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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 12:42 AM Original message |
How do you tell someone you REALLY don't like their artwork? |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
1. Sometimes honesty hurts. |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 12:54 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Well, that's the thing....and you're right |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
2. Deleted sub-thread |
Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
4. Thanks! |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 04:51 AM Response to Original message |
5. Throw up on it |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
6. OK, you be honest. What do you think of my artwork? |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. wow, that's some cool shit! |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. I'd say it's both bad and ass. |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. Personally, I prefer more realism: the sword-chick's boobs are way too small |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 12:32 AM Response to Reply #23 |
32. The could be bigger... |
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A-Schwarzenegger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
7. Let's see the work. |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
8. "Pablo, it's like this..." |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
9. Hey, that art would look great |
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Seashell Eyes (498 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
31. good one! |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
10. Claim a conflict of interest |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
12. It's like photos of ugly babies... |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
13. I was at a gallery opening once, and I said "If you've seen one, you've seen them all" |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
15. "... putting their stuff EVERYWHERE that I go/am." |
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LeftPeopleFinishFirst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
16. I usually just say it. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
17. I refer this question to Rabrrrrr. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
18. Well, I've learned that you can't make a veiled reference to it in the Lounge |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
19. Maybe... |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
20. If you are talking about posting art in threads on the Internets |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
21. "i really don't like your artwork" |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
22. If they're demanding you hang it in your living room, then |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
24. Hopefully they'll be adult enough to be able to accept "I REALLY don't like your artwork". |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
25. I think if you're irked enough to post about it in the lounge, it's time |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
26. Since words can sometimes be hurtful, it's best just to piss on the artwork |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 09:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I'm a girl, dammit! |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
27. "Wow! That's a ... REALLY .... interesting ... um ... signature! How do you get that effect?" |
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A-Schwarzenegger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
28. Were you honest yet? |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
29. You know - art is subjective, so play that card. Tell them that you're not a good |
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Cabcere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 01:04 AM Response to Original message |
33. Well, I suppose you could call their artwork "an ugly, scribbly mess" |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. That was mean-spirited of your teacher. But you're in good company. |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
35. Don't feel bad, I don't like Thomas Kincaide either. |
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