"Artist" thread or "piece" thread
By
Deebs,
Posted on: 2006-07-31 20:31 in Multi-Media Fan Creations
Thread for each individual one.
It allows for better "critique" of each one and not just a lone comment for each one.
But I don't see a problem with either one.
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I tried really hard to come up with a good sig....
But then I gave up.
People should post how they wish , without others telling them the proper way to post .
I dislike folks telling others the proper way to PvP , Roleplay or how to enjoy the game .
Personally I'll be posting pieces individually from here on in . 
If you have the time to run through an entire thread its not bad having all an artists work in one place, take for example people pumping out alot of work like, celtic bolt or jim tessier. If they were to start an individual thread for each piece. It may be a bit overwhelming.
At the same time, an individual thread allows the art to really stand out. Because i have all the time in the world during the week. I think its a great idea to have individual threads.
It was just a request and a suggestion. No reason to protest. Yikes.
I think for commissions, things that are 'final' and want to be reviewed, should have their own thread. They typically take longer to do and post so they should be spread out more.
However, for the WONDERFUL artists here who do freebie/requests, those should be threaded, a la Celtic Bolt.
For things like sketches, WIPs, etc, those should have it's own thread, with the more 'final' versions posted in that SAME thread.
For artists who like to sketch a lot and want to show off (myself included!) a sketchdump thread is most appropriate. BUT if there is a 'final' piece that should get it's own thread, I would think.
So yeah. Lots of 'ifs' and 'gotchas'. Use your own discretion. 
While it's good to keep the signal to noise ratio down, I also don't want to discourage up and coming folks and even existing and established folks from posting stuff! 
I think it depends on how prolific someone is and ....well....how much I want to see what they're doing. Personally I don't like slogging through a long thread (particularly since there are tangents) just to pick out the posts with art in them. This is part of the reason that I try and post a list of all the art in the thread after every three or four pieces.
The longer the sketchdump is, the less of a chance I will read it. Which is why I really feel like having one thread means that people stop checking it after a while. I know that there are only about four people who actually check my thread any more At the same time though, there is the potential for spammage (though not as much here as there is on a lot of other forums).
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I think it depends on how prolific someone is and ....well....how much I want to see what they're doing. Personally I don't like slogging through a long thread (particularly since there are tangents) just to pick out the posts with art in them. This is part of the reason that I try and post a list of all the art in the thread after every three or four pieces.
The longer the sketchdump is, the less of a chance I will read it. Which is why I really feel like having one thread means that people stop checking it after a while. I know that there are only about four people who actually check my thread any more At the same time though, there is the potential for spammage (though not as much here as there is on a lot of other forums).
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one of Four whom check your thread :P I have it favorited but then your an E-Friend and I greatly enjoy your work , It has a nursery rhyme feel to it for me at least .
I avoid slogging thru 30 pages of replies to see if someone has new art and I think a lot of other posters do as well .
A little off from your question but I like to see links in the artists' signature, such as your own, so I can go look on a whim. To use Jim_Tessier as an example, the link in his signature sends you back to the beginning of his thread and I don't want to wade through all 30 some pages to find his art.
For me it is a Gallery for my main stuff and a thread for my custom projects.
This seems to be something people want to discuss.
Should a artist post new pieces in individual threads or just have one main thread for their own works?
Thoughts?