to fail with the commenting in so many other ways anyway. Since I always forget to add something crucial to my commentary.)

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~Osa-Art-Farm:iconOsa-Art-Farm: Jan 7, 2008, 2:03:06 PM
exactly!
re:one shouldn't upload anything if not prepared to say a few words about the works

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~Osa-Art-Farm:iconOsa-Art-Farm: Jan 7, 2008, 3:09:42 PM
I should offer a commnet service! lol
ooooh I am thinking a very first tutorial in the works.!

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`lazybutt:iconlazybutt: Jan 7, 2008, 6:17:52 PM
Sounds like a pretty good idea! :D
~LotD:iconLotD: Jan 8, 2008, 3:15:30 PM
I have often failed to comment on work that the artist themselves could not be bothered to comment on.

I think just a brief, why you made it and what from would do for a starting point. I feel I often overcomment on my own deviantions so I can't understand why someone would say nothing.
~Osa-Art-Farm:iconOsa-Art-Farm: Jan 8, 2008, 9:06:18 PM
yup yup, ditto

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~TurtleVVisperer:iconTurtleVVisperer: Jan 9, 2008, 6:22:37 PM
Lmao, I'm going to start leaving '...' for a comment on those deviations. I agree, comments are interesting and add a lot to art.

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