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Commenting on fanart: how do you do it?
Jul. 1st, 2018 02:23 pmThis is a question I've been wanting to ask for a long time but with me nearly almost always involved with a fandom challenge, I felt like it could be interpreted as me fishing for more comments and that's really not the issue. Sure, there has been a clear decline in comments on artposts, but I'm confident that is not about me but has more to do with fandom spreading to other platforms;) The latter is also part of my question. I hope we can have just as nice a discussion about this as when we were talking about replying to comments [LJ / DW].
So: how do YOU comment on fanart? Do you only go for pairings you like, or do you have a look because you know the artist? Do you wait until after you've read the story (to avoid spoilers)? Do you comment on old art? Do you use the love/like/kudos button instead of commenting or do they serve a different purpose? Did you used to comment on LJ more? Is there a platform you prefer for art? Do you hang mainly on Twitter / Tumblr / LJ / DW / AO3? And so on; tell us!
To start the talk off, here's what I do: I choose to comment on every piece of art in challenges I participate in myself. (Unless it's featured where I can not respond). I try to find something specific to say about the art instead of leaving a general comment. I look at the experience of the artist, the style, the materials, colours, font use, etcetera. Obviously as an artist myself I may be more invested in such details than the average fanficreader;) Unless someone specifically asks for concrit, I keep my comment positive. I tend to babble, but I certainly never dress up my response. Of course you can't compare a beginner's artwork with a more experienced artist, so my intent is to comment on the level of work they achieved and to share my joy in their participation in fandom.
In addition to challenges I also try to keep up with the artists on my flist and comment whenever they post something pretty:)
I would love to know how you approach artwork in this fandom, whether you're a lurker, a writer, a reader or an artist yourself. Let's talk!
Questions are welcome too.
J.
So: how do YOU comment on fanart? Do you only go for pairings you like, or do you have a look because you know the artist? Do you wait until after you've read the story (to avoid spoilers)? Do you comment on old art? Do you use the love/like/kudos button instead of commenting or do they serve a different purpose? Did you used to comment on LJ more? Is there a platform you prefer for art? Do you hang mainly on Twitter / Tumblr / LJ / DW / AO3? And so on; tell us!
To start the talk off, here's what I do: I choose to comment on every piece of art in challenges I participate in myself. (Unless it's featured where I can not respond). I try to find something specific to say about the art instead of leaving a general comment. I look at the experience of the artist, the style, the materials, colours, font use, etcetera. Obviously as an artist myself I may be more invested in such details than the average fanficreader;) Unless someone specifically asks for concrit, I keep my comment positive. I tend to babble, but I certainly never dress up my response. Of course you can't compare a beginner's artwork with a more experienced artist, so my intent is to comment on the level of work they achieved and to share my joy in their participation in fandom.
In addition to challenges I also try to keep up with the artists on my flist and comment whenever they post something pretty:)
I would love to know how you approach artwork in this fandom, whether you're a lurker, a writer, a reader or an artist yourself. Let's talk!
Questions are welcome too.
J.