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Re: Let's get some Good Feedback - Brutal Honesty makes a better builder -
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Mon, 10 Feb 2003 15:36:11 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Brian Cooper writes:
> It is difficult to say whether criticism in this realm is constructive.
> This issue gets to the core of the building process.
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> My constructions have naturally become better over time as my brain has
> developed better neural connections for building. To me the clarity and
> detail of the structure translated from imagination into plastic is what
> makes it appealing. You can tell when a model is fuzzy, unresolved or
> distorted. The builder may be blind to this because his imagination supports
> the design more than reality. All you can see in a picture of a model is the
> reality, this then forms the basis for criticism.
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> But I'm not sure that criticism itself really helps one develop building
> skill as much as simply spending more time building. You could emulate
> someone's building style, structural details, but that isn't really what
> will make you a good builder. That doesn't develop your ability to
> creatively solve hundreds of design problems as you translate your
> imagination into a matrix of bricks. Every model you build improves your
> skill. You know you're improving when you can look back on an earlier model
> and see the flaws of its design and wonder how you could have been blind to
> them. That's why I keep around my old models for about a year, so I can
> marvel at how bad they look, and be certain that I'm improving. :-)
This is true to a degree, but constructive criticism is a part of it to some
extent.
I had been building mecha for about 8 months when someone told me that my
proportions were wrong. I would never have noticed it by myself, or if I did
it would have been a long ways down the road, because it took me some time
to look at my mecha and say, dang, you're right! After that I made a
concious effort to keep my proportions somewhat correct.
So consructive criticism is useful I think, spending more time building is
the main skill developer, but critiscim can either teach you new things that
you never would have seen, or teach you new things that would be a few
months down the road still otherwise.
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> "K"
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> PS - I'm scrapping my 03 gundam because it looks stunningly awful to me now
> as I build a new 08 model. This is a good sign.
A new gundam!!!! how about a teaser? :^D
see ya
-Geordan-
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