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Visual Guide to ProjectComment by 3wyl

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ProjectComment InformationProjectComment has been an active group since 2009 to give you the constructive comments you deserve!
We have many projects that encourage our awesome members to give comments and get comments. These projects involve workshops, features, chat events, contests and, more importantly, systems that rely on interchange, inclusion and interaction.
To both give and get comments is no easy task, but, with the many projects that we have here, we hope that you find something that works best for you. If not, why not make a suggestion by noting us?
Additionally, if you have any questions or anything else at all, please do not hesitate to contact us!

Our Values
Our awesome admins and members give comments and get comments with the following values in mind:
Interchange
…to restore balance – comment for comment, positive and negative, give and take.
Inclusion
…to accept all

Where you start and what you do in ProjectComment is entirely up to you!

We don't ask our members to comment 24/7. We understand that life is busy, especially when it takes time, effort and more to give and get constructive comments.

If you're not sure where to start or what to do, follow the chart above!

CerebrateArt Featured By Owner 3 days ago General Artist

You should update this graph, it's quite confusing.

3wyl Featured By Owner 3 days ago Hobbyist General Artist

That's not a helpful comment. How is it confusing? How should the graph be updated?

CerebrateArt Featured By Owner 2 days ago General Artist

The where to start part should be the first thing on sees, so the direction of your flowchart is clear. Therefore, it needs to discern itself by size and color and/or position. There's also no real direction in the flowchart, one is not directed in any way, it's hard to find a clear structure on first sight. Dividing the groups not only by color but positioning them appropriately would help.

Maybe I'll be able to post a proposal later.

3wyl Featured By Owner 2 days ago Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you for the feedback. The Visual Guide was made to be a map, not a flowchart. You say there is 'no real direction', I somewhat disagree, in that a person may take any direction they want. The lines offered a pathway as a suggestion for what people could do, not as a concrete set of directions of what must be done.

That said, I did spend time to improve the Guide, so it should be clearer now.

PixelZagreo Featured By Owner Oct 3, 2018 New Deviant Hobbyist General Artist

I understand a bit but the mínimum 200-300 words just leave me scared 0-0

3wyl Featured By Owner 3 days ago Hobbyist General Artist

How come?

WaveSKyLord Featured By Owner Oct 2, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

I'm lost

3wyl Featured By Owner Oct 2, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

On what, specifically?

WaveSKyLord Featured By Owner 3 days ago Hobbyist General Artist

Well... i don't know too, and that's a bigger problem

3wyl Featured By Owner 3 days ago Hobbyist General Artist

Not sure how much we can help in that case. It helps if you help us help you.

WaveSKyLord Featured By Owner 1 day ago Hobbyist General Artist

*You actually mindfucked me*

3wyl Featured By Owner 1 day ago Hobbyist General Artist

lunathepup Featured By Owner Sep 25, 2018 Student Traditional Artist

so to submit i gotta comment?

3wyl Featured By Owner Sep 26, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

If you'd like to submit to our gallery, please make a 200 word minimum comment on a piece in our gallery and link us so we know.

lunathepup Featured By Owner Sep 26, 2018 Student Traditional Artist

Kilcra Featured By Owner Sep 24, 2018 Digital Artist

I understand that the message of the group is to promote commenting and interaction between artists and other deviants. I am a little intimidated by the 200 and 300 word minimums, especially since its a little cumbersome to read all that as an artist, and as a commenter I feel like it's a lot more than what people are looking for on their pictures. Are we expected to meet those word count minimums regularly, or is that only to contribute to the "give and get" categories?

There is also a critique function on deviantart that artists can volunteer for, so is this the same basic idea? There is a word minimum or 300 words on those and it's best practices to be constructive and offer valuable feedback.

3wyl Featured By Owner Sep 24, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

The minimums are there only for gallery submissions and one or two journal projects. For the gallery, everyone writes a constructive comment to submit their work, and so they would like to get the same in return. There's no need to fear people aren't looking for it - pretty much all of them appreciate a constructive comment that is written to help them on their artistic journey.

You can utilize DeviantArt's Critique Platform to write your constructive comment if that is what you wish.

Kilcra Featured By Owner Sep 24, 2018 Digital Artist

Okay, I think I understand. And I didn't mean like "there's already a system in place" or something by bringing up the critique system, I was just trying to understand the rules for how to comment in this group. Thank you for clarifying.

3wyl Featured By Owner Sep 26, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

Not that many rules. If you'd like to submit to our gallery, please make a 200 word minimum comment on a piece in our gallery and link us to the piece so we know. If you don't want to submit to our gallery, you may comment however way you wish.

wurstmoench Featured By Owner Sep 7, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

This chart makes this group feel like a pyramid scheme. xD

3wyl Featured By Owner Sep 8, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

I don't understand how that would be the case. It's a 1 for 1 system - you give 1 comment, you get 1 comment.

wurstmoench Featured By Owner Sep 8, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I was commenting on the look of the chart.

3wyl Featured By Owner Sep 9, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

It looks like a rectangle.

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The-Psychonaut Featured By Owner Aug 26, 2018 Student Filmographer

Holy crap, this looks complicated. Can I assume this all boils down to DBAA? "Don't Be An Asshole", and start commenting, please?

3wyl Featured By Owner Aug 27, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

That works.

Brandon-Ellis Featured By Owner Aug 26, 2018 Professional Digital Artist

Love the idea, particularly the premise of getting critique without having to be a Core member to request.
Plan to be more active soon as I have a life again, lol, but please don't boot me yet, it's not intentional for the next while

3wyl Featured By Owner Aug 27, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

Of course! Take your time - no rush.

1meee-forever Featured By Owner Aug 26, 2018 Student Digital Artist

Hiya!!! I like the idea of helping inspire and motivating artists via comments. I just want to know. I like never ever have 200 words to tell anyone, like ever. I'd love to tell people what I love about there work, can it be less then 200 words (something like 50)? Coz I'm like literally practicing a long comment here, and this is all I got XD.

3wyl Featured By Owner Aug 26, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

If you have no interest of submitting your work to the gallery, you're welcome to comment however way you wish. If you would like to submit to our gallery for comments, we do ask for 200 words minimum. We have guides and other resources that may help you there if you're interested.