20 Things Every Artist HATES! (Or At Least Most of Them) || SPEEDPAINT + COMMENTARY

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[@ArtbyElliott]

the most PAINFUL thing for spesifically traditional art is when you make SUCH A GOOD PIECE, and then somehow ruin it to the point where you have to just throw it away

[@miojodecamarao9510]

As someone who lived great part of their life doing traditional art, I can confirm that's the part that sucks the most. Even worst is when you finish a drawing and later notice that something is in a wrong proportion and you have to remake from scratch

[@ArtbyElliott]

@@miojodecamarao9510 REALL, it always sucks when that happens especially if you were originally super happy with it😭

[@the.axolotlgirl]

One sentence messing up your outlines

[@EmeraldEire7436]

I hate this more than anything.

[@mastertofu]

I hate it when people say my drawing was cute sometimes. Most people who say my stuff is "cute" come with the "it's low-effort" implication. I joined a spec-evo contest for fun over a year ago and made it into the top 16 and all I see are comments about how my submission only made it there because it's cute, nevermind the essay and lore I've written alongside it. It's so reductive and made me never want to draw cute things again if the only thing people think about it is that I put in no effort. It took more effort to produce those cute drawings they saw than anything else I've drawn before and it genuinely hurts.

[@N.O.s_021]

All these points completely resonated with me. Especially the backgrounds, too many ideas all at once, and not having the correct skill level. It really sucks that there's so many things that I want to do but I just don't have the time for. For backgrounds, it's just really difficult to do because I always think I have to come up with a certain composition to go with it but it feels very tedious and I end up resorting back to no backgrounds.

[@dearqueen6795]

19:56 Yes, The greatest pain ever

[@IslansadixPotter]

I agree with most of these. I've found a way to avoid accidentally lining on my sketch layer. I create a sketch folder, color folder, line folder, and a face folder with subfolders for color and lining that's all the labelling I do and i do that before i touch the canvas. But I lock the sketch folder when I'm done. Usually I still find myself lining one the sketch if I'm over eager to finish the line work.

[@thecrowonyourshoulder]

One time I drew something for a friend and her response was only "Cute!", and nothing else despite it being her character, and me spending hours on it so she could have it as a gift. It just felt super underappreciated. I didn't draw anything else for her since then.

[@Rabbitearsblog]

Awesome video! I agree with having smudges on your hand drawn work. I had to deal with that all the time whenever I'm drawing on paper and whether I'm drawing in pen or pencil, there's always some kind of smudge that appears that ruins my artwork.

[@LifeTheorist]

ah god the cute compliment... it's a big pet peeve for me too, it doesn't annoy me when I am intending for it to be cute. but i get VERY annoyed when it's not meant to be cute but people still call it cute because of how I draw anatomy or because it's anime

[@LambsEyesPNG]

I felt so many things in this list, pretty actually, my laughing slowly crumbling internally sobbing xux I'm actually pretty interested in the sketch vs final piece topic. I've also felt the same way when I lined my piece and filled it in with a grey color placeholder. Often, I find that I just don't like the coloring better than the grey I had before. I've experienced those so many times and could never pinpoint why.

[@DaraTheArsonLady]

On number 20, I’m an artist but this specific instance wasn’t art, I was at a car boot sale, I was selling my violin there for £20, it was a good violin, practically new and unused, this 30+ year old man came up to me (I was 8-9) and shamed me for overpricing it. I felt bad and halved the price to £10 cuz I had no family around to defend me in that moment as my mom and sister went the bathroom and my brother was doing smth else, and I swear the guy gave me a smug smile knowing he guilt tripped a little girl because of a price on a violin. I’m still mad about it to this day,

[@Exotictheidiot]

17: and then when you re-draw the lineart it looks worse than the one on the wrong layer

[@0nikolaigogol0]

chuuya is so meooowww?? qbbssbhsh i love ur drawing smm

[@L0V3G0ALS]

I get the one were rando’s dm you for paid art. A random person messaged me and even when I said j don’t want to buy their art they literally said “Why dude? My art is so good your lucky I even messaged you” and never messaged me again.

[@sevenequalsoneheart6710]

I try to twist "my art is bad" to "amateurish". Well... Maybe amateurish isn't the best word either but i view it more positively than calling my work out right bad for some strange reason that i cannot articulate. Maybe it is because there is always room for improvement and i use the term to help me keep drawing. Maybe it's because i am desperately trying to keep my ego deflated as i know i have one...i really don't know... With me i have OCD so drawing backgrounds becomes a game of perfection vs reality. I end up drawing with a ruler and a protractor because i cannot for the life of me just eyeball the landscape. I have very poor depth perception and i am worried that even tilting my head will fudge up my drawing as now i am trying to refocus on the exact angle i am trying to draw at. And When drawing from my imagination my drawings become Double D's perspective of the Alleyway in the Cul-de-sac in the episode of Ed, Edd, n' Eddy, where the Ed's are stuck in Johnny's wall.

[@KrystalKeeper-e6n]

6:05 omg yesss i hate when people much better trash talk their work. My younger sibling does it all the time even though their art is literally pro level. Its infuriating.

[@Rosy_Blossom]

Don't forget the one thing every artist hates, and thats trying to draw a circle for the head

[@potatopotayto8332]

do continue posting videos that are just rambles i love them (:

[@whitetailedrabbit_productions]

As an artist. I can confirm I hate these. I have called other artist work cute but in the sense of their style is adorable. Like their art is really good. And adorable and I love it like I need it on my wall. Also... yall have 100+ layers on digital art???? The most layers I have are maybe 20 😭 any more things seem to get lost 😭😭

[@nixy1244]

Not only is it annoying to have someone watch you while you draw, but the people who lean over and are chewing gum.

[@zishinnie]

being watched while drawing is so embarrassing .. i always just stop when i notice someone looking at me 😭😭 also i adore ur art. the colouring? the use of light? your art has a saltine cracker flavour idk how to explain it

[@Suited_Nat]

I felt that!

[@strangeaelurus]

Saltine cracker? I always imagined a cinnamon roll or vanilla flavor

[@Justplanecrazy25]

Gosh when i was little i would do this with my friends. I wouldn't get super up on there personal space but i just enjoyed watching their process. Food for thought, is watching an at stream the same thing as watching someone draw on public? Does it onvoke the same feelings? If so why are these two things different.

[@zishinnie]

@@Justplanecrazy25 i find that the main difference for me is control on a stream, if i wanted people to stop looking at my art/commenting on my art, it would be as simple as changing a screen or closing my chat. you can't do that irl - if someone wanted to touch my art, or say something negative about it, there's genuinely nothing i can do. that also kind of leads to the disconnect between irl vs online which i've seen makes a lot of artists i know anxious

[@MysticDragon-MusicDesigner]

Yeah. I get so embarrassed when being watched. Once, I was on the couch, it was facing away the wall, and I was just sitting there with my Ipad, My grandma peeked over and I ended up crying due to embarrassment. Then two days ago I shared an art piece I was working on with my mom and the next day I regretted it. (this one is probably un-related, but whatever. Self-doubt is a bitch.) Probably not sharing my art again :) Anyway, those are my stories… I guess.

[@pawz212]

my art pet peeve is when people say "wow you're so talented!" it's so, so petty for a peeve, but basically years of training and improvement being called as talent makes me micro triggered lmao

[@CatsEverywhere33]

(This is genuine sorry if it sounds something as bad or rude) I thought that was supposed to be a nice compliment? Maybe it depends on people or how they mean it?

[@kymeruh]

@@CatsEverywhere33because talent usually means that it’s like… something you’re born with. like having a natural affinity towards being an artist, which downplays a lot of hard work that being artist has to do. skill, practice, and studying how other artists draw things is the way a lot of other people do it - probably mainly me

[@CatsEverywhere33]

@@kymeruh Oh thank you i see but may i ask what about in a good way? Like i use the compliment talented all the time but (personally) i mean that talented that creative, good at that certain thing bc of hard work ofc and just patient and yknow that what talented means to me

[@PeriluneStar]

I totally get it! Some people are naturally better at art than others, but without practice, you're not gonna be good at art, no matter how much talent you have.

[@BakaKurochan]

I feel this so hard

[@shikiira4185]

Here's a thing I hate that has happened to me countless times. Imagine that you just finished the last little detail on a piece that you created. You zoom out, all seems well. Everything looks great and there are no further edits required. Proud of your work, you post it online and got to bed the for the night. The next day, you wake up and check on you post to see how it's doing. Then OH NO, you suddenly see a measly mistake in the art piece that somehow snuck past your radar. And despite it simply being a tiny mistake anyone else would ignore, you yourself can't unsee it and are instantly triggered. As such you have this insatiable desire to open up the project file and fix that on measly mistake. Once ya do, ya take one last look over and repost the piece. Wait another day and you feel proud once more....buuut then upon looking back on that same post...you find yet another mistake and the cycle of torture starts again... Yeah it's a fun time...

[@luraymoondust]

I hate it when that happens it happened to me recently

[@s.s.8491]

Reason why I torture myself by waiting a day or two before posting any of my finished art to see if I spot any mistakes my brain didn't register while emmersed in the drawing process

[@XFD42069]

As an artist, I confirm I hate these 20 things despite not even watching the video? How? Because I hate everything about being a publicly known artist 😍 /hj

[@Harlequin22]

😍

[@potatobutt3715]

Same as a small artist

[@aidansargent5754]

I 100% agree. As an artist I have experienced each at least 1000 times. It really is infuriating, and I sympathize with all of my fellow artists out there. Btw, #justicefortheartprofession

[@aidansargent5754]

Actually

[@aidansargent5754]

I don’t do commissions, so probably not the last one

[@asheissketchy]

My biggest pet peeve about being watched while I'm drawing is when you start a new sketch and the exchange is something like: "What are you drawing?" "I'm drawing ______." "It doesn't LOOK like _____." "Yes.... because I'm still drawing it."

[@LadySkyLaaa]

Personally, I don't mind my art being called "cute," since I intentionally make it that way. I actually take it as a compliment tbh. :)

[@luraymoondust]

same

[@renadopapainoel4930]

Same, but i get her point tbh

[@BananaAreKool]

Same lol

[@Macaronii_Radioactive]

One thing that's also frustrating is when you've made an original character and you really like it, spent a lot of time and effort on, and someone compares it to a popular character in media. This next part may just be me, but when I'm making a character I google a whole bunch to make sure no one else had the same idea, and when people compare your original work to something it doesn't even look like it's just frustrating

[@liljatupsu]

I've had this happen to me a few times, except it _was_ the popular character and it apparently wasn't obvious enough :'D

[@JamStylz-dt7kh]

I have the idea that if I'll post my self insert, people will compare the birthday build/beta version to Fever and/or Foodieti 😅

[@AShortDork]

It sucks cause I have this oc that is really similar to Yamato from one piece even though I based her off of Sayori from DDLC and Power from Chainsaw Man.. long ponytail, dad issues, missing mom, similar personality.. even their mbti and enneagram is the same(ENFP 7w8) even though I haven’t even started watching anime when I made Cassie..

[@BeepBoopBee]

1. The artwork in this video is so freaking gorgeous! I already loved it when it was just black, white and grey. Didn't expect it to just keep getting better and better! 2. LAYERS. OH MY GOD, THE LAYERS. I frequently have like 100-200 layers in any given project and it really is that meme where yzma goes "merge the layer, kronk!", gets dumped in a pit with crocodiles and screaming "wrong layer!". And then the "why do we even HAVE that layer?" Thats me. With all my projects. I've ended up using this little trick where i finish sketching, merge all the sketch layers together, lock it, make a new layer where i use white to cover the sketch, set that layer to half opacity and then make a new layer in which i do my lineart. It makes it so much easier and quicker to spot when you do your lineart in the wrong layer. Highly recommend

[@artyamy7184]

I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE LIKE ME 😭😭😭

[@lmho0254]

OMG YZMA AND EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE! You're an amazing soul

[@metactal]

100-200!? i wish. i have a limit of 25 (tho i hardly ever use more than 18)

[@BeepBoopBee]

@@metactal I frequently have 25 layers for just the sketch alone! How do you do it? 😲

[@jibrilthethingart]

LITERALLY THE PART ABOUT PEOPLE SAYING “Get a real job!” INFURIATES NOT ONLY ME BUT MY PARENTS (my parents aren’t artists but they fully support me and my art to a full extent) Right before I graduated people were literally telling me “you need to get a real job in order to support yourself and gain maturity” and even my freaking guidance counselor laughed at my face that I considered art school. Im very glad Ive stuck true to my art passions because im loving being an artist

[@fluttzkrieg4392]

Everyone in my family laughs at the idea of doing art for a living, mainly because we're all of Japanese descent, so engineering or medicine are the only valid options. "Stop watching those hikikomori cartoons and go study."

[@thepixelfoxy]

Thank you for mentioning "Art isn't a real job" I heat this from my family, especially the grumpy old people who are stuck in the past and prefer to chill with the dinosaurs.

[@arctuuz]

Heat?

[@snowheart4077]

Hear, I think @@arctuuz

[@Froggycolouring]

@@snowheart4077I thought they meant “hate”

[@snowheart4077]

Oh yeah probably X)@@Froggycolouring

[@smiel__]

As long as you can make money, pay rent, buy food, then it's a job

[@lulub517]

I absolutely despise being watched over the shoulder for ANY activity, especially art. I feel like I’m being judged so harshly and it’s so uncomfortable having someone’s hot breath hit you every second as you’re trying to concentrate. It makes me feel like I’m being tested and it makes me so irritable.

[@magimthings]

As a Bulgarian art student my biggest griviences is other Bulgarians' additute towards artists. That goes to all kinds of art musicians, actors, visual artists, it doesn't matter. They either think that you have so much talent and got into art school because of that talent or those who call artistic people drug addicts and say that proverb that I'm so sick of "A violin doesn't feed a house". They think we're some weird creatures or something and I hate it

[@underwatercosmonaut]

While everyone's sharing their stories and pet peeves, I just wanna say I love how you drew Chuuya in this video! Immediately recognised him the moment you drew the choker lmao

[@thealicornartist34]

I remember when I was still a teen (15 0r 16, somethin like that) my family was taking a trip, so I was on a plane, and got stuck sitting next to this middle aged guy. For only a 3 hour flight, I just brought my sketchbook to do some art, started drawing my anime and was totally content the guy notices and starts asking me about my art, and eventually asks me to draw him a "lil' sexy cowgirl" :|

[@ILuvThePillows_89]

What the fuck was that?? If I were you I would've just said no please tell me you said no

[@thealicornartist34]

@@ILuvThePillows_89 100% said no I was sooo uncomfortable for the rest of the flight

[@ILuvThePillows_89]

@@thealicornartist34 thank god

[@Cattafang]

a tip for people unsatisfied with their lineart: try to clean up your sketches and use that as the lineart. that’s my general method and I’ve been at least a bit more satisfied with my work because of it

[@raxxie]

How can this simultaneously be the funniest and most validating video I've watched in such a long time?!

[@ameliaroseillustrations]

Ah yes, these are all so relatable (especially the dislike of drawing backgrounds)! I can’t resist adding my own artist pet peeves, so… ✨When you finish a commission, that you spent HOURS working on, for them to say that they don’t want it after all. ✨When people (who know nothing about art) say that you’re not a really artist if you don’t have your art hanging in an art gallery (this has actually happened to me), and that book/merch/any other type of art is not real art. ✨People who don’t understand “art STYLE” and ask things like “why are the prorations not anatomically correct?” “Why don’t you draw more realistically”? ✨When the graphite of your pencil sketch, rubs onto the drawing on the other side of the page in your sketchbook. 😂😂😂

[@ameliaroseillustrations]

*I meant proportions, not prorations 😭😭

[@justfaeriethings]

THE LAST ONE FOR ME.

[@Varsayek]

Azraeo be like: (The first one)

[@magicianofstarlight3123]

Sometimes I feel like I'm not a "proper" artist because I don't really hate my own art and/or make myself the victim of everything because I'm an artist. I'm more like "I worked almost 9 years on improving my art god damn it, the least I need know is to hate myself for working hard".

[@IAARPOTI]

Time for daily dose of Celeste ranting stuffs. Sometimes i love ranting stuffs more than drama. It's giving me vlog vibes.

[@purupumpkin]

My pet hate is the Instagram attitude of complaining about not having enough followers and not being successful enough constantly. It makes the website a miserable place to be and I'm sorry to say that I honestly have no sympathy, we are all struggling it is just a fact of life at this point and there's no reason to be in the art community when all it does is echo those struggles and provide anything positive in my life anymore. I get that we can complain and we don't have to pretend to be happy but it's sooooo overwhelming when all the trending audios are complaints

[@CatsEverywhere33]

I wouldn't call myself as much of an artist although i do art as a hobby and mainly so i can be an amazing animator (if you're wondering what it has to do with art idk i just see a lot of animators also knowing how to draw their characters and it is very useful) personally i get on some level how you mean it and i am glad i am not alone i see so many videos of people dragging themselves down being annoyed or mad and saying "I should... Why... I want..." like i understand but please have some patience they should know it takes years and years of hardwork to even be kinda succsessful please be patient i get it if they are just saying what they want in like "Oh i want... Someday!" For example when a person asks them their goals abd yknow not complaining but just please i'm not really into complaining

[@komorebi6113]

I AGREE! I've seen them a lot on tiktok about them complaining on how they're not getting enough views and likes. To the point some tiktok would bribe the viewers to interact just so they can get the number that they're satisfied with.

[@purupumpkin]

​@@CatsEverywhere33 Imo animation is art if digital art can be art then animation can be too they're just different forms of art, your opinion is totally welcome here

[@quit3118]

Fr like I’m here to get people lost in my world, not to complain

[@logically-pastel1795]

Sometimes even artists make these mistakes lol. I said to a coworker I was watching doodle "you drew that?" What I meant was, oh hey, you do art too

[@SpiltMySquash]

12 and 14 hit me the hardest, especially 12. I swear, even if I've completed a decent amount of my homework and revision, I still have the thought of "no, I can't start drawing. I need to keep up to date with all of my work". It's an endless cycle and I fucking hate it.

[@makamiusless1954]

One thing I absolutely dread over every single time when I'm drawing is to think that I have this fancy 60-ish box colouring pencils at home that would 100% no question asked make my drawings a lot better because I draw mostly using a pencil and a eraser, just in pure black white and greys, only to then not touching that box of colouring pencils because I have no bravery or motivation to move out of my comfort zone and actually use it. When you're just so used to drawing using one specific item or set of items, using a different art supply feels like the most challenging challenge of bravery ever, because boy would you have that horrendous sense of Deja Vu clinging over you saying "It's not gonna turn out well". And also because I'm a last year student, I just can't for the sake of me have the time to draw using anything other than my trusty pencil and eraser. That box have been sitting there on my table untouched for ages now and I don't know what to do with it :_)

[@betelgeuseromanee-conti8784]

It might help if you make crappy, low-effort doodles and cracked open that box of coloured pencils to colour those. A lot of what makes it intimidating is that you're expecting a good outcome when you put a lot of effort into a piece and the fear of messing it up is a deterrent. If you minimize the risk as much as possible by starting with colouring quick sketches that you don't feel particularly attached to, that might help to build your confidence a bit and let you practice with them without having high expectations.

[@liljatupsu]

Just go for it! I was afraid to get into painting because I used to suck at it as a kid, but after a few practice pieces I'm now addicted to both guache and acrylic

[@oceansideecho]

My biggest hate with being an artist is having to put up with all the ai crap and the lowering amount of jobs because of the ai.

[@SunsetDragon]

9:36 Not to mention having to say you do furry art. It's disdained like mad and is never taken seriously, but it, quite frankly, takes a lot of skill. Not only do you have to have a firm grasp on animal anatomy, you also have to master human anatomy, and attempt to seamlessly merge them. It takes years to do adequately, but even if you make a good living off of it (which I have not yet experienced, for the record,) nobody REALLY considers you a true artist. Good animal artists get respect, good human artists get respect, but those who attempt both get nothing.

[@MissMe_ANGEL]

Naaa I got a real good one to tell you, how about a realism artist WHO IS A ART TEACHER telling your partner “cartoon art isn’t real art cause it’s not imaginative enough”-

[@MickMick166]

i remember being in like 5th grade or smth and having a classmate that i didnt like too much look over my shoulder and say "can you draw me?". i replied "sure, but after class." and she agreed. buuuut, that was my last class of the day and i knew my brother would be waiting outside for me to pick me up. so as soon as class ended, i RUSHED out of that room, ran outside, got in the car, and left. she never mentioned it again so im good ig lol

[@Suited_Nat]

5:29 idk why it took me this long to realize who you were drawing, but having you draw Chuuya was the serotonin boost I never knew I craved!

[@Faerrrrrrr]

Sammmmme

[@CloverEtoile]

#14 hits me HARD because YES this bugs me SO BAD LOL because i can ENVISION the fight scenes and complex movements i want to animate REALLY REALLY WELL, but i do not have the skill to get that done. curse you, vivid imagination, you make it so hard to do anything LOL

[@decomposed.carrot]

omg. do i have a story,,,,,,, over the summer, i was at summer camp, and this one girl in my cabin was obnoxious af (imo). for the first week i was there, if she saw me drawing, she would hover over me and watch. this one time i was sitting down and drawing during a tailgate and a friend of mine came over and asked what i was drawing, and when i said “idk”, he joking showed me a picture of an actor (he wasn’t being serious). i was trying to draw an oc of mine and he tried giving me a very helpful tip (albeit one i already knew) and this girl. this girl had the audacity to say, “don’t listen to him, he could never draw as good as you.” i retorted with “at least he’s giving me actual advice” under my breath. the start of the next week, while we were going over expectations, i made sure to say “don’t hover over people” while looking at her. i think she got the point, as for the rest of the time i was there, she didn’t hover,,,,,,, usually, i don’t really have an issue with this - for example, the first week i was there, there were a couple girls who i was friends with who adored looking at my art (it was a big confidence booster 😭😭) and one in particular loved looking through my sketchbook (when i gave her permission) and NEVER hovered over me. those girls always asked before looking at my art, and NEVER made comments like “i could never draw like that”, or “i wish i was as good as you.” people, be like those girls

[@Bronze_sushi]

THANK YOU. I hate people calling my art cute because to me it feels like “aww look how cute this art is” like how you would talk to a toddler.

[@tishalatishaMaralara]

ONG SAME--

[@FordKensa]

now, just picture that, except you are me and you look 4 years younger than you actually are

[@Bronze_sushi]

@@FordKensa I’ve looked the same for the past 5 years so I know what you mean 💀

[@zantiquechm3960]

Sketches look so cool and has energy but then line art color and other stuff kills it.

[@Bandikit]

I'm actually fine with people watching me draw. It opens up opportunity for discussion and conversation. It's especially rewarding when you meet a fellow artist. One time I was working on a project for my art class at my local coffee shop, and I met a man who really admired my style of drawing landscapes. He shared with me some photos of his own sketchbook, and it was really cool to have that back and forth sharing of art and admiring each others art styles. I never saw that guy again, but it was really cool.

[@peridotpockygod.9080]

I can confirm the line thing. As a digital artist, although I have a pretty steady hand I can also be be a bit of a perfectionist. So if a line is even a little bit wobbly I will redo it over and over until I get it right. Or until I give up after attempt 100 or something.

[@silveefire]

I feel you on #7, lol! My best friend just stares whenever I draw around her. She doesn't ask the stupid questions cause she's an artist too but boy can she stare! 😂

[@waterworks_yes]

commenting for the algorithm as usual :)

[@XFD42069]

Good job

[@gr1nm]

Good job

[@ceinwenchandler4716]

#7 DEFINITELY isn't just you. If there's one single solitary artist who can tolerate that, I'll be surprised. As always, I'm a writer, not an artist, but if someone is reading over my shoulder or even COULD be reading over my shoulder while I'm writing, I usually close the laptop or walk somewhere else. Heck... I like drawing my characters. I have to draw their features and clothing over a base to get them to look even vaguely humanoid, but it's still fun. And if someone is trying to watch me do it, I will immediately put the pencil down, flip the paper over, cover it with a book, and if the problem persists, ask what the heck they're staring at.

[@Nora_the_Seedrian]

Number 9 hit me *waaaaay* too hard. I dread backgrounds and I can't seem to do them right or even figure out how they work despite how wonderous I imagine them in my head. And its not like I haven't been trying to improve. I have tried multiple things but the improvement is crawling slower than a snail slithering on molasses. Its as though my brain just fails to comprehend how to make backgrounds.

[@PutineluAlin]

I used to struggle a lot with drawing the same lines over and over 150 - 250 times pulling my hair until I got over it and worked on a good custom brush that does more work for me, Robert Marzullo - How to Make a Comic Inking Brush in Photoshop got me making my own custom brush and fiddling with the table settings until I got it perfect. Now even if the line is not right I can fix it by diving it into separate parts. Same thing with shading I used to do hundred of layers and had the same problem but now I work on very few layers with folder categories that are vague. This also helped me with how long I draw in general so now the duration on how I paint in photoshop is a lot less than it used to be,

[@NightStarGamer]

I'd actually like to see a video talking about why I'll like a sketch way more than a finished piece. This happens so much with me that sometimes I'll just avoid finishing it.

[@Cy_Cyborg]

The pricing of commissions is even worse when you live outside the US. I'm in Australia, I use Australian Dollars, I always make sure I specify this several times on my commission price sheets, website etc. I even regularly update the conversion rate to other common currencies like US dollars on my website to minimise confusion, but I still get people yelling at me because "I charge so much more than other artists" when I really don't. if an artist in the US, for example, is charging $50 USD and I'm charging $70 AUD for the same thing, I'm charging less than them ($50 USD = $79 AUD roughly) because it's a different currency, but because the number is bigger I'm a scammer apparently 🙄. Even if it was more though, the cost of living where the artist lives matters too. Some artists need to charge more to support themselves because rent/bills/taxs vary depending on where you live.

[@A_K37-]

I’ve never commented on your videos before, but I had the sudden urge to comment on how beautiful the lighting on the drawing you made during your drawing is. This is not to say the rest isn’t beautiful, because it is, I simply have an obsession with lighting in the real world and in art, and I just loved that hard yellow light on the side of your drawing and I needed to let you know.

[@MonsterMasterFightingLucario]

Highly relatable. I’m now in a game design team, but about my art, I will still confront problems no matter what I do. None of them I will let hinder me because they are inevitable, and things will get better after that.

[@dearest-rose1004]

I heavily agree with the background one. I also love drawing characters and their outfits, hair, face, etc but I hate drawing the background. Like, I know it would look better with one, I just don’t wanna do it. It’s also why my backgrounds look like an elementary school kid drew it compared to the characters on the drawing that is detailed 😭

[@xenomorphbannana4788]

I have a somewhat cute style so when people come up to me and are like “wow that’s cute” I’m genuinely like thanks but in my head I’m also like “hehe I draw these characters in extreme psychological distress watching their friends fight a doomsday cult while the world ends hehehehe”

[@joo2596]

I have that same problem where I feel like I've gotten a sketch right, but then it starts to look wrong while I'm painting. I've always assumed it's because I've been staring at it longer by that point so I start to notice the mistakes more. I think the tonal values can really change how something looks too. I can also relate to having too many ideas, never enough time. I feel overwhelmed a lot, but I think a lot of it's in my own mind. I think the whole cute thing comes across differently depending on what your goals are as an artist. Some artists like to specialise in cute art.

[@dominic_19077]

Ok, so I might have a solution to the errant pixel on some random layer out of 200 that you’ll never find: My ‘move’ tool - in my case, it looks like crosshairs and lets you move the layer as a whole - has an option to either move the layer I am currently on, or to dynamically change layers based on what the object I click on. Like, I click on an object, and it will jump to that layer. And that’s how I get rid of annoying crap like that. So, check and see if your program has something like that. For the other thing, that is unnamed layers, I actually created a template with prenamed layers (as far as the ones I always use, like “skin col”, “hair lineart”, “eye lineart” and so on). Of course, it doesn’t mean I still don’t end up with a hundred unnamed layers, but it does give me a starting point and does somewhat encourage me to name new layers. I have no solution for accidentally lining on your sketch layer, though. I keep the sketch, colour, and inking layers all in their own folder, which has helped immensely (in that it keeps me from accidentally merging the lineart onto the sketch layer). Folders for layers is one of my top fave things about Medibang. I can’t recall if it’s a thing on any other programs, though. I know I had layer grouping in a different program, but I don’t remember which. With getting the lineart wrong after so many tries, I tend to just take a break. Or, well, I also have a path tool for those cases. Oh, for selecting: select areas, go to a dfferent layer, increase selection size by a few pixels or whatever, then floodfill. Then you just have ot check for any sharp points things like the ends of hair. Saves so much time and frustration. Note: my offering these solutions is in no way meant to say you can’t just vent and keep doing what you’re doing - your art is amazing. And I can’t garantee that these solutions would even work on your program; and I certainly am not saying you should CHANGE programs. Being a digtal artist myself, I totally get havng a fave program that you’re comfortable with, know how everything works, and don’t want to change. For the traditional art and smudging, a friend of mine always sketched in ballpen, because he hated pencil smudges. I personally have never found a solution to lineart smudges, though, esp since I refuse to use “good paper” (I just don’t like it, I like the feeling of cheapy paper you can buy at any office or school supply store. I’ve used all sorts of other types of paper, and I just always hate it, LOL! And, by now, I’m almost 100% digital anyway. Sometimes I’ll sketch on real paper (then spend more time looking for the undo button like an idiot than actually sketching). Every once in a great while, it just feels good to sketch on real paper with a real pencil.

[@LARADEKA]

Hands... Toes... BOY THE PAIN OF APPROACHING THEM... Tried geometrical, but I still can't calculate the distance. EVERYTHING... in this video, is what I can relate. The first two is because some of my commissioned/requests are literal BROKE teenagers... and I didn't want to be greedy myself. I simply just draw to make them happy. For the "My art sucks", I had to advise others to try sketching the basic shapes, follow basic tutorials, and understand the basics of anatomy, structure, and the concepts of color, compositing, lighting, and shading. Heck, if I would pull the "JUST DO IT" vibe, I'll say that you should stop soiling yourself for not being good. Lines, the PAIN of trying to trust my strokes. And I don't have to vent on my sheer rage towards how the industry of art is perceived. Art is art, it's a special way of expressing yourself. I don't have to be a realistic artist to express myself.

[@pemanilnoob]

I used to make art for free if people DMed me and asked “Oh a KZbinr wants me to draw them a profile picture without payment? Okay!” I can very easily do it now too, but instead of doing it for free if I’m ever asked again, I’m definitely gonna ask for some payment KZbinr guy didn’t even use my art I made for him anyways >:(

[@idavis094]

"Why are there no clothes?" I'm trying to make sure the anatomy is correct and I can't do that with clothes on the character/person. Kindly shush and go back to whatever you're doing and leave me alone. There's stages my guy...and I take my time with each stage...

[@jayzawoodart]

The “can you draw me” shit drives me nuts like yeah sure can you cough up 50 robux for me?

[@brodika]

Honestly, I've never had the 'drawing lineart on sketch layer' problem. Not because I'm so organized, but because I've heard the horror it causes from every single artist that it just burned itself into my mind to avoid that at all costs.

[@Kiqd]

Raise your hand if you wanna see her rant about random shit that gets artists angry more🙋‍♂️

[@PreciseSpace]

One, about the fan art thing, its unfortunate but true. I completely understand why fanart is more popular than original art in general since I also find myself more appreciative of art when I recognize the subject matter. I love fan art a ton, its how I even learned to draw in the first place. But as of the past few years or so, I much prefer to draw my own creations and draw much much less fan art than I used to. And I can see how my fan art compares to my original art when posted online, which doesn't exactly spark confidence in my own ideas, you know? Also as someone who wants to start selling at conventions here soon, I know that I have to go for mostly fan work, as I know that's what sells. Like I said, it makes sense why people would prefer to purchase fan art over art of characters they dont know, but I still long for people to actually be interested in my characters, ya know? Two, about people not taking anime or digital art seriously, I totally get it. I work at a craft store and our name tags say what crafts we do, and mine says "I'm an artist", so occasionally people ask me what kind of artist I am. I've never had a bad reaction to my answer luckily, but when I try to explain I'm a digital artist who mostly draws cartoons, I always worry in the back of my mind that either they won't take it seriously or they won't really understand it.

[@_Coco_2006]

as someone who most likely draws in classes and school, does any one else have that one seat neighbours that looks at your piece of drawing paper and goes like:"Is That you????" like one time i had finished a fanart of the character ´Circus Baby´ from ´five nights at freddys´ so i wanted to write her name next to the picture i´ve drawn so i simply just labeled it ´Baby´ and that one seatneighbour goes like "LoOk ItS cArO aS aN iNfAnT" like im sorry but who would want to draw themselves cassually like that?? So has this happend to anyone else?

[@katxtoonz]

I've experienced a lot of these, especially the tendency to not name layers and then regretting it one. 😅 Here's some of my artist agitations: 1. Traditional Color Phobia The fact that I would color outside the lines as a kid, has given me a deep-seated fear of ruining my pencil sketches. Like, I can only recall one time I've ever colored one. As much of my life I've spent drawing in pencil, and for the longest liking them more than my digital art, I refuse to risk trying to color them, messing up, and being unable to erase the mistake. The only way a pencil art gets colored is if I scanit and color it digitally, which in itself tends to be more of a hassle than simply starting the art digitally to begin with. Largely why I'm mainly a digital artist now. XD Which leads to another struggle. Forgetting How to Traditional: I've spent so much time improving in digital art, I realize drawing with a pencil feels foreign to me now, when it used to be the opposite. After using things like pen stabilizers and being able to press erase or undo, I have literally found myself attempting to tap undo on PAPER. 3. Pencil Lead Having to keep sharpening a pencil cause your lines get thicker as it wears down was my biggest pet peeve as a kid. After I discovered mechanical pencils, I haven't looked back. ❤

[@ceinwenchandler4716]

The pencil lead point is so relatable. I'm a writer, and when I was a kid and couldn't type my stories, I'd write them out by hand. I always preferred using pen, because - well, you measure the length of a story by word count. I gave myself a guesstimated word count per page, then did everything I could to cram more words than that onto each page so I'd be pleasantly surprised when the project was finished way before it was supposed to be. To do that, I had to write in absolutely miniscule words. And like you said, once the pencil wears down, that's out the window. So I ditched the ability to erase anything and used pens instead.

[@poltergeistghost]

I really hope artist can still get jobs but ai really is trying to kill us

[@KANASHIMISARUKA]

Celestia back with another amazing video! Can't believe I came a minute after it posted.

[@lapinajustleft]

As someone who just started commissions on Amino, I can 100% agree with the last one. Since my style isn’t very great, and the average price for comms on Amino is 1000-3000 coins, my dumb brain decided to only charge 50 coins for a full body drawing. Yeah, needless to say, my very Amino experienced brother told me that I should’ve charged like 500. I remember in like a few hours, I got two people who wanted my services. One wanted a full body for 100 and another gave me 500 for a HEAD SHOT!! (their design wasn’t even that complicated…). Honestly I begged my brother for help for most of my conversations with them, since I had no clue on what to say and how to discuss payment/design wise.

[@shanicestella2226]

If You Being Asked by Someones about Controversional Art Opinion , Whats Your Take ? Me Be like : Its a Easy Take , I have Mild , Medium and Brutal Spicy Take On It Mild Take : Art is Hard Medium Take : Asking any Artist a Discount sounded belittle their hard work since art still a hard work , Don't Ask Any Artist a Discount especially when theyre working on an important art commission project , Pay First then The Piece of Art for later (( Thats why i don't dare to do some play stupid game win stupid prize by asking any artist a discount )) Brutally Spicy Take : (( Social Justice Keyboard Warrior Trolls can screeching in "Reee Fest " of Rage when listening to this )) Blackwashing Isn't Creative , Is like to Clouting for a quick view and 10 seconds of fame rather than a genuine creativity showcase , I would definitely praising someone as creative by designing their own OC Black Character rather than blackwashing an existing character from existing large fandom

[@Kiraidi720]

Mostly for traditional art but "Wow I did a fantastic piece this time, let me screenshot it to share it to my online friends" >Phone camera doesn't adjust properly >Shaky hands >Bad lighting (sometimes because of literal sunlight from the windows) >Takes picture >It looks far more terrible in the goddamn picture And I want to die.

[@AmIHumanNow]

Unrelated to the video BUT THE SHEAR HAPPINESS I'M GETTING WHEN I REALIZED YOU'RE DRAWING CHUUYA (still watching your video while I'm doing my makeup, I enjoy listening to your voice, it's soothing (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠) )

[@shojotaisa]

When people ask me about what I draw and I have hard time answering because it's mostly NSFW...

[@Oceane1803]

I mean I'm not a professional artist so I don't experience the first issue. I mostly don't draw for others anyway, but I wouldn't ask money for my art because who in their right mind would pay money for my very amateur art anyway ?

[@oogenesis]

'my art is trash' sentiment needs to go in the trash, for real. your vocal self-deprecation actually does affect others around you, and i don't think people who say this realize it. does the world need to agree with however you see yourself on the inside?

[@ABSPaA]

This way (with my random Skittle ponies art) i draw circles then draw then erase then color then go to the over one then draw smth else

[@laughingfurry]

I've been doing texture for clothes on virtual models. My goodness, the line thing and layer thing are aggravating. Especially when considering how a curved line wraps around a 3D body, which can make even a perfect curve in 2D look janky in 3D. Same with the "it's not a real job." crap, but that's universal.

[@Dragonwish-ln1zd]

I hate when someone sees a specifically partly stylized drawing of mine and calls it an anime cat and I have to explain to them the difference between anime and partly-stylized. A few others are: "your not a good artist because you can't draw humans", " you can draw a person, you just don't try hard enough ", and "why did you draw [fill in the blank animal], I hate that animal so much."

[@CrookedBear]

I relate so much to the “can you commission me?” One! I’ve had three people ask me that! I’m only 15 and I don’t do art for money yet, let alone have any money to begin with. Plus any money I do have goes to my animated indi series that I’ve been working on for years, like, if I want a commission I’ll ask for one but don’t go to people and beg them for it. No means no.

[@aikoaikoaikoaikoaikoaiko]

i hate when i go to the bathroom when i come back people are snooping on my drawing and then calling me emo

[@anui4461]

my teacher saw my digital art and said "you didn't draw that" i almost cried.

[@bluethebunnylord9274]

As a background artist, my biggest art pet peeve is drawing anything with buildings and clean lines as part of the background, or not knowing what type of background to draw for your character

[@thetinyartist7745]

I actually like backgrounds honestly I used to but I started treated it like designing a character, I like to design the trees as soft to make ur feel dreamy and purple blue skys. I’m not good by any mean but if you treat background drawing as a choose and make like characters at least for me it got easier

[@Stuckoutsideyourhouse]

Worst thing about being a artist is all those ideas you had before starting art suddenly you forget every single one

[@KatietheKreator]

I love drawing hands lol but feet are annoying to draw

[@MaiHarinesumi]

Thank you for debunking everything! And yeah being an artist sucks but it still have things that we like :3

[@itsallgood4743]

Mine is when I’m almost finished with a piece and I need to step away for a bit only to come back with fresh eyes and see that it sucks

[@owlsgurl]

I really like this one , especially drawing on procreate is definitely a learning curve and it'd took me over a month to not draw on sketch layer. I have got better with it. As for the commission prices is challenge in its own right 😮‍💨 its quite stressful

[@15_heidune72]

Leaving a comment to maybe get more people to watch this video and help you pay rent, even by a little bit.

[@moondaiandtrashpandadeluxe]

The fan art thing is so painfully true. If I want any exposure I have to do fan art when I'd rather do original

[@typhoonboom]

im interested in a video detailing why sketches look better, i feel it on a personaly level, as do i do most of the other points