I absolutely love how his classmate isn’t an antagonist. He was the mc’s number one supporter from the start 🥹

"Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be smarter. Someone will always be younger. But they will never be you."-- Freddie Mercury

the person being the judge was such a WILD PLOT TWIST

This animation had me sobbing once i finished watching it. There's just smth so painful, yet also realistic, with how the protagonist handles their "rivalry" with the other person. They never intended for their compliment to be taken as mockery. All they wanted was to be a kind person

Honestly, the fact that the classmate was actually a nice guy, makes this more realistic. It's like hating, being jealous of and chasing the shadow of someone you think is trying to be better than you, only to realize that they were never trying to compete with you in the first place. It just shows that there will always be someone better than us and we should just focus on doing something because it makes us happy. I really love this animation so much

I LOVE HOW HE REVERTS BACK TO DRAWING LIKE A CHILD IN THE END HE JUST GOES BACK TO MAKING ART FOR FUNN 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Can I just say how nice it was that his "rival" was never attacking him? He was always so nice. I am this child and i learned to stop competing against others. Now i compete against myself daily.

The “gifted” kid handing out a star is my life story. As a kid my best friend and i both made art. She was the one everyone wanted to partner with for art projects, shes the one people asked when they needed art related things done, in high school i was promised set design for the musical and then it was given to her. No one at all recognized my art but she would tell me how she was jealous of what i could do and wished she could draw like me

I really like how the main character gets upset at the person who is "better" than him, even though the person "better" than him is praising his work. It really shows that artists cant truly be happy without overcoming the burden of envy.

I think it’s kinda sweet how the one kid who tried to hold the MC up is shown again applauding the MC’s success in art. (At least i think thats what happened)

Some people think being better means becoming more like the people you look up to. In your pursuit of being better like others, you have lost your own identity and your passion. People need to realize that there will always be someone better than us but that doesn't mean we'll stop trying to be the best version of ourselves and I think this animation perfectly portrays this. It's just beautiful to see how deep this is and how it resonantes with a lot of people including myself

Love the way the main character realizes that it's not about being the best one, even after working hard to improve his skills. It's about enjoy your art / path in your way ❤

It hits harder when you were known as the "gifted" and "talented" kid your entire life; but as you got older, you just become average.

the scene where it showed how he tried to copy someone's art style to improve/get better is so relatable

this so relatable, people get introverted because they get blinded by the talent of others and fail to realize their own and value themselves less and less, why do i feel so emotional right now :( i wanna cry, the was cute animation and the music had that feeling where you hear something that is supposed to make you happy but you feel sad somehow, am i the only one?

It's not about being better than everyone it's about being happier than everyone while doing it.

I like how the white haired characters always supported the protagonist with their art They are not a villain, they was just doing what they liked to do and in a way they help the protagonist realize that that is what matters, do what you enjoy no matter if others don't like it

This is exactly how I feel, I’ll do something and be proud of myself, but then there’s always that someone who’s better at the one thing I thought I was best at

... I'm REALLY crying. why do i understand him..

This animation carries so much emotion it’s beautiful. It’s impacted me so much by showing me that being in trend and “good” at art doesn’t really matter as long as you have fun making it, art can come in many ways and this animation shows you that you can be yourself. The MC copies the guy with white hair to get the praise that he’s never gotten but finds out he’s been denying his true self by trying to be like someone he’s not. Being yourself is really hard when people don’t like your true self but being someone your not is way worse because you end up trying so hard to be someone else but then forget who you actually are, always comparing yourself to someone else puts you down because you think they are better and you’ll never be good enough when that isn’t true. Being yourself is just enough. I just wanted to say that this animation has changed my perspective since I myself used to think like this, you may put yourself down because everything you do is bad but you need to remember that you are needed and everything you do isn’t wrong in life. Be yourself. 3:17

One thing that my mother always told me: “there will always be someone who is better than you in something, but what really matters is if you did your best” so it doesn't matter if someone did better than you, what really matters is if you did your best :)

WHY IS THIS CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED EDIT: to anyone saying how it already has millions of views, it was only at 1k when i saw it ^_^

At every other KZfaq video I've ever watched. This is painfully relatable, I do have an envious personality along with the MC did. The feeling that you already improved your skills and you're better than everybody else. You'll still thinking some other people who are far more better than you or somehow you're still not good enough as other. As an envious and an average artist on the internet, I think I'm prefer being myself than to comparing to other. Even my arts is not better than the others, we're all having fun and being free of what we desire. Enjoying what we are doing today just like the MC did in the end. And I'm kindly glad someone made this animation video for me to relate.

Just because you can’t succeed in one thing immediately doesn’t mean you are bad. It means you need practice or to just take a brake.

This so incredible, i love the portrayal of the "better person" they dont have to be mean, they can be kind and supportive and you can still hate them out of pure envy and jealousy, seeing their act of support as that of ridicule and pity. That's so incredibly relatable

I don’t think the other guy was trying to be mean or put the main character down. The main guy was just so down on himself he couldn’t see the other guy was genuinely trying to be supportive

It’s really interesting how from the start, his envy by comparing himself to his peer, he was not able to see the beauty in his own art, the color. In pursuing the one “better” the him, his was blind to what made his art unique. He wasn’t able to find and appreciate the uniqueness in his art until the very end when he breaks free. Absolutely love the storytelling through the colors!

When you're just a kid, almost no one cares about your work, no matter what it is. As children, teenagers and adults copy other people's "arts" so they can improve and that horrible feeling of feeling inferior and useless disappears. What makes me saddest is that no one values art and work and they always think it's easy, and then they value more advanced artists without thinking about beginners. but the most evolved artists have already been through this, and they will never diminish it or rub it in your face that they are better than you.

I love how the 'better guy' isn't mean or antagonistic, he's genuinely a nice person, but the fact he's 'better' than MC (at least in MC's eyes), automatically makes MC feel jealous and hate him, that's extremely relatable. I also love how, after MC realises he's been just following the crowd and not creating art the way he wants to, the greyscale colouring of his art disappears and is replaced with vibrant colours, signifying how he's no longer just chasing approval but instead doing art for fun and because it's his passion. Overall, 10/10 animation, thank you for making this!

Something I love seeing at the final scene is the childhood "rival" right at the end of the line once again admiring and congratulating this man's work. They never once meant to be a source of inferiority or judging their work. From day one they simply wished to express appreciation for another artist's efforts, because everyone deserves recognition for their art. It's not just a story of feeling like one's efforts aren't good enough, it's one about accepting one's self and appreciating the effort of those around you. The "rival" never meant to be that, and never saw themselves as such. I like to imagine that at the end when the main character "destroyed" their art which gave them an award to embrace their original pastel messy tones, it was satisfying for both of them. For the main character who'd repressed those original desires and style in an effort to strive for being "better", it was likely liberating to finally embrace it by destroying the art which caused so much misery and feelings of inadequacy. For the "rival", it was likely nice to see a fellow artist finally embrace their style and to see that same pastel flower from so many years ago finally bloom into what it is today.

Love how the saying behind the animation is easy to understand but not too obvious and that makes the animation 10000/10

So I may have overanalyzed this animation for the last 15 minutes, here's what I found In the first part of the scene starting at 0:45, the main character still draws with color. In the second part of that scene, the MC makes some drawings that seem to be vent art, or at least in some way signifying that he's not okay. In the third part, all the color in his drawings is gone; nature and color has given its place to math and patterns. Throughout this entire scene (almost), the MC has been chasing stars, others' approval. Making drawings that others will like, even he himself doesn't. At the award ceremony, the "better classmate" gives him an actual, genuine smile, one that says "I'm proud of you". But all the MC sees in his jealousy (and what we see in the reflection of his eyes in the shot right after) is a mocking laugh. In the next scene, the MC reflects on what he's been doing in art. Simply copying others because that is what gets stars. He thinks about whether he really wants the award, while his jealousy questions whether he truly deserves it. In the end he snaps and makes a scene at the award ceremony, saying that the judge is who deserves the actual award because he's simply... better than him. Once he's back home, he is contemplating his decisions. "Why did I do that?" He had finally received what he wanted the most this entire time, then practically threw it away. Not only that, he was so jealous of someone that just wanted to show genuine support. About at that point his drawing is delivered to him, and he looks at it. He finally decides that this isn't the art he wants. This scene is the first time since the main character's childhood that we see him create with color, symbolizing that his passion for art and his joy in making it has returned. He smiles while painting this time, truly having fun. In the scene where he's giving out high-fives, he gives one to his classmate in the end; he's realized that the classmate being "better" doesn't really change much, and is thankful for the classmate supporting him the whole way through. In the final scene, the MC's childhood self is also there, drawing the first flower he drew. The protagonist is connected with his inner child again, making art not to get others' affirmation, but because it's fun.

yall the message isn't entirely about others being better than you as much as it is about being happy with yourself...

I love that the artist who is "better" than him isn't even mean or arrogant. I'm so tired of the trope that everyone is out to get you, like no. This fellow artist was even supportive of them. Beautiful animation 💙💙💙

" Hey! You did so well, great job! :)" "You're still better.'' 'Thats okay!" "It is?" "Yea absolutely! Just try to know that you are still so cool, doesn't matter how much skill you have you are still totally awesome.'' ''oh, thanks.:)'' '' If you ever need help seeing the bright side, I can help!'' anyways did anyone notice when he was showing his stages of art throughout years on the wall while walking there was art of the 'better' kid?

I think that most of us artists have felt this way, since we feel that there are people with more talent but sometimes we have the obsession of having the other person's style and we forget that art is to express yourself and not to make you feel bad.

0:46 - 1:02 You see how the color of his drawings go from vibrant with colors to monotone, signifying that he’s losing the sense of fun in Art. Only at the end does he regain that feeling again…

The portrail of "the better one" is SO real. Most of the time, artists who are better than you will do their best to help you, and maybe even genuinely enjoy what you do. But you simply can't stop despising them, just because you wish you were as good as them. This really hits in the feels

I felt his pain with all my heart...the feeling of not being enough no matter how hard you try. Everyone is just better..they can do one line and do better while you have to try millions times..

WOW. This totally fits with what the stuff I think about when I animate. The “other people are better than me” stuff and the art style and the colours. Thanks for putting this cool, slightly edgy thing in my life.

The fact the color in the MC's art disappears overtime as his artwork becomes more and more black and white, until he finally comes to realize he has value too, and in doing so regains that dimension of color in his art at the end, is beautiful. Seeing the world only through comparison to others is to see through a greyscale filter. See through that filter for too long and eventually your own creations end up devoid of color too. The MC, in leaving that unhealthy mindset behind brought color back into his art and understood that what he has to offer contains within it a beautiful dimension of color you can't find anywhere else.

as an artist i relate to this video so hard, also noticed that I like how the character always draws a flower, but every time with skill growth it looks different, because it came trough many phases of art progress. Like in the beginning flower looks messy, in the middle more in academic way, in the end it looks more creative and interesting, because the character already knows fundamentals of drawing and stylisation and use them in artwork. Note: also! in the beginning we see a person who shows his drawing and the main character is jealous about the art level. So in the end, when he reach creative phase his drawings start to look like that one his classmate did in the past. But in the end we see that artist starting to connect with his childhood, becoming more individual, and the flower looks alike that one he draws in the beginning of his art journey.

love the part at 1:43 because while the white haired boy does things outside of a flower the MC never moves on from it, lovely!

My friend sent me this video because it made them think of me. Not just because I'm an artist who always compares myself to others, but the music. My friend didn't realize who made the song, but thought it sounded like something I would like. I immediately recognized the singing voice, even though I hadn't heard the song before. This made my eyes well up. It hit me hard. In multiple ways. This speaks to me so much.

seeing those kids and the people at my age who's so talented and doing better than me... it's like a torture

When you compare your value to others your achievements will end up being theirs instead of your own.

YES the way he realizes that was never the kind of artist he was meant to be!! Freaking AMAZING handling this topic. Killer song, careful nuance, and fantastic emotion in 3 min. I will be thinking about this video for a while

This really represents how I feel like a very bad artist compared to others, even though I’m young and get frustrated. I sometimes wish I could just magically be amazing like others but I know they work so hard and improve but Idk I just relate to him from before, but the end is sweet where he realises he should just be himself, I’m yet to get there.

Tbh the irony in this that some completely untalented people decided to post your work without credit and make it go viral while you get no recognition...You're very talented,as an artist and aspiring animator your work inspires me. I hope you will continue creating masterpieces for all of us to enjoy!

the simple phrase "everyone is better than me" espiecially since in the context of art, feels so relatable to me.. the absurd unexplainable suffering jelousity and hate it strikes inside to you see no matter how hard you try.. at least for me.. there is always a million people on top of you

As someone who loves to draw in general, I relate to this a lot, and I’ve stop comparing my drawings to everyone since I’ve always prefer simpler doodles.

Wow i found this therapeutic, as i remember being the normal artist never the better one, this film beautifully capsulates the jealousy road

They also say The difference between beginner and a master is that the beginner never tried as many times as the master failed Keep pushing, you'll be there!

The fact that the mc gets more pissed off when the “better” guy praises him is RIDICULOUSLY relatable. It may be serious praise from them, but it feels like pity

This is such a beautiful animation. As an artist trying to forge my path, I really needed to see this. We might not be happy with where we are now, but the future is bright if we believe it to be. We all have our own paths and styles which take time to develop. Thank you for making and sharing this and to everyone reading this, don't give up I wish you the best for your futures :)

Absolutely beautiful! I just know this took so long. It was worth it! Looks great. You should be proud of yourself!

2:00 the flower he originally drew is the only one glowing because it was the only one he made from his enjoyment of drawing, making it unique and special. While all the other ones are grey, this is something that took me three times watching this to understand.

I like how the last person they high-fived was the judge/ former school mate. It shows that despite any lingering feelings of envy or resentment they hold no grudges and can appreciate either the support they got from them or the push they needed to progress further in their art journey

through my path i learned that "there's noone worse, there's noone better", and this is actually an ego's pride that tricks us to believe it and suffer from it. It is possible to break free from it, even if it's hard and you have to constantly remind yourself "there's noone worse, there's noone better"

This hits hard for me, i got my motivation to start drawing again and stopped comparing myself to others. I always reminded myself the reason i drew, not for compliments but for fun. This vid helps a lot no cap❤

"You might lack the talent, you may not be good at what you do, but what matters is your will to still keep going" My friends boxing coach -

I love how the art that won hinted that he drew "perfection" (because of the symmetrical lines with no flaws) to get some praise while the art at the end symbolise the reason why he first started art was to feel the hapiness of doing it instead of resentment

i feel so relate to this!!!!! i truthly crying through your animation T-T...keep working! youre doing great ;D love your art and animation

I have never seen so much emotion being expressed in only three minutes in an animation! how you’re such a great artist!

As someone who struggles with perfectionism, I cried so hard watching this animation. It really describes the feeling of seeing people better than you so well, especially the fact that the ones better than you are so kind to you, because that’s what I’ve been experiencing. I keep feeling upset that I’m worse than my peers in so many aspects, but the ones I’m jealous of always turn out to be the nicest one to me, and that hurts me deeply, making me disappointed in myself for getting jealous of such good people. This video is the best portrayal of that feeling I’ve ever seen. Thank you so much for creating this.

I really love the moment when they reveal one of the judges is the star artist from the protagonist's childhood. You can see the relief in his face when he finally "makes it" quickly fade as he realizes that his rival was already where he stood and is now in the position to rate others. It's another insecurity a lot of us, especially in adulthood, face: Everybody is ahead of me. That realization that he'll never be done chasing that star hits too close to home.

The ending made me cry

This song is too underrated. I love this song so much and the way this video prescribes it is so amazing like the animation is just SO WELL ANIMATED TOO

the part where the more he grew, the more his art becomes better but also colorless. but then at the end he denies it, and went back to make things fun and colorful. beautiful and simple, fun and creative, but also a contrast to what he became

As an artist thismade me cry 😭🥹❤️ IM IN THE MIDDLE OF COMPARING MYSELF TO EVERYONE ELSE. BUT THIS VIDEO HITS DEEP IN MU HEART AND A WAKE UP CALL. 😭❤️✨ YOUR AMAZING

chills. beautiful art, one of my favorite videos on youtube ever

Totally relatable! Used to stress about keeping up with others, but when I switched focus to my own path, everything clicked. Surprisingly, that's when I saw my best results!🚀 And yet someone is better than you, and it's okay.

I'm all too familiar with the feeling of seeing everyone as better but one day just saying "Fuck it I'll do it my own way!"

I hate how this phrase has become such a deafening echo throughout my mind, its impossible to escape and ever feel content with myself

I am so in love with the Idea, the drawing and the song! Perfect choice for everything!! The song and the video are so perfect with each other like I thought you made this song for the video not like ot was already there.. Perfect mindset

Lesson learned : "don't waste your time trying to empress people, instead love what your doing".

“What is keeping you from focusing on your own journey and so overly focused on everyone else’s?”

the fact that the protagonist's rival, or ''enemy'' is actually pretty nice, this shows he has no real good reason to hate him, he's just jealous.

Bro the animation is so smooth and the drawings are like incredible, THIS IS SO FREAKING EPIC

this gives off “Do you draw because you’re talented? Or are you talented because you draw?” vibes ngl

Don't think you're worse than someone, think you're better than your old self

i love it genuinely , you just made me cry .

This animation is so well-made. I am obsessed and impressed by it. the music is so good, the story line, and the ending. this is a masterpiece. thank you so much to put on so much hard work. I love this video more than words can say.

As a human, I've been suffering with inferiority complex every day. Always compare myself to others and overthink, contemplating my life choices. Living this way is just equivalent to not living at all, like live just to be negative all of the time. I hope no one ever has to be like me.

This reminds me of an experience I had in elementary school. At my first school, I was always the best artist in any of my classes. The other kids marveled at my work and loved to watch me draw. I would draw stuff for them if they asked me for it, because I just loved the validation. Later I moved to a different school and discovered that I wasn't the best anymore. There was one kid that was way better than me. Head and shoulders above. I couldn't even compete, and since it was a new school and I had no friends anyway, nobody cared about me anymore. I hated him. I never talked to him and didn't know a thing about him, but I knew I hated him. About halfway through the schoolyear our teacher put on an impromptu talent show for us. No real planning, just "sign up and show us what you got!" Kids signed up to dance, sing, do cartwheels, fold paper boats and airplanes... just any old thing, but that kid that I hated sat in a corner and shrank from the world, looking about ready to cry. I approached him and asked what was wrong. I don't know why I did it. It just seemed like the sort of thing you're supposed to do. He told me that he was ashamed. Everybody had a talent except for him. So, I told him he should draw a picture of a dragon on the whiteboard. I still kind of hated that I had just handed him another win, but, when I realized that he genuinely did not see himself as better than me, or anyone else for that matter, I just couldn't really hate him anymore. When he realized he could do that, and when he stole the show with his amazing art he was so genuinely grateful. I didn't enter the talent show myself, and these days I don't draw much anymore. But I do still work in youth outreach. I don't think I ever really cared that much about art in the first place.

It’s so smooth and tells a great story!! Great job and keep it up

Thank you for making this, it hits me at a really personal level.

1:42 my favorite part It's when the realization sets in "What have I been doing this whole this time? Chasing after him, is this really what I wanted? To be behind someone for the rest of my life? Why am I even making art?"

I'm so speechless... I'm in genuine tears. You captured the feeling so well. It's unreal. I'm a minor and an "artist" who's currently going through this "phase." I don't know how to get out of it, but you captured the feeling of an inferiority complex so accurately, it's depressing and terrifying. Many goshdang applause to you. This is an amazing work of art.

Thank you soooo much I love your work keep doing good and helping others get out of imposter syndrome or rough times. Or just keep animating!

Bro just entered Villain arc but remembered That .... He Have no enemies.

Love how even tho you can see his artstyle changing to what "people love more" it's pretty much always some kind of flower and i find it very cute🌸

I really like how the author showed us this situation. The guy wanted to do what he loved, but did not receive praise, so he began to do everything to please others. And when he got to the top, he finally realized that this was not what he really wanted. He wanted to share what he liked, not do it to please others. It's really very cool!!!

I found this animation on Instagram, and man, im so glad people were crediting you in the comments because your art is absolutely amazing!

wow, this is really good. it’s well animated and the story is meaningful and there’s layers and complexity to it. made me feel emotions

The part where they were trying to replicate other artstyles was so real

"I dont ask myself why everyone is better than me, i ask myself why i'm worse than everyone" -me, probably

This is the best animation I've seen in my entire life, it's so amazing, and the song fits perfectly... Good Job, you did an amazing job :D

To me, this symbolises wanting to have a purpose, and a talent and striving for it after seeing everyone else succeed. But in the end realising you can never truly be the best and encouraging others and accepting your flaws is wayyy more important.

Making art to hone your skills is great, but making art for fun is how you keep your sanity and happiness.