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actually insane getting a yt premium sponsorship, not only have i never seen one before but that's such a... i don't even know, good freaking job is all i have to say about it :)
Too early to start posting about your art? No such thing when you don't have a sizable following yet. I posted my first video about ULTRAKILL the same day I started working on it. Nobody saw it, but keeping that steady gradual build and push is what got any eyes on the project in the first place, so when it finally did become what people would generally call "good enough to show", there actually were people to see it!
Damn that means a lot coming from you man, as someone who played early builds of Ultrakill and has watched it grow into what it is now this is so sick that it was forged with the same mentality
I'm putting "library of 8s instead of a head full of 10s" on a giant sticky note and putting it on my monitor because fuck man I don't need that hard of a callout post
Maybe it has something to do with Autism and familiarity, but my idea graveyard is less of a graveyard, and more of a bunch of balloons that I drag behind me, reeling each one in in their own time. But occasionally, I have to sort of evaluate which balloons are worth the effort, and which ones are running out of air, and I need to let go. It’s always sad when they float away…
7:55 THIS!!! The amount of times people have tried to argue for ai saying that you can just make art for yourself is baffling to me. I wish more people thought like this
I can relate to the whole starting a project, obsessing over it, the project dying, and the cycle repeating over and over again and I'm glad you were able to get out of it
been sitting on 20+ pages of notes for a video essay i havent started writing for almost 5 months now out of fear of it not being as good as i want it to be, thanks for this
Hello! Here to add to the sob stories, I've been working on a game for over a year now, and I remember that rush of motivation I got when I showed it off to my friends for the first time. That was the most work I'd ever gotten done, I added tons of content, fixed tons of bugs, even got it onto steam, (didn't release it). Yet now, it's been over a month since I've opened the project, so I don't know, I set the release as being late december, and I just keep watching that date get closer. I don't want it to fall to the graveyard, and yet as I stress more about it I end up procrastinating even more. So I'll have to figure that out, anyways I'll make sure to put this video into the good Advice I ignore category!
“Good Advice I Ignore” is so relatable i hear advice about something that i needed and then instantly forget it then once i actually do something the advice is needed for i end up learning it myself (either that or i completely forget it exists and dont do it)
Hoo boy I relate to this one but in an oddly backwards way. I'm 32 now. I've been posting drawings online since 2005 and hoo boy does that fucking hurt my soul to think about, lol. I've got the old deviantart with the cringe pre-teen art. I've got nearly two-decade of progress to look back on on various websites. Heck I even did RUclips for a bit back in the wild west era of the platform. (The cringe is still there too.) And something I realized in the last couple of years is that I'm secretly jealous of myself. I've grown in so many ways and am proud of who I've become as a person but when it comes to art I lost something the old me had. Sure that old stuff online is weird and cringe and sometimes it hurts to not understand what I was even thinking with some of it but hey, at least younger me was posting! I still post art today but it's few and far between.. and I have a huge graveyard of abandoned ideas that haunt me. Hell I've been telling myself I'm gonna make a webcomic one of these days for 10 years at this point. It's definitely easier said than done but I've been trying to talk myself into just doing literally anything despite the quality and posting it. Then it will be real and people will see it and I'll have a reason to truly begin. Thanks for sharing this video. You've inspired me once again!
I feel that man, my younger self had a stubborn naive dedication I sometimes envy.. I'm proud your former self managed to post anything, cringey or not. My former self didn't even have the balls for that. I'm so glad you're starting to feel that itch to throw it out there again, despite imperfection :]
I get this. The online community I posted my stuff in faded out of existence in obscure ways. Key people meeting the reality of life, popularity declining, etc. I didn't realize how that environment was the thing keeping me going, and even though I still had amazing people to spend my time with, they weren't ones who realistically could be expected to show interest in the unique challenges I was experiencing in my creative processes. A decade of wasted time later, I clenched my butt cheeks and built and released a mediocre game on Steam, and nothing happened, just like this guy experienced, and it was kind of liberating. It made me realize how unnecessary it was to work on it "behind closed doors".
Damn I could've written this myself. Legit, 31 and posting art online under different names since 2005. Never did make that webcomic. Or that other webcomic. Just this year I was finally motivated to start drawing again after taking a 10 year break to focus on building a regular career. And like coming back now with how much things have changed, I'm like man young me did not appreciate just how special posting art online was. What I found helped me getting back into things was just setting a timer: I have 1 week to make this piece start to finish, no revisions after Friday. Kinda like treating it like a deadline at work, in a way. It's helped me immensely. But the idea of hopping into a new venture like recording my process for RUclips is still a little too intimidating! I'm rooting for you! I really think you can do it with the right framing!
@@MissGenkiArt Thank you! I pretty much just post on Tumblr with the same name as here since it's the only place that still feels familiar. What about you?
Well that intro hit a little close to home. I also have a huge graveyard of abandoned game dev projects. And other projects... Basically all of which have not seen a single ray of sunlight. Maybe I'll go through them, blow the dust off, and make a compilation video or something.
I feel like something that should have been touched on is not to pressure someone into posting on widely accessible social media. I'm a digital artist who used to care about internet number. But since, have moved to a more humble online presence. I never really got a big following but I feel a lot more freedom drawing for myself and only sharing to a couple friends regularly. I do still draw plenty of art for several other friends, and it's always a more organic feeling of satisfaction having them comment on it in the moment and not worry about it hanging around and not getting the internet numbers you think you deserve. I'm a strong advocate for sharing what you make. But I also know that social media can be SERIOUSLY harmful to your mental health if you go in with high expectations and don't get what you think you deserve.
This really hits home. I think loneliness kills all kinds of creativity, not only art. I'm a researcher, and one of the greatest joys of the work is going to conferences, getting feedback that offers you a reality check, testing out something you're working on with populations that you study, or seeing what drove other people to this strange, beautiful niche you've worked your way toward. Great artists lived together or were each other's pen pals for a reason. There's something about sharing with others *why* you love creating that's deeply affirming. There's so much more we can find in the world around us than when we try to refine things in isolation. Also, I love how mixed-media your animation style feels, and the glowing sketches in the first long narrative chunk of the video!
Exactly! This is such an interesting perspective. I think these primal monkey brain feelings is what keeps us all productive in ANY field, whether it's silly drawings or not
It really disappoints when a project doesn’t get the views it deserves because I’ve experienced it and its really shatters my confidence and it doesn’t help me focus on my projects, and also it only raises the perfectionism bar higher and higher. I was shattered just yesterday when i was scrolling on youtube and saw one person who had more subs than me on their first video and ngl the quality wasn’t as good as my videos, this isn’t supposed to be hate or anything but it is really energy draining to see it right on front of my eyes. I hope i never quit because this is what i wanted to do for years and when i finally had the chance this is how it goes.
omg same I'm an illustrator/concept artist. Till now I would create accounts on twitter, post art, get tons of likes, but each time I flopped I would delete the account. I repeated that cycle a lot.. I never went over 300 followers. Till 5 weeks ago I decided to stop that cycle, and post anyway, even if I don't think the art is fully polished, even if I missed my shot I wouldn't delete. In 5 weeks I went from being unknowed to having +1100 followers, a number I never reached. Art I thought were flops, later gained engagement because someone would find it and rt it, creating a snowball. I do very long illustration but also somes quick 1-3hours drawings, sharing idea and concepts, which are often more popular than the 20-30h long illustration ahah. So artists, stop sabotaging yourself!!!
Dude I cannot put into words how much everything you've said here resonated with me. Finding 3D gang and working w so many other creators and everything has completely reshaped what I value in the creative process. Everything you've also said with the pressure/struggle of making a 10/10 and how that held you back is something I find myself still struggling with right now too, and hearing your perspective on that whole experience was rlly eye-opening. Thank you for continuing to be one of the most genuine creators on the platform and I don't think I could thank you enough for dropping this masterpiece
Brother you're one of the most talented people I know. Between game dev, 3D animation, RUclips, and all the million other disciplines contained within those 3, AND being a boy genius college kid? You're insane, and I can tell no matter where you end up you'll be one of the best at it. You inspire this old millennial. Keep it up ✌️
i've only just started watching, but i already know this video is gonna be exactly what i need. i've been stuck in a job i hate for four years now and i keep watching videos on game development and animation and comics and using youtube as a place to share all that with the world and getting this *pull* in my chest, my heartrate quickens, i'm itching to get started on something, so many ideas running through my head. but that's all they are right now, ideas. i've never formally started a project, much less finished one, and i can barely get past the sketching stage when i'm drawing. but making things is what i want to do. after this, i think 'm gonna hand in my two weeks and do exactly that. for real this time!!
I did all of this while chained to my desk job! It absolutely sucks, I get it, I'm looking to quit soon too. Be responsible but if you can sustain it safely then good luck!
thanks for making this video dude, there are too many talented people out there who are afraid to share and be part of the community because of self imposed limits. I know at least a few and will be sending them this video ❤
6:50 Ya got me :( The hardest part of putting stuff out there for other people is accepting flaws. I have fallen too often into the trap of redoing or rerecording stuff because of some small detail you only notice because you have been obsessing over this project for months. Your video really resonates with me. Especially the part about your first video not doing so great but the feeling of actually finishing a month-long project. I have had the exact same experience! The rush of actually finishing something and the encouragement of the few people that saw it is SO REWARDING. Hearing you talk about this struggle so openly is also really nice. Makes me want to continue on my current project. Love your videos and your presentations!
I find the thing about accepting small flaws is that you just need to stop yourself from correcting them but then carry that knowledge to the next project, so you don’t waste your time a second time.
Im so glad to feel so seen in this video 😭😭 ive been drawing for myself since i was 17 and now im 27, never really posting much and feeling like an imposter. I really want make things that make others happy but also never feeling happy with what i make. But we are our own worst critic and your story inspires me to actually try and do something for people to see!
I saw the title for this video and I immediately thought, "aw man this is gonna hit too close to home for me is it?" and I was absolutely right. I'm 24, and I have (and continue to) struggle with releasing a project. I've been learning game development on and off for the past couple years (godot mostly) and despite the time I spent in and out of the engine, I cannot bring myself to make and complete a game. A few days ago, I started a new project, and since I started it, I decided that I want to learn from past mistakes; I want to try and reach out to others, and post about its progress. This video was a really nice reminder that I'm not the only one who has dealt with this kind of struggle, thank you for making this :)
This feeling is why I finally stopped putting off building my first PC. About a year into having it, I started undergoing a creative explosion where ideas that I had in my head for ages or that came forth fully formed and ready to be made just started spilling out of me. Currently I'm working on music video edits for various pieces of media, an original animation that I'm doing the rough modeling for right now, and I have a script for my first video essay in the works. I'm so tired of waiting to feel like I'm ready to take on these things, I know I'm ready to at least try.
Ouch. I've been thinking the same thing, but I didn't have the same experience as you unfortunately. Was hoping to make more art friends by posting online, but just ended up with friendly acquaintances. Loneliness is still there.
Joining existing communities when you're smaller is a lot easier than starting one yourself. It'll help you grow and get you bumping shoulders with people in your shoes. There's lots of places online that are great for this :] Not gonna pretend it's all easy though. Just easier than keeping it all to yourself
What you describe here is 100% what has happened to me many many many times. I have no idea how many abandoned GameMaker projects I have. I'm not completely above it, far from it. But at least now I made a Twitter (it's still scary for me to Tweet so I've barely tweeted like 2 times) and I already paid the Steam fee. Let's hope I can actually finish something this time. Thanks for making this video by the way, it feels good to know there's people out there who've gone through the same things I have.
This video is what I need to watch the most, I dropped 1 game project due to burnout, I cannot find sb to program with me, I used to draw and had fun with doing individually *and now anything can be emotionally draining for me, I’m hustling me into finishing my programming assignments* I still don’t wanna drop the other 2 game projects, having multiple interests suck, my time’s running out, coding at college doesn’t spark joy but I gotta fantasize the process
I've also just been digging up and re-working on some projects for the past week! I was also stuck in that lonely cycle till I decided to show and talk about my projects to my friends randomly. It made me realise how much they actually want to listen and learn more about it. Which only blew my mind more, feeling more of that itchy itch. Despite me and my little brother's card game being made when we were kids. I'm still glad and happy to find myself digging up their graves occasionally and trying to find a pulse. Even when I have another project in the works :) Thanks for helping us Jay
8:00 oh my god… I needed to hear something like this. I really want to make things that other people could at least enjoy a little but I always felt like I was SUPPOSED to make things just for me
I've been having a story going on in my mind for... Yes years... And last year I decided to start putting it down on paper. Putting... yes years of plot beats into a document has been unwieldy, so I've decided to break chunks into separate stories in the same Universe. The result is a mess of half worked on documents that have a little cohesion. I keep saying that I'm gonna learn how to draw, code, make music, etc, and keep burning myself out then restarting from where I left off. The thing is, I really do want to make this story into a game. It just seems that diving deeper into the little aspects of the story might be the best way to start.
I wrote a story once and then I got half way through a sequel and scrapped it. I then rewrote the first one. Then I made a third one in the same universe and actually thought it was decent. It just sits there printed out in a binder though. Then I did music, made like 40 songs, only 2 are properly finished. I now do drawing and that's a complete disaster. I've also coded, 3D modeled, studied languages, none of this has gone anywhere.
I've had my own void to shout into for a year or so now and it's really helped, but I have been thinking about starting a channel to discuss data structures and programming for game development, I'm kind of an optimization nut so I'd discuss ways to minimize memory usage, when to cache, when to recalculate, how to store data smaller and more efficiently, etc, at this point I outright refuse to put something on the heap that could have fit on the stack, fixed-size data is KING just recently, I figured out how to manipulate bits in data directly to make my own representations of information, the notion of using 6 and 7 bit integers was nauseating at first, a defilation of the way things are meant to be, but by the end of it, I was almost shaking with excitement, skipping out on conventional data structures in favor of manipulating bits directly just has so much potential, now I scheme how to fit information into as few bits as possible so I can make full use of every byte, it's so much more efficient than I could have imagined possible and I'm loving it
This is so real. Ive had to remind myself a lot recently that every single thing I do is NOT a direct reflection of my own ability. Thank you so much for making this, ive really enjoyed your videos :)
9/10 video! 2 points because I am in it! 2 points for the art style! 2 More for the second art style! +1 for being relatable for the artists! -1 for the ad, +2 because it's not Raid, +2 because I was there for the creation of the video! Also you can clearly see your art style grow over time and it's great
I've only watched the first minute and a half so far but i *gotta* get this off my mind cuz it's an immediate thought of mine, seeing that intro. For those that need to hear it: Just because projects dwindle out at all, doesn't mean you've failed them. Some truly just were not meant to be, or more importantly, you found out you couldn't resonate with them long term. You'll find something. 💗 Additionally, when I posted about some projects of mine on twitter, even if the state it was in doesn't even closely resemble what it is now. Just the 2 replies and handful of likes I got, kept me going for another three whole versions alone. At the end of the day, creating is a hobby, sometimes a job. But it should never prioritize over those you love. And hey! Maybe your friends could be of more help than you think!
Thats the thing with all art advice, you know its good, it's almost blindingly obvious if you stay adjacent to like, any art tutorial or even just friends who make art themselves. But its just so hard to actually listen to it sometimes, especially when you're first starting out. You're searching for some trick or some shortcut to make your magnum opus out of the box like thats ever going to be a viable strategy for anyone I've been drawing for about 3 years now, and been posting them publicly for just about 2 know, and man once I started posting it was awesome. Even though most of my little pixel art drawings don't get much traction, just one person dropping a like or a reblog makes me smile, and when i see someone sift through my whole page or even just my comic, it feels great to know you connected with someone else, even if its superficial
Damn this video really hits home, I literally put this on for some background noise while working on one of those dream projects and I relate to what you said so hard lol. Glad to hear those thoughts and feelings expressed by others! Thanks for making the video!
I'm happy. Happy that I clicked on this video, and happy that a video understood the very feelings that I was going through too. The graveyard of "bad ideas", the fear of putting your very first project out (hell even future projects), the annoyance sometimes of taking time away from your little project which you want to spend every waking moment dedicating yourself to, and even the crippling expectation of what you feel your videos SHOULD be to you. Im also scared, not because of the chance my videos dont take off, but that on the chance they do, people will see the works which I dedicate myself to and think they are mediocre. But by some strange method of the universe, I would still keep bashing my head against this brick wall. Its an obsessive love, and I would spend every waking moment to sharpen my skills for the next video. Because to me, thats what I love about making videos. The constant struggle, and the boundless limits which i can work towards. A fine balance of that "argh this isnt good enough" and "I love this to my core". To finally SHARE the video you so longingly worked on day and night, despite whatever fear or doubt you have. To just send it out into the endless void of the internet. Laughing with my friends and burying my face in my hands out of embarrassment when they react to it for the first time. Its a strange love hate relationship, but its one that is part of the journey of creating something. This video perfectly encapsulated that process and feeling of creation :)
The start of this video was emotionally devastating to me with its relatability. I've very often struggled with perfectionism and all the problems that come with it, and I'm so happy to hear your journey getting past it.
yo dude, i think we have the exact same watch history, from acerola to randy to uncle dane to, well, you i guess. also, i really look forward to all of your uploads, i dunno what it is about this, but these videos feel comforting, they are genuine and i don't think there's a single one of these that i haven't watched all the way through. take some advice from the best (lazypurple ofc), and don't let yourself get in the way of yourself.
het i remember that first vid and it was a kickstart to a game dev project i'm working on, unfortuantely i knew nothing about code of dame dev at the time and life has kicked me in the hanging bells if you catch my meaning so had to put it on the backburner to deal with life but about a week ago i sat back down and continued my grind to learn and i have to say thank you for that. the first solid step is gonna be like your vid and code in a 2.5-D game where i can get the hang of that flow and spread out from there i love my idea i had where a the 2D characters could get stretched and deformed by other worldly 3D creatures and the weirdness of messing with meshes like that but thats for later down the line. i just wanted to say thanks for sharing, sometimes someone just needs to know someone else has been down the same road you are on to know how to move forward
I completely relate to this as a new creator who finally got over my fear of sharing this summer!!!! I feel even more fired up after watching this, i love it!
I got to watching this right after watching "Look Back" since it just dropped on streaming today. Thanks for the being my second sign today telling me to draw and post more. :)
from the very first minute you have encapsulated how I have been feeling about my art recently and consistently over the years. my perfectionism is a killer. but there is something so thrilling about removing yourself from the pressure and doing things anyway, and release it to the world, knowing that you could do better each time. but there is so much joy seeing your art grow and see it for what it is and enjoying that process. I understand that joy of finally releasing something that is finished and realizing the catalyst it is that is essential to moving forward, it is quite magical. thank you for the relatability.
As someone who vanishes for a month only to post a video and then vanish again-I’m really happy that YT has started recommending folks that are playing the same game and at a similar spot on the growth curve. Glad to find this and glad to keep going.
Showing off your subscriptions during the YT Premium section is actually genius! Coming off of the community section and myself already feeling emotional from this video. Just seeing channels that I've enjoyed for years now (inferno plus, camwing, etc) really drove that community feeling for me. Especially after relating so heavily, its really heart-warming to see and just be rids that isolation feeling
Idk if you'll see this but Thank you so much for making this, i needed to hear it. For around a couple years I have this problem where I always think of the end result of a product being perfect and loved by everyone, instead of actually creating it (partly due not having time to actually make it), to the point where i am in a constant constant state of thinking about that thing rather than socializing with others, which has also severely damaged my own communication skills. Even if your thing is not your best work, you should still share it anyway as both the completion of a project + others enjoying it will give you the adrenaline you need to creating and improving both your skills and future works.
This video finally helped me escape art limbo and completely shattered my old way of thinking. Because of this video I've started learning 3d animation and even posting some of my first projects. Not to mention my painting has gotten a shot of improvement too
It’s funny that this came up the day after I shared a bunch of bad sketchbook pages for the first time in my life, I decided it was worth sharing the process and not just my clean finished works. It’s a bit embarrassing not just showing the BEST of what I can do but I also have to remember I took a 5 year break from illustrations so my BEST isn’t really where my skill level is at anymore.
This was genuinely one of the best art advice videos I’ve ever watched. Genuine heart to heart real shit. I fell into pretty bad artblock for a few years and nothing would really break me out of it. Then with the help of hyperfixating on a few characters I started drawing for arts sake again. It was nice but still I wasn’t drawing as much as I was pre art block. What you said about art friends and friendly competition is probably the truest thing I’ve learned about art and creativity. I have drive now and we feed off of eachother whether it’s ideas or stealing little bits of each others artstyles lol. Now I’m back to pre art block levels and am drawing for multiple hours almost daily again. This video gave me the same feeling that good art friends does. Genuinely great video dude
It's crazy how much i relate with what you said, as i am working on starting my RUclips chanel and making my "first" video (technically not my first but working seriously on it). I wanted to make video when i discovered RUclips on December 24, 2014, when i was 9 years old, but too many times i told myself it was too early, i had to improve before making content, ect... Finaly, i just lost 10 years imaginating all kind of stuff, but never creating it. I was just afraid of the unknow, of making something for the first time and failing. But i got able to change my mindset in october, and now i thing i can make this video, and open myself to other people trought my art. And i hope i will enconter new people and have great times like you did.
W video, the sketchy style expertly showed the feeling on working on something Alone, and the positive vibes you gave about making things are very motivating. Many get stuck in the “RUclipsr” mentality that the one guy popularized of just grinding and becoming the best or else, but now that the popular guy has been outed as being an extremely unkind bts, it’s gotten me thinking about how things don’t have to be the best, they can just be silly or something you find fun. This video highlights that feeling of just doing it, and improving later, which I very much respect. Thanks Jay!
I knew when I saw the thumbnail that I needed to watch this, but man, I have never watched a video like this longer than 5 minutes where almost every sentence was something that I needed to put up on my wall as a reminder. It felt like you were talking right to me. Thanks Jay.
Thank you, Jay. I decided last year that I wanted to start taking my art more seriously and give myself the opportunity to see if I can do anything with it. My project graveyard is pretty full from years of shooting myself down before I really got anywhere, and I didn't even realize that's what I've been doing. But I think I'd like to change that now, so thanks.
this hit me way harder than I thought it should… I’ve been spiralling with my mental health for a couple years due to a traumatic event and my creativity and passion for drawing slowly faded. i didn’t have the energy anymore to push through wips, my project ideas and to keep working on my weak points because i kept comparing myself to other artists. I ended up deleting all of my art off social media recently out of the whole AI panic and any new drawing i made was never “good enough” i want to slowly start to draw for myself again and write little stories for my ocs again like i did when i was younger and this video gave me a little bit of hope again to try again, not worry so much about the end result but to experiment and just try to have fun with my art, not worrying so much about having to have perfect anatomy and body types just so i could fit in with my moots and have more twitter clout. sorry for the long ramble vent lmao ^^” but im glad this was recommended to me, thank you
I don't know if you remember me, but I was the kid that just got into college and was really focus on THE ALGORITHM, lol. I try not to care to much about that now a days, but I finally have made a community that cares about my art and now I'm making art that I'm really proud of! (Even though it might not be the greatest, it's special to me :D ) Thank you for responding to me last time, it really inspired me to go on with RUclips! I only hope I can achieve all the animations and ideas I really want! :D
So glad I took a ceramics class, I was pretty familiar with completing something and then starting over, but having classmates witness me literally punch and beat projects back into a primordial lump is freeing. It let me create something better every time. I wish I had done it at least once more.
Thanks for sharing, Im always happy to hear peoples thoughts and experiences on just... making things. Making things is the coolest thing a person can do and I can definitely relate to the struggle that can come from it. Hmmm I have a scalie OC... HMMMM.
Thank you so much for making this. I resonated with this video so much that I found myself smiling, because everything that you described has been me for nearly a decade now. I've been holding myself back this whole time and it was all because I was afraid. Making videos with my art feels like a calling to me--- I REALLY have to do it or else I'll regret it for the rest of my life. Creating things and finding a community to share them with is one of my biggest dreams, along with surrounding myself with people who share the same aspirations as me. I live for that! I know I have ideas I desperately want to share to the world, but I keep denying myself to go for the opportunity to do so. By the way, I absolutely love the aesthetic of your video format. Sorry this comment got a little too long. I'm proud of you for doing what you love despite all the challenges! Keep creating
i have been trying to get into youtube for years but have only gotten the confidence to upload low effort art videos that don't require my voice. it is crazy how relatable your story is (down to all the same RUclipsrs I look up to 😭) cause I dream about video ideas constantly but I'm never satisfied with my 4/10s not being 10/10. i hope that one day I'll be able to make that one video I've always wanted to, so that my story ideas don't need to be buried 😥
I decided to watch this video on the day I also decided to make more progress on a project that I've been procrastinating to finish for over a year now. It's been RIGHT at the finish line since april of last year and I just finished one last major step last month. I am so ready to finish it and this video coming up helped me. Great video Jay, keep it up!
That intro not only cuts deep into a familiar feeling but the art itself to represent it is gorgeous. I've posted my bad, earliest art since all the way back in 2007. Something you can really cherish (if you don't wipe your gallery) is going back and seeing all the progress you've made. I can go back and look at my deviant art and see my entire journey and I can show other aspiring artists, showing that it's all a process.
It’s crazy I didn’t think I’d find a video that has someone else with the planning brain. I think before burning out my first time, I had a solid plan going, graduating with the bfa in animation, and following all the steps to a career in that direction. Then the past couple years those sort of traditional storyboarding career choices I wanted became less and less viable and I’ve spent the past two or three years trying to come up with a new “better” plan to do art for a living. All this thinking and planning without making any art. It’s inspiring to see someone else just jump into it. To just kinda take the risk even if the product isn’t “good enough” yet, but it’s done and you can just put it out and share it. I think I been feeling like wanting to build a following, wanting to post on RUclips, or wanting to do commissions and to be able to make art for a living was inherently selfish and made me I guess bad in some way. It’s nice to see a video from someone who gets it and to hear that maybe it’s something all artist want- to be recognized and seen
This is your first video that I have watched (I'm watching it 2 days after its release because I procrastinated. I'm sorry lol), but I must say that this video really resonates with me. I too have felt the burden of self-doubt, and how destructive it can be to my productivity and social well-being. The good news for myself, is that I have already taken my first steps to opening up by posting some of my art online, and I think that this video is the type of inspiration I needed to start just posting my sketches that I like enough to show, even if they're not perfect. That being said, I still cried from the vindication I felt from hearing someone express similar frustrations that I had/have; nevertheless, it was a good cry- maybe even the best cry- that I've had in a while. Almost forgot I had crying faculties built into this body. I joke, but sincerely, thanks for making this video. I want to continue to look forward rather than at the ground, and I want to look back with pride and not shame. So, I will do just that with tears of joy rolling down my cheeks. Thank you.
This video echoes my own personal experience with making videos on RUclips completely. Amazing work! After dozens of failed channels and scrapped videos, I finally decided 2 years ago to start putting it all in one place. It doesn't matter if I still think the videos are good or even finished. I just post. If it feels 80% done to me, then it's better to put it out and start the next project. I'll learn more from posting the 8/10 and continuing on. More than anything, just post. It took me 6 months to make my most recent video, and I believed it should've been scrapped dozens of times. I'm so glad I didn't. The support from friends who have seen has been insane and I'm so insanely motivated to get back to making more silly youtube videos. The advice to just post your art out there is so real, and I'm so glad you made this video! Sending this video to everyone I know. Thank you, Dev Guy 💙❤️
Hey uh this helped me. Like a LOT. I have seen nothing of your content prior to this video. I cant promise ill stick around super faithfully after this (though its not off the table) but i just want you to know this might have actually saved my ambition and im clearly not alone there. This is probably the biggest art tip ive been given ever. Applicable skills are valuable but just trial and error and theres millions of videos out there telling you how for all of it. but the true struggle was being scared of starting prematurely and until now thats been backing up everything else. I feel like you showed me i can just open the flood gates and let it improve on its own. Theres not really many videos or people telling you that in my experience. Truly thanks man. This was everything. 💚
Gah, this video hits so close to home. The standard I have set for myself has grown so significantly beyond my own reasonable expectations of myself, or anyone else for that matter. Going to work on my return to making videos this week. Keep creating awesome work Jay,
Im always trying my best not to lose motivation and give up on projects im passionate about, finding someone who could put that into words is amazing to see. I've shared the video with my server and someone messaged me the other day that it helped them a ton. I'm 15 and I one day want to do animated videos like you and other people I look up to and I'm taking smaller steps towards that dream every day! And you too keep doing the amazing work, I love your content! 💚
As someone who has rewritten my own devlog for my game about 3 times, you saying "library of 8s instead of a head full of 10s" was such a cold line that I have no choice but to follow it. I also watched your 2D characters in 3D worlds video when it came out and it really motivated me (since I'm doing the same thing for my game), so thank you for that.
The bingo thing is so fun 😭 i relate so much to the start of the video, its nice knowing someone else went through all that and is able to create things again The issue with me is that i start banking all my effort on those less than perfect projects once a make one that decent, which creates another cycle of needing the next one to be *THE* perfect one 😭😭 I'm gonna try revist this video whenever i go through a rough period, putting urself out there is hard, but i always look forward to ur videos when they come out, ur paper style with the 3d backgrounds the second i saw it actually blew me away
This is exactly the reason I've started to post my music to spotify even when I felt like it wasn't amazing. pushing myself to just put my work that I only kept pushing an eq slider a few inches every once and a while. I'm getting back into this slump now exploring games and visual art. So thanks for saying this! this was an incredible video and insight :)
I’ve been working on a HUGE animation project for over a month now, and this video has helped me kinda put into perspective that it really doesn’t have to be perfect. Progress has been going slow due to school, work, and some serious executive dysfunction, and I have been so worried that it’ll end up in the graveyard. It’s honestly gotten really close to it, especially with me accidentally deleting literally all of the voice lines, but I’ve been trying to push past it. I mainly just end up feeling bad for showing it off since I feel like I’m getting people excited over nothing.
Your video is really inspiring :) I really like how you tell your story, even if it's not perfect and it's a "6/10" (which is not, it's clearly a 10/10 for me ) I hope you'll continue to make videos. You have a unique style :)
I've had too hard of a time coming to grips with all of these concepts you're talking about to be watching this video right before bed... yet here we are.
this video genuinely put a feeling ive had for so long into words. for the first few years of me drawing, and writing, or whatever other new thing i'd wanna try--i never posted anything!!! there was always that little feeling that it wasn't 'perfect enough' or 'fine-tuned enough,' and that nobody would wanna see it anyway. and it hasn't been until recently that I've started to show people my things!! Things that I created!!! and it feels so!!! Good!!!! the part you said, about how when you post things you enjoy, like-minded people will join you--that is whats been giving me the little boost to keep writing, and drawing, and showing people my stuff. because a few people have seen it!! and after so long of making half-finished works, things that take up so much of my time, just to be left in a google doc, or left on a sketchbook page never to be seen again, those people who have seen it make me want to keep finishing things!!! its so awesome. this video is so cool.
resonating hard with this video. i've always wanted to be an artist but never had the skills to really interact with or feel involved inside the community not to mention wanting to be a youtuber and create content for people to enjoy. I'd just passively consume art and never really engage with it. In time, I too noticed the sudden surge of these 3Dtubers and was inspired to pick up blender and just get content out there. I released my first animation earlier this year and of course it didn't exactly blow up or anything, but I was still ecstatic to actually have something I made out there in the world. Through that I truly felt that I was finally able to connect with artists. I found myself actually chatting with fellow 3d artists and witnessing other people going through the same journey and I really couldnt be happier. I think I still struggle with wanting to only release those 10/10's but recently i've been better about getting those 6/10's out there for the world and my skills and growth has truly gotten better. needless to say i'm happy to be working hard for this dream and watching other people much like yourself do the same.
I'm glad I watched this That monkey brain motivation you talked about is exactly what I've been feeling the past month since I started posting on RUclips. Thank you for this video
I'm so glad to have found your channel man. I'm interested in so many forms of digital media creation and sometimes struggle to share my work, or at least push to share it, but this rlly showed me that I should go for it! I love the fact that I was able to find your channel because its seriously been such a gem to randomly spot your video in my subscriptions feed. Keep up the work Jay, I'm excited to see what you've got next! ❤
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I have never seen a youtube premium sponsor lol
actually insane getting a yt premium sponsorship, not only have i never seen one before but that's such a... i don't even know, good freaking job is all i have to say about it :)
I already have premium but I’ve never seen a sponsor for it lol
I'm starting to think there's gonna be a wave of RUclipsrs literally getting sponsored by the platform they're in.
Oh yeah I have YT Premium. It's pretty much the only media subscription service I have.
Too early to start posting about your art? No such thing when you don't have a sizable following yet. I posted my first video about ULTRAKILL the same day I started working on it. Nobody saw it, but keeping that steady gradual build and push is what got any eyes on the project in the first place, so when it finally did become what people would generally call "good enough to show", there actually were people to see it!
Damn that means a lot coming from you man, as someone who played early builds of Ultrakill and has watched it grow into what it is now this is so sick that it was forged with the same mentality
HOLY SHIT IT'S HAKITA
I like how he make a gore game and his profile picture is the most cartony cuty thing
OH MY GOD ITS JOHN ULTRAKILL?!?!?!??!?!?!?
the fact that i just played ultrakill o.o
I'm putting "library of 8s instead of a head full of 10s" on a giant sticky note and putting it on my monitor because fuck man I don't need that hard of a callout post
But can you even make an 8
I'll be happy putting out 4s at this point
Maybe it has something to do with Autism and familiarity, but my idea graveyard is less of a graveyard, and more of a bunch of balloons that I drag behind me, reeling each one in in their own time. But occasionally, I have to sort of evaluate which balloons are worth the effort, and which ones are running out of air, and I need to let go. It’s always sad when they float away…
I love this analogy
Oh no I can already tell this one gonna make me cry
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Too real
48 seconds and I needed to pause
I made this specifically to make SunnyIsOffline cry
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7:55 THIS!!! The amount of times people have tried to argue for ai saying that you can just make art for yourself is baffling to me. I wish more people thought like this
+2 the more I understand the process of making art the less I worry about AI slip replacing any art higher than stock photos and clipart
@@JayTheDevGuy That one video game concept artist who got fired alongside his entire team, just to be replaced by ai still haunts me ngl.
I can relate to the whole starting a project, obsessing over it, the project dying, and the cycle repeating over and over again and I'm glad you were able to get out of it
been sitting on 20+ pages of notes for a video essay i havent started writing for almost 5 months now out of fear of it not being as good as i want it to be, thanks for this
Hello! Here to add to the sob stories, I've been working on a game for over a year now, and I remember that rush of motivation I got when I showed it off to my friends for the first time. That was the most work I'd ever gotten done, I added tons of content, fixed tons of bugs, even got it onto steam, (didn't release it). Yet now, it's been over a month since I've opened the project, so I don't know, I set the release as being late december, and I just keep watching that date get closer. I don't want it to fall to the graveyard, and yet as I stress more about it I end up procrastinating even more. So I'll have to figure that out, anyways I'll make sure to put this video into the good Advice I ignore category!
I'm glad if it can help in even the tiniest way :] thanks for sharing!
“Good Advice I Ignore” is so relatable i hear advice about something that i needed and then instantly forget it then once i actually do something the advice is needed for i end up learning it myself (either that or i completely forget it exists and dont do it)
Can you release the game as early access?
Hoo boy I relate to this one but in an oddly backwards way. I'm 32 now. I've been posting drawings online since 2005 and hoo boy does that fucking hurt my soul to think about, lol. I've got the old deviantart with the cringe pre-teen art. I've got nearly two-decade of progress to look back on on various websites. Heck I even did RUclips for a bit back in the wild west era of the platform. (The cringe is still there too.) And something I realized in the last couple of years is that I'm secretly jealous of myself. I've grown in so many ways and am proud of who I've become as a person but when it comes to art I lost something the old me had. Sure that old stuff online is weird and cringe and sometimes it hurts to not understand what I was even thinking with some of it but hey, at least younger me was posting! I still post art today but it's few and far between.. and I have a huge graveyard of abandoned ideas that haunt me. Hell I've been telling myself I'm gonna make a webcomic one of these days for 10 years at this point. It's definitely easier said than done but I've been trying to talk myself into just doing literally anything despite the quality and posting it. Then it will be real and people will see it and I'll have a reason to truly begin. Thanks for sharing this video. You've inspired me once again!
I feel that man, my younger self had a stubborn naive dedication I sometimes envy.. I'm proud your former self managed to post anything, cringey or not. My former self didn't even have the balls for that.
I'm so glad you're starting to feel that itch to throw it out there again, despite imperfection :]
I get this. The online community I posted my stuff in faded out of existence in obscure ways. Key people meeting the reality of life, popularity declining, etc. I didn't realize how that environment was the thing keeping me going, and even though I still had amazing people to spend my time with, they weren't ones who realistically could be expected to show interest in the unique challenges I was experiencing in my creative processes. A decade of wasted time later, I clenched my butt cheeks and built and released a mediocre game on Steam, and nothing happened, just like this guy experienced, and it was kind of liberating. It made me realize how unnecessary it was to work on it "behind closed doors".
Damn I could've written this myself. Legit, 31 and posting art online under different names since 2005. Never did make that webcomic. Or that other webcomic. Just this year I was finally motivated to start drawing again after taking a 10 year break to focus on building a regular career. And like coming back now with how much things have changed, I'm like man young me did not appreciate just how special posting art online was.
What I found helped me getting back into things was just setting a timer: I have 1 week to make this piece start to finish, no revisions after Friday. Kinda like treating it like a deadline at work, in a way. It's helped me immensely. But the idea of hopping into a new venture like recording my process for RUclips is still a little too intimidating!
I'm rooting for you! I really think you can do it with the right framing!
@@blu-phlox Do you post your ary anywhere? I'd love to follow!
@@MissGenkiArt Thank you! I pretty much just post on Tumblr with the same name as here since it's the only place that still feels familiar. What about you?
Well that intro hit a little close to home. I also have a huge graveyard of abandoned game dev projects. And other projects... Basically all of which have not seen a single ray of sunlight. Maybe I'll go through them, blow the dust off, and make a compilation video or something.
Game jams might help
that first 3 minutes punched me in the gut and stole my lunch money to inspire me to make my own food
I feel like something that should have been touched on is not to pressure someone into posting on widely accessible social media.
I'm a digital artist who used to care about internet number. But since, have moved to a more humble online presence. I never really got a big following but I feel a lot more freedom drawing for myself and only sharing to a couple friends regularly. I do still draw plenty of art for several other friends, and it's always a more organic feeling of satisfaction having them comment on it in the moment and not worry about it hanging around and not getting the internet numbers you think you deserve.
I'm a strong advocate for sharing what you make. But I also know that social media can be SERIOUSLY harmful to your mental health if you go in with high expectations and don't get what you think you deserve.
Yeah... I used to share my stuff with friends/family, it never really motivated me to continue working on them though
This really hits home. I think loneliness kills all kinds of creativity, not only art. I'm a researcher, and one of the greatest joys of the work is going to conferences, getting feedback that offers you a reality check, testing out something you're working on with populations that you study, or seeing what drove other people to this strange, beautiful niche you've worked your way toward. Great artists lived together or were each other's pen pals for a reason. There's something about sharing with others *why* you love creating that's deeply affirming. There's so much more we can find in the world around us than when we try to refine things in isolation.
Also, I love how mixed-media your animation style feels, and the glowing sketches in the first long narrative chunk of the video!
Exactly! This is such an interesting perspective. I think these primal monkey brain feelings is what keeps us all productive in ANY field, whether it's silly drawings or not
It really disappoints when a project doesn’t get the views it deserves because I’ve experienced it and its really shatters my confidence and it doesn’t help me focus on my projects, and also it only raises the perfectionism bar higher and higher.
I was shattered just yesterday when i was scrolling on youtube and saw one person who had more subs than me on their first video and ngl the quality wasn’t as good as my videos, this isn’t supposed to be hate or anything but it is really energy draining to see it right on front of my eyes.
I hope i never quit because this is what i wanted to do for years and when i finally had the chance this is how it goes.
The scrible vibe is so real. I wish I could pet a scribble cat it would be so fluffy
*animates the personification of my deepest artistic insecurities*
My Patrons: can I pet it like a kitty cat? 🤔
omg same
I'm an illustrator/concept artist. Till now I would create accounts on twitter, post art, get tons of likes, but each time I flopped I would delete the account. I repeated that cycle a lot.. I never went over 300 followers.
Till 5 weeks ago I decided to stop that cycle, and post anyway, even if I don't think the art is fully polished, even if I missed my shot I wouldn't delete. In 5 weeks I went from being unknowed to having +1100 followers, a number I never reached. Art I thought were flops, later gained engagement because someone would find it and rt it, creating a snowball. I do very long illustration but also somes quick 1-3hours drawings, sharing idea and concepts, which are often more popular than the 20-30h long illustration ahah.
So artists, stop sabotaging yourself!!!
Dude I cannot put into words how much everything you've said here resonated with me. Finding 3D gang and working w so many other creators and everything has completely reshaped what I value in the creative process. Everything you've also said with the pressure/struggle of making a 10/10 and how that held you back is something I find myself still struggling with right now too, and hearing your perspective on that whole experience was rlly eye-opening. Thank you for continuing to be one of the most genuine creators on the platform and I don't think I could thank you enough for dropping this masterpiece
Brother you're one of the most talented people I know. Between game dev, 3D animation, RUclips, and all the million other disciplines contained within those 3, AND being a boy genius college kid? You're insane, and I can tell no matter where you end up you'll be one of the best at it. You inspire this old millennial. Keep it up ✌️
9:47 "i will never forgive any of you for not funding pixelz's plushie" WHY MUST THE UNIVERSE BE SO CRUEL, IT GOT SO CLOSE
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I TRIED DUDE 😭 I wanted it so bad....
9:37 ahahah that search bar 😆
Absolutely phenomenal video ♥
i've only just started watching, but i already know this video is gonna be exactly what i need. i've been stuck in a job i hate for four years now and i keep watching videos on game development and animation and comics and using youtube as a place to share all that with the world and getting this *pull* in my chest, my heartrate quickens, i'm itching to get started on something, so many ideas running through my head. but that's all they are right now, ideas. i've never formally started a project, much less finished one, and i can barely get past the sketching stage when i'm drawing. but making things is what i want to do. after this, i think 'm gonna hand in my two weeks and do exactly that. for real this time!!
I did all of this while chained to my desk job! It absolutely sucks, I get it, I'm looking to quit soon too. Be responsible but if you can sustain it safely then good luck!
One of my fav RUclipsrs you’ve your stuff man hope your doing well
This is what I’m going through a similar thing where I keep giving up on passion projects
I was going "oh hey that person" every half second when you were scrolling through the subscribers
Same lol
thanks for making this video dude, there are too many talented people out there who are afraid to share and be part of the community because of self imposed limits. I know at least a few and will be sending them this video ❤
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6:50 Ya got me :(
The hardest part of putting stuff out there for other people is accepting flaws. I have fallen too often into the trap of redoing or rerecording stuff because of some small detail you only notice because you have been obsessing over this project for months.
Your video really resonates with me. Especially the part about your first video not doing so great but the feeling of actually finishing a month-long project. I have had the exact same experience! The rush of actually finishing something and the encouragement of the few people that saw it is SO REWARDING. Hearing you talk about this struggle so openly is also really nice. Makes me want to continue on my current project. Love your videos and your presentations!
I find the thing about accepting small flaws is that you just need to stop yourself from correcting them but then carry that knowledge to the next project, so you don’t waste your time a second time.
Im so glad to feel so seen in this video 😭😭 ive been drawing for myself since i was 17 and now im 27, never really posting much and feeling like an imposter. I really want make things that make others happy but also never feeling happy with what i make. But we are our own worst critic and your story inspires me to actually try and do something for people to see!
I saw the title for this video and I immediately thought, "aw man this is gonna hit too close to home for me is it?" and I was absolutely right.
I'm 24, and I have (and continue to) struggle with releasing a project. I've been learning game development on and off for the past couple years (godot mostly) and despite the time I spent in and out of the engine, I cannot bring myself to make and complete a game. A few days ago, I started a new project, and since I started it, I decided that I want to learn from past mistakes; I want to try and reach out to others, and post about its progress. This video was a really nice reminder that I'm not the only one who has dealt with this kind of struggle, thank you for making this :)
This feeling is why I finally stopped putting off building my first PC. About a year into having it, I started undergoing a creative explosion where ideas that I had in my head for ages or that came forth fully formed and ready to be made just started spilling out of me.
Currently I'm working on music video edits for various pieces of media, an original animation that I'm doing the rough modeling for right now, and I have a script for my first video essay in the works.
I'm so tired of waiting to feel like I'm ready to take on these things, I know I'm ready to at least try.
I'm pretty early on in this cycle, so I'm glad I saw this before too many projects started stacking up
NEW JAY VIDEO !!!
Ouch. I've been thinking the same thing, but I didn't have the same experience as you unfortunately. Was hoping to make more art friends by posting online, but just ended up with friendly acquaintances. Loneliness is still there.
Joining existing communities when you're smaller is a lot easier than starting one yourself. It'll help you grow and get you bumping shoulders with people in your shoes. There's lots of places online that are great for this :]
Not gonna pretend it's all easy though. Just easier than keeping it all to yourself
The acquaintance thing is real! It's so hard to loosen up and make natural friends, i'm always scared of stepping on a landmine
This guy is who inspired me to start RUclips. Been doing it for like 2 months now haha. Thanks, Jay
Also awesome video it totally encapsulates the feeling of being and artist I forgot to put that in my comment
Aw thank you 😭
What you describe here is 100% what has happened to me many many many times. I have no idea how many abandoned GameMaker projects I have. I'm not completely above it, far from it. But at least now I made a Twitter (it's still scary for me to Tweet so I've barely tweeted like 2 times) and I already paid the Steam fee. Let's hope I can actually finish something this time.
Thanks for making this video by the way, it feels good to know there's people out there who've gone through the same things I have.
This video is what I need to watch the most, I dropped 1 game project due to burnout, I cannot find sb to program with me, I used to draw and had fun with doing individually *and now anything can be emotionally draining for me, I’m hustling me into finishing my programming assignments* I still don’t wanna drop the other 2 game projects, having multiple interests suck, my time’s running out, coding at college doesn’t spark joy but I gotta fantasize the process
I've also just been digging up and re-working on some projects for the past week! I was also stuck in that lonely cycle till I decided to show and talk about my projects to my friends randomly. It made me realise how much they actually want to listen and learn more about it. Which only blew my mind more, feeling more of that itchy itch. Despite me and my little brother's card game being made when we were kids. I'm still glad and happy to find myself digging up their graves occasionally and trying to find a pulse. Even when I have another project in the works :) Thanks for helping us Jay
8:00 oh my god… I needed to hear something like this. I really want to make things that other people could at least enjoy a little but I always felt like I was SUPPOSED to make things just for me
I've been having a story going on in my mind for... Yes years... And last year I decided to start putting it down on paper. Putting... yes years of plot beats into a document has been unwieldy, so I've decided to break chunks into separate stories in the same Universe. The result is a mess of half worked on documents that have a little cohesion. I keep saying that I'm gonna learn how to draw, code, make music, etc, and keep burning myself out then restarting from where I left off. The thing is, I really do want to make this story into a game. It just seems that diving deeper into the little aspects of the story might be the best way to start.
I wrote a story once and then I got half way through a sequel and scrapped it. I then rewrote the first one. Then I made a third one in the same universe and actually thought it was decent. It just sits there printed out in a binder though. Then I did music, made like 40 songs, only 2 are properly finished. I now do drawing and that's a complete disaster. I've also coded, 3D modeled, studied languages, none of this has gone anywhere.
I've had my own void to shout into for a year or so now and it's really helped, but I have been thinking about starting a channel to discuss data structures and programming for game development, I'm kind of an optimization nut so I'd discuss ways to minimize memory usage, when to cache, when to recalculate, how to store data smaller and more efficiently, etc, at this point I outright refuse to put something on the heap that could have fit on the stack, fixed-size data is KING
just recently, I figured out how to manipulate bits in data directly to make my own representations of information, the notion of using 6 and 7 bit integers was nauseating at first, a defilation of the way things are meant to be, but by the end of it, I was almost shaking with excitement, skipping out on conventional data structures in favor of manipulating bits directly just has so much potential, now I scheme how to fit information into as few bits as possible so I can make full use of every byte, it's so much more efficient than I could have imagined possible and I'm loving it
Yay! New video! Edit: the opening was great, and it almost perfectly describes how I used to feel
This is so real. Ive had to remind myself a lot recently that every single thing I do is NOT a direct reflection of my own ability. Thank you so much for making this, ive really enjoyed your videos :)
9/10 video! 2 points because I am in it! 2 points for the art style! 2 More for the second art style! +1 for being relatable for the artists! -1 for the ad, +2 because it's not Raid, +2 because I was there for the creation of the video! Also you can clearly see your art style grow over time and it's great
Can I get a +1 for reading every comment and showing unethical favoritism towards my Patrons
@@JayTheDevGuy Yes. 10/10 RUclips Video 👍
I've only watched the first minute and a half so far but i *gotta* get this off my mind cuz it's an immediate thought of mine, seeing that intro.
For those that need to hear it:
Just because projects dwindle out at all, doesn't mean you've failed them.
Some truly just were not meant to be, or more importantly, you found out you couldn't resonate with them long term.
You'll find something.
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Additionally, when I posted about some projects of mine on twitter, even if the state it was in doesn't even closely resemble what it is now.
Just the 2 replies and handful of likes I got, kept me going for another three whole versions alone.
At the end of the day, creating is a hobby, sometimes a job. But it should never prioritize over those you love.
And hey! Maybe your friends could be of more help than you think!
Thats the thing with all art advice, you know its good, it's almost blindingly obvious if you stay adjacent to like, any art tutorial or even just friends who make art themselves. But its just so hard to actually listen to it sometimes, especially when you're first starting out. You're searching for some trick or some shortcut to make your magnum opus out of the box like thats ever going to be a viable strategy for anyone
I've been drawing for about 3 years now, and been posting them publicly for just about 2 know, and man once I started posting it was awesome. Even though most of my little pixel art drawings don't get much traction, just one person dropping a like or a reblog makes me smile, and when i see someone sift through my whole page or even just my comic, it feels great to know you connected with someone else, even if its superficial
Damn this video really hits home, I literally put this on for some background noise while working on one of those dream projects and I relate to what you said so hard lol. Glad to hear those thoughts and feelings expressed by others! Thanks for making the video!
I'm happy. Happy that I clicked on this video, and happy that a video understood the very feelings that I was going through too. The graveyard of "bad ideas", the fear of putting your very first project out (hell even future projects), the annoyance sometimes of taking time away from your little project which you want to spend every waking moment dedicating yourself to, and even the crippling expectation of what you feel your videos SHOULD be to you. Im also scared, not because of the chance my videos dont take off, but that on the chance they do, people will see the works which I dedicate myself to and think they are mediocre.
But by some strange method of the universe, I would still keep bashing my head against this brick wall. Its an obsessive love, and I would spend every waking moment to sharpen my skills for the next video. Because to me, thats what I love about making videos. The constant struggle, and the boundless limits which i can work towards. A fine balance of that "argh this isnt good enough" and "I love this to my core". To finally SHARE the video you so longingly worked on day and night, despite whatever fear or doubt you have. To just send it out into the endless void of the internet. Laughing with my friends and burying my face in my hands out of embarrassment when they react to it for the first time.
Its a strange love hate relationship, but its one that is part of the journey of creating something. This video perfectly encapsulated that process and feeling of creation :)
The start of this video was emotionally devastating to me with its relatability. I've very often struggled with perfectionism and all the problems that come with it, and I'm so happy to hear your journey getting past it.
yo dude, i think we have the exact same watch history, from acerola to randy to uncle dane to, well, you i guess.
also, i really look forward to all of your uploads, i dunno what it is about this, but these videos feel comforting, they are genuine and i don't think there's a single one of these that i haven't watched all the way through.
take some advice from the best (lazypurple ofc), and don't let yourself get in the way of yourself.
11:13 the official TF2 RUclips channel
het i remember that first vid and it was a kickstart to a game dev project i'm working on, unfortuantely i knew nothing about code of dame dev at the time and life has kicked me in the hanging bells if you catch my meaning so had to put it on the backburner to deal with life but about a week ago i sat back down and continued my grind to learn and i have to say thank you for that. the first solid step is gonna be like your vid and code in a 2.5-D game where i can get the hang of that flow and spread out from there i love my idea i had where a the 2D characters could get stretched and deformed by other worldly 3D creatures and the weirdness of messing with meshes like that but thats for later down the line. i just wanted to say thanks for sharing, sometimes someone just needs to know someone else has been down the same road you are on to know how to move forward
Thank you so much! I'm glad that first video helped anyone out!!
I completely relate to this as a new creator who finally got over my fear of sharing this summer!!!! I feel even more fired up after watching this, i love it!
I got to watching this right after watching "Look Back" since it just dropped on streaming today. Thanks for the being my second sign today telling me to draw and post more. :)
from the very first minute you have encapsulated how I have been feeling about my art recently and consistently over the years. my perfectionism is a killer. but there is something so thrilling about removing yourself from the pressure and doing things anyway, and release it to the world, knowing that you could do better each time. but there is so much joy seeing your art grow and see it for what it is and enjoying that process. I understand that joy of finally releasing something that is finished and realizing the catalyst it is that is essential to moving forward, it is quite magical. thank you for the relatability.
As someone who vanishes for a month only to post a video and then vanish again-I’m really happy that YT has started recommending folks that are playing the same game and at a similar spot on the growth curve. Glad to find this and glad to keep going.
Showing off your subscriptions during the YT Premium section is actually genius! Coming off of the community section and myself already feeling emotional from this video. Just seeing channels that I've enjoyed for years now (inferno plus, camwing, etc) really drove that community feeling for me. Especially after relating so heavily, its really heart-warming to see and just be rids that isolation feeling
what a wonderful video, thank u
Idk if you'll see this but Thank you so much for making this, i needed to hear it. For around a couple years I have this problem where I always think of the end result of a product being perfect and loved by everyone, instead of actually creating it (partly due not having time to actually make it), to the point where i am in a constant constant state of thinking about that thing rather than socializing with others, which has also severely damaged my own communication skills.
Even if your thing is not your best work, you should still share it anyway as both the completion of a project + others enjoying it will give you the adrenaline you need to creating and improving both your skills and future works.
This video finally helped me escape art limbo and completely shattered my old way of thinking. Because of this video I've started learning 3d animation and even posting some of my first projects. Not to mention my painting has gotten a shot of improvement too
It’s funny that this came up the day after I shared a bunch of bad sketchbook pages for the first time in my life, I decided it was worth sharing the process and not just my clean finished works. It’s a bit embarrassing not just showing the BEST of what I can do but I also have to remember I took a 5 year break from illustrations so my BEST isn’t really where my skill level is at anymore.
This was genuinely one of the best art advice videos I’ve ever watched. Genuine heart to heart real shit. I fell into pretty bad artblock for a few years and nothing would really break me out of it. Then with the help of hyperfixating on a few characters I started drawing for arts sake again. It was nice but still I wasn’t drawing as much as I was pre art block. What you said about art friends and friendly competition is probably the truest thing I’ve learned about art and creativity. I have drive now and we feed off of eachother whether it’s ideas or stealing little bits of each others artstyles lol. Now I’m back to pre art block levels and am drawing for multiple hours almost daily again. This video gave me the same feeling that good art friends does. Genuinely great video dude
It's crazy how much i relate with what you said, as i am working on starting my RUclips chanel and making my "first" video (technically not my first but working seriously on it).
I wanted to make video when i discovered RUclips on December 24, 2014, when i was 9 years old, but too many times i told myself it was too early, i had to improve before making content, ect...
Finaly, i just lost 10 years imaginating all kind of stuff, but never creating it. I was just afraid of the unknow, of making something for the first time and failing.
But i got able to change my mindset in october, and now i thing i can make this video, and open myself to other people trought my art.
And i hope i will enconter new people and have great times like you did.
W video, the sketchy style expertly showed the feeling on working on something Alone, and the positive vibes you gave about making things are very motivating. Many get stuck in the “RUclipsr” mentality that the one guy popularized of just grinding and becoming the best or else, but now that the popular guy has been outed as being an extremely unkind bts, it’s gotten me thinking about how things don’t have to be the best, they can just be silly or something you find fun. This video highlights that feeling of just doing it, and improving later, which I very much respect. Thanks Jay!
I knew when I saw the thumbnail that I needed to watch this, but man, I have never watched a video like this longer than 5 minutes where almost every sentence was something that I needed to put up on my wall as a reminder. It felt like you were talking right to me. Thanks Jay.
Thank you, Jay. I decided last year that I wanted to start taking my art more seriously and give myself the opportunity to see if I can do anything with it. My project graveyard is pretty full from years of shooting myself down before I really got anywhere, and I didn't even realize that's what I've been doing. But I think I'd like to change that now, so thanks.
this hit me way harder than I thought it should… I’ve been spiralling with my mental health for a couple years due to a traumatic event and my creativity and passion for drawing slowly faded. i didn’t have the energy anymore to push through wips, my project ideas and to keep working on my weak points because i kept comparing myself to other artists. I ended up deleting all of my art off social media recently out of the whole AI panic and any new drawing i made was never “good enough”
i want to slowly start to draw for myself again and write little stories for my ocs again like i did when i was younger and this video gave me a little bit of hope again to try again, not worry so much about the end result but to experiment and just try to have fun with my art, not worrying so much about having to have perfect anatomy and body types just so i could fit in with my moots and have more twitter clout.
sorry for the long ramble vent lmao ^^” but im glad this was recommended to me, thank you
Thank you for making this. Taking the pain and making it into something priceless an beutiful.
I don't know if you remember me, but I was the kid that just got into college and was really focus on THE ALGORITHM, lol. I try not to care to much about that now a days, but I finally have made a community that cares about my art and now I'm making art that I'm really proud of! (Even though it might not be the greatest, it's special to me :D ) Thank you for responding to me last time, it really inspired me to go on with RUclips! I only hope I can achieve all the animations and ideas I really want! :D
Starting is the hard part, so you've got this :]
It's crazy how hearing about the death of a project/idea can be so emotional... beautiful stuff!!!
I really needed this video, thank you- for creating content in general. You inspire me
So glad I took a ceramics class, I was pretty familiar with completing something and then starting over, but having classmates witness me literally punch and beat projects back into a primordial lump is freeing. It let me create something better every time. I wish I had done it at least once more.
I was tearing up during that intro. That sounded like the story of *my* life… Now I just got to follow the advice.
Thanks for sharing, Im always happy to hear peoples thoughts and experiences on just... making things. Making things is the coolest thing a person can do and I can definitely relate to the struggle that can come from it.
Hmmm I have a scalie OC... HMMMM.
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Thank you so much for making this. I resonated with this video so much that I found myself smiling, because everything that you described has been me for nearly a decade now. I've been holding myself back this whole time and it was all because I was afraid. Making videos with my art feels like a calling to me--- I REALLY have to do it or else I'll regret it for the rest of my life. Creating things and finding a community to share them with is one of my biggest dreams, along with surrounding myself with people who share the same aspirations as me. I live for that! I know I have ideas I desperately want to share to the world, but I keep denying myself to go for the opportunity to do so.
By the way, I absolutely love the aesthetic of your video format. Sorry this comment got a little too long. I'm proud of you for doing what you love despite all the challenges! Keep creating
This is what I, (And clearly many overs, given this video's view-comment ratio.) needed to hear today, thank you for inspiring many.
i have been trying to get into youtube for years but have only gotten the confidence to upload low effort art videos that don't require my voice. it is crazy how relatable your story is (down to all the same RUclipsrs I look up to 😭) cause I dream about video ideas constantly but I'm never satisfied with my 4/10s not being 10/10. i hope that one day I'll be able to make that one video I've always wanted to, so that my story ideas don't need to be buried 😥
I decided to watch this video on the day I also decided to make more progress on a project that I've been procrastinating to finish for over a year now. It's been RIGHT at the finish line since april of last year and I just finished one last major step last month. I am so ready to finish it and this video coming up helped me. Great video Jay, keep it up!
That intro not only cuts deep into a familiar feeling but the art itself to represent it is gorgeous. I've posted my bad, earliest art since all the way back in 2007. Something you can really cherish (if you don't wipe your gallery) is going back and seeing all the progress you've made. I can go back and look at my deviant art and see my entire journey and I can show other aspiring artists, showing that it's all a process.
It’s crazy I didn’t think I’d find a video that has someone else with the planning brain. I think before burning out my first time, I had a solid plan going, graduating with the bfa in animation, and following all the steps to a career in that direction. Then the past couple years those sort of traditional storyboarding career choices I wanted became less and less viable and I’ve spent the past two or three years trying to come up with a new “better” plan to do art for a living. All this thinking and planning without making any art. It’s inspiring to see someone else just jump into it. To just kinda take the risk even if the product isn’t “good enough” yet, but it’s done and you can just put it out and share it. I think I been feeling like wanting to build a following, wanting to post on RUclips, or wanting to do commissions and to be able to make art for a living was inherently selfish and made me I guess bad in some way. It’s nice to see a video from someone who gets it and to hear that maybe it’s something all artist want- to be recognized and seen
This is your first video that I have watched (I'm watching it 2 days after its release because I procrastinated. I'm sorry lol), but I must say that this video really resonates with me. I too have felt the burden of self-doubt, and how destructive it can be to my productivity and social well-being. The good news for myself, is that I have already taken my first steps to opening up by posting some of my art online, and I think that this video is the type of inspiration I needed to start just posting my sketches that I like enough to show, even if they're not perfect. That being said, I still cried from the vindication I felt from hearing someone express similar frustrations that I had/have; nevertheless, it was a good cry- maybe even the best cry- that I've had in a while. Almost forgot I had crying faculties built into this body. I joke, but sincerely, thanks for making this video. I want to continue to look forward rather than at the ground, and I want to look back with pride and not shame. So, I will do just that with tears of joy rolling down my cheeks. Thank you.
i decide to be open about my feelings, and look where that gets me.
This is an important video ❤Thanks for making it
Genuinely wouldn't be half as good without a banger soundtrack, you liked it with Underwater man
Wait, you made the death by ai soundtrack! Never thought I would see the person who made those bangers randomly here!
This video echoes my own personal experience with making videos on RUclips completely. Amazing work! After dozens of failed channels and scrapped videos, I finally decided 2 years ago to start putting it all in one place. It doesn't matter if I still think the videos are good or even finished. I just post. If it feels 80% done to me, then it's better to put it out and start the next project. I'll learn more from posting the 8/10 and continuing on. More than anything, just post.
It took me 6 months to make my most recent video, and I believed it should've been scrapped dozens of times. I'm so glad I didn't. The support from friends who have seen has been insane and I'm so insanely motivated to get back to making more silly youtube videos.
The advice to just post your art out there is so real, and I'm so glad you made this video!
Sending this video to everyone I know. Thank you, Dev Guy 💙❤️
Hey uh this helped me. Like a LOT. I have seen nothing of your content prior to this video. I cant promise ill stick around super faithfully after this (though its not off the table) but i just want you to know this might have actually saved my ambition and im clearly not alone there. This is probably the biggest art tip ive been given ever. Applicable skills are valuable but just trial and error and theres millions of videos out there telling you how for all of it. but the true struggle was being scared of starting prematurely and until now thats been backing up everything else. I feel like you showed me i can just open the flood gates and let it improve on its own. Theres not really many videos or people telling you that in my experience. Truly thanks man. This was everything. 💚
Damn, man. That hits hard. Thank you for making this
Gah, this video hits so close to home. The standard I have set for myself has grown so significantly beyond my own reasonable expectations of myself, or anyone else for that matter.
Going to work on my return to making videos this week.
Keep creating awesome work Jay,
Im always trying my best not to lose motivation and give up on projects im passionate about, finding someone who could put that into words is amazing to see. I've shared the video with my server and someone messaged me the other day that it helped them a ton.
I'm 15 and I one day want to do animated videos like you and other people I look up to and I'm taking smaller steps towards that dream every day! And you too keep doing the amazing work, I love your content! 💚
thank you for making this video. at some point my creative passion died and this provides insight as to why
As someone who has rewritten my own devlog for my game about 3 times, you saying "library of 8s instead of a head full of 10s" was such a cold line that I have no choice but to follow it.
I also watched your 2D characters in 3D worlds video when it came out and it really motivated me (since I'm doing the same thing for my game), so thank you for that.
The bingo thing is so fun 😭 i relate so much to the start of the video, its nice knowing someone else went through all that and is able to create things again
The issue with me is that i start banking all my effort on those less than perfect projects once a make one that decent, which creates another cycle of needing the next one to be *THE* perfect one 😭😭
I'm gonna try revist this video whenever i go through a rough period, putting urself out there is hard, but i always look forward to ur videos when they come out, ur paper style with the 3d backgrounds the second i saw it actually blew me away
ive been thinking about starting an art youtube channel and i think this was the push i needed!! i cant thank u enough
This is exactly the reason I've started to post my music to spotify even when I felt like it wasn't amazing. pushing myself to just put my work that I only kept pushing an eq slider a few inches every once and a while. I'm getting back into this slump now exploring games and visual art. So thanks for saying this! this was an incredible video and insight :)
I’ve been working on a HUGE animation project for over a month now, and this video has helped me kinda put into perspective that it really doesn’t have to be perfect. Progress has been going slow due to school, work, and some serious executive dysfunction, and I have been so worried that it’ll end up in the graveyard. It’s honestly gotten really close to it, especially with me accidentally deleting literally all of the voice lines, but I’ve been trying to push past it. I mainly just end up feeling bad for showing it off since I feel like I’m getting people excited over nothing.
As somebody trying to break into that kind of digital independent art sphere to make more original works, this is a good video. Solid 8/10.
Your video is really inspiring :) I really like how you tell your story, even if it's not perfect and it's a "6/10" (which is not, it's clearly a 10/10 for me ) I hope you'll continue to make videos. You have a unique style :)
I've had too hard of a time coming to grips with all of these concepts you're talking about to be watching this video right before bed... yet here we are.
this video genuinely put a feeling ive had for so long into words. for the first few years of me drawing, and writing, or whatever other new thing i'd wanna try--i never posted anything!!! there was always that little feeling that it wasn't 'perfect enough' or 'fine-tuned enough,' and that nobody would wanna see it anyway. and it hasn't been until recently that I've started to show people my things!! Things that I created!!! and it feels so!!! Good!!!! the part you said, about how when you post things you enjoy, like-minded people will join you--that is whats been giving me the little boost to keep writing, and drawing, and showing people my stuff. because a few people have seen it!! and after so long of making half-finished works, things that take up so much of my time, just to be left in a google doc, or left on a sketchbook page never to be seen again, those people who have seen it make me want to keep finishing things!!! its so awesome. this video is so cool.
resonating hard with this video. i've always wanted to be an artist but never had the skills to really interact with or feel involved inside the community not to mention wanting to be a youtuber and create content for people to enjoy. I'd just passively consume art and never really engage with it. In time, I too noticed the sudden surge of these 3Dtubers and was inspired to pick up blender and just get content out there. I released my first animation earlier this year and of course it didn't exactly blow up or anything, but I was still ecstatic to actually have something I made out there in the world. Through that I truly felt that I was finally able to connect with artists. I found myself actually chatting with fellow 3d artists and witnessing other people going through the same journey and I really couldnt be happier. I think I still struggle with wanting to only release those 10/10's but recently i've been better about getting those 6/10's out there for the world and my skills and growth has truly gotten better. needless to say i'm happy to be working hard for this dream and watching other people much like yourself do the same.
I'm glad I watched this That monkey brain motivation you talked about is exactly what I've been feeling the past month since I started posting on RUclips. Thank you for this video
Stop calling me out, gonna make me cry
I'm so glad to have found your channel man. I'm interested in so many forms of digital media creation and sometimes struggle to share my work, or at least push to share it, but this rlly showed me that I should go for it! I love the fact that I was able to find your channel because its seriously been such a gem to randomly spot your video in my subscriptions feed. Keep up the work Jay, I'm excited to see what you've got next! ❤