Draftsmen

Fear of Critiques and Attempting Photorealism

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Jun 4, 2019
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INSIGHT

Critique Fear Often Hides Identity Fear

  • Fear of critique often masks a deeper fear of failure or being judged as a person rather than a work.
  • Marshall calls this the tendency to treat mistakes as character flaws, not fixable errors.
ADVICE

Reject Vague Taste-Based Critiques

  • Avoid vague, subjective critiques that center on taste and push the speaker's preferences.
  • Prefer critiques that offer objective, actionable observations you can test and fix.
ADVICE

Vet Your Critics Before Acting

  • Do check who gives the critique and whether you trust their judgment and teaching ability.
  • If a critique is subjective, treat it as optional and discard it if it doesn't serve your vision.
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