STOP COMPARING YOURSELF TO OTHER ARTISTS! (Please)
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Hello, witches.
In this video, I wanted to share some of my thoughts about a specific type of comment and mindset I’m used to seeing in relation to art.
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This and folks "jokingly" insisting that a drawing of one of your OCs is actually a drawing of [insert character that they vaguely look sort of like here] are my two biggest art pet peeves. I'm genuinely glad this video exists because you got to the heart of the matter super quick!
GOD, THANKS. I really hate when people do that fr.
“Oh my godddd you’re so talented I can only draw a stick figureeee!1!1!!” Lame. Don’t know how to interpret it.
“I wanna eat your art.” Cool! Straight to the point! Means exactly what is said! Tasty!!
This 100% you can look up to and admire other people without having to rip on yourself. I feel like a reason this is so common especially among kids and beginners is because we’re still suffering the consequences of 2015 “bROwSInG DEviANt ArT cRIngE” era UA-cam. It’s really a shame to see :(
I do struggle with the internal matters of thinking ny work isnt good. This can weigh someone down. I am trying to change this mentality to be more encouraging towards myself and embracing my creative madness. Artists like you help inspire to keep moving forward in my craft. Let's go on forward to make wonderful creations :p
i always felt like the only reason people would call their art bad is so other people dont you've proved my point
I’ve gotten that comment before and I barely have a following I never know how to respond 😢
I always joke can you say something else about my art cause I already told myself that lol. They say the artist is the worse enemy. I try to ignore it now days. always love what you create and yourself.
I wish more people could understand that just because an artist draws really well does NOT automatically make them an art god/goddess. Not a single well-known, popular artist on UA-cam, Twitter, DeviantArt, Instagram, etc... can draw "perfect, flawless art." Regardless of how skilled an artist is, every artist has at least one thing they suck at drawing, whether it's roses or cars or hands. At the end of the day, comparing your art to other artists and putting yourself down isn't going to help you in the long run, and it's only going to make you feel like crap.
I love your videos- like so much hA
Man I especially hate when People attack,even threatining artists because of an artstyle.
I love this video. like, LOVE this video. It reminds me that we all have our own styles and just because my art doesn't look like someone elses doesn't mean my art sucks :)
very motivating video, great work :D
Another banger video
I totally see where you're coming from with the self deprecating and people putting them selves down in order to praise other, it's annoying. Though I'm going to disagree with the whole "it isnt healthy to compare yourself to other artists" as no you shouldn't put yourself down but at the same time comparing your art to others and asking yourself "what did this artist do that i didnt" or "what can i change about my art to mimic the thing i like about this other persons" i dont think these are unhealthy questions. Questions like that got me to where i am today at my level of art. Many people disagree with this view but i thought i would share. Again no hate at all i just thought i would throw in my opinion as well :]
Oh, yes, that is definitely true! Looking at artists you like and taking inspiration from them for the sake of skill development is great and I encourage that!
Though, there is certainly a difference in saying "Oh, this artist does [blank], I would like to add that to my art to make it better/more like something I would like!" and comparing the worth of your art to someone else's! ^^
When you said the "stick finger" thing I just remember a fight I got into with a.. idk friend? idk what she was really
She did that and I started to explain ways she could improve but just kept saying "No I did that it didn't work :("
Me: "How long did you try it?"
Her: "A week :("
IT DOESN'T TAKE A WEEK IT TAKES YEARSSSSSSS-
why is ur art so.. yk how sometimes you read a book and than have an urge to go buy all other books from that author. thats me with ur art its so habduehbdfj ok sorry i should stick to the topic of videos
I have to go back to class but I was here early 🤣 will watch later tho
Ngl i really like your art! The way you draw your lines is so funky! Making me feel good heh! (I think this is the first time i commented on one of ur vids, im subscribed for some time like around a year or so :) )
And are those your ocs? They look so fancy and cute! :D
Thank you so much, I appreciate that! But no, they aren't my OCs, they're characters from Hollow Knight. ^^
i cant even fathom how much i needed to hear this. i was literally just comparing myself today!! (of course, not in a random youtuber’s comment section but yeah lol)
When i was a bit younger i did this. I dont do that any more because i think that its not that good and i didnt mean anything rude lol. And I think i did that because i wanted ppl to say that to my videos back then. I love my art now and im doing good (: Self improvement!
When people say that I feel angry... Very angry
Hello! There is no context for this. Your art is very neat anyways here's a box full of * insert food you enjoy here *
i sometimes hear "omg you're such a great artist, im super jealous, i cant even draw a stickfigure!!" i mean thank you but it gets annoying after sometime. i try to tell people "dw, i bet you're a great artist!!" but they always respond with "No im not 😭". I just wish that people would appreciate their art more. And i still hear that outside of art, in general, people are just so self-deprecating sometimes, you should love yourself and your work
Ima watch this when I get home from Fu-Fricken school. I’ll edit my opinions soon. Love it by looking at it!(Edit) Still haven’t watched the video but- I LOVE ALL YOUR COMMENTS. I haven’t seen any toxic comment and mainly positive/You are awesome comments , I’m glad to be part of this community.(Edit) yess I finally watched the video (totally not a day later after I said I would-lol) But Syzygy I’m am very grateful you put this out there. Today in gym we have about 10 minutes in between lunch period and gym period, so I was sketching in my note book. A student who was sitting next to me was talking about how “Oh EyE’s YoUr ArT iS sO mUcH bEtTeR tHaN mInE,” and continued to talk about how i was “Born talented “ I was getting very impatient and frustrated of people ether telling me what person A said or Person B-“ You SUCK at drawing, “ or “You should give up.” But I’ve learned how to ignore this (Barely) and am starting to make a PMV on a few characters I like from a book. Thank you for spending time just to tell people a encouraging message and thank you for your time. (One more edit) Lord I didn’t mean to make it long- got carried away with real life problems , My name is not really eyes but it starts with a E-so and so asked
I remember i used to be someone who would comment stuff like that, although i never took it in a harsh way to myself, i didn't know it was meant to be like that. In fact, i've always loved my art. I just found it funny that people with more practice could easily draw something like a circle for example that i still struggled with.
I still compare my art to others, even if it isn't like the "I cant even draw a circle" kind, but just noticing that this persons art was better than mine makes me want to work harder because i know that people with better art usually means they've had more time to practice, so far comparing my art to others hasn't lowered my confidence in art. I'm glad i decided to stop commenting stuff like that tho, i would hate to be a pick-me lol
edit: whoopsies didn't mean to make that super long LMAOOO
This was kind of an eye opener if I am being honest. I often said “If all my drawings are terrible, why even pick up a pencil?” But this video kinda brought some things to my attention. Like the damage I am doing to myself, and the artist I am “supporting”. Thanks!
As someone who used to be that person I can confirm it is really annoying! Don't bring others up by bringing yourself down, you don't deserve it & the artist doesn't really know how to respond lol
I love the way you draw folds do you think you could make a video or UA-cam short about it? I’ve really been struggling with them and find drawing clothing is a hard thing to grasp
Thank you so much! I've been thinking about doing tutorials some, but I'm really not a great teacher, ahahah. ^^''
However, I'll definitely still consider doing a video or a short about clothing folds if people would like me to!
@@rottika even if you don’t end up doing it thats cool I still appreciate you replying to my comment! :D
This happened with me yesterday,but instead of self depreciating,that girl looked at me and said "Oh,i drawed a naked girl with an ahegao face!" .... like i dont asked that and i really wanted NOT to hear that,but anyways its life i guess?...(sorry if this was hard to understand,english isnt my first lenguage )
You made some good points here. I don't have much to add, but I wanna say the drawings in this video look super cool and I like your style a lot. Syzygy your art is great, my art is also great, and everyone reading this, your art is great, and it can be greater, you just gotta keep trying and be nice to yourself. 💖
Your anecdote is a really sweet/helpful addition though i'm so sorry about the experiences that occured in them, your video is wonderful🥺
Aw, tysm! I appreciate that!
Side note: I also really love your artwork and videos, thanks for bein' here. ❤🥺
I digged myself into a samiler hole of "your work looks so great but mine sucks" and was actually the reason why I stop drawing for a few years. It was only until about 4 years did I expressed I want to draw something on social media did I review the comments "you would never draw anything good." From a complete stranger, they didn't follow and I never interact with them before and all my art back then was private.
Idk what pissed me off so much about that comment but something did and it felt like a challenge I couldn't truned down. Like 'Oh I can't draw, well then watch me.'
I have no clue if the idea of a complete stranger that never seen your art putting it doen. Will help anyone. It did for me but not everyone is like me.
Moral of the story is I guess is that haters are still gonna hate even if you hate yourself. Trying to "out hate yourself" only makes it worse. Getting out of the loop is hard but it's so worth it in the end.
Bruh i literally posted my art in an online community on discord and i literally got told "u need more practice" when they effing knew i tried my best and they forgot what it was like to be crap at art. I hate that so much its the most infuriating thing ever. Its like putting someone else down cuz u forgot one day u were like them, and because they're better they think they can say whatever they want to u.
Btw i loved ur oc vincent valentines, he’s honestly a cool character, he has that sassy fruity pink gay vibe, love those kind of characters !!
Pepperoni
i agree with the title so much though, comparing yourself to others just brings you down even more
funky art wooohoo
This video brought up several memories where I compared myself directly to another person and of shitty people I used to be around a lot (people that turned out to not be my friends) and I criiinge~
Sort of. I recognize I've changed a lot and am a lot more aware of the folly of comparing my own self to anyone that isn't me. I do wonder how I'll look back at myself at this point in time two years from now.
YES !! online whenever someone says this to me i just ignore the comment (it sounds rude i know) but it’s even worse when its irl. i can’t really walk away from the situation .. what am i supposed to say “thanks”.? and idk it feels condescending to tell someone “just practice !” like im acknowledging that they’re below me.
Its worse when someone tells u "U nEeD mOrE prAcTicE" when i friggin tried my best in an art piece. So what just cuz they're higher than me makes them think that i'm below them? And ofc them forgetting what it was like to suck at art.
@@COnan-990 what
@@serveddownonem i said someone told me when i posted art that i needed more practice.
My nephew is new to drawing and he kept saying he's trying but doesn't know how to so i made him a binder with small how to tips and even draw with him when he's over at my place i drilled in to his head artist don't pop out knowing how to draw, i showed him some very very old art and his face was priceless but he understood in time he'll get better and god damn he's doing a lot better just reminding him everyone starts off bad but keep going and you'll be great at your art and you'll learn new tricks and what not even i showed him my tricks which helped tho doesn't stop his mom from being jealous 😂
The only one I think in my head is “I wish I can draw like her” but when you say it now I’m scared because you are mad but your art I lovely
Bonk
I- *speechless* Thank you Syzygy you have honestly opened my eyes. Also, I love the artwork and your message. I found you recently while I was looking up how to do OviPet projects again and found your "drama" video (loved that one to btw) Keep up the great work!
HOLY SHIT HOLLOW KNIGHT
Hard to stop.