Okay finally I'm using this blog, I was kinda hesitant before to use this because I already have 2 on other websites and I just thought three would be overkill. Still I'm writing in this one because I need to.
I've been coming to NG since the site was there was really nothing on the site but celebrity killing games and xiao xiao.
Things are changing though, for the better. Newgrounds has become the place for everybody to put everything out there. No longer the problems of tomorrow, today. This opened up a lot for artists and coders but now out of this has grown a very messed creator type I like to call the "The Artist".
What is The Artist you say? Its those snooty animators who prefer "original" ideas and old school frame by frame animation. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, because its not at all, but the negative side of The Artist is putting down other creator's work because it does't fit their criteria of what a good flash cartoon should be. They act as if Newgrounds is a museum of modern art when Newgrounds is really just a world's gallery of artists from all walks of life doing their thing creatively through Flash for people to enjoy watching.
Its okay to give people constructive criticism when you're obviously a skilled artist but when you simply say they suck you're killing some ones creativity and from an artists point of view thats sad.
Its even sadder when The Artist says something sucks out of pure jealousy for the creators work then gets mad at the audience for accepting and liking the work.
I really don't like to get into internet arguments and drama but one of these artists sent me a pm putting down my work just because I support sprite based animation. If people think Alvin Earthworm or Daniel Sun is any less of an animator because they use sprites they are reading wayy too much into it. To put it simply, Animation is entertainment. It shouldn't matter how an animator works, the only thing the audience cares about is the result.
~*Starr Out*~
