There's also another side to all this. One that is never spoken about. I'm in the Hot 20 regularly. I'm not saying this to brag, but just the opposite. I greatly appreciate the people that take the time to view my work and show there appreciation. But at the same time when you are in there a lot, you feel a little weird about it. Listening to all of this makes me want to stop showing my work here. I think am I pushing someone out that is more deserving than I? I'm afraid to post comments on what may be percieved as asking for votes in return...I must've read ten times in this thread alone that the one thing people are the most upset at, is that it's always the same people. Well jeez, If I'm gonna get in the hot 20, should I not show my work here?...I comment on other artists because I feel it's deserved. I take my artwork very seriously. I also take criticism very well...But What I won't take is achieving something that I should feel proud of, and be told basically if you are to popular then people will just think you pimped those 80 comments, and 30 votes.

And the comment that was made about submitting to Raph.com...You might be surprised at how undeserving some of the artists are that get in there. I also publish art at Epilogue, and have quite a large gallery there that also goes through a very tough approval proccess. But I wouldn't say that getting into those types of galleries neccesarily makes you a top notch artist... It is the comments that people give, that are the most important because of the support factor. Sometimes an ego boost is just what a struggling artist needs to be better than what they consider themselves. You get that here at Renderosity. We should all be greatful we have a place like Renderosity to show our work, that doesn't insist on an approval proccess...
Ok I'm through ranting now.

Michael

Message edited on: 11/15/2004 21:53