So when is a student ready to be a teacher?

[Mark Youd]

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[Jeff Fuchs]

Originally Posted by Mark Youd

Here's a thought.

Someone posting work for critique should first write their own critique of the painting.

My thoughts exactly. That's why I haven't been posting for critiques lately. I'm struggling to learn to paint, and I can readily see what I'm doing wrong. Second opinions wouldn't be helpful to me at this point, since my problem is a lack of experience with the medium. After I make a few hundred attempts, I'll be ready for opinions.

At this point, my work would produce those cringes you mentioned.

When I see the cringe pieces, I usually assume that the artist lacks experience, and I shy away from critiques, because what they really need is to keep drawing and painting. There's not much point lecturing someone on color temperature when they can't draw a head.

[Elizabeth Schott]

Swear on a stack of unfinished sudoku puzzles

I didn't know you could get these any other way!

I think I might spend some more time just reading through recent critiques and see what people are saying.