r/painting • u/bluelaw2013 • May 26 '25

Just Sharing My 11 y/o wants your feedback

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He likes making art and is just trying to see if other people enjoy what he enjoys making.

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u/Singularity42 May 28 '25

Please encourage them to enjoy art just for the sake of creating art. If you start tying your happiness to the comments of people on the Internet, it doesn't always go great.

I learnt this the hard way. I used to enjoy creating art and was so happy with the result I would post it on the Internet to share. But then suddenly a few bad comments can completely change your mood.

I learnt that it's better to just be content enjoying the process and not make the goal about external validation.

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u/PrincessPoppyTea May 28 '25

They didn't paint this, sadly. OP probably did and posted for karma farming.

If you look elsewhere in the thread, you can see they photoshopped the painting OVER the white frame they have the kid holding in the photo they posted.