Dude. You talk of having used AI for years What is the point of making this video besides telling us that you hate yourself?

Get rid of the ego and you’ll find making art more enjoyable. If you don’t enjoy the process then why bother making art at all?

Art is self expression and what shows our humanity

"Fine, I'll do it myself" - Thanos This quote right here is my very reason for drawing. It doesn't matter if I can commission a hundred artists or have the power to have a hundred different AIs make a hundred different images, it'll never be EXACTLY what I want, and there will always be an error in communication. If I want the art I envision, smut or otherwise, to be realized and shown to the world, I HAVE to do it myself. There is no other way.

With your most recent announcement, the context of this video is upsetting. You were a big motivation for me when I myself was feeling uninspired or unmotivated with my work. We should make art for ourselves and have fun with it, everyone has their own creative journey. However by no means should we now encourage that when we hit a creative stump, that it becomes okay to profit off the backs of others. What example does that set? For how disappointed you might have become in your own work, you have a community, and create art tutorials/advice. You can't say simply enjoy your art process, but also trace/use generated images when you really need to. Especially when what funds these softwares, is the very work of other artists that mostly likely inspired you too. So as a reminder to any artist feeling this now, if you really want to be happy with your art, give your own two hands a chance. Don't be discouraged by the work of others and the hordes of generations bombing social media. The world still values human art, and wants to see what you can do. How you draw hands, your approach to eyes, your method of coloring, your way to render hair, ect. Show your friends, share with your family, maybe even join or start a community.

Since generated art began to come into prominence I quickly saw the future and decided to pivot and focus on traditional oil paintings. I was previously a professional animator but always found joy in traditional art. I started off in stop motion, and over time due to client needs it began becoming more and more digital. Ai art actually helped me in reseting back to base and interacting with my art in a physical way.

It is not the creation of art that has been lost. But how the art is used. You sound like you are trapped in a rut. It happens to all of us from time to time. That is how I went from Graphic Artist to Tattoo Artist. Find a way that your art is impossible to replicate. AI is already taking over most things and will continue to do so. How we pivot will determine how we survive as artists. Best of luck Josh.

If there one hard pill I’m coming to terms with as a creative, it’s the fact that no one can control the outcome. As humans we tend to want to determine and control everything which often spill into our craft and then most times creates creative blocks. Letting go and just creating is the only way. Very difficult but I’m slowly accepting and learning

I am going to be completely honest with you, Josh. I…haven’t been happy with my art lately. It’s hard. It’s had seeing myself in my uniqueness and creativity when barely a few people acknowledge it. I had also be ignoring my numbers here on KZfaq AND Instagram for the longest time, but now, they’re getting to me. I’ve seen the ways others have been doing better than me, I’ve seen people who started after me do better than me. It’s- exhausting, really. I really wanted to quit so many times because of how my journey was stagnating. I try, so hard, not to worth my art off of numbers, but I let myself get consumed by the thought of people seeing what I put out there. I want to put down that pen for good, but then I remember the characters I give life to, and I can’t just take it away by turning for good. It’s tiring, really. So, in answer to your question: sometimes there is no point, except for those who truly care and want you to succeed.

Josh, this is one of the most important art videos I've seen to date - you're hitting on such a HUGE topic, one which I've had to revisit countless times throughout my own career. (oh and that sketch is SIIIIIIIIIICK!!!)

The point of creating art is to share beeauty. Not everyone has that gift. Share your art. It brings beauty into a world so desperate for hope. 💕🥰

This was a video I needed right now, thank you! Art for me is a hobby/occasional side hustle, but AI and social media have killed my love for digital art and design. So much that even when making art just for me, I get depressed opening up procreate. I still love creating, and last year I got into sewing, resin art, woodworking, basically anything physical and doesn't involve a screen. I made my own pop up book, and as janky as it was, I felt so satisfied with it. So, while I still use procreate to sketch out ideas, taking my art into the real world has really saved my love for creating. AI ain't building furniture or jewelry just yet after all.

People has always said you should find a career that you love but as an artist it seems impossible.

I felt the same way, and i quit my job as a illustrator and animator, and right now i do vtuber models and art as a hobby and personal things to myself, and focus on playing games. But yeah, ai taking over a lot of things, it's really sad. 😔😮‍💨

Nobody cares about my art anymore .I don’t understand how people like ai when it has no soul and doesn’t take hours to make.

Thank you so much for posting this Josh. I’m 17 and was thinking of making my own animation studio and being a KZfaqr in the future, and I knew it would be very difficult. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that it wasn’t for me. I’m introverted and get very high anxiety from being in that position of managing a lot of people, and from recording myself for videos on YT. But what makes me stress out the most is the pressure of having to make art instead of it being something I can freely do, and having the constant pressure of living to people’s expectations and entertaining them. Now I made the decision just to keep my passion for drawing as a hobby. I’ll go to college and get a degree for computer science, which isn’t something I’m passionate about, but I’m slightly interested in, and I’ll do art on the side. I want to make art for myself, to express myself to myself and to others, and to inspire others with my artwork even if I don’t get money, which I can do that by posting on social media. I can get big on social media, but I would just like to use that fame to inspire others to make art, just like how a bunch of other artists, mangakas, and animators inspired me to draw. All I’m saying is that your passion doesn’t have to be your career, and even if it is a career, the most important thing is that you have fun and enjoy what you do. Go with the flow, don’t overthink things, and enjoy art your way. Thanks Josh. 🙏

What do you mean what's the point of making art anymore? It's for ourselves it's for our needs to fulfill our creative desires 🤷‍♀️

Watching Bob Ross on PBS growing up made me want to paint from an early age. These days the tactile physicality and properties of paint keep me going and wanting to try new things.

I don't actually know why I started drawing. It's just something that I've been doing for as long as I remember and when ever I stop, I start feeling like shit, so I've just learned to always at least doodle. It's mildly annoying that I started to think "maybe I can do this for a job" just before the whole AI BS started. That combined with life really took the wind out of my sails and I stopped drawing, and started to feel like shit even more lol. So I have no why I started but I know that I can't stop now.

art all stared for me when i saw the animation ep in sailor moon when usagi and ami went to a animation studio i loved that ep so much ever since then i stared to doodle for years until middle school i took it more serious

For me what was a big inspiration for art was the idea that you could express yourself in ways other than through words or by having a conversation. I am not a very social person and often times misunderstood as an introvert but when I got into art and started to express myself more it made it easier for people to understand me maybe not completely but it helped give people something visual and some were even like "OH ok, NOW I get it."

Josh, I found that AI has actually inspired me to start drawing again. It has freed me of the pressure to make my drawings and paintings highly detailed and impressive, because AI will already beat us at that. So now I can focus on drawing in whatever style I want and just focus on expressing creative ideas and compositions and worlds without needing to hold myself to an insane standard.

I really resonate with this allot. Social media, jobs, and algorithms force so many artist to lose sight of why they enjoy creating and I find myself struggling with that at times. It’s so easy to say do what makes you happy to other artists but at the same time can be so hard to take our own advice when gold handcuffs, online audiences, or people around us have expectations that don’t always align with our happiness. Looking forward to seeing where this next chapter takes you.

Very inspirational Ergo I tried to use A.i. to make the fans happy, and I wasn't happy at all. It took all the fun out of making music, so I just canceled my A.i. subscription and I'm going back to making music by myself, even if it's slower, I'm a lot more proud of myself. Making music can be a job, but it's supposed to be fun, otherwise if the only goal is to make money, then it becomes just a job. Screw that! Making art isn't all about the money, because if it was all about the money, then I might as well become an accountant, coder, or a boring lawyer. 😅

Ngl, im stuck in this. Now every piece I've made these past weeks felt empty, i cant even enjoy them for myself .ive started feeling like art is all i have and i hate it cuz essentially the thing im best at keeps me isolated from others and i feel like ass

Dude.... Its like the perfect time for me to watch this video as I am paining this illustration right now. This is what I needed to hear exactly for this piece that i am doing. I am actually a beginner artist, who was getting frustrated due to the gap between my taste and expectations and my skill level. I have seen recently an art post in my anime community yesterday, and I was devastated and jealous becos I wasn't getting to that level and not getting that praise in there. I still feel that my potraits, faces and heads are mediocre, and I have to improve of them. But I am having this idea which I wanted to draw for a while now, but this piece doesnt require that much commitment to all the technical aspects which I wanted to improve. But I wanted to draw this piece becos I love its idea. So this guilt of not focusing on the things which I should focus on was killing me while I was working on this idea. And then you uploaded. I really wanted to hear this that it's okay to focus and draw like a professional even tho I am still in a beginner level, and have fun and do art which I wanted to do and show. Thanks!!

I literally just pulled myself out of a depression because I'm not growing on social media.

I started drawing again at 28 (currently). What made me start was a memory about how I loved it as a kid, but then was discouraged at a very young age and quit. Now, after graduating school for IT Programming, I found an old art piece of mine and was reminded of how happy it made me. I am learning through Draw a box, proko & Marshall, along with many different books. I love it, and I love having something to look forward to now instead of dreading life every day. I think I may put my programming skills to use by making a game some day soon with my art skills as they develop.

my first reason? watching anime at teenage years made me realize that what i was seeing was worlds created by my fellow human beings. they took something from their mind, and made beautiful works out of it, both animated as well as illustrated. i wanted to have that, power? ability? I dunno what to call it, but it has been the fuel to my creative fire ever since, though life has kicked me down multiple times, i'm still doing art, i just wish i would have made the smart choice and picked a school path that would have helped me along. right now, i'm trying to get better to become a freelancer, as i'm not comfortable where i am with the mistakes i see myself make.

It's crazy that u post this. I was thinking the same thing lately. Like "What's the point anymore?" I do animation tho and it is a grind. Plus, there's no certainty that I'll gain success or grow an audience from it 😢

Because it's fun and I want to.

This video hit me hard. For a while I hated my art because it wasn't what I was seeing mainstream. And I thought to myself "I'm not really an artist." And I gave up on it for years. But somehow, whenever I felt restless and just too energetic I would pull out a canvas and paint whatever I was feeling. It wasn't for a purpose, for something that people would like. I made it because it felt like I had to express it on a canvas. It 100% abstract and messy. But it felt like my art. And then thoughts of needing to learn technique, and spending time on thinking what to paint, and give it more form and shape, learning to paint things that were more real, etc. Etc. Would flood my mind. And then all of a sudden my art became a trashy child's painting. I threw away everything I had made. So what truly is the purpose of art anymore? I think that it's to express emotions, and manifest, if you will, something we want to see, on a paper, on a screen, on whatever medium we choose. We want to see the manifestation of our creativity, of our ideas, of our vision of beauty. We have to get it out there. That goes beyond anything practical, and having it be something that fits a mold, a mold of popularity, of a certain skill, etc. The more you try to perfect or contain something the more you waterdown its substance. It's like when tou try to say something with words, and then you edit and edit what you want to say, until the actual meaning gets lost. It ends up being something else, not what you originally wanted to say. Art can be beautiful, skillful, well thought out, but if you can't really say what you want to say with it it will slowly kill your passion for it.

Thank you for your video. I quit my job due to stress two years ago and was fortunate to have passive income, allowing me to work on something I enjoy without worrying about finances, as long as I was frugal. Now, in my mid-50s, I have no regrets. While extra income from selling my digital paintings and social media likes is nice, it eventually became tiring and taxing. Now, I take it easy, focusing on what I enjoy most and slowly improving my skills without external pressure.

sometimes it's super helpful to go back to basics with just graphite and paper, you're spot on and that's something that helps me every now and then too 🥰

Honestly I am entering the same boat. I mask depression on and off that no one seems to validate in real life. I am losing my fight. But I have a feeling it has to do with me not enjoying creating artwork anymore, nor exploring my passions the same way that did when I was an innocent child. Why? When I first began, I wanted to just draw the pretty things I saw throughout my life. I had so much fun. But now that I am am adult, everything seems like its just this huge "hustle" to be seen & noticed or valuable. And now that AI is a thing, you have to "keep up" with the wave of endless microtrends if you want to make a living with art. No one values art either. People just seem to think its not "real" if you aren't doing something within the rat race. And its extremely exhausting to be honest. I just want to enjoy myself. Not be "marketable". But no one I know seems to understand it. One thing that I DO want to do is learn to create artwork for MYSELF. I want to be able create art that I enjoy & also be proud of again & not artwork I created for everyone else. Its extremely difficult. Taking a LONG break from social media.

My story is this, I started doing art when I was only a toddler (age 5). In all honesty I used art as a safe haven to escape from the real world. Anytime I draw, I tune the world out and go deep into my creations. Emotions do play a part when making the artwork beautiful although I admit to being a perfectionist at times. But that's a given when sharing your skill with the world.

I wish i could squeeze making art into my day in spite of my draining full-time job.

It's not art it's being in the moment and not getting worried about what we've been programmed to think things should be

As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I knew I needed this video. Thank you so much for sharing it! I've been drawing since I was a child; it was my way to escape reality, get closer to what I loved... and it also made me feel less lonely. It became a part of me, my ultimate form of expression. I don't know if I'll ever be able to make a living as an artist, or if others will ever recognize me as one, but I know that I want to draw and create! Moreover, you made me reflect on the fact that now, at over 30 years old, I am moving to another country to be in an environment more open to creative jobs, especially in the gaming industry. Yet, I've had to put my own drawings on hold for a while because of "life." I'm starting from scratch with a new job, a new home, and new challenges for myself in a new country. But I'm doing it because I want to draw more and more, creating a solid foundation that will allow me to make it my profession, and every day it feels more true. It's taking me time because everyone has a different story, and that's okay, but I can't wait to reach my goal and draw, draw, draw! Thank you again for making me reflect on all of this along with you!

i think for me in order to make a living off of being a creative but still enjoy being creative is that I really have to separate work related tasks from personal tasks in every way possible. for example, i use a completely different program for work; draw in a certain style for work whereas i can draw any-way i want personally; my job requires regular working hours where i'm physically away from my personal area at a desk in a commercial building. I don't post my personal work or work-work on my personal social media anymore-- i strongly dislike thinking about work OUTSIDE of work and that's how social media feels to me. i have a personal project i work on when i feel like it-- not entirely for the end result, but because it makes me happy. i go home and attempt something creative that's completely different entirely sometimes from just drawing, like cooking, writing etc and it feels freeing. Long story short, I actually don't think you should make your passions into a career. I think you should make your skills into a career, but your passions? that will burn you out imo.

I've been thinking about my "Why" for a while now, and im kind of scared because it feels like i did a lot of drawing just to "show off". But i have also been drawing in isolation for so long that there must have been some other thing i enjoy with it. I'm mooving back to traditional trying to reignite that primal passion.

I’d love to see an art book tour! I’m seeing some interesting ones in the background!

This is the exact kind of motivation that I needed to hear today. Thoroughly enjoying your stuff as always! For me, what made me want to start doing art was seeing the potential of what I could achieve, and the limitless possibilities of what I could eventually do. As always for me, the enjoyment of the process is most important!

I was inspired by Saturday morning cartoons and animation, and both my parents were very supportive of my creativity with drawing. This over the years became an amazing experience of diving into the history of art and the different varieties of how to create art. Pencil and charcoal, oil pastels, warter colors, oil, and acrylic painting. I've done it all. But it was miserable. I diverted from what i wanted to do with my art, i wanted to tell stories that i would daydream as a child like the various cartoons and comics i indulged as a child. Now, i want to get the courage to create my first comic, i dont want fame or fortune, I want peace knowing I at least tried, and an audience saw and read what i created.

ai is putting pressure on the more digital based versions of creative expression , makes me want to try more old fashioned things.

Hi Ergo and everyone, I've followed your content for years (since 2019), and I'm not usually one to comment on videos, but this one really resonated with me. I'm an early professional artist trying to get my foot in the door (as I'm sure many can relate) and I could definitely see the shift of focus in my art in recent years. When I was younger and still in high school or university, drawing was an emotional solace for me. It was a way to express myself creatively and destress from all the hard exams and class subjects I didn't care about. I drew all over my class notebooks, sketchbooks, canvases, everywhere. Nowadays, art is work. Granted, still fun work, especially when it's part of a project that I'm genuinely interested in, but it's still work nonetheless. Especially since I work freelance, there's a constant need to put myself out there and get people to hire me based on my work. My art is now my brand. With every piece I make, I have to ask myself "Is this portfolio worthy?" and it really sucks the fun out of the process. When I do try to draw for fun like I used to, or to put something out when I'm inspired, it requires a lot more effort. I lose focus, or I get caught in my head and notice too many flaws. I don't simply "draw" for fun anymore, there's always some ulterior motive of trying to draw some kind of attention. And frankly, it's made me feel a bit empty about my art for years. More than anything, I just want to draw something without feeling any pressure. I want to hone in and absolutely lose myself in something like I used to. I miss it. I'm curious what everyone's experiences have been dealing with something like this? Thanks for reading my comment btw :)

I needed this type of video Josh. I noticed I have been slacking when it comes to finding time to make art anymore these days, while I have been learning gamedev on the side the past few months. I have slowly been taking time with my iPad and trying out digital art lil by lil. I plan on going back into painting again real soon. I see myself someday to hopefully make my very first artbook with my paintings in the upcoming future. I also plan while I'm learning digital art now to make my own short in the upcoming future. I think I just needed some R&R with a different hobby to comeback into Art again to make it feel refresh. Also I had no idea ya started streaming again to, I'll have to drop by again sometime at a stream.

This video is something I've been needing for ages-

i can confirm, my twitter changed as soon i started doing fanarts i liked, i hate doing fanarts, but i found some chars i liked to do comics with and that its kickinng 20k and going!

Dude on point…I’ve been pursuing so many different ways of making money with my art that I forgot what I even enjoyed about it and I recently realized I was just as miserable pursuing it as I was with a normal 9-5

the real point is there was never a point, it's more of a compulsion

I started drawing so that I could use it as an outlet for something inside of me that my upbringing made me ashamed of. I wanted to bring beauty into the world but I am not a beautiful person… I sometimes deal with thoughts of like would the world be any different with or without my art. That kind of thinking combined with my initial reason to get into art it becomes hard not to separate oneself and self image away. I had a few pieces in the last month that i thought were great but you know insta is insta and it was hard not to feel it personally within. Sorry for the run on, im not sure if i had a point. Thank you for this video, it hits different.

Thank you for talking about this. I'm a hobbyist right now who's hoping to make comics in the future, but making art these days have been so hard. The motivation is so hard to muster. The world right now is a bit of a mess so it's kinda hard to force myself to be happy and have fun with art. When I'm feeling a bit depressed, what helps me is thinking of it as an "emotional journal" instead. So I don't force myself to be happy and having fun on an artwork, I just draw my visual interpretation of sadness and anxiety. It's been really therapeutic for me! I'm playing Dark Souls as well, so that has been so inspirational, all of these crazy ass and even grotesque monsters 😂 Thanks so much for this talk, I feel so much for artists working in the industry these days.

video popped up in my recommendations and man this video was SPOT ON its almost like you spoke my mind! only difference I do film production while I’ve had the opportunity to be on big sets Creed III, Snowfall FX, The remake of White Men Can’t Jump, a Lifetime movie all movies as a production assistant and drone pilot on the lifetime movie! it all started from me loving movies n music videos so at age 19 I took that step made my first “movie” and music video it’s been a great journey i don’t regret it but now im in this slump cuz everyone who had dreams of being a engineer or whatever wants to be a musician or content creator all of a sudden these “influencers” are ruining it AI is a huge concern for me too everything just feels slow right now and lately ive been questioning my skills as a director, actor, writer, cinematographer, editor, writer and aspiring animator and drawer! it can feel extremely overwhelming im 26 now i turn 27 this year its great to say i made it to Hollywood being a self taught filmmaker starting with photography in 2016 when i was 18 but now? im like “is this even worth it? seems like everything feels the same” i question my own art but this video gave me some hope again imma keep going hopefully one day i will become that successful filmmaker/actor

My love for art started, when I heard about a program about live2D. Only later realizing that I needed art skills and becoming slowly technical, in order to use live2D Somewhere along the way I’ve lost sight of what was important to me. And I’m still trying to find my back to path, that lead me to art.

Grinning like wild watching this. This is so healing and exactly the questions I needed to pose to myself right now as I contemplate moving away from a fine arts degree into something still creative, but more academic. Thank you.

Thank you for this Josh. I've been struggling so much with what I should or should not draw for a long time now, it's reassuring to know I'm not alone in this trap, but also a little bit sad to me that I've been letting this waste years of creativity, personal fulfillment and maybe work opportunities too at some degree

I got caught in this social media trap too. It ruined my joy of art completely. I'm finally getting back to it, and I'm just focusing on doing what I feel like doing, in the way I like doing them. And screw the rest 😂

Ugh I’ve been wondering this, thank you for bringing it up

I wish I knew why I started, it was a long time ago. I think people just told me I was good at it so I just kept doing it. I always wanted to be a part of a team, game design was always something I wanted to do but I haven't done much in pursuing that goal. I mainly paint for money now which sucks.

I love watching you along these last years. Congrats on your print! Making art for you heals. Collectively artist right now are battling for just that, and I think if we ride this wind together years along the way we can see ourselves re entering the world, after living a pandemic, and make art just for the hell of it.

Love your art and seeking for the creative desire in this video, very inspiring !!

I lost my excitement for drawing and art. I went from traditional media to digital and felt myself riding that struggle bus, constantly learning never satisfied with where I was. I was thumbing through KZfaq artist and came across your channel years ago. You were selling your pencil and pen book on Amazon at the time and I grabbed that book so fast. Going through it I felt myself getting the exercises, feeling my skills fortifying and feeling confident again. It was warming to see you also going through this waxing and waning about your artist progress.

this question has been on my mind all month this month since cara came out and i didnt have an answer for myself thank you for this it brought me some motivation to relight my passion for my art again

I started art, to illustrate my own book and draw comics NSFW and SFW, characters doing stuff, interacting with the world, looking bad ass, scared, worried, in pleasure, in pain, dying and living their life to the fullest. To show emotions more than words can ever describe them, by the body language and expressions of characters that can be seen in front of you.

I've drawn since I was a small kid and knew what a pen was. But it kinda started with me wanting to be able to draw Ariel and Betty Spaghetti. Basically I wanted to draw pretty girls hehe! I feel like I resonate with your video a lot. For me, I think I've lost my own compass with social media and AI. It's taken away a bit of my spark that I used to have. However, now I've started to pivot into how important it is for me to draw, and to never stop... I feel at home when I draw. If I don't, I become restless and feel like something is missing. I draw for myself, and if others enjoy it aswell it makes me happy. I am trying my best to not let anything take that away from me... It's hard though. Don't loose your magic. We're in this together and thank you for your video!

I started art to escape from the shackles of the reality. And that's how i started journey as 3d character artist and illustrator.

As a kid, I started drawing as a way to realize and escape to the worlds in my head. I always would say that I wanted to 'get the images out of my head and onto paper' and make my characters feel real. I've only recently started letting myself explore that inner world again in art in my own way by learning how to make comics, and I haven't been able to put into words why that's felt so freeing since I started it a couple of years ago. This video very much does that for me. It really is important to connect to all sides of yourself as an artist and to not get too caught up in the game of production and catering to your audience. Very well said!

Thanks I had this very bad feeling too lately. I'm incredibly mad about you know what and after half giving up because of it I found myself still having a good time drawing. I'll keep going for a while. I'm still not gonna share my art over the internet anymore though.

AI can never fill the void I have within me to create something from my imagination. It will never give me the satisfaction of learning something new. Making art both relaxes me and motivates me, and for me, becoming inspired by other artists is never something I can replicate with technology. Great thoughts and a good reminder for us all.

Uau! Your video is really spot on because I was having the same thought these days. So I give my sincere thanks for this video. I just started my journey with digital art and I'm seeing so much content online that I entered this kind of headspace where you doubt your own habilities by comparing your drawings with what you see. And the list of things that I "still have to learn" just grows by each video. Luckly even when I think like that, I still can see how far I've come and I'm so proud of (almost) everything that I make cause I see my development in every drawing and It brings me so much joy that I like to just apreciate the drawing for a few minutes every time I finish one. Of course there are a lot of self doubt and unfinished sketches when it doesn't turn out the way I want, but I'm learning to embrace the process and accept my "failed" atempts as well, because it's what's allowing me to grow artistically.

I've been taking a long break from art - been 7 months now. I want to return to it, but just felt so defeated with not enjoying any of my work. My original reason for starting was just to create my own works from table top campaigns we were/are playing and bring it to life. It all turned into me wanting to get better so I could monetize myself which felt like a lot of pressure to try and grind grind grind and get better, but not for myself, but for money. I will go back to it and just do it for myself and not worry about that, it'll be a hobby like it was supposed to be.

I feel you dawg, that's why I try and focus on 15 min bursts, and plan out big projects later. My goal is to create a animation/ production studio so that I could inspire others, and get the people who have been let down by the entertainment industry to join my movement.

thanks for this, bro. my anxiety just got completely away while i was hearing you talk about such an important topic. great voice btw!! i will keep making art, because i love to give life to characters and worlds. thanks again for the video! peace and love from Brazil :)

This was raw, refreshingly human... In this sea of content where most people are trying to get engagement by any means. It was nice that you just sat down and shared your honest point of view on your passions while trying to encourage other artists.

3:45 really like this. Seeing a different part of your spirit. On my own divergence from worrying which color which layer etc. I started drawing as a child, the Sunday comics was 4 pages. My elders say they'd hear me laughing under the kitchen table, looked down at me wondering. I didn't know how to read words, but pictures yes. Drawing was my voice and peacemaker when the world seemed overwhelming. It's like prayer and meditation. It's medicine that calms and protects me from the chaos on the bus or the news on TV. A way to purge all the angst. Other times, it's capturing the beauty of the clouds, caricatures imagined from a funny thought, a recall of scenes captured in photographs I take. When I can sing and draw I am well, strengthened and fortified. Making things is the best kind of self-medication, a prayer in action.

It's your art if you do it for you. Conforming to what you think others want, they become co-authors creating something else.

Honestly most of my artistic growth happened because I drew stuff im excited about. And when you face a wall its much easier to learn new skills when youre passionate about what youre trying to overcome. however it is very difficult for me when I think about approaching art as a profession. Im very indecisive about what skillset to pursue - not out of fear or impostor syndrome but because I genuenly enjoy so many things. Ive dabbled in animation, storyboarding, character design. Sometimes I like drawing environments or illustrations... Taking one route is kinda daunting. Also regarding social media it still is very much a gamble. Its nice that people get growth by just doing what they love - but ive been doing that for a while now and it really doesnt matter what type of content I put out, the engagement really stays the same across all platforms. Its fine, im not dependent on those platforms or anything. however I think linking "draw what you like" to success on social media is gonna disappoint a lot of artists. Sincerity alone isnt gonna beat the algorythm. Either your art is cracked as hell or you know how to play the game ^^

I’ve been struggling lately with even getting started on projects. Needed this today 👏

Sounds like a sale video

When I was very young, I used to spend a lot of time talking with my brother about creating worlds and filling them with interesting and fun characters, that was one of the main reasons why I began to draw and continued to do it, there is something really fun about creating new things. Is true sometimes when we get caught up in the idea of making a business out of art, we can end up trapping ourselves into the idea of creating a product and I feel like that sometimes sucks away the passion out of the process, is difficult to put into context that feeling but I have felt it before.

Thanks so much for your perspective brother! What really truly got me into to art(paper&pencil) I had gotten into some trouble and walk by a gentleman drawing a portrait of Marilyn Monroe in pencil and was stopped dead in my tracks and had the courage to ask “hey how are it doing that?” And he was kind enough to say “this pencil right here” and I was so amazed by what you can do with just a pencil!! I practice everyday for two years until I was able to take home what I had been developing. Not long after I found another great human just like yourself who was teaching how to customize shoes and I haven’t looked back. So grateful for humans like you to share knowledge and perspective. Doors have opened for me that I didn’t even knew existed 🙏🙏🙏🙏

I appreciate this video at my current stage of life as it is very real with the audience compared to those that tell us that we are just not failing enough to succeed. Both good advice and definitely resonate with different people at different stage of their journey.

'The point of creating art' by itself I don't know what to make of that. 30 years ago when the Chess engine Deep Blue first defeated the reigning world champion Garry Kasparov, I am sure many would have had the same train of thought; point of learning chess anymore(?) or when first photography was invented 'point of portrait drawing anymore'(?) Here with the rise of AI the same situation occurs again. With professionals whose jobs are threatened by it; to them I can only say try transform your art and work into something that AI still can't replicate. And for people who have been doing it for passion Idk what their issues are exactly. Calculators are available everywhere but doesn't mean you'd stop learning basics maths; or that a toddler with one is a mathematician.

I really feel you; also you have the most soothing beautiful voice

I honestly don't know what first drew me to art. Many of my earliest memories are of drawing. When I was a little older, I found it fascinating that lines on a page could create the illusion of depth and a sequence of images could create the illusion of movement. It felt magical. Learning how artists and animators accomplished those feats didn't diminish the wonder I felt. It deepened it. This was something I could do. With enough skill, I could visit places that no longer or will never exist and peer into possible futures. I could explore anything! What draws me to art? Curiosity.

Proud of all your work 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I don't really care about AI arts existence, AI cant write the story i want to tell, and it can't make the characters i draw with all the details i put into my art, i dont really care about the money part of art i can make more money from any other job, i just want to show people the things i create and see they're reactions to it

Hey, this was really insightful. Thank you for reminding us to have fun.

Thank you for these encouraging words. I've been making art since I can remember. And now it's my job and also my therapy. Which makes it weird why it's often so hard to start. Because when I start, i get into flow almost immediately. AI is really disheartening, but it's here to stay and I'm gonna be an artist for the rest of my life anyway, so f... it. :)

I'am not sure of my reason, or the "why." Ive put pencil to paper since I was a child and just kept doing it. I'd say the creation of ideas and telling people a story with your illustrations is a big one. Creativity is such a wonderful human trait, and it's amazing that we can show the world what's in our heads and make something with that.

I use to want to get into a career for art but after researching it I don't really want to anymore all the jobs that hire artists. They really push them a lot. They have to work a lot of hours and have to get deadlines especially in animation. And with me having anxiety disorders I couldn't do that. It would just take the fun out of art and I'd end up hating it and it would just make me feel stressed out. I don't even like doing commissions for other people because I just like to draw what I like.

As a dancer myself I always loved human body and how it moves, how a camera can slow down the time like it almost stops, but when you look at it really closesly you can see the life force comming from it. It's everywhere,. In the eyes, in the body movement, clothes and etc. + I love anime. So thats why I wanna be anime/manga artist. digitaly and traditionally.

Thanks for your video. I’m in a crazy busy space, building my channel and doing it all as a one woman show. I’m having a lot of fun and not feeling any burnout but I’m aware how real burnout is and I do find myself making “content” vs “art”, sometimes. So, thanks for this reminder. Balance 🙏🏻 Love your art!

For a while I tried doing freelance art via commissions, and it was nice to pay the rent doing something I was skilled at, but ultimately I found another full-time job and now do art in my free time. and this is absolutely where I'm going to stay, because it allowed me to rediscover the joy of what art is (for me... and it's going to be different for everyone). Respect to those who tough it out in the commercial sphere, I'll be cheering you on from the sidelines but I am so much happier here!!

the reason i wanted to start art was a sense of exploring the depths of imagination and see it come to tuition basically im starting out cause i wanted my ideas to not remain ideas to turn to reality i had a urge and now its purged through

when i was younger my mom told me stories about how i would sit and draw for hours from the moment i was handed a pencil. i was really young too; i started drawing before i even started walking. but my passion as a child slowed & died out around the time i entered first grade. i pretty much stopped drawing, until one day in 4th grade i started to draw again. it was great. i loved it. i certainly wasn’t great, but i was enjoying it. but at the time, i had a cruel art teacher who told me to give up, and i did. at least until a couple years later when i met up with a friend i hadn’t seen in a while. it seemed that overnight, she’d become this art god who could draw anything. to my 11 year old self, she was who i wanted to be like. so from that day forth, i took to drawing every day afterschool. i started waking up early to have more time to draw. i was obsessed, again. to this day, nearly 5 years later i am still just as obsessed as i was back then. if i’m being honest, i have no idea why i draw anymore, or why i even started drawing. it just feels like something i have to do. there have been times ive gone a couple months without drawing anything serious, for medical or personal reasons, and i miss it. i miss art when i don’t draw.

Thanks for making this video, encouraging. Been having an issue of questioning everything I work on whether it will be something that advances my career or is a worthwhile use of time.

I rarely comment, but I loved the question you asked during the video. Personally I started making art cause I liked it, nothing complex. Later in life as I grew up and got into comics, books, animations and other creative stuff, I saw how I enjoyed the deep personalities of some characters and their designs that amazed me, as well as exceptionally dynamic poses and actions in 2d, animated or not, it all got me hooked real bad. I wanted, and still do, to be able to create what others could that fascinated me, in hopes that I may motivate someone new to this thing in a similar way.

I couldn't tell you what made me wanna get into art. I've been drawing ever since I was able to hold a pencil. I did watch a lot of cartoons growing up, so it's probable that I was inspired by the various art styles I was exposed to. For certain, I can say that I decided on anime art when Toonami first brought Dragon Ball Z to American shores. Nowadays, I draw simply because I enjoy it. I've been working on a rather ambitious piece (ambitious for *me*, that is) for over a year now, and although it may not be the most impressive thing to others, I'ma be hella proud once it's finished and shared with the world!