It can be very overwhelming to make an art post when the community is mostly formatted for writers, and that is no fault of the writers! It's just the nature of the beast. By the time artists are in the picture, writers have been using the community for almost 4 months and it can be very overwhelming for an artist to wade in. Also, it wouldn't be very practical for artists to share in-progress pieces, at least pieces reaching the final stages. Unlike story snippets, the surprise of the art gets taken away since you're seeing the whole thing. Unfinished yes, but the whole piece is there. From my experience, it wasn't until last year I had any communication with another Merlin fanartist and that was because of the paperpushers work chats. But I only found out about it because I was reading all the posts and saw how they welcomed all! Which was great! But for an artist who doesn't know other artists, it can feel daunting going in.
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Date: 2012-01-08 05:54 pm (UTC)Also, it wouldn't be very practical for artists to share in-progress pieces, at least pieces reaching the final stages. Unlike story snippets, the surprise of the art gets taken away since you're seeing the whole thing. Unfinished yes, but the whole piece is there.
From my experience, it wasn't until last year I had any communication with another Merlin fanartist and that was because of the paperpushers work chats. But I only found out about it because I was reading all the posts and saw how they welcomed all! Which was great! But for an artist who doesn't know other artists, it can feel daunting going in.