You Don't Need a Reason to Love Your Art

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[@KB-nm5rp]

I'm enjoying drawing like shit. It helps that I'm a beginner, and keeping my drawings mostly to myself. The freedom to laugh at myself is where I get about half my enjoyment from it.

[@charrochacallo3074]

I found this guy today I can't stop watching him help

[@fallandrix5232]

Me too BRUH! AACCK

[@SpencerYonce]

Sameeee

[@stoltzstories]

You are honestly one of the most inspiring artists ive ever seen
Love the videos man

[@WellWornNib]

Thank you for being so vulnerable through-out all the content you create. Because of that openness you are easing so much unnecessary suffering. I love you dude.

[@alfiemarshall9224]

wow. thank you for this

[@astrorobinson3716]

I love you, Steven, you're the best.

[@drippinghanamizu]

You need no reason, just need Steven Zapata talking to you to love your art hahahaaa
Dropping those Thumbs Up like they are hot.

[@kingpen1179]

This guy deserves more views and subs, I really love how to give art advice to us beginners, i really love all your vids😊😊😊❤️🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@RobArtORenders]

This is brilliant, the message and the art. If this just reaches some artist burdened by the pressures of art in the modern age! The relevancy and likeablity of ones efforts weigh down too many artist from pushing forward and achieving new heights. I am one of those artists, I will internalise your message as it rings true, trust the process but also enjoy the process.

[@MarianoSteiner]

man..
Fantastic speech and piece.
Loved the anatomy and the interesting colors

[@gordoparkerrr]

Really really insightful commentary, I love hearing these "spiritual" ideas discussed in the context of art and learning, so fresh and so needed. Thanks a lot for the video.

[@AmeliaSmolak]

Thank you

[@akkad7514]

ive been in a binging spree of all your videos and i just wanted to say thank you

[@jdoe27]

My god .. amazing work as always!!

[@cory99998]

took way too long to figure this out, I was too self absorbed in my ego and what I thought my creative work meant for my life. Now I feel like my life is meant for creative work.

[@turtlepregnancy]

It's honestly a crime you don't have more subs, your content and your art are just beautiful.
Thankyou for all the videos!

[@tktsumibito]

That touched me unexpectedly deep.. Thank you.

[@zakverso]

I really enjoy your thoughts about art, this make me keep going, doing what i'm doing and enjoying myself throughout the process

[@chaoswolf7976]

Oh boy. Reminds me of something from my own live.
At first you realize, you have a passion for it and some day you might even start to think: why not try to make a living with it someday?
You buy all those fancy books, analyze other artists work, learn all those little basics like simplfication, how light really works etc.
And every time you upload something....no one cares. Some may even criticise you, for not good enough.
What went wrong? You search for your own misstakes. Try to get better...Still the same outcome. Slowly, but steady your passion mutates to the need to impress others. You start to criticice yourself for every little misstake you make and somehow....besides all that earned knowledge, you dont get better. You somehow get worse o.o
Why? Because your once passion mutatet slowly into the burden to impress others. You no longer enyoy it. You just want to get better at all costs. Not longer for you, but others.
And let me tell you: it is fucking hard to unlearn such bad habbits and just doing it out of passion again.

[@DougNarinasNarinas]

Thank you Steven. I didn't know i needed this video and your message that much.

[@paulalandhart1914]

You are amazing, thank you so much. Lately I have been pretty self destructive in general and very hateful towards my art, but your videos (and my friends hehe) help me a lot and I think I'm getting better at loving my art and myself (:

[@diogo763]

don't know why this popped up but this was a great listen

[@MrMiguelfigueira]

Love the use of color. Your work is great!

[@Scorpionthepianist]

it 's a way of life, not some fancy goal. Brilliant, I will keep doing it despite the loser I am. If I was fated to be one, so be it.

[@KimitaDom]

Thanks I really needed this💜

[@SleepyRulu]

I notice my line work is getting better.

[@wesleymccoy4072]

I’m here from watching him on proko and I find my self already subscribed.

[@javierg.2938]

Thank you👍

[@olivierfortier1442]

Holy shit, I am crying

[@TaikenUchida41]

Unfortunately, for the many who struggle with perfectionism, there is no easy way out, no quick fix, to make that choice where they can find their joy inside rather than outside of themselves.

[@TheWheatless]

2:07
Damn...

[@zhetras1850]

hey i just discovered you with the proko video , i really like your works you have the level i hope i will have some day , are you inspired by Gustave Doré cause i really feel that u re inspired by him . Thanks for you great videos!:

[@crink652]

I really feel like your some wise Buddhist monk

[@earth355]

How are you using strange colors?

[@UkuleleVillain]

Value does the work, color takes the credit

[@l.nirmalprasad8129]

Is the brush set available?

[@curtis5799]

If Alan watts and Albrecht dürer had a child.

[@si_mon_ki2828]

no, gracias a vos.

[@AerysBat]

You sound exactly like my psychotherapist hahaha