I still can clearly remember, how much I was crumbling under the critique I received back then on animexx. :,) And later as a comic artist in the Comics in Leipzig forum. Adding to the feeling of being just a miserable, talentless artist, despite working so hard, I felt REALLY bad about

feeling bad about being critiqued. ... if that makes sense? Like, sometimes I got that knot in my stomach that clearly said: "that person is NOT well-meaning. they don't want to actually help you. They want to drag you down." But as the tiny, unexperienced, naive person I was back then I fought

back that - very valid XD - feeling and said to myself: "NO. You're being unprofessional. As an artist you HAVE tO accept any critique! It's a BLESSING. And you feeling bad is a sign that you're just full of yourself and can't deal with negative feedback." When... in reality... you don't have to

take EVERYTHING seriously. XD ESPECIALLY when they jump on you for drawing stuff thats not up to your established "standard". I still remember posting something more sketchy/rough on animexx after only uploading polished artworks for some time. And I was actually proud of myself that I was able to

let loose and ... also post it? XD Like: Not everything has to be perfect, right? Oh boy, the comments under that piece were RELENTLESS 😭 I still fear, that experiences like these contributed to be being anxious and hyper-perfectionistic, which doesn't do my art any good. The moral of the story?

Sometimes critique is helpful, elevating, motivating. And sometimes it's malicious shit written by unhappy people who want to drag you down. Learn to differentiate between these two to avoid mental damage that hinders your art-journey later in life. You not only need the openness to receive good

feedback. You also need a healthy ego, that protects you from malicious forces! 😅❤️

Wenn ich halt keine andere Kritik kriege außer solche, dann scheint was dran zu sein.

Meinst du "sich wiederholende Kritikpunkte"? Das ist was anderes! Das kann gut gemeinte, hilfreiche Kritik sein! Was ich mit "malicious" meine, is halt echt MALICIOUS! Selbst wenn du ein richtig schlechter Zeichner bist, wirst du niemals zu 100% diese bösartigen Kommentare bekommen.

Es werden IMMER Leute dabei sein, die dir wirklich helfen wollen. VuV Gutartige Kritik wäre z.B.: Mir ist aufgefallen, dass die Augen etwas zu hoch sitzen. Bösartige Kritik wäre: "Dieses Bild sieht rotzig aus. Das entspricht nicht deinem Standard. Schäm dich." (also überzogen geschrieben XD

Sich wiederholend ist nicht das Problem, aber wenn das Positive halt gar nicht erwähnt wird. Die, die es gut finden, schreiben in der Regel nichts.