Some food for thought when offering up thoughts, or ... 'constructively critiquing' ... fractal art:

Critiquing Fractals - The Technical Side ... article by =one-tough-one on DeviantArt.com.

Excerpts:

"Blur is when a fractal looks like its muddy or being viewed through the wrong pair of eyeglasses. This can really take away from a fractal.

Hot Spots/Dark Spots are when a fractal has areas that are too bright or too dark and don't fit in with the rest of the fractal.

Pixelation is when an image doesn't have antialiasing (this make the edges of things smooth) this tends to only happen when you render and image as a BMP the easy way to solve this is to render images either as a JPG or PNG."


Critiquing Fractals - The Artistic Side ... an article by *DeepChrome on DeviantArt.com.

Excerpts:

"How do you tell the artist who made this piece that while they've done a great job, there are some things that could be done better? It's a bit daunting, especially for someone who might not understand a fractal beyond this very broad of definitions: "An image of repeating forms created by mathematical equations."

The Basics

"The basics are pretty simple.

I'm going to assume everyone has at least this basic understanding: An image can be made up of any number of things, and these things can be named, and talked about.

Light. Darkness. Color. Contrast. Depth. Composition. Contrast. Shapes. Focal Point(s). Movement. Depth.

These are probably the easiest parts of art critique for people to understand, becuase they don't take too much explaining, and can be fairly easy to grasp, as well as comment on.

Light and darkness is the most obvious feature. Thus, it is the first one this article discusses. How light, or how dark is this fractal? Is it so bright that you have trouble picking out any details, or is it just light enough to pull off a "soft" or "illuminated" feel? Is it dark to the point that you can't see anything, or is it just dark enough for parts of the fractal to stand out and catch your attention? These are things anyone can notice, and if it bothers you, then it may well be an issue worth mentioning. ...

Color is another big one. Are the colors bright and vibrant, or are they soft and muted? Color can convey a wide range of things--everything from mood to an implied temperature. In fact, there's more range to color than there is scope available for this article.

Contrast is what lets us tell parts of an image apart from each other, and uses the two themes listed above. Do parts of a fractal stand out against one another, or are they all blended easily together?"


Excellent articles, well-thought out and well-written. Encourage those of you that view and comment ... AND ... create in this genre, to read the articles in their entirety.


Now ... (*points above ...*) ... 'you' don't have any excuses ... go forth and propagate constructive criticisms on this fascinating and beautiful art form.

:o)

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! as you said no excuses of "I don't understand fractals"

A fractal /photo should contain at least three variants with a twist on the aforementioned tonality qualities that hither a fractional quality of miscues that in turn would create a diversion for the viewer which could evoke or invoke a certain quality of the mind's eye which in turn adds a sweet sense. WHA?? There is, of course the vendetta rule, wherein you 'dis an image even though good because it's better than your image you uploaded 30 minutes prior! This is called 'Draggin' the water' or 'Smut is dead'. Use this to your advantage when voting on rival images as this causes discord amongst the upper tier of tyranny. If everyone follows these simple rules, then all would be happy with what'evr outcome may be!!

Sorry, forgot to answer the question...YES!! People wanna hear what THEY wanna hear!! YOU're stuff YOU post is always w a y to long & winded and lotsa people don't really give a crap 'bout what you're tryin' to say!! Sucks, don't it?!?! It's my opinion and others may vary. I think YOU always have a nifty thought and perspective (now you’re just talkin' out both sides of your mouth)...but, really; it shows you care...that I get!! A+

Again people…DO WHAT YOU DO FOR YOU!! Not someone else!! Screw critiques, yes I ask for them and read / hear; but still do MY thing ‘cause it’s what I like…not what someone else wants. F’that all to pieces…I’m out to have fun…not please other people!!

"People wanna hear what THEY wanna hear!!"

Perhaps, and generally speaking, that is ... however, the content and context of the 'what' differs, depending on the whom involved. Completely, utterly and entirely on the 'whom'.

I have PMs in my inbox from artists that have left the site, with respect to what is at the heart of these 'Is Critique Dead?' discussion threads.


"DO WHAT YOU DO FOR YOU!!"

In a word ... no. Incorrect. Self-serving, selfish ... 'community' doesn't enter the picture for you, Randy?

(*Edit: I am being rhetorical in the above, Randy ... as I do get that you care as well. Thanks for offering your opinion(s). Truly.)

For me it does.

I barely post/upload images ... so, in light of that fact ... where do you think my intentions, and again, in initiating discussions along these lines lie?

And I will give you that it seems like I have my feet planted on a soapbox most of the time.

Thanks for sharing the info and links, Les :) Indeed, excellent articles in their entirety!

Score to date:

Two hot chicks say 'yay'.

One hot male says 'nay'.

Nothing but ... 'WIN pour moi!!', thus far ...

:oP

@+purmusic ROFLAO!

Score to date:

Two hot chicks say 'yay'.

One hot male says 'nay'.

One hot male says 'ROFLAO!'.

Can you say ... "WIN!!" ... a -gain?

Lol.

<<<<<< Now this chick was HOT today ... can you say low 90's with a heat index of 100. Thought so. :-)

Les, thank you for the very informative links & additional info. Not only for those commenting / critiquing fractals, but for those that create them as well.

A biggy for me is chosing the right gradient & the rest are good points too ... some of which I take for granted as I both create & comment on fractals.

... yep, a WIN WIN situation for all.

Thanks again Les. ;-))

/\ Can't forget our fractal artists, now can 'we'?

:o)