Thirty Days of Fanart Meme: Day 14
14 - Ratings - how high are you comfortable with going, and is your comfort zone different for showing sex than for violence/gore? Have you ever gone higher? If you're comfortable with NC-17, have you ever been shocked by finding that the art you're making is G-rated instead?
My comfort zone pretty much ends at "teen audiences" level. Visual porn doesn't do much for me, and I'm fairly sure I'd feel ridiculous drawing it. So when I do show pairings I'm more likely to pick a situation that just shows intimacy, like cuddling or an embrace, or moments of tension for example when the participants are still clothed, but eager to change that. That is not to say that my sexual kinks don't show through my art, such as power dynamics, but the end result won't be explicit, because that is not what attracts me. So it's no coincidence that for example kneeling people aren't uncommon in my pictures. I can imagine having an idea that would be higher rated due to violence or gore more easily than doing explicit sex, but it's not that likely either.
Also, I'm aggravated to find that I still can't even post comments on LJ. What are they doing to their site over there? It's been over a day. *grumble grumble*
My comfort zone pretty much ends at "teen audiences" level. Visual porn doesn't do much for me, and I'm fairly sure I'd feel ridiculous drawing it. So when I do show pairings I'm more likely to pick a situation that just shows intimacy, like cuddling or an embrace, or moments of tension for example when the participants are still clothed, but eager to change that. That is not to say that my sexual kinks don't show through my art, such as power dynamics, but the end result won't be explicit, because that is not what attracts me. So it's no coincidence that for example kneeling people aren't uncommon in my pictures. I can imagine having an idea that would be higher rated due to violence or gore more easily than doing explicit sex, but it's not that likely either.
Also, I'm aggravated to find that I still can't even post comments on LJ. What are they doing to their site over there? It's been over a day. *grumble grumble*