QUOTE(infested_ysy @ May 2 2006, 07:52 PM)
NO.
Deviantart is the place for weeaboo fags to draw their shitty animu 'art', post it, and get showered with praises by other weeaboos (usually 'omg that's so kawaii!!!

', or 'sugoi ganbatte!!!

', or 'omg ur soo gewd I wish I kan draw liek u!'). You don't get, nor should you ever expect to get actual critisms on your work. You do not improve via. deviantart
that's why you need to be more objective when receiving comments. No matter what comments or raves you get, if you think your work is not good, it'll never be good enough.
I still think DA is a good place to improve yourself. Not by embracing in all those "sweet" comments, but to learn from other people's style of art. DA has numerous members (which some are crap, but some are really superb), and there's definitely members out there which we could all learn from.
If everyone thinks like you, then how are we going to improve?
So yes, I believe we can improve via deviantart. It all depends on your attitude and desire to learn.