What I did when art wasn't fun

[@koshetz]

I'm 27 and i didn't had ANY major improvement since i was 21-26 (which was frustrating and painful) but for the last year my skills went up dramatically after i decided to draw only when i want and to have fun. When you don't have expectations you don't have insecurities and when you don't have insecurities you are more willing to experiment and try different things.

[@Saltedroastedcaramel]

*Cries in same*

[@koshetz]

@@Saltedroastedcaramel yeah, this is so tricky for real 😩

[@burgeryoufoundbehindthegrill]

I think it's normal for these things to start clicking in your late 20s. Its often said that you spend your twenties figuring yourself out, and finding your path. You spend your 30s actually taking that path.

[@koshetz]

@@burgeryoufoundbehindthegrill it is! but sometimes society is so obsessed with achieving everything in 20s you forgot about that. Honestly life for my insecure self would have been easier if someone told me that art progress doesn't end when you are 25 hahah

[@kiwiyz3607]

@@Saltedroastedcaramel *Cries in same same*

[@RAFAELHATYLA]

One must imagine artists happy.

[@average_duck00]

Got the reference lol

[@RAFAELHATYLA]

@@average_duck00 Sisyphus: "Sure hope i dont get damned to eternal suffering of pushing a rock today!" Also sisyphus: **Me And The Birds by Duster starts playing**

[@average_duck00]

@@RAFAELHATYLA real

[@seldomstudios6351]

Oh okay I guess…. _fades out of existence_

[@conifyre]

This comment made my day

[@MikusDad39]

part of "draw what you love" also sometimes means picking and choosing which parts of the process you do and don't want to do- not every piece has to be fully rendered if you don't like shading, if you don't like doing lineart just clean up your sketch a little or even skip straight to coloring the rough sketch, stuff like that! it's good to practice those skills sometimes but you shouldn't force yourself to slog through parts of the process that you don't find fun, it's going to discourage you from drawing at all. nothing is required for a piece to be "complete"!

[@user-qn5fi5jk8o]

Eso es lo que me gusta del dibujo, puedes adaptarlo a lo que te gusta, no es necesario que una pieza este terminada para ser buena, muchos dibujos que me gustan solo se quedaron en bocetos.

[@CuriousTrotter]

@MikusDad39 what if I really like rendering and only enjoy it especially the final parts, but hate / aren't good at everything before (sketching, getting form and perspective right etc)

[@MikusDad39]

@@CuriousTrotter try playing with abstract art, or customizing doll faces, or coloring manga panels/free lineart from online, you could even find another artist who likes sketching more than rendering and collaborate with them! "colorist" is a real job you can get in the industry, most commonly in comics.

[@cascottage]

@@MikusDad39 this is such wonderful advice that more people need to hear!!

[@enderfire3379]

I usually just skip the sketh alltogether

[@Zedrinbot]

I think one thing a lot of people also miss is how a lot of forms of improvement are invisible. If you can get the same result in half the time or with half the layers, and less prep work, that's still a major improvement, but it's not one anyone's going to notice cause it doesn't affect the final result. Recognizing that can help you feel like you're making progress even if others aren't seeing it.

[@bovinleephann]

I've only gotten slower with years, it's painful lmao

[@eeeEEEeeeEEEEEE-eeeeeee]

19h hour ago?1?1?1!1?1!

[@onlysmiles4949]

I think one thing that's helped to offset this is paying special attention to not just your physical improvement, but also your ability to detect what doesn't look right. Having a good eye is just as important, if not more so, than having good hands. It's gonna feel like shit seeing all the mistakes you're making in real time (and even after you're finished, in fact ESPECIALLY after you're finished), but it'll help a lot in the long run

[@Dancinglemon]

Yes! In fact, the most frustration and likely artblock will come from when your eye improves faster than your hands. That’s why nothing looks right. Once you level up your skills to match your eye, you take another leap up the graph of improvement.

[@chevynxu362]

So, improve your observational skill then? In short?

[@hams066]

"I worried way more about art than I was actually drawing" THIS! I understand you so well. I feel like this video articulates all of my problems with art so well. Art can be so much fun and so rewarding but also soo frustrating. I know that other artists I look up to also struggle with this, but you're the first artist to really hit the nail on the head for me. You're just like me fr fr. This channel in general (and also your streams) have really helped me enjoy art again and actually have fun while learning! Which like even one year ago would've been absolute bonkers to me. Keep up the good work man! (Also shoutout to ScribClips the editing looks phenomenal as always)

[@moonfairy2325]

That's awesome! so happy to hear about your progress, I'm currently trying to love art again and it's nice to hear it can be done. Glad I just found this channel too, can't believe how much this resonated with me. Usually I leave these types of vids like "okay, gotta practice more :(" and it's not ideal lol, now I'm all excited to create stuff?? I love it!

[@DelDel__]

It's just really fucking frustrating when you see people mich younger than you being so much better at drawing, meanwhile you have been stuck in a depression hole for years now and can barely improve because burnout. And all you see is your skills regressing over time...

[@aquaabouttogetfunky]

Yeah. Often I look at my art and I think I have regressed. Compared to a lot of other artists. That or I don’t have motivation to actually try and when I do, it looks awful. And I feeel more discouraged

[@pandaexpress7673]

Are you me lol

[@cratoss.4772]

Perhaps you should whine less and draw more? Just an idea.

[@nicreven]

did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed today?@@cratoss.4772

[@theultimateevil3430]

I believe that others do not matter, prioritizing your own enjoyment is better. Constant comparing to others and trying to please people is what got me burned out in the first place, so I stopped doing that, it's much easier and more fun now to just open the editor, start pressing buttons and see where it gets me.

[@SatyricL]

I feel both inspired and frustrated at the same time when looking at professional artist's work. The ratio of inspired/frustrated shifts as I work on my own art. 😂

[@taylordoodles4501]

No literally 😭

[@ARYS02]

same, i feel like i can be like them, but i feel frustration couse it will be a long run

[@AlgidSquid]

Real.

[@_yourlocalartist]

HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT I WAS STRUGLING 😨

[@ariannaandiris7141]

Exactly

[@xiaosleftnut3227]

Let’s be real, we always struggling or maybe that’s just me 😂

[@ragmamale4783]

same....

[@シズ-i9x]

Was about to say - we always do

[@dado8467]

She's always out there for us when we need it

[@krystalhearttcb6460]

Thank you internet woman I will draw

[@laughingstock7638]

me too lets go

[@THATBrokeAroSpecWallet]

Must draw :D

[@krystalhearttcb6460]

@@THATBrokeAroSpecWallet amen :3

[@creatureoflegend2635]

Draw ALL THE THINGS!!!!

[@zenithxd-001]

We shall draw

[@blackcitadel9]

I wish that my body wasn't in such poor condition. I find it difficult to put in the time needed to practice because I always end up tired and ill. I still keep going, knowing that building a system that leads to good results even if the results aren't great now is better than giving up, but for me the frustration comes from not being able to do as much as I'd like to do.

[@datobooi3222]

i've been struggling for the last 2 years, thanks pikat for letting me know that i'm not the only one

[@FoxdevilswildUnic]

I lost count how long I have been struggling, ngl. I had some ups, but it's mostly downs, to the part where I just wanted to quit it forever all together. I have cried so much because i couldn't draw in the past few years. It's so hard.

[@damien438]

you've got such a soothing and logical way of talking about art while keeping things really entertaining, i get a neat boost of serotonin everytime i watch one of your videos

[@uS0ra]

idk what i enjoy anymore

[@Beffer55]

Go fishing 👍

[@erm_okbeta]

So relatable :/

[@Zora-jr2lk]

Me

[@micomxco]

Don't kys please...

[@bigclitenergy]

@@micomxco chill dawg they meant art wise

[@peregrinmorrison4410]

I graduated last summer and I thought I had done something horrible to burn out this badly, to only create maybe 5 peices since the summer of 2023... but this video kinda opened my eyes. I've been too focused on the results!! I need to sit and just, draw something I love and focus on the process, without worrying too hard about the end result. Genuienly, thank you so much!

[@Tinacha_Art]

When i start losing enjoyment in art, i jump all the way back to the smack dab middle of that box known as the comfort zone! For me its flowing hair and letting my hand and brain and go autopilot mode. When that doesn’t work, i stop and take a break. It is very important to take breaks and not overworking yourself. Remember, bored->comfort zone or break

[@beconitelight4552]

Bro I'm in my comfort zone right now and it's because of the learning curves or maybe I'm not trying hard enough lol dk

[@CushionSapp]

My full time profession has nothing to do with art or animation. I think that's helped me not feel burned out or not get sad when I work on my animation projects. Since its just a hobby, I find it relaxing and satisfying. I've had many failed animation projects, but I've never got depressed about them since I just view them as a learning experience.

[@_0mmini]

this video is very comforting. i recently reached a point where i even started to hate my art, i was constantly my biggest critic, judging myself and the little progress i've made while simultaneously not putting in the hours needed to improve. i just looked at the years i had been drawing for, instead of the little time i actually invested in my art. this video made me see things very differently and provided another perspective and thought process that is a lot more forgiving and warm. great work!

[@Merdragoon]

The short of it: Trying to chase after what you think would make you successful instead of making what you enjoy work for what you want to do is only going to kill your enjoyment of *doing* art. Improve at your own pace, not what you "should" as Plautuing as Pikat said is normal. A fun little anidote: Recently I figured out that what I was struggling with was the rigidity of my linework was making my work look lifeless and stiff. I always loved the more flowy, more shwisy lines that sometimes look messy. Traditonal art is never perfect and I was missing that quality in my digital art. It was feeling flat and far too simplfied and I had more fun doing painting landscapes/backgrounds because I wasn't trying to be "perfect". And mentally I was upset with myself when a friend of mine said "I like the hair of this older art" Wasn't their fault but it had me thinking that I was missing something. It clicked when I went back through looking up Sailormoon Offical Manga art to show to another friend for a convo we were having and I was noticing...... The linework was something I used to emulate back in the day. I loved the more fluid movments of the work and similar styles such as the Art Neuvo artists Toulouse-Lautrec and Beardsley and the art of Yoshitaka Amano and Old Clamp before they leaned to Tusbasa's style but also loved the style with xxxHolic so much more (Also Clamp). And none of my digital work was looking like that because I was fighting with trying to make it work for Twitch..... So I could get income as a freelancer two years prior and it never worked. I gave up on that forcing and decided to return to that love of imperfect lines and beautiful flow Last week, and I hadn't been so happy with my work for a while as I do today. I enjoy my art again because it's exploring forms, and lines, and how they work into a beautiful cohesive peice. It wasn't like trying to follow the twitch line style was doing me any good anyways, so I might as well have fun with my own twitch channel and update stuff to this more fluid style again. I already have better luck with the backgrounds anyways so might as well do the same with the linework. It's possiable to love the art again even later in life and after you've been not drawing for 3 years due to depression.

[@sp00kym0nster]

WOW the most perfect timing, uploaded 2 minutes ago as I'm drawing while wondering how to make it fun again

[@bulba3342]

Glad im not the only one

[@spaghettibete4286]

This video was SUPER helpful to me right now, because I've been "taking a break" from digital drawing, but I just realized that I wasn't actually taking a break! I was just stopping because I didn't think I could make anything good, and I would come back once I thought I was good enough. That ended up putting a lot of stress on me to somehow improve even though I wasn't drawing, and I expected myself to suddenly have my next drawing be way better than the last one. After watching this video I decided to pick up my tablet pen and just *draw*, so thank you :)

[@moonfairy2325]

This is exactly what I needed to hear. I've seen a handful of videos on this topic, but none of them connected like this one. I especially like the part about art being an exploration, and the final piece is just the by-product. I definitely get frustrated looking at impressive art, gives me a sense of dread that I'll never be "that good" an artist. I think I'm ready to get back to it. Thanks for the encouragement! Just subbed :)

[@Dahwolfypotato]

Wow… the things you say in this video is SO TRUE and i DEFINITELY needed reminders!! Thank you so so much!! I really agree with the whole “the result is a byproduct/symptom of your process” thing, and you described the problems i felt really well! The plateau you mentioned is so real too. Thank you again this video is seriously amazing and im going to send it to some of my art friends who might need it :D

[@cowancrows]

I stumbled onto your channel and I gotta say, you're a huge motivation for trying to draw again. I can personally reallly relate to the last bit of this video, constantly comparing yourself to other artists so unfairly. Love the stuff u put out!

[@SparrowDraws]

I recently discovered I could do digital art. I have drawn traditional forever, and whenever I tried to pick up the stylus, my art looked terrible. It felt totally different than a pencil and I just… couldn’t draw with it. But while doing traditional, I couldn’t really explore all the colors I wanted to use, or all the styles I wanted to try. But literally a few days ago, I decided to try digital again. I opened my drawing app, picked up my Apple Pencil, and began on the drawing you see in my very profile picture. And suddenly, it just clicked, and I could suddenly do digital art without it looking utterly terrible. I still have a lot to learn, want to learn, but this little discovery has fueled me and made art more accessible to me, and has made art fun again for me.

[@Matschen]

It's so annoying that other people pushed me into this hole and now I have to dig myself out of it. I've been told by professionals, mainly art school teachers (of the school I was attending), that I am shit at art. I am not good, I won't improve and nothing I will ever create will be art or even considered good. And I just took that as truth because I was unable to find any arguments against ist. And those people are professionals, they are teachers. They obviously know what is the truth about art, right? So now I am here, years later, trying to convince myself that I am in fact not shit and failing miserably. And then I see videos like this and it's like, yeah, people push themselves into art block by having too high expectations. But I didn't do this to myself. And I just want to mope and complain. But that obviously does not solve the issue. I still have to fix it on my own. Because depending on other people to tell me whether or not a work of mine is good enough is not a healthy way of dealing with it.

[@iluvmesumgrapesoda9869]

Or having friends that make fun of your drawings and ideas. Then they don’t even show their sketchbook lmao. 😭 IMO an art teacher has to be very open minded to be an art teacher. The only reason they might push you a certain way is just the lesson they want you to learn that they’re trying to teach. Not to push you into a certain direction. Fug those teachers and other people. I hope you can get out of the hole. Lately I’ve felt like caca cause drawing my own ideas seem dumb and I always feel better drawing other peoples characters… Its also nice to know somebody just to draw goofy with where there’s no judgement it’s all for fun 😭

[@FiddsOnYou]

I've recently entered a weird spot where I want to draw for enjoyment so that I can fire myself up enough to eat my art vegetables, but I can't seem to find what it is I like anymore and everything feels like a chore. It makes practicing difficult but I have hope that I'll find what it is I can do for enjoyment

[@neby4620]

I come back to this video whenever I’m feeling bad about my art. This journey is absolutely a bumpy one. But the highs feel great. If you’re reading this and are also an aspiring artist, keep at it. Never give up!

[@NeutralDrift]

I have literally started watching you by how attractive your style was, but as well at what you where talking about and you manage to explain it that its much easier to find peace in the process of Art, and I've been seeing videos for a while so I might as well subscribe.

[@ivoduarte7166]

Thank you Miss Pikat, I kinda needed to hear this. Sometimes is intimidating, sometimes could be scary, but moments like this really give some energy back!

[@DeltaRed12]

Unrelated to the topic of the video, I was absolutely DELIGHTED to see you put a hat on that bird

[@LotusMouse]

I started art a couple years ago, only because my friends had started reading Wings of Fire and drawing dragons I decided to try my hand as well. They weren’t great, as one could’ve predicted. But that didn’t really bother me that much because I expected that, as I was just starting out. But then as the next year passed and art became more relevant in my life, I started pressuring myself to make better art. Instead of finding it reasonable to be bad at this still rather early stage, I kept asking myself why oh why couldn’t I draw good? It wasn’t a misconception of skill and time, it was more of an observation I was poisoning myself with. Then the next year came around, where I had indeed improved noticeable. Although not that much, it was still better. That year was probably the most amount of improvement I’ve seen to far, as I’m just the summertime I had gone from drawing scraggly people and clawed hands to actual illustrations that I was proud of. But then came an emotional roller coaster where it seemed like five times a day I liked art, I hated it so much, or some bland in between. Being completely honest, I was not enjoying making art. But art had consumed most of my life (not in a too too bad way, but by a lot) that it seemed like too far to turn back now. Sometimes I felt amazing and that everything would be ok in my near artistic future, and then two hours later I was crying in bed, stressing to much the fact that I was not ready for art. But I kept going because I knew that if I stopped I most certainly wouldn’t be ready, but it wasn’t hope or determination, it was my self esteem dragging me along, wanting those moments of clarity to last

[@magicsnqil]

I really needed to hear this, I'm at a similar point in which you were. This year I graduate from art high school and I feel as if I hadn't reach the standard and seeing the work of younger classmates I felt like I'm behind and not enough, and that has been discouragung me from drawing for myself or even enjoying it. Some points you made I was already warapping my head around but your video helped me realize my situation and I feel way better about it, but also helped me change my focus into something more healthy. Really thank you so much for this video! :)

[@amelieh9499]

in 2012 i got an injury from straining myself that left me with permanent pain. it made it so i couldn't draw as much as i used to. i still can't draw more than a few times a month. it took me years to come to term with the fact that i physically can't practice to get better at art. at some point though i started feeling happy whenever i *could* draw. sure, i haven't improved all that much since i was 19, but i have fun creating things and sometimes i even get commissions! i think the big lesson you can take from me is STRETCH YOUR WRISTS AND TAKE BREAKS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. you can literally ruin your entire life as an artist if you don't take care of yourself.

[@Ghost.toaster]

I just discovered your channel recently, but boy was it the right time. I've been struggling with my art for quite a while now, and your videos are really helping motivate me to really start drawing again. Thank you!

[@Jixaw.]

I wanna thank you for this video. it's crazy how i thought i was alone in how frustrated i get from art but what you describe at 6:00 is what i've been struggling with a lot. Really good stuff. needed to see it.

[@DngnMstr666]

Hey, I just wanna say that I think you have a good narrative voice for this sort of content! Appreciate the message and I look forward to seeing your growth on the channel. Really liked seeing the bird illustration throughout!!

[@JonescalypsoASMR]

Very well said! I went a very long time between drawing things because I didnt feel I was good enough. Then I got on the kick of watching sketchbook tours (like, that's 90% of what I watch on KZbin now) and I saw all the practice people actually put in. I've had supplies dry out and go to waste before I could use it, because I didnt think I was good enough to use it. Ultimately I had to shift my thinking. I had to see myself using the supplies in exchange for gaining experience. Materials are replaceable, but you can take your experience with you everywhere. I started drawing like crazy, coming out with good and bad pages. But every page is progress to me, so long as it's used up. And i've been improving and learning a lot :D

[@garyyee7234]

Very timely, I basically threw my sketchbook across the room because of how dissatisfied I was with my work tonight. Still not sure how to enjoy the process since I'm still so focused on the outcome. Any who thanks for the encouragement (I know I know not specifically for me but it was a boost either way). Also nice avatar, I'm a huge fan of the retro 8/16 bit looks.

[@januariawilson5648]

You're right, I should stop blaming myself and use that time to embrace and accept the pain during my pursuit of my art's goal, and most importantly having fun on it.

[@DragonSoulSC]

I'm new here and this is the second or third video of yours that i watch and have to thank you for the positivity and meme-ish editing of your videos. It's super helpful, encouraging and fun! I've been stuck without trying drawing for years, and hearing these things really makes me think differently and more optimistic c:

[@midnightjay]

I felt all of this with art and writing. Writing more so recently since it's something I didn't start really trying to improve on until recently. I wish I could say I gotten over the hump but been on and off it with both. Sometimes, regardless of the facts of the how or why, I still feel down about my art/writing. It hasn't stopped me from doing either but the embarrassment seeps in and drowns me to a point I eventually delete all my stuff. I may not even get that far and sometimes don't bother to post. I agree it takes a long time to get over everything mentioned in the video (and for some maybe more), I hope I reach a comfortable level with my stuff art/writing but this video adds perspective. It's a step closer hearing this from someone as skilled as you are. That you too had those struggles but they didn't hold you back. This video helped me for sure, thank you for this transparency and sharing your art journey in general.

[@sirframes]

Don't delete your old stuff! I know how it is to feel "inadequate", but trust me, old works can be very encouraging when you compare to your newer stuff. I still have my first attempt at digital character drawing saved, it's _abysmal,_ but it felt so good to compare to one year later. _You don't need to post everything,_ don't get rid of your journey logs!

[@midnightjay]

@@sirframes Thank you for this advice, I'll stop deleting stuff. I still have copies my old works on my pc but I always clean my galleries. True, I'll keep that in mind that not everything needs to be shared too. I never thought of it like that, a museum of progress, seeing it would probably help a lot. I really appreciate this advice, thank you again!

[@Flash-FireCC]

6:55 I relate with this segment so much. I LOVE drawing/art but I've never focused on improving my skills despite my interests and even though I'm a young adult, I can't help but compare myself to people who are in high school doing this. Now I feel like I should have used my time more wisely and I can't keep a constant schedule. Then it's like why are you so worried, you have the time right now and remember to have fun with it. Thanks for making this, it's probably the best video that tackles the common artist struggle I've ever seen. 💥

[@s4rcelle]

Thank you youtube recommended. 😭 And thank YOU for making this video I'm still struggling a little (a lot) with Art Burnout and kind of want to cry every time I don't feel the joy that I used to, or not having the mental load that I used to for art. I hope I can get back to that happiness one day.

[@MattyPlayerYT]

Thank you for The lesson, I really appreciate it!

[@phantomfoxkyo7104]

I think the blank canvas fears bit might be my issue. You're right, I should just focus on the fun and be curious about what the process brings.

[@iluvmesumgrapesoda9869]

RIGHT! I get excited with a blank canvas but then I get scared I’m going to “ruin” the page and waste it 🤣😭 and then I don’t know what I want to draw, or I have an idea of what I want to draw but I can’t figure out how to put it out.

[@Tokiiorie524_]

Thanks! I got frustated because I couldn't draw as well as several artists I've seen on social media and real life, I started to worse at drawing due to stress for getting better and school projects. But thanks to you I can see that I'm getting stressed over things I shouldn't, I'll try to improve and be more patient when drawing. Thank youuuu!!! :D

[@felipebraga7270]

I am at the last year in my high school and I really don’t have any strong points towards any particular area, and last year I felt the whole year like the one thing I was good at, art, was mediocre at best, and since then I’m feeling really lost, and still am. I’m struggling to improve anything, so thanks, this is really meaningful for me.

[@RakanMag]

Started drawing in my late 20s from absolute beginner, it has been 4 years of daily drawing since then. you're probably the most relatable artist I've seen in the internet. Then again I don't know the stories behind almost all the artists that I admire, so I like to think that there is still hope for me to go pro one day.

[@HasanANimates]

5:10 This is exactly what I needed. I'm practicing drawing eyes right now and I just feel stuck because the eyes I draw doesn't look so good. So hearing that you need practice, but you should also make time to just draw what you want to really helped me.

[@JMulvy]

This is so true, fall in love with the process not the result. Even if you do this magnificent piece you can always go back and do it again, differently, or even better than before so why fixate on something that is so short-lived and temporary? The experience of creating it, what you learned along the way, the ideas you had, that stuff is set in stone because it is your personal experience. You can't go back and change it. Someone in my art group had a really good comment for someone who was just learning how to draw and complaining about not being better at it like other members of the group. They said "imagine you are a farmer and you get upset because you can not harvest your crops after having only planted them yesterday" and it makes insanely good sense to me. Anything you deem as worthy of your time to do, is going to take time to do. If anything a plateau is your signal to push a little harder, otherwise you won't see improvement.

[@BenKimComics]

Thank you for this, it is a very encouraging video by setting realistic expectations. It helps me want to continue my art degree... for now :3

[@stardra]

I recently joined social media after improving for a while and got discouraged when I saw other artists who were much better than me around me. I honestly felt intimidated when one artist I loved followed me after a quick chat, and I’ve been on hiatus ever since due to my fear of disappointing them. But I’m doing better now and I think as long as I’m having fun, they’ll enjoy my work, and as long as they are as well I’ll enjoy their’s! Thank you for this video, it was helpful and gave me a push in the right direction. Have a good day/night!

[@Splatpat3713]

This video feels like exactly what I needed. Some words directly reflected my situation, witch showed me that I'm not alone in this art dilema.Thnx for that Pikat... I also love the fact that the happiest moment of the video is accompanied by cute, fancy birds in top hats and bowties.=)

[@eenakulot]

The part where being bitter about other artists is so true. I'm not that affected with it anymore but I still struggle with it once in while. It's great knowing that I'm not alone and I hope I overcome it completely. Thank you

[@DP_fail012]

6:06 I feel like: omg! So cool! Definitely wanna learn that (but I'm lazy)

[@costelinha1867]

I find it so annoying when people say "Just draw what you like" while ignoring that people's abilities ACTIVELLY PREVENT THEM FROM DOING SO!

[@t_teteyawawa]

I'd love to draw my favourite characters, I'd love to draw cool dynamic perspective and fully rendered pieces... But motivation, wonky results and incapability holds me back so, and I know this is the case for a lot of people :(

[@oo8962]

I used to think like this too but it got unbearable real quick. I have lots of ideas but can't draw it. So I just draw. Despite the lack of skill, wonky anatomy, weird proportion, weird looking limbs, chicken scratch line art, monstrous looking hand etc. I can't draw faces so I just leave the face empty. Nowadays I could somewhat draw a face despite still ugly af. I also do little practices like only drawing clothes because I like drawing clothes.

[@MusicByAna]

As a musician I love lookint at new looks of my art. I never thought about if like this. Within the sphere I work in people are really negative except the people the thrived and made it their passion. I stopped finding new musicians to work with though our fields of enjoyment are differemt I did get a lot out of this video. Thank you :3

[@Sweetsakuramilk]

I have so many disabilities and disorders that make me never have motivation or dedication to my drawing. Art communitys make me feel worse and not being able to understand basic stuff with drawing is constantly degrading for me so I gave up on drawing

[@stv10101]

You inspired me to pick up my pen again. Thank you!

[@ConstanceShoemaker-if6jh]

I'm trying to remember how to draw. I wasn't able to draw for years and now I'm trying to rediscover how to do it. This helped a lot because I was panicking about how it was going to look or how I was going to post my art. Thank you for making videos :)

[@mentalrebllion1270]

I realized recently that I was hitting a plateau in my art style and abilities so, after watching a few videos I realized I needed to return to basics again. It takes longer but I’ve started drawing all the way back at skeletal structures, then drawing muscular, then skin, and then clothes. I’ve already noticed an improvement which is encouraging. Maybe not the method everyone would take to side step a plateau but I’m entirely self taught and I didn’t actually learn from this basis. I skipped straight to geometric shapes to build on. It’s left some weaknesses in my style, especially in regard to dynamic poses. Starting back at anatomy helped me realize why things fit together as they do and how those layers affect other layers. My next step once I internalize this part is to properly work on fabric. It’s one of the biggest weaknesses I’ve had for the longest time. I’m hoping to correct it eventually to reach a style I prefer. Only reason I’m not working on it now is because I think the anatomy based style of building a drawing will give me a better base to work from than just jumping straight into fabric practice. Anyway, that’s my journey.

[@oneandonlylostgirl]

I randomly stumbled upon your channel and I just love how you explain things that I can resonate with. I just started learning art and as someone who used to love to draw as a kid but stopped for a very long amount of time is definitely frustrating. I was both inspired and frustrated whenever I saw art better than mine but over the time since last year I can say that I have improved. it's a slow progress but even small progress is enough.

[@gameinglizard6984]

Arts like life sometimes you are making beautiful art and then sometimes your homeless it happens.

[@equinox7593]

This got so bad for me that I stopped drawing for 4 years 😰 I’m gonna try get back into it but damn, I only now realized comparison is what frustrated me, being a young artist then seeing other young artist doing amazing

[@PixelCollie]

All the ai shit going around really killed my motivation recently.. I havent drawn in months and I am very close to quitting permanently. Maybe someday I can feel inspired again but with the state of the world right now its very difficult

[@Shishizurui]

noone says this but me= AI is Stolen Valor, Those who praise it don't understand the hardships, message , idea and dream a picture has- I have not seen what you draw or how you draw- but YOU are able to work towards the picture YOU want; AI however HAS ruined other people's perception of what art is and corupted other creators into using it to " stay alive "- Art Social media is cancer and it will kill you if you try to keep up with false gods. EDIT*** I think I have found you, you've done splatoon pictures and custom painted amibos? as well as water colors and fine ink art. You have talant its just too bad that this world is so much ME ME ME. don't give up. i have no idea how long you worked to get where you are but you deserve your valor.

[@cloud5544]

your videos help me get motivation to actually sit down and study. i really want to be able to make art i enjoy and that i can share with others, but things like boredom and lack of motivation and knowledge about what to do halts me. your channel gives me so much knowledge and motivation:3 so thank you! ❤

[@ResinRealms]

ive been at a plato for 5 years. i hate it, i havnt made a single finished peice of art in 5 years

[@ARYS02]

Thanks for a video! I was"drawing" since i was 15, in my notebooks in school, now i'm 22, and i've been drawing activly only, i would say 2 years in total, i was frustrated in my art, a year ago, i could not start a peace couse i was thinking about how bad it will be, how much didn't practice, and so and so, first year it was fun, i was drawing in notebooks, in school, on work, on college, and on my work one of the colleges seen my drawing, and she started blasting me with art advices, saying to go in art school, what to buy (at the time i just used my school item for drawing, super cheap basic pencil and eraser), a year after that (yes, i was a slow thinker in my 18), i wanted to find profetion that requared art skills in any way, i decided to go on architecture, exams in uni for it was to draw a portrait of head with shading, in 3 hours, i earned some money on my summer part time job, and went to a local kids art school for a year, and pussed the exam successfuly, and after that, a kinda lost my art goal, and didn't draw consistanly for 2 years, and only in 2023, i got back at it, it was fun for 1 month, but it slowly became a chore, i'm getting better, but i didn't draw what i really want, because i think that i'm not ready yet, so only this year i noticed that, so now i use my cheap scetchbook and draw for fun sometimes on a bad, still practice way more that i draw for fun, but it's getting better Thanks for inspiration (sorry if there are mistakes, english is not my native)

[@rowdyriolu1]

Thank you so much for making this video when you did. I've been struggling with my art recently, but after taking a step back, I think I'm ready to start drawing again! This time I'll just trust the process and not worry about improvement.

[@lazarus3100]

8:00 - AAAAHHHH!! I wanna hug them. They're so gosh dang cute ;_;

[@semsclassic1750]

This is exactly what I needed to hear tonight 😊 Thank you so much for making this beautiful video. Your voice is super soothing and I can feel a rush of motivation surging from wanting to make art because it's /fun/ to do, not because I need to reach some ever-moving goalpost of what "good" art looks like !

[@tirone7520]

i feel like this is the only art motivational video that actually got through to me, despite hearing almost the same info. you made the info come through, thank you

[@hellbreakfast]

This helped me out today. I'm a literal professional and sometimes it's just.. not fun anymore. But I'll probably watch this video again when I feel down. Thanks a bunch. :3

[@nocky2k]

yea... I guess that did help a fair bit, also the explosion at the end got me when I was typing this. thank you pixel person

[@Kingdeme]

I also started drawing in my thirties. I love your videos.

[@nii6851]

I always feel incredibly lucky when it comes to seeing other's people art, everytime I see a beautiful drawing I get SO motivated. And knowing that there are so many people that are way better than me is so reassuring, knowing that there is an infinite source of motivation fuel available online helps me so much when I don't feel like drawing anymore ! But even if that helps me getting motivated there are times where it's just so hard to keep going, I hadn't drawn anything for 2 months but since January I'm drawing (almost) every single day, trying to face the things I had been dodging for 2-3 years (like actually trying to learn anatomy intentionally) and I'm having so much fun because I realized that those things are actually the ones that are keeping me away from my dream so facing these challenges will for sure reward me, maybe my motivation will disappear next month, I don't have any clue. But I know that I'll always come back to my tablet at some point, because I always keep in mind that there is no way I'll ever regret trying to learn how to draw, the only thing that I could regret is giving up and realizing too late that time is not waiting for me, so I must use it in the best way possible.

[@mrpickles-hb6zx]

Thank you purble place pixel lady

[@approachingetterath9959]

this is genuinely the first time i hear someone express 1:1 the struggle i am working on. the frustration instead of motivation when seeing others' art always felt like there was something wrong with me because everyone else's response to fantastic art was "wow that's so motivating!" yet i'm just sitting there, bitter and crushed. everything else was also on point. the important part is a lot of acceptance that things are as they are, knowing of the improvement process, and being kind to yourself.

[@coltonschwister1782]

One part that I find hard is that how do you get inspiration with out looking at other peaples art and not get demotivated like you said

[@okyes2661]

I just want to thank you😭 I subscribed to you recently and I really want to imrpove my art so bad also because i really like your videos but i feel like my drawings last year were much better than the ones I drew this year.. i thought about giving up.. but this video coming out is such perfect timing

[@strudelh]

I'm getting so many videos like this in my recommended lol. I've been drawing on and off my whole life so far. I've just kinda hit this point where I feel stuck and I REALLY wanna get back into drawing, but im also not trying to get frustrated. I used to draw multiple things in my sketchbook almost daily, 4 years later I can only manage to draw every 3-4 days. 😭

[@urbiznesnunuv6938]

As someone who was struggling with self worth issues with my art a while back due to being in a pretty toxically art school group, now that I’m out of it I’m certainly more happy with my work- particularly when it’s not given a background but still. Thank you for this video, more people need to hear that it’s ok to be samey for a while.

[@belltowercollective7821]

Helo! Thank you for this video and very clear explanation!! I am autistic and didn't understand my feelings when it came to really great art/ concepts that I knew I liked but vehemently avoided for literally no reason it seemed! Stressed me to ask why I avoided it and now I think the term is jealousy, a foreign feeling for me. With your explanation I will now allow myself the time to start watching these shows in celebration of their hard earned skills and practice by drawing my own characters 'for' that world! (Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss, most anime, etc) Thank you So very much!

[@robertstryjak1973]

I feel simultaneously supported and called out. Thanks, I needed that.

[@MhexChix]

Thank you for showing up on my feed. Really, I need these words.

[@_red12rocks_74]

love the explosion at the end.

[@stella0004]

I turned 18 this year, I've been drawing for almost my whole life and recently I've been so frustrated with myself thinking negativity that I'm never going to be good enough when its to a point where art is really the only possible choice that I have in life to make a career out of and a 'stable income' so I've been very stressed and depressed lately, crying and tearing up. I'm grateful that I found your channel and decided to give it a watch, I feel a lot better knowing that there's still many people that are either older/younger than me that have at least struggled once in their time.. thanks :)

[@jackal9545]

Thank you for talking about this, I've just taken up drawing after multiple tries of it since highschool, I keep hitting the same wall. I used references which was sort of detrimental to my thought process of drawing because I kept comparing the reference to my unfinished drawings and leading to me discarding them. Now I know why I'm not progressing, it's because I wasn't letting myself progress, I was focused on other people's progress instead of myself.

[@FenrirWerewolfe]

Everything you said resonated so much on me, thanks for the video! Frustration is a hell of a feeling

[@joshb1089]

As someone who's relatively new at art and trying to learn to draw, I really needed and appreciate this video!

[@atcreateartworks]

Thanks for the good advice and mood boost that can apply to all artists, but especially resonating for me as a “later in life” starter.

[@MrTrianglebox]

I don't know why but every now and then I seem to forget the basics and get frustrated when my art doesn't seem to work out. I was experiencing that just now, but for some reason just listening to this in the background I was able to get past whatever block I was having a knocked out exactly what I was trying to draw.

[@sophialambert6320]

Thank you so much for this video. I was hurting quite a lot today over the quality of my art and that it didn't look as good as So many other people's art. But it's good to remember that I've only been drawing consistently (A few hours per week, ususally once a week) for about 5 months :)

[@hartovamaverick5008]

I'm new to your content and I may as well claim these videos as mine because HOW ARE YOU SAYING WORD FOR WORD MY SOUL CRUSHING STRUGGLE THESE PAST FEW YEARS. *cough* Really though thank you. I'm glad to have found artists like you that have similar issues regarding our insecurities in our art journies, and that it really takes some self-humbling, acceptance and patience for the craft that we'll be able to move forward.

[@Aliumly]

you are literally a life saver, gosh! very wise :]

[@BootlegJared]

Im so happy I was able to break through my plateau, once you get start feeling like you're actually improving after hitting that wall, the confidence boost and the ability to draw more freely is such a good feeling. Currently 20 years old i've been drawing for the past 10-15 years but seriously practicing for the last 4 or 5 years.

[@avivagodfrey]

Look at you, flashing Bakuman panels! Frankly, I can't watch that series without BRIMMING with motivation, especially season one. XDD It's absolutely infectious.

[@Frickity_]

Feeling the fear of drawing over the inclination to draw is so fuckin real dude

[@DigitalArtcast]

Amazing video and so honest and true, it's so frustrating to see beginners make the same mistakes over and over but honestly part of the learning journey is failing over and over