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Lazy is a bad word. Lazy is a character trait which can't be changed. Unmotivated is the word! Motivation ebbs and flows but can be changed at any time. You are not lazy you are a work in progress as are we all.

Great video. So many TH-cam artists constantly pushing products. It's hardest for beginners. Not knowing what is going to work for you can lead to Over consumption but we can move stuff on. Some charities are grateful for donations. I think also as you get older having heaps of stuff gets heavy.

I'm glad you picked pastel art supplies for this "challenge" because I never know what to do with my pastel art supplies either! This gives me some inspiration. Also thanks for adding subtitles to your videos! I never noticed it until today. I'm not sure if anyone can relate but sometimes when I watch TH-cam videos while I'm eating I can't hear the video over my own chewing sounds so I use subtitles until I'm done 😂 Especially for particularly crunchy foods like apples. It's nice to have something better than TH-cam's mediocre auto-generated subtitles.

I loved the city scene!

Using a more fine cloth would also help as well.

This is great and every paper is unique. I love the paintings you did on your own paper. All the steps you go through to make the paper is really admirable. ❤

I would love if you shared the videos you got inspiration from.❤

hey - long time no comment- different than THIS video, but did you get re-monetized? I remember since there was a break in posting youtube like demonetized your channel (which I heard happened to other youtubers too!)

Thank you so much for sharing this inspiring story, it’s amazing how much life can change when you pursue your passions and push yourself outside of your comfort zone. I’m 22 and I have been wanting to start creating art for years now, and to tap back into my creative side that I had when I was younger. This video was the push that I needed and I have made my first sketch’s today!! Thank you so much again for sharing, super inspiring to hear your story and see your progress, you are very skilled!

Holy moley i resonate with the despair of the job search so much! You'd think you'd have more free time to make art and explore yourself but it just sucks your soul instead. I felt like I just had to get a job to get out of this state of despair... only to fall into another state of despair in a job.

I am immune to heart break because I get no game

It would be far more stimulating and therapeutic to actually get out and paint some real humans, rather than these stiff generic faces copied from flat photographs. Working frpm photos really kills the spirit of a painting and the 3 d quality you can only get from real live subjects.

Once when i was in a really bad mood i wrote three poems in one night

When I went through my break ups they completely left me destroyed I had so many nights of wailing cries and yet my only form of respite was my art I poured my energy into art most I scrapped but all of it put my mind at ease I was able to slowly start to heal though those artworks 💔💕 No matter what the circumstances doing what makes you happy makes you feel like yourself is the best way to make the world feel just a little smaller 💕 I am a real rat in your walls 🧀🐀

When I was going through a really bad breakup I pursued chess and now I'm actually really good at it

That’s stunning!

When I was going through a very bad breakup I started writing two books. Definitely pursue art if you're in pain, it makes it great lol

any tips for coloring and getting proportions correct? I struggle making faces that look realistic enough

nah i'm chillin like a little villain

Ur so good at art

After sticking to watercolor for years, I also tried other mediums and art styles. For that subscription boxes are very useful. For example I had never heard of gouache before and it is now one of my favorite mediums. But when I realize that some medium isn't something I enjoy, I give it away to other (young) artists to try. That way it doesn't end up collecting dust and being thrown away, but it brings someone else joy :)

Do you have a boyfriend?

I bought some gorgeous and very fibrous handmade cotton rag paper. Weirdly you could get it in A2, A3 and A4 sizes at nearly the same price so I got A2, x4 bigger than A4. I love the look of those natural colours but I think the lightfastness issue would bug me too much... Unless I can do art in black and white and use it as a vague colour wash and it doesn't really matter if it fades away

I actually quite like how the sailor turned out! He's my second favorite portrait after the crying girl in the center. I still haven't tried any portraits myself since your last 100 heads video...

this looks awesome lovely, great work! enjoyed till the end 🥰

totally loved this video! I also love BC!! So much fun to have your 'Bestie' be a part of your adventure! TFS!

All good points! I avoid subscription boxes for this reason. It's better idea to have some friends swap supplies trying to emulate a sub box for each other. Ideally some of the items they really aren't using overlap with what items you'd enjoy and don't already have. Everyone wins.

Wow❤

Loved this video. 😂 The note is hilarious in retrospect. Love your sense of humor. I think (for me anyway) the allure of new supplies is the idea of new possibilities. I am definitely a supply hoarder, but I really try not to be. I enjoy regifting my old supplies. 🙈 I feel inspired to try a no-spend challenge soon.

Thank you for making this video and pointing this out. When you started the video I already had a hunch where it was going and loved that it indeed went that way. I've been hoarding my artsupplies for years now and have markers, colouring pencils and paint left untouched because I wanted to perserve them and as a result I've been buying other supplies left and right. It has been only a week or two when I said "Screw it" and took my supplies for what they actually are and used them accordingly with the idea of actually making art of them and letting go of the perserving idea. Seeing this video really eases my mind and tells me that I wasn't the only one with this issue. (I don't know whether neurodivirsity is a clear factor, but I'm also part of it 😂) Thank you so much for speaking out. This should be discussed more often and the issue of overconsumption at this rate and in this field should be more openly discussed without being judged about it! Bravo! 🎉

Unrelated to my other comment but related to the video this time lol I started scrapbooking via a subscription box, and the thing I MOST remember, and hate about what I've made, is opening that box and going "oh... it's this". I was learning, I didn't know what I needed or wanted, and I thought maybe it could become what was in the boxes. Just like music. Most of the music I listened to I didn't like right away, it required a bunch of repeats to enjoy. But after years (over 20 now) of creating and collecting and curating an inventory, you're absolutely right that I have a lot and I know exactly what my style is and what will get used. One of my favourite companies just switched to a subscription box only model, and I point blank told them I would not be buying from them with that model. I don't want to spend (no lie) $160 a month on items I cannot see ahead of time, and likely will not use half of. That's insanity in any time, let alone a recession. I don't even let people buy me gifts that I didn't pick out ahead of time, because I don't want things to go to waste. I LOVE things, I LOVE presents, but I can't stand stuff just sitting around. Inventory, sure, because I cannot just jet off to the store the second inspiration strikes, or I need to make something, but *used* and *usable* items only.

I don't think I ever fell into the random supply thing or bandwagons. I'm impulsive, very, because I'm neurodivergent and I allow myself to test what is, or could be, my thing. But I'm obsessive about research. My husband wants me to buy things that will get used, not wasted, as he's the breadwinner I let him dictate that kind of thing pretty easily. I need to know what it is, what it does, why it does it, and how it can be applied to what I already do. I need every supply I own to work with every other supply in some way, or to have a clear plan in my mind what thing is for what project I have in mind. And as far as I can remember, I've always been good at that. When I try something, it's usually the lesser cost/lower quality item and I only upgrade if I prove I'll use the item if it did a.b.c better. Or years down the line when a better product hits the market. Where I overconsume is tools, namely stamps. I'm a sucker for a cute image, since I can't draw on my own. I've tried many times, but I just despise the process of both learning and the creating. But my thing is "hoarding" images to be used doesn't bother me as much, because yes they're tools, but they're also wonderful to look at and spend time with. To organise and touch and enjoy, even without the art and creating aspect. They're the one type of thing that doesn't go bad, doesn't get boring, and doesn't harm anything.... except that pocket book, even when they're not actively being used.

I've been an artist all my life (20+years) and I've never had a problem with hoarding... until now. There's just so many good deals out there ;w;

Hey there

I really wonder if art supply hoarding and overconsumption was as prevelant before social media. My guess is no. When we are bombarded with all the different art supplies that are out there on social media, it's hard not to feel like we're missing out. But if we hadn't been on social media in the first place, we would've never even known about these products and not missed them one bit. It doesn't help that everyone is trying to sell you something these days. I'm so tired of sponsored videos, or "this company sent me something to try out but I'm not technically sponsored" videos. That's basically still free advertisement for them and they know exactly why they're sending stuff to influencers. It's not to support them, it's for their own gain. Social media marketing is the way to go right now. I love watching art videos on TH-cam but I can't escape all the consumerism that comes with it. There are not enough art channels that don't feature product reviews or hauls in one way or another. I've unfollowed so many channels over the past few months because I couldn't stand having all these product reviews in my feed. I have considered trying art supply mystery boxes myself because it sounds like a fun challenge to use art supplies I wouldn't normally choose. But ultimately I decided against it for the same reasons you mentioned. I would most likely just end up with a bunch of things I don't care about and don't use. That seems like a waste. I already have everything that excites me and if there's really a new medium I want to get into, I will pick the things that are exactly right for me and not hope that a mystery box accidentally sends me something I like.

I am someone who is very new to the art space and because of my adhd, I find that I don’t always want to do the same medium. So I do have a lot of art supplies. I try to be very intentional now, but I definitely struggle with getting myself to actually make art because it’s so much harder to build the habit as an adult.

I have never bought an art box. My kids sent me a couple art snack boxes for Christmas a couple years ago and it was fun to open and see what was in the box. That said, I’m to the point where I rarely buy anything but open stock to replace colors. I did my hoarding during COVID which paid off a bit-prices have really increased since then!😳

Hi ! It's really a great video and I really think you've got a point. I've been doing art for many years and I started scrapbooking and cardmaking about 6 years ago, meaning I accumulated a ton of art supplies. Thankfully, I can use most of my supplies in both hobbies but I started realizing that I was drawing and painting less and less. It's not like I got bored of it, I just don't know what to draw anymore. I've got a lot of supplies that's collecting dust, but I love it and I hope to use it in the future. I've also started to get sell some of the stuff I bought when I got into scrapbooking, that same type of supplies you buy when you don't really know you're style, but that paper is soooo pretty 😂 For a few years now, since 2020 - 2021 I've also thought about a no buy challenge but it's too hard for me so I do low buy, focusing on the areas where I have the most supplies and doing a "project pan" inspired by the beauty community. It has really helped me and now I mostly buy what I know I will use and try not to buy duplicates. I'm trying to keep money to buy better quality stuff and "inventorizing" what I have and what I buy each month. I'm also trying follow the "it has to fit into the container" rule but it doesn't really work for my most favorites. At least I'm trying and getting better at it, and that's what counts. Anyway, I've never bought art or mystery boxes since it's not really a thing in my country, but your video is such a great topic of discussion !

I am guilty of hoarding sketchbooks, but in my defense, I also give them to my friends for birthday gifts. They are not as hooked to online art supplies shopping and the local shop does not carry the sketchbooks I get. Recently I found Baohong Sketchbooks on Shein. The price is awesome. The only issue is that I have several sketchbooks started and I want to finish some before moving on.

Yes, it is why I never buy art boxes. I enjoy making a research about the materials I am buying, watching reviews and demonstration videos. When I decide on getting a supply I try to make it work with the rest of my supplies. Some supplies I use rarely while some get used by my daughter. E.g. I rarely get to use Poscas because my daughter claimed them as soon as I got them. And since I mostly got them because I was influenced by TH-cam I was actually happy they will get used by my dauughter and her friends. I buy supplies every month, and recently I have stopped buying sets, but rather get a thing here and there, a tube, a pencil, a few crayons, etc. I do plan to splurge my Christmas money on a set of pencils, probably Inktense.

I have been doing art on and off for about 4 years now (after a break) I got fed up of cheap art supplies, those crusty watercolours for kids, horrible paper and those coloured pencils that break every time you sharpen them and hardly have any pigment and I watched a lot of youtube videos - I came to the conclusion quite early on that people bought too much! There are many youtubers who literally have a shop worth of items, all unused and they keep buying more stuff, and the saddest part is when things have expired, and have to be thrown out, unused or hardly used... That last is what has stopped me from getting more because I want to use what I have already. I don't have a problem with subscription boxes, though, as long as they have good quality supplies in them, and aren't too pricy as they've helped me to decide what brands to buy and introduced me to supplies I didn't know existed - I would have still been buying the awful cheap stuff that I don't like without them but there comes a point when you have to stop the subscription and use what you have. I've found my preferred supplies are watercolours, India Ink, Acrylic Ink, water-proof fineliners and good quality coloured pencils (both watercolour and normal ones.)

I'm really against overconsumption in every aspect of my life - except it seems, art supplies. I have so many sketchbooks but I still end up on Amazon looking for the perfect sketchbook the one that's going to make my sketchbooks look as perfect as the ones on here and instagram. I have supplies I haven't opened but was hugely excited to buy. I really enjoyed your video and you made some excellent points, I'm pleased youtube recommended you to me. I'll be doing no spend september and hopefully it'll lead into a no spend year.

Wait...what?!? You're a genius! That was deep... I'm kind of a hoarder, and I applaud you. *taking a bow*

Great video. I’m really struggling. I always seem to need just one more paint 😢

Wow, that was a great video and it really resonated with me. First, I have to say that art box you created was brilliant! You had me hook line and sinker with it! haha But seriously, I have been on a no-buy and have really struggled to adhere to it. The crazy thing is that despite the fact that I literally have NO MORE ROOM in my art cabinets (3 7-ft tall IKEA cabinets and 2 dresser drawers, one of which is a large double bedroom dresser drawer) I continue to give in to the want monster. I want to save money to buy a nice quality sit/stand art desk (medical issues) and I really want to go on an exotic art retreat. But I keep spending it on art supplies. Dang it is tough. I have gotten sucked up into the out-of-control capitalism machine and am fighting get out of it. But even though I keep failing at it, I am not going to give up. I am making some progress. As far as I am concerned, some progress is better than no progress. Ironically, I watched this while taking a break from cleaning up and doing some organizing and decluttering in my art space. Speaking of which, back to the grind for me. Thanks for the great content. We really need to hear this message more often.

Very clever way to demonstrate your points. I loathe my overconsumption of art products. I’m trying hard to just stop doing that. Thank you for this.

I find that many of Amazons journals do not have great quality watercolor paper in them.

Honestly I just went out yesterday and bought a new pack 🤣

Could these work with fountain pens?

I wish there was something like that in Germany,art supplies are so expensive here😢