...well, then, yes, it is a very good cel ^^ As
for whether is is better to have one character in
a cel close-up rather than two; this cannot be
compared, because the standard of comparison for
the two is totally different. While eyes closed
can affect a cel of one character, a cel of two
characters, one with open eyes and one with
closed eyes, is judged on a totally different
scale.
This cel in particular is nice, because Inu Yasha
seems to be particularly sought when he has one
of his "frazzled" expressions on...as often as
they occur, it's hard to find cels with him like
that. Now combine the fact that both of them are
their (and shots of the two are highly sought
after), with what seems like a slightly oversized
cel, A-1; it is VERY nice indeed. Not everyone's
cup of tea, but from a technical point highly
collectable.
While I agree with Pale that we all love sharing
our cels, there is a growing problem of "dress to
impress" collectors in this community. These
collectors are people who only show up in the
forum to show off cels and garner comments for
them (and subsequently get upset if no one says
anything); they collect things they know would be
desirable to other people, and not themselves. I
wouldn't mind this, if these people didn't
bombard my e-mail and IM with scans asking me to,
basically, tell them how great they are.
Unfortunately, because this forum is full of such
nice people, this atmosphere only serves to
pamper these attitudes. I'm not on some big holy
crusade here, but it's just a point that had to
be made. Frankly, I don't care either way; I just
ignore these people and their posts.
So, I'm sorry if you felt attacked, but the way
you opened up your thread sounded very much like
the way certain "dress to impress" collectors do,
and I suppose I just got a little annoyed. But
now I know differently...gomen!
-Misha |