Meh. I’m both for the comfort side of diapers and the fetishy side.  
I just don’t like the flat looking diapers. It doesn’t look quite right.

@Background Pony #C39D  

 
Very much yes.

@sparklepopshine  
It is a painful balance creating what you want to create against what others want to see in you when wanting to be seen. It is clear that you only want to warn others of the pit you stumbled into. I can agree that is its best to tell people to create what they like in their own style or emulating others but to not feel forced to go in one direction because of reception.  
I still believe that criticism is a powerful tool when used correctly.

@sparklepopshine  
No one can force you to do any one way or thing. At the end of the day, your decisions are your own. If an artist chooses to willingly make things look like shit, then that’s on them. Their art will most likely be ignored or filtered out.

@Sprite  
My pic probably doesn’t make it clear, but yes show style is valid. My point was more being forced to doing one way and only one way.

@sparklepopshine  
A lot of us fall into that trap, and it’s up to us to break out of it and define our own style. Some people say that I have close to show style, as does NiTEi. Nothing wrong with having a similar style, but to have your own style, you have to be willing to work toward some improvement so you can try branching out and finding a style that works for you.

@Sprite
 
To clarify, I meant I don’t want to draw with the goal of just constantly improving. I want to draw to express something on my mind. I’m aware the act of drawing automatically helps you understand the medium you’re drawing from this resulting in quicker and better results.
 
 
@Background Pony #C39D  
I’m mostly talking from my personal experiences when it comes to feeling like I have to emulate other styles. one of my most popular pieces often gets confused as FillyScoots because I was heavily inspired by their style at the time. it’s a nice piece and I’m proud of the result, but it was also extremely mentally taxing for me to emulate that again. In the end I’d rather have someone like my art for my style rather than just ‘being good’. I guess I just don’t want to see new artists fall into the same trap I did.

@sparklepopshine  
Tone and perspective are important. If someone “pummeled” you for forgetting Twilight’s mane stripe you would probably be upset about it for good reason. If someone said how much they liked the art and also that you might have forgotten Twilight’s mane stripe would that be a better criticism?

@sparklepopshine  
While some popular art can look similar that is because that is what the artist wants it to look like. It is a generally likable style and the goal is to be likable to as many people as possible. It is pessimistic to say that critique will shoehorn people into having similar styles especially when an artist does not need to follow all criticism given. If your goal is popularity you might have more temptation to go for a popular style but if you want to make art to express yourself there is no need to emulate what is popular. It depends on the personal perspective and goals of the artist.  
You are right in saying that there is no right or wrong way to do art. I am of the belief that criticism should still be given but it should be thoughtful. It should be kind and constructive and point out good and also bad. If an artist gets criticism it is up to them to decide if the criticism is worth using. Without criticism clear mistakes will be repeated.

@sparklepopshine  
Saying that you don’t want to improve, yet want to keep going, is an oxymoron. The more you do it, the more you improve, whether you get help/study or not. Even casually drawing will wind up making you improve whether you want to or not.

@Sprite
 
It’s hard for me to say whether there is really “good art” or “bad art”, just art. Yeah, some willl draw something that, intentionally or not, looks like something a kindergartner drew, but in the end it’s still an expression of the artist. Some artists, like myself, just don’t want to improve. I just want to doodle occasionally my thoughts and feelings and not worry that I’m going to be pummeled because I accidentally forgot a stripe on Twilight’s mane. If down the line I look back and decide that my anatomy needs work, I will go out and study, or ask others for advice.

@sparklepopshine  
It’s less about right vs wrong and more about growth and improvement. Well, unless it’s related to a VERY specific design thing, like drawing an already established character a complete wrong way. Then it’s about right vs wrong.

Lately, I’m more in the personal belief that there’s no need for criticism unless the artist themselves asked specifically. There is no right or wrong way to do art, truthfully. Otherwise, everyone then feels tempted to only do a style that’s popular and everything starts to look same-y. I guess I just like art that’s an expression of the artist themself rather than an emulation of another.

@Background Pony #C39D  
Yep, I am more than aware of that. I try to be the type that actually gives constructive criticism where I can, but lately I’ve just fallen back to quietly saying “That looks terrible” to myself and moving on. I find that a lot of the time, artists don’t care to listen to the feedback. A few of the “newer ABDL artists” are a prime example of this.

@Sprite  
An artist can and should draw however they want but should be able to take constructive criticism if they want to make it liked. They decide how that criticism affects their art by using or ignoring it. There are examples where someone says “that’s not a diaper” or “that sucks” that are not helpful to anyone and should be ignored. If you don’t like something you can kindly tell the artist what looks bad to you and the artist can choose what to do with that. There are examples of artists insisting their art is good and that anyone who does not like it is wrong. If an artist doesn’t improve because they don’t want to they can be ignored.

Personally, for me, it’s about aesthetics from a design standpoint than it is about anything fetish related. Some artists just draw them looking like complete garbage and an eye sore.