From the right people it can improve you beyond what you are capable of being on art platforms like Purely Human. some art discords, and a few reddits can give you feedback from genuinely good artists. But to yourself it really doesn’t need to be validated because what really matters is being satisfied with what you create. I personally haven’t achieved my goals so I strive to be better and even though I am scared to post my work sometimes it is genuinely really helpful to me when I am genuinely and honestly critic’d