“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not’?” – George Bernard Shaw
In the world of art and photography, competitions can be useful in getting your artistic muscles and eye a good workout. BUT competitions are not the end all be all for showing art and creativity.
This painting is a prime example of one that would NOT score well at a professional competition. Why?
❌ No catchlights
❌ Floating head
❌ Hair covering the eye and not retouched off the face
❌ Weird crop
and the list can go on...
Yet, something about breaking the rules makes this image enticing to the eye. So to the artists who just went through or are going through professional critique and judgment for a competition, know that what is said does not always apply in the real world.
I've been on the giving end and receiving end of the judgment, and I know how it can get Rufus stirred up and talking crazy in your mind. Try to keep it all in perspective.
For the competition, by all means, it's their court, play by their rules to win. But don't forget that, in life, you have to break a few eggs to make a cake.
Hand-painted in Adobe Photoshop CC using the Wacom Intuos Pro and the Wacom Art Pen.
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