rokket opened this issue on Apr 30, 2011 · 260 posts
anupaum posted Mon, 16 May 2011 at 10:49 AM
Hmmm . . .
Not all of us are at the same level of expertise, and a bit of encouragement goes a long way toward motivating more effort. When I first started posting on alt.binaries.3d.poser several years ago my renders were awful, but they represented the best I could do at the time. If I'd received scathing criticism, it might have been easier to give up the hobby than continue. What purpose does that serve?
The only time I get more than 100 views on ANY render I create is if there's a "nudity" tag on the post. That means a large number of people who peruse the galleries are not necessarily looking there for purely artistic reasons.
So, let's not get too sanctimonious here. Some of us are better at creating 3D art than others. Some of us are learning. When I get comments like: "You don't have the lighting quite right," I think: "Well DUH! You don't think I KNOW that?"
Telling me how to improve is constructive. Telling me I'm wrong is likely just stating the obvious . . .