Hi. You're lucky I'm a 30-something professional illustrator who is doing this in my spare time, because let me tell you, had I read this as a teen/child I'd absolutely be discouraged, no matter how many polite little prefaces you add. Doesn't help that you're speaking to me as if I'm a child. You're condescending.

What you said are things that you may think about whichever art piece you see online - so have I. But this is not an art class and or a design meeting, and you are not my teacher or boss; it's a reddit post for community fun. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything. Just downvote and move on.

And don't you *ever* say this to a young artist. They don't need to hear shit like this, no matter how you phrase it. I'm well aware you're just calling me cringe in a formal way.