Or you could be right. I want to clarify something. Bad criticism is easy; constructive feedback is not. The problem is, that if the writer (or artist) knew what to do, they probably would have done it. So when you say to me, "you need to flesh out your characters more," it leaves me thinking, "yeah, well, how do I do that...what's missing?" Because in my mind and imagination, the characters are fleshed out. And my graphics are the best I can do that day. They aren't perfect but, on the other hand, they are as perfect as they are going to be that day. Not everything you see that is imperfect is a work in progress. Or you might say, everything you see is a work in progress because there are very few cases in which something could not be improved. Being imperfect is one of the delights of being human. The problem is if your goal is perfection, you'll never finish. That has been the death of many writing careers. I just saw a little segment on the competion between Picasso and Matisse, and how they inspired each other to create new forms and explore new techniques. I'm probably wrong about this, but I wonder if more isn't accomplished toward stimulating creativity when we are challenged than when we are criticized. I don't know that the reader or viewer is the best judge. I really don't. If you like fantasy barbarians and you are condemned to look at my art, you are going to hate it and say, as a viewer, this is bad you don't have any barbarians in it. But I didn't want any barbarians in my art. How valuable is that as feedback? I got some very good feedback from someone who had expertise and told me I wasn't focusing my lights well enough so that my shadows were going in unnatural directions. Well, now that helped. Because I was unconscious of the fact that I could move the lights. I had one of those moments of enlightenment where someone who knew what they were doing was generous enough to teach me, or give me tools, to improve what I was doing. If you are on the receiving end of criticism, compliments, or feedback, I think it is wise to consider the source. And just because someone says to change something, I hope we all know we have the choice whether or not to do it. I know that is an obvious statement, but I have gift for that.