I sort of mark my layouts pro because I have taken lessons, and I have sold one or two to my friends and another person for their websites, but that's why I label mine as pro.
<span style="font-size:75">But I've taken art lessens. I learned that you mix yellow and red it makes orange. That doesn't make me pro. Unless you get real profit, USD, CND, AUD, etc. from it, it's not professional.</span>
<span style="font-size:75">I can make just about any country's name more-epic. You may call it slandering though. o.O<br><br>Britain is so awesome, they tacked a 'Great' in front of it. All we need to do is tack an 'ania' on the end and everyone will want to be a Great Britainiaian. xD</span>
I think that in general I lable SOME of my stuff as pro because they are one of a kind, and custom made, often my own art work (for ex. my hand drawn stuff) but I don't label everything as pro because it doesn't always seem <span style="font-style:italic">professional</span> to label it as "pro"
If someone is a professional, then they do something for a living. I believe that if you are to call yourself a professional, then you should be creating images you should be able to make money off of, something that you have actual work experience in. That is why amusedinsanity's threads here I am comfortable in labeling "Professional," - she actually is a professional and does this for a living
I think that in general I lable SOME of my stuff as pro because they are one of a kind, and custom made, often my own art work (for ex. my hand drawn stuff) but I don't label everything as pro because it doesn't always seem <span style="font-style:italic">professional</span> to label it as "pro"
<br><br>Good point =D I suppose a professional should let their reputation speak for itself, eh?
pro has lost its meaning on VP, from plain simply 'professional', and therefore making a sort of career of it. <br><br>I'm not entirely sure how this is worded, in fact, I am half asleep, so at the moment it makes sense, but I may edit it when I wake up more in the morning : )
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<span style="font-size:75">If you have to advertise that you're 'professional' to get buyers or potential buyers, then you probably aren't very good. Of course this is hypothetical, and not pointed at anyone in particular. Just in general.</span>
<span style="font-size:75">If you have to advertise that you're 'professional' to get buyers or potential buyers, then you probably aren't very good. Of course this is hypothetical, and not pointed at anyone in particular. Just in general.</span>
I might be able to clear this up a bit. Pro, has lost the meaning of professional on vp. On vp, "pro" usually means hand-coded html/css/xhtml etc... versus going online and copy/pasting a code. from biggo.ws etc... and people say that to make people know that. I use the term pro to state that. For banners, I'd say pro SHOULD mean from a program you pay for. Like, my dad bought photoshop, and I make banners on it. That is the vp meaning of "pro".
I might be able to clear this up a bit. Pro, has lost the meaning of professional on vp. On vp, "pro" usually means hand-coded html/css/xhtml etc... versus going online and copy/pasting a code. from biggo.ws etc... and people say that to make people know that. I use the term pro to state that. For banners, I'd say pro SHOULD mean from a program you pay for. Like, my dad bought photoshop, and I make banners on it. That is the vp meaning of "pro".
<br><br>but people do copy code from pre-coded websites and use it and consider it 'pro'. That's one of the biggest issues I have with the whole misusing of Pro. <br><br>Dreamland pretty much hit the definition on the spot.
Don't forget, just because you use a program you buy doesn't necessarily mean you are any good. I'm not referring to you, specifically, just, in general XD
I think you have to include the context of the game in this discussion. After all, just because you are a grand master trainer/breeder etc on the game doesn't mean you know the first thing about training/breeding dogs in real life.<br><br>There are many, many, many artists/layout makers that I would consider their work to be professional quality even though they are self taught (no classes) and do not make a real life profit off of it. Within the context of the game though, they are professional. Some even use paint and layout programs to help them create their works.<br><br>They conduct it as a legitimate business in game, make in game profits from it, just as breeders and trainers do. Most that I consider professional do not advertise at all, for the simple reason that they do not have to. They get more than enough business by word of mouth.<br><br>Whatever someone else advertises or says about their own work, you almost have to conclude they are most likely younger kids/teenagers who do not know what real life is about to claim their work as professional and make concessions as such.<br><br>It's a marketing scheme, plain and simple and personally, it really doesn't bother me. I can judge for myself whether or not their work is professional in my eyes and decide whether or not I wish to purchase it.
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