Very relatable. I think when you get frustrated and quit something, but eventually return to it that's quite telling that it's too important for one to give up on too easily. Maybe it means that the number of attempts doesn't even matter. I've started and scrapped countless game projects, never getting far, but for some reason I keep coming back.

looking forward to another high quality 10 minutes video!!!!!

For anyone who came from her last video and wants to be a creator now (like me), this video is great. Have fun and explore, but more importantly, don't let the numbers discourage you. Sometimes your content will blow up and a lot of times it can just flop (2:48). Give yourself the freedom to try out new things and improve in the parts that you want. Enjoying the process is more important than the short term results. It's something I learned a few days ago so it's kinda funny how this was the video topic for the week.

The style you developed is perfect for these kind of storytime videos. It's very cute, bouncy and super expressive. I bet your channel is going to blow up. (Even more than it already has.) What kind of game are you two planning on making? It might be fun to see snippets of what you're working on.

"The end goal, at least for me, is to be proud of myself." Yes. I'm 33 and been through so much learning about myself, and this is exactly where I'm at. What is worth my time? Which habits do I work on? The answer is what helps me feel proud of myself.

I'm with you all the way with rendering!!! TT I always felt like i was the only one who hated rendering, so i stay doodling to this day. this felt strangely validating. I love your work!!

I've tried to learn drawing a fair few times, but could just never get into it. Last time I even bought myself a somewhat expensive art tablet, hoping I could stay motivated with the sunk cost fallacy, but that only taught me I just really don't like drawing. I still wish I was good at it, would be cool to make my own profile pictures and sprites/textures for the small games I make, but it's just really not for me. Big respect to anyone who's managed to stay patient and built some skill, your stuff's great.

nightcore goes hard tbh. i had a nightcore phase years ago but have been coming back to it a lot lately as well i've been trying to get into art lately, but i've found it really hard to gain motivation when my main focus is whether the end result is good. i'm still trying to figure out how to care more about just enjoying the process for what it is. its nice to hear someone else's experience going through something similar :D

7:35 Angel with a shotgun is engrained into my mind so I instantly recognised it!

Let's hope that your videos are viral. I am very excited to see you success.

I went through more or less the same with music. Let aside the fact that I played music since quite young, I only got into composing around 2020. Was fun at first, so much to experiment and try, but as I was improving, there was less to uncover, throwing me into the "that's too mainstream, archive, next" loop. I did set myself expectations, and that ended up into burn out. I was like, forcing myself to do stuff because that "should" be what I "would" have wanted, yet that's not the case anymore. A kind of pocket nostalgia. On top of that, music is quite less "cool" than drawing. This shouldn't matter, but it actually does quite much. Anyone can realize more or less the beauty, detail and coherence of a non-abstract drawing, while in music, everything is abstract, and the average criteria for a good tune would be "it goes pm-ts-pm-ts and doesn't sound like crap, bonus points if it's sung by someone I know". Chances are, you'd have way more fun hopping on a drawing stream than a music-composing stream. For any musician with a bit of experience, it's quite common to have people not understanding the depth of your work because they simply didn't study music. Long story short, I had no one but myself to judge of what I was doing (I was into deeper music theory), so it came up with the anger of never being understood, and the hatred about so many popular "artists" capitalizing on musical ignorance by doing the bare minimum, adding pretty lyrics and mixing and getting away with it. At the end, it made me grow a lot, just accepting I'm not one to decide how others behave, and to not get discouraged in the things I'm doing even if I don't meet anyone who understands me. I simply took a break from music since almost 2 years ago. Turned heavily into gaming. I'm still into music, but not just writing random pieces to experiment with stuff. I'd want to make my own game and put actually meaningful music on it with all the theories I gathered. In any case, best pleasure in your future projects!

Your videos are so fun to watch! For starting out a channel these are impressively good quality videos.

There are many roads, but if you ask your heart you'll know. I found myself always coming back to art too, mainly drawing, so i decided to focus on that. Its funny how long it takes for us to notice what our true passions are, but parents and teachers want us to decide on a career when we're only 15/18 yo, and barely understand ourselves, filling us with even more doubt, telling us that if we become artists we'll make no money. Im happy to see you found your passion and i wish the best for the projects you've planned, take small steps and have fun, i think those are the two most important things to avoid burning out.

rn I'm in that stage of "you suck give up" and it's really hard to break free from that but this gave me hope that's it's gonna happen so thank you :D

Aw man, I'm sorry you had to go through the feeling of not being good enough, because even the early art you showed us was extremely cute :3 I think the only "problem" (which wasn't really your fault!) with your old art had was standing-out in a very overcrowded market designed to get eyeballs on cute stuff. I think you've more than surpassed that hurdle with the more distinctive style present in your videos. The loveably goofably cartoony quality of your chibi-as-heck selfsona with the one spot of subtle colour on the cheeks gives your work it's own identity.

Your voice with your art is so cute it's painful omg I love how expressive all your characters are, and your choice of soft pastel colours is so sweet! It's lovely to see such positive content on KZfaq, your videos have a really chill pace, everything comes together so well!

This is amazing. Your art, the fact you just blew up from no where, the cuteness levels of these vids, are all amazing

I'm glad you talk about your experiences in this video and I just want to say I love reading your journal it's really interesting and brings comfort 🤗🤗

Even if these videos are short, it gives a good, concise story of how you have changed these past few years. It really gives one something to reflect on and try to better understand put into words change.

I really love people's sketches. Rendering is cool and all, and it makes some great art, but I always like seeing the hand just make cool stuff. Agonizing over details just sucks all the fun out! Also I love your art style. It's cute and gets the message across but it also looks unfinished and full of life. ^.^

your nightcore phase just starting is too real, friends had one years ago and i just started discovering it by the end of last year. btw the video was also amazing, hope you dont quit

I'm in love with your art! ❤💕😭

SHE'S BACK

Oh god, unlocking decades old memories. I used to do the same, drawing on the window! I came to the same conclusion, art is just not for me. Forced myself to do it more despite feeling that way, but eventually that feeling won. Thank you for helping me remember those drawings.

Riifushi, you are scary talented you 100% could be a great animator also nice supporting the small AAA game called Stardew Valley.

The nightcore thing is such a throwback, almost forgot about it. I think people just started calling them "(sped up)" versions now

Another banger video, love keeping up with this channel.

I was enjoying the cute and inspiring video like normal, until the ending: "Here, Rita! I think I finally found my art style, so lets make that game together." That made me cry a little. The courage of artists like you is so beautiful.

I am struggling about this too :') thank you for making me have hope again into getting into art w your videos :33

as a discourged feller that dabbles in art it's inspiring to see someone go through "slumps" and overcome them, especially within this caliber of artistic skill.

Your sketches look quite cute so I'm glad you found what you like!

I was drinking a bottle of Clear Frost sparkling water, but I didn't realize I already opened a different bottle of Clear Frost sparkling water, so I was left with two half empty bottles of Clear Frost sparkling water, and I combined them both to create a bottle of Lemon Lime X Peach Clear Frost sparkling water, and I must say, it's pretty good. Personally, I think the white grape and black cherry flavors are much better than the lemon lime and peach, so maybe I will drink half of both of those flavors and try them together next time. My only concern is that mixing them might make them not as good as they are on their own, but they only cost a dollar a piece, so worst case scenario I lose 1 dollar (because I drank 50 cents worth from two bottles)

your art is so so so so cute that im going to cry 🥺

Saw this and your last video today and it is super impressive how far you’ve come so quickly. Really refreshing watching someone who isn’t doing this for a living, and I am right there with you with playing comfy solo games vs playing with friends. Edit: OH and keep us posted on the game you are helping Rita make (if you think it will go somewhere.) I would love to support you!

The spaghetti burger is already turning out so well!

Excellent video. I'm currently in the process of creating a webcomic series and starting my own brand. Ofc I spent years developing the stories while also improving and finding my own unique art style. Looking at someone who is starting their own art KZfaq journey is a great thing to see and also very encouraging. I can’t wait for your next video!

Nawrr UR STYLE SO CUTE! I love watching ppl develop their art style!! Yknow that trend ( i think ) that they showed their style throughout the years? Its so cool! Another day, another slay

Another great video. It was very interesting to hear to your art journey and what challenges you faced. It sure can feel overwhelming when you make something unique and it doesn't get as much attention as something you usually do. While I am not an artist, I think many could relate to feeling like the thing they made must suck if it didn't get much traction as the other thing. I remember one artist that focused on cosy drawings but decide to change the vibe to something more adult oriented for a little while also experimenting with a new artstyle and when it didn't get as much traction, they came to the conclusion that it must be artstyle issue and therefore they won't post drawings using that specific artstyle. It's pretty easy to catch yourself into a mindset that if something underperforms, therefore it must be bad, so glad you tackled on that issue and how it affected your journey. I also send my thanks for continuing the journal! It's great to continue to see your process. You also made some great points in terms of your thoughts that were aftermath of the first video. In the end, even if we might not always succeed or be heard, we should try to seek comfort and happiness as much as it is possible for us to do. Don't worry also about your journal pages being too long for anyone to read - 5 pages of some good and well put thoughts are always something wonderful to read. Take care and come back to good health quick!

I loved your first video! I'm really looking forward to seeing your journey!

Besides your art being great and adorable, I base half of my art taste and what I buy at conventions or online shops on just liking the artist as a person, so seeing and hearing your whole story makes me really excited to keep up with your progress more than an artist I know nothing about who has a ton of skill

Yas this is the great kind of original content youtube should be filled with, keep up the great work and have lots of fun doing this

Love the type The energie The music background Everything is greatttt

As an artist, I'm kind of in the same situation as you were. I love drawing art, I find it fun. But being on my last year of high school, and working; I don't get as much time as I'd like to draw. Even when I do draw, I don't think its very good. And the thing is, I'm thinking about doing art as a career (Mainly video game art), but I don't know how to go about doing that. College is expensive, and I don't know where to start. Your video is very encouraging though. I always thought to be a good artist I had to draw characters well, but after this I realized I should focus on improving what I like doing. Instead of drawing people, I'll focus on drawing buildings and angles. I really like drawing stuff to do with perspectives, inanimate objects and anything with squares. I find them easy and really fun to shade and see how that shading fits together. Anyways I know this is a really long comment, but thanks for inspiring me to draw what I love. Maybe I'll get lucky in the future and find opportunities to work on projects with other people. Edit (Not sure why half my comment disappeared. I fixed it now.)

Your super good at art and don’t ever give up okay I believe good things will come your way 😊 I hope you do your best and always be safe

Now I am really debating on starting to animate myself with very music based animation videos or something.

Describing your art as “bouncy” and listening to nightcore while drawing is a wild but great combination

One's Art Style is always evolving.

Oh my god this goober artstyle and adorable voice are killing me

I feel comfortable listening to you and your story. And thus I hit that sub button. Can't wait to see more, especially the pink haired character 😊

I once had an even in my life and after that my hands are shaking, and I loved drawing before that so I tried again, but it was so hard and bad and I gave up multiple times already, but I'm drawing more and more because I realised that I love it anyway no matter the outcome. Thanks for the video it gave me even more motivation!❤

I love the part at 7:55, and love that you put it in

I love how fluffy and warm your video are~ It's a mix of familiar music, a warm and fluffy artstyle and you just being so welcoming~ Thanks for this, i just went through another heavy exam period and this is the second day since it ended; seeing this is making all that effort more than worth it~

The nighcore phase we all go through, what a mood

ur videos are actually so awesome ❤

as someone who is terrible at drawing (and has practised for a long time) I LOVE your art style! its so cute. Maybe some day I will be able to do cute art that I like too!

Another quality video. Keep up the great work!

I love how expressive your style is!! All the characters you draw are so emotive, it's super cool woah

I can definitely relate (though I'm a writer, not a graphical artist). Things are messy. I had fun writing all my life, yet at the same time thinking my skills weren't good enough. Now in University (literature :P) and a friend asked my to become an editor for a student literary journal. I also have some projects on the side. I think (especially nowadays) there's a societal drive to "be productive" and create at all cost, but creativity should be fun. It should be rewarding. And your health always come first.

Your art style is very cute! It was very interesting seeing your journey to getting there so far ✨

wow, your art journey is so relatable!! (I was also in key club too LOLOL) I have always been too discouraged to dabble back into art because I can NEVER finish a fully rendered piece. Seeing beautiful art all over my feed makes me too scared to post my own work too TT. I will take this video as a sign and inspiration to start drawing again, thank you so much Riifushi!

AAAAA i absolutely love the stardew sfx u put!! so cute :D

You art is amazing!! Love the way you draw the expressionsss

Everyone hates on art and animation in particular until they try it themselves. Your art is really good though.

This was very relatable, but knowing that others feel this way too, motivated me to keep drawing. Also, I still cant believe that your first 2 videos are such good quality!

omg its a soft spoken artsy girl *automatic sub*

Well this is strangely entertaining...also nightcore is amazing (Started listening to them 11 years ago and I still do)

Your art is extremely cute, dont doubt yourself!

I put your first video on my watch later list a few days ago because I thought your thumbnail looked cute. After watching your first video, reading the doc you attached, and now this video, I find your ideas very inspiring. I haven't drawn in a while so maybe I'll try again. I hope the best for you and your content creation and thank you so much for posting your work to the world!

Ok ok.... First of all, amazing story! Seocnd, I can see here a very very popular youtuber in the making! Keep it up Queen! 💪💪👍

You've put good effort in ur videos, new sub.

I love your artstyle and it’s nice to know that your having fun doing these videos keep up the outstanding work :D

I used to have the same things going on with art until my girlfriend changed my perspective of art. I'm happy to know that there are more people who went through the same thing and had a happy ending.

Honestly idk what to say except the same thing like last video. KEEP IT UP, LOVE YOUR STUFF >: D

these videos are so cute, looking forward to the next one 🙌

Im so glad i stumbled on this, you have such a personality, a vibe ✨✨

Thank you for one more interesting video. The creative journey is turbulent, but it's more fun this way 😊

omg I'm kinda inspired to start drawing again :') I really resonated with the part about admiring those pretty, detailed renderings on pixiv, but getting frustrated with the rendering process. Maybe I should do some more explorations and seeing what I really enjoy drawing anyhow, love your videos! Keep it up :)

OMG! This is a second vid! It’s so good! I love this art style

Really cool seeing a timelapse of the drawing process!!

Great insights from your art journey. Lots of aspiring artists need to watch this.

I really enjoy your videos so far! I think you have a bright future in KZfaq!

Its funny, for me, its line art after sketching. Like my line art sucks, I got really bad ''line quality'' but I love rendering. Playing with the mood of a piece with lighting and colors is super satisfying. I really like your comfy style. You are doing great, and you actually inspired me to come back to art and maybe youtube. All the things I tried lately have not work, so if am going to be poor at least I'm gonna do fun things!

your art journey reminds me of me giving up because I don't feel confident on being able to finish a particular piece.. I always liked sketching and improved a lot when I incorporated new techniques I learned. But once I left highschool, i found myself less time to draw and when I'm at home, I find myself with a lot of distractions so I have stagnated and its sad.

THIS IS SO CUTE AND INSPIRING I swear I'm so so happy you made it and sticked with this to the end, because I relate so much to your story! Actually i just vented with my friend a week ago telling her that making art became so stressful because it felt like i was never going to be enough or as good as anyone else. I heard a while ago that we only have to get up 1 more time than you've fallen down. Like if you fell 3 times, get up 4 times, just one more time, and i feel that as a sort of relief for us to keep going As a very disorganized person i can't tell if I'm doing it right and constantly feel like i haven't done all i wanted but at least we're doing something right? Anyways, im not sure of what im saying anymore but pls keep it up!!!

I'm so glad the algorithm let me find your channel! Your earnest struggle through self doubt presented in a couple cozy videos like this really connected with me. Know that even if you don't ever post again, something you made helped someone like me.

Trying (and struggling) to make art too, maybe some day I'll have the courage to show it to the world just like you, thanks for the amazing video, keep it going

this and the previous video were both really endearing and encouraging at the same time, I feel like my whole life I've been a more passive consumer rather than creative, and I feel like I've been holding myself back a lot of opportunities just for fear of commitement or rejection, but trying to see what I can start from and gradually put myself through harder and harder challenges has been very engaging. for example I've always loved listening to music and watching anime, so I've been learning how to edit with capcut to make some Amv's and I'm currently at 5 but I feel like I've already learnt a lot and really enjoyed the process, and right now as I've been inspired by tons of cool vids I've been working for a while now on a animated music video for a song, not nowing how to draw or how to animate anything, but I've begun with having a rough storyboard (almost finished as of writing this) and honestly It's exhilarating for me how even though I haven't really a clue for how to do most of the things I want, I actually have the tools thanks to internet to learn a ton of stuff if I'm willing, and even then I feel like I'm finally allowing myself to do something for the heck of it, just to have fun. I feel like I'm at stage where I'm afraid of being too focused on what others might think in the end, and how I might view myself if a project that I put a ton of hours into maybe or most probably wont do well, but I think I can only learn how to handle those things by actually experiencing them!

I'm watching this while sick! It made me think.. & really inspired me to only do fun things rather than being worried if I'm drawing things correctly or compared to others. It is a big one! I really need to stay having fun. Thank you !💕

I think I learned something about my art from you. Thank you! ❤

yay another artist who listens to nightcore while drawing!

I just love your art style I wish I could draw/ animate like you.

what a delightfully fun video! I can relate to the parts up until your friend Rita came in! very good art style!

Oh my god the bocchi sounds got me😆 I love your art and videos styles! Amazing start to your KZfaq journey! This was such an inspiring and hilarious video! I wish you continue to find and do more things that make you happy without sweating about the details! Now I feel like drawing again…

Looking forward to watching this

I actually like your chibis best. Your art, voice, and the music combine well for a warm, amusing, and soothing experience. You can probably make videos on any topic as long as you just keep this vibe. I could see myself watching them just to smile and de-stress.

super relatable video as someone whos gone thru the emotional rollercoaster of trying to share art on social media, and then feeling locked into one type of specific content and then only making art for the numbers game and not even enjoying it anymore. i havent created anything in a long time after getting burnt out from that, but your vids have been super inspiring for me and im really thinking I might try again with a healthier mindset and just making what i find fun. thank you for lighting that spark in me again. i look forward to your future creations :]

I can relate to your video a lot. Like, it’s really encouraging to see you still working on art after so many years! I love it.

5:51 I really resonated with what you said about not having to box yourself into a certain art style right away. I feel like I’ve run into that problem myself, especially while studying animation in college. Love your videos and excited to see what else you create!

really fun, wholesome, inspiring video! keep up the great work!!

You’re videos are so relatable. Also funny 😂