I like useful crit under the right circumstances. I've had a few cases where someone pointed out an issue with my writing/art and/or gave advice that made something click in my head that I might have taken a lot longer to figure out myself. (Like the whole shade with dark version of opposite color, not black deal. Or shiny metal reflects its surroundings AND itself.)
I learn better by messing around and screwing up a lot (and then redo, and repeat...) than I do by step by step Do It This Way, too, though I do like tutorials that are more general guides/advice.
And like you said, I often see "crit" used to mean well I must pick at this person's work because that's how you learn to art don't you seeeee, and just, argh. No. The best are the people who go and pick on things like kids drawing art for fun and go but but I'm just giving them REAL CRIT so they can GET BETTER...yeah no, they just wanna feel smug.
Rambling a bit, here. Short version, good to know I'm not the only one sick of the no no I have to give harsh "crit" or people don't LEARN thing.
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I learn better by messing around and screwing up a lot (and then redo, and repeat...) than I do by step by step Do It This Way, too, though I do like tutorials that are more general guides/advice.
And like you said, I often see "crit" used to mean well I must pick at this person's work because that's how you learn to art don't you seeeee, and just, argh. No. The best are the people who go and pick on things like kids drawing art for fun and go but but I'm just giving them REAL CRIT so they can GET BETTER...yeah no, they just wanna feel smug.
Rambling a bit, here. Short version, good to know I'm not the only one sick of the no no I have to give harsh "crit" or people don't LEARN thing.