TigerShark opened this issue on Aug 10, 2003 ยท 133 posts
pdxjims posted Sun, 10 August 2003 at 8:46 PM
Critic... Sigh... A good critic comments on the merits of the work, and gives advice on how to improve. They are polite, and make encouraging comments and positive comments as well as pointing out the needs in the piece. A good critic doesn't hide because "'cause I'm gonna seriously annoy somebody someday". Annoying people with a critic doesn't help anyone. We need honest evaluation and helpful comments. We need encouragement. This isn't a professional artist site. We're mostly ungifted amatures sharing our limited vision. The one comment I've read by our new member wasn't actually too bad (I happened to agree with it, is what I mean). It was well worded, but not too negative. If I'd have gotten it, I'd have appreciated the advice. TigerShark, we've had problems with "critics" here. People who never post their own work, and only give negative, non productive comments. Most of us are VERY wary of someone who calls themselves "critic". We tend to hear "troll". A good critic would be welcome to the community. Especially if they can contribute to our growth. Another troll can take his "criticism" and shove it where the sun don't shine (somewhere on teh eastside of Portland). We're very defensive, both of our own work and those of our friends. And most of us here are friends. We'd love to critque some of your work too. Storyboards sound like lots of fun. Why not post a few and wait for the advice we give? And welcome to our community.