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Sharing is Caring: Building a Relationship With a Hard Critic in Animation
November 2, 2026

Sharing is Caring: Building a Relationship With a Hard Critic in Animation

An animator's growth comes from deliberately finding a critic whose standard sits above yours. Maybe you submit shots for review, and they come back with red on six frames. Your stomach drops before you can even make sense of it. The worst part is that every note is right. You just can't bring yourself to go through the whole process again. It's not uncommon you'll find productions in your career where you have this one supervisor everyone fears, and artists quietly arrange their submissions