How to learn anything and become a better (beginner) artist | Talent vs Effort | Slow Cozy Rainy Day

[@oldcrowcreations]

Good morning Daria! I think talent is an interesting word. When someone says “You’re so talented!”, I might feel pressure that I should be the best or not make mistakes. Especially when it’s something creative, because no one knows what I struggled with or that it didn’t really come out the way I had hoped. For me, I’m most definitely a hands on learner. I need to practice something many times before I feel confident. I myself am usually the thing that gets in my own way, if that makes any sense. I have had moments of great frustration, but got through them and learned from them. It also encourages me to do my art the way I like and truly enjoy it. It makes me happy, regardless of what others think of my “talent”. Have a wonderful day. 💕

[@IamDaria]

Oh thank you for sharing your experience! 😊 Perhaps confidence plays a big role in our perception of our own talent. We are our own biggest judges after all! But I think it’s important you know that about yourself and find ways to deal with them which are gentle and helpful, rather than damaging (like hiding and judging ourselves)

[@RavenDreamer]

“Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.” ― Erica Jong 🍀

[@rmfgbritusa591]

I hope you have success in your painting business. You're already a inspiration. Good luck! Your followers are proud of you! ❤️

[@IamDaria]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@amandayoder4456]

Those are some profound thoughts on talent. They actually do make sense to me, former artist and illustrator. I've been called talented a lot, and the word always came to me with a heavy sense of responsibility and expectations. I eventually burned out because, yes, the audacity and the action and effort eventually took its toll.

[@karziflora]

You inspire me so much with your wisdom and creativity. Thanks for sharing these weekly beautiful videos, I enjoy watching your beautiful country way of life Sending you many blessings and light!

[@IamDaria]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@SlowLivingSligo]

“Talent is the audacity to go after the things you want or like”. That’s such a wonderful quote and really does sum up how I feel about the concept of talent. Sometimes I will share things that I have made on social media and will be told that I’m so talented, or asked if there’s anything that I can’t do and it always makes me feel very uncomfortable and I’ve never been sure why. You’ve hit the nail on the head by describing how you are drawn to creative activities, not to become any kind of expert, but because of the joy they bring. I just love learning new things and skills! This video has really freed up my thoughts about how I see my own creativity. Many thanks and all the very best to you ❤

[@IamDaria]

Ah I’m so glad! 🥰

[@theresewallner5404]

Thank you so much. I have been feeling so stuck and down on myself for lack of progress! I’m excited to start anew! God bless you my dear!😊

[@summernight5009]

Thanks for this video, I needed the reminder... my parents are artists and I've always felt frustrated that I don't have natural talent, I spend a lot of time trying to paint a watercolor or be decent at playing the piano. I'm not going to put pressure on myself, I'm just going to practice more and enjoy the experience... thank you, hugs from Chile ❤

[@MarthaCGuevara-p5g]

Awesome thank you! I heard a phrase on the first introduction book from Julia Cameron and it says; "I paint by faith. And faith gives you sight. And I feel that's what it does for me! ☺️🌅🐚🌺🐚🌺🐚🌺

[@tarahuggins9908]

What a lovely video, thank you for sharing! I loved the moody watercolor you created! I started "The Artist Within" about a year ago and it really helped, and then I became consumed with other things. It's a reminder to get back to it! You are inspiring me to start painting again, Thank you!

[@user-nancykeene]

Hello! Your videos are very beautiful, and your words are very inspiring) I often hear my own thoughts, perfectly formulated by you♥ Thank you so much for putting your time and energy into these wonderful videos!

[@IamDaria]

Thank you so much! 🌼

[@mevanahmad5222]

Thank you for sharing such a wonderful vedio whoch makes me relax ,see the beautiful side of the world ,❤

[@КираЛеонтьева-я8ю]

Such calm videos, including them cleaning up or doing some things

[@magicdreamer8874]

Yes, you are a true kindered spirit❤thank you❤

[@ataurrahman6553]

Hallo Daria, the picture you have taken is very beautiful. What a beautiful feeling when you are walkin on the street and a beautiful bee flower is sitting inside the garden . May God bless you. with more real opportunities. Thank you, stay well.

[@Rastafara4122]

I really into all these stuffs that ur sharin', much love from Timor-Leste ye🇹🇱❤.

[@MichaelaAbbott-v3x]

Thank you so much for my beautiful print. I really do love it. It was so wonderfully wrapped also and I can't wait to frame it. You have such talent Daria, such a free spirit - thank you again. Xx

[@IamDaria]

Aah I’m so glad it reached you! 🥰 Thank you so much!

[@aichamni3543]

Although I don't speak or understand English very well I've been following you since your beginnings I also feel a bit embarrassed because I don't think I have any particular talent watching your video made me feel less alone ❤❤

[@WilliamTheUnkownShoutout]

This is indeed very heartwarming and very wonderful and very beautiful and very helpful and this brings back such great memories of when I use to be a 90s kid and an early 2000s kid and I am a new subscriber as well:).

[@grownmellowmature]

Your videos and your art are true inspirations!

[@MadelineinFL]

Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way is a wonderful book, I have The Complete Artist's Way which I'm not ALWAYS steady with, however it always feels like coming home when I read it and follow what it says. I have just recently discovered your channel and am enjoying it ...and have subscribed. I played piano yesterday, that makes twice in the last couple days, which is good... for me these days. I want to start, or relearn, working with water colors. Your home is beautiful! Enjoy your day

[@Jaradelbosque]

Hola Daria , yo personalmente no le doy la más mínima importancia a la palabra talento y veo que mucha gente cuando la usa está cargada de pensamiento egoico. Talento, artista, llegar a ser bueno, sobresalir... En fin solo palabras. Yo le dedico tiempo a lo que me apasiona, sin más y fluyó con ello y lo disfruto mucho y francamente me da igual todo lo demás...

[@pariscommune9742]

Rain here in morning in India Drizzling outside my window My both dogs dozing besides And watching your beautiful poetry of thoughts Best Regards

[@stutiveda4550]

you gave me a good read for now :) cheers !!

[@auroraprrdiz1842]

Bellas pinturas,,

[@OlgaPogozheva]

Can’t watch it now, saving for later today. Yours are videos to enjoy, not to listen to in the background 🌹

[@IamDaria]

Aah thank you for stopping by ☺️🌼

[@theartkettle]

Very well said! 👍

[@ethics_academy]

Thanks Daria for thisnnew video. I'll watch it soon.

[@yabkakundi9065]

what a wonderful video , Needed this to unform my thoughts.

[@aisha7643]

Just went through your art prints on your site and wow such beautiful work you are such an inspiration.

[@cindytaylor6657]

I really needed to hear this, thank you

[@jessicajordan680]

There is an emerging thread of consciousness around this very subject that I see more and more in social media and books and podcasts. How creativity isn't a personality trait; it's a skill that can be taught and cultivated. And, on the same vein, how we sometimes don't see something we do as "a talent." Or we might disagree when someone says we are talented because we don't feel our skill level matches that definition. Perfectionism is the villain of Creativity. I struggle with concept so much but am slowly learning to allow myself to be bad at something and taking criticism so I can learn to become better. This will also help refine my opinion on what I believe is "good enough".

[@IamDaria]

It’s an interesting subject to ponder about, isn’t it. I think “talent” as a concept doesn’t have anything inherently bad about it. But it can sometimes affect us in rather unpredictable ways. It feels different to everyone as well.

[@cherry-xz6ei]

I really needed to hear this. Thank you. ❤

[@violetaquintanar6279]

Love this video! Thanks for creating it:)

[@anashappydays]

Lovely ❤ I have always been very creative both at my job and at home with my hobbies. I love learning new things and I am always curious. I am in my early fifties but it never stop. Have a nice weekend. Greetings from Norway 🌸✨

[@IamDaria]

That’s so amazing! 🥰

[@barbararoyal6139]

I related to much of what you shared. 🕊️

[@thatreadergirl1]

I have always been complimented for my singing skills. But personally, i never thought i was talented. Comparing myself to better singers than me in my school, i was confused and insecure. It felt like all their compliments were lies, to not make me feel bad. But no matter how much i thought about it, everyone's reaction was always so genuinely positive. Yet, i was insecure. Now i realize i was wrong. So wrong. Singing is my passion. Singing with emotions is something i enjoy more than anything else. As time passed, i noticed the progress in my recordings. The notes i couldn't hit back then, i am a master at them now. So yeah, i totally agree that talent is not just natural, it is the audacity of working on what i liked. I had the passion and i worked on it and i am improving my skills day by day.

[@ricardodemattos8490]

(on 10:00): So delicate!🌺

[@nandaaph7436]

love from india ❤

[@SherryBaby1107]

We all have the analytical and creative sides of our brain the right and left hemispheres I believe we develop at an early age of course both sides as we grow we start to enjoy certain aspects of each side and I think that it is during these years we gravitate towards doing what we like perhaps as a hobby or sport I also think our parents have a lot of times not all are either also creative or analytical and definitely influence our early years….all to say I agree that you can pursue whatever it is that interests you and perfect it to the best of your ability by learning through what suits you visually written word or simply by doing there certainly is no wrong way to learn! Beautiful packaging 🌻🌿

[@IamDaria]

That’s very true! We all have both, though we tend to gravitate towards one or the other more. But we can definitely develop and learn the skills and knowledge required for both!

[@iamdrubo]

Nature lover also love your video. Like me, I love ur videos. I subscribed you for past 2 years. I think December 2022. Lots of love from India 🇮🇳

[@langyawdiaries]

Oh Daria, this is full of inspiration 😊

[@cathylynnpietranton]

We think your are very creative.we enjoyed the video Thank you ❤

[@IamDaria]

Thank you! 🥰

[@RomanRogner]

Thank you, beautiful video!

[@Beatlettetheone]

I am reading the same book😊

[@Rain-nw2vk]

Love your channel hun I done my own ASMR channel not like yours a bit different you always bring mindfulness to me 💎

[@deborahmicallef6100]

Everyone has 'gifts' that can be discovered through effort, hard work, improvement, and mistakes. We have a saying roughly translated as 'Don't wait for the fig to fall in your mouth'. It means that nothing comes easy, you have to work and keep trying.

[@IamDaria]

That’s a lovely saying! And such true words!

[@alejandrorodriguez4189]

Starting my morning with a beautiful video you have created, thank you for this 😊🫶

[@Mozarthaus2011]

I think you're a so good with your camera...!! 👏👏👏

[@TheEmpressgoth]

Thank 😊😊😊❤you lots of food for thought

[@denisemorrow]

Very nice video. I'm curious, though, who creates your prints for you. My first attempt at getting a print done was disappointing. A video on how you go about it would be appreciated . I just found you today. Thanks again.

[@AlishaWingert]

I enjoy watching and listening to your videos! I have to ask, where do you get your dresses? They are so dainty and elegant ❤️

[@aisha7643]

Love your videos ❤

[@javiersanchezmejia2350]

Nice video thank you

[@mdridoy-ob8sy]

Not bad ☺️

[@zumratkhozhivalieva7209]

Я не знаю Английский язык, только некоторые слова понимаю но слушаю вас у вас очень приятный голос.

[@IamDaria]

Спасибо 😊

[@AashiTiwari-rw6hn]

Love..✨️♥️

[@IamDaria]

🥰

[@reganstandlick7520]

I struggle with being both anayltical and creative, because I love being creative and being in nature and exploring different cooking ideas or crafts. At the same time It's hard not to struggle with the money aspect of life or I can be very analytical making me think too deep sometimes or wanting to understand another person's thoughts

[@IamDaria]

Oh I can relate to this so much! I too, despite being creative, am very pragmatic. That’s why a balance is important, and even though in this video I speak of the two as opposites, we are all a spectrum of both.

[@Lily_Autumn]

Such a peaceful video. It’s raining (again!) and I’m curled up under a blanket whilst watching - so cozy! Please may I ask where you bought the sealing wax from? My seal only came with a stick of wax, which I find difficult to use - I’d love to get some of those wax chips and melting spoon. 💖

[@IamDaria]

It’s called Astaron 100pcs sealing wax beads on Amazon! They are easy to use and melt well. I also have a stick wax and it’s such a pain to use. These are much better!

[@Lily_Autumn]

@@IamDaria Thanks so much, that is great to know! :)

[@user-cu8lw1uc5w]

Hi 🌻have a beautiful day 🦋

[@AngieRichmond]

💙💙💙

[@Artbyiem]

❤❤❤

[@Lara-e1q]

Hi Daria, I was wondering where did you buy your watercolour paint? I'm trying to find non-toxic all natural watercolour paint 🙂

[@TheUntamedJournal]

Well done on all your painting progress! Just curious if you get your prints, printed somewhere local to you or a bigger company?

[@IamDaria]

At the moment I use two different companies. I work with a local artist to print bigger artwork (size A5 +). It’s a one-man small art reproduction business which uses finest quality papers, inks etc. For small A6 size postcards I currently use a slightly bigger UK based company, because they have the thicker postcard paper available. 😊

[@TheUntamedJournal]

@@IamDaria Thanks, 😊 I was just curious as want to investigate making prints in the future.

[@elc-rossalexanderrockyr.3801]

♥️

[@iamahfuz]

How to be a good photographer? Need an answer, Daria.

[@buddhikawarnakulasooriya8692]

❤

[@WritingArcadia]

What were the objects that were put in the glass jars?

[@IamDaria]

Wax stamp pellets! 😊

[@prasumakusumsapkota8231]

Which water colour are you using?

[@AstoriaFu]

Regarding talent, my point is that the vast majority of people don't work hard enough to need to spell talent; athletes are gifted, and the difference between first and last place in the final may be less than a second

[@AstoriaFu]

I am a web fiction author, I used to envy the lucky ones, they can burst into the limelight in the first book, while I wrote five million words and remained unknown, however, the truth is that you have no idea how many words they have written, how many books they have read and how many profound life experiences they have had before this, making their works loved and touched by people.

[@AstoriaFu]

I don't think I'm any less talented than they are, but I'm missing some of the effort I should have made in areas I've never noticed before.

[@IamDaria]

I can relate to you so much! We always see success of others and it seems so easy. Me too, being a creative for my entire life and never really succeeding at any of it. Or even on KZbin - my growth has been much slower than many other creator’s. There are some who already have millions of subscribers, though we started with similar niche at roughly same time. But my growth is slow and I constantly think that I’m unlucky and there is something wrong with me. I think it’s also not so much about the hard work, but smart work. And sometimes simply being in the right place at the right time. We have our own timeline and I’m sure better things will come. We have to keep going!

[@AstoriaFu]

@@IamDaria yeah smart work, this is more precise. You are great, I really like your videos. In the fast-paced life, your videos are like lazy sunshine in the afternoon.

[@Latto.]

I am new to my youtube journey and i am curious why did you used - key words: talent, beginner artist, watercolour, how to teach yourself anything, make better art, become better at art, slow living, cottagecore, rainy day, cozy rainy day, slow rainy day, english countryside, cottage life, cozy vlog in your description ? Please help me does it help with view cause i will be staring my channel too

[@IamDaria]

I don’t know if it helps to be honest! But I am putting key words just in case 😄

[@Latto.]

@@IamDariathanks ❤

[@ЕкатеринаКобзева-м5н]

Дарья, а Вы не из России случайно?)) такое у вас всё русское в манере говорить, в мимике) не знаю, почему у меня такое чувство)

[@laurawilliams5357]

Is that cost for your work in euros? do you ship to usa?

[@IamDaria]

It’s in UK pounds! I have to figure out still how to put an automatic conversion there! And I do ship to the US 😊

[@laurawilliams5357]

@@IamDaria 😀🙂

[@rosemarymccarron3887]

You are living in a psuedo reality.

[@IamDaria]

Oh how lovely, I wish I could read people as well as you do

[@andyrahman5744]

Why don't you find out about Islam. And you can compare the Quran and the Bible. In Islam, Jesus is a prophet, not a god. And God is one, not three.

[@navinhookoom3584]

Are you nuts? What has this got to do with islam by the way? Islam is allergic, to say the least, given the importance(completely negative one) it attributes to any form of culture, be it fine arts, music, science, literature....etc....! So, pleasel keep your islam very far away from artistic & cultural values which it prohibits so vehemently!