Giving Feedback
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What feedback do artists value most? If you’ve ever seen a submission you really liked (or didn’t like), there may be times you want to say something a little more substantial. In this week’s episode, the WagzTail crew presumes to speak for all artists out there and gives advice on what to say (and not to say).
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levi
I am the coyote of the group! This means I am the handsome one, the intelligent one, the one who says all sorts of positive things about himself because he can even though he may be stretching the truth a little. When I'm not hosting or editing the show, you can find me writing the next great furry novel.
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With feedback, I generally like getting feedback on my writing but not on my art.
With my writing, I feel that feedback is good since it helps me improve and I really want to improve.
I already have rather low self-esteem with my art. By the time I get a project done, after putting hours into it, I generally already see a ton of flaws I don’t know how to correct, or flaws that would take more hours to correct. Due to this, I don’t really want feedback since I already feel like my work is bad.
When I’m giving feedback, I rarely give it on art, unless I see something the artist could change in future drawings. (Like I see that they’re consistently drawing blood wrong.)
With writing, I’m more likely to give feedback. When I do, I always try to tell them how to fix it, not just what’s wrong.
If you sense someone has low self-esteem with their art/writing, I’d suggest being very careful about feedback. You don’t want to cause them to stop drawing or writing. (However, if they’re complaining about something you know how to fix, such as saying, “I can never draw smooth lines,” and you know a trick for getting smooth lines, then feedback would be helpful.)