The Curse of Being an Art Kid

[@Bumble._.Jellybottom]

yt really showing me great small creators rn and im all for it

[@Bosnianmapper23]

Same here

[@thenobodys1955]

Subbed bc this is the most underrated thing I seen.

[@eksprolek2924]

I subscribed to like 1 i found at random and now i keep getting recomended small creators and i am glad

[@BlueCrystalAnimatez]

frr

[@neongreenlizard]

same here!

[@pixxeldust]

Things you NEVER say to an artist while they’re working: - why are they naked? (It’s a sketch.) - where is their hair? (It’s a sketch.) - why don’t they have legs? (It’s a sketch, or it’s a halfbody/thigh shot) - who are you drawing? (9 times out of 10 it’s an original character that will take ages to explain, but some artists do enjoy being asked this - read the room) - what are those random lines everywhere? (It’s a sketch. They’re guidelines.) - you missed a pixel (Believe us, we saw it.) - looks wonky/asymmetrical/weird (Believe us, we know, and we’re going to be ruminating on it for the rest of eternity.) - Can you draw me/this character/this thing? (Are we able to? Yes. Are we your personal slave? No.) - (If it’s an OC) That character looks like (Thanks, now I hate my own character design for being unoriginal.) - Any sort of unsolicited criticism - if you’re an experienced artist and think you can help, ask before giving advice. Sincerely, An artist

[@RingRuru]

FULL ON AGREE

[@NovaTheScreechingDragon]

once one of my little cousin asked me like half of these questions in less than 3 mins and i slapped him. Probably not the best option since my mother came in my room right away and teared my art in pieces (i cried)

[@abbsbrady7264]

constrictive criticism is crucial to growing tho. If you take offense at somebody pointing out something to be better, (that’s specific not just it looks bad or something) then the problem is you.

[@mudkip984]

Istg when I draw infront of my cousin she always says those things and she calls my art “weird” during a sketch but when I finish she forces me to draw her fucking furry ocs

[@einaleMelanie]

I drew a character once and someone criticized it for having a too small neck, so I redrew it and it looked worse. Then they criticized that too-

[@RingRuru]

I am BAFFLED by all of your support! I have never, and I mean NEVER expected for so many people to watch my video and like it. Reading your comments has literally made me tear up - new videos are on their way! Even though they might take a little while to make. I love the community that is slowly forming around my channel and i couldn‘t be more grateful for the support you guys are showing me 🥹🩷

[@SamlieXxx]

Girl I'm obsessed personally I am a fully art kiddo so when I sore this I clicked it as fast as I could! I will support you frv I wanna spread the news and get you all the subscribers☆♡♡

[@Charlie-yi8cf]

congrats on the massive growth!! ❤

[@cutecatpajamas]

only 5 days and your growing so much! you seem very talented and I really think you can go a long way !!

[@utahsrainbowsprinkles]

Aww congrats on all the channel growth! C: 💖💖

[@faenene]

Congratulations I am so excited for you! I hope you don’t feel overwhelmed /lh

[@JustTwoSpaces]

The amount of times I’ve heard “why are they naked?” If I practiced my art every time I heard it, I would be Leonardo Da Vinci

[@3uphoria0]

As an art kid, my art-style is cartoon/anime like, so when my art teacher had us do something different like self portrait I use to struggle with it. But after a lot of practice I can proudly say that I’m pretty good at it. Thankyou for making this video and bringing art kids like us to talk about our experience as one, it’s nice to see other people relate to one another 🥳🎉

[@RingRuru]

That makes me so happy omg!! 🥹🩷

[@grey.mirage]

i usually tend to have separate styles, and one of them is semi-realism so i was actually pretty good at the portrait stuff lol

[@faenene]

Same here “:D My style has always been pretty toony, so I had to work very hard to get to the level of realism that most people tend to think is more impressive haha

[@MaddMoon27]

Omg I hated when teachers would make me do something in a different style than what I’m used to bc I’d be like “I’m an art kid, why am I doing so poorly at this art project? It’s not fair.“

[@CrystalClouds_Art]

So true

[@lolli_popples]

Man I hated all of the stupid rules in art class. I went around them whenever possible. We needed to add color to a realistic portrait once so I drew a blue dot on the corner of the paper because I didn’t want to add color.

[@Imastupiddummy]

Lol thats so smart. But my art teacher is strict as hell

[@froggycolouring]

I’d do that too but I’m afraid I wouldn’t get full credit for that

[@artbyinky]

My teacher made us write essays in our art class and we had tests…. Like what?

[@woahwhatamidoingwithmylife]

@@artbyinkyhuh when did [visual] art class turn into creative writing 💀

[@tgdevourer]

same, and my teacher wouldn't have let me go to art school even if I wanted to just because of things like these

[@linneathesystemsdruid308]

I remember a teacher once told me “this shouldn’t be a problem for you, since you’re so good at art” when I expressed my stress over an assignment where we had to draw maps She clearly didn’t understand cartography and drawing flowers are not the same thing… Also, I’ve never actually experienced the whole class looking at me thing because there was always someone better at drawing people and animals who had gone to the school for longer (until recently I’ve always preferred drawing flowers and landscapes and stuff)

[@Home_of_Heartes]

Same thing happened to me. My mom kept on getting mad that I drew recreationally and was super bad at cartography. She kinda expected me to be able to do both.

[@FakenameStevens]

Art is art but drawing maps of Europe off by heart is based

[@RoseCalyx]

Not only is the art kid struggle so real, but any boxing-in using certain "x kid" archetypes can be detrimental. We are all multi-facted individuals who constantly grow and change, and this very much includes kids. Btw I love your art! I want to go hang out in that bedroom background lol

[@RingRuru]

Well said!! This is one of the many titles I‘ve been awarded in my life and I felt like making a video about my experiences would make people laugh haha! More videos (and various titles) coming soon 👀

[@nekorina9011]

Not gonna lie, I feel like being considered the art kid made me struggle to find an identity of my own ngl. Almost no one aside from my friends really knew me beyond liking art / being creative, and I feel like as a result, improving my art and creating art became the only thing i really allowed myself to do, causing further isolation because I couldn't really talk about latest shows, games, etc. with anybody since I didn't partake in anything aside from RPing and drawing. To this day, as I'm studying to be a professional artist, i'm struggling to create a balance between my work and trying to find hobbies.

[@RingRuru]

I know exactly what you mean! Been there done that. You got this ‼️🫶

[@blueberrypawsome]

This happened to me so unfortunately I went the opposite route. I got completely burned out and making art is hard for me now adaya

[@cinnamorollteaparty]

​@@blueberrypawsome I know that feeling dude...

[@bonkatron_1439]

Bro only my friends really know other stuff about me too so I kinda just don't talk to anybody in my school

[@soundeffectsandsuch]

I personally am the artist of the bunch I'm somehow also the least creative person in my whole family

[@blasphemy1013]

The fact this video has gone viral in just nine days fills me with hope that creators who sincerely make quality content can find the success they deserve. Great video! I’ll definitely stick around for the next one :D

[@RingRuru]

I already replied to some comments about this. The new video's in the making! I have school though, so it might take a tad longer. Thank you for sticking around!!

[@blasphemy1013]

Ah, I totally get the struggle of having to balance school and creative projects. Keep it up! You’re doing great :)

[@wolfdragon_tv]

This is definitely the most oddly specific relatable video I've seen and I'm totally here for it

[@RingRuru]

UR LITERALLY MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO GIRL

[@wolfdragon_tv]

@@RingRuru I KNOW AND I FEEL VERY HONOURED

[@b_ry516]

The annoying thing about being the “art kid” was that I was known for drawing, but that didn’t mean i was good at it. Despite everyone knowing I was an “artist” I never actually showed any of my work because I didn’t want their idea of what I could create to be ruined. It’s a lot of pressure honestly.

[@kingofthemultiverseforever893]

Relateable

[@creamymintchicchip8454]

Oh my god yes cuz my friend is my biggest hype man but I’m terrible with proportions and a couple seats across from me in art class we have the absolute child prodigy that I got jealous of two years ago

[@ismeremerereal]

I am the art kid 😐 And every time the teachers mention about drawing or any art competition, the whole class will say " Well, she's gonna win this for sure" to me.. I feel grateful though, but sometimes I think they're jealous with me, and it makes me uncomfortable 😢 Anyway, Nice Video!!! It's great that this video was recommended for me. You own a new sub ❤

[@louzo5175]

the stares aint gonna happen in art colledge teehee bc all of em draw

[@midloran]

But, are you actually a kid?

[@ismeremerereal]

@@midloran I dunno.... But I'm basically 14yo 🙂

[@midloran]

@@ismeremerereal Oh then yeah, that makes sense (:

[@Amyslife2019]

As a "music kid", relatable!! I play the piano and take elemental music theory classes to learn all you need to know about notes and music in general. The competitive band kids in my class whose ego was boosted way too much by their band teacher (who's our vice principal) has only made them lazy. They get straight A's in music class just because of their reputation for playing an instrument for the school band without even studying or behaving property in class. They quite literally believe that they're some prodigies who can play every instrument they get their hands on, and consequently, everyone from our class wants to get with them when it comes to music projects (even though our "musical talemts" don't even lift their fingers and end up not finishing the project). That has made them very competitive, so I avoid mentioning that I do music in my free time. Be careful not to become like them if you want to understand the real meaning of art and music!

[@LavenderYum]

I remember in middle school that there was this new girl who also was an art kid and our class thought we would have beef with each other but that was the complete opposite, we became best friends! It was also fun that whenever there was any art related projects in partners or groups, she and I would team up and make sure that our art skills would wow the class.

[@AlwaysTuesday]

was legitimately jumpscared by the "this is my first video" at the end, this looks super polished for a first video

[@DarkNerdoftheSith]

This is surprisingly high quality for a first time video, look forward to seeing more content. I actually got back into art more recently, so I really feel being the only artist in a group of friends. I commission things for our D&D party, for free because we’re all broke lol, and I know I’ll never get an equivalent praise for the work that went in lol

[@amoretdegray1892]

I've always wanted to be "the art kid" TM but I think I wasn't good enough at drawing in school. Now that I think back on it I'm glad I didn't have that pressure. I'm still working on my skills. You sound like a really cool person and a good friend. I love it when artists are appreciative and encouraging to each other. Please continue making videos, they are great 😊😊

[@Silly_dude_that_meows]

people always ask "who is that?" NO ONE, it doesn't have to be a real person.

[@theunknownartist027]

Actually. Every-time I draw a person from my imagination that has one of my features my family goes, “is that you?” NO. It’s not.

[@mosya7485]

Emirichu collab coming soon. I’m so glad I found this channel. Bro’s got a calming style and voice

[@sandwichlover4000]

When I pressed this video in my recommendations and watched the full thing I 100% expected this video to have like at least more than 50k+ views and the channel itself having a decent following but NOPE?! This was really really nice to watch! The subtle animations and the illustrations in this video are really captivating, and the small stories were nice to listen into aswell. I’m definitely going to subscribe to you and follow your posts from now on :D, it’s clear you worked hard on this and the result is lovely!! Really looking forward to some future stuff !!!

[@RingRuru]

Stuff like this makes me soooo emotional. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to comment this

[@Vendietti]

@@RingRuruyeah! Keep posting content I love your video style and art style! ( and I totally related to every single thing you said )

[@N95j]

i agree, i genuinely thought this video would be more popular view wise lol

[@lumay5940]

I love art. I just can't relate to "everyone stares at you when art is mentioned" because I'm not actually good at art. It seems no matter how much I try, I can't get better at it, and it's really painful. On the other hand, I'm glad to hear that you are proud of your art, and I can see from the video that you are a good artist. I'm excited to see more videos from you!

[@joshuarobichaud-yq5is]

Just some good ol' art block

[@ethandoodlez9987]

7:00 THIS IS SO TRUE. I’ve always found it weird how some of the students in my class would pin us “art kids” against each other. It really sucked because they would try to see who’s better, but in art it doesn’t really work like that. Everyone has a different style, and there’s one isn’t really “better” than the other. Luckily, me and the art kids know this, and I’m good friends with most of them. (Also- This is such a great video!!! And it’s your first one?? Please keep it up, your art style and storytelling is so good!!)

[@spagh3tt660]

I felt the “cAn YoU DrAw Me” in my soul 😭😭😭😭 also literally this whole video is my life, I think the worst thing is the pressure my family puts on me with art and then they pit me against and compare me to my cousin, it sucks so much. I think another bad one when people say that “you better be an artist and that you should be an illustrator.” I mean it’s not so bad if that’s what you WANT to do, but I’m a junior in uni majoring in earth science and I STILL hear it 🥲 Any way, rant over, your art style is adorableee and also nice video!! XD

[@flowersinantarctica8]

omg same i want to do neuroscience or psych and my parents tell all the time i better do something creative bc its what im best at

[@spagh3tt660]

@@flowersinantarctica8 frrrrr, good luck though, neuroscience is your passion and im sure that this is what youre best at alongside art!!! Its crazy how many artists there are in STEM

[@kaicastle.]

Hello Ruru and welcome to YT! Glad you overcame the fear of starting and made the step forward! This video is proof of that! More power to ya.. 🎉

[@realkekz]

watch out. you seem pretty cool, don't get sucked up into the insanity that is the story time animator scene, those people are genuinely crazy.

[@Generic-Internet-User666]

Hey I'm also an art kid, I mostly draw cartoony stuff, Currently teaching myself how to animate (: Great vid !

[@Iluvpotatoes-v-]

FIRST EVER VIDEO?? WOO IT WAS AMAZING!! ✨✨ Thankfully not many people other than teachers know I’m an art kid because of how introverted I am. Only family, close friends, and my math teacher know I’m an art kid 😌

[@GoblinFromOblivion]

Writing was my art, from the beginning I liked telling stories. Where I went to high school, it wasn’t very cliquey or centralized, there was just popular and unpopular. From 3rd grade I wanted to write, but I had no resources and I didn’t want anyone to know about it so I never asked. No matter how much I begged for my own laptop, my parents would always tell me no, even though they bought each of my older siblings their own (which they destroyed with porn and the Sims, but that’s another story that I get a guilty pleasure from.) It wasn’t until 7th grade, a hellish year I try to block out, when my mom got me a diary thinking it would help me through it. I didn’t ever use it to document my feelings, but I did use it to write proto stories that only made sense in my mind. In 8th and 9th grade I used my school laptop, but some of the stories were so vulgar and profane that I received several warning emails from the school to stop putting curse words in my documents. Over the years I had to make due with notebooks and papers I didn’t use for school. I built entire worlds simply through words and wrote my first few stories, some of seem pretty bad to me now but I never look poorly on them, occasionally I recycle old ideas I forgot about and integrate them into my new material. Of course this didn’t get me any good favors with the popular kids and other nosy trouble makers. One thing that always pissed me off was having people peer over my shoulder and look at what I was writing, especially if they weren’t a friend. My English teacher let us come into her room before class if we didn’t want to be in the cafeteria, but that attracted cockheads who just wanted to scream out whatever they had on their minds and not get in trouble. Constant pokes on the back of the head, a roar through my headphones, mentally belittling comments and occasionally being crowded and pressed by the “why don’t you talk to us” crowd, you know the ones, were common. I took a couple of creative writing classes but they never really struck me creatively, so I mostly restricted it to out of the classroom. Nobody really got to know what I did for my hobby because I never told anyone about, I was either afraid of being made fun of or having someone steal my ideas, the latter was more of a fear. I got my first job when I was a senior and finally bought my own laptop that I still use to this day. Now I can’t say if I was an art kid because so few people knew I liked to write and it wasn’t really a craft that everybody would die for like film and art class, but yeah I was an outcast and I did shit people would consider nerdy. I also did theatre throughout high school and that helped a lot with my mental health. One thing that always got me through it was never giving a shit what people thought and living by my own words. I liked your story, it was relatable in many ways. I felt like I should share a tale from another form of art.

[@RingRuru]

Whether you consider yourself an art kid or not is only for you to decide. I‘m glad my story has inspired you to open up like this and i‘m grateful to have an artist like you on my channel. Good things are coming your way 🩷

[@jmrabinez9254]

"but I had no resources and I didn’t want anyone to know about it" 1.- Why didn't you want anyone to know about it? "my parents would always tell me no, even though they bought each of my older siblings their own" 2.- Why would they always tell you no even tough they bought each of your older siblings their own? Huh? I just don't understand. 3.- And why did you wanted your own laptop if paper exist? "which they destroyed with porn and the Sims, but that’s another story that I get a guilty pleasure from." 4.- Why do you get a guilty pleasure from that another story? Huh? "It wasn’t until 7th grade, a hellish year I try to block out," 5.- Why was it a hellish year? "when my mom got me a diary thinking it would help me through it." 6.- Why did your mom thinking that a diary would help you through it? Huh? "I didn’t ever use it to document my feelings, but I did use it to write proto stories that only made sense in my mind." 7.- Why? "In 8th and 9th grade I used my school laptop, but some of the stories were so vulgar and profane that I received several warning emails from the school to stop putting curse words in my documents." 8.- Why did you write very vulgar and profane stories at that time? Huh? 9.- Also, didn't you have any other friends who lend you their laptop so you can write your stories there? "Over the years I had to make due with notebooks and papers I didn’t use for school." 10.- And how did you feel writing on those notebooks and papers? "Of course this didn’t get me any good favors with the popular kids and other nosy trouble makers. One thing that always pissed me off was having people peer over my shoulder and look at what I was writing, especially if they weren’t a friend. My English teacher let us come into her room before class if we didn’t want to be in the cafeteria, but that attracted cockheads who just wanted to scream out whatever they had on their minds and not get in trouble. Constant pokes on the back of the head, a roar through my headphones, mentally belittling comments and occasionally being crowded and pressed by the “why don’t you talk to us” crowd, you know the ones, were common." 11.- Why the hell did they bully you a lot? I don't understand. "I took a couple of creative writing classes but they never really struck me creatively, so I mostly restricted it to out of the classroom." 12.- Why did they never struck you creatively? "Nobody really got to know what I did for my hobby because I never told anyone about, I was either afraid of being made fun of or having someone steal my ideas, the latter was more of a fear." 13.- Ok. "I got my first job when I was a senior and finally bought my own laptop that I still use to this day." 14.- What was your first job? 15.- And geez... you were 18 years-old, man and your parents never bought you a laptop, but they did buy a laptop to your older siblings... That's really unfair. Again, why the hell didn't they bought you a laptop, huh? 16.- Seriously, have you never felt any kind of hatred or resentment towards your parents because they pampered your older siblings more than you? huh? Have you ever expressed your hatred towards them? huh? Why did not you do it? "Now I can’t say if I was an art kid because so few people knew I liked to write and it wasn’t really a craft that everybody would die for like film and art class, but yeah I was an outcast and I did shit people would consider nerdy." 17.- And why did shit people would consider it nerdy? "I also did theatre throughout high school and that helped a lot with my mental health." 18.- And why did you do theatre throughout high school? Why did you do it? 19.- And why do you consider that theatre helped you a lot with your mental health? Huh? I just don't understand. Why? Huh? "One thing that always got me through it was never giving a shit what people thought and living by my own words." 20.- How did you came to that conclusion? How did you come to think like that? Huh? How? 21.- I await for your response. Thank you. Good afternoon.

[@kqlolll2618]

I actually do both I draw OCS, make them But I always consider my ocs when they don't have backstories as pretty boring, so I kinda just give them a backstory Most of the time I make it, sometimes I show it to my friend for some suggestions because she also writes

[@waffle8946]

@@jmrabinez9254 Jeez dude why you being so nosy? this person doesn’t owe you anything gosh dang. Let them live

[@youmy_4806]

​@@jmrabinez9254im sorry but this is so funny to me 😭😭😭😭, u gonna give em a grade for this? Do u have an answer key??

[@gothamthisisyouronlywarning]

This is so true. People know you for art and that's beautiful, but there is always the expectation that you're gonna be majestic at it or that "you're born with it" while in reality (for me, maybe not everyone) it is part of who I am and I actually study exercise and look forward to excel at it. I love it, I'm doodling literally everywhere, all the time I have is put into my original characters and so alot of animation and design, but I still can feel insecure about it because I know there are people who are better at it than me, and honestly the thought having to be in a classroom in which im not the better artist (that never happened to me yet) makes me sad. Though I'm trying to work on it, I guess I'm too proud of my work. Art is so beautiful.

[@PuzzleSlover]

I love being an art kid because it gives me attention whenever a teacher mentions something about art. When people look at me I just pose because I love it(but don't actually talk to me tho I hate it)

[@kingofthemultiverseforever893]

Mood

[@BadPaddy]

I really enjoy the soothing art style and the relaxing background music! Awesome video!

[@RingRuru]

made the music myself teehee

[@nicoleb1799]

@@RingRuru WHATTTTTT so awesome!!

[@MimicksRiot]

this is an awesome first video, never would've expected that holy!

[@ΣέργιοςΣαββουλίδης]

The luck of being blessed by the algorithm and having your first video blow up is insane.

[@danziling]

As an art kid in school, I really feel relatable to you. In the art lesson, my friend or classmate all expected me to do amazing art than them, so when my art style is not the type they think & they will say ’Oh look at him, i thought his art is AMAZING‘ which annoy me all the time in art subject or in designing.

[@astrattii4777]

My thoughts were „wow this video is so good, I want to watch more of their videos” and then boom empty channel? Can’t believe it’s your first vid, keep up the good work :))

[@gul-eferdouschowdhury8460]

I'm art kid, and it can be annoying at times. Whenever I'm at school and there's an art competition everyone goes like “Oh, they'll definitely win” or “That's gonna be too easy for them”. And also, if I can't do the art task to an absolute 100%, my classmates always so “Aren't you good at art”, “I guess that -insert name- is better than you at art” or “What happened?”. The worst part is that in my school, we have an event of giving out awards for different subjects, and once it comes to art I hear everyone say “They're gonna get the award” and if I don't then everyone gets disappointed. And what people don't get is that I got it before SO I CAN'T GET IT AGAIN!

[@K.uro-Vin]

Bro, art-ish projects in primary school was like a battle field of people trying to be my partner.

[@flooff-mationflooff3013]

I can relate too! I don’t mean for this to make me sound pretentious but I hate when people complement my art and then degrade them selfs for their art, I don’t want to make them feel discouraged all art is beautiful and deserves love (if you have any advice please let me know 😭)

[@LavenderGPCBF]

I feel the same way, people say “you’re drawings are so nice, I wish I could do that”. I haven’t taken an art class since 5th grade, don’t take any lessons-I just draw. To me, it’s all about practicing over and over again but idk how to tell people that-

[@beans9288]

You kinda just gotta say that plain and simple - say how many years it’s taken you to get to the point your art is at now, say it’s tough but it’s worth it for when people enjoy your art (and or your own reasons). That’s how I do it anyway. Most people don’t actually want to bother unfortunately, so it’s up to you if you even want to try to encourage them.

[@KitKatSugarCooki]

I was flabbergasted when you revealed that this was your first ever video at the end-no wonder why I haven’t seen you!

[@mchkrr0672]

As an art kid, what's crazy is some people will literally think you can draw ANYTHING. And this is very, very.... Evident when there are art related projects at school. Once they know that i draw, they always expected me to draw the best art piece in class. And as someone who doesn't give equal effort to personal and school art projects (i barely give my best effort in school projects because its boring for me), it puts me in so much unnecessary pressure.

[@j.ceryak]

yall wtf most relatable video ever without even trying to be relatable 🌪🌪🌪

[@222lumi]

i REFUSE to believe this is the first time you've done youtube?! The editing and art is literally gorgeous , so happy yt showed me your channel

[@abdiasnemo2634]

What?! I can witness the birth of a new KZbin channel. Instantly subscribe.

[@lillianbsb]

first video??? you sound like youve been doing this for so long 😭 i loved this video and it was so relatable :)

[@localpotato7875]

You can't tell me with a straight face that this is your first video!!! I absolutely love this, keep it up!

[@Nikki.H]

I feel you, from one eternal art kid to another 😂❤ loved the vid

[@TsukkiOrSomething]

I love your art style! The blue line-art and pastels make it feel cute and mild. It feels like a breath of fresh air as even though simplistic art is common, it’s difficult to come across art styles that have the calm aura this style has.

[@DeadnyMaster]

This year I did an access exam for enter into animation. It was "an art carreer thing" so the questions of the exam was to coppy a picture and make a little 8 frame animation. And well, I did that... but.... When I looked askance at the tests of two random people I saw that they had AN ENORMOUS LEVEL OF DRAWING THAT EXCEEDED ME BY A LOT. The drawing of one of them was practically the photo we had to draw but in black and white. And I didn't even understand the technicalities of traditional drawing (and I almost automatically failed the test for not bringing the right paper to do it. Thank goodness the other students lent me a paper). That's when I brutally discovered that I am not at all prepared to be a professional animator. That I am one of those "art kid" and that I have a lot left to learn. But at least I know where to go so next year I'll try again and hopefully I'll get into school.

[@paisleysstuff]

I NEVER REALIZED WAS YOUR FIRST VID UNTIL U SAID! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[@lyshalysha101]

I DIDN'T REALISE THIS WAS YOUR FIRST VIDEO, I THOUGHT YOU WERE AMONGST SOME OF THE FAMOUS KZbinRS XD

[@Bubbledgumm]

I can’t believe this is your first video! I love the puppet rig. It all looks great. Keep it up.

[@vinmarubana6796]

Yooo this video is a hidden gem!! I love that this story is somewhat like mine too. I got 5 fingers down and now I feel called out XD. Definitely earned yourself a new subscriber. Keep up the good work!😍❤

[@RingRuru]

Thank you so much for sharing, people like us gotta stick together!! Also thank you for the compliment, it‘s genuinely one of the sweetest things said to me 🥹🩷

[@calamitychris]

I was shocked lol when you said this was your first video because it’s so well done! subscribed and can’t wait to see more from you!

[@KAITO-qs2mx]

This girl has SO much potential! Cant wait to see more of your content Ruru!

[@mofinadesdita6890]

Wait... THIS IS YOUR FIRST VIDEO! Well, it is an honour to witness your great beginnings.

[@OliveGG2009]

I LOVE YOUR ART STYLE SO MUCH, this video is also really cool i hope I can see more of you in the future :)

[@ravenite-void]

The algorithm knows me and this is a blessing. This was very fun to watch!

[@dyingrat9]

Art kid here, this video is very nicely drawn and you have such a nice voice!

[@RingRuru]

Omg i was so worried my voice would be annoying but I‘m glad it‘s not!! 🫶

[@denandagain]

omg THIS IS SO RELATABLE!! one thing i always hate about being the art kid would be how everyone always compared themselves to me

[@RingRuru]

SAMEEEE

[@iPitafish]

Accent or no, your English is very good! I remember what it was like being an art kid, and in my experience, the main reason my peers would interact with me was because I could draw and not much else. Being the Art Kid sometimes pairs with being the Weird Kid, and I was definitely both, haha.

[@Demlaaw]

This made my anxiety calm down a bit, thank you so much

[@StarlightNkyra]

This is an amazing first video. It feels like something I would see from a well-established channel. The animation is really nice, the style is really cute, and the topic is a great one to cover. Can't wait to see where it goes.

[@hyprdontia]

havent finished the video yet but at 5:13, the teacher changing it to 1 yellow, and 3 white-what in the world does that teacher know about composition bruhhhh?!?! 3>4 subjects broo now just finished and dang this is your first video? i wouldve thought that this was from someone with a couple hundred thousand subs! keep up the amazing work!

[@thescribblequeen]

Welcome to KZbin! Your animation style and storytelling style is so polished, I would have thought you'd been doing this for years! Congratulations, and I hope you have fun on here!

[@semi_enigma]

Omg being the art kid was such a pain. Also imagine not only school but your parents and church want you to draw for them. AS A CHILD

[@lunadepti]

So glas to have you on youtube!! I love your art style and you seem really nice! Cant wait to watch your future videos

[@1131k]

Waiiit this is your first video whaaatt??!?!?! this is actually amazing holly heck im exited to see what the future has to bring. def gonna be subscribing lol

[@cliziamichielan1704]

THIS IS YOUR FIRST VIDEO?!?? Holy moly it seems like you're a professional KZbinr😭😭 I loved this. I was an art kid and had a rival as well (and still am to this day but without a rival) I am glad that I didn't drop my passion:) I loved this video and I hope you're going to make more in the future!! I'm subscribing 🫶🫶

[@hi_its_jerry]

that's your first video and youre already at 7k subs sheeesh the algo did you a solid! 100% deserve it too, great video and hella relatable

[@LilacTheRainWing]

Bro ikr, I read wings of fire, so whenever the word “dragon” is mentioned, literally everyone glances my way 😭

[@canyyon247]

I grew up an art kid and the psychic damage it left me with led me to going into business as a degree. Couple years later after realizing, I hated business, so I transferred to a different college and took up an animation major. Being in art classes surrounded by art kids is great, except somehow I'm the biggest art kid out of the class of art kids. Multiple times my assignments are shown as examples, I'm praised, or my homework is hung up on display. In multiple classes. It's so much pressure because drawing everyday isn't something I'm used too and when I have an off day the disappointment on my teachers faces or the confusion as to what the fuck they're looking at hurts. I know I can do better, I have done better and I should be better because this is my schtick. It's so much pressure and it is so heavy uuugh

[@joshuarobichaud-yq5is]

As marcel kuhn (illustrator of the manga myth and owner of the channel draw like a sir) once said: "pressure is the best way to kill any hobby"(not his exact words)

[@Asmic742]

the way you just perfectly explained how i feel about all that stuff omg

[@DatMeYep]

Ngl that ending shocked me- you seemed like you knew what you were doing and have done this hundreds of times before lol I do admit though, as an art kid/artist/artsy person I couldn't believe how relatable this video was! I'm usually asked by teachers if I could draw something for them to hang on their wall and am usually praised... way too often for something I am so used to doing. I started drawing when I was like two haha You did an amazing job!

[@ayumi_spl8464]

It’s so cool that you finally made a yt video! I really enjoy your style, voice and story telling. Very good very nice 👍

[@ravioliravioligivemeareaso4447]

The hard thing is being an art kid and always being the best and then going to art school and everyone else were also art kids and they’re all SO GOOD at drawing. Took me some time to reframe my relationship with art around enjoyment and not improvement.

[@TheWiseRui]

The art teacher after I draw the best anime character I have ever drawn, “NO, THATS NOT A FRICKIN VASE YOU WIIJIJWNIJNI”

[@JammingRN]

Had no clue this was your first video. you did an AMAZING job! ^_^

[@randomnormalperson]

I was so surprised this is your first video! i love it so muchhhh

[@watm8683]

Hello stranger on the internet, I wish you good luck in your future! This was a great first video and, this is coming from a non-artist who sucks at drawing straight lines, you have a really nice artstyle which goes hand in hand with your editting! Hoping to see you make it big

[@moonshreds5527]

wow, can’t believe this is your first video, you have the formula down already! this video was so relatable for me, I can’t wait to see what you do next! :)

[@sapphics4hozier]

hello ruru!! im so glad i found this video,, as a former “art kid” i feel so seen by this video and appreciate it dearly,, ive been a burnt out artist for a while and seeing your channel and your art style really encouraged me to get back into it!! the way you discussed this was perfect,, especially the pressures of “the art kid.” as a title!! you have such a comforting voice too!! i can’t wait to see more videos

[@RingRuru]

CONGRATS! you made me tear up and i love u and I WISH U THE BEST OF LUCK!!!

[@sapphics4hozier]

@@RingRuru THANK YOU!! i love you and i will keep you updated on how it goes!! i attempted to paint a spiderman pot for one of my plants (it went kinda successful but i noticed myself trying to perfect it!! the webs looked a little funky as i used a thick instead of thin brush but overall, it went ok!!) im hoping to get back into human body basics and small sketches!! i find myself coming back to this video for inspiration

[@RingRuru]

@@sapphics4hozier sweetheart, I have Instagram and if you ever need someone to talk to then I‘m all ears 🥺

[@KitsuLeaf]

This is the best small creator i have seen in years!

[@Saifyrooma2nd]

This is so good oh my lord?? Your style in lineart and colouring is so soft and appealing! Can't wait to see anything you post next! (If anything at all.) And everything you brought up in this video is honestly so relatable and true. Love how you narrated the whole thing, it feels so natural!

[@hoxish]

I was shocked when you said "this is my first video" like WHAT I thought you were a pretty big channel or something, and KZbin recommend me this video because of that. This was a really enjoyable and well made video! Very grateful that KZbin is recommending me smaller creators than who I usually watch

[@Novalplants]

What a relaxing video!

[@waffle8946]

This video is so good! Try not to get pressured by all the support lol! Take your time :) !!

[@zenthiat2292]

Yeahhh I feel many aspects of this a whole lot Congrats on your first video! You’ve got a really engaging way of speech and your artstyle is delightful, the courage certainly payed off! I’ll be wishing ya well with your time uploading on KZbin! Glad to hear this was fun :>

[@Lizard_Ri]

I can't believe believe that's your first video :00 i went to check to see other videos and i was surprised to see that's your first, it's so good!!

[@morgan_mc_12]

Socially, I noticed, with teens, being an “art kid”, immediately you’re put in to a lower “high school pyramid” section. Cause anyone who draws like, say, anime, in class is somehow always “weird” I mean it can be true in some cases, but not. Honestly it depends on what you draw, if you draw like anime boys kissing in class or any type of animal you’re gonna be seen as weird. But if you draw something chill I guess like a person or scene then you’re chill. You can seem quite and seclusive, and sometimes people don’t really talk or interact with anyone who seems too seclusive I don’t think . But drawing in class at all will definitely gain attention, a mix of positive and negative Id say. I know this isn’t true for everyone, but it’s just what I noticed in my cases and situations. Some of y’all probably don’t care about whether you’re liked or not, but I do, and I learned that at first meet I probably shouldn’t mention I like to draw at first 😅.

[@RingRuru]

This is so true! I actually had a similar segment in my script, but my honorary manager told me to cut it out because it would make the video too long. I agree 100%!!

[@nekomarulupin]

Dang, this is pretty good for a first video. subbed, can't wait to see where this channel goes from here.

[@chaniblustein2932]

Awesome video, beautiful art. Really enjoyed watching 👏 I am surprised its your first video, excited to see more of your videos in the future

[@BluSplat]

i saw your art style and knew i had to watch this immediately

[@mmaipai]

i love your art so much!! awesome video

[@matttttttthewwu]

i loved this video sm!! your art style is so cute 😭 also that video about ur friendship with “megan” would be super interesting!! i can’t wait to see more :-)

[@martin3547]

omg love the video wow👏👏 it turned out great!!

[@No1yuno]

Tbh I thought you were already an accomplished storytime animator because your were such a natural at talking, keep on being great!

[@midorimodern_hochuumeret]

Хоспаде, я просто визжу, как же я влюбился в твои ролики, этот стиль, эта болтовня, я просто посмотрел все три взахлёб, ты молодец, что наконец-то начала вести канал, о котором давно мечтала! Абсолютно не зря, ведь людям ОЧЕНЬ НРАВИТСЯ >w

[@withaneraser]

welcome to youtube, ruru! i love your art, and you seem to be a very charming person, so i'll definitely stick around to see more content in the future!

[@Stardity]

WTH THIS IS UNDERRATED AF AHHHH I LOVE LOVE LOVE your art style!! The tweening is so nice and the video entertaining! :DD