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I’m glad to see this discussion taking place. Again, I want to say that I am not trying to say anything happened in this particular swap that was out of sorts, but as someone coming back from a pretty long break from the forum, this particular swap has not been a great experience and is not something I want to take part in again.
I do NOT want a new person on the forum, or someone new to the PYO world in general to have the experience I did with this swap.
If I was a brand new forum member, this is what I would have seen:
I joined a swap, painted my piece, sent it out (a little late), and never got anything back. (That’s right – I have NOT RECEIVED a swap piece).
I found out that the organizer of the swap got a piece painted by Melody, the creator of Windstones in general, and it was never posted as part of the swap.
I never got any type of communication from the organizer of the swap at all beyond “this is who you are painting for”. I do not know who was supposed to paint for me, if they forgot, if it’s late, or if it’s not coming at all.Again, if I were brand new to the forum and I had this experience, I would be done. That really, really sucks. It sucks enough that this is how I feel about my experience with it this time, but it’s really not fair to ask a new person to understand and come back again.
I really think there should be some more solid rules for swaps too, and I think some of the suggestions are great.
I do think that if you are running a swap for the first time, you should not get the benefit of getting a piece painted by Melody right off the bat. Honestly, I think if you run a swap you should have to show your worth before you get that benefit (and it certainly still should be a luck of the draw, not a guarantee). Personally I think if someone runs a swap 3 times and proves that they are trustworthy and run it well, they deserve it if they pull Melody’s name. I realize not everyone will agree with me on this, it’s just my personal opinion.
I really would like to see a list (I think DragonMedley might have one) where people are held accountable for painting their swap piece, and acknowledging that they got their swap piece. People who don’t do either of those should not be allowed in swaps.I participated in the Reddit Secret Santa this year and I really liked their rule set. It’s quite simple, but seems to work fairly well. Of course, sometimes people are just in it for themselves and don’t send a gift but get one – and that’s it for them. They are banned from the Secret Santa forever onward if they do that. I think adopting such a thing here should happen.
I’m happy that the person who got the piece I painted really liked it. I won’t be heartbroken if I don’t get a piece in return, but I don’t think the person assigned to me should be allowed in swaps anymore if they never bother to paint a piece (and by the way, if you are my swap partner and you are just running late – THAT’S OK!! Seriously I am not mad at you if that’s the case! And I would really appreciate a message so I can stop worrying about it!).
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Please visit My Webpage to see my art and PYO's that I've done in the past!WOW – this is gorgeous! Her (his?) features are so soft and beautiful! I love the green on her too – what a lovely spring color, and reminds me of of moss or lichen 😀 I love it!!
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Please visit My Webpage to see my art and PYO's that I've done in the past!Just to clarify – I am not saying the swap organizer did anything underhanded, but the swap seemed really disorganized from the beginning, and I think in the future it would really behoove whoever puts them together and runs them to be much clearer about the process and to have better communication.
I would have put this in my other post, but we can’t edit them anymore for some reason.
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Please visit My Webpage to see my art and PYO's that I've done in the past!@kujacker… Wow. And we haven’t even seen a picture of it?
Look, I don’t like thinking the worst of people but too much has happened in my life that I can’t help but be wary of the intentions of others. The swap organizer getting the Melody piece immediately makes me think “really?” sorry, but that paired with not even bothering to post pictures honestly means I will not be participating in another swap organized by them. I know how busy this time of year is, I’ve been incredibly busy myself, but this really annoys me.On a nicer note:
@Rylorien – Momji is lovely!! That detailing on the face is so crisp!
@Mika – wow, what fantastic character your unicorn has! I love her mask!Commission spots are currently closed! Please message me for details.
Please visit My Webpage to see my art and PYO's that I've done in the past!I feel like we haven’t seen enough pictures in this thread either! Melody painted for someone, right? Are there some people who have gotten theirs but haven’t posted about them? Does anyone need any help posting photos?
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Please visit My Webpage to see my art and PYO's that I've done in the past!Thank you Kim! 😀
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Please visit My Webpage to see my art and PYO's that I've done in the past!Thanks very much Zexious! 😀
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Please visit My Webpage to see my art and PYO's that I've done in the past!Hooray! I’m so glad you like it 😀
Here are some pictures I took before he took off:
Now I cant wait to get my own! XD
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Please visit My Webpage to see my art and PYO's that I've done in the past!@Kujacker – WOW! This is gorgeous! You did a fantastic job!
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Please visit My Webpage to see my art and PYO's that I've done in the past!@dashesndots – that’s your first PYO? Wow! Thats such a lovely scheme! Bravo, you did a wonderful job 🙂
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Please visit My Webpage to see my art and PYO's that I've done in the past!Same here, Phoegonix! Then again, I am one of the people who was late shipping out so I can’t really complain XD
To my swappee: Again, I am very sorry for the delay!! I hope you like it when you get it 😀
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Please visit My Webpage to see my art and PYO's that I've done in the past!@Drag0nfeathers – Wow! What beautiful detailing! I love the color scheme too!
@Natasha – I love those colors, especially the (is it copper?) highlights!
@Tig3r06 – This totally embodies stormy weather. Lovely!@Phoegonix – what wonderful antiquing on the tail scales! Beautiful job!
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Please visit My Webpage to see my art and PYO's that I've done in the past!Hehe thank you Celestial Rainstorm! Now that you mention it, she really does look like cotton candy 🙂
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Please visit My Webpage to see my art and PYO's that I've done in the past!Thanks so much everyone 😀
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