Episode 35 - The Art of Giving Crit (With Clayton Barton & Ed Foychuk)

How To Draw Comics

In this weeks episode of the How To Draw Comics Podcast, Clayton Barton and Ed Foychuk talk about the art of taking and giving critique. Getting feedback on your work is one of the fastest ways to grow as an artist - unfortunately many of us have an automatic defense mechanism that kicks whenever someone points out a flaw in our work. And rightfully so! Our art is an expression of us, an extension of who we are. So when it gets criticized, it feels like we're being personally attacked. But in most cases, that's not the case at all. When someone takes the time to give you thoughtful feedback, usually they're heart's in the right place. They see your potential and they just want you to succeed! So we've got to be open and know that people are just trying to help us out when they offer a suggestion on something that might work better. But what makes for a solid piece of advice? When giving feedback, how can we critique someone's work in a way that's strategically going to tell them what they're doing right, what they're doing wrong, and then how to go about solving it? We talk about all these topics and more this episode - we hope you enjoy it and that you get a ton of value out of it. As always thanks for listening - and remember to keep on practicing! -Clayton For more comic art tips, tricks and tutorials, be sure to visit www.howtodrawcomics.net