i’m really really sorry that happened to you, that sounds horrible /gen
don’t let him discourage you, art should be something fun that you enjoy doing, not something that you force yourself to do so you can be a “real artist”, whatever that’s even supposed to mean. i’m sure he’s just trying to encourage you, but at the end of the day it’s your art, and you get to chose to do what you want to do with it! so don’t let him ruin your fun and epic time!!!!!!
and if it means anything, i think your art is really pretty and i like it a lot :]