I just took a look through the beginnings of my gallery, and holy schnikes are those pieces riddled with errors!!  (Hell even my newer pieces I think "Well, crap, I could have done [so-and-so] differently and it would have looked better.")  But I also seemed to have a lot more comments too.  Maybe it was because I was a noobie poster, I don't know... but I was never averse to receiving cosntructive criticism.  I do kind of feel like reworking them in a new span of time with the knowledge I've gained... maybe at a later date.  But over time I've run into several people that actually tell me something they like about the picture, or they offer some advice on how to fix it.  I actually LOVE getting constructive feedback.

My commenting habits are pretty straightforward - if I like it, I'll say something I like about it.  If it really sticks out to me I'll fave it.  Simple, no?  And if, over time, I like enough of a person's work, I'll add them as a favorite artist.  This by no means indicates that i think any one person is a bad artist, because I don't believe that's the right thing to do.  If something doesn't strike my fancy, then I leave it be.  Nothing more complex than that.

I'm not perfect in what I do by any means; I'm always looking to improve, and I'm still trying to carve out where my creative niche is.  By the by, on the subjecct of asking advice on how to achieve certain looks in renders... if there's a technique I particularly like in someone else's art, I'll go ahead and ask how they did it.  Why?  I'm still learning my way around particular software, so a little guidance can be a good thing.  Half the time I don't do the exact advice either - I'll try it out, and in the end I'll make a boatload of changes to make it my own.  That is what art is, right?  Inspiration, evolution and growth?

And when I post, I post to share my work.  If you like it great.  If not, I'm sorry I wasted 5 seconds of your life.  shrug

Plain and simple.

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