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Hey, Internet! I've got a question.

Sooo, say you find this incredible artist. You love their art, you watch their gallery, you're happy. Right?
Okay, so, let me ask: is there anything that would turn you off of an artist you love, despite the fact that they still draw well? If you find out that the artist is a jerk, can't take critique, updates too much, draws almost nothing but art of a certain subject (models, romance, angst, violence, whatever)/fandom/etc, or even that they love a band (or whatever) you hate/hate a band you love, or whatever else--would you still be able to enjoy their artwork, or would their personality or habits color your views (pun intended lol)? Would this change depending on the type of artist they were, like if they drew or wrote or did music or acted etc?

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[kihanna.livejournal.com]

Somewhat.
I'm a really big fan of Stuart Immonen, the comic book artist, but when I got the chance to interview him I found him to be incredibly boring. I still love his art, but it's somewhat disappointing how dull he was. But the opposite can happen a lot more strongly with me. A comic book artist that I thought was alright, and I got to meet them and they're incredibly awesome and interesting people, I will be a lot more interested in their work.

Now as far as hating fandom and their attitudes blah blah blah, most of those childish things happen on DeviantART. DeviantART is a very unrealistic perspective of the artist world.

If an artist is being repetitive, that means the artist is limited in their subject matter and what inspires them. Then they're really not an open minded artist and I'd rather not know them. It's pretty easy detecting that right away.

I guess on a related subject that I've been talking with several people about, Tetsuya Nomura. Nobody take offense. I think Tetsuya Nomura is a crappy retarded unoriginal artist, but I still enjoy his concepts from FFX.

Man, I'm just babbling on.
Yeah, I think it matters.

[doxinator.livejournal.com]

Yeah, meeting someone in person can change a lot. I barely knew anything about David Sedaris before I met him, and he turned out to be an absolute sweetheart and took the time to chat with us and tell us a story, even though we were in one of the last groups and there were still maybe hundreds of people after us, and he even gave me a couple of popsicle sticks before we left, and I have been so enthusiastic about his books ever since. Whenever I see a book of his that I don't already have I always have to buy it whenever I can. Though his books are great anyway, so :B

And I know, I just mean like... how would you personally feel if you found out that an artist you love (pro or not) is a jerk and so on. Unless you meant that it wouldn't turn you off of their work and I need to learn to read :B WHICH IS VERY POSSIBLE