Mocing Do's And Don'ts
A little list I thought up:
DO: Build a lot. Build when you have an idea. Just build.
DON'T: Build the same thing over and over and over. Repition of a design only works for so long, and isn't impresive.
DO: Be creative. Use pieces in a neat way. I don't care what piece, just use it well.
DON'T: Be a "niche" MOCer (i.e. only toamods, only rahi, only small stuff, only matoran).
DO: Try multiple different MOCing styles. Try out weave style, fusion, make your own style. Take a style and make it your own. Be unique. Always do something fresh.
DON'T: Stick to only one style. You can't grow as a MOCer if you only build in one way.
DO: Stick to a color scheme. Colors are your friends. A MOC isn't good if it has no color scheme.
DON'T: Make excuses. Ever. I don't care about your lack of parts. Change the design if you have to. Innovate. Make do with what you have.
DO: Make Toamods. Everyone has to start somewhere. Start out with toa, and work your way in other directions
DON'T: Post your Toamod and expect everyone to like it. That's just foolish.
DO: Learn proportions. Proportions are a key part of a MOC.
DON'T: Say "it's supposed to be disproportioned." If it looks good disproportioned, people won't complain about it.
DO: Review other MOCs. The more you review, the better you make yourself and others.
DON'T: Ignore other reviews. Unless it's spam. Then you can ignore it.
DO: Learn color layering and color grouping. Kinda goes hand in hand with sticking to a color scheme.
DON'T: Mix colors. Most of the time, it just doesn't look good.
DO: Build smoothly. Have flow. People like smooth. And people like flow.
DON'T: Build blocks with legs. Just don't.
DO: Copy other's designs. Learn through this copying. Learn what works.
DON'T: Call these copies your own. That's just mean to the origional designer. Also, don't be repetitive with these designs. Oh, and don't use instructions. There is no growth with instructions. Use pictures and make details that you can't really see up as you go.
I may add more.
P
DO: Build a lot. Build when you have an idea. Just build.
DON'T: Build the same thing over and over and over. Repition of a design only works for so long, and isn't impresive.
DO: Be creative. Use pieces in a neat way. I don't care what piece, just use it well.
DON'T: Be a "niche" MOCer (i.e. only toamods, only rahi, only small stuff, only matoran).
DO: Try multiple different MOCing styles. Try out weave style, fusion, make your own style. Take a style and make it your own. Be unique. Always do something fresh.
DON'T: Stick to only one style. You can't grow as a MOCer if you only build in one way.
DO: Stick to a color scheme. Colors are your friends. A MOC isn't good if it has no color scheme.
DON'T: Make excuses. Ever. I don't care about your lack of parts. Change the design if you have to. Innovate. Make do with what you have.
DO: Make Toamods. Everyone has to start somewhere. Start out with toa, and work your way in other directions
DON'T: Post your Toamod and expect everyone to like it. That's just foolish.
DO: Learn proportions. Proportions are a key part of a MOC.
DON'T: Say "it's supposed to be disproportioned." If it looks good disproportioned, people won't complain about it.
DO: Review other MOCs. The more you review, the better you make yourself and others.
DON'T: Ignore other reviews. Unless it's spam. Then you can ignore it.
DO: Learn color layering and color grouping. Kinda goes hand in hand with sticking to a color scheme.
DON'T: Mix colors. Most of the time, it just doesn't look good.
DO: Build smoothly. Have flow. People like smooth. And people like flow.
DON'T: Build blocks with legs. Just don't.
DO: Copy other's designs. Learn through this copying. Learn what works.
DON'T: Call these copies your own. That's just mean to the origional designer. Also, don't be repetitive with these designs. Oh, and don't use instructions. There is no growth with instructions. Use pictures and make details that you can't really see up as you go.
I may add more.
P
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