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Fear can either debilitate or motivate. I've been working on making it do the latter.

A man who never made mistakes never made anything.

Started drawing at the age of 18 and was overwhelmed with regret for not starting at a younger age. Seeing kids much younger than me produce amazing works of art and being really care free with it. I feel like I’ve lost that inner child of mine and am now just an uninspired perfectionist who’s afraid of making mistakes and has no real goals anymore.

"it's much easier to leave my ideas in my head where they're safe from my mistakes." thanks, I'm in tears

The irony? I'll never forget the impact this video left on me.

I've been wanting to create something for years, ever since I was a little kid. I'm 26 now and I've painted my first painting a week ago. and I bought loads of paint and material to work with. I finally ordered those woodcarving tools I said I'd get, and I got a sketchbook and pencils. I've pushed through a big wall of insecurities. They're still following me, but now I'm finally moving forward. Courage to you, fellow creationists.

The biggest dream-killer for me has without a doubt been perfectionism: wanting to complete an artistic image exactly how I've expected it to be in my head. But it's not like I'm paralyzed by being new and bad at something, or amateurish. I'm a songwriter. For the past year, I've been working on an album that attempts to communicate the incomprehensible language of the suicidal mind. It's a sort of narrative concept album about recovering from those thoughts completely alone, with no one to see you fall or rise, and finding your own motivation for existing. And, I do this all the time, I'm 80% finished and yet I just cannot fit in the last few tracks about escaping the mindset. I have no clue what to say, and it's because honestly, I'm not even there yet. And so I've been beating myself up, because the product of all of my creative ability and passion just can't be finished. Sometimes I wonder if I can instead finish the album with the resolution that the speaker actually kills himself, but then I think that that would only defeat me in my actual life. I wanted to end this with a moral or a lesson, but I don't know if I have one I truly believe in. Just don't give up.

You have no Idea how much this video means to me. As an artist I’ve been suffering with my insecurities for as along as I remember. I’m always doubting myself. I’m always comparing my art and hating my art. I’ve wasted opportunities and time doubting myself. Telling myself that I’m not good enough that I might as well not create but because of this video I feel the inspiration to create again without doubt, without insecurities. To just create for the sake of seeing what happen like a child and I want to thank you for creating this video.

Honestly, I was scared to click on this video. I avoided for days yet it kept popping up in my recommend, so I decided to do it. Face my fears. And I'm glad, this is beautiful.

This is exactly the way i feel. I'm so fucking passionate about music but i don't... do anything. I love to listen to different genres but i feel like i would never get to be a musician myself 1) i have a fear to be on stage 2) i never finish any of my creations 3) all of the reasons in this video And then, i tell my friends and family unironically how i'll kill myself if i will not have a artistic job in the future I am fucked

The reason I started making art is that I wanted to turn my creations into reality. The only way I knew how to is by making art, at least one way I see the things that give me happiness turn real. I make art to be happy, not for fame but for myself. The point about art is creativity. There is no failed artwork and there is no perfect art. Art is art and there's most likely no limits to perfecting it.

For me art is not just something others will see. Art for me is a pastime and a way to express emotion that I couldn’t describe in words.

There's definitely a lot of fear in chasing a dream, you just kinda gotta go for it cause it's the only thing that feels right.

I was feeling sad as I saw a lot of artists younger than me and better than I was at their age, and I started to question if I'm good enough as an artist, how could I make people have fun with my art. , how could I convey a message through my art, and I ended up forgetting to have fun in the process. this video helped me a lot, and appeared in my recommendations when I needed it most. Thank you. Edit: thank you so much for sharing your insecurities, I read all the comments, and I feel better knowing i'm not the only one who feels this way, and thank you so much for the advices.

I'm 28. Creating art is hard. Getting a career as an artist is harder - still have to achieve that part. There's alot to think of and I think this video says alot. Keep on doing what you love and why you wanted to create art in the first place. Cheers to all you artists. 😊

I'm so glad my mom has always made sure my brother and I grew up in a home where creativity was encouraged - I think that's definitely helped with my esteem as an artist!

Please don't ever stop making things because you're the reason I started making things.

This is so good! Don't allow your fears to hold you back from your ideas and dreams. Everything is possible if you put the time and effort.

I wasn't going to talk about this at all because I thought it was just me being whiny... but given how you grabbed all of these doubts from my mind, I have to get it off my chest. I adore art, making art, characters, letting the world inside my head thrive with all kinds of stories. My world is so precious to me and I'm always willing to push myself to become what I love to see so much in my favourite artists and so on. But I'm a slave for perfectionism.. and recently as I've started making fanart for someone I really look up to and support, I've never felt like more of a failure. Each attempt is experimentation and yeah that's great.. but I want it to be beautiful. I want it to convey how I feel and show anyone looking how much I love the person I'm drawing. My muse. Thing is, I don't get comments telling me that my work sucks. Nor does anybody rant to me with destructive criticism about my work. I tear myself down because I'm left with silence. The here and there of those who like my work saying pretty things are appreciated. But. I just want somebody to tell me why. Why do you like it? If you can't tell me, what's the difference between my work and some pretty simple picture of a flower. I've been so demotivated lately.. but I don't want to take a break yet. Falling into my own creativity saves me from the darkness of my own world. Without it, I'll surely go crazy. I can't force people to talk or acknowledge what I do. Neither can I tell myself to keep settling for mediocrity. I just want to be proud of something. I don't know how. But above all else, I'm just glad I'm not alone.

As a kid who recently got into music, I relate to this at a godly level. Cause no matter how much I overdo myself I never ever get the recognition that I think I deserve. Well the only thing I know is, gotta push through it

Wow this was so powerful! I think as artists we all struggle with that existential crisis in our head, telling us it's not worth it, it's not interesting enough, that little voice telling us we are never good enough. Thanks for sharing.

''Its much easier to leave my ideas in my head where they're safe from my mistakes." i love that. Btw, where did you find this font? is it available to be bought somewhere? or maybe the name of the font?

I relate to the wanting to be as carefree as a child when it comes to art. I miss just making artwork, not for others, not for it to be a master piece everytime, just to be whatever it was, and for me to be happy and okay with it. I wish i still had that mindset.

this is EXACTLY how my mind works, the exact thoughts i had for the past year or so. it's been draining and i think i finally managed to snap out of it. today, i felt inspired and planned out 5 pieces of art i want to make. without second-guessing. i'm actually ready and gonna challenge myself!

This made me cry. As an artist who gets almost no recognition from anyone, I relate to this video on a depressing level. I’m still an artist and I keep trying but honestly I’m tired of trying to be “good” Thank you to everyone responding with kind words, it means a lot to me. 💛

As an infamous artist with less than 200 followers on ig, i can relate to this so much. I keep questioning myself if i'm still good enough or i'm just bad at drawing. I tried to put this as a hobby but being an average on everything is suck, whenever i feel that i've improved just for me to find out better artists out there and it brings me back to think that i'm average. Hope yall have a nice day

This was 4 years ago but still hits deeper than anything....thank you for this

This is why I never made an art account. I thought about it but it’s really not worth it. I do art as a hobby, basically me as an amateur. When I was 11, I wanted to be perfect at anime art but then I drew some art and it looks horrific. I was disappointed in myself when the truth was revealed to me when I showed others, so I kept on drawing and watching tutorials, but it’s so time consuming. Now I’m 13, still thinking I’m imperfect because us artists always are. I now understand what being a non amateur artist is, pain. So if I make weird mistakes and people comment on it, I’ll take it as positive criticism as I need to know what’s wrong with my art.

The biggest reason for me is simply the disappointment of having my work unseen. On a platform such as this, there's very little, but also every chance for exposure. Even when I finally manage to figure out what I want to do, it takes so much out of me to create it, and try to make it meaningful. Maybe it's useful to be content with your work, regardless of it's impact on the world.

i watched this video. i am still an artist

This is incredibly right from what I tell myself, with people who consume art yet forget about it after sending a few likes while I look at it all day, telling myself, “Maybe i should’ve drawn something better” or “I shouldve drawn something remarkable”… its mentally tiring. I want someone who appreciates my process, how i came up with the idea, the main emotion of the drawing, what i felt. Those who connect to art to their heart, i give props to.

Art is about you, what the process or the end product makes you feel. What inspires you. It's not about other people, It never was. People will find their own meaning in your art. What matters is if you're doing it for the people? or for yourself. Don't let it be an attempt at wanting to be known. World's filled with such artists and no doubt they do create good art but it never brings them satisfaction. They're just a puppet on a string controlled by their own desires and the masses. Be yourself in your art.

This video is pure art

When I was in High School so many people told me I was wasting my time on stupid art but as I got older I realised my art is special and it doesn’t matter what people think about your art what matters is that it expresses your feelings and it makes you happy. Now what works for someone might not work for another person but I think art is a great way to feel your emotions in a more creative way.

A year ago when I started to get into art again after a long time, I though my art was horrible. And it was. And I can only say the only reason I have improved my art is that I had fun. I didn’t care what other people though. I want to draw something, then I draw it. I encourage you to do the same, it feels so good to be free of these thoughts like “it’s not good enough” and “I should just quit”. I believe in you guys 💓

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I can't actually believe you read my mind! This is EXACTLY what I've been thinking about for the last months. You've just put every single thought I had into words, which is nuts because that's what I have tried to do for as long as I can remember. The best part is knowing I'm not the only person who thinks like this, makes me wonder how many good artists there are out there! People, please don't give up! The worst thing that can happen is that you discover it just wasn't meant to be, but the power hides within trying!

I just watched this about 4years later and this might be one of the best videos i've seen on KZfaq and theres alot of good content out there. Amazing stuff

This video has been on my mind for years but I could never find now, now I’ve found it again and I couldn’t be more thankful to you for making this. As someone who loves being creative but never thought I could as I wasn’t good enough this means a lot.

From 0:23 onwards, you literally continued listing my insecurities and thoughts one by one. Ones I didn't even realise I had or could properly articulate. Not a single thing didn't hit home for me. It's always something like this that brings tears to my eyes even though it's stupid to cry about. When I feel like I'm suffering alone in something only to be understood all of a sudden.. by a poem or a song or a story. Or video like this. Thank you for this.

I recently gave up on drawing and I'm so glad I did it. I don't like drawing in a serious sense. I like to doodle, but I don't wanna be good at it. I fucking hate it, in fact. So I changed my course and figured I can be a writer and get a decent job that earns well and when I come home, I write. I feel so good about this. You don't always have to be an artist in the way you've always imagined yourself to be. You can be an illustrator, you can be a painter, you can be a musician or a magician, you can be a chef, you can knit, you can make clay models or statues, you can make pottery, you can write, you can animate, even on sand, you can make puppets, you can control puppets, you can make toys, you can make figurines. You can try doing so many things, and maybe you'll find something you enjoy more, too. Heck, maybe you don't even do art as a main job. Maybe you like psychology, biology, physics, chemistry. You may be "an artist", but you're also a lot of other things. If you don't think so, then go out there and find yourself.

I can't stop, art isnt something i do, its something i am, up to that day when i was 10 years old, i was simply what people said, then i found something mine, faster than the doubt, stronger than the fear, greater than the lack of skill, and as long as i can move my hands, neck or eyes, i am art.

Growing up I dreamed of being an animator I was even accepted to art schools but my parents said it's too expensive and to start thinking about reality so I stayed at a mundane university and got a degree in something I don't even have an interest in but honestly is there even any hope

Artists are children who refuse to put down their crayons and i'll never put my down!

What works for me - and maybe this will help someone else maybe it won't - but what works for me is convincing myself that I am only creating stuff for me to enjoy. So don't worry about anyone else and whether or not it is good enough, because it is only for me to enjoy and if someone else likes it then great, I would love that but if they don't, well I only made it for me anyway. This protects my ego in case other people don't see it or don't like it and I find it easier to just go and create and try new things.

The pressure of constructing art the “right” way so I can go to college and earn a career has always been weighing on my shoulder. I forget how to enjoy my art. Thank you.

I am thankful for the positivity my mind has been having lately about my skills, to watch this video just made me even happier, and more motivated to do what I do. My previous mindset had been on this low for years, being dejected from viewing other people's artwork all due to me comparing my artwork to theirs and putting mine in a negative light and refusing to draw more due to my skills. More recently, I've been watching other people draw fantastic things, and I've used that that fuel my passion for drawing, and even if my current artpiece doesn't work out, I still am willing to draw and figure out what I did wrong so I can do better. For me, using failiure in order to learn and make my stuff better has helped me mentally, and now I'm not nearly as negative I used to be, I can properly figure out my strongpoints and weaknesses instead of just thinking that since others are doing better, I'm doing terrible.

I go through these feelings on a everyday bases this video really hit home for me thank you

You can't be an artist if you can't make a mistake... Sometimes the wrong thing done is more creative than the intentional one... That's how the art evolves.. That's how new ideas takes birth.

This is my favorite video... i keep coming back to it... thank you for making it... its so simple but its just so calming it makes me feel so so much better.

sigh, i love you for this bro i'll keep coming back to it till the day i die

I’ve been thinking about that lately, but I figured out that your art doesn’t have to be perfect.. you don’t draw so someone could stare at your work and say that it looks pretty or cool or whatever.. if you draw for that reason someday no matter how good your art is someone will call it ugly then you’ll start to overthink about that and you’ll start to hate what you do … drawing is something to express your feelings whatever it is happiness or sadness… when I draw I forget about everything and I just focus on the paper.. every negative and positive feeling I put it on the paper and make my own art that I like it doesn’t have to be pretty it doesn’t have to be perfect it’ll probably have a lot of mistakes in it but I don’t care anymore since I’m having fun making it .. I’ve start thinking that way and my art started to become better it own I didn’t even tried that much I just enjoyed painting

As take away from this video, This guy explained it well. He’s not telling all creative people to stop completely giving up art. We all need to understand and explain to people and not expect them to understand. Because we already have wisdom of what we creative people know about art, photography, or anything you’re skilled at doing, and explain it to people who are non-creative. So if creative people wants not to only make money, yet continue doing art you need to have purpose, and I think what is the number one most crucial step to being a successful creative person who makes money for using their creativity in their job whether they’re self employed or employed is mindset, and behavior it’s a huge deal for me. Because if creative people wants to work your mindset and behavior is crucial to continue your journey as creative person.

what a relief I could watch this anytime, when I'm so close to giving up, or when i'm going through it. i could watch this forever and never get tired of it. i love this video so much, thanks a lot for this.

the title of the video is 'why you shouldnt be an artist' and the last sentence spoken on this video is 'why not?' just perfect complete full circle! motivating! ✨

I’m 4 years late! This is so underrated. I consider this an amazing masterpiece. The fact that he’s speaking for many artist out there that feel not worthy enough due to the lack of motivation or creativity. It makes us feel less alone. Wish I would’ve found this video a lot sooner! Anyways, Thank you!

Dude I fucking love the message behind this its what holds many of us back.

The first thing you need to understand and remember for yourself as a creative person... is that you are doing what you love and doing it because you enjoy it and feel good about it. And everything else doesn't matter. If you are original and reflect part of your inner world in your work, you just share it with others and someone will definitely find a part of themselves in it. Just don't think about the number of likes, views, etc. Keep doing, trying, developing and growing. Do it for yourself and do not jump above your head. I wish you success! Be happy

The curse of the internet in some ways (especially now with such high speeds and unlimited images and videos) is that you're constantly exposed to artists way way better than you, so much that it can make anything you do feel stupid and futile. When I was in my first year at art school, I went and visited a friend at a regular university that also had a fine art course and went to the end of year exhibition. Meeting the people who were painting and sculpting there, they felt so much more confident than the artists at my own school, who were surrounded by art and artists all day every day. These people got the chance to be the "arty ones", they felt special in their art making, whereas the art school students were just another talented/skilled person in a sea of them. It was really eye opening.

The depth of this video got me goose bumps.

From little child I wanted to be an artist and now(i am a teenager)I am talented enough to start building my career but recently I have seen a lot of sad,disapointed,depressed artists that hate their own proffesion , themselfs and make videos like that. I am afraid that if become an artist I will be like them.. I don't want to be depressed for all my life so I am seriously thinking to give up drawing even though my family and all my friends are saying me that I am really talented and I should use this talent. I just want to say thank you to the art community for destroying my dream.

This made me so emotional, thank you for sharing this. Much love to you and your creative endeavors

The ending has a very powerful vibe… the sound , the sky everything is amazing and it feels like freedom

I was told by my elders, when I grow older, I would regret the things that I haven't done, more than the things I have. Another great video Simon. :)

i love to draw so much. i would draw my favorite anime characters once a day in my sketchbooks everyday when i was 11. it’s my favorite thing to do. but the problem is, i don’t long for the exposure. i don’t long for the money, or the fame, or how many people look at my art, or who likes it, or who buys it. i don’t care for the praises or the “that looks so good!”’s. it means nothing to me. i like to draw when no one’s looking, and i like to keep my drawings to myself. my siblings’ dreams are a lot more difficult to get out there, and my parents weren’t supportive at all. everyone keeps telling me “you can make money off of your drawings”, “people will buy them”. i keep trying to push myself to want it. to want to make the money. to do something right by my siblings. but it’s not fun. it becomes a job. i start making art that i don’t like and it kills me. i don’t get the rush, i don’t get in the zone, but instead i feel empty. i don’t know what to do at this point. i keep trying to find ways to monetize my art, and it’s annoying, because it wasn’t like this. i didn’t care about being the best, or doing the best, i just fuckin drew, cause it was what i loved to do. i don’t remember what it felt like to *draw*. draw without limitations, without the expectation of doing an excellent job, without apprehension. i miss when drawing was fun. i wish more people understood that just because someone is good at something doesn’t mean they want to make money off of it. what the hell ever happened to hobbies?

I sit here for days on end wishing I was just as good as my favourite artists, or setting super unrealistic standards for myself when I’ve only recently started drawing again. I genuinely have such a massive passion for art.. It’s the only thing that’s keeping me going at the moment. But despite how much you love doing something, even the slightest voice in your head telling you you’re not good enough or accidentally falling into the stage of constantly comparing yourself and your own skills to other people and their skills can become so demotivating and can it genuinely can bring you to the very bottom so quickly. I’ve been drawing since I was a kid, but I’ve been on and off with it these last couple of years because I have a habit of doubting myself to the point where I give up and tell myself it’s not worth it. Besides that, this video has genuinely opened my eyes up so much, and I wish I had seen it sooner. Thank you for this.

This video hit home hahah. It’s so true, we constantly live with fear of making mistakes, and we wonder if we’ll ever be able to become who we want to be, if we’ll ever achieve our goals… we waste more time being eaten by our fears than actually working for our dreams. I have thought so many times that I should think like a child, because growing up as adults we lost maybe too much, instead of gaining (?). You put to words what I’ve always had running in my head, and it was rough, direct and… simple. Thanks :)

*braces myself for rant mode* - No money? Work with whatever is available to you at whatever budget you're on. - No time? Make the time. - No talent? Build your skill over time, and you'll get results. - No creativity? Be more analytical, ideas will come eventually. - No audience? Build one. Wrong audience? Reach out to different people, be content with your art for what it is. - Not memorable enough? Take pride in people enjoying your art for now. Loads of artists start to forget at least some of their own work, maybe remember it while looking back, it's not expected of strangers to remember your silly drawings, nor does it make you less of an artist do they not remember. - Too similar to that other thing? Riiight? Shouldn't stop someone who's genuinely into creating that similar ideas have been had... Peaked? Just enjoy creating for the sake of creating, if all that matters is the result, the result doesn't matter as much anymore, does it? Prefer consuming? Sure... do that, but if you want to create that's not stopping you from creating yourself. Fearing mistakes? Make them, learn, go back stronger than last time. What to create? Doesn't matter, create. Youll figure out eventually what you enjoy or not. Too many reasons not to be an artist? Sure... reasons being if you don't want to, don't enjoy creating art or even just in general, or if you tried and you realize its not for you and its not really working out, most other reasons I can think of are mostly excuses based on fear in different ways... Sorry if I made ANYONE read this, I get this is just expressing some of the the frustrations that one might and will probably face if wanting to be an artist, but most of them frustrates me one way or another, so I just felt the need to rant, though feel free to tell me have I got something wrong or something, idk

Fucking hell that was good!

Wow, this is so beautiful. It does not only apply to art, but to life in general. Thank you, I needed this, really.

You have no idea how much I needed this. Thank you. ❤️

Who agrees to me that he is a good writer?

This video is so well timed for me, since I've been having trouble recently with thoughts about the art I've created (which happens to be in the music field). This video has changed things slightly and means a lot to me. Thanks for posting this.

somehow ryt now you make me cry idk why but it makes me happy that someone share the same thoughts the same as me. Thank you. My soul and unconscious mind needed this to hear.

This video really puts the struggle of artists into perspective. Really the questions can apply to anything someone has a passion for but is unsure of.

Being an artist is depicting a journey of freedom and love toward your life and beyond, and being able to express it on paper in order to connect with other people. There is so much strengths in being an artist.

Wow. That is basically how I feel right now.

This video just came out to me after a very hard battle with myself and that kind of thoughts. Thanks for your time and effort to make it real. I'm sure you help so much people...I send you my best wishes 🌱💗

Legit beautiful, this is truth bro. Straight to the point yet its still feeling like its stopping to look at the wonderful details.

Kids throwing paint at the wall, just to see what the colors do..... Man....kids are so smart, innocent, and creative. They truly are.... What happens to that as we get older?

i really like how you talk about the problems that cinematographers come across during their carreer. and actually this is my current situation

I have struggled with this for years. I used to say out loud that I wanted to create art through music and visuals. My brother is such pessimistic realist who has always battled with me every time I mentioned it and my parents were a little better that after all these years it slowly started to change to me hiding it and then starting to doubt myself and now at 39 I feel completely lost.

Most of the times your best stuff comes from just making things, not thinking about it. Not thinking about things you want to make and just making them is where your true emotions come to light. It’s where your best art comes from. Rick Ruben said along the same lines in his interview with Andre 3000

Even as a writer, I can still relate to this. Just replace all the references to art with references to writing. Even in the last part, I know of kids who can make up stories and publish them online, just to see what happens.

We're all born as artists. We are just unlearned by society how to be creative, how to make art, how to paint, how to write music, how to sing, how to dance, how to project our dreams - ourselves- on the world around us. We are forbidden to make an impact that has a different purpose than to make money, to give a material richness to society, because what artists offer to the world is far more than something you can touch. It's a feeling inside of you, that you can't forget because it changes your present and your future and seperates you from your past. You can't prevent colour and you can't prevent music and these thoughts are the only protection of an artist. Go and make art.

it’s been killing me this whole evening i’m staying up late just contemplating so much, and this video came at a perfect time. so beautiful. thank you

Thank you for this. Hits so close to home.

So true, thanks for making this. Let me know whenever you are in Norway. I'll buy you a coffee :)

At first i wanted to hate this video...its title is so negative...but i gave it a chance and now im glad i watched this video. nicely done.

This video packs a punch. Thank you for creating this.

That connotation transition in the end. Brilliant.

My reason why i want to be an artist: it was my dream to become one from childhood,i wanted to jump from 4th floor in night but this dream keep me here. This is why I want to become an ARTIST. Just because they draw with feelings,they shine for others and do hard work

When you have a film in theatres, I'll be at the midnight premiere.

You literally explained what’s going on on my mind, thank you, it makes me feel understood.

This got me crying because it's so damn deeply relatable. Thank you, I didn't think I needed this so much

damn! this is so relatable i don't even know how i feel right now, its just so damn true that deep down i always think that i will never be as good as other artists

I have yearned for my fellow artists my whole life. Not people who can draw, but people who can produce something beautiful like this.

Thanks that was actually the most necessarily video I needed right now as a depressive artist who has anxiety due to adhd. This helped me a lot reflecting on my inner actions and gaining a little bit of selfcare for my daily motivation. Stay creative everyone! Cheers

I got chills, thank you for this!