Putty & Paint

[philip]

Hi everyone,
I stumbled across this thread. I am running Putty&Paint. Maybe I can clarify some things.

Putty&Paint does not have a focus on fantasy or some other genre/style. Everyone is welcome. However fantasy painters are in average younger than historic painters and thus more active on the internet. Spreading invitation codes etc.

The inviation codes are limited because I am running the site basically alone. If I would open the doors it would be run down by thousands of users which I could not handle and afford right now. In the beginning it was limited to reach a certain standard so users won't upload any figure, but only their best. The codes are not to keep some people away from Putty&Paint.

Soon their will be new codes for all existing members. As a matter of fact many users have codes right now, but they do not invite new users.

@Ferris write me a pm.

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Good, and wise of you to take the time to undo the unhealthy elitism reputation that was developing.

 

[samson]

you have a great site .

 

[philip]

Putty&Paint has this elitism mainly in the USA. In Europe it's pretty popular. Among fantasy and historic artists.
But I can image how that developed. When I started Putty&Paint a few years ago I invited dozens of artists personally. A lot of europeans, so it spread way faster in europe.
I tried to invite some US painters, which I found on facebook. I had to research a lot since didn't know anyone. But most of them didn't sign up. I can understand them. Why should they, there comes a random guy they don't know and offers them to join a web gallery they don't know.
But in the last few months the US are climbing up the visitors statistics on Putty&Paint, and so are US registrations. It will all take sometime since it is invite only.

 

[philip]

Thank you samson.

 

[Forté]

It's a great source of inspirational pieces. One day I'll hopefully feel good enough to hunt down a code. Not yet though. I'll stick with looking and dreaming.