Reeeeallly bad art

[tripperfunster]

So ... I'm part of a fest that is posting right now. There is both fic and art, but I've seen TWO pieces of 'art' that are ... beyond horrible. I didn't check, but I assume they were done by the same person. WTF?

I'm not even talking skill level here, I am talking time/care taken. They look completely slapped together. Minimal colouring, and it's blotchy and not even in the lines! Geez, my kids can do at least that!

If that art were fic, it would look something like this:

TWO GUYS MET. THEY LUVED EACH UTHER. HAD SEX. THE END.

Again, I can generally tell when someone who is a 'new' artist has tried hard and when someone just doesn't give a shit.

I would be beyond shocked if this person took more than 10 minutes to make either one. (or both?)

Thoughts? Honestly, if I am 'gifted' this person's art in this fest it will be very hard to not say something nasty.

Comments

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

TWO GUYS MET. THEY LUVED EACH UTHER. HAD SEX. THE END. *has gigglefits*

If you're gifted by this person just come rant in a locked post and we will hold your hands and sympathize! ^_^

Being a non-artist, I'm likely to be forgiving of detail and coloring and time taken if it fits one particular criteria: if it's pretty. I'm shallow, yeah? A line drawing that took ten minutes that makes pretty characters will have me going "OMG I LUV" even if I'm thinking it could have had more effort behind it.

As much as I would love to see it so we can discuss merits or lack of, I understand why you're not linking it.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, you will get locked post ranting! ;)

I have recieved fic that was ... less than great, but there was effort, so I thanked the author, pointed out a few things that I liked, and moved on.

I would seriously have a hard time finding ANYTHING worth mentioning in these pieces.

Wow! You used ... colour! And drew ... a person. ...thanks ...?