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Allowing and Recieving Critique

When giving critique, please provide constructive criticism. When receiving critique, prepare to accept positive and negative comments on your work. As long as it is constructive criticism, please understand that the person who comments is only trying to help you improve. Here are examples (not limited to) of what constructive criticism is and isn't:

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Right: Try adding some gradient maps to improve the colors and remove those dots.
Right: There's no flow, and it lacks depth. The picture looks too sharp as well.
Right: The piece looks really bad, to be honest. Those brushes are out of place, and the shapes don't really belong there. Also, the text is way out of place.

(These are examples of what constructive criticism is. Yes, even the last two count as constructive criticism as they point out the defects in the piece so the artist can know what to improve on/what not to do in the future. The third one also counts as constructive criticism because even though the commenter gave a negative opinion, he/she still provided criticism to help the artist improve.)

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Wrong: You suck.
Wrong: Your work is horrible.

(In these, the person who commented only gave his/her opinion in a rather rude manner, but much more importantly, he/she did not point out any defects or suggest on what could be improved in the piece).

Keep in mind these guidelines that point out whether something is constructive or not are not written in stone.

Piece Description Encouraged

It is not mandatory that you explain the process of your work, but it IS encouraged. If you have the time, it would be beneficial to the G&A community for explanations/processes.