Knowing What Type Of Artist You Are

[@pinkpiggy9346]

I have been feeling as if no matter how hard i try, i would never be as good as other artists I admire, like something is always missing. But your videos made me realize there isn't a race to begin with and all i need to do was to be me, to find myself, and that will happen as long as I keep going. I was hopeless but you gave me hope. It makes me feel like I finally have a friend to talk to even though i'm only listening to you through a screen. Thank you for everything Adam

[@AdamDuffArt]

You’re very welcome :)

[@dr.frankenstein6434]

theres alot of implications for art outside of just making masterpieces aswell there is art in nearly every form of design at its early stages also people need art for marketing their brands or for specific events so theres art everywhere and a huge market this means you dont need to be the best sure someone can prolly draw better portraits then you but you still have your own style and people still need art for alot of stuff alot of people looking for art like 25-50$ instead of 300$ ofcourse those people have a market too but just because you dont make absolute masterpieces is not a reason to give up alot of people will enjoy your art anyway and theres even more people that need art for their projects

[@enveritas4948]

Every aspiring creative feels this way. If you have to comapre your work to something, let it be the last thing you made. Or something you did a year ago. Celebrate how far you have come as an artist. Like you said, it's not a race. Keep finding joy in the practise and the rest will fall into place.

[@durere]

@@enveritas4948 how very veritable your words are ^^ That IS the key. The JOY.

[@michemicalromance]

i relate to this a lot, his videos are a blessing

[@IshikaShanai]

This is the closest I'll ever get to going to therapy and boy do these talks make me feel understood as a human being and as an artist. Thank you.

[@AdamDuffArt]

You’re very welcome Ishika :)

[@adendraws7314]

I tried therapy once, quit after approximately 20 hours of meetings. And for real, the first video I watched from Adam made me feel better than all these therapy meetings I had. I guess, I just didn’t have luck with my therapist or I wasn’t ready for it.

[@vibrationoftheone]

@@AdamDuffArt This is quite interesting. I was looking for a video you did I wanted to share with a friend "Why belief is more important than talent" really struck a chord with me a couple of years ago and I see your name here. And it jogged my memory. Gotta love the universe synchronicity.

[@Fengtos]

@@adendraws7314 the goal of therapy is not necessarily to make you feel better at first. It's to confront the problems you have and have you deal with them. Which is exactly what Adam is doing. He's talking about the real world talking what's beneath the surface, what you're not seeing. 20 hours is not nearly long enough (kinda depending on the severity of your problems). I've had a lot of therapy and yes you have to have that click with your therapist, there has to be some kind of connection and trust that whatever he/she is saying is for your own good. I've been lucky that I've only had one that I didn't click with (and yes I also quite that pretty quickly).

[@Chamlexa]

Me when I realize Adam has made a new video: Today was good but now it just got better. To the people reading this, have a nice day :)

[@syrusangi8743]

Thank you. You too 😊

[@paulashinn]

Thank you

[@The-Garden-Library]

Thanks u too💜💙💜💙

[@BillyCrawshrimp]

You too mate

[@RaphaelAvant]

Thank you and same to you as well!

[@robertlitja]

"Perfect is the enemy of good" is a phrase I often try to keep in mind while drawing.

[@riccardodesantis765]

Here in Italy, today is the worker day. Everyone are at home, without working, and it's tradition to eat grilled meat and a good pizza for dinner. And now, your video, you are so authentic. You are so precious, Adam. Thanks for this gift. Greetings, Riccardo.

[@thebroadword98]

As a Riccardo and an italian I'm glad my homonym could express exactly what i felt listening to the video, might not be directly an artist but the words hit just as well and authentic, as you said.

[@riccardodesantis765]

@@thebroadword98 Grandioso! È bello sapere che altri italiani, oltre me, conoscano Adam! Io, per quello che posso, ho cercato di fargli pubblicità (come se il maestro ne avesse bisogno) tra la mia cerchia ristretta di amici ! :)

[@rororo2306]

@@riccardodesantis765 ma questa cosa della grigliata e della pizza.... perché io non la sapevo? 😂 da adesso in poi in casa avremmo una nuova tradizione 🤣🤣

[@riccardodesantis765]

@@rororo2306 Io sono del centro, precisamente delle Marche. E tra Marche e Abruzzo, (probabilmente anche Molise) nella maggior parte delle famiglie non c'è 1o maggio senza grigliata. Poi beh, la pizza è sempre un piacevole optional. Adottate questa 'tradizione' e vi garantisco che non ve ne pentirete 😅

[@amemocci3580]

​@@riccardodesantis765 sono solo metà italiana e vivo in un altro paese, quindi scusa se faccio degli errori, ma anche per me il canale di Adam è qualcosa che aiuta ogni volta che mi sento scoraggiata con il mio arte :)

[@whizzlyzip5708]

I wish you were my art teacher. You are the first teacher i‘ve heard of who wants his students to find theyr own way to epress themselves instead of sticking to traditional art- styles or popular artists

[@AdamDuffArt]

Damn straight - a teacher should enhance the artist, not produce carbon-copies of themselves

[@Ungantor]

Amen to this. Everything art industry related in my games design course was "Be creative and original and majestic!"... Until you actually try to do any of those things, and then it's all "The art is not important, just focus on affordances, so people don't have to use their brain much". Not all originality is necessarily good, but I don't know how these people ever expect to innovate and create new things.

[@neonspeedbump2841]

When you were proud to know what kind of artist you were and proud that you were more imaginative than your peers around you till you went to college just to be told that nothing you did mattered and now you’re building yourself back up to where you were before 🥲

[@Leo_Zackular_Art]

I’ve found it’s just as important to know what you ARENT to figure what you are

[@user-oz1ny]

youre the art teacher that the youtube community is missing. you cover the emotional and spiritual topics that only a few others cover. love your content.

[@cloudGremlin]

This talk made me think about swords. My mother is artistic, and she in part gave me my passion for creating- and being homeschooled, my method of learning anything is to observe and copy. My mother draws beautiful flowers, and I would often go out into the garden to draw and talk as she worked with the plants. I was taught to draw tenderly and lightly, watercolours and pencils and thin, wandering lines of flora and fauna. I still love drawing trees. But when I had gone about observing and copying everything my mother did, and the things I found online, I started drawing swords. No reason. I had no swords around me, no experience with swords other than playing make-believe with sticks, and although my reading did lean towards medieval and fantasies, it was mainly bows and archers and hunters, not swordsmen. And yet I drew swords. I borrowed a giant book from the library all full of weapon pictures, guns and pistols and swords and daggers and trebuchets, and I drew even more swords. When I am very stressed I draw swords, or characters with swords. When I am doodling mindlessly to a video (such as this) lo and behold, out jumps a sword from the tip of my pencil! And you’re right, it’s such a normalcy for me, something so ingrained, that I never really realized how strange it was that I started drawing swords of all things. I don’t even like fighting in videogames- I would much rather be the trickster, the healer, the sniper than the close-combat fighter. But above all reason and sensibility, swords are something I cannot escape. It’s such a little thing, but maybe in noticing this I can start to notice other “normalcies” of my work, and change and learn and lean into myself and out of myself with purpose and knowledge. And I will continue drawing my swords.

[@Scarletcroft]

I sort of understand, but in the oposite way, I always somehow end up drawing animals or do nature drawings. I love fantasy stuff, swords, armours etc... but I hardly ever draw them. I also found that doing portrets of people is a skill I would like to have, but not something I like doing at all. To me drawing real life things is like reminding myself that real life just as amazing if not more amazing than any fantasy. I like my animals to look accurate, but not picture perfect. Because then it just doesn't feel like something I made anymore, it would lack my personality, my impatience, my terrible depth perception. I know for a fact that all my drawings look somewhat unfinished. Like if I where to continue it could look even more realistic... but I've accepted that I dont quite care :) Sometimes one part of an animal looks really detailed and the rest doesn't as much. It just makes me smile instead frown.

[@joannalf4750]

@@Scarletcroft "one part of an animal looks really detailed and the rest doesn't as much" i actually like the idea of that! (even if it's not an idea tho...)

[@chellick7364]

That random art video that showed up in my recommended videos turned out to be a self discovery trip wtf

[@OdysseusMcNobody]

Ive been doing stand up comedy for 11 years and its time to start taking it seriously. I started watching you're channel for advice on how to create digital art. And I ended up being inspired to take my other skill more seriously. Just wanted to say that you give way better stand up comedy advice than most comedians who have been in the game for years.

[@lihtan]

I remember one time I was at a dance party. The DJ is in the middle of his set, and suddenly mid-song the record starts skipping. Right in the moment he just worked with it, did a bit of scratching and seamlessly worked it into his set. A true profession embraces mistakes.

[@snowdragon9577]

oh man how I'd love to sit down and draw and chill with Adam therapy but unfortunately my dad is hospitalised cuz of covid and me and my brother have been trying to be there for his needs the best we can sacrificing everything so I would ask yall to pray that my dad gets thru this and comes back home soon love you anyway Adam thanks for all the help

[@chancedreamscape3526]

I think we all struggle at times with the idea that being an artist, no matter what your chosen craft and media is, art is a journey not a destination. We all walk the path, progressing as we will. Surrounding ourselves with the our most fitting and inspiring learning tools, the best production tools we can afford and the deepest catalog of references we can reasonably manage. Yet, in the end all of these resources allow us to advance along this path only so much faster. Dedication to our craft, enjoyment of the creative process for its own sake, continuously producing, refining, learning more, getting better at the pace we will should be the enjoyment of our time and existence as an artist, not its bane. Art should is my comforting, reflective, inspiring personal time and space, feeding my soul and nurturing my spirit, keeping keeping me sane and whole as I enjoy this soulful state of introspection, solace and exploration. This is what my journey is and what my experience is with the creative process is, how I handle it and accept it. I know the path will take different turns for everyone on it. This is both human nature and the nature of creativity itself, to never be the same exact experience for any two people. Thanks for the Reminder Adam. I found this video refreshing as reflect and reset.

[@TheArrieman]

My dad just recently passed away, and I'm normally not a fan of putting personal stuff online like this. But I find a lot of solace, listening to your stories, and I'd like to thank you exactly for that. I've grown a lot emotionally from the moment I found your channel. And now with my father's passing, he taught me the greatest lesson of all. Thank you

[@JamalBlakk]

That's an artist thing to do. What you just did. The expression.

[@Pterodactylphenylalanine]

I'm an artist, 28 now, and lost my dad when I was 22-23, so I definitely understand how difficult it is to go through that. Making Art can be an escape or therapy, but it can also create unnecessary, hindering pressure on you. Don't feel bad for not making art if you don't feel like it, don't force it, but be disciplined when you do practice your craft. Much love to you bro

[@Moonster.C]

Thank you so much. I once did a painting I enjoyed doing and looking at, so did many other of my friends and classmates. When the sunlight land on it through the big window of the studio, it brought tears to our eyes. And then... a professor I hated forced me to give a title and topic for the painting to him, and forced me to repaint on it again in fast speed (im a slow painter), the painting's ruined after that, like I couldn't even look at how ugly it became, yet the professor's ego got satisfied despite that, and he said see ? now we can clearly see the topic of the painting. It was my favorite painting, and it was destroyed and tossed away... I felt trauma after that , and stopped painting, couldnt paint for years....

[@rainwyvern4587]

I was just rewatching a few videos from about a year ago and then I got the notification. I just wanted to tell you how important you've been in my art journey the past year. so thank you

[@AdamDuffArt]

As you have been in mine Rain

[@normapadro420]

Hi. I use rulers, stencils, coins, any type of objects with strange shapes to create art. I also use spirographs to create certain flower types, and shapes. I use water colors, and color pencils to fill in those shapes. There are different types of applications that I use to create art work as well. I use what ever is available to create what ever I can. For music producing I use sound packs. I play atmospheric synthesizers, because I don't know how to play a piano unless any sound sounds great with reverb, or delay to add tha space vibe. I use effects to make anything sound better. With photography if the colors are off on anything I turn them into black&white. This is how I create art. Have a great day.

[@constancedtheodore4999]

I am thanking the Universe for mentor advice at 49 ... I left my art aside for 30 years...life!!! and now in uni with wonderful kids studying animation/illustration....question myself allll the time.....and when coming across this suggested video...i knew it was a sign....to continue....thank you sir!

[@zacharyhorvath3615]

I feel like I am so fascinated by so many types of art, and styles, and when I am really inspired by someone, I will try to understand what it is about them that I am drawn to. I also have an interest in the technical sides of drawing, perspective, anatomy, lighting etc, and I practice these things, but only when I feel there’s a need to sharpen one of those skills more. I have tried in the past to ‘learn perspective’ in a week, and I did learn some, a lot more than I did prior to trying it, but it started to burn me out and I came to terms with the fact that a lot of these fundamentals can be learned along the way as long as I continue to draw. Things that I may have thought to have gone in one ear and out the other will suddenly reveal themselves to me, years later! I would say that I am more driven by the pursuit of capturing an atmosphere or feeling with my drawings, but I am equally happy to spend a day drawing people in a cafe or some interesting plants or trees in the park. I love learning to see, and to create. I feel that for the art I like to make, drawing from life is a necessary component for me, those fundamentals is important to me, but knowing when they are hindering my art is also a skill that needs to be practiced as I can become all to obsessed over how the eye of a cyclops would sit in a skull (and the effect it would have on the brow, nasal bone etc...) anatomically, when at a very point it just gets to be ridiculous lol. Love this video and all the other!

[@chenky96]

i like to write, draw and paint (digital). i am tragedy, i am sadness, i am feeling, i am gesture, i am calm. i am not action (like superhero things), i am not landscapes, i am not geometry. i'll prefer writing about a superheroe's failure and desapointment. Feels great. xD

[@randjan8592]

This is the best comment. To me, it explains a lot in so few words...Thanks

[@YellowKing1986]

What you describe is not only the advice for artist, but also a recipe for anybody to keep your mental health and to experience the joy of life.

[@leamubiu]

Never knew I needed to be told this. I've been more obsessed with technical improvement than with self-expression for the past... 15 years? I forgot the shape of my heart, drawing became a chore, and everything I do is unfinished, partial, almost empty. I never thought of my artist identity through this frame of understanding. Thank you for sharing it, it really helps reframe my mindset.

[@LoveCutiesIllustrations]

As an artist who stoped drawing and painting a few years back due to low self-esteem & confidence, and who just quit a toxic relationship where I lost myself, your video made me cry because I'm desperately searching who I am - as an artist who wants to live from her art but can't stop judging herself, and also as a woman who struggles with her imperfections. I'm really happy to have discover your channel ❤️ Kisses from France 😘

[@artsyguy8057]

Im a struggling/ recovering artist in some ways and having found this channel a month back was really a revelation to me. I hope i'll get to meet adam someday. Truly an inspiration

[@leipzigergnom]

Every time I listen to one of these art-talks, I think: "Yeah, that makes sense," but then at the end I feel like I still don't get it . . . I'm still stuck and deeply unhappy with my creative life. Something just isn't clicking for me. I'm constantly starting art pieces and only finishing one every other month or so. I work at a Walmart warehouse moving boxes, and I haven't figured out how to make art the main thing in my life. I'm 26 and I feel like I have nothing to show for my life except a couple of art pieces. But I'm not satisfied because I feel like I haven't even begun to reach my true potential. Dealing with addiction makes everything worse, although going through recovery has helped. The last time I remember feeling truly excited about something creative was in middle school, when I was discovering flipbooks and some random animation programs. I could make KZbin rants, but they probably wouldn't be all that encouraging right now.

[@AdamDuffArt]

Leipziger, you’re 26! Don’t be so hard on yourself Heck - I had no idea who I was at 36. Just keep focusing on developing those fundamentals and remember to keep pushing for quality

[@leipzigergnom]

@@AdamDuffArt You're right! I'll try to use this time to grow in the fundamentals, so that I'll be ready when opportunities arise in the future. Thanks for reading my rant, haha

[@TheMartinChronicles]

Congrats on following the path of recovery! I'm in my forties and have only been sober for coming up on three years. I wish I had all that time that I wasted back but am incredibly grateful for the time and opportunities that I have now.

[@blue3094]

I think this random video in my recommendations might have just changed my life for good.

[@sienareynolds4413]

Gosh every time I see your art and hear your lovely speeches it always inspires me

[@torickjdavis]

"Embrace your unique self; as an artist, and that's when you're going to discover who you are. But the first thing you need to do is pay attention." - Adam Wonderfully stunning an eloquent as always. Thank you for all the stories, those spoken and told through your art. Thank you for helping each of us grow and push beyond our perceived limits!

[@tseremymon5925]

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[@suzume_artz]

Kinda late to this video, but I wanted to express how thankful for I am for your words. Your videos have taught me so much. As a perfectionist, it's hard to let go of the strive for Perfectionism. I want to learn about myself more through my art, and that's why it's important to embrace the struggle & the difficulties I face too. Thank you for helping me realise this, as an artist & as an individual

[@christianfenis1415]

Was casually typing "Adam Duff" on youtube so I could listen to his previous vids while working on my art but then I thought "what if a new video just came out? Haha nah it's too early for another one". Boy was I surprised to see this! Another calm art session for me I guess.

[@AdamDuffArt]

That - that is cool I love perfect timing, like when your song ends exactly one second before you park and turn your cad off

[@Pencil0fDoom]

@@AdamDuffArt i strongly discourage drafting and driving unless its a Tesla that can handle the entire illustration on its own while the human just zones out and drives

[@tsuntoruk4232]

Wow, just wow. I don't know why but the thought that "as an artist that's your gift, that's just what you do", has never crossed my mind. And oh how happy that made me! I have always been the type of person who constantly seeks something that is special about myself because in my mind if I don't have a talent/something special about me, I don't have any worth. But this, this seemingly small thing that you said about "that's just what you do" has given me something special and I thank you for that. Thank you for ALL your videos! I have been binge watching your "talks" like this one and you have helped me to change my mindset to a more positive one. Thank you, thank you a million times over.

[@raffdraws]

Free therapy for anyone and everyone interested in art. But more than that, it's quite something to have someone experienced just talk about these things that are always bouncing around in your own head, helps to make sense of it. Always looking forward to your vids, love from India.

[@grantcobb4253]

Not recommending this video sooner is the greatest injustice KZbin has ever done me. Thank you for sharing, sir, this really helped.

[@thundersalt7031]

I swear you always upload these videos about the same time myself and many others start having the exact doubts and feelings expressed in the video. Thank you.

[@eyepatch1157]

Finally another session filled with hope, positivity and art. :)

[@markovuger5849]

I really like his talks, it is like a therapy, and it calms me down during dark hours, thank you Adam. Wish you all the best to anyone reading this comment!

[@ArtrichStudio]

know yourself and have confidence in yourself and your art. even if you are not very good, having confidence in your lines and strokes will add more to your art. confident lines look better and being confident in what your doing will make you improve faster as you will want to do more art.

[@TBMAnimateZ]

I don't usually comment very often on KZbin videos but I've just wanted to comment here to say I really appreciate these videos that you make. I animate in 3D and recently started 3D Modelling/sculpting characters from various games (and began 2D drawing not too long ago) and these videos really help me focus and have something to listen to in the background when beginning work on a new project as starting a project is for me often the hardest part. So I just want to say. Thank You. : )

[@AdamDuffArt]

Well I’m honoured that I inspired you to break your pattern of silence :)

[@Luiz_orneduom]

Thank you, Adam.

[@jacsfalconer1929]

You have no idea just how much you have opened my eyes and ears this morning. I don't even know how I came across your channel? Huge thank you for your guidance and unique perspective on developing our art practice and most of all for sharing an artist I had never heard of Zdzislaw Beksinski, an absolutely mind-blowing Artist of the highest order. I'm over the moon to have discovered you and Beksinski. 👌👌👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ZombotXV]

Artist therapy is just what I needed right now, thank you! :´)

[@FrancisTheBerd]

Only one person made me proud of my weaknesses in this short lifetime

[@TheMagicPinecone]

I didn't know just how much I needed to hear all this... I have been drawing for years now, and I feel like I have not improved one bit. I constantly fuss over every little line I place, every anatomical mistake, to the point I feel I never draw good enough. But this, this 30 minute KZbin video, watched this one time, may have helped me in more ways I can't even fathom. But the most important thing I do know, is I really, really, really need to *stop worrying*. I, personally, should fuss over everything I do wrong, and re-embrace a free nature I had years back. It's sad, because as a kid, I never worried about mistakes, and ironically enough, it's better than what I can barely do now! This made me realize that the kind of artist I am, is one that shouldn't care what my work *looks* like, but what it can *feel* like. The kind of artist I want to be is a cartoon animator, but my inspirations all focus on the technical aspects of stylized cartoons? Like, no matter how much I'd *wish* I could draw like Disney, I don't think that's for me. I know I can still become an animator, I just need to trust in myself a ton more than I do. So I thank you heavily, Adam Duff, for helping me realize all this just in the span of a little over 30 minutes ❤️

[@aspenram3885]

Lovely. Thank you.

[@sugarandbeets]

Thanks for putting out all your KZbin videos. I also end up feeling calmer after listening. 🤍☁️🤍

[@greenpandadraws8817]

Your video literally made me cry and came at the moment I needed it most. This is the answer I've been seeking. Thank you!

[@thelearningwriter4868]

I'm a writer, not a visual artist, but I found this video immensely valuable because of how much overlap it has with my own journey of creative and personal self-discovery. I've always been fascinated by what I'll call interdisciplinary wisdom: the idea that, as you described it, a singer-songwriter like David Bowie can study architecture - a medium that at first might seem so essentially different - in his pursuit of music. I see a connection between visual art and writing in that, to be good at either, you have to see your truth and believe in it. I think life opens up and becomes vivid once you realize that knowledge can be found anywhere, literally anywhere. But yeah, you have to trust yourself first. And that's a toughie. Anyways, I'll stop rambling now. Thanks for the wisdom and encouragement.

[@kjh8789]

I accidentally ran into your talk by the randomness of life or perhaps the precision of KZbin's recommendation algorithm--I'll never know for sure but boy did I need to hear you today. I was sitting down to do art while listening and a flood of emotion came over me--eyes full of tears, "...embrace your unique self as an artist and that's when you'll discover who you are but the first thing you need to do is pay attention." I have struggled with the idea of learning to be fine in my own artistic ability--embracing my unique self. Thank you for your words because they meant something to me. --K

[@remygallardo7364]

Whether you knew it or not you actually gave a really well vocalized and beautiful description of the struggle of autism as well in the battle to recognize that your mind functions one way and the world is set up to function in another and to stop trying to hold yourself to the standard of a world you are designed to fail in. Learning to stop holding myself to the standards of a neurotypical world has freed me from a tremendous about of stress and depression and gave me much more focus on what I want to achieve and how I want to communicate my endless imagination to the world. I still struggle with the initial intent of the quote, finding the strength of character to embrace my talent and express myself as I should rather than through methods that are laid out as "this is how it is done." But every day I'm poking more and more holes through that wall.

[@BM-pv9dt]

I hear and so much Videos about 3D and 2 D Art, but this one is the very best one, the Art you make, the Philosophie you have, and the music and your voice , and the Feeling are amazing ...thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏☀️☀️☀️☀️⭐⭐⭐

[@xxsentientrapturexx5375]

I don't know by what grace this video was suggested to me, but words can't express how much this message means to me. It's just what I needed to hear. Thank you so much.

[@mrhogan2612]

OK, so forget art for a second, this is good life advice, just put in a way to better speak to artists specifically. Amazing! I think I am going to watch this a few times this year, easily. Not to try and understand better, etc. but to re-ground myself when I'm being caught up in being too much of a self critic. Adam, thank you.

[@IntrepidWill]

I’ve never thought of my faults as more than a briar-patch of frustration. Thank you Adam for the inspiration to see them as fruit hanging from the tree of myself and for the excitement this morning as I head to the orchard to see what’s ripe.

[@lightninglucian]

I've been feeling a lil down lately cuz of some personal and art stuff. I might be a lil late, but thank u so much for this video. I feel a lil better now.

[@dkmbstudio]

it's funny how i already memorized 80% of Adam's stories but he doesn't fail to teach me something new in every video. i love you art father.

[@adamc5914]

I didn't watch this video when it was uploaded because I was going through some stuff. Now after watching it, I realize it talks about exactly what I was going through. We are neutral to ourselves as you say and we do focus on what's out there more than in ourselves. I love painting form but I've struggled with line so badly for years that I quit art altogether for long periods when it gets to be too much. When I value others' way more than the way within myself, and they say I need linework and can't move forward without it, I beat myself up and say I'm worth less from their perspective. But if I value my own way and my own perspective, as I do now, I begin doing my sketches with value instead of line and realize there's a way that works for everyone, not just adhering to someone's opinion just because it worked for them. You should try to learn as much as you can before doing "the real thing", but if you're not willing to blaze your own trail now, when are you ever going to feel "ready"? You'll feel just as unprepared later as you do now.

[@vince-1337]

Made echo with one of mine favorite old video where you talked about your creativity brain : made for Industry or Fine Art (something like that). And this diamond you share today speak loudly the same message : KNOW YOURSELF AND UNIQUENESS. Huge thank Adam !

[@AdamDuffArt]

Exactly - you understood perfectly :)

[@terrysaunders3795]

These are both profound and beautiful words. I should try more to discover myself each and every day and see what happens. Thank you

[@patatica]

Thanks a lot!! I discovered your channel a few days ago, and since then, I hear you while I fall sleep. Somehow, I feel that you are helping me to improve as artist because I visualize a lot of art stuff while I'm just hearing your videos, and after a lot of weeks of struggling, now I wake up really inspired to draw. I can't be grateful enough, so now you have a friend in Spain.

[@vivianeb90]

Wow, this is not only for artists.... this is life advice worth sooooooo much! I am very grateful! You got a new follower!

[@alexmehler6765]

deserves a sub and more, you are now my sensei in the way you formulate your sentences and can compress and bring across your point even on such a complicated and big subject

[@parksto]

Thank you for the amazing gift you made me today thru that video. The gift you made to all of us. i almost cried.

[@aitch365]

Beautiful lesson! I’m an artist that struggles with my identity a lot and it’s really insightful how I’m hearing that I need to cease defining myself by the landscape and see my life and self as a process of creation and moment to moment discovery

[@TheBluprint]

As a Graphic Designer and someone who wants to learn more about art, I really appreciate Adam’s thoughts and advice. It’s so relatable on a level that isn’t just for art and artists but in general for most careers and passions that require some individuality and creativity. They’re also very relaxing to listen to alongside the melancholic music. Keep up the great work Adam!

[@sharonolsen6579]

Very glad I clicked through on this recommendation .. So much insight.. ! We are all students.. we are all teachers.. We are all works in progress... And.. this piece of art.. incredible !! I was transfixed watching the process ...

[@rvcurryiv]

Every now and then you get me good. This was one. Approach life with all of the goodness you can muster and the parts of you that could be mistaken for flaws become the parts that those lucky enough fall in love with. Thanks man.

[@ryanlyn65]

I believe many everyone here feels this or said it but Adam its great your words kinda corrlate with your artwork as well. You’re not afraid of making a mistake or found something new even if the artwork in itself looks perfect alrdy. I love watching the transition as you transform the initial ball orb into an egg or capsule? idk makes it almost like they’re embracing the new lifeform thats come to being. Anyways while im goin on a tangent. I love listening and awaiting these talks when it does appear on my feed. Its just us humans trying our best to be human again.

[@mastershewolf2682]

I typically listen to art videos as I draw and happened to stumble upon your channel recently. Honestly, I couldn't have found it at a better time. I've lately been thinking of just dropping art entirely because my following online is less than desired. But, listening to you really put your heart into these videos and listening to what you have to say has really brought me back to just enjoying creating and not caring how many likes or followers I have. It's refreshing to hear your raw and truthful commentary compared to other art channels on KZbin. In short, I'd like to thank you for reminding me that I make art because I enjoy it, not because I just want recognition from strangers online. Your illustrations are absolutely breathtaking, by the way.

[@GatsuGodhand]

Your talks are so immensely helpful sir. I've struggled artistically for years and have just now at almost 40 have stepped off the edge and dove into my art. I thank you and appreciate what you do.

[@joanduthie1689]

"Happy painting and God bless, my friend." -Another painter with a voice of smoothest timbre and some important lessons to be learned

[@SilentGoals]

This entire video is poetry. Thank you for this beautiful video, it made me feel so emotional.

[@that_byat9388]

Thank you for your kind words, I needed to hear them.

[@BarrettBiggers]

YES thank you. Put the ego aside and focus on building your world through art. I am trying so hard to be more humble.

[@pulsarchmusic]

24:56 that is so true. I will never forget when Beyonce messed up in her dance at the Super Bowl in 2016. (If you KZbin it its at like 3:34)... I didn't even notice until I saw a comment because she just kept going like NOTHING happened. It blew my mind. It is so hard as an amateur to do that and appear unphased. I DJ occasionally and every time I mess up I want to give a facial or body language reaction but I know I should not... but I cant resist some times lol.

[@littlemacaron8292]

Dont really comment on videos often but I just wanted to say thank you for uploading this video... like the other comments mentioned, this really was free therapy😙 Recently I find myself trying to make art that I think will impress others rather than expressing myself...So that the drawings I scribbled without much thought made me happier compared to my other works. This was a much needed wake up call to embrace my uniqueness as the odd human being I am. Thanks again!!

[@gremlinonion1323]

Im incredibly grateful for your videos. They immediately make me want to draw. Thank you Adam!

[@CravingTrails]

Oh my, i just got blown away by this painting! If ever there was a vision of things i imagine in my head.....this is it! Ever get asked to do a bookcover?

[@ernestonavarro7242]

what an incredible message thank you Adam

[@andrii21]

One of the greatest art talks that I've ever heard!

[@talicor7322]

Thank you, Adam 🙏🏽 Been a long time silent watcher, but this topic was too good to not tape my thoughts to the wall. I’d been struggling with being knocked out of job consideration after job consideration once people saw my artwork. In my classes, I’d never get good feedback due to how “strange” my stuff was. This made me feel better about letting go and still chasing what I want to see

[@durere]

Great speech. Art too, of course, but I mostly listened with my eyes closed. Made it a lot easier to see myself boxing bags of fertilizer. It hit right home for me, and it confirmed my thoughts on the matter. I used to state jokingly that I'll be starting a new current, called imperfectionism, but after googling, turns out I'm not the first one that got...touched by that spirit. As they say, a person's qualities make us like them, but it's their flaws that make us love them.

[@ryan12572]

I had a struggle for a long time with whether or not I would call myself an artist and your videos have helped me a lot along my career, You inspire me every time I watch your videos keep up the good work. ✌

[@InvaderZim5641]

I stumbled on this by chance, and I am glad I watched this. Thank you for this. Its cleared a dark cloud over my thoughts about who I could be and what I can be capable of.

[@Nightjewel-rp1bl]

I had an awful day and this vid made it better, thank you so much adam 💖

[@nerrorr6033]

I don’t always see eye to eye with you, but your approach and thought to your videos is amazing. Been enjoying your content sense the start of quarantine Please keep up the great work

[@Alfred_the_doodler]

Adam your style of videos is very very refreshing 🙌🏼

[@yanreing2014]

I never fail to not take something I find suuuuper important back from your talks ♥

[@Paku_Pori_Mugu]

I can't quite put a finger on it, but whenever I hear people in videos and such say wholesome things like "I love you", "You're amazing.", "You matter." I always feel like that's nice but I don't believe you because you don't know me at all. But when Adam says "I love you with all my heart" it always hit home. It feel like he's not just trying to be wholesome or spread positive vibes, but like he actually, honestly, from the bottom of his heart, mean it. And I'm grateful for it. Love you too, Adam

[@jadetopia4121]

watching this video today felt like a significant moment for me. I'm blown away! Thank you Adam, this lesson is so powerful, and possibly overlooked a lot of the time. I started daily journaling a few months ago and I feel that it has helped me listen and know thy self. Would recommend it to anyone.

[@nicreven]

Thank you so much for this. I feel inspired to just... create; without struggling to make everything perfect. This video in and of itself is a work of art, keep doing what you do.

[@emeka_rt]

Very great video from your voice to the analysis and openness of understanding art to the background music selection. Video is art itself.

[@mizubiart6230]

you are right... i focus too much on the mere act of drawing, rather than what i draw, treating myself almost as a stupid machine that can only produce. but when i take the time to think and feel and discover, that is when i learn. its important to go outside. that is when i am human, and that is when im an artist and not a machine. so i went to this little bookshop with old books on almost everything. whenever i come there, there is always something that suits the most specific desire. so i was looking at a book about nazi era cinema. there was a story about a movie filmed in some small alpine village about the "vulture girl". so i found that inspiring... i also found a book about modern art movements, i flipped through a little and it caught my eye. and then, the bookeeper showed me a little magazine with very old clothes pictures in it. and that one i took. now i am drawing a new character, geierfrau. shes an old 19th century vulture lady, she has little glasses and wears a white dress. i imagine her as someone who has a more dominant personality but is also very kind. and she bakes the best austrian cakes, which i saw in a little booklet on austrian cuisine. ill have fun tonight drawing

[@purplevxakanitzan9548]

Wow, this really touched a soft spot- I’m not sure what that soft spot is, but at some point I felt like I was going to cry.

[@krzysztofmathews738]

A great subject for a talk today! Very well said.

[@dandanydanielzz8698]

Thank you for providing a beautiful video, illustration, and life lesson.

[@rororo2306]

Thank you so much 💙💙💙 you showed me the right path 💙💙💙

[@emberhydra]

I as an artist, I'm having a hard time to transition to digital art. As the tools and techniques I use I can't in GIMP. I do look up to some artist like Bisiniski (the nightmare artist) and Bacon. But I keep reminding myself to also look up to my own art and style.

[@AdamDuffArt]

“You find your style when you fail to sound exactly like the person you’re trying to sound like” - John Mayer

[@listentotheechoes7677]

my god imso glad ive clicked onto this vid. that artist is exactly what im going trough. it feels way less lonely. the struggle to define