Why I can learn ANYTHING (and you can too)

[@duye7635]

"Everything is just a skill issue. Just git gud." - I was looking for a quote or message to put on a wall to get me motivated to do things. That might do.

[@OmegaF77]

I believe in Yoda's quote more: "Do or do not. There is no try."

[@shade_soul]

Is that Hornet?

[@Laranth-km2mh]

Silksong?

[@siowasyobi9815]

Git gud hollow knight ref?

[@fefedusts]

mine is "no such thing as above skill level, everything is figure-outable."

[@DMAN99]

I think it becomes harder to accept failure as you age because of the perceived idea of “time is running out” and if you spend anytime on social media looking at art, you notice all of these very young, incredibly talented artists; who are already producing high quality art. One thing that motivates me is looking at how many Mangaka are still going, well into their 50s, 60s and even 70s and 80s. I highly recommended watching an episode or two of Urasawa Naoki’s manben for a glimpse into that world. Most of the Mangaka featured are well passed what many would consider the “prime” of their lives but they keep going, doing that which they love for both themselves and their audience.

[@torgo_]

The hardest part about learning a new thing is getting past that barrier of: "i'm terrible at this, I'll never get better, I'll never be as good as those people, I give up." The people who get past that barrier aren't the natural-born talented people or the ones who have the biggest brains or the best learning resources: the actual key to success is more about blindly and stupidly continuing to try and try again in the face of disaster and failure, and then to laugh and pick yourself back up and keep trying more, and to have fun along the way.

[@aagodzilla]

I'm still hitting that barrier but I'm still continuing but I just accept that I'm not gonna get good cause I feel I'm just naturally bad 😅. I'm still gonna continue but I have no faith in myself of possiblity of being good

[@torgo_]

@@aagodzilla don't worry, you'll eventually get good at it, whatever you're doing. it happens automatically. Everyone starts off terrible at everything, and as you put in more hours, you get better. Even something simple like walking. We can all walk automatically without even thinking about it; we've achieved walking mastery because we've blindly and stubbornly done it for hundreds of thousands of hours. But watch a baby trying to do it and it's actually a very difficult thing to coordinate.

[@Artanyao]

I'd add a second barrier that has been pretty noticeable throughout my time drawing that happens pretty soon after clearing the first, which is "I know I can do better than this". Just continuing forwards is still the remedy (though structure at this point will help). "I agree I can do better, so let's find out how to do that".

[@torgo_]

@@Artanyao I think it's important to really deeply enjoy the process. Then things like structure and enthusiasm and motivation and grit, all that will happen automatically. To love something to the point where you're dreaming about it, you're working on it even when you're asleep. Conversely, if you're not enjoying the process, then perhaps a new approach is required, otherwise everything will be 10x more difficult. For me, I stopped caring what people thought of my work, and started just working on projects for myself, following my own curiosity and passion. Filling sketchbooks with thousands of pages of explorations and experiments never to be seen, just for the pure joy of it. That's when I started to enjoy the work again and started to really grow and improve.

[@Lazzuuu]

​@@torgo_ exactly!!! Even tho sometimes I do have thoughts about not being good enough at drawing, I like the process way too much for anything to get me to quit :D but the total opposite happened when I tried crocheting; I didn't far at all because imo the process is just kinda frustrating and because I'd have to keep looking at instructions and stuff I couldn't just zone out like I do when I draw,, (tbf maybe I would start enjoying it if I practiced some more but rn I just dont have the motivation LOL)

[@HOgeorge6]

"I failed so many times, just add one failure to the pile. At this point, I can do anything. I'm at zero. The only way is up" -Expert Failure Pikat 2024 Gosh, I love this.

[@hanarielgodlike9283]

Reminds me of this scene from an audiobook that I love: watch ? v= 5- BocDIbe0g

[@MrHitmancheg]

The neat thing about being a human is that if it's physically possible, then you can get prophiciency in pretty much any skill as long as you do it long enough. People learned to shoot bows with their toes while doing a handstand for no other reason than because they felt like trying it.

[@captainghoul666]

The human urge to show off is powerful

[@CinzaChumbo]

I think the biggest problem with trying to learn something is not the thing to learn itself, but the immense baggage we end up acquiring in our lives. Parents, family, society... they all have some expectations about us, and with them inevitably comes the pressure. Many end up burning out, or worse, simply because real life does not follow expectations. This message is a very precious lesson to learn. Even if it takes some time. Allow yourself that time. Thanks for the video, Pikat 🙋‍♂

[@NexyiaArt]

I keep hearing 'failure is part of the success equation' in the past 4 or 5 days and now this video coems out and you touch on the same concept and I REALLY need to get it into my head, its so hard to fail, and I want to teach others the same thing but, I gotta accept it for myself too!

[@Hann551]

tysm, I've always had the idea that people are born with natural talent or motivation and therefore only they can win, so I never felt like I could go as far as them but this video motivated me to keep trying.

[@stickylotus]

A lot of people fail as well is due to being impatient and wanting instant gratification, I've had this issue myself. I usually take a step back and think patience patience patience, took a long time to learn to get out of the instant gratification mindset

[@Siinory]

That's what I did with fighting games, at the beginning I deconstructed stuff to learn into smaller stuff like a small BnB to rely on, anti-air etc. I'd learn it for 10-15 minutes then do my ranked session focusing on what I learned, no matter if I won or lost I was still learning making the session fun!

[@lhirondelle7140]

You're just reaallly good at encouraging and motivating beginners or anyone struggling with fear and lack of confidence. Sure there are lots of great courses by seasoned pros but they're rarely good at this motivation and relatability part ❤

[@kalebsithnerd119]

I've been taking art seriously for 3 years and even today I struggle sometimes. But I've learned to take those hardships and use them as a good learning experience rather than something I want to avoid. I've been struggling with color yet I see it as an opportunity to learn more about coloring because I know that I'm going to fail a hundred times, and that's OK. it might take me 1,000 tries before I get it right and I'll get there eventually. you got this! Believe in yourself!

[@SunnyStinks]

i love the celeste theming, really fits what's going on here !! EDIT: 8:40 this is how i'm treating my little brother who's just gotten into drawing he's young, he can worry about all the complicated stuff when he's ready

[@cacingfrozen5651]

"Everything worth learning is hard" very nice quote 🙌

[@pixelki2478]

I hate looking at my old arts and see how much I've regressed without feeling of learning anything, back then I had fun at least

[@kiuche5607]

the "you can learn anything" with internet is just real not a crazy statment, even if that's my mindset rn, i was still overwhelmed but this advice really made it easier for me now... I just had to do it, literally, so thanks you so much!

[@FaesJournal]

Severely low confidence/self esteem is a bitch. I can logically agree with everything in this video but actually internalizing it and being able to get yourself to stop self-sabotaging is a whole other thing.

[@dregnoff9361]

I get u

[@forl9892]

ykkk i js started watching u recently and im already obsessed with ur videos. firstly, they help improve my listening comprehension of eng, secondly, i learn new things abt drawing, and thirdly, it motivates me like. A LOT!!! tysm

[@memorableman3709]

Putting Celeste's OST throughout the whole video is such a fitting choice considering the topic. I loved this, might rewatch it on on ocassion

[@Pretending_To_Trumpet]

Man, your videos are fantastic. You're a very good teacher. I'm taking this one to heart.

[@khronol]

u've summarised almost all of the realizations i've had in the past years when dealing with skills, thank u for this pikat. this will now be a reminder video when i lose motivation

[@AmateurDev-eu5hg]

As someone who is currently learning game development, I too resonate with the "f*ck it we ball" mentality

[@okayemjay]

THIS IS PERFECT, I was just about to learn something!!

[@grantsheep2774]

ty if feel better now

[@whotao6754]

this is why you're our goated youtuber for art

[@OmniNatureSmore]

I love learning new skills and every year it becomes easier thanks to how much internet and resources advance. I have many years picking a new skill every year, at New Year, and dedicating my free time to it. The best tip I can give to anyone wanting to learn new things and correlating it to anime, if you ever watched Shokugeki no Souma, how he experiments with weird ingredients and love how failure tastes like, that is the attitude I think everyone should have. Don’t be scared to suck (cause we do suck) and enjoy every failure. Sit down, learn why did you fail and go again. Just don’t stop.

[@Oddity._..]

I was basically hardwired for art since I liked making ocs and drawing them. So when I wanted to do that I just did. Wanted to learn everything, still do like 5 years in. I still don't know how composition works but I'll figure it out one day

[@rexplosive8794]

Its funny that you upload this specific video/topic in a time where I feel very bad with my art in generell... I was struggling pretty hard recently bc nothing works out the way I want. But now I gained some faith in me again... thx for the motivation boost Pikat, you're the best ❤

[@tsvh383]

ive been wanting to start learning how to do art but i just never commit to it but during one of my hyper fixation periods i came across your channel and i just love your vibe so i still watch you even though i have nothing to do with art at all :)

[@brayanbello9066]

I feel like I wanna cry, KZbin recommended me this girl videos recently at what I feel like is the lowest point in my life and I have been trying to learn art as a hobby just to have something to keep me going on, her videos are a God send, thank you

[@gaelrobinson8141]

One thing i remember, your laugh is amazing !🔥❤

[@Ultra_Frost]

The combination of that music I so adore and the genuinely good advice have just pushed me to pick up my pencil again after I thought I should just give up after taking a break that was longer than the time I spent practicing

[@Gerizinha]

The best time to start something could be 20 years early but the Second best time is right now

[@sheolghies2197]

Hello Pikat! Thank you for this video which warms my heart. I recognized a lot of myself in it, especially for the "early mid-20s" part, I too failed in my higher education and it's nice to hear words of encouragement to motivate me. This year I took a gap year to reorient myself and after several other failures and cases I will join an art preparatory school next year to test the environment that has interested me for a long time. I can't wait and although it scares me, with the fear of failure and my health problems eat away at me, but I want to try it and not regret it!

[@vivaldi1200]

thanks Pikat, I needed to hear that.

[@GrifoATK]

One of the things that has helped me to try new stuff is ceasing speaking on terms of "difficulty", because most of the time doing so just puts me in a state of "this is impossible, why bother" rather than giving me any insight on what to expect when attempting something new. It predisposes me to think everything will be difficult every time just because "things are supposed to be difficult", so that always be a pain and whatnot. At the end of the day, "difficulty" is relative to one's skills, so what's hard for someone might not be so much for you, and even if it is, it doesn't necessarily will stay like that. At the end, it's more useful to think into concrete skills needed than just on "how difficult" a task may or may not be. Everything is difficult, no matter what. Hence, everything is easy as well. Anyway, just wanted to get that out of my chest (hope it helps someone and that it won't be taken so much out of context n_n'). Also, I want to say that I really like your videos: you have such an unique way to approach drawing, and it's always a pleasure to learn something new with your help. Thank you, and wish you the best! ♥

[@BasicSub]

I can do anything I put my mind to, because my mind would not put me to do things I can't.

[@EscPointDev]

PIKAT great video! Also agree you can learn anything but not everyone who starts learning something will get good. It's even rarer for anyone to become a master at something. Maybe that's why people say they are scared to start because they put the expectation on themselves of achieving complete mastery, rather than just treating as a fun thing to try, like children do.

[@SUTAZZZ]

I feel like I've heard this a million times, but the way you said it just seems different and actually motivating:D

[@hellosunny4298]

that's exactly what I needed to hear right now 🙏 pikat's videos are really refreshing

[@bruno_coitinho]

Wisdom with Catherine OST. Best channel ever.

[@avirajsingh1385]

See you in the next elections!

[@Lazardeve_Fr]

Bro has a vision...

[@Lazardeve_Fr]

One I wish will turn out to be real. First president to draw good.

[@iamewp]

Lol

[@richardanorico1735]

pikat always with the best nuggets of wisdom when you need it the most :)

[@AnoobishManga]

The only way to go up is to start from the bottom. It's kind of like a mountain, metaphorically, like pikat said. Different analogy: If you fall down, you now know the previous path doesn't work, and you go down a different path. Though, no matter what, there's always another way to get there.

[@rafacastillo9611]

It is definitely demoralizing when you feel like you regressed though. I did traditional pencil and paper art for over a decade and i finally was able to save up for a tablet and pc, and then when i jumped into it, i felt like a kindergartner, like nothing i did mattered. That really broke me and now i cant come close to the tablet, my drive and motivation has hit rock bottom, and while its easy to say you're "never too old", its impossible to not think that my best years where i could make a living out of my dream job are already behind me.

[@StardustOwO]

Experience is a huge factor

[@MaximBakhtin727]

As someone that has studied chess to be good enough to win some tournaments, training judo and aikido for more than 2 years now, learned 5 languages (Spanish, galician, english, russian and japaneese), learned programing, 3d modeling, just started drawing 2 months ago and improving at pewdiepie rate (not drawing every day), and this year i'm gonna start university, all of these while being relatively poor, with bad genetic, and some health problems. I can say that you can learn anything if you comit just a bit to it and you do it smartly. Also failing isnt necesary to learn, if it comes you can use it as motivation to improve even more or just learn from your mistakes, as it is like in chess. If you win all games and don't loose you will be a genious and reach masters very fast, very unlikely, but if you loose games, you just review why you loose, study more, and try again, wich is the path most people take for success at everything

[@lollyde]

gonna be honest, hearing that at your mid 20s you were at the same point im at right now, then still managed to land a tech job *and then* learned to draw is pretty dang reassuring.

[@CharlotteStarlight]

I loved this video, it's so encouraging and really fuels my motivation!!! (Btw those drawings of Quagsire were WHOLESOME)❤❤❤😊

[@itssquishy3364]

ANOTHER PIKAT VID LETS GO, saving this for later

[@theglitchedmusicmaker4742]

Celeste music is nice and reference is awesome too

[@figard9855]

I love having a lot of hobbies, its amazing and you are never bored!

[@justblue974]

ahh i see what you did there " learning is like climbing a mountain" like celeste. and this help alot

[@sewretro4]

tyy ive been wanting to learn how to make music (specifically video game music) and im overwhelmed but this kinda helped me get over it

[@mrwowdraw9155]

Congratulations on 200k how on earth is your channel growing so fast

[@Exokaubed]

People should think about failure like the Orks from Warhammer 40k. You didn't fail, you just didn't succeed. You fail when you give up, if you never give up you can't fail, but you can still not succeed. One issue really seems to be that a lot of people don't understand that failure is a given part of any process and shouldn't be something that discourages you even if you didn't learn from it, because although learning from your errors is important I think picking yourself back up and trying again will always be more important.

[@cherryqqw]

I love your videos so much, you appeared on my feed and I immediately found your teachings so helpful and motivating, i started practicing anatomy and i’m already better, it’s hard but i’m managing 💪💪 thank you 😎

[@AKAJWalker]

THANK YOU! I keep trying to explain this to people and the excuse is always "I don't have time", so I ask "Could you make 10-25 minutes a day to spend on focused learning?" From there they stare at me and have no response the, conversation tends to stall and get shut down. This notion of needing hours and hours is so toxic to peoples progression.

[@Schimiclo]

Thanks Pikat, I really needed to hear this one :'D

[@pedrovieira-bh6mh]

Your videos really stop my suicidal thoughts and give me hope, thanks truly

[@jordi0962]

Im 18, i have all the problems you mentioned in this video. Like, i want to be a Game Developer, and i want to learn programming, art, music... Very ambitious. I am learning programming right now, playing a little bit with Unity. I maded the Pong game by now, but i dont really know what to do, i have so much to learn yet, thats one of my issues, want instant gratification, but i have to be patience, which im really bad, so i stress quickly. After a few months im a little bit more conscious about being patience, but i have this hunger for results yet. I am doing Pixel art too, but im mainly focused in programming now. Though, i have discovered that i really like art! Like, the visual part of the thing, is really what makes a game alive, what brings people to say "Oh look at that is so beautiful so cool!". But like i said, i want to be a game developer, make games. I have so many sources of information that im overwhelmed by it. And i dont even know, nor i think, that im studying in the correct way! Im just like, i know i have to practice, but without the teory i cant make nothing functional. But i want to start making things now! The thought that, actually getting started in making the actual game will take so much time, gets me mad, i am so overwhelmed my the amount of things that i have and all the time i have to spent in this. I dont think i realize how much time im gonna spent, i suppose i have to change my mindset. Also, srry for the text, SO MUCH TEXT

[@IndiGoddess]

I've been having bad anxiety about my recent decision to see if I can sell my art at conventions, stressing about literally everything about it. The socialization aspect, the expense, my actual skill, the time investment, etc. This video came at a good time, because even if I fail, I'll see it more as a learning experience than me messing up my life. It's gonna be difficult I know, my social anxiety will definitely make sure of that lol. But if I never attempt it, I'll regret it more than if I tried and failed.

[@mathori-133]

i love your pixels avatar thing

[@blackcitadel9]

Maxim 70 - "Failure is not an option, it is inevitable, the choice is whether or not failure is the last thing you do."

[@Tenitorito]

Thanks, I really needed this video, i struggle a lot abt just doin it, starting a new art pice, a new video, i will try

[@nivedhaceaay3453]

Thx. It's nice to hear it from someone else to.☺️

[@nivedhaceaay3453]

I have the same answerish. But hearing it from someone else is fun, maybe needed.❤️

[@LaurasArtQuest]

Thank you! I needed this today :)

[@gankgoat8334]

I love watching you do these painting clips in the background. By any chance do you have more of these to learn from?

[@siowasyobi9815]

You’re actually so inspirational as someone who’s artblocked

[@willewille7572]

Thank you for the advice, I will use it well.

[@mastty4453]

Look at pikat man, so inspirational!

[@dakthesnacc2002]

Something that motivates me is realizing that 99% of the things I see and interact with every single day were made by people. My phone didn't pop into existence, some guy was like 'what if I put these parts together in this way' and then we could call people all of the sudden. The parts that made up that phone were invented by some other guy who was just curious how we could route store, and manipulate electricity. Today, you can just kinda learn these things for yourself, all of it is just online! I genuinely believe there's nothing people cant do, except maybe stop arguing on twitter. That one's up for debate.

[@Quolyx]

Thanks for the advice, I'll want to learn english and this challenge is to hard, but I never surrender...

[@Jamie-MrJam]

If you're having a hard time learning something new, don't just assume you're lazy, stupid, or can never learn it. Everyone has different barriers and it's important to identify what they are so you can plan around them. There are lots of strategies for learning new things or forming new habits, it's just a matter of finding the right ones for your unique circumstances.

[@loutre583]

Definitely done on purpose, but the Celeste OST is very fitting for the topic of the video

[@diamondship9833]

a thing i notice is that when looking at something huge the feeling you get manifests it self in different way like for me its laziness, its like i have to learn all that like come on. i learned to counteract that by thinking better tired and better than bored and lazy

[@AstronScion]

Thank you for the lesson

[@8Dk0ng8]

this helped me so much thank you

[@narugals3737]

Ty for the knowledge I was needing it!!

[@MrEndo]

Truly everything

[@VictorEduardo-ec1hg]

thank you.

[@Evan_Manoso]

This was very helpful ❤

[@MurganC6]

Thank you...

[@starlightfree]

That's truly inspiring. thanks for the advice.

[@moogthemog7061]

this video is an inspiration

[@ethanchen2128]

motivation get. thanks bro

[@kitsune2013]

Thanks you pikat it's really helpful

[@strokeofjasmine]

Yup, jump in the world of small projects. Yall got this, may not be the best thing but you'll learn from it! Great video to get folks loving what they do.

[@maskedlucario]

I actually didn't know you were a programmer. I'm currently just trying to learn the very basics of programming- understanding just how the console works, all the commands... There are so many resources, tutorials, free bootcamps! But then I go down the rabbit hole of... okay wait, where I'm starting now, is this ACTUALLY where I should start? With all the resources, comes the videos of people talking about becoming a programmer in... 8 months! 6 months! 4 months! What I wish I knew before I started coding... And the fear of 'did I put all this time into the wrong direction?' when I've only just started. It gets so exhausting because it's been like this for years. I just know that I want to try to TRY something.

[@faizinakbar2871]

okay pikat!!!

[@LilyBlossom1337]

I'm old, 34. Trying to learn to draw from scratch is so rough. I've seen millions of beautiful images and when I try to draw, even copying, it's just god-awful. I haven't quite figured it out yet, 0 library to pull from. I try copying an eye, comes out terrible; I analyze it, try again, awful, and repeat until I give up 3 or 5 eye attempts in with no improvement. I haven't traced but trying to just simply copy what I see is impossible. I always thought without "talent" I'd at least be able to grind exp slowly to improve, but I literally can't get past the initial wall of trying, failing, and trying again. It's so demoralizing to see no improvement and failing to learn anything. Watched hundreds of art videos so I have an understanding of the basics, sure, but I just can't seem to draw at all at all. Guh! How the heck do I grind 100 eyes when it's so painful to spend 10-15 minutes copying to fail? I just can't get it... I've always, always wanted to draw beautiful portraits, but maybe it just isn't meant to be...

[@zackf4307]

Keep trying. Failure is a teacher too

[@aimee9478]

Girl (I assume), 34 is not old! The modern culture makes you feel like you're "too old for everything" once you hit 23 or sth. I'm sorry I can't give any practical advice, but I feel like there's either some sort of mental blockage preventing you from doing your best work, or maybe your current studying methods and/or chosen routine don't fit your specific learning needs. It's definitely a trial and error thing, but you'll get thee.

[@X_Nomad_]

Thanks Pikat.

[@dillonshea4268]

I guess I'm an art god already. Though God...well, an art CREATOR. How about that?

[@Erdbeerenserver]

I started out a month ago and it is really hard. The first big OH SHI...! moment was when I realized I cannot even draw a circle or a box properly on the artpad

[@jordanmatthew6315]

Work smarter, not harder baby!!!

[@Airboysteel]

Love this video ❤

[@吳禹憲]

music from Celeste ! that's a wonderful game and pretty match topic of this video XD

[@favaro727]

Celeste mentioned 🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@dizzyhungry]

That chibi in the thumbnail is very cute

[@kubrickfan101]

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