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They worked on Celeste and Towerfall, both have excellent pixel art. Very talented.
by SamPatt 3y ago
They worked on Celeste and Towerfall, both have excellent pixel art. Very talented.
- ilkke 3y agoI know no disrespect was meant, but calling an artist talented disregards the hard work that went into developing their skills. Unless you are talking about someone's unrealised potential.
- SamPatt 3y agoI know talent isn't innate. It's an obvious compliment.
- ilkke 3y agoWhat do you mean? I can't find a definition of talent that doesn't state it as 'innate' or 'natural'.
- spicyusername 3y agoThat seems a _little_ needlessly pedantic. If we read their comment assuming good faith, a Hacker News guideline, its clear they are merely trying to give credit or otherwise say something positive. From https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.
- ilkke 3y agoI started the post by stating that I know no disrespect was meant. It is precisely in this context that I want to clarify how this very common way of expressing artist appreciation can, and often does, rub the recipient the wrong way. Anecdotal, but I wouldn't be sharing this unless I knew they many of my peers artists feel the same way.