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Actually, there can be something wrong with that. When someone with great skill looks at your work and pronounces it worthless, that's even more discouraging than when some loudmouth jerk does it.What if, for example, Tom Mann told you that your weathering sucked, and that if you can't get it right you really shouldn't bother trying? Or if you showed John Armstrong your layout plan and he glanced at it, handed it back, and broke out laughing? (No, I don't think either of these people would really act that way.)I know there are complaints here about other boards, where any bit of tripe gets praised to the heavens. But there's got to be some room between "you r0xx0r" and "your efforts are not worthy of my gaze" for constructive criticism to sneak in.
I know there are complaints here about other boards, where any bit of tripe gets praised to the heavens. But there's got to be some room between "you r0xx0r" and "your efforts are not worthy of my gaze" for constructive criticism to sneak in.
...maybe because of the boogeyman stereotype or they don't want to waste time on someone just trolling for attaboys
How long will it be before they show us how to add DCC to a tree?
If you want constructive criticism I think it's best to ask someone specifically for it. The people who can give the best criticism usually aren't going to automatically, maybe because of the boogeyman stereotype or they don't want to waste time on someone just trolling for attaboys - Not that there's anything wrong with that, I do it too
it's interesting that one person sees the work of another and feels they can't measure up and the person they are measuring against feels they are just getting to the point of doing great work. it takes time to achieve excellence, and i fear that concept has been lost in our youth. the instant world runs counter to the notion of learning over time by doing and slow improvement. the fact the Rich has been in the hobby for a long time and feels that he only recently is coming into results that he feels are top shelf speaks exactly to the truth of the learning by doing process. i also find it telling that Rich is looking at the person who is measuring up to him and feels his own painting isn't up to that level yet. we all have strengths and those will be the things that stand out - for some it is weathering, others it might be super detailed models, and for yet others, it might be fine tuned operating plans that capture a specific location, date, and time perfectly. play to your strengths and have fun, it's a hobby after all. if you enjoy what you are doing i don't see why you should quit.-steve