Feedback…

What are your thoughts on friends and family giving opinions on your art?

Do you actively ask for their feedback, or do you prefer to keep your work separate from people close to you?

Have their comments ever genuinely helped you improve, or have they ever knocked your confidence or influenced your work in ways you later regretted?

I’m curious how other artists handle it. Do you value feedback more from fellow artists than from family and friends, or do you think every perspective has something to offer?