[ SECRET POST #194 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #194 ⌋

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Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 052 secrets from Secret Submission Post #027.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 ] broken links, [ 1 ] not!secrets, [ 1 2 3 ] not!fandom.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Thursday, July 19th, 2007.
Current Secret Submission Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

extremely tl;dr thoughts on art by mysteryperson

[gallo-de-pelea.livejournal.com]

I'm not a fan of Metalallaladdlsdkdlslocalypse or of oversized megacock, but I do like her artwork - she's got a pretty solid grasp on anatomy and chooses to exaggerate it over that framework. (As opposed to me - I just draw overlong torsos cuz i r dum) I also live the way she draws carpal tendons.

But as for criticism - it's something every artist has to learn to take if they're going to improve. "HURR U SUCK LOL" doesn't help anything, and neither does nastiness, but something like "this is a good start, but the hipbones are positioned wrong" or "the forearm is too short compared to the upper arm" is good. Hell, it's downright NECESSARY.

Criticism always stings, maybe a little, maybe a lot, but it's like a vaccination - you take that material and make yourself better.

If an artist flies off the handle at receiving a comment like "the nose is solid, but the rest of the facial structure seems weak", then, well... god forbid they ever actually go to a decent art class.

Re: extremely tl;dr thoughts on art by mysteryperson

[gallo-de-pelea.livejournal.com]

*love the way

And yeah, I'm afraid to give concrit on y!gallery too, just cause it seems to be a drama landmine. But if you really feel it's needed, go for it!

Re: extremely tl;dr thoughts on art by mysteryperson

[(Anonymous)]

Mm yes, I agree with you. :)

I shouldn't be too afraid to give concrit, the artist seems like a nice enough person and could probably handle concrit.

(And I'm amused by your keyboard smushing in "Metalallaladdlsdkdlslocalypse" I hate how hard it is to spell that thing. XD)

(not original poster)

[imrihamun.livejournal.com]

"chooses to exaggerate it over that framework."

So they're technically grotesques, in that way. Sorry if I'm one of the...quietly becoming vocal fans who were sick of it becoming the *standard* for what was considered good art in the fandom.

But I left the fandom because it was watered down with crap and this; the unending praise for a woman who drew men with treasure trails like they got squirrels in their pants. Fuck, a mod in one of the larger communities once told me that quantity equalled quality, which is just so untrue it's painful.