Post #272513 by Swanky on Thu, Dec 14, 2006 12:53 PM

On 2006-12-14 12:34, Monkeyman wrote:
What kind of criticism do you want?

I break up criticism on self made art into a few different categories.

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If you want criticism I would ask very specific questions. How can I make the finish more rich? How do I stop the cracking? My mug mold doesnt pull off correctly how should I modify the sculpt.

That's very well stated.

I see a lot of stuff with a final line of "Tell me what you think?" or "Any advice is appreciated." What should I say? "It looks awful." "I can't believe you posted that." "Kewl" or maybe "Give it up." I mean, it's impossible to interpret, so, for the most part, the status quo on TC is to be silent unless you say nice things. Value judgements are not called for.

So, more direct questions might get better responses. Although, that can be hard to articulate on these forums.

I got a ton of help at Coon Tiki when I could go over various problem areas of a carving with Danny or BK or Ben or Al watching and immediately show me what I was doing wrong and how to do it right. That's why I thought doing that event was so important. You cannot come close to that sort of hands on advice over the 'net.

So, it may be tough to get much useful critique here.