I'm not sure how it came about, but people seem unusally "touchy" here about real honest criticism. If you want to be successful as an artist, you have to listen to the critics with an open mind, and filter what advice you find useful. artists who huff and puff and take offense at every little criticism are going to have slow progress in improving their art. in the art world, everyone's opinion is useful, and no one's is significantly more credible than another's because this is such a subjective realm. c1rcle, if you agree or disagree with my comments about this artwork, i would like it very much if you would argue the points of my criticism. what i object to is when i give criticism and then instead of adding their own helpful comments or contesting my points, the other members just start attacking me personally. if this were to happen in an in-person critique, i think i would walk out. ...sQuiddY...