The Stages Of Being an Artist

[@whyymira5395]

My stage rn is creating average work and realizing I'm not that special which drives me mad and depressed but also pushes me forward

[@jadyn7003]

Never related to anything more

[@jamesmertke9409]

Don't compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to your past self and see how far you've come.

[@sarahhassan118]

I am on the "I don't want to show you my art cause I am depressed from thinking that you will hate it" stage.

[@4everisnotenough]

Sarah Hassan Awe....you can't possibly be any worse than Rothko or Pollack. Lol. C'mon...you can share it with us. You have to show it at some point so you might as well get it over with, right? RIGHT!

[@sasa1175]

same

[@andioop6686]

Anyone else have a period where in school kids would look at your art, get jealous and start yelling at you while complementing you at the same time?

[@sarispooks6366]

rockyrocksrox. All the time i even had 2art teacher do it XD in a loving way tho.

[@taliaarte7933]

I almost got into a fight with one girl because I complimented her art and she thought I didnt mean it because well the entire high School thought I was amazing. I was Ms popularity in art. only because art was my only friend, when you dont have a social life, and youre mute for the most part because you dont have the courage to talk to people your skills increase else were. i had a lot of jealous people. hey even today in my 20s, I won a juried show against all these established Texas artists, and they were incredibly jealous. wondering how a newbie like me won best of show while theyre professionals. eh it is what it is.

[@gulagradio3167]

Yes. In high school there was this one chick that said YOU SUCK. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO GOOD? YOU'RE MAKING US ALL LOOK BAD. I just said SORRY. And she said AND YOU'RE TOO NICE.

[@N4rriah]

rockyrocksrox yuuuuupppp

[@morgoth_bauglir]

Gulag Radio I do that to my extremely talented friend all the time. I mean it as a compliment but, if I may ask, did it seem rude to you then? Because she's pretty introverted and has anxiety to some degree and I wouldnt want to make her sad by doing that :/

[@Eklipsies]

Stage 1: Damn I love tracing Pokemon Stage 2: Damn I love copying Pokemon Stage 3: Ok I should start drawing from my imagination cause everyone is doing that. I think I'm alright. Stage 4: I'm improving and I think I draw good cause my mom is prasing me. I just draw the same thing over and over again and I want to G I T G U D before moving onto more advanced things. Stage 5: Wow why am I so shit I improved a lot but I'm so shit aaaa no one snoop on my drawings Stage 6: I almost never draw... Maybe I should quit I really suck :/ Stage 7 (where I am now): KZbin ARTISTS GIVE ME MOTIVATION AND INSPIRATION HELL TO THE NO AM I QUITTING ART. Also I just won an award for one of my pieces so yeee self esteem boost

[@stealyourface1226]

This is exactly what I was like

[@Lifes1BeautifulRide]

Eklipsies Congrats on your award. Definitely don’t quit! Anyone and everyone can lean and improve one step at a time. You will be a “master level” (for lack of better terms) artist before you know it.

[@skittskatt5197]

Same XD

[@blackpanther-qn7kl]

Thx for the encouragement and laughs

[@kurapikakurta1997]

I’m on stage 5 according to this

[@piplupcola]

I'm at the "I suck I'm a cheater and a lia4 I'm not an artist at all wtf am I doing" stage

[@sweetdonz3987]

piplupcola same 😂💔

[@uziskid8169]

Me too 😣

[@Clyman974]

Maybe you have the "Impostor's Sydrome". Found out a few weeks ago that I behaved like that, and it helps knowing that you're not alone feeling like this, but I still don't know how to think differently.

[@wiktoriakohman2200]

Wow,y??

[@artsy2502]

Imposter Syndrome, google it

[@imyourhopeimyourangel4049]

My stages (I think..) Stage 0: I liked art and it was fun, but I didn’t really do anything art related outside of class Stage 1: Art was still fun; this is when I started judging my art and comparing my art to others’ Stage 2: I doodled a lot, but I never really liked my doodles Stage 3: Somehow, out of the middle of nowhere, my art skills improved drastically and I really enjoyed creating/looking at my art Stage 4: (right now) Trying really hard to improve my art. Whenever I have time, I try to draw, but I still have a long list of things that I need to work on

[@carrotstache]

Mine is exactly the same, somehow I started to develop part of my art style and got better at colouring and proportions(though still bad).

[@JelArts]

I'm so excited that you made a video about this! This topic interests me a lot so it's cool to hear other artist's stages. Thank you so much for the shoutout!

[@theinfantmetroid]

my stages of art: 1. i like drawing and i'm real good at it 2. i wanna get better because my art is shit 3. crippling depression 4: either give up or keep at it, overcome crippling depression and become really good

[@AwwesomeVal]

My stages: Stage 1: I was upset because my Mom's was better than mine (she's a wonderful artist). I tried making my stuff ultra detailed but I didn't know what I was doing and critique is not something I enjoyed. Stage 2: I quit for like 10 years, doodling a horrid cartoon ever now and then. I still believed everything I drew was terrible but it was fun to do. Stage 3: Anime everywhere Stage 4: Creative Abstracts Stage 5: Assignmenty (rn)

[@AwwesomeVal]

You don't have any videos.

[@dangreen3868]

Anime is the start of many great things.

[@jessicac8090]

For me stage 1 was the opposite my mom hates art and thinks it's a waste of time and constantly told me how horrible they were😂😂

[@specathesith6147]

Yeon Kimin is that uuuu Jin?!

[@claynite2784]

stage 1 was me, my mums was better thanmine, i was 7 ot 8

[@RavinkaMalinka]

Hmmm. Mine's a bit...rowdy :D S1: I don't care, what is art even and I can't even draw. S2: What? I actually drew a bird and it was pretty? (Elementary school, 3rd grade) S3: Just doodling caricatures of classmates I hate....and MORE BIRDS. (Elementary, 5-9 grade) I'm also admiring my best friend's art but she said she hates artists because artists are poor, I'm sad because she has talent and I don't :C Trying to draw but I suck and compare myself to her all the time. Thanks to my parents pushing me - I didn't choose what I wanted to do and ended up in economics, which I regret till this day. S4: I'm watching DIY vids and holy crap this easy crap was sold for this much? I need to do this. So I did, but didn't sell much. (Age 21, also after a breakup and left my job, life's a mess, this could be a new hope) S5: What the hell, all this line copying and stuff actually gave me an ability to draw? ME?! DRAW?! ME CAN DRAW?!?!?! ART IS LIMITLESS I THINK I WANNA BE AN ARTIST (me, age 22) S6: Having sh*tty education and I don't even have a degree, so I'm working at a min. wage job (400€ per month, viva la Slovakia) and paint on the weekends and actually sell something, I iz so proud nao. S7: Working my arse off on seasonal jobs abroad and struggling with "too tired to draw" problems, so I can afford to be home 6 months next year and work on a comic......wish me luck....

[@ioanasamoila7691]

Nicole Ravennea good luck 💛

[@RavinkaMalinka]

Thank you darling :)

[@BabyGirl-oi5uu]

Aahhh.... Struggles of Slavic artists... :) (greetings from Holland but originally from Slovenia, our countries always get mixed by forigners and I think it's annoying the hell out of all of us lol xD) Good luck, I think that if you got this far you can do this, wooohh! Dokážeš to! ;)

[@RavinkaMalinka]

Ďakujem, or should I say hvala? :D Yeah my customers ask me stuff like "So you're really close to Croatia and you can go to the sea anytime no?" and I'm like "ummm yeah sure" :D ...I don't even bother explaining anymore :D I see you have joined the abroad group too :D ... screw our countries' wages xD It's very nice of you to wish me luck, especially with the ammount of internet toxicity nowadays, every positive comment warms my heart :D

[@morgoth_bauglir]

Nicole Ravennea you can do this mate, I believe in you!

[@jamesgrey13]

I'm way behind on my stages... It looks like I have to go back to elementary school! Fitting my fat, middle-aged ass into those little chairs is going to be an art in and of itself!

[@4everisnotenough]

Tony James Gilpin Hilarious! You're not alone. While redecorating my home, I went from the "A 2yr old can do that" stage to the "Too bad I didn't realize sooner that I could actually get paid for doing this" stage.

[@vickyclark7109]

Your paintings totally inspired me today!!! I love going to museums to see art work by the great masters. you are one of them. I am at the stage of life where I realize that painting is a choice. I used to think I would paint when my legs no longer worked because I was always too busy to paint. Now that my legs don't work I still find everything else to do but paint. I am going to right this cycle and pick 1 day a week to just paint. I'm 71 next month and I have 20 more good years to go!

[@AfshanCKArts]

Vicky Clark wow! Congratulations and Happy Birthday Sir!🎉🎊

[@Arvaamaton]

I'm not sure about the earlier stages but now I'm trying to reach the level I was 15 years ago (in junior high) just before I technically stopped drawing.

[@Angelia359]

WhiteDanger 2.0 same, I quit in 8th grade and regret it so much so now I'm having to start from where I was at that time 🙄

[@samfaspage25]

I use to be able to draw realist hands and stopped for a year or two and now I can't get it back to that skill of drawing.

[@drunkmonkey7038]

Lemme tell mine.. Stage 1: being curious and drawing random things ( especially from cartoons and games.) Stage 2: DAAANG COMPETITORS (Pre-School) Stage 3: Getting friends and improving more. Stage 4: Being jealous because youtubers are wayyy much better.. Stage 5: THIS THING IS NOT JUST A HOBBY!! Stage 6: Determined to drawing💯💯 Stage 7: ( present) still developing art and getting inspired by youtubers like you💯💯👌👌🔥🔥

[@sanitrance]

I never had a phase of "OH LOOK AT MY STUFF ITS THE BEST IM A GENIUS" hahah nope. My stages - Stage 1: The doodle phase - Art is just that thing I really enjoy or do to pass time. Nothing more nothing less. I do it because I enjoy it. This is my world and my time. Stage 2: The title challenge phase - WHOA that other kid draws too. I must work harder and draw more to stay the art kid. Cos that's my thing. You can't take away my title of being "that one kid that draws"?! Stage 3: The false esteem phase - I feel pretty good about my art. I am too shy to share it but I think I'm pretty good. Right? Stage 4: The exposed phase - First time going to the worldwide web to share my art! Uh. Oh. Wow. Look at that person's art. Gee. There sure are so many other artists out there. Feel so crowded, I am so small. Oh no. Stage 5: The frozen phase - What am I doing? Is what I make even ART?! I don't know. I don't know. Art block oh god art block I just can't. Stage 6: The imposter crisis phase - You're a fake, a wannabe. You don't have the creativity, the drive, the skill. What is an artist? I feel so lost. You aren't like the others you don't belong. Why keep going? It isn't good enough. You are nothing fakerrrrrr Stage 7: The semi clarity phase - Okay, you're alright. Still feel like an imposter, still don't know what I'm doing but you know, this is what I love. This is what I want to do so take a step back and BREATHE. Everyone is different. Everyone goes at their own pace. You go out there and just MAKE ART. I'm not going to care what others think anymore. Embrace that clarity and try not to scream.

[@HelloKittyFreak96]

Love this

[@dopomaximus7083]

All your phases are almost identical to mine.

[@cockycookie1]

Honestly same. Good to know I'm not alone.

[@bbreadcrumbb]

Yessss, you saved me from being bored.

[@HiddenValor821]

Not really sure what stage I'm in, but I usually feel like there's so much farther to go no matter how far I progress as an artist. In the moment, it feels like my skills aren't progressing, but I'm sure once I look back at today's work 10 years from now I'll see the improvement, lol.

[@sedmokraskadieta1485]

I don't get why a lot of artists feels like they must fit themselves in a box of a particular style or find a style. I once stuck to a style & hated my art because it became boring. I guess I like being free & do whatever comes to me. I'm pretty implusive & hate routine. But then again I do have a hint of a style so maybe style doesn't have to certain colours, subject, use of line, backgrounds, etc used in a similar way each time, so maybe it's just the hint of you in the work? I don't know. Anyone else have thoughts on this?

[@NocturnalisMoth]

I'm the same. I did realistic painting only at first but then decided I want a more cartoony style, and I got one 'made' for myself. And while I'm completely fine with my realism skill, the cartoony one throws me into an existential crisis every month because I can't keep it grounded and change it very often or I get so bored it becomes straight out frustration. Still though, people that follow my dA say I do have a style that takes up all of my art and makes it recognisable, but I've no idea what it is, because when I compare something from a year ago with newest pieces I see barely any similarities.

[@marthachepkoskei3149]

YAAAAASSSSSS OMG THANK YOU FOR THIS COMMENT!!!

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

My sons an aspiring artist. He seems to be a late stage doodle bopper. Very pen and ink happy and sharpy happy. And he likes the busy involved stuff. He's coming along though. He impresses me more and more all the time.

[@mothastrud]

I finally started taking my art seriously this year for junior year of high school, I regret not doing it earlier but I feel a lot happier knowing that I'm working hard at creating art everyday!

[@daniellebolte3680]

My recent stage is trying to keep motivation through school but Robin thru this you literally have been such a huge inspiration! You’re talented, smart, beautiful, and are so generous with your wisdom. Thank you!

[@AfshanCKArts]

Watching this just now with my little one. She has been sick since yesterday and this is sure to lift her mood up❤️❤️❤️

[@cassyjobrown9354]

I just found your channel today, and I am loving your humor and talent. I just want to say THANK YOU for existing and sharing what you love with the world. This video was especially helpful to me & very relatable even though our paths have a lot of differences. I'm in a place right now where I want to start taking my art more seriously and work towards making a living with my art. I'm in the stage right now where I'm trying to find my style and direct my focus on mastering a skillset to support that style. Hearing your story gives me so much more hope, patience, and excitement for my journey, which are much better feeling than constant fear of doom. I will keep watching more of your videos!

[@CorgiNub]

It's so fun to watch your videos while you talk because it's so different to the kind of art I make. It really makes me curious to try more painting!

[@trainwreckfucku1991]

My stages: 1 Realistic (age, about 3 - 7) 2 Anime (age, about 8 - 10) 3 Semi realistic (11 - 12 4 Manga (13 - 15) 5 Realistic (16 - 19) 6 Manga (20 - Present)

[@sirsanti8408]

Plant Pot do you take what you learned about realism and put it into your manga?

[@ssseraphim]

3-7? Wot.

[@the_number_one]

Manga is the toughest

[@virginiap1875]

For me highschool was the opposite, I was totally obsessed with creative ideas and didn't care about practical or traditional skill, which sometimes helped but other time didn't, now that I'm in college I'm working more on traditional skill like drawing and painting from life, but I still have a weird idea every now and then lol

[@belindahugheslifestyle]

Thanks so much for this insightful video, Robin. It really made me stop and evaluate. Stage 1: Childhood: Saw art in everything. Took a summer workshop in beginner drawing at a local rec center. Stage 2: Adolescence: Took Art I in h.s. after a computer glitch cost me my seat in Latin II after I won the State Championship in Latin I Play and Latin Oratory. Stage 3: Adulthood: Joined a family-oriented co-op gallery with a mentee program and a page on Fine Art America's giclee open edition print program. Got distracted doing multiple jobs in a recession, having a long distance relationship, and art press releases and a two-semester grant program, and ended up not creating much art. Overextended my self, time and energy. Stage 4: Crone: Returning to my art career, add technology (ecommerce site, KZbin channel, Instagram account) and a business plan. Joined a new gallery in a major city (same time zone but two days' drive from me, but I don't have to put in any hours to keep it open), where the membership is international, far more diverse, loud and proud, and encouraged to activism by exhibition topics. It's not open as many hours, but there are paid staff, and the fees are half those of the all-volunteer small-town co-op. Plus, they maintain a private e-commerce site with links to members' sites and up to eight art pics, depending on membership level. I have a lifetime of source materials in my mind and plenty of opinions to express in my art. I thought I couldn't wait to get started, but I've been afraid of imperfection and uncertainty, and it's time to break free from that and dive in. Marco!

[@reemjassi]

I've been watching your videos lately, I love them so much! They're full with really useful advice and information, and they've been encouraging me to draw and paint out of my comfort zone! Thank you so much!

[@moimwahmoi]

The reason I love your videos so much is that this whole realism creativity struggle is something I’ve been dealing with so much as of late. I’m still in high school but I feel I’ve experienced all of these stages because of like my mentality and stress levels I just know I love creating but I’m terrified of how I’m going to be able to support myself out here you know.

[@jolie3544]

I've mostly related to the first few stages... I've entered the assignment-y stage... I'm still young, and this video made me feel really normal and validated! Thank you :)

[@DrakenGuardz]

My latest stage is discovering your videos and being so inspired to draw and paint even more, even though I'm predominantly digital-based. Thank you!

[@twowords2396]

Stage 1(? - 9 years old): S birds Stage 2(10 - now): Cartoony, large style changes each year or so

[@moonlite]

I have my black belt pretest 1 today and I'm so nervous! Hopefully this video will calm my nerves! ❤

[@myopicaminataraffael1716]

good luck

[@LimYamishan18]

Maybe many people already have told you this but, whatever, here goes. You're an amazing girl and a very inspiring person, as an artist, as an example of a good spirit. Keep it up in you stages and keep people as me, inspired with your great,awesome and funny way to face life. :) Hugs!

[@kittymowmow12]

Im at the stage where im just here to have fun and improve. Small town girl, considering going to college and taking a few art classes... having an existential crisis.... anyone know what community college art classes are like?

[@iEatClayArt]

Jabby The Hot community art classes are great so long as you never give up doing your personal work alongside your class work. Bring your personal work in for critique and allow yourself to make mistakes and learn.

[@legoduckie]

I'm actually taking a community college art class right now. My teacher is reeeally bad at communicating, but it seems to be like any other community college class. A nice in between place that's not quite collage and definitely not high school. My workload for the class is about 20 hrs/week but I'm also very slow. It seems like taking a college/com. college level art class is a good way to figure out if you actually want to pursue art as a career. It actually is making me love art even more, I think because it forces me to not overthink things as much so I can get my assignments in on time. Tldr: Do it. It'll help you figure your shit out.

[@ursulanonya6590]

I am in my 50's and just started to teach myself acrylic painting. Your videos are always a fallback to make me laugh and teaches me to not be so serious, as I move through each phase of art. Nice job lil chickster from NV. P.S. Love the hoody videos.

[@rexmcgrath285]

Fuckin yes, 2am and waiting for this. Highlight of my week Robin, thank you so much

[@Emiaa999]

I always get amazed by your paintings and how they always turn out so beautiful in the end! Thanks for inspiring me! :D

[@alibakernonbaker1210]

Anyone else have an anime stage in their life?

[@TalaR04]

Ali Baker I don't like Anime

[@nodame]

I'm at it right know and its helping me improve !

[@softrainandacupoftea2845]

Ali Baker no I'm avoiding it

[@itsnotcaramel963]

Ali Baker i did, but i later on realized my art is more on realism

[@no-yo8hj]

Yes yes yes. I definitely had one last year. I watched alot of anime back then, still do but not as much. The anime started my art style tho so I kinda thank them

[@thedistinguished5255]

You create such lovely, soothing places in your paintings

[@jamessorauf9612]

Just discovered this channel, it's inspiring me to get back on the horse after a few months of inactivity

[@aleksaaleksanyan5284]

This is literally your second video that I’m watching, but I feel like I know you so well already. So, looks like your stuck with me as a subscriber. Oh and you have officially been idolized by me truly.😂😂😂Love you.

[@rachelroosa7000]

I love that you sort of incorporated Erikson's stages with your art journey 😁 I'm an art major and psychology minor, so I appreciate this :)

[@squirrel8296]

OMG, I can totally relate! My phases were almost the exact same except I never had a style and creativity issue, mine has been fitting assignments that my teachers want.

[@BlackJack-di7ym]

So beautiful description of ur journey truly honest and thought provoking.

[@SincerestSawa]

your explanation and titles for the various stages are very witty and accurate

[@rashmiravindran53]

You have just explained how much work you have put into perfecting your style. And you do have a style by the way. 🙂

[@alicetorppa]

those sounds you made at the beginning of the video really made me want an ASMR video from you...

[@lasagnadinner1946]

xD

[@elizabethmesina8324]

Stage 1: crayons, pencils, finger painting galore! Stage 2: anime e v e r y w h e r e Stage 3: realism bc school required me to?? Stage 4: **me realizing stuff** woah um realism is actually HELPFUL?! Stage 5: drastic improvement and me being proud of myself ;) Stage 6: getting kind of obsessed with different mediums and literally wanting to try them all (paining of all kinds, sculpting, sketching techniques, digital, all that good stuff) Stage 7 (now): doing a bunch of art bc it’s fun and you love it and it’s your passion. Also, you’re known as the “artsy person” at school now 😂 Don’t mention the amazing video! You’re so quirky (I love it sm) and you have a really nice style and you’re really really relatable!! 😊👌💖

[@apidae9123]

Your paintings are beautiful! I love them!

[@bernardpaulbrown3166]

The stage I'm at in my 65th year of life is, the internet has burst my bubble as far as being a great or even moderately good artist. Before the internet, I knew only of the artists' work I saw in books, at shows, and the few museums I had access to. With the entire art world being only a click away, I have been humbled almost to a point of feeling that I won't live long enough to come close to skill level of today's artists!

[@irlynda5836]

My “getting on with life” with life stage roadblocked my art until I retired. Now I’m getting comfortable with the “finding your style” stage. Just remember the the journey IS the destination.

[@TatsukiHashida]

Inktober squad!

[@IxcoyDennis]

whoop whoop

[@uncreative5862]

Right here!

[@icarusswag]

Eyyy

[@joshjablonski4892]

In 2018 yea

[@יואבבורנשטיין]

REALLY?

[@donnar6694]

Hi Robin I love your content, I'm a fellow painter and still trying to get through art school 😋. Thank you for all your help and support.

[@VEE3RDEYE]

i really love your videos so much

[@smokesignals3421]

Congratulations on 200k subscribers!!!

[@evie6685]

Your painting tips have inspired me so much thank you :)

[@tunes.gelaivenales4439]

Thank you for this Robin!

[@mint7325]

Stage 1: draws unique ideas that everyone appreciates as 6-7 year old Stage 2: starts drawing extremely detailed huge pictures where every leaf and rock is serving some purpose taking days to finish... sucks at colouring... age 12 Stage 3: art only on school assignments.. study study study. Age 15 Stage 4: no art only study. Age 18 Stage 5: during vacations makes a few realistic drawings... makes caricatures and portraits of family and friends... gets huge appreciation. Some one suggests doing it online for other people. Stage 6: (currently, still vacations) opens up art videos to learn more. Is thinking of taking up some classes. Earns few bucks online for free style art concepts and portraits.

[@mik2420]

I'm 12 and there aren't a lot of other kids who do art, so really it's just me and my friend coming up with sketches. I don't really fit in with these categories, but could see how later "stages" might come up once I go to high school in a couple of years. Thanks for the little foreshadow of events that might begin to occur soon.

[@mimi7003]

Stage 1- Kid and loved doing whatever with my art Stage 2- elementary school- I was creative but never took time out of my day to draw Stage 3- doodled EVERYWHERE Stage 4- middle school- 7th grade always thinking my art is crap, comparing myself to others Stage 5-having an art class in 8th grade- I loved art but hated my art teacher. she is rude and assigned too many assignments and didn't motivate us. My friend even said our old art teacher (who retired) inspired him to keep drawing but our new art teacher makes him not want to do art. I have to do so many art assignments that I think "am I even doing this for fun or because Im forced to" stage 6- right no, drawing real life, practicing anatomy, trying different mediums!! I loved this video and now I'm subscribed!!

[@Sarah-gh2kj]

I think this is pretty accurate to my life-- I'm only in the assignment/flailing stage, which seem combined for me. I find it hard to find my style while completing assignments for school, but I don't ever have time outside of my assignments.

[@nbsi]

That was a REALLY good video and it gave me so much inspiration, thanks for sharing!

[@JamesAlexanderMartin]

Yeah, stage 6 for me too. Definitely been an uncomfortably long time. Maybe 5 years?. Really happy to hear you're working out of it. I wish it were as simple as watching a video and following a 'do this go here' approach but I guess it's more about understanding and finding your own drive. I hope I'll figure it out too, in the meantime I'll just enjoy your journey

[@creativename3256]

I didn't realize until now that your name is kind of Robin Hoodie 🤔

[@dannytries]

#idontknowwhattosay ... But.... My main man HOODIE where have ya beeen??????

[@alyssahansen1400]

The Pastel Artist You should start with spelling 'what' right.

[@tigeralliance8429]

Hoodies at 10:03

[@dannytries]

Alyssa Hansen thanks! I fixed it!

[@dannytries]

Tiger Alliance YAS HOODIE BOIII

[@brosebud720]

I went through almost all of those phases and i am now in my own questioning phase. The phase out of HS and college when u have rent, bils, etc. and u start questioning whether or not u still even consider yourself an artist because your so busy adulting. U dont create as much but when u do u have fun, but because your not as attached to it as u used to be your not as good as u used to be so you rarely ever get paid opportunities and its becoming more of a hobby than a passion..

[@marleyf8230]

Hi! I'm 19 and just started getting back into art. I used to do it all the time when I was younger, and thought I was relatively good for my age. I really enjoyed it and did it for hours every day. When I got into middle school I had a lot of artsy friends who made incredible art. One of my worst flaws is that I'm very envious, so naturally I was always jealous of how well they drew. I would compare my art to theirs, and think that it was so much better and that no matter how hard I tried I would never be half as good of them. So I eventually gave up. Not entirely, I doodled on my papers quite a lot, made a drawing every now and again. It wasn't until recently that I got more in the groove because I remembered how much I miss it, and how much fulfillment it gave me. I'm still struggling because my art still isn't very good, and I would honestly compare it to the average 11 or 12 year old artist. I compare online artists to myself and it honestly makes me just want to give up. I feel embarassed calling myself an artist sometimes because I feel like than people will want to look at my art. And then they'll see how awful it looks, and even believe that I'm a liar. But at the same time, I guess thats what pushes me to create. So I'll improve and one day I'll proudly be able to call myself an artist, and show people pieces that I thought I did well :) sorry for the ramble

[@AlexMourning5635]

I just entered the floundering stage. I'm in a community college, in an art class (of course), and my art teacher has been telling me I should apply or go to an art school after finishing my associates at this college. I have very stylized work, though my teacher knows I'm capable of doing many other styles. I'm excited about this, partially because she's not telling anyone else this (What? I'm actually being noticed for my art?), but also because she's told me she could see me going far for some major companies as well. This is a big confidence boost (as I've done art all my life and never really been noticed), but it also gives me a sense of imposter syndrome. "I'm just a hobbyist that has a far-fetched dream, I shouldn't be getting this much praise." I'm still quite happy with this notion, that I can be a great artist behind large projects. But I certainly feel the pressure of becoming a perfect artist.

[@zeearts9484]

The start of the video tho 😂👍!I LOVE IT 😂👏!

[@Ml4zobass]

I'm a classical musician in stage 6. Thanks for sharing your journey.

[@pwner-yd2te]

My stages: Stage 1: Art is fun Stage 2: I made a good art piece! Stage 3: The rest of my art is trash, just like myself. This trashcan I drew is an accurate self portrait. Stage 4: idek \_(:/)_/ Why am I even commenting here? I don't consider myself an artist. I started drawing at age 14 and everyone else started at age 2 lol.

[@Zamoxino]

dont worry i started when i was like 17-18. and now im in depression hole cause of all sht that happened to me + how much i suck at sketches.

[@ej4j4i38wGwgeb8]

Tbh I started when I was 12 it doesn't matter when you start, what matters is where you're now

[@kerstinka42]

I started at 21!!!!

[@minimooster7258]

I started at 16ish, two years later, I'm mostly just a doodler, but I want to do more things? You're never too late to start learning new skills!

[@wunderkind7762]

I went through similar! At the moment I think I can really up these stages 1. Little artist- just drew characters and stories for fun! (Basically my life up to phase 2) 2. My Little Pony- Drawing more regularly and was using MS paint. Even if it was for ponies, it was important and got me more interested in drawing. Lasted though 6th grade. 3. Anime: Kind of self explanatory. This phase lasted for 2 years and haunts my current work. Fun :) 4. Experimenting: I am trying to find what I like in art and a lot of experimenting is happening. Jumped from anime, to chibi, to western cartoon styles, to realism (Started summer before highschool, still kind of going) 5. Figuring it out (Kinda): My current stage, I am finding I like realism and very traditional art methods and mediums and I am doing my very best to move towards that! Occassionally I doubt myself and return to stage 3 or 4 for a drawing. As I am trying to practice realism, I hope to move into the "Assignmentee" phase sooner or later, but still practice some original ideas. At the moment I am doing my best to shake off the chains of phase 3 and practice continually. I may understand this period better later but as I am still in it, this is the best view I can give.

[@LoreCatan]

My stages: 1. Boredom: Just sketching whenever I was bored or had a free period or in class. My mom complimented me, saying : "Look! We have a little artist in the family!", and that stuck with me the rest of my life subconsciously, I only traced this comment back recently. This stage began when I was 8 untill I was 11. 2. Gravity Falls: First Cartoon show that ever stuck to me. I had discovered youtube one year previously and I found a reaction to a cartoon, and I just had to click it because I did not know what a reaction was at the time. The show had all the sides of my brain working, the conspiracy theorist in me, the brainiac, the child, the teen and the anxiety. The show inspired me a lot. This stage began when I was 11 till I was 12. 3. Fanart: After Gravity Falls I had decided cartoons are not just for kids and eventually discovered Steven Universe and it's amazing fanarts. I wanted to draw like that so this stage ended pretty quickly, and stage 4 began with- 4. Frustration. I was frustrated I could not draw like that. And so I started taking my doodling seriously and actually picked up sketching. At this point I was considering a creative work at home job, but I had being a _writer_ in mind instead of artist. I continued sketching forever. 5. More frustration. I am bad at writing artistically. At least, in a way that I can make it sound good, I have a lot of imagination, writer's block is the not the issue. I am not good with words, and so I gave up on it because High School was fast approaching and I had to pick a carrier so I would know to which High school I should go. I finally settled on art and told my parents. 6. Art classes and preparations/ Experimental phase/ Competition phase/ 'I need positive feedback' phase. For me, a lot of phases mushed together when I was 13 to 14. My mom reminded me I would need a good portfolio to enter into this high school and I had above average skills in arts from my classmates, but I still had to improve a lot. So, my mom miraculously found a free preparation class exactly for people like me and I had to paint for the first time in years. I am not good at painting, I prefer to sketch. I also need good grades to enter into this High School so I have been working on both of those things, and gradually started to stress over finals, a lot. I have a lot of stress. Before the stress and panicking set in, I began being experimental in my sketching, adding splashes of color with my markers, because I thought: 'Hey, I do not like painting. Maybe I can learn how to do it by working with markers." . Lemme tell ya, it does not work that way, but because of this I learned how to do shadows and layering, also linear and blocked out shadows with my pen, pencil and ballpoint pen, so this was a good phase. There was this other girl though, that wants to go into the same High School as me, and that's fine, she can do what she wants, but she said 'You'll never make it." so that motivated me to be better than her. So we got a rivalry thing going on. But, most people think I am better than her because I appear more dedicated. She draws at home while I draw for every second of my life, born with a pencil in my hand, according to my classmates, and so the I need positive feedback phase comes in. It's not that I can't work without it, I am and have always been confident in my own abilitties, but it gives me that push to keep going. And phase 7. Idk yet. I am still 14, and I am working towards getting into this art High School really really hard. My grades doubled since last year and I am under a lot of stress which I really hope pays off because I'm giving my absolute soul into this, but I am very aware of the chance of failure I have in this. I still need a lot of improvement, and just because my classmates think I'm good, doesn't mean I'm there yet. They do not know real art, so they think my shit is good, the end. I have a lot of work to do.

[@thisisme6871]

Wow your art is so beautiful I love your use of colours

[@glassesvoices5097]

I love the sound effects she makes!

[@whknws9595]

1: My art is awesome!!! I'm literally so talented!!!(1-4th grade) 2: My art is awesome! Wait... You don't think so? *confidence =gone* (5th grade) 3: ANIME!!! CHIBI!!!! I DRAW IN FIVE MINUTES SO I'M INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (6th grade) 4: Emo emo emo my art sucks I only draw indie and realism (7th grade) 5: I'm getting better at this I think? Am I even good enough for art college? Are my commissions as overpriced as people say they are? (8th grade / right now)

[@nighatbeigh4067]

Yeahh!!!

[@YeshuaIsTheTruth]

Your art is so pretty! I think I'm in a modified stage 1. Too much input can easily ruin a painting for me, but at the same time nothing I make is that great yet because I'm learning. It's like stage 1 + some adult humility/objectivity.

[@highstax_xylophones]

That wave painting, the last one, was so awesome before you put in the extra white cloud stuff. I was like, "nooooo!"

[@artbookgaming]

My phases: 1. Just chilling as a 4~6 year old with finger paints and such, complete mess, but freaking proud of it all, it's abstract okay! 2. I'm bored, I'm too good at this s*** that is reading, writing and basic mathematics! I'll just doodle on the sides of my notebooks all the time! (1st to 3rd grader) 3. No! Don't look! It's not done yet! Don't touch it, it's my piece of art! You ruined it!( 4th to 7th grader) 4. I suck at anatomy and stuff, I've been into nature and scenes and s***. Maybe I should practice on human anatomy as I did find Draw with Jazza and his COTMs just now. Experimental. Let's put my stuff online for people to see! Why is no one commenting, seriously I want criticism! Could I do this as my job? Graphic designer maybe? Just being a straight up artist has pretty many risks to it and is scary, I don't know, I'm insecure. (Late 7th grade to late 8th grade) 5. I've been doing this for so long! 9 f***ing years! C'mon, please, feed back? I know my faults at anatomy, but my scenes and backgrounds! I have no idea how I could improve them! You know what, I'll start taking up some more challenges, inktober here I come! Maybe I could try animation? Make something special for Halloween? Idk. (Right now, this past half a year, so beginning of 9th grade.) Still insecure af with my career choice and I need to have it decided by Christmas for public group applications for the school I'll go to after next summer. Deciding on the rest of my life at the young age of 14.

[@xynv5715]

Wow this is me too, I even discovered Jazza's COTMs at around the same time. I just never posted my art online because I was so insecure about it.

[@artbookgaming]

It's nice to know that I'm not alone with this problem, though I also feel bad for you, because I know how it feels to not get pointed out your faults. It's trapping and makes me feel like no one would actually want me to get better. I imagine it would be similar to you? :)

[@seabb]

You are literally my long lost twin. I have gone through and are going through the exact same phases you have :0 I'm glad I'm not alone in my insecurities at least edit: holy pumpernickel you even like gtlive are you my clone?

[@giovannigarcia7864]

ME !

[@Raven-ro7jk]

Love your style and your commentary very funny destracting but funny thanks

[@BigChungus-fl7ss]

Art has kinda been a thing for me my whole life. Getting out of highschool kinda shook me and I lost my mojo, which I am now trying to find once more. 0-8: noodle doodles 8-10: better doodles 12: Cartoons, anime, manga 13-14: realism drawing 15-17: realism painting 17-18: sketches every now and then 19-20: what am I doing 21-now: paint stuff until you get back in the groove

[@itzelgallegos5381]

hey, I just wanted to say that the shirt I ordered on your website just arrived and it wasn't exactly what it looked like in the picture (it was the studio rat one and the whole design was really big instead of just being pocket sized) but i still loved it a lot (if not more)!! Never stop making art you are a huge inspiration for me !!!! I love you and your art!!

[@BocolatePlays]

Omg Robin, you're blowing up now! I'm glad to say I was here since the early waves 😂

[@bubblyhun6435]

my stage at the moment "just do it" I've been doing art for fun, I remember kids looking at my drawings and asking me to draw for them bringing their own paper (doing commissions since I was a little lol). then got busy with school, still sketched a little here and there but compared myself to my friend's. then college, I bet a lot of you know how it is with college. year 2 of college staring at the sketchbook that have been clean of art for over a year,, I needed to get back to it. but I wasn't having fun. my drawings were shit, like a kindergarden's. I was devastated and stopped working on it. but yeah I realised that I used to do art because it was fun, not like it's work I need to get done. so now I just do it!♡ I brought my sketchbook with me to the beach yesterday and did a watercolour landscape, it wasn't that pretty but I'm just satisfied and happy because I enjoyed making it there looking at the beach regardless of the results~

[@jessicamashinski1357]

So much of this is so accurate to my own art journey too. Im still stuck in the flailing stage. Lol

[@potatoraider7320]

I guess im at the stage where i am still seeking for my own artstyle and are currently trying to get outside my comfort zone and doing an attempt/stunt to tackle all mediums at once.(Doodling, sketching, scribling, painting, Calligraphy and etc) Its not only that, i also put myself into the lowest rank and gave false motivation to myself to challenge the better ones or the higher rankings. Another thing, im not scared of a failure, from what i believe, i think i am fearless even in front of death. I know when will i create a failure when i see one, i do not run away from it, this idea may have come from a meme, but its what i basically do, its "Improve, adapt, overcome". To improve, you have to create alot of artworks, gain new ideas and implement it to your next artwork, to adapt you have to accept your failure and harmonize with it, you can go back to your old works and redraw it or continue where you left off, to overcome is to challenge your difficuties and surpass what you see as an obstacle. from what i believe, it is rationality that have been my strategy, not morality.

[@charlespiper1836]

For me there was a large inactive phase. When I came back I was trying to capture feelings, not just a reality. It was a new reason to do it.

[@lilysullivan3026]

Awesome video! I enjoyed your first painting.

[@michaelcanipe3631]

Stage 1: "Detailed Coloring" a lot of tracing. Stage 2: (Middle School)Doodling fliers for local punk/hardcore bands Stage 3: (High School) Art classes all four years, still making fliers. Stage 4: Found a Jerry Yarnell VHS tape set at a thrift store. Acrylics are my new friend. Lol Stage 5: Losing multiple relatives in a short period of time to cancer and overdose causes me to lose the spark to create. Stage 6: (Now) skimming through KZbin art videos like yours is igniting the spark once again after 6 years. Painting surreal landscapes is where I happened to land this time with hopes of doing album art in the near future!

[@mmaaiissiiee]

I was laughing through this whole video because Robin had liked my Instagram post , which had the #SeeRobin.

[@kateflowersart]

I relate to the younger years, but never got past college. Got my art ed certification and everything, ended up staying home with the babies I had right after I got that certification. Now my oldest is 7 and my youngest 1.5. Hoping to start the next phases soon even though I feel too old. Working on my experimentation and finding my grown up style.

[@nathanielcoleman8195]

I lost in an art competition when I was a young kid like 6th grade XD it shattered my art confidence and made me shift HARD into science and I've been a geologist ever since.

[@spindle_shank]

1. Not really drawing (sometimes some doodles with flowers or DoLpHIns xD) 2. Trying to improve (mostly drawing dogs, wolves and other canids) 3. Trying to create original things without refs (weird creatures) 4. Trying to improve again (all animals except humans, but mostly dogs, cats, birds and dinosaurs. Some nature overally like mountains, forests etc.) I was always open to constructive critique and always hated my old art, but never wanted to quit drawing, I just knew, if I hated my old art, that meant I was improving

[@emiliew5553]

Since I was on the internet all the time since I was 9, I believe I hit stage 4 at around age 12. I started worrying about what my style was, I stopped going online for inspiration because I wanted "my own style". Anyway, these are my stages: Stage 1: I don't know what I'm doing but I'm gonna draw a garden and it'll be pretty enough for the fridge. Stage 2: What, you say YOU'RE an artist? Bitch, I'm the only artist here. BE BLINDED BY MY LOVELY ART! Stage 3: The teacher complimented her drawing and not mine? I'll show her. I'LL BECOME THE MOST FAMOUS ARTIST IN THE WORLD! Stage 4: Yeah, I told you I was good. Hey, you! Shut up! You don't know what art is! Stage 5: Wait, she's good at drawing? Damn it! I suck! Stage 6: Okay, I'm just going to do anime and only anime. You know what? I'm gonna watch a ton of anime! WHATEVER, FUCK ALL Y'ALL, I AM ANIME Stage 7: Anime is dumb Stage 8: Okay, I like anime, but only the sad ones because I'm depression. And I NEVER draw anime. I only draw sad things about suicide and depression. Stage 9: Dafuq is an OC Stage 10: This is my sixth OC today, do you like it? Stage 11: I'm just focusing on finding my style. I'm also going to subscribe to a shit ton of art channels for inspiration. Stage 12: I want this to be my style, but how do I shape it to be like my own? Stage 13: Still trying to fix that style of mine. Also, I lie awake at night planning out a bunch of projects that I'll forget about when I wake up in the morning. (This is the one I'm at now)

[@meganlaw5983]

Stage one: Interest- my older sister started illustrating and I got interested as like a 5 year old. Stage two: How do I life?- this is where I was frustrated that my art wasn’t as good as my sister who was three years older than me. I stopped drawing entirely. This was from maybe age 6-8. Stage three: I can do that- I was bored and sat down with my sisters old sketchbook (she had abandoned drawing for a while now) and a hair bow at eye level. I ended drawing a pretty good realistic bow. Then I got into drawing clothes, and happily showing my newfound skills to my fellow 9 year old friends. Stage four: since when did I know this- at this point I was ten and stated dabbing in realism, which I was surprising good at, even looking back on it now. This Gave me the confidence to start drawing outside of my comfort zone and testing new things. Stage five: progress- I believe after years and years I’m still in this stage. It’s the stage of being proud of my work but still afraid of it too. I hadn’t worked with color up until I was about 12 because I wasn’t and I’m still pretty much am not “good” at using them. Don’t know what I’m doing next, but hopefully it’s not trash.

[@dragonflythemudwing3906]

My stages 1: Random patterns 2: watching, creating an art style 3: Practicing 4: best in class 5: Year 5, elementary, constantly getting told off for reading and drawing 6: my own style, better art supplies, a bit nervous 7: Fanart, OC, original drawings, scenes in books, learning realism At stage seven here XD I hope by the time I'm around thirteen I can get a drawing channel, not just an account.

[@creativeponyproductions]

My art wasn’t that great until I was in my first year of college. That is when I noticed my skills were increasing. Especially with my dragons. I wouldn’t say I was great back then, but wasn’t bad. My art had some merit, and people liked it. In my last two years there I use to put my art all over the school. However I didn’t take a single art class. I was self taught. After the horrors of grad school I took some continuing education classes in art. I write and illustrate kid lit for a living.

[@aha2384]

1:30 Same.. My mom always ruins it, of course i don't draw what she suggests but it get's annoying But i still love my mom cause she's just trying to help 😄

[@leviepine1876]

When I was choosing my high school my checklist was - Performing Arts - Sports - ARRRRRTTTTT! (Yes year 6 me wrote it like that) When I started year 7 we had 2 art classes a week and I LOVED it. All the way through to year 9 it stayed the same. 2 classes a week, me being the top of the class, a good time and THE BEST TEACHERS. Then... GCSE options... They happened... and I regret everything! Because of the way the blocks were laid out I was forced to choose between History and Art or Geography and Health Social. Me being me I saw history as a subject that had no real point to it and rather than just dealing with the subject... I dropped art. Every day I get on the school mini-bus and all of the others (besides on sports kid at the back) have taken art. Every Friday when the Art folders are taken home it is a reminder that'll haunt me until I leave school... I fucked up. I still draw at home and ask for tips from the art teachers but I don't feel like I'm good enough anymore. My art isn't going towards anything. I mean yeah sure it's fun but what's the point? Some people have told me that it was a good choice as I wasn't planning on being an architect or being a professional artist. It's not the point though. I had high grades and some skill and wasted it! I'm just that weird kid who sits in the library with her sketchbook even though she didn't take art. I like to think myself as an example that life has no reset button. It wasn't all bad though. Health Social is pretty much a free ride and Geography has some great teachers! My grades won't ever be as high as they were for art though :(

[@TJtheBee]

I'm not sure I can put numbers to my stages, but I've just gone from a very "i'm not improving at all" stage to a "WHOA HOLD ON THIS IS TOO MUCH" stage. Because I'm in three art classes this term, I'm learning lots of things that I can apply to my art, especially my drawings. Right now my focus is on lines, and I've been enjoying becoming looser with my lines, applying different textures with them, changing my marks, testing testing 123. Inktober is contributing to that, too. My inktober sketchbook is focused on clean linearts and very specific colors. It feels good to challenge myself, even if I still have no clue what the eff I'm doing. ^^;