4 YEAR ART Degree in 25min. ALTERNATIVE program for ALL ARTISTS! Change your life.🔥🔥🔥 shadow artiste

[@ShawnForrester-bl1gb]

Love this!

[@shadowartiste]

Glad you found it!

[@ShawnForrester-bl1gb]

@@shadowartiste thank you so much. I hope you know how much people appreciate you. I’m 46 now. I was an award winning child artist. I didn’t think that art would pay the bills, so I went to medical school. I was an urgent care doctor for 12 years. I walked away from urgent care because I’m tormented by own dreams and ideas to write stories, novels and poetry. When I started drawing again on my tablet 2 weeks ago, sitting down to write, I was scared af. But, your videos helped me map out the next steps in this journey. Thank you so much!!

[@shadowartiste]

Hey! Thank you for reaching out and telling us your story. I'm actually taken back a bit by the fact I could inspire a doctor to take steps towards a more fulfilling path. Crazy! It's quite the honor... Considering I think I come across as a knucklehead sometimes. lol I could copy and paste your first paragraph, change doctor to mechanical engineer, and we're twins. Do you mind if I use your comment in a future testimony?

[@ShawnForrester-bl1gb]

@@shadowartiste I don’t mind at all, go right ahead.

[@CellaVisionStudio]

@@ShawnForrester-bl1gb Bravo! Good luck on your next adventure!

[@selecttravelvacations7472]

Gotta love KZbin University! Learning from other artists is priceless.

[@benediktwildoer8384]

+1

[@elizabethshannon24]

You sweet, lovely, generous man. I am 73 years old and was desperate for this sort of advice.❤

[@shadowartiste]

Awww. thank you

[@agonistes06]

this. i'm 55 and needed all this.

[@shadowartiste]

@@agonistes06 great! you found us.

[@CellaVisionStudio]

I LOVE this soooo much!!! Get it mama!! Continue doing what brings you joy! … and know that YOU have inspired ME today ❤️❤️ @elizabethshannon24

[@nawbrah1]

I am a self taught artist in the Santa Fe area and I can assure you I don't fit into the art aesthetic. I am super okay with it, but it can be lonely. Not having a mental illness or major trauma also isolates me from the community. Everyone wants to talk about all their issues and how it is reflected in the art. My life is fine and I am blessed to be able to have the time and means to create.

[@shadowartiste]

That's amazing how you understand that time to make art, that maybe others don't have is valuable blessing.

[@knightjewell1732]

💯 verbatim except from Texas!

[@dorothyatchison1825]

Ditt … Manitoulin Island here 🤗

[@shadowartiste]

@@dorothyatchison1825 I've been to Manitoulin Island, 20 years ago, on a fishing trip. Welcome!

[@WedlerFineArt]

I've just become a raving Shadow-Artiste boot camp fan. You have helped me step back, reassess, re-jig and go forward. Thanks, mate.

[@jasondinalt3470]

As a graphic designer with experience of 15+ years i can tell that this man talking facts. Thank you!

[@shadowartiste]

No!. Thank you!

[@shadowartiste]

I can tell your a graphic designer just by your profile pic. lol

[@torontal8682]

Me too,great comment, thank you.

[@bonitocraftsarg]

This is the video I needed 30 years ago and I'm glad I found you right now ❤

[@DianneKaroly]

You are fantastic!!! I have never seen your videos until today. You are giving REAL , no nonsense advice! Thank you! You are very generous and inspiring.

[@valerielynch2042]

New subscriber here. At my late 60s I'm starting to create. An art school story - I realize how lucky one of my brothers was back in the late 70s. He gave up a full sports scholarship at a university to study art (the school did not have a art program at the time, and it was long before internet days). He transferred to one of the top art schools in New York City. In his first year, he had a professor tell him - "You have this; there is nothing we need to teach you, this is your time, go..." And he did, and went on to have a very successful career. When I say lucky, I don't mean he didn't have to work hard at his art business, but that he had this wise gracious art professor in the very beginning. Thank you for your lessons, Shadow Artiste

[@hyaladoesart]

As someone currently in Art School, as a Drawing and Illustration major... 3rd year, I can agree with this man 100%. Right now my assignment, is to make something using anything but my major to make it. It's such B.S. If I didn't need a 4 year degree to pursue my dream i'd have been gone a long time ago.

[@sandollor]

That actually sounds like an important assignment to get you out of your comfort zone and challenge you to adapt and be clever. Have fun with it.

[@JanineHyslop]

I agree

[@JanineHyslop]

Discomfort for discomfort sake BS

[@paisleypeacock1001]

If nothing else, you're learning how to create in uncomfortable circumstances. You might surprise yourself and create something you didn't think you could. You're learning to follow through to completion regardless of how you feel. In the real world, we often have to do things "because they said so". Perception is everything, so try to make it exciting. Get psyched up! When people commission you to do work, this skill will come in handy! Trust that you don't understand WHY this is valuable YET. You got this!

[@suegghb]

I think you just changed my life. Thanks to you, I now have a plan to follow and some structure and goals instead of floundering around in life doing bits of this and that but not getting very far. You are an amazing man. Thank you for sharing all this info for free. As a 52 year old woman on a disability pension with a complicated life, art school was never an option. Your advice is invaluable ❤

[@shadowartiste]

Your welcome. So glad you found me. Trying to help. Thanks

[@CellaVisionStudio]

Attagirl!!! You got this! ❤ Follow your passion and keep that fire lit, sweetheart! Sending you love and light 🫶

[@kimcooper1833]

I went to art school 40 years ago. And you are exactly right on what you are teaching. In fact you’re better at this advice than art school. I have often wondered what did I really get out of college. Thanks for this.

[@shadowartiste]

I went to art school 30 years ago, that would explain the stories I tell. lol

[@mattkevlarlarock5469]

I gotta push back on an art degree. I came from a small town and going to college and being exposed to a lot of artists and art teachers and feedback on my work was infinitely helpful. It was total immersion, and it was a great experience.

[@PatriciaGodboutArt]

I agree

[@shadowartiste]

Really good point. I like to hear all sides. Remember, I'm a human speaking from the heart, no ChatGPT here. Your right, I never thought about rural kids, sorry.

[@ilikecontent2327]

@@mattkevlarlarock5469 Yes. The right education can be very helpful. And you learn some good basic skills. I have noticed that you are taken more seriously in the art world if you have a degree or have apprenticed under somebody. I have a number of artist friends so I network. I did take some college classes in the late 1970's which helped. I work in higher ed. I really do appreciate a good education(I have college degrees myself) But you do have to be careful and not get pigeon holed into standard norms. It can really kill inspiration and hamper originality.

[@mattkevlarlarock5469]

@@shadowartiste It's all good. I love your videos. Keep doing what your doing, man.

[@shadowartiste]

@@mattkevlarlarock5469 ✌

[@nicolasacosta5024]

I graduated 20 years ago from art School. You are absolutely right. I wish my program had been a lot more like yours. By the time I graduated I hated it so much, that I never made a career out of my art. Despite the fact that I'm actually good. I hated the art world so much... I pushed my life in a different direction. Today I'm trying to get back in. I never stopped drawing painting or sculpting, I just never sold or showed it to anyone. Love your video.

[@lauravonbank303]

Me, too! School actually made me hate art. And I never made art after graduating. I couldn't stand the "art crowd". I couldn't understand why artists had to be so weird and obnoxious. I didn't fit in. But 25 years later I am becoming the type of artist I want to be and I'm loving it 😊

[@nicolasacosta5024]

@lauravonbank303 I'd love to see your work. I hope you can fully recover your original love of art, and do awesome work.

[@lauravonbank303]

@@nicolasacosta5024Thanks, I have. 👍 Never in a million years did I think I would be selling my art. I hope you start showing your work, too! 😀 All the best!

[@xXxCoopxXx]

Just found you! you are a breath of fresh air. I got sick of seeing all of the Japanese highschool girls on KZbin telling me how to be an artist. look forward to seeing more of You!

[@JackieOdonnel]

Thank you so much for this. I'm too old to go back to school, so I'm doing your 4-year plan. It makes sense. I believe this formula works.

[@MrPlomsone]

Nowadays you learn so much from KZbin university. You can learn from the best. Better than Art school. Great advice

[@FlyOnTheMoon.]

Thanks, Shadow Artiste, for opening my eyes and saving me money and time. I appreciate your generosity in sharing this information.

[@korukiwiarts]

This is the best breakdown I’ve ever seen-no BS. I find myself wondering, why don’t schools teach this? But no, they don’t! You’ve laid everything out as simply as possible, and I completely agree with you. I’m so glad I followed my dreams and didn’t let others’ failures hold me back. 💯🎨

[@shadowartiste]

Thank you, brother. That means a lot to me. Fills me up with motivation.

[@fionnchamberlain9963]

I like that what u said: choose your medium which you don't necessarily like..not the easy one.! That's a good point! Value..thanks!

[@shadowartiste]

Thanks, it's true. Appreciate you having my back.

[@bruniau]

good video, one thing tho is NEVER stop looking for your fave artist, there ara SOOO many, who knows the wonderful surprise awaiting the art seeker out there

[@shadowartiste]

Definitely!

[@alex-ander-13]

Thank you beaucoup! Much joy to you! 🕊

[@Lean_e]

It's really been helpful listening to you, I've been going through all these steps unknowingly. It's taken me 7 years so far but with your video I feel you will help so many people speed up the process. Thank you 🖤

[@alpotap]

OMG, i'm the first viewer in youtube video! This did not happen for 10 years

[@shadowartiste]

Sweet! That's never happened to me. Maybe it's a sign... lol

[@gemanicus]

"Robert Bateman isnt working for 30k a year teaching art ... " I tried art college as a kid and this line rings sooooo true with me. Exactly how I felt. shadow artiste delivers reality im liking this dude more every time i watch/listen/learn

[@SnorkBeast]

This is one of the best art Channel I have come across you have gained a new follower my friend! 🎉

[@millyelizabeth7170]

Yeah I went to art school and everything this guy is saying is spot on.

[@shadowartiste]

Thanks!

[@spartanscode2069]

Loved every minute of it 🎉

[@AbandonedMonolith]

very true about art school assimilation. I was an older part time student and got to witness many classes of incoming freshmen who were preps and after one semester their entire identity fit the mold of what they thought a hipster indie art school student was. I get it though, they were young and I probably would have fell into that too

[@Eternal-Student]

When you wake up and the KZbin algorithm has worked its magic overnight 😊 It knows me too well. In defence of music, I recently got into speak easy stuff and love it.

[@MRBRADART]

Great video! I had a very similar experience to you when I was in art school. Now I teach and when kids ask me if they should get a studio degree, I tell them absolutely not- learn branding and marketing on KZbin, get out there and work it! Do local art fairs to see if people like it, take constructive criticism and refine your style!😊👍🏼

[@shadowartiste]

Holy shit! Come work for me! That's what I preach. Okay, let me make some money first. 😄 thanks for the reassurance

[@jutta3378]

Excellent video! And so very true what you said about "The Club", it gets me mad when artists are given massive museum spaces to display crudely thrown together plaster figures with cigarettes stuck in their butts as seen in "The Young British Artist" movement! I usually give a rant at the rubbish on show until my husband leads me away before we attract too much attention from other gallery visitors....

[@leschiensbeats]

My Man, You got the right attitude!!

[@drewfunkassembly]

Strong message, brother. Looking forward to your vlogs and thank you

[@marieloucaccam500]

This id amazing plan ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ i dont have a portfolio nor 12 pcs rhat are of my own painting style 😮wow this advice is so great 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@howardduck4829]

Vaya Brother that’s what’s up! Thank you for this content and ur reality checks in this industry. It’s much needed and appreciated. Coincidental am going through a desire to try again but no drive to stick through it. Ur efforts in helping us get motivated has definitely sparked a flame in my drive. Gracias and keep pushing 💪🏼

[@leslierose1563]

Very nice video! Really amazing and thank you!! I can't wait to see your art!

[@carmelinasubervi8073]

Amazing..you’re giving the best advice I’ve ever heard. I’m a 61 year old teacher dying to retire and paint. I can tell you this advice is golden. Thank you so much!!

[@shadowartiste]

Appreciate it!

[@soulinameatsack29]

Subscribed ❤ im on this journey but only stage 1. I dropped out of art school years ago and felt like a failure so i didn't touch an art supply until a month ago, and im on fire for it now. I did spend a lot of my off time working on my looks (woman here), working out, building a bod, work in makeup, hair, med spas so i know i can use that to my advantage for social media attention eventually 😅 even though ive never been one to show off online with OF or anything haha. Anyways i know it's harder for men to gain online attention and i appreciate what you're doing.

[@joojlee]

2 minutes and you said the most important thing. Thank you for saying it.

[@DonnetteStewart]

The advice and encouragement you share goes way beyond "how to be an artist". So glad I found you! ❤

[@shadowartiste]

Glad I found you too!

[@kristih2825]

Great channel! Very helpful. Im glad I found you!

[@bonniewashington541]

63 here. Recovering from open heart surgery and I needed this.

[@shadowartiste]

Get well my friend, I'll be here to entertain you as you recover.

[@wendi4418]

Went thru my 3rd last year-It gets better,art helps take your mind off it.Go to your "happy place"Prayers to you

[@paulchavez3831]

Great way you laid this out like a road map ! Excellent brother !

[@joshuatirado7634]

Hey my dude! Always nice to see one of your videos. I'm going to start implementing this plan for my comics I also saw the video the other day with you talking about comics as well which was really inspiring

[@cannalady528]

You are insanely authentic. I and in my late 50s and was forced to leave the workforce in doing so I’ve always wanted to spend my ladder years and Art I love abstract art very difficult for beginner, but I’ve been watching you on your KZbin channel and you are straight into the point with great advice, thank you for the four year plan I look forward to your classes thank you

[@shadowartiste]

Your welcome.

[@Game_Sorcery]

Hello friend! I'm Hade Emvv. I'm 19 yrs old, drawing since 5. I never left drawing, but I never kept going on learning more, i was always just draw from imagination. I was singing in bands, making my own music. Now I decided what I want. So, you make me laugh and you're true makes it better! I wanted to say that I'm good with pens, inks. I can draw with almost anything that has ink! It doesn't have any turning back when i put it on paper and i think that makes me wanna draw more and be better, coz i can see my sketch and correct myself and then study this one. Thanks for reading!...

[@shadowartiste]

No problem, thanks for leaving a comment.

[@AshkanArts82]

I love swing music lol haha thank bro u doing a great job thank u for the inspiration.

[@SusansColorfulExpressions]

I like the plan all laid out. I'm strong in some areas, and have some things I need to work on.

[@joshuatirado7634]

I love your content dude its amazing, I am an artist myself and I love your take on art and how its you who comes up with your style and how not to change. I also like how you point out how LIBERAL business it is. its hard for conservatives like myself to be in this industry but I don't care I make my art and I happy. I also don't know si eres puerto ricano porque se nota, because us hispanics got that radar lol. Love your art bro!

[@shadowartiste]

You brought up something very interesting. Mmmmmm. I can see how I can come across like a conservative. That's funny. I love the comment, you get little aspects that you can't pick up because I actually make the videos. lol. I'm just being a human being on a rock flying through space, like everyone else. Welcome! Glad my videos found you.

[@CellaVisionStudio]

@@shadowartistelol but you didn’t really answer @joshuatirado7634 lol .. eres o no, porque yo también estoy sospechosa 😂 @joshuatirado7634 wepa hermano…adelante

[@joshuatirado7634]

I wouldn't necessarily state that you're conservative, but your views on certain things would be considered that lol. And I like that, a lot of people like to take sides and it's nice to hear something refreshing from someone who just wants to make art. I think that your attitude of just making art is something that is forgotten in our industry, people who get into the art industry seem to forget the reasoning why they got into it in the first place. But I think we should definitely keep in touch, I like your art and I like the realism that you have for some of the animal pieces you have. I mainly like to draw cartoons lol like Sonic and stuff

[@torontal8682]

Bravo majstore 15 / 5,000 Bravo maestro!

[@g-rex9089]

Thank you. I needed some real talk. I did art school and dropped out when I saw through it. I did art for 20 years. I lived like a rock star and then watched it go to hell because I forgot who I was. I need to start over and do it right as an adult. Back to square 1. I might not have 4 years to wait because these work boots hurt my back.

[@shadowartiste]

Hey! You sound like me. So happy you found the channel. Never to late, brother

[@lauravonbank303]

Love it! Your program would have saved me thousands of dollars and years of frustration! You could do videos on the history of the push for society to support ugly art. It almost seems like a form of brain washing for society to reject everything meaningful and beautiful and replace it with drips, drops, dribbles and scribbles! Now, all of a sudden eveybody is an "artist" if they can type in a promt or dribble paint on a canvas. It's a slap in the face to artists who have sacrificed blood, sweat and tears to master their craft.😖

[@shadowartiste]

Ohhh!!?. Stay tuned, it's coming... 😆

[@lauravonbank303]

@shadowartiste excellent!😁

[@CellaVisionStudio]

Oooooh I felt that deep in my soul!!! Thank you ❤

[@CerraehLaykin]

Great video! I too am in year four at 8:55. I guess I spent the last 40 years in art school myself.

[@brendaferebee8282]

I love the way you keep ish real. I can watch you all day! Thank you.😊

[@shadowartiste]

Trust me, I'm holding back. lol

[@angelabay-jespersen6205]

I just found you, thanks KZbin algorithm, and LOVE this! I’ve been artistic my whole life but mostly just in my head as I have been confined by life circumstances, shall we say. Below is a “short” (shortish 😂) story of how I came to this point in time and space, of finding and subscribing to this channel - because I LOVE the advice and attitude! Oh, and my story is just that. I am NOT looking for sympathy etc, it just is what it is, if that makes sense? Anyway, now I’m in my early 60’s and mostly on my own. I’ve come across 2 things. The first is I finally found a therapist who acknowledged my stuff (which REALLY helped me to feel seen and not completely invisible, to everyone) and is now helping me to navigate, process and mitigate the years and years of abuse. The second one has an A and B. A is I stopping watching the news, not just mainstream (I haven’t watched that for at least 2 years) but also alternative sites. I’ve stopped watching all the “bad stuff” that’s going on “out there” (I watch a teeny bit but I’m pretty strict on how much I allow myself to consume). That has really helped my anxiety etc. so boosted my mental health in a good direction. I can’t recommend enough at least limiting how much of that you watch and not just consuming it “mindlessly”, like doom scrolling. Anyway, Part B is that I’ve switched from all the negative stuff to following and watching “art” videos from all sorts of everyday artists. I have loads of art supply stuff. Stuff I bought for my very creative daughter when she was doing art at school, then fashion design at university. When she moved out she left lots of it here. Everything she does now is mostly digital. That was GREAT for me because even reasonable quality art stuff is expensive and as I live on a disability pension it was such a blessing (perhaps done accidentally on purpose 😊🥰). Given my circumstances I can’t go to “school” or other classes but I also felt really stuck. Too many years of having to bury my creativity has left me feeling like my creative mind is… stuck in limbo. I have NO IDEA of my style … so finding this video was such wonderful (KZbin algorithm) serendipity because with all the steps laid out, this gives me a PLACE TO START! I’m not actually thinking of selling my art, though if that were to happen at some point that would be amazing. What I’m hoping for is it will help me get out all the stuff stuck in my head. Help me feel GOOD about MYSELF. Help me to understand me, properly, that I CAN, I’m NOT useless etc etc. I’m sure you get the idea. So, I cannot thank you enough @shadowartiste for your no nonsense approach, for not hiding the fact that you have to work but most all for your presence on here, for all the time and effort you put into helping others. I look forward to more videos and, in the meantime, binging on all the ones already posted while a sit with a sketchbook and pencil! Blessings to you, from Australia❤🇦🇺

[@jasperwinkle769]

Good advice, thanks for putting in the effort to share. You seem like a good guy.

[@ROSALIOHERNANDEZ100]

thank you shadow artist for all your advice and continuing to influence and define I am a follower of your channels I will continue to follow you🙏👍👍👍👍👍🙏 really appreciate you being in the front line showing us how to break in the main stream love the dedication and how driven you are. it's very inspiring aka Dark Mazze here

[@lizstehman3165]

Excellent roadmap!! And the logo bit was unexpected but so logical! As a graphic designer too I’ve always pushed other artists to get a logo together asap!

[@shadowartiste]

Thanks, I just think "logo" is so important in todays fast info society. People forget you fast... Thanks!

[@HobbsBhipp]

Thanks, you brought back many memories - very informative.

[@wendi4418]

You are gorgeous! I love this guy !If I had this guy 40 years ago, I would be as famous as this dude is going to be.Luckly I am a self employed pet groomer,my 2nd love.Art is now an important "hobby",but I am happy.This guy tells you what to do-NO CHARGE! Listen people!He is not pussy footing around!Blessings to you Walt,You will be painting those workboots soon(and selling the paintings!)

[@kevingrennan3989]

I have been liking your videos. Alternatively, some of the greatest artists who pioneered new ways of painting were not from 2024, but in fact existed in the 1600's. I would argue it would be a mistake to discredit them and call them all "irrelevant" to aspiring artists. In fact, they were superior artists of skill than most today. that is why we still talk about them now hundreds of years later. I think this basic plan is fine, but no need to discredit a real education to do so.

[@shadowartiste]

You have a point, but I think I'm speaking more to the gritty artist, street, mixed media, wild ones, not scholars. I welcome all points of view, thank you

[@kevingrennan3989]

@@shadowartiste Thanks, I continue to like what you are posting. I have spent my life working jobs to support my art, and do sell some paintings. Its a real struggle.

[@HO-bndk]

Exactly. In a hundred years people will still appreciate van Eyck, Rembrandt and Vermeer. Who will have even heard of this guy with his DIY art degree?

[@shadowartiste]

Show us your work. I'm trying to help. What are you doing?

[@kevingrennan3989]

@ thanks

[@9liveslisa]

I'm enjoying your videos. You have a lot to say.

[@christinawillis4361]

Best advice. I'm sitting in front row taking your advice. ❤

[@askthestars]

Great advice ❤ I like your visual layout. Looking forward to your members area!

[@readbetweenthelines228]

Story #3 kicked me right in the feels ❤

[@shadowartiste]

Thank for admitting that, it hit me too

[@elvin26float]

You are amazing brother. thank you ❤

[@velgatheobserver]

Good talk! I hope students would truly do this instead of realising it years later after going through as you put it, year 1-4, but without having done anything lol

[@shadowartiste]

Thank you, except maybe get really high. 😂

[@jazw4649]

Sketchbook for drawing + a big spiral bound lined notebook, rip images out of magazines, write notes from art videos, book recommendations, whatever interests you, write it down. Print it out Glue it in there. Its an inspiration book you can look at to inform you when you are ready to make a piece of art. You will see common themes in the stuff you are drawn to.

[@shadowartiste]

Great advice!

[@jmh8510]

Great! I took lots of art classes and just stopped-after getting almost NO training, only “hmmm, interesting” from the instructor 😬😬.

[@shadowartiste]

Lol!

[@ChooseTruthAlways]

Thank you🙏🙏🙏❤🌹

[@RainbowPainter]

This is a wealth of information. Thank you so much! 🌹👩🏼‍🎨🖌️🎨

[@Christofuzz-hc9xl]

Bro, you look like me, and I look like you. Bet you're a blast to hang out with. Great video,great talk. Thanks man. I'm in Pennsylvania, USA, hmu if your ever down here. Much love.

[@paulchavez3831]

Excellent explanation of a step by step intro into an Art education to career ! I’m great full for your generous gift sir 😊!

[@psycheread3258]

Sounds like logical, sound advice. I appreciate you.

[@shadowartiste]

Glad to help

[@thyartvanel]

You had me rollin the whole video. Good video. Love it. 🔥 🔥🔥🔥

[@phillipm6481]

Great topic and advice ! Thank you. As far as clubs go,,,never liked them it’s a herd mentality. I think for myself.

[@ilikecontent2327]

Awesome advice. I am at stage 3-4. I don't know if I want to go the You Tube route. I am working full-time at a regular good paying job with benefits and a pension. So for the last 10 years I have been studying on my own(no art degree)and getting comfortable with sketching(have done that since I was little). I have had various Social Media for years, but just a smaller network. So now in my spare time I have been painting and playing around with styles and building a portfolio of work. I have leaned towards abstract painting(did realism for years). So far I have around 50 practice paintings. Of that maybe 6-10 that are of an elevated level. So your advice is spot on. For me I don't care about the money. I just have been enjoying myself getting immersed in my art. After being a wife, mom, and working full-time. So I am developing a style. So far I am not seeing a similar style so that is good. Feedback has been great so I guess I am on the right track? I have been looking at art work at professional art fairs, galleries and such and my work can stand up to them. It is just my art work can get weird... So I am trying to find my market... 🤷‍♀️ My next step, if people want to buy my stuff, is to set-up some kind of payment system and then the tax filing. But mainly I need to start planning on getting work out the door. I hear a common complaint from prolific artists. They run out of room... So with pieces you like least you re-use the canvas. So that is where I am at in the plan. I really dislike October as that is domain name renewal time and updating any websites you have... 😳 I don't need to make all kinds of money... I just need to keep from getting buried in artwork. 😅 This is my retirement plan... 😂 If need be I will give it away. 😊

[@shadowartiste]

Your pretty much just like me. Glad my video found you. Stick around

[@dianemarie9d9]

I think developing your style and choosing your medium has to come first--how do you do a logo that shows who you are in a glance if you're just winging it? I think I can go straight to year 4. I've been an artist for over 60 years, and YES, all art does start with drawing. My parents were shocked to find me trying to draw the things around me with my brothers crayons---when I was only a year old. My father brought home a battered chalkboard and I worked on that for a long time before I moved on to paper. From there my father bought me watercolors when I was six, and I sold my first two paintings for $50. I was ten. From there, he saved up and got me a set of Windsor Newton oils--some of which I still have! After a few years of working with those, I started feeling uneasy about all the chemicals that are necessary for traditional oil paints. How do you safely dispose of them? That's when I fell in love with acrylics. To this day, I still paint with the liquid kind that I first used, but I've experimented with all sorts of things--spray paint in layers with shapes to block out the color in spots from the layers below. I've even used nail polish and house paint! I've been poor all my life, so I didn't have the luxury of having the best materials. I do know that how much you pay does not necessarily dictate the quality of the materials. I won an art contest and I won a HUGE collection of very expensive acrylics and a big drawing pad that you can also paint on. They were nice, yes. But not any nicer than anything I've ever used!

[@soniarivera1615]

Thank you! So sweet!

[@phillipsteyn8120]

I like this bro you got swag

[@khalidsuleiman4065]

This is so refreshing and so dope

[@YO3A007]

Good pep talk. Sketchbook is key. Write your ideas down. Then, get to work. And don't keep the garbage work you do. It is called a garbage can for a reason.

[@MichelBakhos]

This is awesome 😂

[@JanineHyslop]

Your thumbnail made me smile 😊 i dropped out my fart degree wasnt for me.. stifled me.

[@CellaVisionStudio]

Right! That tickled me too 😂

[@colossusX1]

Another great video. Hope your channel continues to grow quick.

[@UMelina-dg9nn]

Love and Respect 👊🏻😎💛❤️I hope we meet one day. Good luck in our journey 1-2!!!

[@snmhepsen]

Brilliant! Thank you!

[@rl1947]

Thank you🙏❤️

[@Liz-sy7iu]

Brilliant and so simple. 😊

[@noelchristiansen2064]

Bachelor of fine arts and I can barely draw, but if I call it “ learning and practicing” it’s not as scary as thinking I need to create a masterpiece every time! And I’m actually learning and I draw better Thani did 2 weeks ago and next week I’ll be better than this week.

[@shadowartiste]

Hilarious!. Keep going, brother

[@LillyKotova]

👏👏👏👏

[@madameversiera]

I agree in most cases art school can be a literal waste of time. Many courses are built to just make us do the little exams like in elementary school without thinking or caring what's gonna happen once we are out of there. Teachers in the art school are not your friends, they want people to stick around and pay the university fee. I had one teacher who was good and told me to "get my degree and get out of there" but many just want to use students. I saw people sticking around art school for 7 YEARS OR MORE, because psychologically, the art school had become a safe heaven to them. Once they are out though, nobody would even care about them, with the mediocre art they were producing. Also there is the issue of contemporary art and the idea that everyone should attach stones to the walls or tape bananas. Okay if someone wants to do that type of art they are welcome but the problem is many teachers want to force students to do freaking Cattelan's bananas and that's gonna end up in disaster. No surprise most of my colleagues never picked up a brush again after leaving art school. They entered full of hope to create something and left with a modern art piece they hated themselves.

[@shadowartiste]

Amazing comment. So well said. Even though there are some that do well in art school, the percentage in really low. Thanks for that.

[@NeptunesHorses5909]

Solid advice re steps; the problem with art school or university study is very time-place-student-professors specific; I would have benefitted from more classical training as a young woman, as it would have served both my genres before having a developed voice. In reentry of art for myself, starting with sketchbooks and prepping 3D models with minor resculpting to paint. This should have been the solutions for decades as I struggled with bad workspaces. Even as a child I was bored and frustrated with drawing what I found uninteresting; the "go draw everything" approach does not work for me, though can be adapted to focus on the living/ organic forms.

[@matthewhalpin8351]

Not pissing on your parade. what art collage showed me was how to create real art with your new insight and ability and distinguish art from wall decoration, sentiment and pretty pictures you see everyone looks but doesn't see,they wouldn't know real are if it bit them on the arse.learning about real art is hard, fory of us started thirteen graduated rest fell away as the pressure mounted we weren't assulimited We understood through hard work and research, you didn't get the degree for nothing not this college anyway...

[@dera2910]

There is no such thing as real art. You did not learn anything. You where brainwashed out of your creativity. People droped out not because it was hard but because it took away time from them making art and it was making there work look indistinguishable from everyone else taking those same classes

[@kathleenstoin671]

You drank the art school KoolAid that tells you that "real art" must be new, different, edgy, provocative, and even shocking, in order to be taken seriously. A certain segment of the public has bought into that thinking, to the point where we have a banana duct taped to a wall selling for over six million dollars. But most people just want something beautiful and beautifully rendered. They want to appreciate the subject matter and the skill of the artist. A painting of a soup can doesn't do it for me.

[@Mercedesbentyeah]

Fantastic this. Thanks❤

[@millionfive420]

Thank You for the Spark Brother.

[@_tajae_artwrkz]

Wow this was gold. Thank you

[@rockstarrobinson]

Hi I like your energy lol you are down to earth you let the f bomb out lol lol 😮😂

[@shadowartiste]

Thanks. You gotta just be yourself nowadays.

[@ShirleiBarnes]

Perfect 👌