Bayani

So let's say we start gathering at 6:45pm PST, then. That's 8:45 central time, and 9:45pm eastern.

I mean...It's Friday night...I've got no date. I've got a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mixtape! Let's rock!

If Swanzy slapped a Vanguard logo on the character, that could tie in the CoH/CoV theme more closely. At least there wouldn't be any grey area.

Well, my character is a Filipino medicine man (empath) who does heal...dunno what to tell you. =P

Well we did form an SG on Virtue and transferred characters over to it. So....yeah.

Hess is a pretty quick TF. could squeeze that in before the Reichsman TF.

I dunno. Maybe if you start adding some Starship to Lounge Crooner's repetoire...

I have a scrapper and a healer who'll join. Save me a spot.

o.o

Hey, at least she didn't send you a PM of a woman with a sniper rifle locked and loaded to you, then mentioned how much of an expert markswoman she is.

*uncomfortable laughter* Not that uh...she's done that. Right? (don't shoot me plz)

It's the Filipino Sun, yes. Each ray of the sun represents one of the 8 provinces that declared rebellion against Spanish occupation.

Amen to that. Ended up using 100 ft of cable to connect the XBox 360. to the web. Thankfully, no one ever comments about the random cables zig-zagging up and down the walls.

Sorry, didn't have time to clarify my statements...I'm knee-deep in a revenue analysis project. What I meant was the thread's gotten a bit off-topic and the crux of the discussion has for the most part been explored (and summarized by the "i respect what you do, I like my own way" statements). And while I wouldn't mind exploring the subject further, I haven't got the time for it really and the general tone of these forums being what they are, it'd probably be wiser to just let it go. *shrugs*

*trudges back to Microsoft Excel*

The comic was more or less a one time thing, just to see if I would be able to put together a bigger project and execute it properly. (It worked more or less...I learned alot about the process). The direction of illustrating Bayani's adventures has been my primary focus for the better part of a year now, the Rogues' Gallery being the start to it with Massacre Melanie, Blackthorn, Kim Paler, and Midnight Trader showdowns. There's also the poster commissioned for the Story Arc I published in AE. I still continue to get pin-ups and such to accomplish a few things...showcase/shout-out to other players who I've come across in RP and "test" a few artists I'm less familiar with.

I think competition, debates, and critiques are healthy, leading to new ideas and ultimately more impressive art. It's a ultimately a win/win for artists and collectors, bruised egos aside. I feel there could be a better balance of all those things along with praise, but from what I've seen over the past few years, folks have been avoiding everything aside from praise out of fear of starting a flame war.

To me, it is partly a competition, because when the artists I've been following for a long time open up small commission windows, it's the other collectors I'm jockeying for a spot in line against. Which can be a bit fun, minor aggravations aside. I feel that by making my collection and approach look more polished is what opens the door with artists who are closed for commissions or have full lists. I'd say a third of my collection is from artists who made exceptions because of the way I conduct my process. If others don't feel it's a competition...well that's ok. I'm still going to strive to build the better collection, because I do still think about transitioning into the field of illustration in some manner some day. I do respect the other collectors here as the quality stuff gathered on their ends pushes me to improve my knowledge and find more art. And while yes, there's no one way to build a gallery (and to each their own), I personally believe that some ways yield more positive results than others and the galleries that speak for themselves.

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I disagree with the idea of being competitive over it being nonsense. The gallery considered as a whole, can say alot about the collector's history, efforts and knowledge about art. It can also play an important part in selling the character(s), emphasizing certain elements of a particular character (or collector) to make them ultimately more compelling or appealing.

*noogies VexXxa*

re: Quality over Quality & elitist art snobbery

Well, one of my personal goals when I started commissioning original comic book related art is to build what I would consider the best collection around. It might very well end up being a race of one, I'm not sure how many other people are competitive about it. I consider a very strong collection/gallery to be one that's looks professional, well-organized, and ties together a range of different techniques & themes in an aesthetically pleasing manner.

There are a number of different things I've done in an effort to achieve those ends...model sheets, networking, writing/finetuning backgrounds and stories, visiting museums, taking classes on art just to name a few. Senor Robin pretty much hit the reasons why I do what I can to discourage gift art. I prioritize quality because over time I know that if I continue to do what I do, I'll end up with a quantity of quality. Quantity came over time through patience. If that rubs people the wrong way, oh well. While I don't have the most gallery views or the largest collection of art, I feel that the collection on my dA account is arguably the best around.

Some may say that this approach isn't terribly supportive of artists. *shrugs* I personally think that you can support and encourage amateur artists through means other than simply buying their work.

I make no apologies for my quality > quantity approach.

Phasers.

The second unmentionable MMO does have a free open beta.

Dragon Age I take it then? Neet. =)