@Background Pony #9D9E  
First, I’m sorry you had to go through depression because of your art and great that you came out better than ever on the other side of it. Second, I never said I was proud, and I certainly never presented this sketch as anything more than what it is. A silly little sketch. You are putting words in my mouth. I understand very well I’m a noob. If I want to share my art journey  
– the fuckups as well as the good stuff – that’s my prerogative. By saying I shouldn’t post something with the word “enjoy” because it doesn’t live up to some arbitrary standard comes across as arrogant. Would you say, for example, hey kid (or anybody for that matter), you suck at baseball or football, go back, practice and improve, so when you come out and play next time, you’ll be proud otherwise stay home because you don’t live up to a professional’s standard and I don’t want to see it? Fuck, you’d be labelled a real asshole.

@polar_storm  
It’s admirable that you think this way. I have felt shitty about my own art for over half a decade. I have went through severe depression because of it and came out better than ever. I don’t wish you the same journey, but I wanted to show you that if you’re eyeballing/tracing from the show, or if your art quality is a bit weak, that maybe that kind of stuff shouldn’t be made publicly available with “enjoy this” as a description. Keep it private, improve, make something you’re REALLY proud of, and post that. Don’t tell me you’re proud of your current art, because deep down you’ll know it’s a blatant lie.

@Background Pony #9D9E  
So much to unpack!First, if your intention was criticism of the sketch to help improve it, then why be abstruse? Let me answer that question. Your comment wasn’t aimed at helping, but at ridicule to get a laugh. Second, the idea that you have to tear someone down in order to make them improve is a bad one. You get that from watching too many movies or whatever. Constructive criticism can take this type of form: I think what you’ve done with the color is good, but i kind of see that the right eye placement was a little low, and that’s why it looks off. Rather than make someone feel shitty about themselves, the criticism can be delivered in a non-asshole way by finding the good while pointing out the not so good. Just because you were treated shittily with regards to whatever endeavour you were engaged doesn’t mean there isn’t a better way. Doesn’t mean you should propagate forward that sort of shitty behavior.

@polar_storm  
it’s not entirely about making myself feel better, it’s not praise that makes you improve, it’s being pushed into a pile of shit until you’re neck-deep in it, and only then you’ll actually want to crawl outta there and git gud.

@Background Pony #9D9E  
But you are good at tearing others down to make yourself feel better, so good for you!

@polar_storm  
never been good at psychology

@Background Pony #9D9E  
I think what you’re doing now is what they term in Psychology projecting.

@polar_storm  
thank you for correcting my typo! :D
 
also not all mud is the same, but you’re the real expert here ;)

@Background Pony #9D9E if I’m on a moral high horse, that’s better than being down in the mud with you. Just fyi.

@polar_storm  
getting on a morale high horse is also quite sad, just fyi

@Background Pony #9D9E  
By the way I didn’t expect you to take anything that I wrote seriously. It’s too bad really. That said your comment about being incredibly bored is very telling about your core personality. I’m bored and therefore to fill the needy, needy hole inside me I shall crap on someone. Again, it’s sad.

@Background Pony #9D9E  
Just relax.

@polar_storm  
Yeah you nailed it lmfao
 
also i’m incredibly bored

@Background Pony #9D9E  
Actually, I wonder if you had considered why you would go about your criticism in the way that you have? What is it about yourself that makes you belittle others efforts. No where have I said that I think I’m a good artist. I do this for fun and nothing more. You say you want to be helpful, but your actions hide some sort of deep seated insecurity that’s eating away at you that compels you to put down others, so you feel better about yourself. You behavior is in opposition to the tenets of the show. It’s really very sad.

Here you go  

 
At least if I’m being mean I try to also be helpful shrug

@polar_storm  
It’s actually right (from AB’s POV)

@Background Pony #9D9E  
I said it was the LEFT eye placement.

Don’t be mean, this is a perfectly fine Apple Bloom. I will enjoy her!

@polar_storm  
Yeah

@Panko Pai  
I think it’s the left eye placement that makes it look off.

You tried.

Her face is a little off, but otherwise it’s nice.

@Background Pony #9D9E  
“Buy some apples!”