Piehamster

Hi everyone...

I haven't been active on here for a few months, and I just wanted to explain why (for anyone who cares).

Basically, I have given up with this site. I slowly got more and more fed up before I decided to stop bothering altogether and just use Pixiv.

I have noticed also that quite a few people have quit or even deactivated their accounts, also.

It's a shame, because there is really some great art on here. But at the same time, I just can't be bothered anymore. The policies, practically having to submit to groups to get noticed, the message that comes up at the bottom of the screen telling you to disable your ad-blocker, and so on...

So anyway, here is my pixiv (although, please be aware that I draw a lot of NSFW stuff): www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=67…

I will probably leave my account up, but I won't be uploading here anymore.

Anyway, take care.

Just a quick thought I wanted to share with people:

This new "painting" style of mine - I am not sure it is too good. I mean, painting is amazing, but I just don't think I have the artistic ability to do it successfully.

Looking back, my older drawings before I started this were a lot neater, and had much more vivid and bright colours. I also noticed that my recent experimental drawings/paintings/whatever haven't really been that popular as my drawings usually are. And to be honest, I can see why. For instance, my Roromiya Karuta drawing I really think is a complete mess, and I'm not really that happy about it. In my opinion there has been a great drop in art quality since I've started trying it.

To be honest, I think lineart is easier, and in some ways I prefer it. Perhaps I may "paint" in the future again, but for now I know that I am really not ready and artistically mature enough yet for it (with the exception of backgrounds, perhaps). As an interesting observation, I can see that the majority of artists tend to use lineart, and those who don't are pretty damn good on average.

Of course, I've learned from this experience to use more vivid and bright colours!

Anyway, not sure if anybody even cares about this, but I thought I'd let people know.

Sorry, but I'm going to rant for a moment...

This morning I went on dA, and saw I had one note unread. Checked it, and saw this:

The work(s) listed below have been removed by staff due to a violation of deviantART policy or because its theme or content was judged unacceptable. Your deviantART submissions must obey certain guidelines and restrictions.

If you are uncertain why the submission was removed or if you have any questions or believe this removal to be an error please contact the deviantART Help Desk.

Title: Oops!
URL: piehamster.deviantart.com/art/…
Submitted: 2014-07-15 4:26:13 am



The administrator who deleted your deviation added the following:
A member of staff has reviewed a report concerning this deviation and has determined that the character(s) depicted in a nude, erotic or sexually compromising situation are established as being under the age of 18 in their original context.

Official policy does not allow such depictions, so this deviation has been removed and should not be resubmitted.

FAQ #248: Are there restrictions on art using children or teenagers (fictional or otherwise)?

If you believe that this action was in error please contact deviantART customer service and file a "Policy Inquiry" help.deviantart.com/contact/?c…

This message has been generated automatically, if you need additional assistance, please visit the Help Desk


(By the way, I do draw ecchi, and also things that I do not upload here in the first place. Sorry )

The drawing they removed was a picture of Hatsune Miku after falling over, with her panties in full view. I assume because someone felt the need to report it...

This is now the SECOND time I've had one of my drawings removed; the other drawing was a picture of Azusa (a cropped version of which is on my profile page).

I'm sorry, but, this really is pathetic... I can kinda understand the first instance (because, I'll be honest, she was nude behind a guitar), but this time it's just ridiculous. The guidelines on this site are completely absurd for "underaged characters"; it's purely a fictional context. But, for them to remove something as simple as a pantyshot, really is questionable.

I've actually seen two great artists get suspended now: Dfer32 and Eudetenis (in fact, looking at Eudetenis' profile it appears to be deactivated now, which is really sad).

deviantART are going to annoy and drive away more and more users (some of them very talented artists), with their policies and philosophy. They are now likely to move to sites like Pixiv, where you do not find such levels of irrationality (and, in my opinion, Pixiv is just a far better site in almost every way, mainly because you actually have FREEDOM to upload art).


Therefore, I can see myself doing the same thing in the future. I don't know when, but it's likely I'll stop using dA altogether and fully use Pixiv. It's a shame, because I really do see such beautiful art on this site.


If you read this, thank you. And I'm sorry for the rant, I just had to get it out here.

To all the people who wished me a happy birthday, thank you!!! I really appreciate it~

(I thought this would be a good opportunity to write my first journal, also)


Also, I thought I would also say that I am currently in the holidays for Easter. I'm not sure how much drawing if any I'll be able to do here at the moment. Who knows.

What I would like to do, however, is experiment with drawing styles and stuff. So, basically I will probably be doing a little bit of 'offline practice', to try new things! (Like, experimenting with types of linework, painting, drawing programs, etc)

If I make any doodles, perhaps I'll upload them.


Thanks again~