I got this document from one of my teachers and I feel it is a useful way to conduct yourself, no matter your artistic career path:
"If you are not really serious about being professional, then you can avoid critiques; simply don't ask for them. Then you can go on as just as you have been. You can just skip this.
But if you ARE serious about being a professional artist, you should look for critiques from everyone whose opinion you value. Once your schooling is over, critique is how a professional learns.
Keep in mind when you ask for critique what are you really looking for.
Do not look for praise. If you are a working artists, you al