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I've been worrying about AI killing animation but the other day it occurred to me "You know who AI can never replace? Howard Wimshurst."

"I will still make the video because there could be someone out there who could benefit from this." So true, puts a smile on my face.

Best thing about this approach is if it gets more popular, there will be much less clutter on social media feeds. Who knows maybe as a society we'll all come to this point where people will just post things that are actually important to them. Although lately looking at how samey is ArtStation for example I reckon its gonna be a while yet.

I've also been dipping in terms of my productivity and upload. I think we go through a stage at our life where we reflect what we want to do, what it means for us to make stuff, and whether we are making it for ourselves or for others. As human beings, it is absolutely normal to have this need to belong to a community, whether its following a trend, or finding a niche group of folks. Sometimes I feel like making stuff that feels genuinely for me, and sometimes there are times where I do want to appeal to a crowd. Atleast we are self aware of that. Good video man!

Doing what you do and love is and create unqiue creation is more important than the meta/ fame

Glad to hear from you, Howard. And great video as always!

Yeah I have the same attitude to this “uploading content” topic. It’s just two different worlds art and content that entertain.

You made this video for me bro. Thanks ❤

Howard Wimsthurst, I respect you a whole lot because you are the most authentic artist I have ever followed. The video is so insightful. The work you put in it is amazing. I missed you a whole lot because you have not been uploading as much as you used to, but videos like this one make the times you pop up much more special. Thank you for the work you do. I am still learning from you a whole lot.

Glad to hear this kind of self awareness from you! I have also been pondering on this, while trying to stay up to date in creating content, but couldn't bring it out with words. This is like staying true to oneself, even if current internet trends don't align with oneself.

Take your time bro. We'll be here. ❤️‍🔥

2:04 Fully respect that which is why I subscribed..you do it bc you love it and you stay true to yourself ✊🏽💯

Man! Thank you so much for this video. I'm an animator who focuses on quality instead of quantity, and i'm really enjoying the process of each video. The biggest thing i love about that, is I'm improving something each time i upload a video. I hope you all the best 🙌

So happy to see this. I thought to myself the other day..."What happened to Howard Wimshurst"...Glad to see you're okay and doing your thing. You're inspiration man.

I always appreciate the genuineness of intention and clear artistic effort presented in these videos. Inspires me in my own endeavors Immensely. Keep up the good work man!

So great to see a video from you again, and its just the message I needed to hear! Honestly, you can take as much or as little time as you like between posting, because the value and substance of what you share is always worth the wait

This is why I always appreciate your KZfaq videos Howard, I love these bits of wisdom you always share with us.❤ Keep up the good work 🙂👍

You're making the good choice, human choice !

I was hopping for a new howard video. You always say exacle what we need to hear. Thanks for your content, maybe is not to much but is meaningfull

This is the exact conversation i had with myself the other day. I have tried to just focus on posting for social media to get my followers up, but i realized that it isnt what i love doing. I didnt feel like it made my art improve whenever i kept doing the same type of art in the same style.

I DESPERATELY needed to hear this.

If you upload, people like me will watch it and stick around, even if it's not often. Quality is always good with you and that is what matters to us. I can totally relate even though I'm a tiny channel in comparison. Im never gonna be a full on content creator but thats okay. I love making animations and Ive learned the hard way to just do it at my own pace now instead of trying to pump out clips of stuff when I don't have time between work and everything else. There's also one thing I've always been firm on from the start which is to only make animations about things I enjoy personally. Then if other people like it that's bonus and I'm thankful for whatever views I get. I could make a Star Wars animation because it's popular and would get me views and subscribers but I dont because I don't really care about Star Wars. I'd never be able to put the care and attention to detail into it that I can into a Tomb Raider one; something that I know inside out and have loved for years. Just doing what I'm doing now, I have a small following that's super lovely and supportive when I upload and I'm happy to have that ❤

Thanks for sharing this thought process. It is really important to know why we choose to do something. Especially a creative pursuit. Animation is all consuming, when you put a craft into it. As you said, if you are doing it just for views, then you will have different approach to creating what you make. If you are doing it for the passion of breathing life into the characters and the stories, you will approach it in a different way. Life isn't always about the money, views, popularity. As long as you be honest to knowing your why, and to who you are, then your magic will happen.

Great to see a new vid from you! Always hearing your thoughts on these topics. The sweet spot is to bridge gap between art and commerce, content and authentic expression. The two can be combined. But sometimes you can't bridge that gap, and that's ok. Finding a balance between personal art and client work is key. Freelancing can put food on the table, but personal art feeds the soul. My goal this year is to find that balance.

Yea, I am stuck between wanting to turn animating and storytelling in general a full time job... AND with having a presence on social media, and wanting to pay the bills doing my own creations. (and starting much later than most) Right now I work full time, but would want to scale back and eventually do animation/storytelling for a full time job.

The algorithm sucks most of the time but I'm glad when it shows me these kinds of videos. Great video dude

I actually related to this on a deep level. I've currently been working on this animation project for about 2 to 3 years, and while I would love to pump out episode after episode of an animation that people might watch, I have to feel fulfilled in knowing I'm giving it the due diligence and time and care it deserves. The team that's helped me with this deserves no less and I would love to live this dream one day but for now I'm just taking the time to perfect it and hone my skills so the animation can be at least as close as I envisioned it when I first began this project. Much love Howard and glad to see you're doing good and having similar thoughts to me and other animators as we navigate the way we want to accomplish our goals and dreams ❤

We need more tutorial videos🔥 you're a piece of gem

2:13 Indeed I do unfortunately 😭

Thank you for what you do!

u are just amazing i love you're videos

2:21 I couldn't answer on the server that time but I want to say that the biggest trouble is 'AI'. I recently read a post saying, "AI was good to do my laundry and cleaning and I'd continue my Art and Writing but AI is doing Art and Writing and I..." This is true. I am worried for our employment in the future. And the AI companies just go on and on making more efficient, more powerful AI versions.

This man and @flowstate give of the same type of vibe, and I'm all for it 🙂

Cool stuff as usual

For a decade KZfaq has been at the back of my mind, coming up with ideas, making thumbnails; but I could never bring myself to edit one because I don't have a drive to do KZfaq: *I want to Direct films.* Deep down movies have always been my favorite art form. So I'm also preparing to make a series of short films leading to my first feature.

this is very helpful. It's really hard to decide to go after art, especially in my current state, where I can't make anything off of it. But it is the thing that matters most to me, and I need to do it.

thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏✌✌✌

To me, it's kinda a bit of both, I wanna challege myself as creator animator, but I don't wanna burnout as I did on my last one. I'm planning new animations, shorter ones because that's the mood now, at least I'll try to do most the ones that I'm in mood about. But yeah like everyone else we take our own time to finish. XD'' Btw nice video. =)

Yoo, long time no see Howard, hope you doing well ✨

With Sora AI in a couple years, anybody will be able to make a high quality 2D animation in minutes for free. I think your friend is right in that you should get bigger on KZfaq and grow your brand. That's something AI can't replace.

Damm you got the matrix moveset in the bag 😎 0:16/0:23

I’m glad you did post this. The same choice is faced by every writer and artist, especially if they count on the proceeds of their art to pay the bills. The best advice I’ve heard is, “Never lose your taste for simple food.” The lower your overhead, the greater your freedom.

I would rather wait a month or 2 to watch 1 gud howard whimshurst breakdown or animation video than watch multiple videos posted in a week or month that were haphazardly made

I've always believed in quality over quantity but that's not what the algorithm wants

Art. You can never put content over art. Art is culture. Art is history, literature, music, cooking and agriculture. No platform shall replace all that our ancestors created for thousands of years. We need to form allies if we are going to keep art alive. And AI is one of the many allies we may need to get people safely into a new reformed society in North America. It will make even Russia and China cry for a utopia that has given universal healthcare to all that is willing to come our nation and keep art alive.

Algorithm won't like this one BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE SAID thanks brother

Quality over quantity

You make animations?

i use content to make art

I choose anything that's not called content. I hate that word so much, maybe more than using product to describe films, videos, or shows.

Which application is it??

2020's, the age of "nothing is sacred anymore", the age of "content".