Toughen up you pillsbury dough artists!

Bah, every one too damn PC these days when looking at other people's work. So... here's some stuff that applies to me so that people don't misinterpret me in the even that I say anything about people's work or not. And all this stuff applies back at me too. I'm fully comfortable with the fact that people can and do hate my stuff

I can like you, but not your work. -Just because, I'm your friend doesn't mean I can't hate some of your work.

I can like your work, but not you. - Hey, but just because I can respect your skill doesn't mean I have to like you as a person :P

I can hate you and your work. - Uh... yuppers.

Me disliking your work doesn't mean I'm jealous of you. - Man, this has GOT to be the most common excuse I've EVER seen for artists to justify others not likeing their work. But I supposed it's easier to believe that it's a flaw in the other person rather than myself.

Me being jealous of you doesn't mean I dislike your work. - Some artists that I'm extremely jealous of, I actually like and respect quite a bit.

Yes, critics do use harsh words. - It's generally believed that all art learning environments are cushy nurturing environments. That sure as hell wasn't true in any of my classes I'll tell you that much. If an instructor thought our work was garbage, oh man .. we knew it.

Fame doesn't always equal skill. - Make sure you look at your work objectively. Everyone else telling you they love all your work, doesn't necessarily mean your work is where it needs to be.

Work dammit! - Too many people want the cheers and compliments of art without having worked for it.


And now, and odd bit of positive. Know the value of yourself and your time. There's nothing wrong with acknowledging that your time is valuable. Charging other people for work isn't a crime. It'd be generating good karma backs to help you all the time, but seriously... it usually doesn't.