Becoming an artist is a passion project in itself.

i've got many job offers this year because i've been creating a lot of personal projects. also people will probably support you on patreon aswell because they simply enjoy your work.

Hard to fight the fear, would just like advice on how to manage those personal projects when starting from the ground up.

For a while, I was not sure if I wanted to finish my comic. You helped me get back some confidence. Thanks

I'm currently working on a personnal project and my main problem for now is finding motivation to finish it, spending time on it and so on, it's hard man

I only saw tidbits of your animation and damn I feel like crying

i'm trying to make an animated film! i've never really put real effort into animation before, but i have an idea and i really want to follow through with it! all i have is a free animation app and my finger, but i don't care!! i'm gonna get it done if it kills me!

I do a lot of personal projects, it landed me a job as a concept artist for a few months, getting paid per hour. It was pretty cool. You never know what just tuning your skills can do. Learning how to animate things and regularly trying new programs can be frustrating, but at the end it can feel amazing because you can look to someone working on a bigger project and genuinely help them. Your stuff doesn't have to be amazing, try not to turn your work into a profitable project right away but find ways to promote it, a lot of the time the reason you aren't getting attention no matter how good you are is due to the randomness of the internet. You DESERVE to make art and shouldn't feel the need to justify it to anyone.

Honestly, this is making me wanna finally sit down and think more seriously about my comic. Thanks.

I've always loved writting. It's been almost a year since I finished my first novel, and I really had fun doing it.

This is inspiring me to finally draw a comic I've been wanting to draw for a year. Thank you.

For some reason, this video is what I needed today. Thank you

I don't know what I like better. The actual tutorials, or the opening intro song.

Man, really you are an inspiration for me, this video its so liberating, stirring and encouraging. You make me wake up from my frustration and fear, take my pencil and just create personal projects for how much fun it can be and the experience it gives. Sorry, it touch me feelings and that stuf. Please continue to be that way, keep inspiring people, and above be still a great person :").

Sounds, like a good idea. I can give it a try.

I stopped making sense of it a long time ago, but whenever I watch this video when I doubt myself about drawing, I start getting pumped up to draw again. It’s gotten to the point where I only watch this video on a loop when I draw. XD

I tend to only do personal projects, and I only take requests/commissions that I feel inspired by

Thank you for all you do--what you said has inspired me to continue a project I've been hesitant to do. I need to just try.

To me, it doesn't make sense to become an artist and _not_ make personal projects. Like, how can you participate in the creative field, and just execute someone else's ideas. That doesn't sound logical imo.

8:53 This is so crucial "Daumbass"

Im working on a personal short film for fun and practice with my brother and no one else, this video is the main reason of me deciding to make it. Thank you for that

Bruh, this video just made my day thanks a million👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

I love that someone of such great skill is regularly making KZfaq content

What an inspiring video! Thank you so much for giving me so many reasons to make what I dream about making!

Does anyone really think not making personal projects?

Just found your channel recently and have been inspired by your content 😊 this pep talk on personal project in particular! I have been feeling insecure whenever someone asks me why I do the things I do but then can't come up with a practical reason. It's just an urge to try and to create them. Your fire fuels ours. Thank you for share all this knowledge and encouragement!!!

gold advice, man. Thank you!

Such a great vid. Anyone can do their dreams; deep down they know it’s possible they just gotta do it. And they will do it. Because they love it. X)

This is just what I needed. Thank you

Wise words from an amazing artist.

Your work is beautiful. Thank you for this video

I just found your channel. Thank you for your videos they are really encouraging and motivational for me to keep going with my own personal projects

Very encouraging and insightful!

Great video! And well timed too - in the middle of production on my own dream project! (animated web series) Thank you for the encouragement.

Great insights! I was just saying many of the same things to one of my students today.

This video holds a lot of possible reasons to do a personal project... However, to apply it, I think a person should pick one, either focusing on learning, or focusing on developing a portfolio piece. I say this because finishing a personal project is A LOT OF WORK. And a lot of people don't finish when the objective of the project isn't clear from the get go. But none the less great video. I'll leave a like 👏

That's a very cheerful content! Thank you for talking about this . BTW, Pwow is The cutest character i've seen! Is there somewhere we can see more about him;) ?

Wish I could focus more on my personal projects! Too busy atm, but it's something I really want to see animated and brought to life!

That doggy is soooooooo cute!!!!!!! 😭❤️❤️❤️❤️

I absolutely agree. So much good can come from doing personal projects, although all the benefits aren’t necessarily always obvious. Thanks for this encouraging video! Also, gotta say that the guy in the far-right corner at 8:55 is an absolutely integral part of any team. I volunteer to fulfil this roll!! 😂

Would you advice to share it on Social Media? Even when you think the project has pitching potential? Which brings me to another question: Would the project be a turnoff for a producer / studio if it has already been seen by the public (i.e social media)?

thank you

Doing personal projects are so important

Quality content

The one with the yellow dog dancing is nice.

Thanks

Great video:D

One issue I do tend to find that I have, is choosing what personal project to focus on. Like it's a constant back and forth between wanting to do a comic or animated short, and event then it not just those two, but like 3-4 different comics I want to make, and multiple music video or short stories in animation I would like to make. Any advice on how to go about choosing and focusing on project when you get excited to want to work on others?

I have to remind myself this quite often. My animations will never get me that elusive KZfaq money. I’m cool with just uploading them for me

I tried to make a short animation, but I never finished it. I made characters, storyboard/animatic, voices, backgrounds, and even developed a bit of music. I only finished one scene of animation because I canned the project. It was then that I knew nobody would see the short and it would be a massive waste of time. I had no following and no specific budget yet I spent 6 months working on it.

I just come for the intro ^__^ Hey puppy!

Wow you gave me courage ;c;

Hey Toniko! Any chance we will be able to see some of those personal projects you’ve been working on? I’d love to see them

I'm only doing a personal project to make a story for Murdoch, my OG.

To me personal projects are the most important

YOU ARE A REFERENCE

0 disslike, it's awesome. Thank you for nice video, like ! :)

Passion projects are the point for me. I wouldn't animate if it wasn't for me first and for public consumption/pay second.

The hardest prat is to start the project :) Thanks for the video. Are you working with sound for you personal projects?

Thank you very much! I like one song of lical band and really want to make a musical clip, but stopped on storyboard not even draw a half. I already want to do animatics and animation but still not finished storyboard. Should i finish storyboard first, or can i come back to it later and draw animation of what i already have?

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Toniko. Recently, I've finished a personal project of mine which has taken me about 2 years of work. I am quite proud of the work that I've done and right now I'm taking a break from animating. I tend to have too many ambitions in my life when comes to getting a job that I can't decide which one I should have plus I don't know how to draw humans very well. Some have suggested me doing life drawing which I'm willing to do but still. I can't seem to find any good jobs in general since I live in the rural area in Australia plus I've been diagnosed with high-functioning autism which makes it even more difficult. I don't know if you have any suggestions since you live in the States. I've done a certificate for IT and I still can't find jobs for that and retail. Sorry if it got off-topic really quickly, I've learnt what my limits are when it comes to work and I don't think I can do another 30 minute long animation ever again. I also want maybe become a house musician or make a web comic for myself. I know it's a lot I'm asking and that I'm sharing a lot of personal details about myself. I just need a guide

Everything you just said really applies to me I appreciate you motivating me about this subject

I like to do personal projects. I am going through a rough time. So I appreciate the encouragement given by the video. Thank you very much. I am considering starting a bestiary project. It is where I design lots of fantasy creatures. I am also considering starting a project developing the natural environments of the fantasy lands. There are maps and landscape pictures. Maybe this project can be referred to as an atlas project. Both of these projects are passion projects. I think the main benefit of passion projects is that they are fun. The enjoyment makes the work easier to handle psychologicly. Even the tough parts are better with the enjoyment. I didn't know there were the practical benefits given in the video. That is great. Things get even better. The puppy in the video is so adorable. 0:06 Aww! Speaking of canines, it is cool to have a part about wolves. I recently had a similar experience. I was working on a project where I write a story. It is a romantic story. The protagonist is a beautiful lady. The love interest is a creepy guy. I written the whole rough draft so far. Later on, I had many new ideas to make heavy revisions. In the rough draft the love interest is a human, named Angel. He wears a mask, and he is referred to as the "phantom". In the revision, the love interest changes to a werewolf, named Beau. I like werewolves a lot. They are my favorite horror monster. I think a creepy love interest is better if he is some kind of animal. Beau does retain some phantom characteristics. He takes the protagonist to a world underground. He is also good at music. Beau can sing and play keyboard musical instruments. The protagonist has her own musical career. Beau teaches her how to do that. The underground and music part is a phantom thing as opposed to something normally associated with werewolves. I have developed Beau to a mix of different things. It makes him a more origional character. I mainly write for the story. However I have also drawn the characters a lot. That leads to character design. As a werewolf, Beau has both a wolf and human form. I focus more on the wolf. Like you, I did end up studying real life wolves. This is to help develop a wolf character. I looked up reference photos on Google Images. I had a lot of fun with character design. It is really unusual to have a werewolf as a love interest. I also subvert the negative stereotypes of wolves. It is a fun challenge to take a wolf and make it look beautiful and even attractive. I have noticed that wolves in real life look slightly different than wolfs in fiction. Real wolves have a kind of natural and majestic beauty to them. In fiction the scary part is often exaggerated. When I design Beau, I try to bring out the pretty part and tone down the scary part. It is a refreshing new way to depict a wolf character.

I'm making a mix of Metroid and Home Alone

Anyone who likes drawing wolves I recommend watching Balto

I make money creating characters and comics ,also I make book cover illustrations that people love seeing then in posters

I want to make short animatics and animated music videos inspired by a Webtoon I love. Would that be considered a personal project or more on the lines of a fan made project?

you need more subscrubers

Hey Toniko, If I adapt an existing property (say a novel) that I love, does that count as a personal project?

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What do you when the opportunity of making a personal project into work presents? When do you know its ready or if its for the better to keep it provate? I've tried some times making passion ideas into school projects in art school and it always backfires, in my opinion since I get good grades but dislike what i do with them to fit the homework. It doesn't happen as often when i make the idea for the assignment.

What software do you use for animated projects?

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I would like to start a comic. I hear that self publishing is a good way to go but is that true?

7:30 darned chads...

I dont know how to make a personal project or what it would even be related too I've never done things for myself before all to much

Hi toniko!! Is the animation tutorial in spanish? I dont speak english

What do you guys think about making fanart projects? Are they as good as making original projects??

What if I want to build buildings . Does it apply. I would affect those living conditions around me either severely or positively

Can someone tell me if art schools can teach animation basics without prior knowledge, I’ve been told I should go into illustration and animation but my animations suck

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Which app was that in 2:13

How do I get into the 2d animation industry ?

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Thanks