I personally think that the Graphics forum is very chaotic and could use a "READ BEFORE POSTING" or similarly titled sticky to give some pointers on how to name new threads. The rules would be simple and pretty loose, but provide more clarity for new-comers by introducing a format for naming the New Topics/threads started.
What I have in mind is naming threads according to what they are dealing with, like
- WIP (3D/2D/...) - work in progress
- Proposal - obviously, for proposals
- Finished (3D/2D/...) - change title from WIP to this, when the image is finished or the discussion/critique has ended
- Discussion - a discussion topic
- Portfolio (your name here) - for newcomers who want to show off any of their older work
Can anyone think of any more
sub titles, that could be necessary ?
Here's a couple of examples of how it would look:
"WIP (3D) - model for the main gate, need thoughts on the textures plz"
"Finished (2D) - Banter Town enviro sketches"
"WIP (concept art) - Main Antagonist character and eq design"
"Discussion - Should we go for bluish of purplish shadows for the snow?"
"Proposal - Gaspard's GUI proposal, comment away !"
I wouldn't mind going over the old ones and renaming them, too, because right now various different discussions have scattered throughout all the different Topics.