1. You absolutely must despise every piece of artwork made by you. It's all complete garbage, so admit it.

2. If someone makes a helpful suggestion, stop listening immediately! Cover your ears with your hands and sing at the top of your voice if necessary.

3. If you get caught making a mistake, immediately get on the defensive, and yell curtly "IT'S NOT FINISHED YET!"

4. Accept all constructive criticism as irrefutable proof of your continuing inadequacy. Hold your inner pain close to your heart! It will make you a better artist. (After you die penniless and unknown.)

5. In the event that no one seems to notice every single flaw in your artwork, make a point of enumerating each and every mistake you made, blow-by-blow. They are just testing you to see whether or not you knew you made any mistake at all!

6. Never ever admit that you secretly love a piece of your own work. What do you know? It's all crap.