I noticed this forum was pretty small so far but I imagine there are a lot of people here who would like help with art advice, pricing and critique. Most people probably still go to the Pricing&Assistance forum outside of the guild.

A few months ago Artistic Licence (my main) started a thread in the P&A forum where she decided to offer free pricing and art advice to anyone who walked into the thread. Artists from all walks of life, whether novice or professional, all came to the thread and it became more popular than she had thought. Other artists saw this thread and thought that it was a great idea, and several began helping her price and critique. Thus we decided to create JAVA!

JAVA is a Joint Art Value Appraisal thread in which there are many volunteers who offer their pricing and critiques for free. Unlike much of the P&A forum, JAVA is full of art students, teachers and gaia artists who are all knowledgeable in the gaia art market as well as classic artistic values. JAVA volunteers love seeing new faces and returning visitors alike, and we're happy to offer help and advice to anyone who comes in!

Right now we are also hosting an art contest by popular demand, and new entries are greatly needed, so if you'd like to show off your talent or if we aren't in the main thread and you want to get our attention, stop by the contest thread as well. <3

(Haha Daggers is gonna kill me for all this advertising but he did invite the mule...)