💼 Careercow Andrew Dobson (aka Tom Preston)

[Stud2Stud]

They actually seemed to think of Dobby in a very positive light - http://www.bodyinflation.org/node/22688

I think it's the only time I've seen Dobby in demand, they talk about mourning his departure and how he was a great inspiration for them.

And like all fans Dobson ever had, he just cast them aside, abondoning them and years later wonders why they aren't at his side fighting da twolls.

 

[John Titor]

Bad thing is: You could fill a barn with all the confidence Dobson doesn't have. So that ain't gonna happen.
He's simply incapable of going "I like that stuff. Yeah. So?" Strangely enough, one of the things Dobson seems to have liked (and used a lot for his inflation art), Azumanga Daioh, was drawn by a guy who started out on erotic stuff before making his slice of life mangas. What's even more interesting: There was a guy who made really well-drawn porno doujins of a series called "Yotsuba!" (which is by the same guy as Azumanga Daioh) and this doujin-artist was in fact so good at mimicking the original style, rumors popped up it might be the Mangaka himself doing these doujins. Ultimately, the Mangaka hired the Doujin-artist since he was so good at doing that style.
This isn't that uncommon, it seems. The guy who made "Ghost in the Shell" has a larger amount of erotic stuff than regular. In Japan, being good at drawing porn is a possible start to become a regular comicbook artist.
What I'm trying to say: with enough confidence, Dobs could have made regular comics and his erotic stuff. If only he ever was mature enough to stand up for his fetish.
The way he behaved, that boat has sailed a long time ago. In his panic to hide it, he invoked one hell of a Streisand Effect and now, all he can do is meekly pointing at it, try to aknowledge it, but all he does is "Yeah I did this a decade ago and people still pretend it was important!". If he at least admitted that it was an important phase to him personally, but by trying to sweep it under the rug wholesale, he just manages to appear very, very insincere.

Then again, it's inflation... a fetish so absurdly pathetic and embarassing, even bronies and people into sweaty armpits justifiably mock it.

Edit:
You don't even have to go so far as to take artists from Japan into consideration.
Phil Foglio, creator of the webcomic "Girl Genius", used to do erotic comics.
Studio Foglio makes little money on Patreon (~300 bucks a month), since their focus is on selling comic books and they've got a track-record of updating their webcomic 3 times a week (with only short downtimes every year or so) for the past 10 years.

The reason he brings up why he did it changes a lot, depending on what kind of asspat he wants to get.
Originally, he said he didn't like how western cartoons were slowly becoming more and more like anime in style.
Why would that mean he has to draw his horrible OCs beating up little kids, sexually assault a defenseless woman, though?

Might be a bit off-topic to this image, but I just want to express that I really, really hate the style of Jon-Arbuckle-clone Gamerdude McMullet and Smugfield. Especially the ugly stub-noses and the way the eyebrows sorta wrap around these dead, soulless saucer-eyes.
As if the smug pandering soapbox bullshit wasn't enough to drive a stake through his comic's hearts, Dobson sure manages to kill all interest by picking a style that is plain ugly to look at.

I'm reminded of the advice an artist made to others (who by the way is friends or a part of the staff behind Skull Girls): Link NSFW.

-Take figure drawing.
If you’re serious about learning how to draw, take a class. It’s a completely different experience than just trying to learn on your own.

-It’s not a popularity contest.
Don’t be chasing after those tumblr notes or deviantART view counts on purpose. There are terrible artists that are popular because they brown-nose or draw taboo; don’t feel like you have to follow suit. It’s OK to be not popular! I’m not very popular, and I live an alright life.

-Jealousy is a poisonous thing.
Don’t bitch and moan about artists with more skill/popularity. The more you compare yourself to others, you dig a deeper hole of depression.

-But rivalries can help.
Having a peer to “compete” and work with is a good way to motivate each other.

-Don’t be complacent.
-There are those who have grown all too comfortable with themselves; they eventually become stale or even regress. You should be always evolving and changing as an artist, even if it means drawing outside your comfort zone (gasp!).

-Improvement will not always be apparent.
This is a big one. Most people will notice large leaps in their skill within the first 2-3 years of “taking art seriously” and plateauing off as they get better.
It’s the period after that where it may not feel like you’re improving. As long as you don’t fall into your usual tropes (see above comment) and keep on grinding, you’ll get better. Even if you can draw slightly faster than before, that will count for something.
Everyone levels up at a different pace. Don’t be discouraged when you see someone else grow faster than you; you’re allowed to take your time.

-Think critically.
Critique your own work. Don’t just simply think “this looks wrong”. Think about the “why” and how you can fix it.

-You can always draw it again.
Can’t fix something even though you’ve spent hours on it? Erase it! You drew it once before, you can always draw it again. Don’t be so married to your strokes.

-Don’t be overly defensive.
If someone is trying to give you criticism, don’t be snooty and give excuses. Listen to it, and think about why they’re saying it.

-You’re drawing for yourself first.
You shouldn’t have to feel pressured to draw anything for anyone. It’s OK if you’re just taking small requests for fun, but don’t let it dominate your priorities.

-Don’t bother with solicitors asking for free art.
If someone is asking you to provide art for his “game” or “manga” in development, but doesn’t talk money, ignore it. More than likely will it result in trouble and disappointment for both parties.

-Know what you’re getting into when before drawing porn/fetishes.
You WILL be labeled differently if you start drawing smut, and it may not be always favorable. It’s something that’s difficult to bury later, especially if you’re thinking about going professional.

-Don’t draw smut only to increase view count.
Seriously, that’s a dumb reason.

-Respect your commissioner.
Don’t publicly shame or talk shit about the people that commission you. An exception would be if you were being underpaid (why would you accept it in the first place?) or if they were being extremely unreasonable. These are people that paid you money for your service; be professional about it. If the drawing was meant to be private, keep it private.

-Don’t leave your commissioner hanging.
Understand your work schedule and plan accordingly. If you can’t finish something, give notice. Don’t be a scumbag and vanish without a word or lie about it. Shit like this does not fly in industry.

-Don’t be a creeper towards girls.
I see this way too much. Don’t act like a fucking creep and fawn incessantly at girls. Just because someone has a vagina and can draw kawaii anime art, it doesn’t mean you can act weird.

-Don’t encourage creepers.
I see this way too much, too. Don’t beg to be pandered. It’s one thing to act cute; it’s another to constantly ham it up and beg for attention (you don’t have to be a girl to do this, too).

-You make your own time.
Don’t give a shitty excuse to yourself about why you’re not drawing. “Because I have no time” is a terrible one. Stop wasting time on Twitter and tumblr. I cut browsing and anime time from my life for drawing. I had a full-time job and took classes while still making time to draw for my daily blog.

-Set realistic goals.
I’ve seen a lot of people out there who do a “sketch-a-day” thing and quit in less than a month (humblebrag). You’ll only discourage yourself if you can’t keep your own goals, so start small.

-Be drama-free.
Don’t hold grudges. Don’t start grudges. Know when to walk away.

-If you truly love what you do, then you will be a better artist.
You are your own incentive to grow.

 

[Monkey D. Luffy]

https://www.patreon.com/guidelines



Something something half of Dobson's creations aren't his own property.

Also something something wallpaper.

So is that grounds to get him kicked out? Because you could argue with the wonderful adventures of Dobson cosplay that it's derivative, however the general fanart especially with his attempt to ape the art style of the original would definitely qualify.

 

[millais]

Dobson's inconsistent ability to think sensibly astounds me every day.

He's sensible enough not to get dragged headfirst into the Tranny Samus debacle by limiting his position to some wimpy non-committal fence-sitting.
Simultaneously, he takes one look at pedo Nyberg and without missing a beat he boldly decides, "Yep, that's the cross I'm gonna nail myself to".

 

[Stud2Stud]

I'm reminded of the advice an artist made to others (who by the way is friends or a part of the staff behind Skull Girls): Link NSFW.

Damn. That list could be called "The exact opposite of what Dobson does". Not even exaggerating, Dobson literally does the exact opposite of every individual point.

He's sensible enough not to get dragged headfirst into the Tranny Samus debacle by limiting his position to some wimpy non-committal fence-sitting.
Simultaneously, he takes one look at pedo Nyberg and without missing a beat he boldly decides, "Yep, that's the cross I'm gonna nail myself to".

Apparently, SJWs are not certain which side to be on in this Transamus nonsense.
Some are in favor of it, some don't think so. Dobs tries to stay neutral, just to not offend Wu. I'd assume he's sexualized Samus in his mind already (shocking news, huh?) and now doesn't want her to be a tranny. With all the brown-nosing Dobs does when it comes to Wu, one can easily mistake it for some sort of romantic interest. It's just Dobs desperate attempts to feel validated as a 'nice guy' and being PROGRESSIVE.
So yeah, Dobs just tries to not attract any ire.
The Nyberg stuff on the other hand is fairly simple. People Dobs identifies as GG-supporters attack some individual. So, this must mean that individual is not only a poor victim but also that s/he's completely innocent of all the bad things people say about him/her. Cause all GG-supporters are evil, stupid and bigotted, and thus all their claims are false.
And of course, Dobs has to show his support against those meany meanhead trolls!

It's fairly ironic, too.
Recently, Dobs cried about how people are so mean, they pretend Dobs is always wrong out of spite. So even when he is right about something, people claim he's wrong just cause they hate him and thus feel a need to disagree with him - no matter on what.
Then we look at this Nyberg nonsense and realize: When he suggest some bad behaviour for his trolls, it's always stuff Dobson does himself.

 

[Ti-99/4A]

https://www.patreon.com/guidelines



Something something half of Dobson's creations aren't his own property.

Also something something wallpaper.

Interesting. Isn't there someone else we follow who has a Patreon, but isn't actually doing anything? Brianna something or other?

 

[tepid]

Dobson's inconsistent ability to think sensibly astounds me every day.

He's sensible enough not to get dragged headfirst into the Tranny Samus debacle by limiting his position to some wimpy non-committal fence-sitting.
Simultaneously, he takes one look at pedo Nyberg and without missing a beat he boldly decides, "Yep, that's the cross I'm gonna nail myself to".

The Samus issue must be tricky for him, on the one hand changing his head cannon related to Nintenyearold stuff from his childhood has proven to be super triggering for him (popeye arms (parms), blonde hair (blairs)) but on the other hand he wants to kneel at the feet of Wu and the other SJW twitter women he follows and tweets at.

 

[MrsFrizzle]

Interesting. Isn't there someone else we follow who has a Patreon, but isn't actually doing anything? Brianna something or other?

Aaron something or other?

At least Tim Buckley turns out his dumb comics.

Also, the irony of Cosmopolitan magazine complaining about scantily clad women is hilarious. Look at your own covers, folks!

 

[Von Clausewitz]

Dobson's inconsistent ability to think sensibly astounds me every day.

He's sensible enough not to get dragged headfirst into the Tranny Samus debacle by limiting his position to some wimpy non-committal fence-sitting.
Simultaneously, he takes one look at pedo Nyberg and without missing a beat he boldly decides, "Yep, that's the cross I'm gonna nail myself to".

I think that is part of his problem to admit mistakes. Seeing how Dobson does research (i.e. not at all) he probably retweeted Nybergs tweets, because he agreed to what he said, but didn't actually know anything about that guy. Since he is a textbook example of narcissism and thus can't be wrong (except the entire internet is going down on him, because he calmed Zelda Williams tits), he will burn his bike pump before he admits a mistake. The only response he knows are those of defiance and it seems once he entered that mode, he is not clever enough to say something smart like: "Yes I agreed to some of this tweets but I actually didn't know who this guy was.".

As I said, he just behaves like a cornered bear defending its sad, little cave.

Damn. That list could be called "The exact opposite of what Dobson does". Not even exaggerating, Dobson literally does the exact opposit of every individual point.

...makes you wonder how good he could be, if he actually followed all those points.

Edit:

Also, the irony of Cosmopolitan magazine complaining about scantily clad women is hilarious. Look at your own covers, folks!

Yes, you would think SJW would be more critical of fashion and lifestyle magazines. Not because of scantily clad woman, but because each and every one of those cover photos was photoshopped for hours before it looked like it does... I mean even Southpark made an episode about that.

 

[Belvedere]

I'm reminded of the advice an artist made to others (who by the way is friends or a part of the staff behind Skull Girls): Link NSFW.

Honestly one of the reason I follow Dobson's behavior (and this forum thread) is to learn from him as in "do exactly the opposite of what he does." You could essentially write that exact advise list by simply reversing Dobson's entire life as an artist.

I especially love the part that mentions not to waste time in tumblr and twitter and not to create drama. Just fathom how much time Dobear spent writing up that Storify post, time he could have use to actually creating content for his Patreon.

 

[Gothicserpent]

 

[Sanae Kochiya]

Seriously, I know it's sort of an overdone meme to ask "where is the wallpaper, Dobson," but it's already two days late. This is absurd and if he was working any serious gig with any production company management would be kicking down his door. No one likes it when they're even a day over deadline. Two days without even a preview shot of that wallpaper is pretty fucking unprofessional when these people are literally paying for the privilege of seeing it.

 

[Adamska]

Seriously, I know it's sort of an overdone meme to ask "where is the wallpaper, Dobson," but it's already two days late. This is absurd and if he was working any serious gig with any production company management would be kicking down his door. No one likes it when they're even a day over deadline. Two days without even a preview shot of that wallpaper is pretty fucking unprofessional when these people are literally paying for the privilege of seeing it.

Especially since Dobbo the clown has been late with this stuff more than once already. I seem to remember Patreon frowning at that too.

 

[Von Clausewitz]

Especially since Dobbo the clown has been late with this stuff more than once already. I seem to remember Patreon frowning at that too.

I bet he does not realize, that he could do them in advance and just release them later.

 

[Chan the Wizard]

Man, with the wallpaper not being done and the raffle violating patreon's terms of service, I bet patreon is receiving a lot of reports. I mean I certainly hope no one would be so petty as to flag his account as being fraudulent.

 

[amandahugenkiss]

Just fathom how much time Dobear spent writing up that Storify post, time he could have use to actually creating content for his Patreon.

I feel like at this point Dobson's resigned himself to relying on the pity and kindness of others just to get by. He puts out art just to keep up the facade of being an "artist" (and to rake in those Patreon bux) when he knows in his heart that becoming a charity case is much more lucrative.

Too bad he's absolutely insufferable so even his attempts at garnering sympathy fall flat.

 

[Spellskite]

I guarantee he spent longer on that pathetic storify shit than on his monthly wallpaper. But its the fault of the trolls yet again, I suppose.

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

I can't wait to hear Dobbots comment on his up and coming Tweets after this lol.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

I can't wait to hear Dobbots comment on his up and coming Tweets after this lol.

Dobot hasn't been tweeting lately. Someone should tag him and ask how he's doing.

 

[PacSol]

Maybe he's actually working...