Yesterday I drew something. You know when you get those genius Ideas, but you know you can't draw them, cause " you are not good enough" or "don't have the skill yet". For the first time I drew that one Idea. Normally I am a very impatient person, vecause I am not creative I would draw for 15 minutes circles and go away. But yesterday I drew that Idea. And you know what ? It turned out pretty good. So maybe this is pretty random but I want to share this experience as a new artist with this goodhearted community. Cause the reason I was able to do that is this community, so thank you !

12:33 "I got to do it, I don't know why, something in me needed to create for the sake of creating" *Powerful* internal motivation, feel I need to create for creation's sake too

First-time watcher here. A lot of what you said resonated with me. Not gonna lie, it made me a little teary-eyed. Thank you.

"whole purpose is to get back up" I heard that saying before, but not in a profound way and context. I now know/see a new meaning to it. 🤔 Thank you.

Do you have a Ted Talk or PodCast? Fighting mental illness for years and nothing seems to be working(promotions, family, medication, eating my sorrows, dieting). Finally I picked up my brush and expressed my emotions on paper again. I felt this warmth and fulfilled I guess. To see my own thoughts and emotions transpire to reality was mind bending. I hope anyone who is going through any personal issues find what makes them whole.

I don't talk a lot, therefore, my comment is short, but straight to the point. Very emotional and motivational speech. Thank you!

In my life I never had listened to an honest personal KZfaqr more so than you. Everytime I play a video of your rambles while I draw I feel reassured that someone out there understands my feelings on a human level. This year I have been struggling to express my feelings and emotions to others because it didn't make me believe they understood what Ive been through. I lost three important people in my life due to health related problems that could have easily been prevented with the right people caring for them. When those three people died I was sent into this depressing state of mind where it's like how do I make them proud or honour them as I live while they are in the ground. Most the time I'm thinking thinking thinking and thinking to the point where I never sleep I just black out on my bed or couch. I can't really explain my feelings to other people because I can't find the right words and I wouldn't think they want to be heard in any moment. I really want to become a somebody but it's hard when nobody understands what you go through everyday morning to night in your head.

A video that came at exactly the time I was wondering the same thing. What a treat.

I feel like I'm stuck in a limbo, nearly as my life isn't my own anymore, but my dad and my teachers telling me this is the best thing for me in life, but what they say is the best thing for me. Makes me depressed, it makes me feel physically sick every day, and I become scared every day to go to my class because deep inside me it's not what I want to do, I don't want to be a mindless slave following orders and make that screw, or weld that. I want to draw, I want to create things like you say, and learn the anatomy of drawing because that is the only thing which makes me feel like I have value, and can use my emotions and express it in my art. Even tho I'm not good and feel discouraged every time I see people making these beautiful art pieces. I don't know if this is what I want to do in life, but I know I'm a lot happier and feel more relaxed making drawings. Then to work in a factory doing what is expected of me. I once tried to tell my teacher I was struggling with depression and anxiety, and doing this makes me more depressed. The response I got from him was this. "You will always be depressed working, no matter what job you chose for your life, it's just to suck it up and continue and try to ignore those feelings". And ever since I heard that, I have been dreading going to school, even more, to learn about welding, Lathes, and everything you work in the industry. Because like I said, it just makes me sick and depressed, and it has made me do some stupid shit I regret, like Snusing (Which is a tobacco product you put under your lip to get a nicotine rush) and when I started doing that, I felt so much worse. And I'm really confused and don't know what I want to do with my life anymore.

I have been feeling like a complete failure these past months when it comes to my art, seeing very few people care about what I do, realizing I am not improving as much as I want to and hurting and blaming myself for it. It makes me wonder at times whether what I do matters at all, whether I am offering anything of value to the world. Yet it is like you say. I just go back to the drawing board and start all over again. I do not know if I could do it if I did not know there are people like you who go through the same thing. Thank you for this.

I’ve made it a habit now that every time you post, I immediately start to draw and I don’t stop until the video is over. Everything you say is constantly moving me forward, and I’ve started pushing myself to work on bigger projects I never thought I could do. So thank you. I wouldn’t be where I am right now without this.

While I was watching this video, I cried my eyes out. I cried, and I cried. Never before have I felt so... seen. I literally cannot thank you enough for this. I’m going to cry until I can’t anymore, and pick up that pencil once more. I will put myself on the page, not to be judged... but to be seen, and heard. Thank you. Thank you for this. You saw me, even though I am completely hidden.

Well as a doctor who try to become and artist (almost give up, but your video motivate me to try again and pick my tablet and just doodle here and there, I already know I won't be able to get into professional territory where being and artist could sustain my living cost, but drawing give me joy that my job in ER in this losing battle againts pandemic never could), I really thankful for all these artist, the instagram and twitter timeline that colors my downtime, the artist who work on game and movie and anime that I enjoy, and even the UI UX Designer who made our life easier. Without artist, this whole world will be more dull and painful.

Hi Adam... In case your read this one... I've been struggling a lot to draw and create in general lately. Since I found your videos I see things in a different and nice perspective I guess, I listen to your videos while I draw and it has been helping me to focus and feel more calm. I just wanted to thank you for taking your time to make these for other artists who might be a little lost and need to listen to someone talking about the topics you choose. Sorry for my bad english and a lot of love from Argentina 💕

Some of my thoughts as a fellow artist; this world and our experience of reality is so incredibly magnificent that our brains go to extreme lengths to block it out and make it mundane. But sometimes, something will shine through the thick veil of normality and deeply move us. Almost divine. It can be anything; a sound, a thought, a mountain, an abstract feeling... as artists, it is our work then to bring that thing into the physical world, put it on a pedastal and share it with others. To raise their consciousness a bit. To tell them, "hey, stop for a while and take a look at this here. Isn't it beautiful?"

I've had a big problem with society needing me to have "goals" or this Big Dream to work towards- it's something I've never really wanted. I don't really want to work in like a gaming company or cartoon company, I'm even pretty chill with the thought of never being a published author. I don't have this great Idea of how I am going to be seen by the rest of the world. And when you decide to strip that bias away, the American Dream or Purpose in Life or whatever, you find that living is very very small, and very very good. I am experimenting with this idea that you don't have to find worth in an achievement. I can watch the river for hours and find enjoyment in simply existing, with no purpose, with nothing I have to strive for. When I play video games, I can spend most my time sitting and watching the world go by, whether it's sneaking up on Bokoblins in BotW or watching other players in Sky: Children of Light. And when I garden it is to grow food for this continuation of existence and flowers for my own joy, for maybe just one more day to bike down to the river with a friend or two and eat Snickers after sneaking down onto the broken concrete stubs of an old bridge. Because I don't think that everyone has to have a goal in living. You're yourself, right? Here, and unique. I keep curiously thinking that that might be enough. And that's how I treat my art, too. It is something I love and create because that is who I am. And I want to maybe show some of it to other people, maybe less to spread my ideas than to have them think up their own. I guess... my purpose in being an artist is to experience what I can and give those experiences back as a short, little pen and ink thing that doesn't need to do much but be experienced in itself.

Pro artists: "Every time I drop that pencil out of frustrations, not wanting to pick it back up, i look back at my life and see all the times i tried to let go of it but i didn't. I kept going on. Not for money. Not for fame but for myself....." Me, a hobbyist, "Le paper scratchy scratchy makes my brain go BBBBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR..."

Yah, I know this feeling. The desire to create for unknown reason, just because I know I gotta do it. So many times I was lost, I didn't know what career path I'm gonna pursue, but I've always known one thing and one only: it's gotta be art. Because I can't live without it, I simply can't. And feeling that same passion in other people makes me happy. So, thank you, Adam. Thank you for being the most amazing artist- no, human being, I've ever had a pleasure of listening to. I needed that.

I've discovered that I really enjoy drawing about a week ago. If it wasnt for quarantine I might of not tried it but I'm glad I did. I've been drawing every day since and already surprised of what I could do. I think that if you have a interest in drawing then try it! It might be your secret passion. And dont get discouraged by your "bad" drawing as it is one of your steps to improve. Find what you did wrong and remember it for you next drawing. It's a sign of progress! Happy drawing

I can 100% relate to learning more about yourself, being an artist. Especially as someone started learning as an adult and changed careers, got smth to compare to.

I am a Coronavirus survivor and I thank God and thank you sir for giving me such motivation and and reason to live and stand out as an artist. Now I am more eager to get my hands on the canvas and be a great inspiration and teacher like you for future artists who will need any help just like what you did for me. Thank you sir!

Honestly, every time I play your videos in the background while I'm drawing & I listen to you talk, I feel relieved that I'm not the only one who feels this way. I stay in my own little place in my head & I do think a lot too, so I tend to ramble at times when I have a topic I can relate to a lot, especially as an artist. Thank you for being so genuine & honest in your art talks. It means a lot to me

There have been countless times where I've asked myself, "why do I keep going?". when everything felt pointless, "why do I keep drawing", "why do I keep fighting my mental illness?", and even "why do I keep living?". Surely it would be easier when I fall to simply stay down. But for some intrinsic evasive reason I (almost) always fought and kept going even when everything seemed hopeless. And I never understood why, until you told me. i just layer in bed listening to your words and by the end of it I'm crying my eyes out and I'm covered in tears and my pillows all wet. You made me realize I got up because I had to, just like you. And I feel like everything makes so much more sense now. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. i love you for this. It means a lot to me.

Another great video to get through the day. 19:53 "but when you get back up, it's all that accumulation of times you got back on your feet and kept going and kept believing in yourself even though you had no idea why that one day you're gonna look back at your life just as I am right now and that's why." It reminds me of the quote "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards." Thanks for the great video and keep up the good work Adam.

Yet again an early recommendation from youtube and i love it. Now let me relax for 24 mins and listen to you! Thank you for all these vids.

Yeah ... I guess that being an artist means never being out of work, your creativity is your job, there's always something to do, there's always something there, either you do it ou not is up to you. So an artist is never really unemployed, not really ... money isn't everything. That' 's why what Adam says makes so much sense, you keep getting back up because '...it's your job...and not only that, is a job that you love, and because you are your own boss (even the ones that work at studios, still the biggest and scariest boss is yorself) you feel and think like this : "If I can't do it, then no one will...this is my art, my vision and one will do it for me...only I see it, only I can do it!". I can''t wait to be old, wise and reformed, have all the time in the world and still have a job ;)

This going to be my very first comment ever on youtube. I´m a 3D Character artist (struggling to find a job) and just wanted to say you always cheer me up with your honest comments. Thank you.

I felt very relieved when I heard you were, in the past, going forward and painting without really knowing why, but you knew you had to get there. I'm still at the beginning and only recently I've started to wonder why do I even draw. How is this going to make me feel fulfilled, is this going to ever leave a mark in the world and so on. And I've been feeling lost because of it. It demotivated me and depleted me of energy. But hearing other artists go or having gone through the same things really inspires me and this talk along with every lucid pixul art talk I've listened to helps me a lot. Thank you, Adam, for making this video and stay safe!

You really have a beautiful way of verbalizing things. Listening to you has been so uplifting. To know that other people think, feel, and struggle with the same things as me, well....makes me feel like less of a weirdo.

"Although I had no idea where I was going - I knew I had to get there..." Really powerful, Adam, and thank you so much for what you do, you have had such an impact on how I've been viewing this whole art thing (and life) as of late. You've been helping us through some hard times and I just can't thank you enough, friend. You have much and more wisdom to share and I'll be here to soak it in forever.

Everytime i feel like giving up, my last string of awareness takes me here, listening to your sharing keeps me alive

For me, when it comes to whats the point of being an artist. When I look at all the art I've done up till now and think about where I am in my life. There's a part of me thats disappointed in myself. That I have nothing to show, nothing that seems to be of value to people. But as I get in this dark place of 'whats the point' I find myself coming back to a certain phrase. "Well what else would I do." When I really think about that I want to spend my time doing as life goes on, its creating. It's the one thing that's stayed constantly as the years have gone by. And I think it's because I can't think of dedicating my life to anything else. So when I feel down and like I'm not going anywhere, I look at my options and realize there really isn't anything else that I would rather do. So I can sit here and feel bad, or I can keep going. Blind as a bat on where I'm going but it's doing something other than sitting here. I'm not sure what point I was trying to make but I wanted to share. Thank You for making these videos. They really help make me think about my view point on my art and art career. Reminds me that there is a purpose to it all. Hope You and your family are doing well!

Last year I was part of an artists group (I still am but corona shut everything down). All kinds of artists. In the first meeting, the leader asked a general question: why do you create? A few people gave some answers. I raised my hand and said “because it hurts not to.” I was being completely honest in that moment, but the room thought what I said was so profound. Of course I enjoyed the positive feedback, but I was also kind of sad because as fellow artists I felt like they should have been like “ah, same!” Rather than react as if it was some new idea they’d never thought of before. Maybe they had never heard or never thought to express it quite that way, but I’d hoped they felt as much desperation about their own art. I’m not putting any of them down either. They’re all great writers, designers, painters, actors, etc. i just felt to as connected as I expected. Every time I listen to one of adam’s talks, and read some of the comments, I feel the connection I haven’t been able to find with anybody else except my best friend. That “ah, yes...same!”. He (and this community) really gets it. Y’all make me feel like I actually am supposed to be this way and I might even actually belong somewhere. I just have to keep plugging along to find where. Maybe I even already have and just need to take the time to settle in. Thank you all❤️

Rodney Mullen was always my favorite skater as a kid. Great video. Thank you.

I understand but I don't. I need to create but I can't seem to learn to pick up and carry on.. too keep going on despite all the pain and struggle. I guess I'm still trying.. but I'm in awe of your ability and determination to keep plowing thru the mire and find your creativity and passion.

I always failed to realize that getting back up meant to an artist, I always targetted at that one "Oh I hope this work gets me on shot success", It's never gonna happen. I have to keep making and keep getting back up to create more. Thank you so much, this video really resonated with me :')

Oh please don't stop...Keep talking.. You literally hit my subconscious mind when i was painting and listening to u..I didn't notice that i had finished nearly half of my painting in 24 minutes only whereas it takes more than 2-3 hours to me completing any artwork. Whatever it was, it was magical and supernatural..❤️❤️ Lots of love and support from India..

you never know what your words ( help) really means. until it hits someone. so strong, that even on a poor, hungry, desperate day he feels the breeze of hope. that delicate wind movement is much needed and god, so refreshing. makes tears come out of my eyes, in the next second it makes me smile. i do thank You Adam Duff. i love You! with all of my heart!

I really felt a lot during this, because as I am an artist as well, and as a little anecdote, I am also a 24/7 fan of a figure skater called Yuzuru Hanyu. He's a 2 time olympics gold medalist, 20 world records, over 30 other gold medals in his career etc etc. But also a Tsunami survivor of 2011, several surgeries, injuries, crashes, near death experiences, career threatening circumstances, it sometimes feel like he's been fighting the entire world since he was a child. And all he ever says is "Life is a wall, and you climb it. And once you're standing on top of that wall, the view is so beautiful." and he just keeps going from there. All he's ever done is fall and get back up stronger than ever before. He's been my artistic and mental inspiration for a few years now. So your skater metaphor really resonated with me. And you are right. The people that will in the end find happiness and some sort of fulfilment, are the ones that fall 7 times and get back up 8. Thanks for your videos, as always. :)

I have been watching and hearing your videos for almost 2 weeks, every time around 3pm til 7pm when I am practicing drawing and painting. Let me tell you... that all your videos make me feel better, make me realise my mistakes... and make me try every day to improve my art. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, because... It is... so easy for me to get sad over my art... thinking how I am only 19 years old and still don't know how to draw hands and nothing about the fundamentals....Since I was a kid, art was easy for me... people always complimented me, therefore I though I was good enough. then I realised that I didn't even know hot to properly shade and put light in my drawings. So... thank you for talking from the bottom of your heart, always with love.... you make my practice sessions better. You speak with so much honesty that it inspires me to create more... to try to express better my feelings in my works. So, again... Thank you. I feel like you are kind of like my teacher ahaha

thanks adam,perfect timing,i started doubting my passion and my resolve to draw these days,but you reminded me of all the things i have to go through really have a reason and importance in my development as an artist,as well as the fact that there are many other people like me that have doubts about their art career

As an artist and a skater (when I was younger but I don't like saying former as my love for skating will probably last as long as I do) I clicked for Rodney Mullen. This was exactly what I needed to hear today

This made me remember how bad it feels to have people slam it into your face that what you do won't matter. People that should care, saying that what you want to pursue isn't going to achieve you anything, and that it will never matter. Thank you for this video, Adam.

I love to draw because I find it relaxing to draw and listen to my favorite music. It's kind of a journey to my true self, I try to find my art style, I try to improve myself thru art, expressing my emotions thru drawing and taking a break from this chaotic world while I'm drawing :) It's kinda like a creative therapy.

Everytime I feel like quitting. I look around and realize most of my life wouldn't exist without an artist back in the day, designing something I'm using. Or the architects that designed my house. Or the seemingly unlimited amount of media I consume for inspiration. Artists have a special role in the universe, that only artists can truly understand. The joy of creation is the most fulfilling thing I've felt.

I recently got my first digital tablet, as usual about a month ago I couldn't draw at all, right now I'm drawing with the tablet after slowly start drawing more and more again, it's weird because I feel that no matter how many times you question yourself about being an artist you always come back to paint or draw or doing what you love, it's inevitable which is beautiful. Thank you a lot, I listen to these videos while I draw and they inspire me a lot, so thank you again. :D

Today I felt like I wasn't a real artist because no one cares about art right now. But this made me remember why i wanted to do art in the first place. Thank you

The need to just keep going even tho you dont know where.. Right thats what it is. I Just cant see a reason to quit. There is no one. Thank you for your talk!

I swear to god, you read minds! Coz it’s exactly what I’ve been thinking and struggling with lately. Thank you for the encouraging words, I always feel a lot better after hearing you.

OMG, this is the question that got me wondering for over 10 years, I even got in trouble asking our academy teachers about when I was an art student.

I really enjoy how the music always trails at the end, a subtle departure

"I'm still an artist!" Figured I'm gonna start commenting that I'm still an artist. Cause I'm at a low point, finding it hard to get back up for the... I don't even know how many-eth time. And I'm still fairly at the beginning of anything, so I still don't have a reason why I'm an artist. All I know is that I am an artist... It's the only thing I'm good for... (Workin' on getting better...) Thank You, Adam. I don't know how this journey will end, but I hope to God that it ends with a pen/pencil/brush in my hand and a page to be proud of... Even if it's through nothing more than stubborness. I hope I find it in me to keep going. I may be an artist, I hope I die an artist as well... Cause I'd rather die an artist, than have the artist die within me.... Here's to hope that I can someday look back and adorn the scars I've got, rather than define myself by them... So, for the time being I've got a desire to get back up, thanks to you. So look forward to me commenting "I'm still an Artist!" cause from now on, that's what I'm gonna do. (And if you've read this, you'll know why)

Mulen has a unique style and is known by his impossible tricks. I've watched him ins VHS back in the 2000's and he says it, "just keep doing". Awesome video

I too will die creating art, for art is me and I'm art :) what you say and how I feel are one and the same. There's just this profound need to live in and create art. I can say for sure that no matter how many times I fall I'll always get back up. That's our nature

i'm a musician, not a visual artist, but your message is just as true in that field. the point of creating is the act itself. i can't thank you enough for making this video and helping me realize that.

I've noticed my productivity has gone through the roof listening to your videos while I work on my art more than any other big KZfaqr artist omg!

Hey Adam. I’m sure you receive a lot of comments like this, but I’ve recently stumbled across an artblock that is stronger than any block I’ve faced before. It almost feels like there is a sort of resistance that is present every time I try to pick up a pencil to draw or open the drawing app on my iPad. And everyday there is a sort of guilt that I feel in my chest. When I’m watching TV shows or gaming, that feeling of guilt is always present. No matter how hard I try to ignore it, it’s there. A few weeks of this pass, I sit at my desk to watch KZfaq again with that same guilty feeling present in my chest. I open KZfaq and the first video in my recommendations was one of your videos. I clicked on it and from then on, I just started watching them all, listening to what you had to say. And the more I listened, the more I started to get emotional. Because you had an answer for every question I’ve ever had while trying to become an artist. Call me crazy and I don’t really believe in higher power or anything like that, but I feel like this block I’m experiencing now was created to lead me into finding your channel. As deep as it may seem, you’ve slowly made me contemplate everything I have done in life so far. And I think it’s time to listen to my inner voice no matter how hard it may seem. I need to stop seeking instant gratification and start seeking the long-term ones that’ll shape my future. Thank you, Adam. You’ve truly inspired and even thought me something I should have realized a long time ago.

I always feel down when I talk to non artists. To get that tiny inspiration leaving from an artist friend talking about what they just did. I really feel our important moments are wasted on most people. A life of a thousand little moments.

Man, I have only recently discovered your channel, and I gotta say, this really was something I needed in my life. Not just advice on art, reviews of art books or digital paintings, but like, these very somber, very honest talks about art and what it means to be an artist. It helps me a lot to understand myself better, in a way. Thank you, Adam.

Thank you for making this. I need to listen to this a few times to let it all soak in

Thank You, Adam I needed this.

You did a nice deep talk and it might be supportive to many. I tho can't see anything for myself in it. Every artist has different reasons to produce art. It can be self expression, it can be relieving stress, it can be earn solid money or having fun. I'm glad you emphasized a lot that it's about your view, and your personal experience and not generalize it like many of these videos sadly do. For me having an artistic mind is a curse and I would die when I'd be unable to get rid of this inspiration-energy. I thought I am mad because nobody could understand me until my ex-german teacher talked with us about goethe and these people. And he explained there are creative minds, authors, artists, crafters. The inspiration is their source and it's pushing them, pulling them and demanding. You have this inspiring idea, you NEED to do something about, if you can't you go not only mentally sick but also physical. He explained that goethe had this and nearly had killed himself because he lost his inspiration. And he said it's even a proven difference in the brain function of these creative artistic people an non artistic ones. To me it's horrible because for 20 years of my life I am creating art daily . There is literally no day in year (unless I am very sick) where I won't have finished art piece a day. Some times on classtrips I noticed the less I draw the more I get detached from the term "art" but it makes me feel empty. There are these funny outsiders who be like "and? then look for new hobby!" you cant just get new hobby, art is way more. I don't care about my art pieces, if I draw traditional and I posted them I put them into trash bin. I would never hang up my own art in my room and be proud of. If I draw digital I mostly delete the files once uploaded. They lose value for me. The process is bit more intersting but also not important to me, the only thing for me why I do it is to get rid of this energy inside that will make me sick if it can't get out . it#s so bad that even in school or workplace if you know you have to stay there for another 5 hours but you got THIS ONE idea right now and you want to draw it so badly, your conccentration fails. literally I can't concentrate on anything else because it's lingering in my mind and I am afraid to forget about and these tiny things.... I also have hard time to understand people who do art without depth. i know so many pin up artists that only drawing the same girls, the same poses all pin up. while i am one of the types that HAVE to have a deep message, a fancomic with drama, a plot etc. but each artists is different. some don't need this. I know a lot of (I read article its a gender thing, the ration is more that guys draw for fun while girls drawing deep things) guys who had discussions with me, I asked why they never draw a crying or laughing person, or characters expressing emotions. and they replied "why should I? there is no reason to "-and as much as I can't understand it-they were right. I can't have an argument against because art is art. they have their way and I have my way.

Oh my dear Adam! You did it again...you brought me in to tears of reflection and selfvalue. From all my heart thank you for being so open and giving with you thoughts and feelings about being an artist. Since I am listening to you the whole turmoil inside me is getting calmer and calmer. Dedicading my time, yet efficentliy, but more and more to my art and my dreams. Keep doing the lovable thing of sharing and I promise to you and myself that I will never turn my back on being an artist. Its not about the money or the fame, its about the act of doing. Thank you with all my heart again and stay healthy and save and keep up the good job.

Time to watch and listen, your vids are always touching

Your work is just awesome. Artists like you inspired me to start my own channel. I look forward to your next vid!

You are a good person with a kind heart. Something no amount of skill or practice can teach. You care about your fellow artists and open up about your life experiences to help others. I appreciate you.

Thank you for this episode- I definately needed it.

Your videos always insightful and being my company while I'm drawing or practicing. I love your videos

Starting my work day with this video in the background felt just perfect. I hope to find that internal peace that you seem to be carrying. My struggles with my work as an animator are probably the same as my struggles at feeling good in my everyday life. But if there is something that I observed about me so far, is that despite all the ups and down, I keep trying, day after day. Thank you for sharing that Rodney Mullen quote. It's inpisring :)

Hey Adam thank you for this video and all others too. You provide the motivation much needed at this time.

U just keep pumping fuel into my veins man! keep it up!!

Thank you very much!

thank you, i saw this in my recommendation and im amazed at the coincidence, as of the past week from now ive been struggling to make art since from what ive learned from other artists (famous ones that gets validation and attention easily) is that, making art is only for others to see, that if you make art and no one sees it and validates it, its nothing, a piece of trash, and thats what ive been dealing with for the past week, i do countless of art, even going as far as forcing myself to do something widely out of my comfort zone just for others validation, what ive got is about 1 or 2 people who validates my art, some would do it because "were friends and we got to support each other always" so im quite grateful for them too, on top of that hearing what you said, i just found another purpose to continue art besides my friends support, i gotta be honest, i cried several times while listening to this for how much ive realized that i dont need validation from others, that i iust have to keep going forward and getting back up even when no one is there to help me stop falling down, anyways this is getting rather long and pretty much just rambling around so some final words, im truly grateful for your words, thank you again

Such great stuff! thank you

you always give me a boost of energy!

Thank you for posting this. It really helped, I appreciate you a lot for that.

The timing is spot on, Adam! Thank you :) Also: Emily is killing it on that guitar

Love your stuff. My brain often takes dark turns when I draw so having your videos play and your authentic voice and thoughts, even if I don’t experience too much pain with art, console me is one of the best ways for me to get just not be anxious for once.

Adam I really truly appreciate your talks. It's like listening to a sprintual guide, but for artist and so much more. This one like so many others had me tearing up while drawing. You hit the nail on the head and this has been the story of my life. Ive been drawing well over 20 years and you summed up how I feel. Ive tried explaining to my wife a few times but she doesn't fully get it or I'm just bad at putting it in words. Thank you and keep up the awesome art work and KZfaq videos.

you said everything i was thinking, and it made me realize that i was not the only one going struggling. this message came just when i needed it, i don't have friends that do art or family members so i find it very hard to explain my feelings and what i'm going through to others, so i'm really glad i found this video. It's really comforting to know that there are people that understand to a certain extent what your going through, so thank you.

Thank you Adam!

I found your videos recently, and I have really enjoyed them. So many art videos on KZfaq are just about technique, software etc. It is refreshing to hear about the inner life of an artist for a change.

I stumbled on this and I have to say thank you for this video. It was really needed.

yet another video that sets me back on the right path. your videos and wisdom are like a reset on my brain - any doubt i have about myself is always swept away by your reassurance. i won’t give up. i’ll keep being as authentic as i can be. thankyou again adam

Thanks, for sharing this soulful talk.

This... video actually came at a perfect time for me. I've been questioning what I'm doing with my life, because reality has hit me hard that, death is coming. It's inevitable. I won't try to understand it, but there's no escaping it. and I want to do something with my life. Something I'll be proud of. And I've been unsure if art is the right way to go, because yes I love making art dearly, but not many others, except for fellow artists, feel the same way about my art. So this really meant a lot for me Thank you.

Holy crap why do I connect to you in a way I do with no one in my real life? 😥❤❤ Never stop making videos. I'll watch it even if no one else does.

This is everything I really needed to hear. Thank you.

Man you are awesome!! Thanks for your art and for your words too 🙌

thank you so much for making this video, its help me a lot

I discovered you only recently but in that short period of time your talks have helped me a lot. Your videos have a quality to them . You merge art and philosophy and motivate people. This talk I was crying because the whole video I was thinking yes but what is the point of trying to get back up - there is none. But then when you said that it is the journey itself that ordinary people having normal jobs don't have you opened my eyes. There is a beauty in the shittines of trying to carve your path to your mastery of your craft and the ups and downs without which life would be very underwhelming. Thank you, Adam :)

film is my passion and it is definitely what i want to pursue for my future. recently ive been wanting to create videos rhat expressed my emotions but im scared of being made fun of and judged. many friends and family dont know how i really feel about things because i tend to supress or water down my emotions with them (idk why its just instinct). i want to express them over something ive created but im afraid i wont be taken seriously. anyways watching your videos really makes me want to just go for it and create what i want to create not giving a shit about what people think! so thank you thank you !

Damn good video. I really love your talks for their authenticity; a much needed voice. I relate to this topic a lot, and the relation between artists and skaters is really interesting and true. It’s easy for me to sometimes feel sort of dismissed when someone compliments my work and says something like “I wish I could draw like that”-because even though I know they mean well, on an off day I’ll feel that such a statement negates the immense amount of effort, practice, and searching that it’s taken to get to where I am today- still searching, practicing, and often unsatisfied with what I make. I went for years as a closet artist, made many friends who wouldn’t find out I drew for months, and only recently, now that I’m in my early 30s, have I actually believed that I could do something professionally with my art-and that it is the only possibility I will consider. Also, just so I don’t sound like a jerk, I do appreciate people when they compliment my work- there’s just certain things that can get to me if I’m frustrated. Much respect, stay safe, thanks again for continuing to create such great content.

Your voice is so soothing and you always have great advice, keep it up!

thanks for putting it up , and tell your friend that i love him !

So much truth, so much pain in this. I stepped up and agreed to put my art in a business space. I spent all my art money buying mats, frames, putting it together, getting my tax licenses and there the paintings sit...for two plus months they've sat there...no sales, people walk by oblivious...Yet I keep creating. Maybe someone will buy them one day.

Love the piano and your voice so sweet. Thank you for your share it's really helpful and I see you are stronger than you think

this brought me to tears. thank you.

Wow , profound reflexion. You kept me the morning thinking deeply about everything you said. Nice and wise words.

Thank you for this particular content. It gives me some sort of reassurance that it's okay to keep on creating art pieces. Thank you and bless you.