Hey!! It’s perfectly valid that you speak about art-related things. Even if we have a lower set of skills in comparison to other artists, it is still fine to talk about art-stuff, because we are all artists nevertheless. I believe that conversations about this shouldn’t be limited to only those who are advanced in art.
I can understand why people make art difficult for you, because it can’t be avoided that their opinions on what we do may hurt our feelings and what-not. You are not overreacting, don’t worry :>
I haven’t come across harsh, constructive criticisms (even though I should ahsdhasd, but it’s bcs i don’t post often enough), and it is perfectly fine if you feel really down after you read the criticism!! It is not the same experience for everybody, but it is totally fine if you’re not one of those people who get motivated after they receive a blunt, maybe harsh critique of their work.
If I get critique that my shading or coloring sucks, and it’s bad… I’ll most likely never read that critique again until I feel better mentally. (since it does hurt my feelings when I see harsh critique ;; )
What I will do is that I’ll search shading and coloring tips online to distract myself and hopefully I can learn from the tips and tutorials I’m finding online.