08-29-2015, 02:53 PM
If I'm not sure about something while critting, I say so! Also, asking people questions helps -- both when trying to court a gentle crit, and when you are not completely confident in your critiquing ability.
Confidence builds one step at a time, and yeah, for a while you just need to accept the possibility of being wrong. Actually, you should always keep in mind that you might be wrong, or you will never grow yourself. Don't be afraid to make the wrong comments; if people are rude in return that's their problem -- but if they point out something you may learn in return, well, no loss!
Also, if you don't learn to look at professionals' work with a critical eye, you won't be able to understand what it took for them to get there. I highly, highly recommend sitting down with the pieces that "blow your mind" in some way or other and break them down to the fundamental elements. What are they doing right? How are they "cheating"? Where is the image the most successful? This is how you learn to crit and talk about art.
Confidence builds one step at a time, and yeah, for a while you just need to accept the possibility of being wrong. Actually, you should always keep in mind that you might be wrong, or you will never grow yourself. Don't be afraid to make the wrong comments; if people are rude in return that's their problem -- but if they point out something you may learn in return, well, no loss!
Also, if you don't learn to look at professionals' work with a critical eye, you won't be able to understand what it took for them to get there. I highly, highly recommend sitting down with the pieces that "blow your mind" in some way or other and break them down to the fundamental elements. What are they doing right? How are they "cheating"? Where is the image the most successful? This is how you learn to crit and talk about art.