THIS! totally resembles my perception of polycount. i found that in the polycounter stage, it is best to ask coworkers for crits, because in this stage, you should be hirable. and there should be quite a few artists where you work, so it should be easier to get feedback from them.
*puts pants back on* I totally agree about the karma thing and I guess i was a little bit off-topic. However people on polycount are either professional artists or aspiring professionals,I won't tell my kids their drawings are shit but do you help an aspiring artist wanting to live from his craft by trying to spare his/her…
I think the onus is on the aspiring artist to produce the impressive work, not on everyone else to help you out 'unless' they want to. Not everyone is great at giving critiques, but they know what looks bad and generally point out the obvious flaws. Generally it's the flaws that stand out at first glance are the most…
I'd say that's pretty accurate. I know i'm in the polycounter section. Its not too bad though, but I can see how some might feel a bit discouraged. When in that area you are still used to getting tons of crits from being a noob, so the sudden drop off can be alarming. You just gotta think, well no one is saying its shit,…
I've noticed Polycounters come in essentially 4 groups of posters, not the critics, but the OPs' 1: I found 3d yesterday!- People who create models that don't resemble much of anything, these peeps are still learning how to use a 3d program much less the art behind it. These threads rarely get many comments. 2: Noobs! -…