06-18-2013, 11:45 AM
Hey everyone, I know I haven't been posting myself, so this may sound kind of hypocritical of me, but lately, as I've been browsing through sketchbooks, I noticed most people aren't commenting on each others work as frequently anymore in general. any reason for this? Does anyone have an issue with it? Thought I'd put it out there either way.
Maybe it's just me over-analyzing the situation, but while going through quite a few sketchbooks, I came across a number of threads filled with images and no comments. I can imagine how that may upset someone and stop them from continuing to post and/or discourage them altogether. I'm sure every single one of you want to have some sense of being noticed, even if getting better at art is something you are working on to achieve mostly by yourself. I know it's supposed to be a tough journey, but does it need to be lonely one? It's a forum after all, so I think we should help push and motivate each other as a community.
So, I was thinking... Is there a way for us as a group to change that? I don't want to put a burden on anyone, but is there a way for the whole community to pitch in and help motivate each other by posting in each others threads once in a while? It doesn't always need to be a critique and it should never feel forced, but just once in a while you might drop in and maybe you see something you can help out with or comment on something you like.
I'd like your thoughts on the issue and how possibly we can get the community to feel active and working together. Maybe you don't see an issue at all here? Who knows, lemme know.
Thought I'd throw in this video because it kind of relates
Maybe it's just me over-analyzing the situation, but while going through quite a few sketchbooks, I came across a number of threads filled with images and no comments. I can imagine how that may upset someone and stop them from continuing to post and/or discourage them altogether. I'm sure every single one of you want to have some sense of being noticed, even if getting better at art is something you are working on to achieve mostly by yourself. I know it's supposed to be a tough journey, but does it need to be lonely one? It's a forum after all, so I think we should help push and motivate each other as a community.
So, I was thinking... Is there a way for us as a group to change that? I don't want to put a burden on anyone, but is there a way for the whole community to pitch in and help motivate each other by posting in each others threads once in a while? It doesn't always need to be a critique and it should never feel forced, but just once in a while you might drop in and maybe you see something you can help out with or comment on something you like.
I'd like your thoughts on the issue and how possibly we can get the community to feel active and working together. Maybe you don't see an issue at all here? Who knows, lemme know.
Thought I'd throw in this video because it kind of relates