it's always going to feel bad, the key is to re-contextulaize the negative feelings into the opportunity for growth. No matter how good you get, you'll always make mistakes, so being able to press past that and later turn it into growth is just an important part of art, or any skill, in general

it's tired old advice but walls are important. Don't stop this drawing, see it to its conclusion flaws and all. Then take that frustration and work on your weakness for next time. Understanding your shortcomings is the first step to being better; if you can't identify a problem, that's the REAL wall

he now owes me money for the unpeeled version, yes