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Originality, is it dying?

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WillFrost's Avatar WillFrost
Level 57 : Grandmaster Pixel Painter
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Ok, mini rant time! :D



Firstly, I recently posted a skin, of a green guy with a box on his head. Maybe not the first skin everyone thinks of when they look for a skin, but an interesting original concept...



...2 days later, 19 views, no diamonds, no downloads, no comments...



Why is it that all the similar skin ideas get popular, but most original ideas hardly even get noticed?



Is it because the skin is bad?

Is it because people don't like originality?

Is it because these skins get lost under waves of repetative skins?



Do you have an oppinion on this? Did that same thing happen to you? Post a comment bellow...



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DMB2121
10/08/2012 9:34 am
Level 48 : Master Narwhal
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I think it's because all the things people like have been posted over and over, making them unoriginal but still popular
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WillFrost
10/09/2012 9:35 am
Level 57 : Grandmaster Pixel Painter
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Yeah, pretty much.

Just keep trying to post original stuff, and it gets noticed eventually :)
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stanyoyoyo
09/06/2012 4:32 am
Level 46 : Master Pyro
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Yeah i know, That sometimes happens to me :( By the way how did you make that guy in the poster? Did you use blender?
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WillFrost
09/07/2012 5:14 am
Level 57 : Grandmaster Pixel Painter
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I use MCSkinEdit and Paint.net for all my skins (well, nearly all of them)
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Lightialgikia
08/28/2012 4:45 am
Level 8 : Apprentice Artist
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I guess the Popular Skins are uploaded more so there more spread out and found
Btw People stop getting the crappy no shaded teen skin, it pisses me off >.<

Diamond for you because i recognize what you mean :3
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WillFrost
08/28/2012 3:54 pm
Level 57 : Grandmaster Pixel Painter
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Thanks for the diamond :D

I agree, and teen skins are really annoying.
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modernMC
08/01/2012 8:51 am
Level 26 : Expert Nerd
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I know, it happens to us all.Sometimes I want to reach out and slap them to their senses.We need to spread the word! +1 diamond: Well done.
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WillFrost
08/01/2012 10:59 am
Level 57 : Grandmaster Pixel Painter
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Thanks :D
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Stewie
07/13/2012 4:17 pm
Level 7 : Apprentice Architect
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It's probably the fact that most good skins get flooded out from the massive waves of copied,unoriginal,etc skins.It's a damn shame, indeed. Many skinners, like yourself don;t get the recognition they deserve.

On a side note. The lack of originality is exactly why i made my own skins, rather than having to browse through pages upon pages of poorly done skins.

P.S. your monster skin is awesome
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WillFrost
07/14/2012 8:16 am
Level 57 : Grandmaster Pixel Painter
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I know what you mean. I also think that a lot of people simply come to planet minecraft to get particular well known skins.

But yeah, that's why people make their own skins :)

Oh, and thanks :D
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