The "I need to be better at drawing xyz" mindset thing reminded me that Naoko Takeuchi herself drew some wonky hands in Sailor Moon. But I bet you didn't even notice because you were too busy enjoying Sailor Moon.
Yeah, but one tiny flaw in your artstyle won't ruin the entire art. Now good luck getting an anime greenlit with artstyle made by someone who just started learning to draw lol.
@@costelinha1867 I think as a beginner you can be positive about your art and also realistic about your current ability and goals. Getting an entire anime greenlit is endgame goals, beginner goals is making that B&W oneshot comic even if you struggle with drawing hands.
@@kxrxluchsorta, the one punch man that became famous was the one drawn by one of the best in the Industry. The original creator got damned lucky that a legend took a liking to him
I've come to realize that a lot of my negative mentality toward art comes from pride. Growing up, I was the "art kid" of my school, and I let the praise go to my head. Then I grew up and was suddenly surrounded by artists who were more experienced than me, and it made me go through a midlife crisis in my early 20s, lmao. It felt like having my identity torn away. If I'm not the best, then who am I? I finally realized that it all came from pride. I needed to let go of my pride. Let go of the need to be the best. Let go of the unreasonably high expectations I had on myself. Accept that I'm just a person who's learning like everyone else. Accepting that you aren't special is so amazing because when you're just a normal person with flaws and places to grow like everyone else, you stop holding yourself to such an unreasonable standard. Let go of pride, be humble, use jealousy to grow instead of beating yourself up.
This was exactly the place I got into in eleventh/twelfth grade... and what made me drop out On top of being the art kid from my previous school coming to be surrounded by people that were better than me by leaps and bounds, I also had to maintain a scholarship, one that I was forced into by my grandfather who just could not for the life of him fathom why I was not ready to go back to school yet [I asked to take a break from school for a year since I was so taxed mentally, but nooo, apparently I'm just making excuses to be lazy, even though I also suggested using that break so I can get some work and save up for tuition] Anyway that broke me eventually and now, years later, I'm still trying to recover 🙃 But hey, I've made some great breakthroughs with my art and even started writing consistently! The way I got here isn't exactly the path I'd like to have taken, but I'm here nonetheless
@@daiman_SX0 I can't speak for everyone who goes through this, but in my own experience, I had no problem learning from artists online and I didn't feel jealousy looking at their work. My issue was that I had to be "the best" in my personal circles. I didn't have online art friends until I was in the tail end of high school. If it's just someone I look up to and don't know personally, then I don't mind. But when I know them and they're in my personal life, it cuts so much deeper. I needed to be the best out of the people around me. Art was "my thing", the thing that set me apart, made me "special". The way I saw it, if I didn't have that, then I had nothing.
I was in a very similar place, still am honestly. I was praised a lot for my art when I was young, and that was honestly the *only* thing I was praised for in my extended family + friends. I felt like if I wasn't the best I could possibly be at art, I was worth nothing. Art, for a long time, was my identity, the only positive quality I thought I had.. and when I grew older I forgot why I loved drawing in the first place.
My best personal tool in getting less harsh towards myself in life in general is asking myself "if my best friend or neighbor had the exact same day as me with the same decisions and results, what would I tell them?" Pretty much 10/10 I wouldn't tell them that they suck or that they are lazy or unworthy or whatever it is that my brain wants to tell myself. I put in a policy to not treat myself worse than I would treat a best friend so asking myself how would I treat my best friend if she was in my shoes right now? Has been very helpful in being more self compassionate and my own cheerleader. Life is hard enough as it is and being our own hater is just living on hard mode, be our own best friend instead.
I came to the point of "i could never get better anyways. let's shove all my problems to my disability and make it its problem." due to a disability i can't see 3D and i can't control my body well enough, so all my lines look like chicken scratch. I've decided to give up on striving to become like others, like the speedpainters i've used to watch or follow the endless tutorials i've studied.. as it looked like it simply didn't worked out for me. no matter how much time i invested in practising. so i've given up on the mindset of becoming better. instead i focus on what i want to do and can do at the moment. like this i was able to draw things i wasn't able to draw before (lack of practice/muscle memory). i was finally able to draw a subject i wanted to draw in 2022 for an example, because i've let go off the pressure of >having to draw like the other peers
if the creator don't feel proud of their creation, why should everyone else? the beauty of creation, the idea of *making* something should be praised, it doesn't matter if it's objectively good or bad, it's supposed to be an experience
THIS 100% if you don't enjoy what you make, then why make it? saying "your art is trash" or "wow you're so much better than me I can only draw a stick figure, but instead of working on improving am gonna complain instead" on your posts or someone else's posts is just gonna make people walk away and make your mental health worse. you don't have to be 100% confidant, but there's better ways of accepting/saying it.
@@Vallien_Fulki “Pride Is Not The Opposite Of Shame, But It's Source…" -Uncle Iroh being proud of your work is one thing, but accepting humility, true humility, as well, is how you develop as a person and how you develop your crafts in conclusion, take the good with the bad, but also stop to smell the roses every once in a while although it seems as though you're making stagnant process, those small bumps in improvement add up, accumulate, over several days, months, and years
Same. So much people says their work is bad because of numbers. I don't have much if it's not trending, but i'm was always proud of myself. I value my journey and i value my results :)
@@Vallien_FulkiI agree. I stop following some artists because they started with that self contemp. Sad because i love their work. One just said "can i be Korean artist?" Because she thought Korean work was better because it is more pointed. Then in a response saying she does good work she said "no lmao". Like, do you really think art is better or worse because your region? You think every korean draws the same? You think every japanese draws the same? You think every indian draws the same? That was too much
This vid unironically came at the perfect time for me. Been struggling to find the motivation to work on a big project because I’m afraid I won’t live up to my own expectations. This has given me a lot to chew on.
I think your videos are coming in clutch for my mental health, ive been shifting a lot lately and I feel like Im on the brink of a major change and for that I thank ya
I gotta be honest, your channel has some quality content. This is the kind of stuff that artists, especially beginner and self-taught artists such as myself could use and really need. We're all very hard on ourselves, but that goes doubly so for anyone just starting out and scrambling to figure things out on their own without a formal art education. I appreciate the insights you share as they help me take it a bit easier on myself when it comes to my art progress, which isnt' always easy for me.
Pikat I watched this video 5 days ago and started drawing my manga because of your idea of "you'll never feel like you're good enough to start a project, just start", I just jumped right into it and I've made a lot of progress on actually doing what I want instead of practicing to some day do what I want, unvaluable inspiration, tysm
the need to be better drives us to improve and that's why we hold on to the belief we feel complacent and guilty if we are "satisfied" with what we've done, only staring at the flaws... usually, just showing someone else your work will remind you that you're the only one focusing on the flaws
I agree with the rush thing. Something that sometimes stressed me a bit is trying to do a lot at the same time. And i released that times were better when i followed some artists than when i followed thousands, because i drawn less things and it wasn't much pressure. Try one thing at a time, don't do all in one piece or you will never do it. And you don't have to follow every trending, just draw the characters or things you really feel to. That mindset helped me
The best advice i can tell people in general when it comes to getting better at a skill are 2 things ,patience and seeing the bigger picture and when i say the bigger picture i mean ,not thinking every art piece you do is trash ,try to think that , with that "trash" art you made ,you get closer and closer to making "good art " ,its a way of thinking that really helped a couple of my friends and made them escape that anxiety.
thank god i just believe that I'm alright at art. Seeing all these comments, posts, and videos talking about artists self hatred makes me glad that i don't have the "if I'm not the best then I'm not worth anything" mindset. I know that I'm not the best, or even relatively good, but i know that I'm not bad. I wholeheartedly enjoy art, i do wish to be better, but simply because i enjoy making art. Its not unnatural for someone to want to be better at something, it just isn't healthy if that wish is powered by thoughts of inferiority. When i get done with a piece, i feel great about the ones that turn out right. Some pieces are god awful, but its perfectly normal to mess up from time to time, im not some art genius, Im still learning.
pikat, pikat!! if possible, please make a video about perfectionism, if you haven’t!! its been something ive struggled with for months with my art and it keeps holding me back and idk so many other artists struggle the same way (the most insane thing i struggle with is obsessing over “clean lineart” argh!!)
I use Korean webcomics to practice my Korean and when I check the lesser known ones the start of the web comic the art style is sometimes rougher, stiffer and such but as the comic goes on the art style grows and progresses with the comic and I LOVE that! It is super charming!
I'm so thankful I discovered your twitch streams few months ago, I was in this exact mindset and a bad spot, it's crazy to me that we share these same struggles at so many levels in our creative endeavors/pursuit. But you gave me hope and I find more meaning to what I do. Made me realize you shouldn't worry too much about your own journey. I am forever thankful for your existence Pikat. I know you don't want to admit but you're a great teacher and a big inspiration, truly. Great video as always.
For those that don't know. If you have the want to love yourself, then you already do. Where do you think that want comes from? The self-love. Its just learning how to recognize the self-love and use it to your advantage that makes your self-esteem get better.
"Fail faster" - that's actually my mindset right now. I am not an artist. I don't pursue art for a living but that still applies. I am trying trying to get good at building software but that has so many divisions and subdivisions so it can be really confusing. I picked one division that i really like and currently practicing through building projects and working as a freelancer. This is the second video of yours I saw and I really like your art style, type of videos you make :)
that comment about redirecting your anger towards improvement is exactly how i feel lol. I almost try to avoid looking at any artwork better than mine, and just focus on studies and practice, it's probably not very healthy tbh.
I have a shakey hand and I feel like with that I'll never get better at drawing, that's why I stick to playing games because I don't have to worry about my hand shaking
Hey,I just want to say you're not the only one.I have a very shaky hand Too,but I don't let it stop me from Creating art. The more I drew the More stable my hand became, it's still quite shaky even now and I find it challenging to draw a few things but I don't let it bother me and neither should you. Also,if you're a digital artist why not try out the stabiliser tool? Or if you're a traditional Artist How about using a ruler for Some areas and Adjusting your sitting posture when drawing. Hunching over Whilst Making art is not exactly a good idea 😅 it's always best to sit up with straight with relaxed shoulders. I hope this helps encourage you and Happy Drawing! I wish you well on your Art journey,fellow Artist!
2:18 Man this part hit hard. I’ve been really struggling as I don’t feel like a “real” artist. I use random Pinterest photos for my starting point, I’ll trace those lines, and then fill in however I pleased. I wasn’t too connected to the digital art community, and one day whenever I was getting ready to post one of my pieces i caught a video that happened to be completely bashing that technique. So now I’m kinda just stuck in a. Limbo, I want to keep learning, and improving but I feel like there’s no point
Babe, don't let that get you down. Tracing is just as common a learning technique as any other. It's a way of figuring out how and hlwhen to use what sort of pressure, it helps with learning proportions, etc. The only thing with tracing is that, of course, you cannot present the result as your own, or worse, sell it. That would violate copyright. As long as you do it for yourself or, when sharing with others, clearly mark it as you just practising and/or doing it for the fun of it and credit your source it's all good. Comic book artists for instance are notorious tracers. Their own artwork of course as well as that of others to keep the continuity.
I'm unable to change my mindset, i just can't control this, if i'm doing something bad i instantly catching a breakdown and even can start being mad at everything (to the point if someone is bothering me at this moment i can even scream at them or punch them/throw something into them) or crying, all this intense feelings and emotions are just instantly exhausting me completely for the next few weeks and how i'm supposed to do what i want if this only brings me pain, agony, despair and hopelessness, of course the only thing i can do - abandon everything and just endlessly distract myself with the music or video-games or whatever else, only consuming and not creating anything by myself, i can enjoy something and gain a positive emotions/feelings only when i'm doing something good instead of bad. And actually i also don't have a reason to draw anymore nor trying to become better at it, because i'm mortal, i will spent my whole life to become a good artist only to lose it all once i'm dead, i don't want to do anything anymore, because none of this will make me immortal and save me from death, other people seems to don't care about death and non-existence at all or they are somehow coping with it, but not me. Also another problem with this is that i was born with disfunctioning brain, i really bad at everything and struggle to learn at least something, and i feel unbearable pressure, discomfort and pain from any attempts to learn at least something, i just don't understand anything and my brain instantly becomes overwhelmed and feels like it melts, which also leads to another breakdows, yea yea, i'm just a vegetable, mentally disabled person, idk, there's nothing i can do nor anyone can help me, save me or fix me.
Hey bro, are you okay? it seems like you have a lot of pent up anger and sadness, I'm sorry to hear that. This is not to invalidate your experience or anything, but as a fellow artist I have been in a similiar position before and wanted to share some things that works for me (maybe it can help you too). First you gotta remember that everyone starts somewhere. Even those super professional artist that people deemed as "naturally talented" always makes ugly sketches at the beginning. So don't beat yourself up for not being good enough because you are on a journey to become awesome. Remember, no one succeeds at first try. Second, you have to stop equating your art with how much you worth as a human. I've seen lots of artists do this; they see how valuable they are as an artist based on number of likes, or how many people approve their art is good. This is a no no-
-Instead, start viewing your art as an outlet for your inner fantasies. You mentioned you enjoyed games, and I'm sure you had one or two characters you like and want to see more scenario with them. Use your art to actualize that! Draw them in silly scenarios, draw them in another alternate reality, etc. As you draw those fantasies out you start realizing that it's fun, and thus you'll want to draw more and more. At some point when you've draw so often you'll notice that you've made a lot of improvement, and I assure you it will feel really good by then.
@@Sinkureaaaah now allow me to answer to your advices that you gave me, and my answer is - they're completely useless for me. 1. i don't care about what other people thinks about my art nor i care about people themselves, i don't care about popularity, i don't care about likes, anything, the only thing i care about is how good it is for ME and only ME, why should i care what other people think about my art if this is not something I want? i don't understand this logic, this is nonsense, why people love pushing their own interests and preferences on other people and telling them what they should like/care about? this damn society, it's MY life, not their and only I will decide what I want and what i want to have/be. 2. This is exactly how i started to draw, and as you can see instead of it becoming more fun, it's only became harder and harder to enjoy it as i progressed in terms of knowledge and skill and realized that drawing a good arts is too hard and not fun, i just can't enjoy hard work no matter what i'm doing, it's a torture for my brain, not something i'm having fun with, but i don't want to draw bad or low effort/quality arts.
@@CamelliaFlingert I am saying the same thing as you. In my comment I said that it isn't good drawing for likes, and every artist should thrive towards seeing art as a personal vent/outlet or the artist's happiness. Good if you already have that mindset. For number two, I'm sorry but I cannot help you with that. This just means that what "art" meant to you is different than what it is for me. Maybe you see it as a chore, or something you have to achieve perfection at (which leads to perceiving art as a hard work) - while I see it as my sole coping mechanism, my escape from the real world. I have things that torture my brain too, that makes me want to kms when I'm not doing good at: studying. But I behave that way because I am pressured from the thought of having to compete with my smarter peers. I don't know about you, but such cases usually are the fruit from having low confidence+self loathing. Either you have to think hard and tackle the roots of your perception, or find another hobby that sparks those joys again. Good luck.
I think the worst part about doing art is knowing I can do something and it not translating onto the page/canvs/whatever. Great video! Can't improve when you're not trying.
I did the "make a webcomic and get better that way" and it's been the best experience for me with regards to improving and feeling good about my art. For years I couldn't draw masc characters, I just didn't draw them, so when I decided to make my webcomic main cast have a lot of masc characters it forced me to draw them. Going back and looking at episode 1 compared to episode 35 is staggering and I don't think i'll ever redraw those pages because I love seeing the progress.
Some video I watched recently mentioned looking yourself in the mirror and affirming "I love you" like five times to help you reset and get back on track with trying to change habits. And like...ok?? but what's working for me so far is stopping whatever I'm doing that isn't working, closing my eyes, and telling myself "I love you, so don't fucking disappoint me." Because I know for a fact I should've been holding myself to a higher standard for a long time already. =v=;; I've always gone to great lengths to not disappoint others, but I've apparently never had the same mindset when it came to disappointing myself. Fixing that is my goal right now. I'm a perfectionist who gave up before she got started, so while I'm ready and willing to accept my mistakes, getting myself to do things and make mistakes in the first place has been reeeeeally hard.
Hearing the "Do your big project now and fail faster." Is the one that needed to hear because I always hesitate on the things that I want and just wait until I get better but hearing this made it all clear to me thank you
I really appreciate you calling me out on not wanting to start something. lately I've been stalling when it comes to starting an art account because of good ol imposter syndrome. your videos really help put some color in our lives keep up the good work.
oh.. those few sentences at the end, it makes so much sense how I didn't see it, I keep avoiding doing studies but I'm angry at not being better, this video actually helps so much
Every day I'm super grateful the algorithm put your videos in front of me, because they all help so much. I'm usually not awake/free when you stream, but I still enjoy watching your VODs as I draw and your content is the first thing to seriously get me pumped about studying and improving and drawing for myself in... probably my whole life. You have a great mindset that I can vibe with a lot and I'm glad for all the advice you share, plus your sense of humor is great. Wishing you all the best in this content creation journey so you can keep learning, growing, and most importantly, making a living out of it. 💖
Theres a LONG story behind me doing art as a hobby, but a turning point was when Tsukumo Sana announced her graduation. I didnt have alot of motivation to do art at that point but hearing that made me feel like doing even something simple for her. So I used the motivation I got and made a simple animation of her, threw it onto my twitter, and didnt expect anyone to even see it. Imagine my shock when it actually got into the credits of her graduation stream. That hit me like a bloody truck. But to illustrate what my self-worth was like; I was scared to rewatch the stream the next day because I was worried that they would have taken down the whole stream, and re-uploaded it, just to take my art out. For whatever reason, that seemed like a Legitimate possibility to my brain because I just didnt have faith I could make anything of worth. Learning to get over the self-loathing and just doing art for the sake of improving and enjoying it can be very hard, but it can be very rewarding as you see yourself progress
Thank you for such nice video! I hear some really useful and inspiring tips for mindset and understanding. In my opinion people pushing themselves a lot if because they don't actually stops for a moment and thinks slowly, They just wanna rush to the success.
I really needed to hear the part about starting projects. I do 3D animations, and had so many cool ideas that I haven't acted on just because I feel like I'm not good, whether that's true or not. Reminds me of a saying I heard from somewhere "Spend time on things that may take a long time, the time will pass anyways."
As someone who REALLY hates their art, it is good to hate your art and your abilities so you can push yourself to be better. The worst thing I see artists do is pump out lazy sketches and thats it, they don't improve, they don't experiment they don't go anywhere they sit in a safe space and wait for the repeat praise from their followers and their art and skill stays the same for years.
@justsomeone6759 But why sit in the same place doing the same drawings at the same level? Why sit in a comfort zone not expanding or learning or trying out different stuff? why would anyone WANT their art to stay bad? Without the need to improve you don't, I am not doing it professionally as that has now been destroyed by hyper capitalists and their thieving AI, so there is little drive to improve but art is there to be explored and pushed and used and developed? If I were to sit back and think yeah this is fine and ignore all of the development you gain from study and practice you just won't ever hit that next bump because you are lying to yourself about what your art looks like, if you constantly see mistakes you can constantly improve on those mistakes and get better.
@justsomeone6759 So if you wanted to learn dance like a certain type of dance, you need to learn a bunch of core things to even be able to do the specific dance, so if you wanted to create something of actual artistic value, and wanted to try gouache say, even digitally you would need to know so so much to even try as a base level. If you want to paint people you have to know anatomy and gesture and muscle groups and form study and practice.There are so many layers to even the basics of art you can't even truly express yourself without improving enough to actually attempt certain styles or methods. If you stay at an untrained level, refuse to acknowledge your own failures and mistakes you cant even reach a stage where you can express your creativity through art in various mediums and be proud of it. I don't think someone drawing lazy comic scribbles over and over and over for 7 years surviving off twitter clout never improving is an artist, they don't explore art, they scribble, even if its casual its not reaching the basic levels needed to explore the medium. Why do something if you don't want to get better make life easier reach greater heights and depths to your own work? There is an enormous sea of bad art why create more bad art when you can learn and improve, why allow your creative expression fall into an abyss of talentless nothing forever if you value what you make. Art skill improves in bumps like most things, if you aren't realistic and harsh on yourself when your observation peaks and you see all your mistakes you are living and working in ignorance and lying to yourself. Children don't count as an example because as a child you just do whatever, no one expects a child to develop beyond their mental capabilities. Again art is limitless why stop at the first hurdle bc 'you are afraid of being realistic with yourself. Art is not fun, its a miserable uphill climb, even more so with professional competition but sometimes at the end you can get about a day of gratification out of your work, that's all you can hope for.
I love the fact she mentioned, "Fail Faster!" I too had that problem of self-loathing when family is always about result oriented. Finally got the courage to do my comic after so many years of fear that I'm not good in terms of art skills. Many thanks Pikat!
It reminds me about the story that I also wanted to quit making an art until I read the book caled "Go there, where's scary" it's about you fears or something so that's point I realized that I still have hope in the future. I'm a good at traditional but not very good at 2d digital artist. And there's one teacher that I know whem she realized that I had a style she said - "You don't have to hide your talent, you always need to show it to prove yourself", I still keep it in my mind. ❤
I know there is a part of me that prides itself on being a "genius" or "talented" at certain things (thanks to all the "advanced and gifted" programs people kept wanting to put me in) and I'm still learning not to be so instinctively defensive or upset when I hit a shortcoming or even when I see someone else be better than me. (Even you, Pikat. I've been drawing for 30 years and you've quickly picked up things I'm struggling with. grr.) ((but for reals, you're doing awesome and I super appreciate you sharing these videos)) Between that mentality and my own laziness in school, I hindered myself by avoiding studying or focusing on things when they got difficult. Since then I frequently plateaued because trying to be better was an affront to my pride and study habits. I'm still working through this and a few other things.
Been watching your streams nearly daily since I've found your channel. Love the content, and I really hope you get far in the content creation/art industry because you really are great.
2:35 I mean look at the one punch man webcomic. Dude got his ideas out there and got the attention of Yusuke Murata man. Just do your best and leave the rest
Definitely get this. The ppl in my life and my friends online all tell me they love my art but when I look at it I see something that isn’t good enough. I pick out all the mistakes and ignore the overall art pieces. My biggest struggle as an artist for sure
I use to write when I was younger, it was the only thing I was "good" at, and then getting older I started to fall behind, struggle with rewrites and edits. And kept thinking, I've been writing for x years, how do I still suck at this? Until finally life stress gave way and I stopped. It's been 10ish years since I did anything creative other than like crafts and I miss story telling. So I'm trying to draw now, to see if I can get my stories out another way while working on my writing block. But my immediate, I suck at this, has taken over and I'm trying to work through it. I wasn't ever good enough growing up, for anyone, even myself finally. But I've been working on that, and I think learning how to draw/render my ideas will help me overcome some of my problems. At least that's the hope. >
this is so interesting because rn I'm taking a course about child development and a big part of it is how important it is that parents and teachers praise children's hard work and strategies and not their talent or achievements so that they can development growth mindsets. Like the most important part of a growth mindset is revolved around the phrase yet, for example you might not be at the art level you want yet, but that gives you an optimistic point of view that you can get there eventually.
when i see other peoples art i feel a lot inspired to do thigns similar to them, studying parts i really like of their artstyle and applying it to mine
One of the biggest lessons I've learned over the years is that the bad projects I started are infinitely better than the perfect projects I never did. I have a lot of ideas for comic series, with stories that span across chapters and seasons, but which I've never actually written, and which I can only enjoy as an idea in my mind. By contrast, I have smattering of comics and written stories throughout the years, all of which are deeply flawed, and all of which I love dearly for the fact that I actually made something. My greatest accomplishment is a stupid comic I wrote in high school--the writing was all over the place, the art changed every post as I tried new things poorly, and it's still my favorite project I ever worked on because I actually made it. For anyone looking for the motivation to just get started, I recommend starting with something stupid and low-risk. You don't have to start with your Magnum Opus if you're worried about wanting to redo the beginning later; just make a silly story about silly characters that relishes in its own ineptitude, and go from there. I can assure you there's an audience that will eat it up, no matter how insular they may be.
I had The Perfectionist Mentality at the beginning. It literally was killing my will to finish my art that had all opportunities to become good art. It also affected how I tried to improve my skills. The problem was that I focused on the full picture rather than the changes I made to make it better. Let's imagine I already finished drawing a person standing still. Previously I would just look at it like "Damn it could look better, why I didn''t fix it right away?", but now I focus at imprivements I made comparing to previous works. Maybe it won't work for others, but it did for me.
I still struggle with mindset with my art and writing sometimes but been working on it It's hard to not fall into a bad mindset but not because of engagement (or lack of) just the idea of not reaching a level I want to or make ideas I have but lack the ability to properly execute. Still, mindset is so important. What helps me out of bad mindset is the idea of letting it hold me back. It makes me mad to think this dumb part of my mind will keep me from doing things I enjoy so to spite it I keep going lol Spite is one helluva motivator.
I disagree about tackling a project that's important to you, when you are objectively speaking NOT good enough. Learn, practice, and do less important projects, for as many years as necessary... and THEN, once you are objectively good enough, start that project that's important to you. Otherwise, you would be doing your important project a disservice if you tackle it with a subpar level of skill. "Just do a remaster later!" "Just build this entire building, and if it comes out with many issues, just demolish it and build another one!" No thanks. I'd rather get it as right as possible the first time.
I like your mindset a lot! Chat said some interesting things too It was a really helpful video, thank you very much :) (I'm currently hyper-super-mega blocked concerning art, not even knowing if I should draw in the first place, so I try to pick up any other hobby but the problematic is still there. So this video is helpful! If anyone else is having the same issue, then let's be patient and try things out)
you posted it in just the right moment when I was having existential crisis and for once youtube graced me with this video in recommended. I am crying, because I've never been so lucky
i like watching your video, they make me feel good on the inside. i dont really draw, but watching your videos makes me want to pick it up as a pass time!
Always nice to see a new Pikat video drop! I find it interesting that a lot of us artists are usually self conscious or dislike the work we create. At least for me I feel like I had a really unhealthy mindset when I spent a lot of time on social media and comparing my work to other artists who have been creating art for a much longer time than I have. I think its interesting to hear pikat at the end of the video being a bit flustered with the idea that she wanted to get to the same level as a lot of these artists without putting in the same amount of time. At least for me I can kinda relate to that being an older person that got into art at an older age as opposed to starting young and maintaining that practice. Artists like Moderndayjames also talk about their frustrations with starting art at an older age but still keeping a good mindset about things. I also love the advice of just doing projects sooner than later. I agree with her in the sense that many people will not feel ready enough to start things like a comic, a league of legends-like splash art, or just any art challenge because they feel like their fundamentals may not be good enough. While there may be some reason behind that, its always interesting to hear that even the pros are practicing and refining their skills. And that’s the pros! Art is a life-long journey of self-improvement, and some people may get to a point in art where they’re happy quicker than others. Finding that acceptance and positive mindset will carry you forward in your art endeavors!
I still tend to feel that way about myself... But, I'm in a better place than I was before COVID happened. I'm learning to think more carefully, act in a respectful and corgidal manner, and learning to accept losses in life than letting them overcome me. I relate to this video so much and I'm thankful you put out a video like this, Pikat.🤗❤️
i dont have same type of dont feel good about my art that every one else dose, i miss communication problem when it comes to art. i could just accept that no one would get im going for and just accept that , then i wont understand what im doing wrong on drawing side of art. but when im trying to teach some one , some one else comes in explain the exact same thing it makes perfect sense .
its interesting that you describe this as a i'm depressed and now suddenly i like my art- and ride off into the sunset roll credits~ me a guy who is pushing 40 thats drawn my entire life i go back n forth BUT i the highs i get out of art have gotten less meaningful year after year; and my lows get progressingly deeper to a new deeper level of depression- sure i'll come out of it maybe for half a year a month maybe even a week or a few days but it'll be back its hard to draw when you feel that one wrong move can cause you to spiral into a new low. in my 20s i folded a graphire 4 tablet in half
I was neglected as a child and im still trying to repair my self image, worth and worldview, its hard but maybe one day ill feel brave enough to share my work again.
Mentality is like a game. When you believe you lost that's when you lost, but if you believe you're winning that's when you will win. This applies to everything such as games, sports, arts, and etc. If you feel like you improve you know you improve. Jealousy if a factor that is hard to deal with. The only way to get rid of that jealousy is when you embrace yourself instead of other's work.
When it comes to practicing art I try not to do too many study’s because i personally can’t retain what I learn so I slowly take the time on each piece, as long as I try to put in the stuff I learned through small studies while seeing mistakes during and after my progress then I feel a lot better about it. Studying intensively and feeling like your not going anywhere near your goals reallyyy drains you. Be kind to yourself even if you feel it’s too hard to. Once you have a positive mind set I’m sure you’ll move faster in your art progress and ofc I’m not saying not to challenge yourself but do it in a healthy way don’t strain yourself.
In just a week I’ve noticed quite the improvement. Find a way to learn art that best suits you whether it’s doing a bunch of studies a day or taking your time each week.
I like the idea of beliving you want to be the best, even ego of "I am/I will be" better than all of you, because it makes you happy for every little accomplishment, every building step forward, you set goals, see artists you feel jealousy for and you're like "I am gonna be better than you" so you strive to be better, every little step makes that sweet dopamine hit, you get addicted, you love every bit you produce and be like "damn i made it ?". What do all great artists really have ? More expiriance ? More talent ? Better gentics ? Better observation skills ? No, they have ego, one that might be 100x bigger than their skill, this pure confidence and ability to better themselves, out of not being able to accept being worse than anyone.
Everything you make may not be pretty, but its creation is always beautiful. A bad drawing is a nonexistent one, is what I always tell myself. Thank you Pikat for this video!
Sometimes its a thing of realizing drawing isnt your thing, maybe it’s 3D modeling, sculpting, papercraft, plushmaking, etc. I learned I liked charachter modeling a lot when I tried it and now im way more driven and improve at both since I switched. Old sculptors used to be good at sculpting and drawing since both aspects help both mediums.
I’ve been listening to some videos during my commute to work about drawing and art, and one thing from artist Kakage stood out to me: “If you have time to worry about what people think of your art, or whine about how disappointed you are at your piece, you could have been drawing more.” Taking that negativity and using that energy to improve instead of sulking has helped me in a lot of things that I’ve held off because “I’m not good at it yet.” Actual Cannibal Shia Labeouf once said “DO IT. JUST DO IT.”
I started working on a comic, knowing I would use it for practice, and then it had to be good, so now I have this kind of paralysis when I think about working on it, so I guess I'm challenging myself to do something today, like making it all digital, which I'm horrible at, I really hate to do digital drawing lol
2:15 This. I'm not special, I'm just better than other that, and most parts is worst than others. If my skills not worth for products, that's skill issue. But even I trying hard and my brain doesn't understand? then I need to move on, because that's not my thing. Soo relate..
The "I need to be better at drawing xyz" mindset thing reminded me that Naoko Takeuchi herself drew some wonky hands in Sailor Moon. But I bet you didn't even notice because you were too busy enjoying Sailor Moon.
Yeah, but one tiny flaw in your artstyle won't ruin the entire art. Now good luck getting an anime greenlit with artstyle made by someone who just started learning to draw lol.
@@costelinha1867 I think as a beginner you can be positive about your art and also realistic about your current ability and goals. Getting an entire anime greenlit is endgame goals, beginner goals is making that B&W oneshot comic even if you struggle with drawing hands.
@@costelinha1867 that would literally just be mob psycho 100 and one punch man
@@kxrxluch looking at the original one punch man webcomic has given me the inspiration to actually start mine
@@kxrxluchsorta, the one punch man that became famous was the one drawn by one of the best in the Industry. The original creator got damned lucky that a legend took a liking to him
I've come to realize that a lot of my negative mentality toward art comes from pride. Growing up, I was the "art kid" of my school, and I let the praise go to my head. Then I grew up and was suddenly surrounded by artists who were more experienced than me, and it made me go through a midlife crisis in my early 20s, lmao. It felt like having my identity torn away. If I'm not the best, then who am I?
I finally realized that it all came from pride. I needed to let go of my pride. Let go of the need to be the best. Let go of the unreasonably high expectations I had on myself. Accept that I'm just a person who's learning like everyone else. Accepting that you aren't special is so amazing because when you're just a normal person with flaws and places to grow like everyone else, you stop holding yourself to such an unreasonable standard. Let go of pride, be humble, use jealousy to grow instead of beating yourself up.
This was exactly the place I got into in eleventh/twelfth grade... and what made me drop out
On top of being the art kid from my previous school coming to be surrounded by people that were better than me by leaps and bounds, I also had to maintain a scholarship, one that I was forced into by my grandfather who just could not for the life of him fathom why I was not ready to go back to school yet [I asked to take a break from school for a year since I was so taxed mentally, but nooo, apparently I'm just making excuses to be lazy, even though I also suggested using that break so I can get some work and save up for tuition]
Anyway that broke me eventually and now, years later, I'm still trying to recover 🙃
But hey, I've made some great breakthroughs with my art and even started writing consistently! The way I got here isn't exactly the path I'd like to have taken, but I'm here nonetheless
i'm curious that if someone think they're best at what they do, do they actively try to learn from other artists?
Bro had a "Are you the strongest because you're Gojo Satoru, or are you Gojo Satoru because you're the strongest?" moment
@@daiman_SX0 I can't speak for everyone who goes through this, but in my own experience, I had no problem learning from artists online and I didn't feel jealousy looking at their work. My issue was that I had to be "the best" in my personal circles. I didn't have online art friends until I was in the tail end of high school. If it's just someone I look up to and don't know personally, then I don't mind. But when I know them and they're in my personal life, it cuts so much deeper. I needed to be the best out of the people around me. Art was "my thing", the thing that set me apart, made me "special". The way I saw it, if I didn't have that, then I had nothing.
I was in a very similar place, still am honestly. I was praised a lot for my art when I was young, and that was honestly the *only* thing I was praised for in my extended family + friends. I felt like if I wasn't the best I could possibly be at art, I was worth nothing. Art, for a long time, was my identity, the only positive quality I thought I had.. and when I grew older I forgot why I loved drawing in the first place.
My best personal tool in getting less harsh towards myself in life in general is asking myself "if my best friend or neighbor had the exact same day as me with the same decisions and results, what would I tell them?" Pretty much 10/10 I wouldn't tell them that they suck or that they are lazy or unworthy or whatever it is that my brain wants to tell myself. I put in a policy to not treat myself worse than I would treat a best friend so asking myself how would I treat my best friend if she was in my shoes right now? Has been very helpful in being more self compassionate and my own cheerleader. Life is hard enough as it is and being our own hater is just living on hard mode, be our own best friend instead.
I love this so much! 💜
Definitely something I need to work on myself.
I came to the point of "i could never get better anyways. let's shove all my problems to my disability and make it its problem." due to a disability i can't see 3D and i can't control my body well enough, so all my lines look like chicken scratch.
I've decided to give up on striving to become like others, like the speedpainters i've used to watch or follow the endless tutorials i've studied.. as it looked like it simply didn't worked out for me. no matter how much time i invested in practising.
so i've given up on the mindset of becoming better. instead i focus on what i want to do and can do at the moment. like this i was able to draw things i wasn't able to draw before (lack of practice/muscle memory). i was finally able to draw a subject i wanted to draw in 2022 for an example, because i've let go off the pressure of >having to draw like the other peers
Not everyone can do everything
@@benia1908 That's indeed true. There are times when you can only do one thing really good.
if the creator don't feel proud of their creation, why should everyone else? the beauty of creation, the idea of *making* something should be praised, it doesn't matter if it's objectively good or bad, it's supposed to be an experience
THIS 100%
if you don't enjoy what you make, then why make it?
saying "your art is trash" or "wow you're so much better than me I can only draw a stick figure, but instead of working on improving am gonna complain instead" on your posts or someone else's posts is just gonna make people walk away and make your mental health worse.
you don't have to be 100% confidant, but there's better ways of accepting/saying it.
@@Vallien_Fulki “Pride Is Not The Opposite Of Shame, But It's Source…"
-Uncle Iroh
being proud of your work is one thing, but accepting humility, true humility, as well, is how you develop as a person and how you develop your crafts
in conclusion, take the good with the bad, but also stop to smell the roses every once in a while
although it seems as though you're making stagnant process, those small bumps in improvement add up, accumulate, over several days, months, and years
@Splosiv the question is: are *you* proud of your art? If no, why? if yes, why care about what others think?
Same. So much people says their work is bad because of numbers. I don't have much if it's not trending, but i'm was always proud of myself. I value my journey and i value my results :)
@@Vallien_FulkiI agree. I stop following some artists because they started with that self contemp.
Sad because i love their work.
One just said "can i be Korean artist?" Because she thought Korean work was better because it is more pointed. Then in a response saying she does good work she said "no lmao".
Like, do you really think art is better or worse because your region? You think every korean draws the same? You think every japanese draws the same? You think every indian draws the same?
That was too much
This vid unironically came at the perfect time for me. Been struggling to find the motivation to work on a big project because I’m afraid I won’t live up to my own expectations. This has given me a lot to chew on.
I think your videos are coming in clutch for my mental health, ive been shifting a lot lately and I feel like Im on the brink of a major change and for that I thank ya
Update: major changes are happening confirmed 👍
I gotta be honest, your channel has some quality content. This is the kind of stuff that artists, especially beginner and self-taught artists such as myself could use and really need. We're all very hard on ourselves, but that goes doubly so for anyone just starting out and scrambling to figure things out on their own without a formal art education. I appreciate the insights you share as they help me take it a bit easier on myself when it comes to my art progress, which isnt' always easy for me.
Pikat I watched this video 5 days ago and started drawing my manga because of your idea of "you'll never feel like you're good enough to start a project, just start", I just jumped right into it and I've made a lot of progress on actually doing what I want instead of practicing to some day do what I want, unvaluable inspiration, tysm
Everytime you post, my day is made a little bit better
I'm so excited to learn how to change my art mentally! Why does my art have a brain.
the need to be better drives us to improve and that's why we hold on to the belief
we feel complacent and guilty if we are "satisfied" with what we've done, only staring at the flaws...
usually, just showing someone else your work will remind you that you're the only one focusing on the flaws
I agree with the rush thing. Something that sometimes stressed me a bit is trying to do a lot at the same time. And i released that times were better when i followed some artists than when i followed thousands, because i drawn less things and it wasn't much pressure. Try one thing at a time, don't do all in one piece or you will never do it. And you don't have to follow every trending, just draw the characters or things you really feel to. That mindset helped me
Your videos are a constant inspiration for me to not give up on art, thank you so much truly~ Hoping to catch a stream live one of these times.
The best advice i can tell people in general when it comes to getting better at a skill are 2 things ,patience and seeing the bigger picture and when i say the bigger picture i mean ,not thinking every art piece you do is trash ,try to think that , with that "trash" art you made ,you get closer and closer to making "good art " ,its a way of thinking that really helped a couple of my friends and made them escape that anxiety.
thank god i just believe that I'm alright at art. Seeing all these comments, posts, and videos talking about artists self hatred makes me glad that i don't have the "if I'm not the best then I'm not worth anything" mindset. I know that I'm not the best, or even relatively good, but i know that I'm not bad. I wholeheartedly enjoy art, i do wish to be better, but simply because i enjoy making art. Its not unnatural for someone to want to be better at something, it just isn't healthy if that wish is powered by thoughts of inferiority. When i get done with a piece, i feel great about the ones that turn out right. Some pieces are god awful, but its perfectly normal to mess up from time to time, im not some art genius, Im still learning.
pikat, pikat!! if possible, please make a video about perfectionism, if you haven’t!! its been something ive struggled with for months with my art and it keeps holding me back and idk so many other artists struggle the same way (the most insane thing i struggle with is obsessing over “clean lineart” argh!!)
The webcomic section was a personal attack 😅 Been putting it off for years b/c I feel like I can’t draw well enough yet
I use Korean webcomics to practice my Korean and when I check the lesser known ones the start of the web comic the art style is sometimes rougher, stiffer and such but as the comic goes on the art style grows and progresses with the comic and I LOVE that! It is super charming!
I'm so thankful I discovered your twitch streams few months ago, I was in this exact mindset and a bad spot, it's crazy to me that we share these same struggles at so many levels in our creative endeavors/pursuit. But you gave me hope and I find more meaning to what I do. Made me realize you shouldn't worry too much about your own journey. I am forever thankful for your existence Pikat. I know you don't want to admit but you're a great teacher and a big inspiration, truly. Great video as always.
For those that don't know. If you have the want to love yourself, then you already do. Where do you think that want comes from? The self-love. Its just learning how to recognize the self-love and use it to your advantage that makes your self-esteem get better.
Pikat you have become my official-unofficial unlicensed art therapist! 🙌🏻
1 view in 39 secs?……. I'm proud of you
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"Fail faster" - that's actually my mindset right now. I am not an artist. I don't pursue art for a living but that still applies. I am trying trying to get good at building software but that has so many divisions and subdivisions so it can be really confusing. I picked one division that i really like and currently practicing through building projects and working as a freelancer. This is the second video of yours I saw and I really like your art style, type of videos you make :)
that comment about redirecting your anger towards improvement is exactly how i feel lol. I almost try to avoid looking at any artwork better than mine, and just focus on studies and practice, it's probably not very healthy tbh.
I have a shakey hand and I feel like with that I'll never get better at drawing, that's why I stick to playing games because I don't have to worry about my hand shaking
Hey,I just want to say you're not the only one.I have a very shaky hand Too,but I don't let it stop me from Creating art. The more I drew the More stable my hand became, it's still quite shaky even now and I find it challenging to draw a few things but I don't let it bother me and neither should you. Also,if you're a digital artist why not try out the stabiliser tool? Or if you're a traditional Artist How about using a ruler for Some areas and Adjusting your sitting posture when drawing. Hunching over Whilst Making art is not exactly a good idea 😅 it's always best to sit up with straight with relaxed shoulders. I hope this helps encourage you and Happy Drawing!
I wish you well on your Art journey,fellow Artist!
needed this. i was crying about how i feel like i'll never be good enough;;
2:18
Man this part hit hard. I’ve been really struggling as I don’t feel like a “real” artist. I use random Pinterest photos for my starting point, I’ll trace those lines, and then fill in however I pleased. I wasn’t too connected to the digital art community, and one day whenever I was getting ready to post one of my pieces i caught a video that happened to be completely bashing that technique. So now I’m kinda just stuck in a. Limbo, I want to keep learning, and improving but I feel like there’s no point
Babe, don't let that get you down. Tracing is just as common a learning technique as any other. It's a way of figuring out how and hlwhen to use what sort of pressure, it helps with learning proportions, etc.
The only thing with tracing is that, of course, you cannot present the result as your own, or worse, sell it. That would violate copyright.
As long as you do it for yourself or, when sharing with others, clearly mark it as you just practising and/or doing it for the fun of it and credit your source it's all good.
Comic book artists for instance are notorious tracers. Their own artwork of course as well as that of others to keep the continuity.
I'm unable to change my mindset, i just can't control this, if i'm doing something bad i instantly catching a breakdown and even can start being mad at everything (to the point if someone is bothering me at this moment i can even scream at them or punch them/throw something into them) or crying, all this intense feelings and emotions are just instantly exhausting me completely for the next few weeks and how i'm supposed to do what i want if this only brings me pain, agony, despair and hopelessness, of course the only thing i can do - abandon everything and just endlessly distract myself with the music or video-games or whatever else, only consuming and not creating anything by myself, i can enjoy something and gain a positive emotions/feelings only when i'm doing something good instead of bad. And actually i also don't have a reason to draw anymore nor trying to become better at it, because i'm mortal, i will spent my whole life to become a good artist only to lose it all once i'm dead, i don't want to do anything anymore, because none of this will make me immortal and save me from death, other people seems to don't care about death and non-existence at all or they are somehow coping with it, but not me. Also another problem with this is that i was born with disfunctioning brain, i really bad at everything and struggle to learn at least something, and i feel unbearable pressure, discomfort and pain from any attempts to learn at least something, i just don't understand anything and my brain instantly becomes overwhelmed and feels like it melts, which also leads to another breakdows, yea yea, i'm just a vegetable, mentally disabled person, idk, there's nothing i can do nor anyone can help me, save me or fix me.
Hey bro, are you okay? it seems like you have a lot of pent up anger and sadness, I'm sorry to hear that. This is not to invalidate your experience or anything, but as a fellow artist I have been in a similiar position before and wanted to share some things that works for me (maybe it can help you too).
First you gotta remember that everyone starts somewhere. Even those super professional artist that people deemed as "naturally talented" always makes ugly sketches at the beginning. So don't beat yourself up for not being good enough because you are on a journey to become awesome. Remember, no one succeeds at first try.
Second, you have to stop equating your art with how much you worth as a human. I've seen lots of artists do this; they see how valuable they are as an artist based on number of likes, or how many people approve their art is good. This is a no no-
-Instead, start viewing your art as an outlet for your inner fantasies. You mentioned you enjoyed games, and I'm sure you had one or two characters you like and want to see more scenario with them. Use your art to actualize that! Draw them in silly scenarios, draw them in another alternate reality, etc.
As you draw those fantasies out you start realizing that it's fun, and thus you'll want to draw more and more. At some point when you've draw so often you'll notice that you've made a lot of improvement, and I assure you it will feel really good by then.
@@Sinkureaaaah now allow me to answer to your advices that you gave me, and my answer is - they're completely useless for me. 1. i don't care about what other people thinks about my art nor i care about people themselves, i don't care about popularity, i don't care about likes, anything, the only thing i care about is how good it is for ME and only ME, why should i care what other people think about my art if this is not something I want? i don't understand this logic, this is nonsense, why people love pushing their own interests and preferences on other people and telling them what they should like/care about? this damn society, it's MY life, not their and only I will decide what I want and what i want to have/be. 2. This is exactly how i started to draw, and as you can see instead of it becoming more fun, it's only became harder and harder to enjoy it as i progressed in terms of knowledge and skill and realized that drawing a good arts is too hard and not fun, i just can't enjoy hard work no matter what i'm doing, it's a torture for my brain, not something i'm having fun with, but i don't want to draw bad or low effort/quality arts.
@@CamelliaFlingert I am saying the same thing as you. In my comment I said that it isn't good drawing for likes, and every artist should thrive towards seeing art as a personal vent/outlet or the artist's happiness. Good if you already have that mindset.
For number two, I'm sorry but I cannot help you with that. This just means that what "art" meant to you is different than what it is for me. Maybe you see it as a chore, or something you have to achieve perfection at (which leads to perceiving art as a hard work) - while I see it as my sole coping mechanism, my escape from the real world.
I have things that torture my brain too, that makes me want to kms when I'm not doing good at: studying. But I behave that way because I am pressured from the thought of having to compete with my smarter peers. I don't know about you, but such cases usually are the fruit from having low confidence+self loathing. Either you have to think hard and tackle the roots of your perception, or find another hobby that sparks those joys again. Good luck.
I think the worst part about doing art is knowing I can do something and it not translating onto the page/canvs/whatever.
Great video! Can't improve when you're not trying.
I did the "make a webcomic and get better that way" and it's been the best experience for me with regards to improving and feeling good about my art. For years I couldn't draw masc characters, I just didn't draw them, so when I decided to make my webcomic main cast have a lot of masc characters it forced me to draw them. Going back and looking at episode 1 compared to episode 35 is staggering and I don't think i'll ever redraw those pages because I love seeing the progress.
Some video I watched recently mentioned looking yourself in the mirror and affirming "I love you" like five times to help you reset and get back on track with trying to change habits. And like...ok?? but what's working for me so far is stopping whatever I'm doing that isn't working, closing my eyes, and telling myself "I love you, so don't fucking disappoint me."
Because I know for a fact I should've been holding myself to a higher standard for a long time already. =v=;; I've always gone to great lengths to not disappoint others, but I've apparently never had the same mindset when it came to disappointing myself. Fixing that is my goal right now. I'm a perfectionist who gave up before she got started, so while I'm ready and willing to accept my mistakes, getting myself to do things and make mistakes in the first place has been reeeeeally hard.
Hearing the "Do your big project now and fail faster." Is the one that needed to hear because I always hesitate on the things that I want and just wait until I get better but hearing this made it all clear to me thank you
I really appreciate you calling me out on not wanting to start something. lately I've been stalling when it comes to starting an art account because of good ol imposter syndrome. your videos really help put some color in our lives keep up the good work.
oh.. those few sentences at the end, it makes so much sense how I didn't see it, I keep avoiding doing studies but I'm angry at not being better, this video actually helps so much
Every day I'm super grateful the algorithm put your videos in front of me, because they all help so much. I'm usually not awake/free when you stream, but I still enjoy watching your VODs as I draw and your content is the first thing to seriously get me pumped about studying and improving and drawing for myself in... probably my whole life. You have a great mindset that I can vibe with a lot and I'm glad for all the advice you share, plus your sense of humor is great. Wishing you all the best in this content creation journey so you can keep learning, growing, and most importantly, making a living out of it. 💖
Theres a LONG story behind me doing art as a hobby, but a turning point was when Tsukumo Sana announced her graduation. I didnt have alot of motivation to do art at that point but hearing that made me feel like doing even something simple for her. So I used the motivation I got and made a simple animation of her, threw it onto my twitter, and didnt expect anyone to even see it. Imagine my shock when it actually got into the credits of her graduation stream. That hit me like a bloody truck.
But to illustrate what my self-worth was like; I was scared to rewatch the stream the next day because I was worried that they would have taken down the whole stream, and re-uploaded it, just to take my art out. For whatever reason, that seemed like a Legitimate possibility to my brain because I just didnt have faith I could make anything of worth.
Learning to get over the self-loathing and just doing art for the sake of improving and enjoying it can be very hard, but it can be very rewarding as you see yourself progress
Thank you for such nice video! I hear some really useful and inspiring tips for mindset and understanding. In my opinion people pushing themselves a lot if because they don't actually stops for a moment and thinks slowly, They just wanna rush to the success.
Wow, Pikat is so good at drawing really fast while talking to and reading chat.
I really needed to hear the part about starting projects. I do 3D animations, and had so many cool ideas that I haven't acted on just because I feel like I'm not good, whether that's true or not. Reminds me of a saying I heard from somewhere "Spend time on things that may take a long time, the time will pass anyways."
As someone who REALLY hates their art, it is good to hate your art and your abilities so you can push yourself to be better. The worst thing I see artists do is pump out lazy sketches and thats it, they don't improve, they don't experiment they don't go anywhere they sit in a safe space and wait for the repeat praise from their followers and their art and skill stays the same for years.
@justsomeone6759 But why sit in the same place doing the same drawings at the same level? Why sit in a comfort zone not expanding or learning or trying out different stuff? why would anyone WANT their art to stay bad? Without the need to improve you don't, I am not doing it professionally as that has now been destroyed by hyper capitalists and their thieving AI, so there is little drive to improve but art is there to be explored and pushed and used and developed? If I were to sit back and think yeah this is fine and ignore all of the development you gain from study and practice you just won't ever hit that next bump because you are lying to yourself about what your art looks like, if you constantly see mistakes you can constantly improve on those mistakes and get better.
@justsomeone6759 So if you wanted to learn dance like a certain type of dance, you need to learn a bunch of core things to even be able to do the specific dance, so if you wanted to create something of actual artistic value, and wanted to try gouache say, even digitally you would need to know so so much to even try as a base level. If you want to paint people you have to know anatomy and gesture and muscle groups and form study and practice.There are so many layers to even the basics of art you can't even truly express yourself without improving enough to actually attempt certain styles or methods. If you stay at an untrained level, refuse to acknowledge your own failures and mistakes you cant even reach a stage where you can express your creativity through art in various mediums and be proud of it. I don't think someone drawing lazy comic scribbles over and over and over for 7 years surviving off twitter clout never improving is an artist, they don't explore art, they scribble, even if its casual its not reaching the basic levels needed to explore the medium. Why do something if you don't want to get better make life easier reach greater heights and depths to your own work? There is an enormous sea of bad art why create more bad art when you can learn and improve, why allow your creative expression fall into an abyss of talentless nothing forever if you value what you make. Art skill improves in bumps like most things, if you aren't realistic and harsh on yourself when your observation peaks and you see all your mistakes you are living and working in ignorance and lying to yourself. Children don't count as an example because as a child you just do whatever, no one expects a child to develop beyond their mental capabilities. Again art is limitless why stop at the first hurdle bc 'you are afraid of being realistic with yourself. Art is not fun, its a miserable uphill climb, even more so with professional competition but sometimes at the end you can get about a day of gratification out of your work, that's all you can hope for.
I love the fact she mentioned, "Fail Faster!" I too had that problem of self-loathing when family is always about result oriented. Finally got the courage to do my comic after so many years of fear that I'm not good in terms of art skills. Many thanks Pikat!
It reminds me about the story that I also wanted to quit making an art until I read the book caled "Go there, where's scary" it's about you fears or something so that's point I realized that I still have hope in the future. I'm a good at traditional but not very good at 2d digital artist. And there's one teacher that I know whem she realized that I had a style she said - "You don't have to hide your talent, you always need to show it to prove yourself", I still keep it in my mind. ❤
I know there is a part of me that prides itself on being a "genius" or "talented" at certain things (thanks to all the "advanced and gifted" programs people kept wanting to put me in) and I'm still learning not to be so instinctively defensive or upset when I hit a shortcoming or even when I see someone else be better than me. (Even you, Pikat. I've been drawing for 30 years and you've quickly picked up things I'm struggling with. grr.)
((but for reals, you're doing awesome and I super appreciate you sharing these videos))
Between that mentality and my own laziness in school, I hindered myself by avoiding studying or focusing on things when they got difficult. Since then I frequently plateaued because trying to be better was an affront to my pride and study habits.
I'm still working through this and a few other things.
Been watching your streams nearly daily since I've found your channel. Love the content, and I really hope you get far in the content creation/art industry because you really are great.
2:35 I mean look at the one punch man webcomic. Dude got his ideas out there and got the attention of Yusuke Murata man. Just do your best and leave the rest
YUSUKE MURATA 🐐🗣️💯🔥🗣️
"Doesn't that mean I think I'm a genius?" This and the dialog explaining your reflection was beautiful. Liked and subbed, thanks for sharing.
Definitely get this. The ppl in my life and my friends online all tell me they love my art but when I look at it I see something that isn’t good enough. I pick out all the mistakes and ignore the overall art pieces. My biggest struggle as an artist for sure
I’d be low key interested in a video abt how you got into art and a bit talking about your goals and such at this point after being a software dev
Ima be honest you are the artist that helped my find my art style and that helped more than I expected.
This is my 2nd day actually trying to draw :)
I use to write when I was younger, it was the only thing I was "good" at, and then getting older I started to fall behind, struggle with rewrites and edits. And kept thinking, I've been writing for x years, how do I still suck at this? Until finally life stress gave way and I stopped. It's been 10ish years since I did anything creative other than like crafts and I miss story telling. So I'm trying to draw now, to see if I can get my stories out another way while working on my writing block. But my immediate, I suck at this, has taken over and I'm trying to work through it. I wasn't ever good enough growing up, for anyone, even myself finally. But I've been working on that, and I think learning how to draw/render my ideas will help me overcome some of my problems. At least that's the hope. >
this is so interesting because rn I'm taking a course about child development and a big part of it is how important it is that parents and teachers praise children's hard work and strategies and not their talent or achievements so that they can development growth mindsets. Like the most important part of a growth mindset is revolved around the phrase yet, for example you might not be at the art level you want yet, but that gives you an optimistic point of view that you can get there eventually.
this is such a great dive on this topic! I'm totally down to see you keep growing this channel in the future because your vids are so good!!
when i see other peoples art i feel a lot inspired to do thigns similar to them, studying parts i really like of their artstyle and applying it to mine
One of the biggest lessons I've learned over the years is that the bad projects I started are infinitely better than the perfect projects I never did. I have a lot of ideas for comic series, with stories that span across chapters and seasons, but which I've never actually written, and which I can only enjoy as an idea in my mind. By contrast, I have smattering of comics and written stories throughout the years, all of which are deeply flawed, and all of which I love dearly for the fact that I actually made something. My greatest accomplishment is a stupid comic I wrote in high school--the writing was all over the place, the art changed every post as I tried new things poorly, and it's still my favorite project I ever worked on because I actually made it.
For anyone looking for the motivation to just get started, I recommend starting with something stupid and low-risk. You don't have to start with your Magnum Opus if you're worried about wanting to redo the beginning later; just make a silly story about silly characters that relishes in its own ineptitude, and go from there. I can assure you there's an audience that will eat it up, no matter how insular they may be.
this is really helpful, thank u sm! hating my art and also myself for almost 1 yr, I didnt even know how to overcome this. Thank uuuuuu, really..
I had The Perfectionist Mentality at the beginning. It literally was killing my will to finish my art that had all opportunities to become good art. It also affected how I tried to improve my skills. The problem was that I focused on the full picture rather than the changes I made to make it better.
Let's imagine I already finished drawing a person standing still. Previously I would just look at it like "Damn it could look better, why I didn''t fix it right away?", but now I focus at imprivements I made comparing to previous works. Maybe it won't work for others, but it did for me.
"When i get good enough at art, I'll do a webcomic"
That didn't stop Ryukishi07.
I still struggle with mindset with my art and writing sometimes but been working on it It's hard to not fall into a bad mindset but not because of engagement (or lack of) just the idea of not reaching a level I want to or make ideas I have but lack the ability to properly execute. Still, mindset is so important. What helps me out of bad mindset is the idea of letting it hold me back. It makes me mad to think this dumb part of my mind will keep me from doing things I enjoy so to spite it I keep going lol Spite is one helluva motivator.
"How do you go from hating yourself to liking yourself?" EASY, JUST TRANSITION. Wait, that might just be me
YOOO THAT DRAWING IS SO BEAUTIFUL the values and composition *chief kiss* in the future would love if you made a tutorial
"fail faster" changed the trajectory of my life
I disagree about tackling a project that's important to you, when you are objectively speaking NOT good enough. Learn, practice, and do less important projects, for as many years as necessary... and THEN, once you are objectively good enough, start that project that's important to you. Otherwise, you would be doing your important project a disservice if you tackle it with a subpar level of skill.
"Just do a remaster later!" "Just build this entire building, and if it comes out with many issues, just demolish it and build another one!" No thanks. I'd rather get it as right as possible the first time.
My mentality is: Give up after a few tries, so I don't get discouraged further to begin with.
I like your mindset a lot! Chat said some interesting things too
It was a really helpful video, thank you very much :)
(I'm currently hyper-super-mega blocked concerning art, not even knowing if I should draw in the first place, so I try to pick up any other hobby but the problematic is still there. So this video is helpful! If anyone else is having the same issue, then let's be patient and try things out)
ahhahah this is cool I laughed when you said "Start your manga now!" haha this is good advice right there
Just do it bro
you posted it in just the right moment when I was having existential crisis and for once youtube graced me with this video in recommended. I am crying, because I've never been so lucky
i like watching your video, they make me feel good on the inside. i dont really draw, but watching your videos makes me want to pick it up as a pass time!
Always nice to see a new Pikat video drop! I find it interesting that a lot of us artists are usually self conscious or dislike the work we create. At least for me I feel like I had a really unhealthy mindset when I spent a lot of time on social media and comparing my work to other artists who have been creating art for a much longer time than I have. I think its interesting to hear pikat at the end of the video being a bit flustered with the idea that she wanted to get to the same level as a lot of these artists without putting in the same amount of time. At least for me I can kinda relate to that being an older person that got into art at an older age as opposed to starting young and maintaining that practice. Artists like Moderndayjames also talk about their frustrations with starting art at an older age but still keeping a good mindset about things. I also love the advice of just doing projects sooner than later. I agree with her in the sense that many people will not feel ready enough to start things like a comic, a league of legends-like splash art, or just any art challenge because they feel like their fundamentals may not be good enough. While there may be some reason behind that, its always interesting to hear that even the pros are practicing and refining their skills. And that’s the pros! Art is a life-long journey of self-improvement, and some people may get to a point in art where they’re happy quicker than others. Finding that acceptance and positive mindset will carry you forward in your art endeavors!
Loving this channel more and more
I love this also works in not just drawing but art in general.
I still tend to feel that way about myself... But, I'm in a better place than I was before COVID happened. I'm learning to think more carefully, act in a respectful and corgidal manner, and learning to accept losses in life than letting them overcome me. I relate to this video so much and I'm thankful you put out a video like this, Pikat.🤗❤️
"Parents that celebrate your achievement but not your effort"... T.T that's such a great way of putting it
I really love the atmosphere of your videos, I can concentrate better while watch ur videos :D
My mind set over the years:
Yay cartoons
Ooh animated cartoons
Musclar men
TigBitties
Anime art
Hot anime art
Yay cartoon
Full circle
i dont have same type of dont feel good about my art that every one else dose,
i miss communication problem when it comes to art. i could just accept that no one would get im going for and just accept that , then i wont understand what im doing wrong on drawing side of art.
but when im trying to teach some one , some one else comes in explain the exact same thing it makes perfect sense .
Thank u so much for this video, I had really supported family. Sadly what’s always holding me back was me. I want use video to remind me everyday!
honestly this is a rly good video and the "i hate myself cause im not a genius" part really hit
i love how u edit the videos!
Besides your great videos, i really enjoy your voice, always made me calm and comfy
its interesting that you describe this as a i'm depressed and now suddenly i like my art- and ride off into the sunset roll credits~
me a guy who is pushing 40 thats drawn my entire life i go back n forth BUT i the highs i get out of art have gotten less meaningful year after year; and my lows get progressingly deeper to a new deeper level of depression- sure i'll come out of it maybe for half a year a month maybe even a week or a few days but it'll be back its hard to draw when you feel that one wrong move can cause you to spiral into a new low. in my 20s i folded a graphire 4 tablet in half
This video show up when im in another hating my own drawing phase, thankyou pikat sensei
I just want to compliment the thumbnail, you know what's good about it and that's what I'm complimenting ^^
I was neglected as a child and im still trying to repair my self image, worth and worldview, its hard but maybe one day ill feel brave enough to share my work again.
Mentality is like a game. When you believe you lost that's when you lost, but if you believe you're winning that's when you will win. This applies to everything such as games, sports, arts, and etc. If you feel like you improve you know you improve. Jealousy if a factor that is hard to deal with. The only way to get rid of that jealousy is when you embrace yourself instead of other's work.
Thumbnail is cracking me up because it looks like the incarnation of "just smile more"
When it comes to practicing art I try not to do too many study’s because i personally can’t retain what I learn so I slowly take the time on each piece, as long as I try to put in the stuff I learned through small studies while seeing mistakes during and after my progress then I feel a lot better about it. Studying intensively and feeling like your not going anywhere near your goals reallyyy drains you. Be kind to yourself even if you feel it’s too hard to. Once you have a positive mind set I’m sure you’ll move faster in your art progress and ofc I’m not saying not to challenge yourself but do it in a healthy way don’t strain yourself.
In just a week I’ve noticed quite the improvement. Find a way to learn art that best suits you whether it’s doing a bunch of studies a day or taking your time each week.
I am STILL NEGATIVE to myself to this day but atleast I can say that it’s getting better and I’m learning how to be confident
I like the idea of beliving you want to be the best, even ego of "I am/I will be" better than all of you, because it makes you happy for every little accomplishment, every building step forward, you set goals, see artists you feel jealousy for and you're like "I am gonna be better than you" so you strive to be better, every little step makes that sweet dopamine hit, you get addicted, you love every bit you produce and be like "damn i made it ?". What do all great artists really have ? More expiriance ? More talent ? Better gentics ? Better observation skills ? No, they have ego, one that might be 100x bigger than their skill, this pure confidence and ability to better themselves, out of not being able to accept being worse than anyone.
Everything you make may not be pretty, but its creation is always beautiful. A bad drawing is a nonexistent one, is what I always tell myself. Thank you Pikat for this video!
Just wanted to say I really like the expression on faces of your OC in the thumbnails❤
Sometimes its a thing of realizing drawing isnt your thing, maybe it’s 3D modeling, sculpting, papercraft, plushmaking, etc. I learned I liked charachter modeling a lot when I tried it and now im way more driven and improve at both since I switched. Old sculptors used to be good at sculpting and drawing since both aspects help both mediums.
Genuinely think i need to come back to this occasionally to remind myself it's ok to take it slow.
i love the thumbnail! so cuteee
I’ve been listening to some videos during my commute to work about drawing and art, and one thing from artist Kakage stood out to me:
“If you have time to worry about what people think of your art, or whine about how disappointed you are at your piece, you could have been drawing more.”
Taking that negativity and using that energy to improve instead of sulking has helped me in a lot of things that I’ve held off because “I’m not good at it yet.” Actual Cannibal Shia Labeouf once said “DO IT. JUST DO IT.”
I needed to hear this. Thank you so much.
I started working on a comic, knowing I would use it for practice, and then it had to be good, so now I have this kind of paralysis when I think about working on it, so I guess I'm challenging myself to do something today, like making it all digital, which I'm horrible at, I really hate to do digital drawing lol
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damn, i wish someone would have told me that when i was first starting out, took me AGES to unlearn that mentality
2:15 This. I'm not special, I'm just better than other that, and most parts is worst than others.
If my skills not worth for products, that's skill issue. But even I trying hard and my brain doesn't understand? then I need to move on, because that's not my thing.
Soo relate..
THANK YOU FOR THESE VIDEOS !!!!! :D
awesome video as always, keep up the good work!! love all your videos!!😊