Discourage who?
An artist needs to withstand criticism, or he/she simply never improves. This idea that you can never state negatives or you'll "crush the budding self esteem of a perspective artist" is best left to elementary school teachers. Besides neither wolf not myself gave a criticism that wasn't easily remedied.
- Don't use lined paper.
- Don't use felt markers.
I don't see that as being overly demanding, or asking the impossible of the artist, and thus next time they submit a drawing they're likely to...
- not use lined paper.
- not use felt markers.
... and the world is left a little happier and a little hornier. What a lovely story!
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