DeviantArt Dilemma

[nendil]

So I was wanting a place to get comments & publicity post & link my new ...upcoming... fanarts and I was thinking of finally sticking stuff up on the DeviantArt account that I've been using to browse smut had sitting around for apparently 2 years now. But I have some reserves about it (which is why I haven't bothered using it till now) so I'd just like to ramble for a bit about things that bother me and maybe some of you can help me with some insights.

* Organization. Browsing DA always feels like a pain in the ass to me because I'm kind of anal about browsing in chronological order, and DA's default gallery seems to display things in more-or-less random order? (I'm probably wrong about that?) Is there a way to control the sorting when you manage your gallery? I'm guessing not? Also, is there any more to the organization system than just putting each pic in one specific categorical folder?

* Any time I venture into DA I always get depressed by the quality and productivity of the many artists there. As you know I am a jealousCOMPETITIVE person who is also BAD AT PRODUCTIVITY. Normally good art (or writing for that matter) that impresses me tends to be an inspiration, but for some reason when I'm presented with such a flood of good art it becomes a wistful downer even as I splurge on all the prettiness. Of course this is my problem, not yours, but I just have to mention it because it's always been a weird DA issue to me, for whatever reason.

* And overall I guess I just want to know if it's worthwhile. I don't feel much like posting on AFC anymore because it's so old and obsolete plus I have that server problem to deal with, ctrl_a ;), and I could just go all-LJ-all-the-time for my fanarts, but even with the tag system it's not exactly a good way to browse. Just tell me what you like or don't like about DA please! Or even suggest other alternatives!

* Finally, I have my own compiled list of what's good enough to get displayed in my potential gallery, but you have a chance here to nominate pic(s) you think I should put up ;) especially those that you think might not make the cut ;) I make no promise to comply though!

Comments

[warendfeld.livejournal.com]

I've got a DA account, but I think you've gotten far better advice on the topic already.

If you go ahead and use it, please post a link - I'd be eager to see your DA account, and would no doubt watch it. :-)

[nendil.livejournal.com]

I certainly will, but you probably won't see anything different on there that you won't see on this LJ. :)

[warendfeld.livejournal.com]

Fair enough, but it won't hurt to see stuff on both places.