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Sorry about the text walls on this ;__; but that was the only way to present the topic clearly! Anywho, if you have any questions, feel free to ask!Related content
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Glad to help you out! I'm planning on making some more with more tips on how to get started
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Last time I got critique'd the other person did everything in the "not do" section
They said my style is shit >:U
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Pay no mind to people whose only focus is to upset you
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I fully agree with this, thank you for uploading such an informative and objective tutorial! Critiques always seem very easy and straight forward to me, but many many people have no idea what they even mean and end up doing it completly wrong and useless.
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Thanks for your comments 
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Oh wow! Please critique something from my gallery! You're so good at it!
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Sorry it took me so long to reply! 
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Wow! Thank you so much!
If you like to critique me, please do it again some time
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you're very welcome ^ ^ just let me know and I'll do it
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I usually do something like this, but your explanations and the example really showed me how to write better ones that don't sound as wishy-washy. I use a lot of "perhaps you could try" or if someone is asking outright for advice, I say "I recommend" (I read a different critique tutorial that says "I" and other personal pronouns should be left out of critiques).
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I think critique is one of those things you gotta keep doing to get better and better at it 
And I agree with that other tutorial, leaving yourself out entirely is a really good idea (even down to using pronouns 
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many thanks!!! now i see the others art in a different way
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- the majority just give away as many
s to get their millestones called PAGEVIEWS;
- the majority does not even write a concise but constructive comment; when they want to get noticed they just write a WOW "3 word phrase";
THANKS FOR THIS TUTORIAL !!!
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you're welcome! and yes, that's what usually occurs
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It's certainly a great start. It should be mandatory reading for all DA members.
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Thank you for putting this up, I've been trying to think of how to leave a good critique and failing miserably, hopefully this will help!
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all it takes is practice
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so do i! i was lucky to have pretty neutral teachers while i was getting my undergrad in art, but i did have issues at times with seeing other classmates and colleagues getting ripped by those teachers over things i believe were simply differences in opinion and ideals.
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It's hard to impress people nowadays. Especially if it's a science teacher. I guess they see it as a way of saying, " Try harder." which isn't exactly good because it demotivates people.
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well try harder is actually a good motivator in my opinion because it will push you to in fact work harder. as angry as some teachers can make us, we've got to remember that they are teachers and the one who picks on you the most usually is the one who has the most faith in you.
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Yes but they should also understand that we have limits and they shouldn't put their expectations too high. That way, they'll get more disappointed and they will demand more from you, especially if it was your best work. Of course, that's where we have 'asking for improvement' but most people don't do that out of fear.
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i dunno i was told off very politely by some art teachers. i sure wish i told them what i think let me tell you and in in a colorful way too.....
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i'm sorry, i don't understand what you're saying XD
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it great to try to be nice to others but you have to expect that people who crit your work will almost certainly say something you don't like and tick you off. And also sometime you meet up with people who just don't care if your feeling get hurt by what they say.
people forget we are not robot but are filled with emotions.i hop i'm explaining my point better.
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well, yes, there undoubtably will be people who will say things that will make you unhappy about your work, but this tutorial is more about how to be helpful with critiques, and not how to avoid feeling hurt. sometimes you'll have to listen to the negative and grow from it.
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yea i know i just want the attention and to remind people most crits suck for everyone and not to get too upset.
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no, most crits don't suck. criticism is not meant to make you feel good, it's to help you grow and learn. there are the occasional instances when the criticism is not helpful or even personal, but if you're a student of art, it's rare.
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Well done ! I like your way of critique, it's quite the "compliment sandwich" trick
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hey thanks! yeah, positive reinforcement really helps, especially if there's a lot to improve on in the work!
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I like to think I've got a good balance going, but I think this should be spread all over dA xD
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Great explanation and example of a critique ... (you can critique my drawings anytime - seriously) I wish everyone could be so specific and give such useful observations.
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glad to be of service! and of course, i would be happy to critique a work of yours, just send me a link
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I like your critique advice... I would like to critique some works but I did not know how to do. Now I can try...
I would be happy that you do a critique of my drawins... to [link] to be specific, to see an example...
Sorry about my english...
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Mellissa,
Thanks for offering to critique my work. I'm still pretty new - never had schooling, and so have alot to learn. I can see from your gallery that you do alot of watercolors people, and portraits. I think you could help me most with form... since I do mostly people in graphite. But if you have any advise on how to help me shade better, I'd love it too. No matter what I do, I see lines. EEK
I give all of my drawings away, so I'm mostly fishing for info that will help me make my next drawings better, I can't fix these ones specifically.
I have included my last three drawing links. I'd appreciate a critique on any of them.
The first one I had alot of help on, and I think, with that help, I was able to get a pretty good likeness... the hair, the hand, the whole picture was very difficult - I know it could be better. [link]
The second I did for the draw along group and experimented with cropping... I really liked the outcome... but I don't think the likeness is as good. [link]
The third one I just finished. I had to improvise alot on it because the reference photo was bad... the likeness is pretty good, but I think the eyes never were quite right.
I really appreciate any advise you have.
Thanks,
Helen
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no problem
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