critiscism

[as_cute_as_pie]

how do you handle this?
well or hmm not so well
today i showed my art teacher a drawing i done ages ago which she said was good at the time and today turned around and said she wouldnt even bother entering it to get a grade cos it wasnt good enough, no where near good enough
this comment really hurt me personally because i can only draw one way and because i felt there was nothing wrong with it at all and it was nearly exactly the same (style anyway) as a painting a girl in the year above had done last year which she said was great.
now it feels like anything i draw simply wont be good enough, and im not bad at drawing but she seemed to pick fault at nothing hmmm
so how do i deal with this? do i go ahead and tell her how much her comment hurt as i couldnt see what was personally wrong and she was picking fault or do i just grin and bare it?

 

[MxAxC-_ATTACK]

I hate when teachers especially Critisize, but dont give you any encouragement such as

" well, I dont know if I would enter this drawing perhaps if you tried (fill in the blank) or perhaps (another fill in the blank)

They are there to teach and steer you in the right direction. Not just say "not nearly good enough" ..well Gee that helps me NONE.how about you tell me WHAT would be good enough to enter.. etc etc. I'd perhaps bring it up by saying "well you said this wasnt nearly good enough to enter , perhaps you can steer me in the right direction as to what would Make it good enough to enter" although I dont know why kind of drawing it is , perhaps she will say "well some shading here, etc etc."

I hope that made sense

 

[asnbrb]

Tell her that it hurt. I would. Tell her that she could have put it in a nicer way that had some constructive criticism instead. Ask her exactly why she didn't like it. Maybe she thinks that you've significantly improved since you made it (you did say it was ages ago) and that you can do much much better now.

 

[Hawkeye]

Go up to her, shove the picture in her face and said, " You said it wasn't good tell me how to fix it."

Then write down what she told you to do.

I handle criticism well i view it as a learning experience but it must be done in the right way. From the info you gave it doesnt sound like she did it in the correct way as MAC Attack suggested that would've been much better.

 

[giz2000]

I am an art student as well...art is very subjective and I have found that art instructors are a very fickle bunch...whatever they liked one day, they hate they hate the next.

Don't let them get you down...you keep doing what you do, and put 100% effort into each piece. I was told by one of my art professors that you have to develop a thick skin in the art world. There will always be someone who thinks you're a genius, and there's always someone who thinks your work stinks...that's the way it goes.

Hugs to you.....

 

[MsCuppyCakes]

I recently took an art class and the instructor and I butted heads all the time. He wanted me to do things his way and I couldn't. So he would always comment on my work, "This is very abstract" He used to annoy the fu*k out of me. But after awhile I just laughed it off. I received a B and to be honest I was surprised.

 

[MarniMac]

To answer your question...I think "grin and bear it" is the best choice. One thing I have learned as I have gotten older (25, still a lot to learn, lol) is that your feelings should take a back seat to the truth or you will never really get any where. When someone has the balls to tell the truth, its really valuable, even if it hurts. I'm not at all saying that brutal cruel honesty is the best policy.
I really agree with youbeabitch (love that sn, lol)...my mom always taught me to take the higher road...even if your teacher is being a jerk, give her respect and ask her to show you exactly what she wants...i have found that most teachers, even the most difficult, are willing to teach you when you show you are willing to learn. I know its hard, but if you say that you absolutely can't do it a certain way, a teacher will take that as you saying "I won't do it that way." Tell them its really difficult for you, but you really want to TRY and do your best...and then after she tells you, put your best effort into doing what she wants. School is a great learning experience, because your teachers are great examples of what your boss will be like in the real world...sometimes jerks, but you have to learn to work with who they are and want they want. Best of luck hon

 

[MisStarrlight]

Well, if you did it a while ago, chances are you've probably improved and she's probably right in telling you not to enter it cause you could do much better now.

However, this doesn't mean that she told you that in the correct way. She should have at least told you how to improve it.



My art teacher once told me that I wouldn't make it as an art educator...a few years later, here I am with my BFA in Art Education & graduated at the top of my major with the "Art Educator of the Year" award from my school.

So my advice, especially when it comes to art, put your hurt & anger into passion and put that towards developing yourself and your craft. Your teacher will notice your effort and (hopefully) acknowledge that.

 

[MisStarrlight]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MsCuppyCakes I recently took an art class and the instructor and I butted heads all the time. He wanted me to do things his way and I couldn't. So he would always comment on my work, "This is very abstract" He used to annoy the fu*k out of me. But after awhile I just laughed it off. I received a B and to be honest I was surprised.

Hahaha, I had a teacher like that. It was my last semester & I was just getting around to taking on an intensive life drawing course. The first day he showed us the drawing Picasso did of the Parthenon pediment scultpures when he was 16 (absolutely amazing, but it was frikin Picasso). The damn teacher expected that since Picasso drew like that at 16, that a bunch of college kids should be able to as well. Instead of teaching us how to fix what was wrong, he just took the charcoal and eraser and fixed it himself.....and then would come back in an hour & say we did that part (the part that he did) wrong. GAH!

Definitely taught me how NOT to teach art.

 

[Beauty Mark]

How much do you respect this person's opinion? That's usually what matters to me in the end. If it's someone I don't have any regard for their opinion, I shrug it off.

I'd ask how to improve. She should give some constructive comments over being a bitch.