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Constructive Critique: Things to considerThis was originally posted as a journal entry, then a tutorial, under the title A (rather opinionated) guide to constructive critique. Let that act as a disclaimer: you may not like the tone that this is written in (it is, as stated, rather opinionated) and you may not agree with the things I'm saying. That's fine - I'm not the be-all and end-all of art and critique, and I don't claim to be. I'm just offering things to think about before you let loose on those comment boxes.
* If you don't know what you're talking about, then don't talk about it!
Seriously. If you've never taken an artistic photograph in your life then while you are mo
designers'Block: Edition 28Don't forget to follow our partner, designcritique on Twitter! Check out each suggester collections in our gallery and fav the ones you like!
Designers’ block is often a term given to phenomenon whereby designers/artist suffer a mental block. We’ve all suffer this at some time or the other. It’s usually a result of stress, lack of creativity, unmotivated, etc. So, we would like to help those designers who need inspiration by putting together a team of five designers that will feature deviations from Designs and Interface gallery.
As much as the article is to expose artists, its primary focus is to be a retreat where one can b
How to be a guiding light and a shining exampleHow can I help?
Recently there have been lots of new faces appearing in the Community Relations team as open positions for Gallery Moderators have been filled. I joined the CR team as a volunteer Gallery Moderator last November along with a bunch of other people, and even more new GMs have joined over the last couple of weeks. All these new additions to the team can spark interest in volunteering for dA and can inspire people to ask "What can I do to support my favourite gallery?".
You don't have to be a Gallery Moderator or have a fancy symbol next to your name to promote and support artists within your favourite gallery. The suggestions
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