HelenX Prior President
Number of posts : 461 Age : 33 Location : NYC Registration date : 2006-08-29
| Subject: Rules (READ!) Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:50 pm | |
| This is a place where you can submit your FANART. “Fan characters” made to fit into the world of a specific anime or manga belongs in this forum. Post your art, receive comments&critque, and check out other people's art! Pick the level of critique you want from 1-5(1 being you hate critique and 5 being you really love/need critique).places where you upload your pics: www.photobucket.com, http://imageshack.us/Follow this: 1) One thread per person per year! (It's more organized this way.) 2) Don't post art unrelated to manga/anime. 3) Limit the size of your pictures to 800x600 or less. 4) Don't bump your post until it's off the first page. 5) No flaming! Be nice to others. Critque means CONSTRUCTIVE critism, not bashing! We don't like mean people. 6) Don't steal other people's original art. Don't steal other people's fanart. Don't steal art period. If you hand me your art, I will scan it, watermark it, and post it in the Members' Fanart thread. Members can then select their own picture and place it in their individual thread. To get the url and direct link, just right click on the picture and click properties. MORE ON COMMENTS/CRITIQUEUse this as a reference. This was taken from the net. Examples of a C/C Rating system: - Spoiler:
Level 1 : "Be Nice" (Default: New to drawing) - I needs positive sexing up Encouragement and stroking.
Level 2: "Be Kind" - Default when someone doesn't specify there desired level of C/C. Offer some advice. Give praise on all the good things, and minor advice on improvements.
Level 3: "I'm Learning" - This is a turning point. Give as much advice for improvements and praise. More technical advice is depending on the artists level of skill.
Level 4: "Into the fire" - You're comfortable in your style, and you've been doing it for a while, but you've been staring at the same freaking piece of work for six hours and it all looks like a blur to you. You know it's good, and you want hard critiques on what's missing, looks wrong, looks weird. Those giving critiques need to step it up at a Level 4 - no more "it's too dark," more like, "the color contrast between the background and foreground need to be better balanced so that the main focus point of the character stands out." Look at anatomy, foreshortening, color balance (where applicable), shadowing, lighting, effects, the whole enchilada. Specifying Level 4 also means that you want more critique than "It's great!" posts.
Level 5: "I can't be burned" - You think it's "done" and want opinions before you "finalize" the project. Level 5 should be used only in instances where the final product is on the table, Level 4 would be more applicable for all other stages. Just be ready for a critique at Level 5 to send you back to Level 4. Level 5 is where styles and preferences are likely to clash - not all comments made at Level 5 must be incorporated, but maybe something you might want to take into consideration for a picture next time. All Level 3 and 4 commentaries should be included with Level 5.
Using the System in a Post Generalities: - Spoiler:
For those who don't post a C&C level, everyone assume either Levels 1 or 2 (depending on the poster). For those who wish a specific level of critique, just post it at the end of your "this is my new picture" post. Example: Requested C&C Level: 4
"There's no crying in baseball!" When you step up to a Level 4+ in C&C, you should be ready for people to take a harsh eye to your art. If you don't think you can quite handle it, don't feel bad going to a Level 1 or 2 for awhile, everyone needs to hear what's right sometimes. Should you step into a Level 3/4/5 critique, whatever you do, don't take it personally, and be ready to possibly look at redoing an entire piece based on the comments - if you feel like it! Remember overall, it's your art! If you don't feel like taking some of the suggestions or comments, you don't have to incorporate them. It may be something you consider as part of your style. No one should ever lose their unique style to make it more technically accurate.
For those doing high level critiques, make sure you can back up what you're saying. Know how light works, how to use perspective, or what the anatomy would really do. Don't ever be mean. If you think you're getting too negative, re-read what you're going to post and think if you can balance it out with a positive comment. If in doubt, take your post and cut it in half. If the first half is received well, post the second half later on.
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