Reply #21: Midlo & Katina's answers are the correct ones. [View All]

[asthmaticeog]

No one who actually wants a critique will ask "what do you think?" They'll get a serious conversation rolling in that direction. When people ask "how do you like my work" (or post "CHECK OUT MY NEW PHOTOSHOP") they're looking for validation, and anything less than enthusiasm will wound them. If it's impossible to blow off and socially fatal to speak frankly, turn the question back on the person doing the asking. Like Jesus often did. :D

(If I learned nothing else in art school, it was that an artist should steer clear of dating other artists. Pretending to like each other's work puts an unbearable strain on everything else in the relationship. ;))