There's a misconception that criticism is bad. It's not, it's the lifeblood of improving. (Of course it has to be aimed at the work itself, not at the person.)
Many artists are out there right now, BEGGING for crits, for any kind of feedback. Cheerleaders make us feel warm and successful, but it could be an illusion. Critics make us grow. The harsher and more truthful, the more we grow. Of course it's painful, and most people would prefer to avoid pain.
For this reason there's the "Sandwich" method of criticism - start your feedback with something good, then do all the real crits (keeping it constructive of course), and finally end with another positive point.
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Yeah @stahlberg
I came across the sandwinch method last year and I must say that it is an effective tool when it comes to evaluating someone's work.