2x Sprites and what-not

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well finally, an answer that doen't involve shit shit fuck you terrible sprites learn customs

either way though, does this really mean that we should bash people for editing? I understand (and agree with) the whole thing about not sugar-coating, but what I've seen recently (especially from metaru) is a whole thing where people ask for C+C on edits yet are ignored, receive no crits, and told that their sprites are shit and that they should custom

is it really so impossible to give crits even though what they're doing is still technically editing? just because it isn't 100% custom doesn't mean that something can't look good.

not to mention that not everyone here intends on becoming a professional spriter, and instead find it to be a fun hobby, meaning that edits are perfectly acceptable
does this whole forum-wide vendetta against edits really need to exist? There can still be quality control with them around.

Honestly, the reason people are so spiteful towards those members who still post edits are because pixel art in general has "matured" in a sense. For the most part, people who post their work here have been around pixel art long enough to know that posting edits is generally taboo. It really has nothing to do with edits being shit or edits being something you don't ever want to do, because they're not. Edits are a good way to get into spriting, but if you're only doing pixel art as a hobby(as most people do anyways) it's common sense that you don't want to post an edit here and expect legitimate critique because, as I said before, most of the members have been around long enough that they recognize edits were fine back in the 2005/2006 time period when most people were still starting out.

But in general, the pixel art "community" has evolved to the point that customs are looked upon much better than edits. Example, you could post the shittiest custom ever and you would have a better chance at improving and receiving legitimate critique than you would if you posted something like this thread.

So, the "forum-wide vendetta against edits" as you put it, doesn't really need to exist, but there's really no getting rid of it. The reason being that people who post edits generally tend to be those people who repeatedly backpedal out of improving, or say things like "I'll take all these comments into consideration and use them on my next work" and then never post here again, which both completely go against the point of Sprite Discussion: To post sprites and receive helpful comments(whether you're competent enough to recognize them as helpful or not doesn't matter, you're still getting them) so that you can improve the work that you've posted.


I feel like I'm rambling and I'm tired of typing this reply so if I forgot anything I guess just point it out?????

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