[ SECRET POST #2302 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2302 ⌋

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Comments

[truxillogical]

Right, but above-above anon was talking about an art teacher that literally only gave them praise and didn't point out anything that was wrong. That is bad teaching right there, especially on an adult level. Constructive criticism is golden, heady stuff. I take my portfolio to cons and ask pros for critiques, and I'll be honest--I walk away way more disappointed and ashamed of myself after a critique that's nothing but, "Oh, that's nice!" as opposed to one that's "fix this, fix that, that's wrong, and stop pretending you know how to draw a car and actually learn how to draw one." The former is what you say to a kid handing you a picture they drew themselves for the fridge; the latter is how you speak to an adult (or a teen, even) who came to you for help improving themselves.

I've never seen an art teacher tell a student: "You're bad at this." That implies that being able to draw is a you-have-it-or-you-don't thing, and boy howdy does that concept piss off so many artists, teachers, and students. "I just can't draw." No, you just haven't learned. I just couldn't draw when I was younger--it's a craft and a skill, and it takes patience and practice and practice and practice and usually a whole lotta outside critique to be able to do well. Not everyone wants to put that kind of time and effort into learning it (which is fine, different people, different priorities), but there's no such thing as someone who can't make art. So no art teacher worth anything would tell a student: "You suck." But no art teacher worth anything would be so loathe to hurt anyone's feelings that they wouldn't give that student an honest critique either.