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Post by regcas on Apr 7, 2014 18:04:09 GMT -5
That may be the wrong way to put it but since our move to SC and also still drawing on DQ, I feel that our awesome community of friends and artists is fragmented or something. I really like drawing in SC now but I don't seem to get much of a following or comments from my DQ friends over there. And DQ is so slow and wonky at times it seems hard to try and follow my peeps here too. And because of being in two places at once it seems our community isn't as tight as it used to be. And I miss that. I miss us. Anyone else have feelings on this subject?
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Post by corky3240 on Apr 9, 2014 20:22:53 GMT -5
Big difference in Sketch Club. Far fewer followers for me, close to 2000 in DQ ( although there is a big question as to how many are active) and less than 100 in SC. Plus I feel the SC folks are a little stingy with there accolades fewer views fewer 'rules'.
SC seems to reward art rather than creativity. Not that that is bad, just different than DQ. Plus in SC sometimes I question the art part of it. With the tools available it seems a little easier to create your daily masterpiece than what I know it takes in DQ with the limited tools.
All that being said I really haven't done too much original work in SC. Just don't have the time to do two detailed drawings every day. So SC gets imports from DQ for now. (So far it doesn't appear many are impressed.)
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Post by deedee2277 on Apr 10, 2014 5:36:06 GMT -5
I downloaded Sketch Club but have yet to post anything, why? Quite simply I don't like it! I've played about with it and have been fascinated by the myriad of tools and the effects one can produce, miraculous detailed work, but at the end of the day it's aided drawing, maybe a lot of fun to play with but it's not your own work. DQ is laborious these days, but I prefer drawing on DQ, however badly, with 3 brushes and a limited colour wheel. At the end of the day, it's your own work and there is a sense of satisfaction in that. I don't see the point in commenting on aided creations, I don't really want to know how many brush strokes people made in creating them, and finally, I don't like the competitive edge to Sketch Club.
For me Sketch Club is something to play with, not post, on a wet afternoon when I've nothing else to do. I will stay with DQ until it finally collapses and in it's present state that point is rather imminent. After that I may have a re-think about Sketch Club, but it's doubtful.
I acknowledge that we are all individuals and what works for some people just doesn't work for others.
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Post by heap241 on Apr 11, 2014 8:11:53 GMT -5
Recently, I haven't had a lot of time to draw on my iPad at all. I sketch on lunch breaks or doodle in the little downtime I have but not much more then that. I do see that our community is collapsing and it just makes me sad. I remember being so excited to make a tribute drawing for someone I admired, respected or just wanted to thank for something or rather, now it seems they wouldn't even notice or care. There used to be a feeling of friendship and family here, where you could express yourself and people would be interested in what you meant by it, what it means to you, or what it meant to them.
I don't get that feeling anymore. I find myself getting out my clay and tools when I have a day off instead of getting on drawquest. I don't know if everyone will unite again or if everyone will go our separate ways, but at least I can enjoy the memories of fun I have of drawquest, and in hope everyone else can as well.
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Post by conejosheepdog on Apr 14, 2014 21:38:22 GMT -5
My Dear Heap 247, I believe what you are feeling is true for everyone else who tried hard to stay in contact with each other for the joy of sharing our drawings. I noticed the moment it was mentioned that DrawQuest would be closing and other sites were suggested, the feeling of losing that contact with others became a concern and we became aware that the other sites did not feed that friendly family atmosphere we so much enjoyed. Those months of feeling DQ would be gone and watching new questers join, has left us feeling scattered. I draw when I can and have made some great friends around this world because of the forum. The best advise I can give to everyone, is enjoy the time we can and if one door closes, let's find another to venture in and find our friends. I personality want to thank you for the work you do to keep this avenue of communication open. SEMPER FI Attachments:
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Post by regcas on Apr 16, 2014 18:19:57 GMT -5
My Dear Heap 247, I believe what you are feeling is true for everyone else who tried hard to stay in contact with each other for the joy of sharing our drawings. I noticed the moment it was mentioned that DrawQuest would be closing and other sites were suggested, the feeling of losing that contact with others became a concern and we became aware that the other sites did not feed that friendly family atmosphere we so much enjoyed. Those months of feeling DQ would be gone and watching new questers join, has left us feeling scattered. I draw when I can and have made some great friends around this world because of the forum. The best advise I can give to everyone, is enjoy the time we can and if one door closes, let's find another to venture in and find our friends. I personality want to thank you for the work you do to keep this avenue of communication open. SEMPER FI Wow, I agree with my dear friend Conjoesheepdog and Heap. I knew I couldn't be the only one feeling this way. As soon as the ultimate demise of DQ was announced I could see that no matter how hard we tried to raise money and stay tight that our spirit was crushed in a way. That family feeling of us stayed alive with the new questers but started to dwindle with the move to SC or wherever . Our wonderful playful family spirit seemed to start to melt away because if the helplessness and hopelessness of keeping DQ alive. If the owner didn't even want to keep it alive, what hope could we have. He didn't even care about the app or the DQ family it seemed. Well I hope we can somehow keep these special friendships that we've made. It certainly has been a joy and an unexpected one at that to have a family of friends on an app. I miss us. Thanks for responding all.
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Post by deedee2277 on Apr 17, 2014 6:41:12 GMT -5
I think it is wrong to state that Moot didn't want to keep DQ alive, or didn't care about it, or care about the DQ community. He cared very much about DQ and the community, read his blog or download some of his interviews with the press for more insight into the man and his reasons for closure He was devastated and disappointed when he was forced to shut DQ down. He was proud of what he had created and rightly so.
He simply had no option from a financial point of view, the people who backed his enterprise clearly wanted a return on their money. DQ was not generating income. He tried to sell the app. before shutting down, but no one wanted to buy an app that didn't generate money.
As a relatively young person, still in his twenties he has no doubt learned from this painful experience and being of an entrepreneurial nature will doubtless think of something new. With hindsight, a yearly subscription, a charge for brushes and colours, some related advertising might just have saved the day for him. Alas it's now too late, but I hope this clarifies a little about the man and the true reason for the demise of this very popular app.
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Post by MeanGeri on Apr 23, 2014 12:50:02 GMT -5
I think it was just a poor business plan behind a wonderful app idea. Had the app been free, and the free coins been harder to come by it would have made the game more profitable. Who here ever needed to buy coins in order to get added app content? I never did. Had we needed to pay for coins in order to get the new brushes and colors it would have helped. Also, why they never ran ads and offered a paid version for those who didn't want to see ads escapes me. I feel like it's not too late for them to try that model. I'd pay to be ad free and all the people who don't want to pay can live with the ads.
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