If they aren't someone you have to be respectful to then by all means tell them to stop rubbing their nose in your shit. On the other hand if you know the person or they are a good artist, then maybe you should ask them why they think you should do such a thing... then, if their answer still sucks, you can do what you…
Yeah, Once you're successful you'll be able to hire a guy to slap them for you. Far more convenient. I find the term "duely noted" spoken in an entirely neutral tone does wonders for dissuading people from bugging you with inane comments.
Generally when i'm told that I should draw things that are "Normal" or I should draw things that other people are interested in (for free, none-the-less) I usually just shrug and tell them that if they want to see it, they should draw it themselves instead of bothering me about it. Or, I draw it, but I make it very poorly,…
I think the key to this lies in the title. No input can ever be destructive unless you let it, it is mostly a question of attitude on the part of the reciever. Plus, the scenario you posed with the maturity of the subject/motive is not even a critique of the work. What it is, is a pointless comment on your idea in it self,…
Hey guys, we've all had the experience of being subjected to input that we don't want. I used to be the type of guy to self sacrifice and accept everything, just to keep the peace. I have fortunately snapped and am this way no longer. I'm finding that my strategy for rejecting shitty input, however, is very primitive,…
haha Per. cute. As a matter of fact, i used to be fantastic at accepting critique.. in fact, up until very recently, i used to THRIVE on self deconstruction... you could even ask my old art director at relic. apparently i used to freak him out a bit, because when he came in to give me critqiues, i went crazy encouraging…