I've noticed that in the Art Gallery area no one ever seems to say anything about a picture except "I liked this" and "this was really great", etc., and it makes me a bit nervous about coming here and doing actual critiques. It also makes me wonder what the point of posting stuff in the gallery is. I don't want to have 10 000 people (how many members does Renderosity have?) if all I get out of it is a "times viewed" stat, and all they get is a "ew, why did I waste time downloading that?" I was in a "everyone says nice things" writing group once, and I stopped going. Having people tell you your work is amazing and imaginative is all to the good, but I'd rather have them tell me that they didn't understand this bit, and that that bit remineded them of something funny when they didn't think it was supposed to, and by the way the ending seemed to fall a bit flat. If it isn't good enough to get published, I want to know what needs fixing. But I understand that people who aren't as determined to go pro as I am, don't always appreciate that sort of thing? And even the gentlest critique hurts. I get them and I get depressed, and I whine at my husband and so forth. I don't want to do that to anyone who doesn't want what it will get them. What do the rest of you think? I know several of you asked Crescent to critique lasts months' challenge entries, so I can't be the only one who wants some constructive critiscism. Does that go for your art work too? Would you like more in-debth analysis than you usually get in the gallery?