What's the point of making art anymore?
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- A friendly reminder from your friendly neighborhood artist to remember to have fun with your art.
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04:31 - TLDR
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"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.
This. My mentality starts heading towards this way because it's so hard to find commission artist that scratch the itch my brain has
precisely my whole reason for drawing. glad to see that same mentality being prevalent everywhere. self sufficiency is a skill that has been lost due to it not being as convenient
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.
Which in essence is what creative artists are, i.e., creative problem solvers with out of the box thinking 🎉
This channel is such a treat, refreshing to have that perspective on UA-cam
" Find a way that your art is impossible to replicate." Sculpting. See piracy try and copy that.
@@brodriguez110003D printing
@@brodriguez11000 3D printers?
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!!!)
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.
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.
With that logic you should’ve stopped because there’s REAL artist that can draw in detail than you already anyway. Because in the end of the day Ai images wouldn’t exist with preexisting works
@@meikoluvv I totally see where you're coming from, but I also agree with OP. Ever since AI has been a thing in the mainstream this past year or two, I've felt a bit of a spark to try traditional art and learn more. It might be out of spite lmao, but I kind of get where OP is coming from.
I feel this way too, especially when it comes to game graphics. There is this expectation that art needs to be as realistic as possible in order to be good. But if everyone is pushing for ultrarealism and that's not even the kind of art I like, why am I chasing that ideal? I don't want to render hair that looks like you could run your fingers through it. I'd rather a cute, stylistic woodblock toy.
I feel similarly. Though I've yet to find my art in an AI database --though thanks to Meta denying my opt out request, I'm sure that won't be the case for much longer -- I've been looking for ways to make my art look more human. I used to fuss over details and making everything look perfect. But now? I recently picked up some crayons at the dollar store and I'm allowing things to look crude and imperfect. There's a certain charm in human error that AI can't replicate. It's designed to cut these flaws out of the training data. AI image generation has shown me that the most important part of art to me is the human element. And showing my humanity in my art means embracing the imperfections and prioritizing my feelings during the creative process.
Much like what happened to painting when photography became a thing? Freed from the need to be representational - because you could take a photo for that - you get impressionism and cubism and the rest of it.
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 UA-cam 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.
idk how old u are but your art looks very juvenile sorry. If you are young then keep pushing. Might not be what you want to hear, I can tell you've improved over the past 3 years, but you won't get anywhere financially if you don't learn some fundamentals and thats just being honest sorry. Good luck tho i hope you find something that works for you, or just keep at it for the love of creating💜
@@Llkolii Your words are completely valid and, you’re right. I really appreciate your honesty as well!:) I actually began drawing a long time ago, but due to me trying to do all the things I liked at once (on the channel), I…never really properly practiced drawing and now that I have grown up, I’m facing the consequences 🥲 However, I am now taking my time and actually doing studies and using references as aid when drawing. Lastly, thank you so much for your kind words!!🫶
@@Zee090 I slightly disagree with what Llkolii said, their intentions may be good but their comment is backhanded for no good reason haha. Speaking from experience, social media numbers are in no way tied to fundamental art skill, and you can still grow your social media no matter how good you are. The views you get are solely dependent on the quality of the content creation, and one can have amazing art yet still struggle to get views despite being fundamentally professional level.
This may be a little bittersweet depending on how you look at it, but from how I see it - this means you don't need to tie your artistic growth with the numbers on social media. I implore you to instead learn more about how to make your content more engaging if gaining an audience is your goal. Your art looks really nice, and there is no reason to tie the numbers with your art quality (because they aren't related) :)
@@yasi_dip Oh my goodness, I didn’t even realise the backhandedness 😭Thank you for pointing that out for me:)
And yes! I highly agree that numbers aren’t meant to be tied with your art whatsoever, but like I have stated before, I usually get discouraged when people get more engagement especially if they’re of my skill level or so. Furthermore, I do plan on learning the fundamentals and actually start practicing because one major mistake I made was that I sort of experimented with a DOZEN niches on my channel, and I didn’t exactly get the adequate time to practice my skill (thus leading me to bearing the consequences of my own actions🥲)
However, I’m fully willing to learn whatever it takes for me to grow an audience and so. Once again, I really appreciate your words! I’m glad you found my art nice 🌱
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
Thats a huge life lesson isnt it? Oh man how hard is it to relinquish control…but its so freeing.
@@ergojosh indeed
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. 😔😮💨
Thank you so much for posting this Josh. I’m 17 and was thinking of making my own animation studio and being a UA-camr 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. 🙏
Hi. Your comment is almost like hearing my own thoughts. One thing I learned is that art is in everything. If I could revisit when I was 17, I would have studied illustration and industrial design. Absolutely my outlook always was that there art and science are different faces of creativity.
Explore. Learn. Aspire, be inspired. Art lives in everything.
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 so relate to that gap you mentioned. Im glad to hear this helped with the guilt! That can drain all the passion from art so fast.
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. 💕🥰
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.
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
what a beautiful nostalgic memory!
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."
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
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.
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 😢
If it pays the bills and meets your standard of living, AND you love what you do.. then you're golden for now. Enjoy the process, don't worry about a problem you don't have, you can worry about it when the time comes to get another job. Unless you're already dissatisfied then... change 😊❤ Sat Nam 🙏
Ps- change IS the only guarantee in life 💯
@@ktbiwk I agree. Your right. Thank you 🙏
oooh thats one to say again for the people in the back!
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.
I really resonate with this. ❤ Theres so many physical mediums involved with art. It helps to see things in a different way, including experimentation.
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.
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 🤷♀️
I do it for the small amount of people who love it. And I also love it
If you keep it as a hobby then yes, if you try to build a career.. Hell no
facts! I have to create or I self destruct lol
@@Yoman911niney e p! Exactly. Especially for companies since theyre super keen to use ai and treat us horribly ad it is as artists.
While I agree that ultimately, you should do it for yourself, sometimes external validation works wonders to motivate. Like, having at least one other person who's looking forward to your work or even a group of people interested in the same stuff. I don't have any of those and it does get to me time after time... but, it will pass :)
I literally just pulled myself out of a depression because I'm not growing on social media.
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
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 🥰
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.
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.
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.
😅
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’d love to see an art book tour! I’m seeing some interesting ones in the background!
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!
No problem! And most of all congrats on taking on all the new changes in your life. Thats what lifes about.
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!
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 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 UA-cam 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.
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.
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.
Will do! And I agree it absolutely heals. I think this Ai thing is like the pandemic for artists. A common enemy for us to unite against lol.
Love your art and seeking for the creative desire in this video, very inspiring !!
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.
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 :)
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.
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!
Ugh I’ve been wondering this, thank you for bringing it up
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.
This video is something I've been needing for ages-
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.
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
Proud of all your work 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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.
I’ve been struggling lately with even getting started on projects. Needed this today 👏
Happy to help!
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
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 can barely spend time on my homepage because the thumbnails claiming I have this and that problem to fix 😫 Im really happy to hear you can feel that joy from reflecting on your own work. Keep it up you sound like you’re on the right track imo.
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.
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!
Hey, this was really insightful. Thank you for reminding us to have fun.
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.
I really feel you; also you have the most soothing beautiful voice
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!
I started art to escape from the shackles of the reality. And that's how i started journey as 3d character artist and illustrator.
I started art to let my imagination flourish, I have an endless ocean of ideas and concepts but I lack the skill to make them a reality. I understand what you said, I have fallen to the trap of thinking I constantly need to improve to push myself to get better to make what I dream of come to life, however, listening to you has given me clarity on what I need to do what I should be doing. To enjoy the process of creating and escape the judgment of myself knowing in time my skill will increase.
Thank you.
Great video. I needed that one.
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.
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.
You need to make an accelerated zero to hero art course! love your art style.
Excellent video and precisely my train of thought lately. And I'm not going back to the old thought of pushing just to get better, it's too draining and souless
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
Enjoyed this segment, an You are correct , we must always nurture the root of our creativity ,and realize when we over think we are disconnecting from our roots. Close our ears to the noise of tech and go forward and be creativity. And to answer your question of when I started to create art, this was when was 8 ,I realized that it was bliss for me to exhaust my visions and imaginative thoughts on or with any blank paper my father could bring home including opening brown paper bags in the 80’s and transforming them into more then just a bag. I never stopped and yes I believe through this process has always brought me so much more that I could only imagine. It’s amazing I’m a firm believer that the creative process is truly healing .
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.
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.
IMO, as artists, we're doing ourselves a disservice talking about "soul". Even after years, I still don't get it personally, but no matter what it is, we often fail to realize that non artists just don't care about it. AI checks both "is pretty" and "is cheap" and for most people, that's all there is to it.
Art shouldn't be made with the objective to be famous, sell lots or whatever. That's the whole point of this video, really. Art is about expressing something. As long as you need or want to do that, make more art.
I have experienced this with my writing!!! wow, artists/creatives can be very simililar (:
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 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 😂
Great art talk, I have been experiencing the same thing. Tather came to a similar realization. I started with portraits and illustration in highschool a couple decades ago in colored pencil before pursuing my degree in Industrial Design. I did that for a while then I got bitten by the character design bug though its fun I find it more natural to draw more realistically than super stylized, but I was chasing something new. I don't regret it, I did a couple children's books this way. I have gotten into digital sculpting and 3d printing my designs. What I have found is I am happiest allowing myself to just explore, develop product ideas (modeling and fabricating.) when the come to mind, relax and do portraits sometimes, other times work on illustrations. (This led me to jobs that I wasn't searching for because people liked the mood and style of my reimagined painting kf Nanny of the Maroons.) It's too limiting to try fit neatly into a box but at the same time we don't need to hop on every new trend. Find the area you enjoy keep your focus there.
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 love that.
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!
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.
I wish i could squeeze making art into my day in spite of my draining full-time job.
This is me! I enjoy intuitive abstract art, it feels like freedom yet I tend to try to going into realism, or landscape painting which frustrates me. I mean I enjoy it somewhat however I feel kind of restricted, and it brings out the perfectionist in me, then I get upset with myself because I don’t feel like I’m good enough when it comes to that type of art. Then I quit making art for a while, it’s a awhile crazy cud that I go through and I’d like for it to stop. I’m working on just doing what I feel like doing in that moment and just letting it flow without too much judgement, I’m taking baby steps.
You got it right Josh! I hope others will begin to chime in. It's all about knowing the reasons you got into art in the first place! GOOD ADVICE!!!
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.
Another great video with Josh and his talented friends "Hands"!!!
I honestly am at a point that at times I would just play games instead of drawing.
I should draw for myself instead of trying to please people.
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 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.
off the cuff Josh is my favorite Josh. Would love to see you make voice overs like this while sketching or doing a time lapse
Hey Josh!
Great video! Such a timely topic I think for so many of us.
Quick question…what is that art book behind your left shoulder? Looks like “xxxxxxxx of Life”?
(Just really drawn to that cover. Not sure if you’ve ever done a video before on the art books you have and enjoy…)
I started art cause I watched the old stickman animations and Cartoon Network, for a while when I started it was swell but as time went on and I kept learning it got very difficult and dull until I just wasn't getting inspired or motivated to draw.
After seeing this video you motivated me to try art again, and try to have fun with it instead of trying to get a job with it
This was so good. You have spoken to this old woman but new artist who just want to enjoy art. Again thank you for this.
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.
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 see other people's art in manga and such, and I still get inspired to make stuff of my own. To quote Moubo from Kingdom
"Never in my life have I fought someone as powerful as you, which is why I'm so happy"
Taking that quote, it always gives the perspective that there will always be someone or something better than you, which makes you strive to be better.
great video like always and for why would i stop drawing i'm having so much fun
Thanks for sharing. The core theme (and wisdom) of this video applies to life... for everyone.
Your studio is beautiful!
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!
Btw what you said from 7 minutes, entreprenuer, technician and manager is from a book called:
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Well I think my reasons come from the illustrations i saw in books like magalie villeneuve and the royal apprentice! I love how people bring to life book character or write a story with just one image!
I'm not sure why UA-cam recommended this to me even though I don't draw (I do make music though) but I liked that video. First, I'd like to say that you have a really nice voice haha. Second, it's nice to see that there are other people who put art back where it's supposed to be: not in a bucket of numbers. Hopefully, I can buy some of your stuff soon, love your style!
Thanks so much Im glad you enjoyed it regardless!
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.
Thank you!❤
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.
Damn you posted this and it is actually how i feel..
Although mine isn't actually a question of "what's the point?".it's not an actual question for me..it's just because of my own depression that i've been fighting with for the past 4 years..and i guess this is why i feel about art and other stuff this way
Struggling to constantly find and maintain that meaning behind everything..and reminding yourself about the value of life over and over again...it's a tiring battle.
the real point is there was never a point, it's more of a compulsion
I've always been someone that's wanted to learn (and conquer) the hard thing. So during the pandemic, I decided to take a drawing course because it was the hardest thing at the time to me. It also allowed me to just be expressive in a different way given that I'd already conquered words. So art or being able to draw was the very next difficult thing.