I find this to be a coincidence. Today in class there was a piece of paper from another class on the table I was sitting at it. I took a pen I got from the career fare earlier today and decided to try it out. I start scribbling, big lines, don't stop, I want to hear the pen crave its way on the paper constantly until I drew a tree. Then a bouquet of roses, and then a cube, cone, and a cylinder. In the end they were all raw, imperfective yet perfect. I left the drawings for whoever comes after to see. Not a picture or anything to take with me, other than a memory.
This! I have only understood this recently while watching my 6 year old draw. He wasn't drawing for a result, but he was whispering to himself while he did it. When I startet to listen I realized, that he was telling a story, which evolved over the course of his painting. He told of heroes fighting bad guys or of kingdoms being attacked and defending themselves, sometimes he tells a minecraft story or just thinks of how the sun is rising and setting again. And for the first time in at least a decade I found myself not thinking "I wish I could be as good as artist xyz" but thinking "I just want to be free like this" and then I did it. I just started drawing. And since then, like 2 months ago, I probably painted at least one if not two pictures a day. I didn't like the result of most of them, but I do remember the time spent drawing some of them and where I was when I made them and how I did it and what I learned. It just feels so liberating.
A part of it comes from the fact that the world is kinder when you're a kid. When you show up with a sketch as a child, you're praised; if you do the same thing as an adult, you're judged. This constant chain of feedback numbs free expression, and creativity becomes more about pleasing others than about yourself. PS: Loved the video!
Beautiful video. I would also add, however, that you don't NEED to create. We constantly write posts, comments, make pictures or videos, sometimes imagining how other people might like them. Do you (everyone) ever do something just for yourself? Create something and keep it for yourself? Or what you offer to other people is what define you? I realised it after dropping out of social media, sometimes I write my journal entries as if I was writing a Instagram post, but everything feels so limited when we use the outside standard as a baseline for ourselves. I have not taken a picture in 2 years, I don't feel the need. But recently I got a camera to document my foraging finds and be able to identify plants with books at home. Or other times I write a poem, and keep it hidden in a journal for years, until I find it back and am either cringed or very surprised by it. I don't really know where I'm going with this post just, maybe, yeas, not only create like a child but be mindful and careless about the opinion of others, because a low self esteem is generally associated to a too high consideration of others.
Well said. My takeaway from this was the rediscovery and application of the self through creative freedom without the need to put our creation up for judgement. I realized a couple of months ago that I really do have no idea who I am and what things I enjoy, other than a fierce dedication to a single hobby. My personality has instead been made by conforming to that high consideration of others. I think that the self-proclaimed perfectionist tends to suppress the desire for personal expression in favor of the pursuit of acceptance. I recently bought a fancy pen and notebook myself... I think this is my sign to go write a couple of feelings and make a sketch so bad that even I will cringe at. Next week's sketches will be that much better for it.
I'am 45, I could probably be your mom :-) and yet I connected so deeply with your thoughts! I was deprived of so many things as a child that now in my adult life I crave simple things like painting, travelling alone, so I started doing everything I missed out as a kid and never been happier! I encourage my 16 yr old son to explore life and try new things every day, because we will never regret the things we tried, failed and tried again, but most certainly the things we didn't!
Having a travel journal will be a nice reminder of your trip, it’s so good you have the one from years ago to look back on. I started a travel journal on this year’s holiday, more just a record of what we did for future reference, but I like the idea of adding tickets and reminders to turn them into little scrap books. I don’t think of myself as creative, but I suppose it doesn’t matter.
Tapping back into your inner child to create art is so important. I think we lose that ability as we get older, partially as a consequence of our culture being too "left brained."
I misread this as "why you should create a kid again", and I was looking forward tp arguments that I could present to my wife about why we should have more children. But while not what I expected, very helpful advice.
This is very reminiscent of 2010s youtube. It made me nostalgic for those videos. Thank you for creating this and sharing this. It resonates a lot with me and I absolutely love your poetic, introspective vibe.
Woah, 6:12 hits me so hard, I remember back in 2022 when I first started journaling seriously and then there were a lot of pages that were supposed to be filled with big events and important things for the future remain blank to this day due to perfectionism, and even though I've learned the lesson over and over again, I still struggle with it right now. But I'm sure I won't let it happen again this time.
You know the answer all along its about trusting yourself and the process, before you doubt yourself ever again remember how brillianty you brought this idea to this cinematic masterpiece
This is truly so beautifully said and visually done. It's so, so relatable for me being almost 19 years old, feeling like I'm stuck creatively and in limbo with the ambitious child I was before versus the adult I am becoming now. And I think this society expects you to easily part with your inner child, to focus on the American dream and a high-paying job, but the truth is none of it fulfills me without the ability to create, set my own rules, and follow God along the path set out before me. I loved watching this video, content like this is amazing being free.
a beautiful reminder! 🤩 Maybe we have to go back to where we stopped express ourselves freely to break free from the pressure we learn to put on ourselves. Around 5 years old we are starting to become more conscious and aware of expectations from outside, school, etc. That's when a lot of us stopped growing in this regard... so that's where a lot of healing can begin
Really enjoyed the video. One thing I learned later in life is not to let the perfect be the enemy of the good enough. Once I learned this lesson, I was able to unlock a wellspring of creativity. Fill up the blank pages.
5:03 Algajola ! One on my first vacations in 03 and 05 when i was 8 and 10 and full and good memories. I immediately recognized the place even though I didn't come back since then. I hope you enjoyed it !
I just came across with your channel and this is the first video I've ever watched in your channel and I hope it's not the last cuz I totally loved it; your voice, the editing and the message. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and creativity. ❤
This is a great video. When the only creative arts you consume are professionally made, of course it sets unrealistic standards for yourself. Paradoxically, the only way to improve creatively is to release any attachment you're holding onto about the outcome. Make what you want, free of judgement from yourself, and make it a lot. You will surprise yourself when you embrace letting go.
Thank you for this video. I 1,000% relate to every single double, insecurity, experience that you expressed. And because of this I think that I’m going to take advice. Thank you. Hope that it goes well.
Ottilie, thank you for another amazing video that absolutely touched my heart. I feel like you are hitting close to home in all your videos and I love that you have created your unique style. It feels really authentic, vulnerable and just REAL. Thank you for that, thank you for standing out in a crowd of overly produced, too picture perfect videos/creators out there. Keep up what you are doing - you inspire me to actually get my butt moving and post my own imperfect authentic creations.
I've recently done this also. I loved making random videos as a kid (in the 90s and early 2000s with a camcorder hehe), and I totally forgot how much fun this was. A few months ago, I rewatched some of my old childhood videos again with a fresh perspective after going through a really hard few years personally. I made a video about it on my channel. It was cathartic and healing. I'm trying to get back to that little Lianne again. All she wanted to do was self-express, play, and have fun. What a healthier way to live.
youtube recommended me this. listening to your voice is just so satisfying how calm it makes me feel. i do not often subscribe to channels these days, but you definitely got a sub with this one from me!
Wow I was just thinking about this same thing today. I write graphic novels and as a form of research, I study other people’s work. A large majority of creators think too much like adults when writing stories. To keep my stories entertaining and fun, I’m always trying to hold on to my 15 year old mindset that loves exploring and reading. I can be a “stick in the mud” sometimes and I take storytelling too serious so I constantly have to push that seriousness out of my mind and always remember to have fun. Never throw away that childlike wonder that comes with creating
You're right: It's always a battle between our inner child vs our inner critic. This is the first time I came across your video and I subscribed. You seem to have a comforting way of creating content that resonates with me. Thank you and nice to meet you. 💛
By far the best video I've seen on the creative process. If you feel up to it, please share details of the camera and other things you use to create these masterpieces. Last but not the least, these cameras would be able to do nothing had they not been in your creative skillful hands
This was gold! And I'm glad that I'm coming across like-minded creators on RUclips. I recently started a watercolour journal after a long time of telling myself that I can't spoil that pretty journal..whatever I do in it it has to be perfect! I still try to give it my best..but I don't stop myself from painting. It's way prettier now than the blank journal I had been silently staring at for years! Thanks for creating this piece, Ottllie!♥
Excellent video. Amazing film quality, great shots, and the sound quality adds so much immersion to the story you’re telling. Thank you for sharing your slice of life, and that little glimpse was significant for us all. Well done and I pray you have many more adventures and journeys. Both the ones you will share in the future and the ones you keep for yourself.
this was so beautiful, adding this to my playlist of videos that have altered my brain chemistry because of the cinematography, but also the presentation and how resonating they are ❤.
Wow, the way you shoot and edit the video really gave ne a nostalgic feeling! Thank you for taking the time and creative effort to create it and thanks for sharing your story :)
I clicked this thumbnail but I cant watch the video because of RUclips promotion icon covering the thumbnail when I refreshed, the video was gone. luckily this thumbnail came back randomly weeks after. I had hundreds of videos I can't watch because of accidentally clicking the promotion.
I would love to see a flip through of your child's "sketchbook" from their trip. Definitely inspiring! I like your sketchbook from your trip. Reminds us that it doesn't have to be perfect to be something we treasure because it is from the heart.
I know this is more about play in leisure and creativity, but I just had an aha moment about learning to love work. How can I add childlike play into work? Maybe making an art journal about my career journey would be an example of this kind of mindset
geen woorden, dit is echt een van de mooiste dingen die ik heb gezien. en of ik met een bek vol tanden stond toen ik zag dat je nederlands was, het is gewoon niet te horen.
Im glad youtube recommended this. We need to stop bullying our inner child with rules and let them create.
Oh I like this comment
IT RECQUIRES MONEY
“Creating something that might seem imperfect to you is always going to be better than not creating anything at all” taking this point home❤
“We have the ability to create freely - it’s just a matter of rediscovering it” I love this!!
I find this to be a coincidence. Today in class there was a piece of paper from another class on the table I was sitting at it. I took a pen I got from the career fare earlier today and decided to try it out. I start scribbling, big lines, don't stop, I want to hear the pen crave its way on the paper constantly until I drew a tree. Then a bouquet of roses, and then a cube, cone, and a cylinder. In the end they were all raw, imperfective yet perfect. I left the drawings for whoever comes after to see. Not a picture or anything to take with me, other than a memory.
As someone who loves sketches with raw energy and also trees... i will absolutely take the paper home if i were there!!
beautiful!!❤
This! I have only understood this recently while watching my 6 year old draw. He wasn't drawing for a result, but he was whispering to himself while he did it. When I startet to listen I realized, that he was telling a story, which evolved over the course of his painting. He told of heroes fighting bad guys or of kingdoms being attacked and defending themselves, sometimes he tells a minecraft story or just thinks of how the sun is rising and setting again. And for the first time in at least a decade I found myself not thinking "I wish I could be as good as artist xyz" but thinking "I just want to be free like this" and then I did it. I just started drawing. And since then, like 2 months ago, I probably painted at least one if not two pictures a day. I didn't like the result of most of them, but I do remember the time spent drawing some of them and where I was when I made them and how I did it and what I learned. It just feels so liberating.
A part of it comes from the fact that the world is kinder when you're a kid. When you show up with a sketch as a child, you're praised; if you do the same thing as an adult, you're judged. This constant chain of feedback numbs free expression, and creativity becomes more about pleasing others than about yourself.
PS: Loved the video!
Beautiful video. I would also add, however, that you don't NEED to create. We constantly write posts, comments, make pictures or videos, sometimes imagining how other people might like them. Do you (everyone) ever do something just for yourself? Create something and keep it for yourself? Or what you offer to other people is what define you? I realised it after dropping out of social media, sometimes I write my journal entries as if I was writing a Instagram post, but everything feels so limited when we use the outside standard as a baseline for ourselves. I have not taken a picture in 2 years, I don't feel the need. But recently I got a camera to document my foraging finds and be able to identify plants with books at home. Or other times I write a poem, and keep it hidden in a journal for years, until I find it back and am either cringed or very surprised by it. I don't really know where I'm going with this post just, maybe, yeas, not only create like a child but be mindful and careless about the opinion of others, because a low self esteem is generally associated to a too high consideration of others.
Well said. My takeaway from this was the rediscovery and application of the self through creative freedom without the need to put our creation up for judgement. I realized a couple of months ago that I really do have no idea who I am and what things I enjoy, other than a fierce dedication to a single hobby. My personality has instead been made by conforming to that high consideration of others. I think that the self-proclaimed perfectionist tends to suppress the desire for personal expression in favor of the pursuit of acceptance.
I recently bought a fancy pen and notebook myself... I think this is my sign to go write a couple of feelings and make a sketch so bad that even I will cringe at. Next week's sketches will be that much better for it.
I'am 45, I could probably be your mom :-) and yet I connected so deeply with your thoughts! I was deprived of so many things as a child that now in my adult life I crave simple things like painting, travelling alone, so I started doing everything I missed out as a kid and never been happier! I encourage my 16 yr old son to explore life and try new things every day, because we will never regret the things we tried, failed and tried again, but most certainly the things we didn't!
Having a travel journal will be a nice reminder of your trip, it’s so good you have the one from years ago to look back on. I started a travel journal on this year’s holiday, more just a record of what we did for future reference, but I like the idea of adding tickets and reminders to turn them into little scrap books. I don’t think of myself as creative, but I suppose it doesn’t matter.
It doesn’t matter whether you think of yourself as creative. If you want to do it then do it! Don’t let the beliefs you have about yourself limit you
Tapping back into your inner child to create art is so important. I think we lose that ability as we get older, partially as a consequence of our culture being too "left brained."
I misread this as "why you should create a kid again", and I was looking forward tp arguments that I could present to my wife about why we should have more children.
But while not what I expected, very helpful advice.
You've no clue how much this video, it's visuals, and your words in it helped me today. I truly needed this, thank you so much, bless you dear
This is very reminiscent of 2010s youtube. It made me nostalgic for those videos. Thank you for creating this and sharing this. It resonates a lot with me and I absolutely love your poetic, introspective vibe.
Woah, 6:12 hits me so hard, I remember back in 2022 when I first started journaling seriously and then there were a lot of pages that were supposed to be filled with big events and important things for the future remain blank to this day due to perfectionism, and even though I've learned the lesson over and over again, I still struggle with it right now. But I'm sure I won't let it happen again this time.
Great job with this content. For those who love exploring diverse stories, Immersive Translate is the perfect companion.
You know the answer all along its about trusting yourself and the process, before you doubt yourself ever again remember how brillianty you brought this idea to this cinematic masterpiece
Imperfection is what makes live perfect
Embracing creativity without limits, seeing obstacles as opportunities to explore, learn, and have fun with the process.
This is truly so beautifully said and visually done. It's so, so relatable for me being almost 19 years old, feeling like I'm stuck creatively and in limbo with the ambitious child I was before versus the adult I am becoming now. And I think this society expects you to easily part with your inner child, to focus on the American dream and a high-paying job, but the truth is none of it fulfills me without the ability to create, set my own rules, and follow God along the path set out before me. I loved watching this video, content like this is amazing being free.
a beautiful reminder! 🤩 Maybe we have to go back to where we stopped express ourselves freely to break free from the pressure we learn to put on ourselves. Around 5 years old we are starting to become more conscious and aware of expectations from outside, school, etc. That's when a lot of us stopped growing in this regard... so that's where a lot of healing can begin
You are a brilliant storyteller. I am floored at the beauty of this video. ❤❤
Really enjoyed the video. One thing I learned later in life is not to let the perfect be the enemy of the good enough. Once I learned this lesson, I was able to unlock a wellspring of creativity. Fill up the blank pages.
I'm trying to write a book that will take many years if not the rest of my life. feel so frozen today though. love the video!
5:03 Algajola ! One on my first vacations in 03 and 05 when i was 8 and 10 and full and good memories. I immediately recognized the place even though I didn't come back since then. I hope you enjoyed it !
I just came across with your channel and this is the first video I've ever watched in your channel and I hope it's not the last cuz I totally loved it; your voice, the editing and the message. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and creativity. ❤
This is a great video. When the only creative arts you consume are professionally made, of course it sets unrealistic standards for yourself. Paradoxically, the only way to improve creatively is to release any attachment you're holding onto about the outcome. Make what you want, free of judgement from yourself, and make it a lot. You will surprise yourself when you embrace letting go.
I watched this at 4am, and wow what a beautiful reminder ✨
Beautiful! Let's just have fun with creating. Keep it light!
You have a beautiful soul. I hope you find the success that you are looking for..
Thank you for this video. I 1,000% relate to every single double, insecurity, experience that you expressed. And because of this I think that I’m going to take advice. Thank you. Hope that it goes well.
Ottilie, thank you for another amazing video that absolutely touched my heart. I feel like you are hitting close to home in all your videos and I love that you have created your unique style. It feels really authentic, vulnerable and just REAL. Thank you for that, thank you for standing out in a crowd of overly produced, too picture perfect videos/creators out there. Keep up what you are doing - you inspire me to actually get my butt moving and post my own imperfect authentic creations.
Ahh, thank you so much!! 🥹
I've recently done this also. I loved making random videos as a kid (in the 90s and early 2000s with a camcorder hehe), and I totally forgot how much fun this was. A few months ago, I rewatched some of my old childhood videos again with a fresh perspective after going through a really hard few years personally. I made a video about it on my channel. It was cathartic and healing. I'm trying to get back to that little Lianne again. All she wanted to do was self-express, play, and have fun. What a healthier way to live.
Your videos have such a calming and beautiful style, as well as a wonderful and relatable message. You deserve more subscribers
really appreciate it!! 🤗
i relate so much to the loss of motivation as we grow older because of the need to impress. thanks for sharing this.❤
I really dug the transition at 2:17. Also - really lovely video with a sweet message. You blended the childhood footage and modern stuff beautifully.
Thank you so much! :)
youtube recommended me this. listening to your voice is just so satisfying how calm it makes me feel. i do not often subscribe to channels these days, but you definitely got a sub with this one from me!
Wow I was just thinking about this same thing today.
I write graphic novels and as a form of research, I study other people’s work. A large majority of creators think too much like adults when writing stories.
To keep my stories entertaining and fun, I’m always trying to hold on to my 15 year old mindset that loves exploring and reading. I can be a “stick in the mud” sometimes and I take storytelling too serious so I constantly have to push that seriousness out of my mind and always remember to have fun. Never throw away that childlike wonder that comes with creating
I related with every word of this video and the cinematography was cherry on top. U earned a new loyal subscriber!!
You're right: It's always a battle between our inner child vs our inner critic. This is the first time I came across your video and I subscribed. You seem to have a comforting way of creating content that resonates with me. Thank you and nice to meet you. 💛
By far the best video I've seen on the creative process. If you feel up to it, please share details of the camera and other things you use to create these masterpieces. Last but not the least, these cameras would be able to do nothing had they not been in your creative skillful hands
Your video made me cry and gave me goosebumps! This was a masterpiece, THANK YOU.
This got me to burst out crying. I'm so happy I found this. Thank you❤
Absolutely Amazing Dear
You Did It So Well Excellent Piece Of Work❤️
Im glad youtube recommended me this video ❤
This was gold! And I'm glad that I'm coming across like-minded creators on RUclips. I recently started a watercolour journal after a long time of telling myself that I can't spoil that pretty journal..whatever I do in it it has to be perfect! I still try to give it my best..but I don't stop myself from painting. It's way prettier now than the blank journal I had been silently staring at for years! Thanks for creating this piece, Ottllie!♥
such a lovely message. Keep doing what you are doing on this channel. You are unique in your style and a star!
Thank you so much!!
This is very refreshing, thank you for this and the reminder 🥰😉
Inner child proud ❤️🩹
Very timely reminder, thank you and God bless!
Excellent video. Amazing film quality, great shots, and the sound quality adds so much immersion to the story you’re telling. Thank you for sharing your slice of life, and that little glimpse was significant for us all. Well done and I pray you have many more adventures and journeys. Both the ones you will share in the future and the ones you keep for yourself.
Thank you very much! :)
Fantastische talk, Ottilie, bedankt hiervoor
Such a beautiful video! Thank you so much for sharing this powerful message with us! :)
Good storytelling, love it!
I think I found my fav new RUclipsr
This is so beautiful…thanks for sharing
I love that beautiful, sweet, feminine yet child like innocence. Great video, adorable girl.
this was so beautiful, adding this to my playlist of videos that have altered my brain chemistry because of the cinematography, but also the presentation and how resonating they are ❤.
I’m honoured!! 🥹
You make such beautiful videos, love from India ❤❤❤
Wow, the way you shoot and edit the video really gave ne a nostalgic feeling! Thank you for taking the time and creative effort to create it and thanks for sharing your story :)
thank you!! :)
this art journal is a very great idea! very inspiring Ottilie thank you so much
I clicked this thumbnail but I cant watch the video because of RUclips promotion icon covering the thumbnail when I refreshed, the video was gone. luckily this thumbnail came back randomly weeks after. I had hundreds of videos I can't watch because of accidentally clicking the promotion.
This channel is a treasure. the videos are very well crafted and i love your ideas
Thank you so much 🤗
This video was full of life......thats all i know♥️
That was truly beautiful. Thank you for this!
I love this reminder ❤
Im 33 and this is what i feel right now.🥹❤️
yess another great video, been a while
Thanks you helped understand something which is important to me
I would love to see a flip through of your child's "sketchbook" from their trip. Definitely inspiring! I like your sketchbook from your trip. Reminds us that it doesn't have to be perfect to be something we treasure because it is from the heart.
the sketchbook i showed at the beginning is from me when i was 5! I pretty much flipped through all the pages in the video :)
Loved your vibe✨️🌸🌺
This is beautiful. A true storyteller
really appreciate it 🥹
what a inspiring video!! 💗
The Japanese cobcept of wabi sabi. Perfect imperfection :)) Thank you for making this video
Love this video. Reminds me of Bronques "Make Art Not Content" series.
Feeling pleasantly bamboozled by that ad 💀😂😂😂🎀
beautiful shots, beautiful colors, beautiful storytelling, beautiful editing. it is just so good. love your art.
thank you so much!! 🤗
"I am eternal hate, a never ending war"
"I am your opposite, yet a tool of your glory"
"i am moses, i am humanity"
This made me so emotional, thankyou for this video 🫶🏻🥹
I liked learn something new each time then. I loved this video very much then.
I know this is more about play in leisure and creativity, but I just had an aha moment about learning to love work. How can I add childlike play into work? Maybe making an art journal about my career journey would be an example of this kind of mindset
This was a beautiful video. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. ❤
Omggg.... You got promo ftom musicbed🤯🤯🤯🤯
This felt like a breath of fresh air. Thank you for the reminder x
ottilie, this was a therapy.
This was beautiful. I’m happy I stumbled across this video ❤️
such a lovely video and such beautiful footage! Can I ask what camera equipment you use?
This is a masterpiece I love it.
The storytelling in this is SO beautiful!! Glad you got recommended to me
thank you!! 🥹🫶🏼
Yeah I know this feeling ❤👥
I read the title without the “like”, I guess it still applies
"I am imagination, I am an experience."
geen woorden, dit is echt een van de mooiste dingen die ik heb gezien. en of ik met een bek vol tanden stond toen ik zag dat je nederlands was, het is gewoon niet te horen.
Now you're my favourite youtuber.
So beautiful and meaningful ❤❤
I Like your story telling and cinematic style! Keep up this good contet, enjoyable 😊
Absolutely beautiful video
Wauw, dit verhaal zit echt mooi in elkaar🙌
I can be your motivation mama i am the personification of THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH that NEVER RUNS OUT ⛲️ ...your art journal is cute as hell
Love your vibe :x please keep making videos
I never created less than when I was a kid. I probably should go back to that.