06-26-2013, 08:30 AM
It's strange that I've been posting in my sketchbook for over a year now and hanging around in the Google Hangout but next to never ventured onto any other boards. With the Summer Pitch project I'm really hoping to change that.
I guess I think the key to this is in community activities. A lot of the time in sketchbooks there isn't a lot of context behind the work - aside from glaring issues with anatomy I usually don't feel qualified to give constructive criticism, particularly to people I might not know that well.
On the other hand, community projects with context behind them would help a lot, I think. The summer pitch looks cool because there's a clear idea behind it and a thread devoted solely to that work - people can see the concepts build from the beginning and can comment on its progression and add their own views in since there's more than just art going on - there's plot, there's design, there's gameplay. A lot of people have said in here that it's difficult to say something other than 'awesome! keep working!' a lot of the time, and yes, the exact same can be said for the summer project, but at least there's a wider avenue for discussion available.
I guess giving people more of an opportunity to work together and focus on a Crimson Daggers challenge can only be a good thing.
I guess I think the key to this is in community activities. A lot of the time in sketchbooks there isn't a lot of context behind the work - aside from glaring issues with anatomy I usually don't feel qualified to give constructive criticism, particularly to people I might not know that well.
On the other hand, community projects with context behind them would help a lot, I think. The summer pitch looks cool because there's a clear idea behind it and a thread devoted solely to that work - people can see the concepts build from the beginning and can comment on its progression and add their own views in since there's more than just art going on - there's plot, there's design, there's gameplay. A lot of people have said in here that it's difficult to say something other than 'awesome! keep working!' a lot of the time, and yes, the exact same can be said for the summer project, but at least there's a wider avenue for discussion available.
I guess giving people more of an opportunity to work together and focus on a Crimson Daggers challenge can only be a good thing.