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[PA Comic] Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - Portrait of the Artist

DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
edited May 2014 in The Penny Arcade Hub
image[PA Comic] Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - Portrait of the Artist

Portrait of the Artist

Portrait of the Artist

http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/05/21

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  • orthancstoneorthancstone TexasRegistered User regular
    It looks like he's trying to eat the table.

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    Lot of great middle panels lately. I'm not really sure the third is wholly necessary.

  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    The third is the punch in this one.

  • RehabRehab Registered User regular
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    Resolved!

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  • Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
    Neat, a bit of couch continuity too. ;D

    Oh brilliant
  • GoslingGosling Looking Up Soccer In Mongolia Right Now, Probably Watertown, WIRegistered User regular
    This comic is going to end up hanging on the walls of sooooooo many creators, art or otherwise.

    I have a new soccer blog The Minnow Tank. Reading it psychically kicks Sepp Blatter in the bean bag.
  • BobbleBobble Registered User regular
    Oh my god, the eyes.

  • dmautzdmautz Registered User regular
    This is how I feel about everything I do. I get praise and dismiss it because I know the truth of my ineptitude in all things.

  • moyshirowmoyshirow Registered User new member
    MYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEAAH!!!

  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator, Administrator admin
    I love the Merch t-shirt. :D

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    Damn near every artist I know has done this.

  • LostNinjaLostNinja Registered User regular
    I don't usually listen to the DLC podcast, but I think I might have to for this one just to hear Gabe tell this story.

  • StollsStolls Brave Corporate Logo Chicago, ILRegistered User regular
    edited May 2014
    Inside many of us is a frustrated artist who spends the day making paintings and then smashing them.

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  • roflstomproflstomp Registered User regular
    joshofalltrades wrote: »
    Lot of great middle panels lately. I'm not really sure the third is wholly necessary.

    That's how they format their strips. The punchline is typically in the second panel, and the idea is that they leave the "camera" on just a little too long and we see some of the aftermath.

  • danbaatardanbaatar Registered User new member
    edited May 2014
    It was great to see you at the Art Night. It was an awesome surprise for me! I was actually very impressed by your patience and stamina filling that many requests. Kudos for being so involved with your kid's school.

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  • mwkennedy54mwkennedy54 Hardcore Gamer Los AngelesRegistered User new member
    Not sure I get it. Are artists supposed to be self-hating? Lol

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  • brody241brody241 Registered User new member
    At a web comic called "http://vagabondstarlight.com/comic/credit/".

    I'm quoting the site verbatim:

    The other day I got to thinkin’ about how people talk about their art. A pattern of behavior I’ve noticed a lot with artists and those who appreciate their art is the “This Is Good, No It Isn’t” Scenario. That is to say: someone tells an artist that their art is good, the artist snorts that it’s crap, and the two end up annoyed at each other.
    Thinking on it a bit, I’ve realized that this is born out of the fact that the two people are working from two fundamentally different bases of comparison. Most non-artisty people (hereafter referred to as “sane human beings”) have a certain threshold above which all art is simply “good.” Those that practice the craft, however, (hereafter referred to as “wackos”) know precisely where all their faults and limitations lie. They’re all too aware of the gap between the work they are doing and the work they wish they were doing. And if they’re trying to grow as an artist, their baseline for what constitutes “good” is always just north of their current ability.
    Basically, you’re both looking at the same thing and seeing two wholly separate entities. Once again, human psychology roundly trounces the laws of physics. Nice one, brain.
    So my advice to both parties is to — as with so many things in life — keep perspective. Arters, remember that quality sits on a sliding scale, and that what’s not good enough for you may by good enough for someone else, and sometimes that’s good enough for the moment. Artees, keep in mind that the other party isn’t trying to be snooty, it’s just that they have secret code wheel for deciphering everything that’s Wrong with the art in question.



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  • dead.juicedead.juice Registered User regular
    edited June 2014
    As someone who grew up being unfairly adored for their art (/being the only person who really drew anything), this is fairly accurate.
    "YOU THINK THIS IS GOOD!? THIS IS THE WORST THING EVER, YOU ARE AN IDIOT FOR NOT REALIZING HOW SHIT THIS IS. RAAAARRRRGH".

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  • DjiemDjiem Registered User regular
    mwkennedy54 wrote: »
    Not sure I get it. Are artists supposed to be self-hating? Lol

    Yes. Yes they are.

  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    mwkennedy54 wrote: »
    Not sure I get it. Are artists supposed to be self-hating? Lol

    Go watch the Doctor Who episode, 'Vincent and The Doctor'. You'll thank me.
    If you enjoy crying.

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