Well, this is a bit of a failure!

[mopinko]

4. these were just workshops.

no instruction, not even a critique. pretty much no one said anything unless you asked.

i went to one run by a dear, dear friend, and for months i made sure no one looked at what i was doing.
but it depends on the people. after a while, i got more comfortable. but i hated crits in art school mostly.
it can be a whole different thing to open yourself up to other's opinions, and to talk about your work. esp when you can see their faces. lol.