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Okay but in all seriousness I'm gonna break what you said down. Firstly though I have to thank Mermaid Kane for speaking up, and also state that nowhere have I attacked YOU or matty personally, the fact that you took critique on a tail maker personally is your own perogative.
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It does matter if you ordered from him. It is important to take into consideration what a customer asks for. He's only able to show people what everyone has asked for. By your logic, he should make tails just to show off variety for no reason but to do it for other people's opinion.
Actually yes, he should. As an artist I am always creating things to add to my portfolio and show I am capable of producing something like it. If I just posted somewhere saying I could make a top with neon lights and color changing flowers, people would expect that I have produced work similar to what I was claiming. Same thing goes for mermaid tails, in order to show that he can produce work he should be putting out examples of that work for his portfolio.
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Do you think my tail looks bad? I'm asking because there is a fine line between sharing constructive thoughts and destructive thoughts. You can share your thoughts. I have not said that you can't. However, I am free to share my thoughts that just so happen to conflict with yours. The only thing that will make a comment wrong is if it has a malicious tone. I have seen a lot of people jump to the negative comments and prop up a business that is not Merrowfins in a thread about Merrowfins in those same comments, so I am sharing my experienice because, from my perspectice, the negative comments are not grounded in facts. They are the opinions of people who have never had his tails. Maybe even opinions of people who think too highly of themselves because they aren't sharing anything to back up their opinions.
It doesn't matter if I think your tail looks bad, it isn't on my body it's on yours BUT that doesn't mean people can't critique the construction and image of a product and critiquing a product IS NOT destructive. It's called concrit for a reason. Yes, you're sharing your experience but you're also trying to shut down discourse on the thread about a tail maker, just because you like your tail doesn't mean your opinion is more valid than anyone else's, and you are sharing just that, an opinion.
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Mermaid Momo. You are critizing a product someone paid for. Don't you think a blatant statement like the paint jobs are repetitive and copies of mertailor, which were likely the paint job and designs Matt created, might come off as insensitive to someone like me with a paint job you called repetitive.
I'll say it again, he posts nothing but the same tails over and over and over again on instagram, he does not show any variety in the tails and showcased and if I went off of his instagram I would believe he's only made about 10 or 12 tails because those are the only ones he ever posts. and yes, a few of those are replicas of mertailor tails (Which he said himself in the caption!)
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All I'm saying is that if you are going to make comments that puts down someone's work. You should share proof to back yourself up.
"put down someone's work" no, I didn't tell him to stop making tails, to throw them all in the trash. As an artist I sure hope Matty is used to concrit and grew a thick skin like the rest of us do.
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If everyone is going to keep sharing negative opinions. You can at least have courtesy to share examples. What if Matt is reading these comments? What is he supposed to take from everyone's comments? I will not speak for what he thinks, but I know that it would be morally crushing to read comments like these, about my writing, without any examples of my work.
If you want examples look at his instagram, which I've discussed multiple times and even laid out why it leads me to my beliefs. and if Matty is reading this? GOOD! Hopefully he'll step it up then and want to put out the best f*cking most original tail ever, and actually post new things on his social media.
Just because you think constructive criticism is a personal attack doesn't mean it is. Matty has a thick skin, he can take it, heck I've even commented such on some of his instagram posts and he has responded to me about it.
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awwwww I'm glad I'm known as a shit starter apparently. I'm making the mergods proud lmao.
Hello let me introduce Merrow Fins.. We are a company that will put our customers first and our options will be limitless.. We want to be able to reach everyone's budgets and will not be copying Eric.. This is a Right To Work State and we have the right to create beautiful art and make mermaids and mermen's dreams come true. We will have many new authentic exciting new flukes with many new fin options.. We will also have many other artistic pieces to buy so we can truly reach all your needs. Many people share the same job just as Raven and Eric, Erin (Mernation), and Jessica Mer all live here is Florida and create beautiful works of art. Each tail maker is different in their own art and should be able to embrace that. What we at Merrow Fins want is satisfied, ecstatic, Mers in love with their tails and we will do everything to deliver it. Nothing is copied from the Mertailor and Eric .. Even though some of the best pieces done like the lobster was by Mathew.. We as a company wish each tail maker the best of luck as we all continue thriving in this deep blue sea and I am most excited to see some of you in our tails . Yes we will have a beautiful leaf fluke and it comes in options for each individual Mer.. We look forward to serving this awesome community!!!