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Aspiring artist Feels like a young artist. I need a name for old artists that never had their art seen, or cared for.😬

Im a 2d artist and I’ve been animating for a while now in 2d software. Do you think it’s worth it to switch to a more clay style in 3d and learn blender from scratch?

I learned that its better not to create at all to not feel anything. Cant be sad when you cant be happy. Also need to make money no time for that. Deep in my heart I feel like I would be happier if I created again but also it will only lead to disappointment and imperfection. The world only accepts perfection. After alot of pain in my life I feel like not feeling anything at all is the best medicine. If you are on a journey on your own tho, dont do as I did.

I know it has been repeated 1000 times already, but this video perfectly encapsulates my creative experience. It's comforting knowing that the feeling is shared among so many people.

I'm making a TPS too and the easy solution was to add a crosshair to the HUD, but I realized the bullets weren't hitting where I was aiming. I never thought crosshairs should have more thought into them, this is a nice video showing what I mean and the solutions other devs have made

As a person who was stuck in an endless cycle of making a mechanic the most optimized it can be, only to come back to it a week later and realize what now I want to remake it completely, this video is really helpful

Now i wanna commission you for art of one of my sonic ocs....

Get the best of both and invest some time into making a framework. One well made, re-usable stack of modules that sits on top of your game engine of choice and contains things like player movement, inventory systems, AI and pathfinding, physics props, etc. Then when you go to start a game, you grab your framework and focus on the gameplay elements, instead of getting bogged down pouring so much time into the technical side that the player never even sees.

Wow this is relatable I love this it’s helped me

I don't think I get it, you make a low quality version of a project to see where it needs improvement? It's like setting something on fire to see if it hurts to touch, the act of doing it makes the negative outcome guaranteed.

This feels like one of those "hard pills to swallow" of, not everything has to be good (code or visually) while your still figuring out stuff. I suffer from wanting things to look good before I actually implement something and know if it is something I even WANT in my games and its a hard habit to break. I started a new project and even though I got a lot of basic stuff done, I still have caught myself spending 90% of my time working on visuals first that 90% of people would probably not see because it'd probably be temporary anyways. I think there is a mindset a lot of devs have (especially newer devs like me) where if the game doesnt LOOK good at first, you are failing. A good habit is to COMPLETELY ignore visuals (unless the visuals are somehow extremely important to the thing you are adding) and literally JUST add functionality. First implementations with 0 actual models, 0 effects, all code and in-editor objects is the best way to go, and then making it look good LATER.

Love the video and I understand that Ad Revenue isnt much and everyone needs money but a Sponsor shouldnt be 20% of a Video's run time

Years ago I was always working on some project or another never actually finishing anything then I had quit all together. Then a year ago I started making art again it started out as me just making stupid little memes that only a few people would even see and I had lost some skill but not alot however I kept on making memes and soon enough I would just make my own art again and I had improved beyond where was at when I stopped and all that because I make memes

Definitely gonna keep this video in mind as I continue to work on projects (and possibly revive my gravestone of projects). Really grateful for all the people I've met and collabed with through sharing my art not just on KZbin, but online in general.

Yes, the infectious enthusiasm is inspiring me to fill my half filled sketchbooks. Now I know to try and fill them with my current hyperfixations instead of leaving them empty because I "have no good ideas" to put on their pages.

I've been kinda trying to get into game development for like 3 years, and the only times when I done something akin to a game was when I stopped caring about code more than the game itself. Same thing right now, I'm making a new game, and the only reason I'm seeing progress while putting together a prototype is because I don't spend 90% of development time trying to figure out the best way to make my code architecture.

when you described multiple with the gradient in blender, my brain finally understood it in layers in Gimp, Photoshop, Rrocreate, Rebelle, etc. I love this simplified breakdown, it was demystifying but cool too!

You know what sure I‘ll give it a Shot. I wanted to make a new good Profile picture for my Channel for the longest time and Kept redoing it. So during me watching this Video I doodled a Little and what you see next to my name is the result of that. So What do you comment scrollers think of the Little guy. He took like 5 Minutes and his name is Bugle.

Dude. Genuinely awesome video. It's super encouraging to hear and helpful. It's a message that is finally getting into my head after a while, but this really solidifies it. It's really nice knowing this isn't an individual experience and that a lot of people struggle with this. Thank you dude and love your visuals🔥🔥

HA. JOKES ON YOU GUY, I'VE ALREADY PERFECTED THE CORE GAME LOOP OF MY GAME. AND ITS FUN!!!

you have no idea how much i needed this. its really nice to be able to relate to someone elses art experience. my art life has been one of solitude, so idk hearing someone share somethign ive felt for a long time.. it hit me haha. thank you

It quite literally does... We have lost quite a few artists, whether it be music, art, editors, and much more, due to them taking their own lives.

My whole life has been dead project after dead project. My entire room is filled with dead projects. Not a great thing for my mental health, but I know that nobody can help me with it all.

hey jay, do you have any plans to create a discord server as a way to form a community? i think it would be really neat

To start, I think it’s important to build a well-developed world and create engaging characters. Doing so might open up new possibilities, such as enhancing gameplay. I’m sharing my perspective as an artist and writer, while you likely view it from the lens of an artist-programmer. Wishing you the best of luck-I truly hope you bring your idea to life and create an incredible game that becomes a sensation!

Honestly this is a good mindset for a lot of creative pursuits

Big Inspiration dawg, thank you

awesome advice mate

4:37 That sounds really clever actually

"I'm in this intro and I don't like it"

Honestly I feel like I should go and actually work on this game I wanted to make my brother said don't because it's too hard riddle does he know I'm not making it for a school project and instead making it because I figured it would be funny to combine Trepang2 (hopefully you know what it is) mirrors age and Red Dead Redemption 2 set in a world that is slightly worse then it is now you know cooperations kidnapping children to turn them into Super soldiers so they can find for their greedy purposes and you'll be executed on the street if you try and fight the corporations responsible just slightly worse

I must be really good then 😅

This migt be my problem. Everytime i would start working on a game 1 week later i just quit because i feel to burnt out im gonna try this and see what happends

this is crazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Imagine you never gave the step :O I mean, you're saving hundreds of artists with what you're doing here. Its amazing how much I could relate to your story ! Matter of fact, I just shared a link to this video with a friend of mine who's also an artist and a perfectionist, going through the same struggles... looking at the views and feedback at the comments, just wow :) taking that step, that scary, ego.crushing step, meant you're here helping us out, thank you... keep it up.

I needed this. I didn't know how much I needed this but man I needed this.

this video made me rethink my entire life and then i got slapped in the face by homestuck

bingo yeah!!! woo!!! also good advice

This called me out so bad🙃I've abandoned art and programming more times that I can count. This video was just the inspiration I needed

For "most obscure Nintendo character", you should have gone with Pappy van Poodle

I restarted my platformer project after 3 years, I really do agree it's a GREAT decision to make especially because I got better at using the engine since then, which allowed me to actually focus on making mechanics, and systems that I am now finding so incredibly useful to have 🤤 also made me realize i love working on tools

It's so hard to just live and feel that advice. But I'm trying. I'm still working on that fanart. Life has been sucky but I will persevere and what I have already makes me smile, hope it will for you too

cmon chat, lock in, fill out the entire bingo card

The real fans are still waiting for the JayTheDevGuy Balatro vid... Or a vid about Obsidian... Or both..

I'm currently making a game and this video was a huge reality check, so thank you for sharing.

Of all the Game Dev videos I could end up watching late being busy at Global Game Jam, this was humorously fitting

genuinely such good videos on this channel, man. I love your attitude towards gamedev and youtube. you're a role model, dude! I hope this comment finds you well, and I just want to say, thank you :D

yay you posted! good topic btw.

Ive got a game I wanna make, and I've already spent multiple days staring at code and looking up tutorials just to get ONE thing to work. I did my art first since that was something I knew I wouldnt need a tutorial for. Ive only got a couple place holders and all the tiles for stage one done. No animated sprites yet and ai movement is definitely janky. Like godot has path2d but apparently its broken in 4.3 and I thought I deleted my entire scene when I tried to undo ONE point on it and it squished the sprite I had attached to it with no way to revert it back to normal so I had to remake my sprite scene. So I'm ignoring the paths for now until theres an update that fixes it even though paths are really important for this project. Does this count as bad code? Idk, probably lol its even got some chatgpt stuff in there that I couldnt figure out myself with the help of tutorials

It's strange. This video showed up after I vented about seeking a way of ending myself to my friends.