Originally Posted by iTzSeyeko
The Ultimate Guide in Giving CnC
Introduction
Hello everyone, my name is Dylan Aka iTzSeyeko™, and I have been a member of MPGH for slightly over 3-4 years now. I live in the US, I have recently disappeared from the forums for 'unknown reasons', but I'm back now. I have been a GFX designer/Tagger for about 4-5 years, but i've been lost and to busy to open up cs6 Anyways! let's get onto CnC!
What is CnC?
Well first of all, CnC stands for Constructive Criticism
Introduction
Hello everyone, my name is Dylan Aka iTzSeyeko™, and I have been a member of MPGH for slightly over 3-4 years now. I live in the US, I have recently disappeared from the forums for 'unknown reasons', but I'm back now. I have been a GFX designer/Tagger for about 4-5 years, but i've been lost and to busy to open up cs6 Anyways! let's get onto CnC!
What is CnC?
Well first of all, CnC stands for Constructive Criticism
why would you have three letters for an abbreviation of 2 words? the n is short for and, as in Drum and bass... DnB
RnB, Rhythm and blues
Comments, overall feelings views and opinions of the piece as a whole
Criticism, which can be positive or negative is regarding the execution of said piece
E.g
Comment: I like this thread, it's on a topic that needs to be covered
Negative Criticism: However you let yourself down with the presentation and language used, while giving incorrect information
Positive Criticism: The thread gave the message of the subject fairly well, and was laid out in a manner that was easy to read
Friends,
As artists, our greatest accomplishment is when we receive feedback from others that contains absolutely nothing negative. To be praised for what we do and to achieve a reaction simply from viewing it is the greatest thing possible. However, there are times when our work is not the the standard that we would like it to be, and thus we get negative comments.
CnC is a simple concept.
Comments: Give your thoughts on the piece. How it made you feel, what you like about it, what emotions and feelings it brings to mind. Anything positive, any praise, or any gratitude. Positive things.
Criticisms: Give your thoughts of how the piece could be improved. Things such as a feeling that shouldn't occur or something wrong with the piece composition. Tell anything and everything that you feel could/should be changed to make the art better.
There is, however, a flip-side to the Criticisms portion of CnC. Since the entire idea of CnC is to help the artist improve, simply bashing their work and telling them all the things wrong with it will not help. Instead, it is your duty to offer suggestions of how to fix those problems and issues you find wrong with their piece.
If you are still confused, allow me to show you some examples.
Bad CnC:
"I f**king hate this. Nothing's right and you obviously had no idea what you're doing."
Decent CnC:
"Your flow is off, try using some C4Ds and other effects to get it right."
Best CnC:
"The render should be blended into the background better. Try using a Purple to Orange gradient map. As well, you could also add some clipping masks with splatter brushes to blur that line between render/background."
As artists, our greatest accomplishment is when we receive feedback from others that contains absolutely nothing negative. To be praised for what we do and to achieve a reaction simply from viewing it is the greatest thing possible. However, there are times when our work is not the the standard that we would like it to be, and thus we get negative comments.
CnC is a simple concept.
Comments: Give your thoughts on the piece. How it made you feel, what you like about it, what emotions and feelings it brings to mind. Anything positive, any praise, or any gratitude. Positive things.
Criticisms: Give your thoughts of how the piece could be improved. Things such as a feeling that shouldn't occur or something wrong with the piece composition. Tell anything and everything that you feel could/should be changed to make the art better.
There is, however, a flip-side to the Criticisms portion of CnC. Since the entire idea of CnC is to help the artist improve, simply bashing their work and telling them all the things wrong with it will not help. Instead, it is your duty to offer suggestions of how to fix those problems and issues you find wrong with their piece.
If you are still confused, allow me to show you some examples.
Bad CnC:
"I f**king hate this. Nothing's right and you obviously had no idea what you're doing."
Decent CnC:
"Your flow is off, try using some C4Ds and other effects to get it right."
Best CnC:
"The render should be blended into the background better. Try using a Purple to Orange gradient map. As well, you could also add some clipping masks with splatter brushes to blur that line between render/background."
