Well, bottom line, he's not called Figuremaster because he won some prize or achievement, it's who he's known as and it's not some title to be won.
No artist is ever the best simply because no technique is ever 100% to the satisfaction of 100% of the world, something will always be not good enough or just not to the liking. I've seen art that is technically sound but I find no appeal in it. Quality of an artist is defined by the viewer.
As members of this forum, we are privileged to have a great diversity of artistic styles from the numerous artists here and for the most part, there's something for everyone.
The opportunity is for all these artists to gather, share techniques, learn from each other, better themselves from the experience and create a stronger offering.
Every artist on this board, whether their medium is photos, computer graphics, paint, sculpting, whatever, should only be encouraged and critiqued in a constructive manner which has the ultimate goal of helping the artist to grow. If someone's methods, technique or whatever isn't to your liking, there's no need to be critical of it, it's not for you. I'm not a Picasso fan but I wouldn't have spoken to him deragatorily about his work, I'd have just paid him no mind and encouraged those whose techniques I liked and wanted to see take their methods to the next level.
This board is a great place, but at times I see less room for artists to be artists and more demand for commercial satisfaction. Don't kill the art around here, let it grow. It's a garden of artists around here, just pluck the ones you like and leave the others in nature to grow and flourish in their own ways.
No artist is ever the best simply because no technique is ever 100% to the satisfaction of 100% of the world, something will always be not good enough or just not to the liking. I've seen art that is technically sound but I find no appeal in it. Quality of an artist is defined by the viewer.
As members of this forum, we are privileged to have a great diversity of artistic styles from the numerous artists here and for the most part, there's something for everyone.
The opportunity is for all these artists to gather, share techniques, learn from each other, better themselves from the experience and create a stronger offering.
Every artist on this board, whether their medium is photos, computer graphics, paint, sculpting, whatever, should only be encouraged and critiqued in a constructive manner which has the ultimate goal of helping the artist to grow. If someone's methods, technique or whatever isn't to your liking, there's no need to be critical of it, it's not for you. I'm not a Picasso fan but I wouldn't have spoken to him deragatorily about his work, I'd have just paid him no mind and encouraged those whose techniques I liked and wanted to see take their methods to the next level.
This board is a great place, but at times I see less room for artists to be artists and more demand for commercial satisfaction. Don't kill the art around here, let it grow. It's a garden of artists around here, just pluck the ones you like and leave the others in nature to grow and flourish in their own ways.
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