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Oh...okay...ouch. v_v
8 years ago
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"Even though I am slightly confused as to the 'uniqueness' considering there are a ton of characters out there who have the same overall appearance I would rather not have any drama about this."I thought about not posting this simply because I normally don't make post about personal issues with other members. But I had a little issue with how somebody decided to talk to me. It was in regards to a personal concern of mine involving one of my characters. They weren't stolen or anything but said artist was going to use a sketch of one of my characters as a base. I was not okay with that so I requested that they change the sketch, at least from the neck up so there weren't a bunch of recolored versions of my character floating around on the site.
Now I did explicitly state that I did put thought into creating this character, that means the image of them is important to me, and regardless if the artist doesn't find them very unique I personally do. And I did make that well known.
The artist in return decided to come back and let me know that it was taken care of but felt the need to remark that they thought my character wasn't unique and didn't see a problem in the first place. Then went to say that they didn't want drama and this is why they decided to move their activity to here instead of deviantART. Now to me that kind of conflicts with their interest. If you're going out of your way to insult somebody it seems like you're actually aiming more for drama rather than not wanting it.
Social skills are a huge MUST if you are going to work with people and get customers. Being rude to people simply because they request something simple from you is not a good way to get returned business.
I was very happy with the piece that this person had made for me of my character and I enjoyed it so much that I definitely planned on commissioning them again. But because they decided to have a bit of an attitude towards me over this, now I'm not so sure I would like to commission them again. I don't want to have to deal with this when I ask something very simple of them to fix.
And just to clarify I was not rude or disrespectful in anyway. I tried to say it as nicely as possible and in fact nearly didn't send anything at all because I didn't want this kind of thing to happen.
That's all I really wanted to say. I'm a little irritated that this person seem to have to take a little stab at me personally by saying my character was basically unoriginal and there was nothing special about them. They may look like every other species of this character to them, but for me they are special because I had them personally custom made. It was not an adopt. And a backhanded insult was not necessary at all.
I will not disclose which character was mentioned nor will I give the name of the artist. I'm just very disappointed, irritated and a little hurt by the remark that this artist felt the need to give.
(If you really wish to see the character in question just ask and I'll link you to their ref.)
If you have any thoughts or experiences similar feel free to share in the comments. 
I've had people make subtle remarks about my characters, namely my sona who has a very large nose, and people who said I should scale it down because it's impractical or not to their tastes. It's not exactly the same scenario, but it does kind of upset me that people feel the need to impose their taste on you? I'm fine with jokes about such traits in a light-hearted manner, but if it's a sort of a thinly-veiled criticism about something which, let's face it, is subjective... I can't help but feel like at least some part of me should take it personally? u__u; In no case is it something I would remark on anyone else's character, either, regardless of how I might feel about them or their characters.
I'm sure they're wrong anyway, I very much like your character (not assuming it was Tayla/Taze, but that's the only chars of yours that I'm acquainted with) and pretty much one of the reasons I followed you in the first place was because I thought they were original. And I'm sure the same extends to any others you have!
Besides, even if it did come down to looks, your personal investment in the characters is what makes them unequivocally unique. And that's something no buttheads or snide remarks can really impact. ❀✿
Them's my thoughts anyway lol.