johnboyjjb
Active member
Any opinion of my work is appreciated even if it means I have to hunt you down. And get an avatar. As long as I can put a name and a face(?) together there is recognition.
little people posting.
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Chrispy
Active member
Hey, back in the beginning, there was only about 3 topics in each forum and it took about 2-3 days for anyone to answer! Using polls were almost useless, as no one would see them, or if they did, never responded. I think it\'s great other people want to get in on CMON and add their thoughts... Keep in mind at one point i had under 10 posts, too: from small acorns to mighty nutters like me grow! 
wiccanpony
Official Freak Bar Witch
:flip:LOL...even the “Gods” started with a mini in one hand and a paintbrush in the other with these words upon their lips “Now what the hell do I do??!?”......an average Joe is just a Painting God in training...
tooshy
Active member
Speaking as a painting numpty.....
We the masses are indeed the life blood of all that is CMON... <ahem> What I meant to say is, it\'s us, the average Joe\'s, the bog standard contributors who make CMON tick. The \'gods\' as you call them, are few and far between, hence why they are \'gods\'. Although I don\'t really like that term - they are merely people like you and me who through perseverance, practice and dedication to the hobby and oh, a lot of skillD) can turn out some stunning figures.....
I only have 3 pics in my gallery, but I\'m building to a big finish lol. There are plenty of people here who are either getting back into the hobby after a hiatus or are just starting out. I personally value any comments from anyone - so long as they are informative, supportive and help me progress with my hobby.
So post away and don\'t ever think that your comments are not valid just because you are a newbie or don\'t have a huge collection of pics in your gallery :bouncy:
We the masses are indeed the life blood of all that is CMON... <ahem> What I meant to say is, it\'s us, the average Joe\'s, the bog standard contributors who make CMON tick. The \'gods\' as you call them, are few and far between, hence why they are \'gods\'. Although I don\'t really like that term - they are merely people like you and me who through perseverance, practice and dedication to the hobby and oh, a lot of skill
D) can turn out some stunning figures.....I only have 3 pics in my gallery, but I\'m building to a big finish lol. There are plenty of people here who are either getting back into the hobby after a hiatus or are just starting out. I personally value any comments from anyone - so long as they are informative, supportive and help me progress with my hobby.
So post away and don\'t ever think that your comments are not valid just because you are a newbie or don\'t have a huge collection of pics in your gallery :bouncy:
Well, there is nothing like a bit of evidence...
I have just checked, because there is nothing worse than appearing a complete knobhead. Believe me, I know..
The top ten artists on this site (I am not worthy etc.) are responsible for a grand total of 44 posts.
This clearly suggests that, whilst we can rely on them for artistic inspiration, the forums might be a bit dead ifwe were relying on their input. (Please, please understand that this is not a criticism!).
CMON has two clear dimensions, the art and the chat. Whilst I am sure that the forums would be even more interesting if Cyril, goatman, Victoria Johnnyks, etc gave up painting to indulge in banter, I suspect that we would rather ogle their fantastic works.
Given that is the case, it is probably easiest to consider the forums as the crowd in the pub, watching the \'match\' and cheering/jeering.
I think (hope) this answers the original question...Just \'cos you aren\'t playing in the Superbowl doesn\'t mean that you can\'t have a valid opinion etc etc or can shout from the sidelines..:bouncy:
I have just checked, because there is nothing worse than appearing a complete knobhead. Believe me, I know..
The top ten artists on this site (I am not worthy etc.) are responsible for a grand total of 44 posts.
This clearly suggests that, whilst we can rely on them for artistic inspiration, the forums might be a bit dead ifwe were relying on their input. (Please, please understand that this is not a criticism!).
CMON has two clear dimensions, the art and the chat. Whilst I am sure that the forums would be even more interesting if Cyril, goatman, Victoria Johnnyks, etc gave up painting to indulge in banter, I suspect that we would rather ogle their fantastic works.
Given that is the case, it is probably easiest to consider the forums as the crowd in the pub, watching the \'match\' and cheering/jeering.
I think (hope) this answers the original question...Just \'cos you aren\'t playing in the Superbowl doesn\'t mean that you can\'t have a valid opinion etc etc or can shout from the sidelines..:bouncy:
DennisMech
New member
Well, i comsider myself a good painter for my age. But I haven\'t posted anything yet. I will though! As I now have a camera to do it with, you\'ll be seeing lots more of my work. As in more than nothing, so look foward to maybe a 500% increase in pics! Once I\'ve done that I\'ll feel like I\'m contributing more.
My mommy sez I\'m cool....Take me, for example. I post fairly often, and I give advice whether it\'s needed or not, yet I don\'t have a single mini on this site in my name. I think what the others said is true, that we all have to start somewhere, and the majority of posters giving advice are average joes. Of course, as soon as i get a digicam, this site\'ll be flooded with dwarves, spacemarines (sorry) and the odd reaper ad confrontation fer variety. But until then, I\'ll still give advice, and I think it is quite often relevant and helpful.
DennisMech
New member
well I like you nelson
woot 100 posts!
woot 100 posts!
farseerlum
New member
thanks for the input folks!
also i got a avatar. a bit lame but searching through thousands of the little blighters was boring me.
please don\'t be offended about the little people tag. i get a buzz when anyone puts a comment up. good or bad. and i value the time and effort people put into their replies. and as was pointed out we are gods in the makeing!
i just have a darkside that says \"their minis are awfull! they don\'t know what they are talking about\"
which is just rubbish and a dire character flaw. i just thought it might be a common one.
thanks tooshie thats really what i was trying to get at.
also i got a avatar. a bit lame but searching through thousands of the little blighters was boring me.
please don\'t be offended about the little people tag. i get a buzz when anyone puts a comment up. good or bad. and i value the time and effort people put into their replies. and as was pointed out we are gods in the makeing!
i just have a darkside that says \"their minis are awfull! they don\'t know what they are talking about\"
which is just rubbish and a dire character flaw. i just thought it might be a common one.
Originally posted by farseerlum
You\'re right, it is dire... but probably pretty common given how often people pop up on the forums and loudly denounce someone for daring to criticise what they can\'t do...
I love feedback from all quarters (yep, I\'m a feedback \'ho), and find all the different \'how I do it\' posts really handy too. No matter who they come from! Everyone has different ideas and backgrounds so they come up with a whole range of cool stuff, regardless of how golden-demony their painting may or may not be.
Like eyes (just as an example) - it was someone I\'d never really heard of (and don\'t remember now sadly) on minipainter a couple of years ago who explained how they did eyes, and I\'ve been using it ever since. Haley\'s tutorial in the CMON book has a bit on eyes, and I just don\'t like the way she lines them (although I like some of the info there). Each to their own
So, um, yeah - to answer your original query, I\'d rather have heaps of different \'how I do it\'s from all kinds of different people than one or two posts from just a few people - where\'s the variety and the opportunity to adapt a hundred different ideas together to get better?
Also, I think it\'s useful for everyone at every different \'level\' if all kindsa folk post - if I\'ve just picked up a brush, it\'s probably going to be more intimidating than helpful to read something on colour theory, senmm, blending, complementary shading (etc). If someone else who is a bit ahead of me has posted some very handy tips about say paint thinning or different ways to blackline, drybrushing or layering tips - well, that\'s going to be pretty handy isn\'t it?
I mean, who\'s the audience here? everyone
That\'d suck.
My painting has improved so much since joining cmon, some through direct advice and some through osmosis, and I\'ve now got a bunch of stuff in the 8s rather than when I joined and posted things that were mostly 6-ish (my dream is now 9\'s... mmm, shiny, sexy, playing-hard-to-get 9\'s...).
I don\'t want to imply though that comments from uber-painters are somehow devalued because they\'re speaking from lofty heights and out of touch with the peasants... cos that\'d be silly. I\'m just trying to (in my usual, long-winded way) make the point that everyone has something to offer
There, done (and my avatar is new, someone tell me it\'s pretty.... lol )
farseerlum
New member
please note the dark side of me is well under wraps.
i just peak occaisionally to see whats there!
i just peak occaisionally to see whats there!
