Let’s talk, this isn’t the first or last time it’ll happen and it’s “unsolicited critiques”. Which means providing critique without a person having asked for it. Unfortunately i have seen it many, many times on scratch and on other platforms. Now you might be thinking “oh don’t be dramatic they’re just trying to help”, yes they are trying to help, but here’s what’s wrong: Let’s say you made a drawing you’re super proud of and decided to share it on the open internet for people to see, now when you shared it, what you have in mind is that you will get nice comments and positivity! You didn’t ask for critique cause you aren’t in the right mindset for it, but just when you thought you were having a good day someone gives unsolicited critique, it could either 1. Ruin your day and mood. 2. Make you hate the piece you made. 3. Hate all the art you made and get art block. 4. You stop posting online cause you don’t want this happening again. Or it could not affect you at all. Good intentions are good intentions, but people receive it differently depending on their mood/mindset and/or personality. So when you see someone who is genuinely proud of the piece they made or is a new art baby and they didn’t ask for critique, please do the following if you really want to criticize: ✨ ask if it’s okay to critique ✨ this could change the scenario SOO MUCH, if the person says no, then no, don’t try to make them feel guilty for not wanting your critique, if they say sure then give it your all! They are probably in a good mindset for receiving critique. So please just- don’t criticize someone if they didn’t ask for it mkay? For more info on this topic check out samdoesart’s video: https://youtu.be/5EjXI-Tz2eU
