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updates from the sonic frontier:
just hooked up the IFi Gemini two headed usb cable (one for power one for music) to the Iusb power supply module and into the Ray Samuels Predator amp/dac. after some burn in the music is EXPLODING out
the Onkyo hf300's. forgot i was listening to iems,started hallucinating Eric Clapton on stage, forgot to get back to work...ha! thats some kind of success.....imagine this cable will need 100 hrs or more burn in to
approach peak performance, so i am thrilled! the 300s get better with ever improvement in the chain of sound...of course DS has me wondering about the headphone version now....
by the way, i havent found a portable NOS dac available anywhere, the 1543 on ebay requires a wall wart or big plug in battery to sing...trying to get MOJOAUDIO to build me one...i just love that one bit old school dac sound.....and would love to have it be portable (old sony cd players are one bit , but nobody has batteries for them more, so requires wall wart)...just sayin..
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Well, I sent the W4r back already, so the DX50 may be in my near future.
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Wow that was uber quick. I take it W4r just doesnt cut it for you anymore?
Nope. Now enough sub-bass for me. I like mid-bass but it's too mid-bassy (even with other cables that increased the sub-bass, but increased the mid-bass too).
Been burning the Gratitudes, not sure how long (playing it through an old ipod mini on shuffle, but it randomly shuts and I have to restart it again, never sure how long it was off. It has been past 3-4 days, though. Am noting smoothing of the treble, really nice sounding, haven't done more 1 to 1 comparisons against anything else, just used it to get through sweating on the elliptical (yuk), but I think I'd agree it's a no brainer for $60 (see it $90 some places, but I think can still be found for $60. Have it burning again, will revisit in a few days.
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An update. I know I threw on some ear guides and this is the first time I have ever used ear guides but for these earphones it makes them actually better for what they are intended for. Over ear hearing.
So I have been burning these earphones in since I got them and the sound has gone through a few stages but this evening I also got a new toy to try these with. I got a nice little package from Ibasso and I am extremely happy with the sounds that is coming out of the Ibasso DX50. I didn't get a chance to hear it until about an hour ago for the first time. I threw on my card I had in my X3, scanned and I was hearing the Ibasso for the first time..
I have to use the player much more to hear fully how ibasso tuned the DX50 but for now I will say the X3 does have the deeper sound and more bass. The Ibasso so far has the wider stage but every bit as glorious as the X3 can be on the best synergy with any earphone I have...I would say if your a bass guy. Go with the X3.. If your a detail guy go with the DX50. More on that later..
The R3s been on the burn in ever since I got them and the sound has tightened up.. The R3 seems to like what the DX50 is doing for it more so than the X3.. Both players sound great with the earphone but the R3 right now is telling me it likes the sound of the DX50 more so..This sound is truly immersive. It is all encompassing. If you was sitting in a room of speakers that would be the best way to describe this presentation. The balance is excellent on these earphones..The more I think about how the speakers face each other is a sound chamber and how that sound is channeled to your ears the more I am amazed.. Because it works..Dynamic sound has a new player and it is this very design..
Now what is interesting is the sound positioning is actually off but that is because of the design, and not in a bad way..There is a distinct foreground layer, a mid and a background layer of sound that these emit. What is amazing is there is cohesion in all the layers of sound. The spacing of your tunes will be heard in a new way on these earphones and you will almost have to get used to the presentation to understand how these earphones portray sound.. As much as I analyzed the sound. I will chalk it up to a familiar yet a very."unique" presentation..To put it simply I have not heard layering and use of space quite like how these portray sound..They do sound like they have a dolby type sound coming out of these little earphones..And it sounds all encompassing. Chalk this one up for immersion. You are simply in your music as it surrounds your senses..
The best part of the sound on these is the mids. While it is not as forward as the IE-HF300. It has added air and space other earphones can't reproduce..Guys are used to having dual dynamics having big bass yet these aren't it. The sound is very mature, better tuned, full range and very representative of the tune you are listening to..The layered presentation will take your breath away..
Now if I had to nit pick it would be that the sound is not as tight as I would like it..I think due to way this is designed the sound can be a tad loose on some tracks and the highs while represented well has a way of showing up for some tunes while being somewhat hidden in others..And I think it is due to this unique layering of sound these earphones have that leads to this..This is where the M200s outdo these earphones because the way the micro driver of the M200 faces your ear directly it will have the better precision and clarity.. But with that being said. There is something magical with how these portray your music..I am very encouraged with the direction of Brainwavz and I eagerly look forward to what these guys will do next to take this sound one step further..
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Gratitude's are $56 on Amazon right now.
What the heck, Check this out seems like it is released next week.
3 in 1 and sounds reasonably well done with the tuning too. So possible for them to release new swappable valves later.
Hmm seems they are already doing additional valve prototypes now.
Quote from headphonebar: " its a nice bonus having the option to upgrade the sound of your earphones just by using new valves. (we've tried some other valves that Torque is developing and we really like this option). "
Here's their site with a CGI video.
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Looks interesting. I'll go there Saturday to check it out.
Although I wasn't too taken with the Ferraris...
^ They look like Schiit!!!
I wouldn't see them when they are in my ears :) Still thinking about inventing "audiophile mirrors" that attach to any iem and headphone and stick out 8 inches from the sides of your head so you can see what you are wearing while listening. Like those bike helmet mirrors.
Sf you want to trial that when I get em prototyped?


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|Voodoo Queens
|London, England
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|Years active
|Too Pure, Voodoo Records, Strange Fruit
|Associated acts
|Mambo Taxi, Ella Guru, Deptford Beach Babes, The Hangovers
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|Anjali Bhatia, Ella Guru, Stefania Lucchesini, Rajni Bhatia, Anjula Bhasker, Mary Deigan
The Voodoo Queens were a North London-based girl group, who reached number one in the Indie Charts in 1993.
The band was composed of Anjali Bhatia (guitar, vocals), Ella Guru (guitar, backing vocals), Stefania 'Steffi' Lucchesini (drums), Rajni Bhatia (keyboards) and Anjula Bhasker (bass).[1] Rebecca Lunn later stepped in for Anjula who had to leave to visit family in India.[2] and Mary Deigan replaced her on bass in 1994.[3]
In late 1992, Anjali left the group Mambo Taxi, in which she was the drummer, to start the Voodoo Queens, along with her sister Rajni and cousin Anjula, Ella Guru (also of Mambo Taxi), and drummer Sunny.[3] After only one concert, they were offered a Peel session by BBC DJ John Peel. This was recorded in January 1993, whilst Anjali was still working at Virgin Megastore in Oxford Street. Other radio and TV appearances followed, including a further two Peel Sessions, and a busking competition against Boyzone on Channel 4's music and arts programme Naked City.
The music press, in addition to associating the band with the riot grrrl scene, also grouped them with other Asian-fronted bands such as Cornershop; Anjali felt that the press focused more on the music scene instead of the musical content.[4]
Following the dissolution of the band, Ella Guru joined the Stuckist artists in 1999. Anjali went on to become a solo artist with more dance orientated material. Deigan joined The Hangovers.[3] Steffi briefly played with long-running all-female post-punk band Gertrude.
Single releases[edit]
- "Supermodel Superficial" (1993) Too Pure
- "Kenuwee Head" (1993) Too Pure
- "F Is For Fame" (1994) Too Pure
- "Eat The Germs" (1995) Voodoo Records
- "Neptune" (1995) Dirt
Album releases[edit]
- Chocolate Revenge (1994) Too Pure
- Peel Sessions (1994) Strange Fruit
- ^ BBC Radio 1 Peel Sessions, 20/6/1993
- ^ BBC Radio 1 Peel Sessions, 15/2/1994
- ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Voodoo Queens", in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0
- ^ Hyder, Rehan (2004), Brimful of Asia: Negotiating Ethnicity on the UK Music Scene, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd, p. 86, ISBN 0-7546-4064-7
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While I'm at it, permit me to rant about iPads and other tablets. The tablet is the latest "cool" digital device, but I'm haunted by the disturbing idea that had tablets been invented first, then everybody would now be rushing to buy the latest cool advance …the laptop! "It's just like a tablet but it has a real keyboard attached!"
I'm also troubled by the thought that had telephone "Call Waiting" been invented first, the newest "cool" and civilized advance in telephone service would be "Busy Signal". "If the party you are calling is busy speaking with someone else you won't disturb them, instead you'll be notified with a beeping signal and will be able to call at a later time."
I am a political cartoonist. It's my job. What I do is to read the morning papers and listen to the latest news broadcasts and then try to come up with my "take" on the way things are. The creative process is usually done over a couple of cups of coffee. I often work up my ideas at a local coffee shop. I like the atmosphere and the coffee. What I do, in addition to slurping down my coffee, is to write and sketch all my cartoon "roughs" in a little spiral-bound notebook. Other folks in the coffee shop are looking for electric outlets for their computers or anguishing about bad reception or dwindling battery life. Not me …I'm working in a spiral-bound notebook. Always have. Over the years I've gone through hundreds of these notebooks. And I never throw them away. I keep them. And these hundreds of notebooks are now sitting on shelves and packed into cartons. They are filled with years and years of my scribbled ideas, punch lines, sketches, caricatures, notes to myself, and doodles. I often think of scanning the notebooks to "rescue" their contents, but the truth is that long after my hard drives have lost their magnetism (and my saved data) those notebooks will remain stable. They'll keep their data for hundreds of years longer than any digital memory.
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Part Grand Tour of France, part history of French cuisine: an irresistible journey, from Paris to Provence, to find "the perfect meal"
An expat Paris resident for more than twenty years, John Baxter began noticing an alarming trend: just as species of plants and animals are rapidly facing extinction globally, so too are the traditional ingredients and techniques of classic French cooking and eating. Indeed, he worried that the soul of the worlds most revered national cuisine is in danger of disappearing, as centuries-old ways of cooking, preparation, and farming wither away. Spurred to action, Baxter set off across the country on an unforgettable quest to taste the last great French dishes before they disappear forever—from Pariss surviving haute cuisine establishments to the tiny local restaurants that still serve the remarkable regional dishes of Provence, Normandy, Cote dAzur, and more.
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What is the parable of the pharisees and the tax collector?
The parable of the pharisees and the tax collector was spoken by Jesus Christ and is recorded in Luke 18:9-14. The lesson is driven home by contrast, once more, between the pharisee and the publican (Luke 18:9-14), disclosing the true economy of grace. On the one hand it is permissible to understand this as typifying the rejection of legal and carnal Judaism; on the other, we may expand its teaching to the universal principle in St. John (4:23-24) when our Lord transcends the distinction of Jew and heathen, Israelite and Samaritan, in favour of a spiritual Church or kingdom, open to all.
St. Augustine says (Enarr. in Ps. lxxiv), "The Jewish people boasted of their merits, the Gentiles confessed their sins". It is asked whether those "who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others" were in fact the pharisees or some of the disciples. From the context we cannot decide. But it would not be impossible if, at this period, our Saviour spoke directly to the pharisees, whom He condemned (at no time for their good works, but) for their boasting and their disdain of the multitude who knew not the law (cf. Matthew 23:12, 23; John 7:49).
9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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The pharisee's attitude, "standing", was not peculiar to him; it has ever been the customary mode of prayer among Easterns. He says "I fast twice in a week", not "twice on the Sabbath". "Tithes of all that I possess" means "all that comes to me" as revenue. This man's confession acknowledged no sin, but abounds in praise of himself-a form not yet extinct where Christians approach the sacred tribunal. One might say, "He does penance; he does not repent".
The publican is of course a Jew, Zacchaeus or any other; he cannot plead merit; but he has a "broken heart" which God will accept. "Be merciful to me" is well rendered from the Greek by the Vulgate, "Be propitious", a sacrificial and significant word. "Went down to his house justified rather than the other" is a Hebrew way of saying that one was and the other was not justified, as St. Augustine teaches. The expression is St. Paul's, dikaiousthai ; but we are not required to examine here the idea of justification under the Old Law. Mystically, the exaltation and abasement indicated would refer to the coming of the Kingdom and the Last Judgment.
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(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) IRVINE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/02/14 -- Solarflare, the leader in application-intelligent 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) networking software and hardware, today announced Scott Schweitzer, Sales Manager of OEM & Federal and Southeast at Solarflare, will be speaking at the 2014 FS-ISAC & BITS Annual Summit in Amelia Island, FL. Scott will introduce Solarflare's new security solutions including SolarSecure and SolarCapture Pro, which enable high speed packet capture, filtering, bridging, and Denial of Service defenses within the host.
Scott will discuss technical and business challenges of deploying security and monitoring on hosts connected to high-speed networks. Security professionals will learn how they can filter, log, alert on, or rate limit suspicious traffic in the kernel driver or in user space which prevents attacks from impacting adversely the host operating systems or host application performance.
Title:Defense in Depth: Re-enlisting the Host as the New Network Edge Location:2014 FS-ISAC & BITS Annual Summit Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort Amelia Island, FL Booth Number: 67 Date & Time:May 4, 2014 5:30 p.m. ET Speaker:Scott Schweitzer, Sales Manager, OEM & Federal and Southeast at Solarflare About Scott Schweitzer Scott is the Sales Manager of OEM, Federal and Southeast of Solarflare. He is responsible for overseeing and driving sales and business development for cyber security market. He is a technology entrepreneur with a strong background in both hardware & software, combined with a unique talent for solution-based sales. Scott joined Solarflare in August, 2013, to manage the relationship with IBM -- while driving 10 & 40GbE sales into the federal sector, and the southeast. Prior to that he spent eight years leading Myricom's 10-Gigabit Ethernet sales team.
About Solarflare Solarflare is the leading provider of application-intelligent networking I/O software and hardware that accelerate, monitor and secure network data. The company's solutions are widely used in scale-out server environments such as electronic trading, high performance computing, cloud, virtualization and big data. Solarflare's products are available from leading distributors and value-added resellers, as well as from Dell, HP and IBM. Solarflare is headquartered in Irvine, California, and operates R&D facilities in Cambridge, UK and New Delhi, India. For more information, please visit www.solarflare.com Source: Solarflare
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Faith is highly underrated. Do we really believe that faith can move mountains? When we realize our faith can truly make a difference and move us into profound moments and experiences orchestrated by God our lives will be an adventure like we could not have imagined. Yet to experience this wild ride with God we need faith that allows God to have his way with and in our life. As leaders, others are watching us and how we put our daily faith in God. Our ability to model active faith is one of the most important ways we lead others.
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November 25th ~ Hebrews 5:11-14
"We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn. In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil?" We see in this scripture Paul's desire for his audience, who were Jewish Christians, to become more mature in their faith. They had been believers long enough their faith should have been stronger and they should be teaching others what it means to follow God. Instead, many Jewish Christians were reverting to their old ways and not living in Freedom...the Freedom Jesus has offered them and us. They knew what Paul meant - Do YOU ever do this? WRITE down one thing you can do to live out a more mature life - like Paul is asking. Some present day thoughts representing mature faith: 1) Spend time each day listening to God 2) Not gossiping 3) Empowers others – Train, step aside and share the platform 4) Do what is needed when no one else will. You may have to think about this one?
October 28 ~ A Leaders job to deliver God's message based on Ezekiel 's call from God
In Ezekiel chapter 2 God calls Ezekiel to deliver specific messages to the people of Israel based on the messages God gives Ezekiel. God asks Ezekiel to not be afraid "though briers and thorns are all around you". STILL deliver my message God says to Ezekiel. God says something very important next to Ezekiel. He says deliver the message I give to you Ezekiel, whether they listen to you or fail to listen to you. It is God's job to give us a message to deliver and God's responsibility for the outcome. It is the LEADERS responsibility to be obedient and deliver the message God has given us to share. What message has God called you to deliver lately?
October 9th - Appropriate Vulnerability
2 Corinthians 6: 11 - 13 ~
"We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you. We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us. As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also."
Paul, the author of Corinthians, is saying I have opened my heart to you – will you open your hearts to me.
Appropriate transparency is part of embracing reality. We have been designed to be "open wide" but sin makes us hold back and put up the walls. We keep the walls up stopping the Holy Spirit from opening wide – from letting this happen to us. Our role is to let the walls down and to get out of God's way.
The Corinthians had divided hearts – they were withholding their love from Paul and they were listening to false teachers. These false teachers had stolen their hearts. They had compromised with the world. So Paul is asking them to let down their walls, "open wide" and let God's love in, let Paul's love in.
October 6th - You usually know when you are with a transformational spiritual leader. They just ooze the fact that they love to help others grow and change for the Kingdom of God. God has captured their heart and has ignited their soul to join Him in living a surrendered life for His purposes. They instinctually know that they are to focus on what is best for all involved instead of getting distracted by their own personal agenda. On the other side of the continuum you may have experienced someone who does not love to see things change and prefers life to remain comfortable and predictable. These people have trouble being intentional and do not thrive in a transformational environment. This type of person may halt progress in the Kingdom of God and most often do not focus on what is best for the group. As professional coaches and coaches that thrive on training other coaches and leaders, we are energized by spiritual transformation; both in others and desire the same in ourselves. By definition, to experience spiritual transformation means that you are changing in your form, your appearance, your nature and especially your character so that it reflects Jesus Christ.
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Thread: Getting the most out of critique
April 15th, 2011 #1
Getting the most out of critique
Here's a few pointers on how to get the most out of critique you receive:
1) Analyze whether you agree, disagree or even understand the critique. See how it relates to the work or your approach and development in general.
2) Consider or verify the source of the critique...particularly if you do not agree with it or it seems confusing. If their work is pretty decent then pay attention, if not then disregard if you don't agree. But always be considerate, polite and thank them. Conflicting critique or advice should definitely be checked out. Some people know what they're talking about, others don't...simply check to see who is who.
3) Ask for clarification if you don't quite understand a point, but try to be specific, and ask only after you've done some research and checked any references offered. Try to study and understand the points of the critique on your own first.
4) Follow through...do your best to follow through on the critique you feel is most valid. If someone says you should work with simple forms and shapes to understand value better, by gosh, do some drawings along those lines and post them up. Don't just keep banging away at your "vampire knight mounted on a flying armored dragon"...or, you know, whatever. It is very frustrating to offer sound, carefully considered critique to someone who simply ignores it. Basically it means you will no longer receive valuable critique from that individual.
5) Don't make excuses...excuses mean you are not ready for critique and the effort required to improve.
6) If someone recommends a book or resource, get it. It is recommended because it will help you with your development. If this is not an option, you aren't ready for critique.
7) Don't ask for "tips, tricks or techniques". There aren't any. At least there aren't any someone else can tell you and have you understand. Tips, tricks and techniques are what you develop on your own and they contribute to your own style and expression. They are too subtle, individual and tied to the media and hand skills to be able to communicate easily.
8) In general, if you are not willing or ready to follow advice and critique, don't bother asking.
9) Be aware that what may at first seem like harsh critique is still intended to help, or shake you up, or break through all the BS you may have heard. Accept it in the spirit intended.
10) Keep working hard! But work effectively...
We now resume your regularly scheduled forum...
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April 15th, 2011 #2
There are two big problems with your work:
- The inane text that doesn't seem to belong anywhere but just seems tacked on. Not very stylish!
- The triangle and the ball is in completely different styles, try adding some amount of shading to it, to make your composition and what you want to communicate even clearer! \s
Good post and points. Sticky this pls.
April 15th, 2011 #3
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April 15th, 2011 #5
You really didn't try and push the values of the ball. The inherent color of the ball is the same as the background which almost flattens out the object, except for the dark shadow.
Oh, and there's all this text above it that REALLY doesn't add to the overall study itself.
Edit: and here's a good example of someone who knows how to take a critique and work from it-
My SketchBook http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=139784
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=192127"Everything must serve the idea. The means used to convey the idea should be the simplest and clear. Just what is required. No extra images. To me this is a universal principle of art. Saying as much as possible with a minimum of means."-John Huston, Director
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April 15th, 2011 #6
I know OS - I was trying to explain my theoretical understanding of the sphere via my Jungian connection to the sub-conscious Id. The sphere doesn't really exist at all...only my dreams of the sphere.
Edit: And yes Omen - that is an excellent example of a solid critique thread and the effort to improve. Good job mina - and everyone helping.
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April 15th, 2011 #7
Hey that's my thread I am really lucky to be receiving so much help from everyone in it. I had been drawing everything blindly for so long just from a few random tutorials and imagination, I never really sought after critique until recently. I used to just throw out anything I tried to draw that confused or frustrated me. So I really can't understand when people post here and just dismiss all the useful critique they receive... I know some people are sensitive about their work but I have never seen a post in a critique thread that wasn't helpful and constructive.
My sketchbook: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=218091
April 16th, 2011 #8
April 16th, 2011 #9
The picture itself should tell the story!
{Besides, a sphere of dreams should use some more colors in my opinion. But I understand our dreams differ...}
But it's a really nice start
Oh, that topic Nice example, people often abandon their painting after receiving crits, I don't know why. Well, in some cases critics persuade them they should study the basics instead... There are some not very soft critics here but I must say they are usually right.
May 14th, 2011 #10
My SketchBook http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=139784
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=192127"Everything must serve the idea. The means used to convey the idea should be the simplest and clear. Just what is required. No extra images. To me this is a universal principle of art. Saying as much as possible with a minimum of means."-John Huston, Director
May 14th, 2011 #11
Hi guys
I feel the need for my soapbox, sorry!
This is a really good thread to put up, because in my opinion, there are an awful lot of people posting on here that just seem to want you to blow sunshine up them and take them to a happy place where they are admired and loved by all who dare gaze upon them and thier work. Instead they get a bit of critisism and go on the attack, and its suddenly personal and not helpful to anyone!
All I can say is if thats what you want "loads of smiles and pats on the back" then show your work to your aunties and uncles and other family members that love you and will spare your delicate sensibilities.
In here you get a damn sight more positive information and solid feedback that can sometimes be described as a bit harsh. Sometimes they even tell you to bin the work and start again, go back to the beginning with the fundamentals.
But look at it this way, if you want to work in the illustration industry, go freelance and get paid commisions, take a shot at a book illustractor job or whatever then the critisism youre gonna get are going to be a lot more harsh. These people are running a business and they want more bang for their bucks. Also some will want concorde standard work from you but are willing only to pay bus fare, this is a hard business where people want to make as much money as they can, as do you.
To get the good money jobs you need to be very good at this game, and more importantly you need a thick skin to take the hits, then pick yourself up and go and do better!
To answer shiNIN's point
" people often abandon their painting after receiving crits, I don't know why. Well, in some cases critics persuade them they should study the basics instead... "
These people get disheartened and give up for a great many reasons the crits from here might be the last straw. For example my own family said to me way back in the day "theres no future and no money in such childishness" and "go and get a propper job that pays" and so for years I stopped drawing and built mixing desks and recording studio equipment, and hated myself!
Thats just me though it might just be that some people have bigger dreams than abilities, I dont know. But I do know that there are always going to be people who hate your work and will tell you so in no uncertain terms, citisism is a part of life and you need to find a better way of dealing with it than goind to your room and having a sulk!
I agree whole heartedly with you shiNIN There are some hard critics here but I must say they are usually right. but it wouldnt hurt to try and sugar coat it a bit!
Look at jeffs points 1 - 10 above, print them out and stick them over the monitor and learn from your crits and mistakes.
See you on the road to understanding guys and thanks.
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May 17th, 2011 #12
I feel the need to add a comment here( and therefore bump this up to the top .)
On the topic of harsh critique I know it sucks to hear people rip your stuff to shreds but it's easier for people to tell you what you're doing wrong as oppose to praising what is right. The flaws always jump out way more than the well executed parts of something. It's just the way people see things.
Besides if I point out your strengths and you continue to focus on those. What good is that?
So a harsh critique or being told you lack certain skills doesn't mean you're a failure it just means that your work has some weaknesses that need to be worked on and sometimes they can't be improved by continuing with the questioned piece, they come from your process of construction and knowledge of art. I try to be as nice as I can giving people critique but there's only so many ways you can sweeten the bitter truth.
Just know that everybody who has strong art skills has gotten them by listening to the criticism of their peers and by working through their weaknesses.
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May 17th, 2011 #13
i actually see no need in praising the good parts... that they aint mentioned in the critique could aswell be taken as praise... writing critique and input is an effort that in itself can be considered praise/respect imo.
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May 17th, 2011 #15
So basically I'm not say that harsh critique is easier to give. But that to the knowledgeable eye flaws are what stand out more.
and then ofcourse the fact that giving you praise or positive critique is not actually helpful to progress.
Does that make more sense?
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May 17th, 2011 #16
I met different opinions about praising in CC. I usually don't praise (not because I don't see good points), unless I really like the work in question (or I feel it makes my crits more clear, for example, the idea/setting/design is cool but everything else isn't), I saw most people do the same. It may be harsh for a beginner but CC works this way, one bring stuff here to make it better and for this, one need to know what's not right and as soon as possible. Sketchbooks are nicer places but their purpose is totally different and the comments often aren't thorough or "useful" just pats on the head. Most little artists need such things as well
May 17th, 2011 #17
I like positive reinforcement. Not ass pats mind you, just like... letting me know that something I did IS working. It helps me to not second guess, especially with new territory
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May 17th, 2011 #18
I agree with that Pezzle. Positive notes are always nice and they give me encouragement on days where I am frustrated. I find that I get them in my sketchbook. It's the place where people get to see improvement and the hard work that I put into getting better.
I think it's just the nature of this particularly area of the forum that causes criticism to be mostly negative. People often start their threads saying "I need help" or "what can I improve" and where people need to improve is on the areas that do not work.
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May 17th, 2011 #19
Positive notes are nice, but personally I'd rather people have natural reactions. If something sucks, it sucks, if something stands out as impressive, it should be noted too - the two reactions aren't mutually exclusive. Sometimes people draw things that have spectacular composition ideas but shoddy anatomy, or vice versa, or any other combination of bad traits and good traits. It's definitely nice to hear what you're good at, but at the same time, it's probably more helpful to hear what needs improving.
Good critique is a skill separate from drawing skill, although it's awesome when people have both. Still, you don't have to be a chef to know when you're served badly cooked food.
May 17th, 2011 #20
I personally tend to dislike praises even in my SB... I mean the ones I totally don't feel I deserve. If I see something is wrong on so many levels, no one should say they are nice But I understand it's very hard to have more critical eyes than me, regarding my own stuff... There are so nice diversity even in personality and attitude of people, isn't this great
Critic and drawing skills... They have some connection. If our knowledge is better, we spot more flaws and maybe we know what exactly the problem is and offer some advice how to solve/fix it
I guess being better at drawing must make us better at giving crits and vice versa, but the correlation isn't that very strong, even a beginner can be very helpful. I have a flaw-spotting eye (or two), I'm not always sure if it's a curse or a blessing... But I met some people who seemed to be completely blind for their own flaws. It's scary... I can't imagine that. It must disappear if someone keep drawing and studying, right..?
Of course, being a good critic requires different other skills.
May 17th, 2011 #21
I feel that people underestimate the importance of positive encouragement, even in critique. dA is ridiculed for this in particular which is understandable, because on dA the praise heavily outweighs the useful critiques. That doesn't take away the fact that if it weren't for dA, I wouldn't be here, because nobody in real life would support me in what I was doing and found that I should look for a "real" job. If it weren't for the praise, the support and the encouragement, I may well have given up.
I know this really only applies to young artists, as a more advanced and/or professional artist will not need the praise as much to know that they're headed in a right direction, since they've learned so from experience. But for a young or starting artist, it is never a bad thing to "sandwich" critique with positivity, or the other way around. It not necessarily needed, but it's not useless or "bad" either.
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May 17th, 2011 #22
Great discussion guys. I tend to agree with all of you in one way or another. To me the effort that goes into a critique/response is the actual validation (praise) that there is somehting worth commenting on...or there is some advice the OP hasn't heard and would be advised to follow.
I actually try to mention strengths in work and offer some positive alonbg with the critique. But just as it is human nature to point out the bad, it is also human nature to skip over the positive comment. People frequently react defensively to my observations but never seem to notice I also said, "decent concept" or whatever.
That said however, the majority of work posted here lacks any understanding at all and with such limited experience and awareness the OP will just not understand any thorough critique.
But yeah, I like positive strokes as well...but I give more weight to both critique and positive reinforcement from those with more experience...though any praise is nice of course. I'll try to offer more "what is working" comments in future critique.
Thanks for starting off this round of discussion miss mango!
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Haha, no problem Jeff. I really wasn't expecting it to get so much discussion. But it's good.
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May 27th, 2011 #24
Since there's been a bit of a flurry lately, and a discussion on taking criticism in Art Discussion...just wanted to add a couple things.
1 - Feel free to continue commenting here...(thanks to whichever mod made it a sticky btw!) just because it became a sticky doesn't mean it is carved in stone. There have been a lot of views since then but no comments.
2 - I feel that the best critique is an honest critique. Why would you ever want a critique that was not direct and to the point and addressed the main issues in either a single piece, your approach or what you need to work on to improve? I just don't see the value in beating around the bush or not facing the main issues and challenges.
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June 13th, 2011 #25
As someone who just stumbled onto this site after posting on one of the other digital art sites, I must say that I appreciate the mature atmosphere in this WIP forum. There seems to be a healthy culture which pushes people to be their best, without any quarter shown to the self-absorption and arrogance so prevalent among many artists.
If you will forgive me for waxing philosophical a bit, it seems to me that the best art flowers when there is a conviction that there is indeed objective reality (however much our own perspectives may shape our access to it) - that we can say real things about the real world, and that there really is such a thing as beauty and integrity that rises above mere sentiment and subjectivity. The artistic vision must submit to truth and beauty - and any pig-headed resistance to this is unmasked as a type of narcissism. Art is indeed an expression of one's self - but it is every bit as much a humble journey of the soul stepping beyond one's self into the real - the true, the good, and the beautiful - and letting openness to that reality change who we are and what we express. In a word, the best art is an act of love - a love that is dedicated to what the subject truly is, and not just the initial impression of it.
As I said, forgive my wading into philosophy. As far as the question of whether to hold back in critique, and whether you should always say something nice - I guess my take is that there's a difference in how something is said and what is said. I'm reminded of my wife's southern Appalachian grandmother, who feels absolute impunity to say anything she thinks at all - as long as it is preceded by a "bless her heart". "Now Mary sure tries, bless her heart, but she really can't sing worth a nickle." "Grandma! How can you say that?" "Well darlin', I said 'bless her heart', didn't I?" My thought is that criticism is very very welcome - it is actually a real gift - but there's nothing wrong with being gentlemanly and polite about it.
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As one of those "young artists" who was unable to take critiques last time I posted my art, I agree with pretty much everything that's been said so far. The shift from a more casual art forum to CA was a hard one--one that I just couldn't cope with at 16.
Now that I've had some experience in the "real world" I realize just how immature I was back then. I've gone through two jobs, one seasonal, one I had to quit due to severe injury just recently. I hated them both. They were boring and dead-end: neither would pay for even the cheapest of colleges.
If it means doing something I love for a living, I'll gladly accept even the harshest of critiques. I might be discouraged at first because my brain is still in adolescence and even though I see exactly what the critic means, the "motivation" part of my brain doesn't process it right.
To all those who critiqued me in the past, thank you very much. I'm sorry I didn't take your critiques to heart at the time. Shinin, I remember you, in particular, as being one of the most helpful. Extra thanks to you. And extra apologies for letting you down.
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March 8th, 2012 #28
This is a pretty good set of guidelines. I do have to disagree here on one point here:
On the other side of that coin, I have seen critiques by exceptionally skilled individuals who give absolutely horrible critiques.
Critiquing is a skill. To do it well, it takes practice. I've also found that I learn almost as much from critiquing as from sketching. You critique from personal experience. That means somewhere down the line you probably ran into the very obstacle the subject of your critique has, and solved it.
As long as the critique is designed to help the individual, I would encourage people of all levels to do it...and that means even if that person is much more skilled than you are. Remember you as the person offering the critique are trying to help someone, not stroke your ego, or show off your superior knowledge.
I don't mean to nit-pick, it's just an observation, and a difference of opinion.
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I agree with your observation zombifried. That is a bit of a quick bullet point item and deserves more explanation. That point mainly concerns technique critique rather than general observation or feedback, which can be valuable from any source. My wife is one of my main sounding boards and not an artist at all. When it comes to technical critique and advice though, I stand by the point, and of course I had a bit of a disclaimer built in that you can disregard the information if you don't agree...and their work is not at a very high level.
Really I was trying to get at two things there. At some point it becomes necessary for the one seeking/receiving critique to be able to gauge the validity of the critique or advice offered (or at least they should analyze and judge the validity of the critique). The best way to do that is gauge it against the experience and results of the one offering the critique.
The other aspect is a bit more subtle. That is gauging the validity of the critique especially when you don't quite grasp it. If you have someone at a really high level telling you something...even if you don't agree you better figure out why and how. A lot of times you hear things that just don't quite make sense...yet, but by trying to understand them we grow. We still may disagree with someone's observation, but at least we understand why.
Anyway, thanks for the comment! Hope that explained the point more thoroughly.
Lastly, and I guess it should have been in the OP...a critique is just one observation. It isn't the end, or a final statement, or a major judgment...just an observation. One should be creating enough work so that a critique on one piece doesn't shatter our ego or derail our progress. Critique should be looked at as providing a bit of direction on the journey.
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Well said.
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Music For Sting's Favorite Season
The frost is on the pumpkin this weekend, but Sting's new album provides a glimpse into the heart of winter. It's called If on a Winter's Night, and it's a collection of mostly traditional songs — and a few modern ones — about the season to come.
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Sting performs in NPR's New York bureau, with Dominic Miller (guitar) and Ira Coleman (double bass):
Songs from If On A Winter's Night ...
It's not a Christmas album, exactly, in the sense of Bing Crosby or Nat King Cole. The songs here evoke a season that celebrates self-seeking, selfless love and mystery as much as chestnuts roasting on an open fire.
"I have a certain affinity with the season — I think it's an undervalued season," Sting says. "For me, it's the season of the imagination, of spirits, of ghosts in the chimney, frosts, snow. It has a lot of paradox in it, too. It's the season I look forward to — I love the central celebration of it — but I also am aware that winter's a difficult time for a lot of people."
In an interview and studio performance with host Scott Simon, Sting agreed with the suggestion that music becomes more important in the wintertime.
"I think so, and I think it's the season of reflection," Sting says. "You know, we seem to need the winter to reassess ourselves, to hibernate, if you like; to seek home, to seek comfort. Somewhere cozy: the church, the family home."
Sting says he goes home in the winter — back to his 16th-century house near Stonehenge in England — with his dogs and family for an "English traditional Christmas." From NPR's New York bureau, he performed a 19th-century Northern English traditional song called "The Snow It Melts the Soonest." He says he didn't know this particular melody going into the recording sessions for Winter's Night, but he asked the musicians from his hometown of Newcastle to teach him some local fare — and they did.
He also took questions from Weekend Edition listeners, and spoke about playing on a chess team pitted against a blindfolded Garry Kasparov.
"He said to me, 'My job as a chess player is to crush your mind,'" Sting says. "And he did."
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