caseycastille

AGREED! Well said, Mike.

I agree Casey.

Only reason i found this journal entry is because it was at the of my activity monitor.

It is hard to keep up appearances.

Boy, that’s the truth! : )

casey, I love your work sooo much…

what I want to say now is that what I find myself doing a lot of is not commenting on individual pieces so much as getting an overall feel of the entire portfolio of the artist…

If it is high level work consistently they go on the watchlist… might favourite something… I like commenting of work from people that I have struck up relationships with and friendships… and I might send the artist a bmail about how I love the ‘feel’ of their work or their style and find some individual or awkward element to raise up…

I agree completely with all said here. I try to comment when I can and greatly appreciate all comments I receive. It is time consumming but much welcomed. Everything you do is wonderful Casey just so you know your art is appreciated by many including me.

Holly

Thanks, Y’all!

To deal with the original issue of getting few comments, this question interested me originally because having come from a forum site where relatively few comments are given, I saw that some artists on Redbubble were getting about 25 comments within an hour of posting! This blew me away enough to investigate, and I’ve found that the ones who get the most comments tend to be the ones who have been around longer and/or have the biggest watchlists. When I posted my first picture I was really happy to ghet 5 comments. As time went on I commented on lots of others’ work myself and as the art on this site is so awesome, I ended up with 7 pages of artists on my list. As a result, more and more others put me on their list so that every image I post is seen by a much larger number than when I first joined.

In reality, although I enjoy a complement and like Case I cherish every single one, I don’t get diappointed if some of my art gets comparitively neglected… everyone has their own tastes, and it would be worse if I thought people were commenting just to go on record or solicit comments themselves. But for those of you who want to get the most recognition possible, that will only happen if either your art is way exceptional museum material… or if you spread yourself around and interact on the site by commenting, favoriting and watchlisting.

I made a calculation this morning by finding a post I’d made 8 hours earlier in the general art section, counting the number of posts that had come in after mine. I worked it out to roughly 150 posts per hour. I find that amazing, and it explains why some of the new artists to the site or those with a small watchlist receive few comments… with that kind of volume, how would you expect to get noticed? Especially as, like Casey says, the quality on this site is awesome and the best stuff does tend to get priority if it’s picked up at random (ie, not from someone on the commenter’s watchlist)

Jeeze, I’ve written a book here! As nobody’s stopped me, I’ll continue… as regards keeping up appearances, once you’ve got your massive watchlist, you do tend to feel like you’ve got to return comments and drop a line when someone on your list posts an image. This can get heavy when you’re busy (like I know Casey is, and myself too). Not to worry. I think everyone here understands that, and the whole idea is to just enjoy each others’ work and get to know what other artists are doing and what they are inspired by. This thankfully is not a competitive site. There a

... sorry, pushed the wrong button… There are no points given, and we are generally a receptive and happy community and I personally feel much more comfortable here than on any of the other sites I’ve posted on. I hope that some of you are still awake after my sermon.

Me too! I remember being on all the music forums in my days with my band, and I rarely felt as comfortable in any of those as I do here. For the most part, people here seem to be professional, mature and here for the right reasons.

Preach on, Brotha Billy! : )

There are better ways to get attention than to demand it! Let the art work do the talking.

Nicely said

here here….......I reckon we would be up to a couple of bucks now instead of 2 cents….........but well worth the read…...........long as you are having fun that’s all that matters…........Keep up the great work Casey….........xkc

well said billy. i feel guilty as hell sometimes for not even having the time to thank ppl… i agree sincerely with everything you have said actually. thanks for your thoughts

Here Here Casey!!!!

Casey, I love your diplomacy. Well said.

I enjoy writing comments thats as much fun…. appreciating the amazing talents of others… so much good work to just simply enjoy

Nicely put, Casey. I like writing and receiving comments, but I would never “force it”. I’ve got to be in the mood and/or find something that speaks to me in that image.

And some artists write very few (if any?) comments but still get recognition for their excellent work, e.g. Ghost Patrol. Like MtnMan said, let the art do the talking.

As you say CC, there’s real life to contend with. Paying the bills, washing the dishes, chasing the neighbours away from the moonshine still… whoops, just ignore that last part. Seriously though, it’s way too easy to wander in here, start looking around, dropping a comment or two, and suddenly your realise your entire weekend has gone. It’s happened to me.
My comments to views ratio is probably about 1 or 2 per 100. Really low. Does that mean people don’t like my stuff? I’ve got no idea, but I do seem to be gathering a group who will come back again and again to find something that they haven’t looked at before. I try myself to get in among the works whenever I can.
Okay, that’s me done. I’m rambling.

Yep.
Aloha Case!

I agree with you wholeheartedly! The folks who post these pathetic “why hasn’t anybody commented on me” journals really rub me the wrong way. (Almost as much as those vote for me, vote for me! journals). The work and the level of interaction with others is key on RB, I’ve found. Many of the folks posting those woe as me journal articles have never replied to my comments, nor made any comments on my works, or interacted with anybody on here in any way that I can see. People are a little insecure about making comments on people’s works that they do not know in some way. Been there done that.