Ever Looking Back ?
polycounter lvl 12
Hey, ever been a time after a long time you looked back at one of your pieces that got really criticised and thought " You know what, screw all of'em. That is a good one"
Yeah that is pretty much it really. So here you go
Yeah that is pretty much it really. So here you go
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If someone is looking back at old stuff that was heavily criticized and still not seeing problems... Then I either enough time has not passed or they have not grown enough yet maybe.
From 9 years ago. It messed up some guy in the old eatpoo forums. Didn't take his harsh crits personally in the slightest cuz it was a basically an experimental slash practice piece for me.
Yes, those are canteen jugs.
OHHH yeahhh.. they were totally right.
Not every bit of good criticism will help accomplish your objective on a given project.
Agreed, there are certain times where I don't agree with the crit of what I was working on as there critique is against the objective I was trying to accomplish with something. Not every critique is right or valid.
A critique is merely one persons opinion based on there knowledge and personal tastes on what you should do differently to be more inline with what they feel works best.
edit: That said, I still enjoy and appreciate every critique I get because even a critique on something you don't agree with can spark a realization somewhere else within your piece you which to change for the better.
its kind of like when you find a good picture on the CGhub\Artstation wall, but forget to bookmark it and later find it again, because that thing that made the thumbnail stand out to you the first time is still there and you will always find it again when you see it.
LOL
I've had the opposite happen, I set aside a piece thinking it's terrible. Come back to it a few months later and feel that it wasn't as bad as I thought it was.
As for old critiques, oftentimes I didn't understand them well enough to apply them to my work properly, but when I look back, I finally understand what they meant.
But most importantly, even if you think someone is being douchey, don't get defensive. Just tell them thanks for the input. Just because someone critiques your piece, doesnt mean you need to follow that critique. Especially if it's not technical, and just subjective, like they think it would look better if you did A instead of B.
It's also entirely possible that this douchey person in your thread is actually bringing up a totally valid (but tough to swallow) point that the other people are just too polite to tell you about. :poly128:
Totally this