Worlds collide! And Sam I really appreciate that artists always see things in their own work that outsiders don’t , including myself but improving from people we admire is the best thing we can do to reignite your own appreciation for creativity. That’s why I love you guys !
I think when you hate your art the most is when your taste has grown to a point where your own art isn't don't it for you anymore, which means you're about to hit a breakthrough so you can meet your own taste again! At least that's what i always tell myself
I have been stuck hating Every piece I work on for the past... Many many weeks. It's hard to imagine Sam feeling the same slump. But it's somehow comforting to know that no artist is alone. Thank you for this!
7:11 "If you're not in a slump now, I hate you" I hate myself too Sam, don't worry. No, but seriously. Artists have some of the cruelest inner voices sometimes, and as an artist myself i also am no exception. I'm the oposit of sam, i struggle with realisim and my style looks extremely stylized and cartoony so I've been trying to do realisim and breaking out of my comfort zone as well, mostly with different body types and breaking same face syndrome. I hope you get out of your art slump soon sam.
I cant even describe how helpful it is to hear that some of my absolute favorite artists struggle with the exact same things i do. I've always grown frustrated with myself when i fell into a slump, and it ruined the experience of creating for me. I never want to grow to hate my passion. Thank you for the great video, sam.
I went through 6 years of being absolutely terrified of creation. I couldn’t even look at art of any form that had to do with a flat canvas. I’m better now but the lasting effects are devastating to my creation process.
Never understood that problem... It's like pressuring oneself to improve despite being great already. I just look at my art and if I don't like it I try to identify why and then I fix it. Then again, drawing is my 3rd art, there's also music and writing. And I take breaks from each of those, they kinda rotate around, and after every break I come back to it with a new mindset.
I struggle with this but with music, I know I've improved a lot but I still can't help but lilsten to recordings from three years ago and wish I had that inspiration I used to have back then.
late but, i think we hate our art simply because we can see how much better we could be in our head. i dont remember the name of the sculptor, but there was this story about a sculptor being so hard on his pieces that most of their final pieces were very slim in consequence of him taking clay out all of the time he found a detail unsatisfying. i think in order to progress, artists still have to complete their pieces to have a final judgement and to know where to take off from there but it's still very unsatisfying most of the time and it happens that some just stay in an endless loophole of never finishing a piece because they aren't satisfied. perfectionism 101 really
I lost my creative job due to the decline in the animation industry and I've been in a slump ever since. This video was really insightful and helped tremendously to get me back on my feet. Thanks, Sam :)
Thank you so much, Sam. I appreciate it. Im in my lowest moment right now, hating everything about my art. I feel like i need to rethink why i draw and what i want to show. Because everything I’ve beed creating is not me at all. So hearing words of encouragement from you were really helpful for me. Thank you
When I go through a period where I hate my art, I just stop drawing for a while. Sometimes my art brain needs a break and I don’t pick up a pencil until I feel inspired enough to
I noticed that when I look at an artwork of mine, I remember what I thought/felt while making it. So, I try to have fun with all my artworks, so that when I look back on them, I’ll remember that instead of remembering how I stressed out and beat myself up over little mistakes. It makes me like my art a lot more
2:09 BINGO! You've hit upon the reason I have given up music after 45 years; I wasn't learning anything and thus my passion diminished. Instead I have begun to learn how to draw, as I have virtually no experience in figurative art- and I'm highly enthusiastic about it as it is a whole new world for me.
I am really surprised that actúally a lot of artists are going through the same and it's quite inspiring knowing that you're not the only one who sucks sometimes.
Those slumps are dangerous man. I went from art being the biggest passion in my life and doing it every day to other aspects of life just hitting me hard and not being able to do anything artistic for a few years, now im trying to get back into it and literally feel like I have lost over a decade of knowledge and experience that I had before and its making it so difficult to come back to and try to grow and be happy with anything im doing so trust, I get it.
To be uncomfortable is to learn discipline. Idfk where this came from. lol, it just popped into my brain as Sam was talking about comfort zones and how he has to get uncomfortable again 😅 I couldn't relate to you more when it comes to my own art.. let's do our best together 💜
I’m glad I watched this, because recently I’ve been drawing things I’m used to drawing rather than trying a dynamic pose or a side profile. I’ve been working on a piece with 7 different characters, all with different poses at different angles and it has taken me WAY too long, but most of the process has been practicing drawing arms, legs, hands, head shapes, angles, etc. But I’ve managed to get out of my comfort zone and I’m pretty happy with how it’s turned out so far. It’s different from my usual pieces and it looks great, even though it’s not perfect, but I’m glad I’m improving.
I'm a sucker for pretty stuff which lead me to reading manhwa and stuff like that. Love your style and the way you make your videos. I really wish you illustrated art for manhwa or designed some characters for games.
Love that you spoke about this topic! One thing I would like to add: Pay attention to who you are OUTSIDE of your art. What's the stuff you like & dislike. Especially music being a good stimulant to the type of art you produce. All these smol things add character & personality to your characters. It's helped me at times when I've been in a slump, so I hope that it helps you too ❤
I think that we have all greatly idealized great artists like Sam, that we do not think that they go through such difficult processes, and then we understand that we all sometimes feel trapped.
Thank you - it's amazingly refreshing to hear "if you're in a slump go challenge yourself to LEARN" instead of "if you're in a slump you just have to force yourself to do more", and it's exactly the push I needed right now to go crack open the new anatomy book I got.
I relate with the struggling with stylization one. What I hate is that sometimes it's almost subconscious. Like you get a reference, you draw, and realize you made it too realistic. It almost feels like edging having to stop yourself from doing more on your work when your body is screaming to do more 😭 Also this feeling like you downgraded because u used to draw more but now you're drawing a character with a few strokes, a few shades (The art style I like is like that), it's frustrating but it's also enjoyable once you get to do them 😭♥️ Art is such a rollercoaster ride
I really love the way you say: You got to punch the things you think is difficult, and learn how to draw them! Thanks for your advice, it helps a lot.😊
I actually really understand the feeling of being unsatisfied with what you made and just striving to make something you’ll like, regardless whether you like your art or not, it’s always been a huge inspiration to me and a huge part of my art growth, super comforting to know I’m not the only one ever hating on my own work, ❤
I’m a writer and I love you for sharing your pain and insight. I have a note over my computer to remind me: “DARE TO SUCK” Take risks and push through the doubts and you’ll grow. Stay in comfort and your art will become stagnant. Go for it! ❤
“a never ending journey of learning” is the perfect way to describe art but not only visual art, it’s the description of every type of art, whether it is making music or being professional in a martial art u will always learn. It might be hard or maybe annoying to continue learning over and over again but u can even learn to appreciate learning. It’s something I have learned not long ago but never really got to say it to anyone and the fact that Sam made a whole video about it makes me feel really happy because it’s important to know and to never give up. ❤
Honestly, I think I really needed this type of video. For a while, I have been very stuck on my own art and not knowing what to really do with it anymore thank you! ❤
I was just thinking to quit my art because on how bad I've been doing for the past week or so. But after watching this video made me realize even artist who are master at drawing can struggle sometimes. Thank you for inspiring me as you always do with your sweet words.
I love Sam, he’s always so honest, and it only grows my respect for him. I personally like to draw more realistically, but all of this is still relatable. Thank you, Sam.
I’ve been going through this for the past few months. I feel like I’m finally coming out of it. I always forget to study other artists and how much that helps me. I keep a journal and every day i dedicate writing an entry on of my favorite artists. Breaking down their style and pieces. It’s so helpful.
Wow I find it funny how all of today I had no motivation to draw and post. Even completely scraping Ideas to make my own TMNT iteration..and then I see this video. It really helped me. Thanks :)
Hating your own art is so relatable, I've been stuck in this phase for so long... idk when I will be able to enjoy and like my art again, I will try the advices 😔 Thank you for telling us what you're going through because everyone can feel like that towards their art even the best artists !
When i saw the title today: what!? why sam hate's he's art?😨 I hate my art before but i learn how to love my art now...i must say artist have their back on each other🌸✨
Ive been in and out art slump for months and now that ive gotten out of it ive been feeling so good about myself, instead of taking 8+ hrs on a peice its more like 2+ hrs and ive been feeling way more motivated i hopw people can get out of their slump to cause this is the best ive felt in awhile, i hope you feel better about yourself soon sam ❤
Had a massive slump a few months ago. Going pretty well right now. Working on a video where I find an art style right now which really helped. And I've also been reading art books on the train to work, which I think really helps too.
it's nice to hear about struggling with stylization and not anatomy or theory etc. i also get stuck with the geometry of it all and people who can do stylized art have such energy that i get jealous of. anatomy is simple to look up, style is so vague it's a ride to study.
Ngl I was drawing while watching this and just looked at my art and said yeah that's sh* then tries to draw a realistic drawing w/o learning a thing.. It's still sht
I have been learning to draw for around two months now after a decade long break. I used to draw as a kid but just stopped at some point and now, in college, I finally decided it's time to learn it for real. I'm lucky as I'm still at the stage where every time I draw I learn something new and keep drawing things I'm more and more happy with. I'm sure I'll experience similar stuff as you a lot in years to come, but for now I'm just enjoying the ride and having fun leveling up my abilities!
Thank you Sam omgosh, I've been having this same issue with my rendering and I literally thought I was the only one. 😭😭 Especially when I watch all these amazing artists who just seem like they got it down with their style. Thank you for opening my eyes and focusing my perspective again. 🙏
Great video. It doesn't just connect with new artists but people that have been around for a while as well. I still have moments where I have imposter syndrome even though I've been working in movies, animation and games for almost 20 years
Oh, glad to know I'm not the only one that goes through these phases lots of the time lol. Things will work out eventually. Last week I've met some people and one of them told me "nothing good last forever, but the good part is nothing bad last forever too". Having ups and downs is part of the process. We are humans beeing who are constantly evolving. I think the most important part is beeing concious of it, so that we can work our way through it.
For me it is always the same: the basics. Never learned them properly, and it shows. I just practice and hope one day it will be better. I have many ideas, but lack of skill limits what I can draw :
This is a good one to constantly learn and practice from others. The lows make us working harder to get to the top. Sometimes they suck but it’s part of it
Sam, I took a leadership class last week and we had a unit that focused on motivation, and how some people lose motivation because what they’re working on is no longer challenging! What you pinpoint in this video is a great way to regain motivation: learning. This can depend on personality, but it’s great that you’ve found in yourself a way to grow your motivation. Good job!
I am on week two of learning art a little more seriously, the cool thing about learning is you always bump into "new" things. New struggle, new concepts, new perspective. Every day it's a new thing, which also make every day a little bit novel. It is refereshing and makes me feel like when we are kids. It is all excitement and it makes me to only want to keep going.
i think me, and many others, desperately needed to hear this. ive drawn for my entire life and only started trying to take in others’ techniques the last few years, and i’ve improved faster than ever! sadly though, i recently hit a low point, so i’ve been trying to study new techniques and colours, which helps a lot. your video makes me feel even more invigorated to actually try, so thank you! we love you and your art very much, you truly inspire a lot of people!
My situation is not related to drawing but your point is really relatable and can be applied to studying Mandarin. At the start, I feel like I am making a lot of progress, learning a lot of new words. Now I feel like I am in the slump and make no progress because I only read, write or listen to something I am familiar with. I don't have a courage to take a step to read something harder because I am afraid I might disappoint myself. Now that I have watched your video, it's time for me to pull myself up again!!!
"Find people who inspire you". I'm looking at you right now, bro. Great video, thank you for bringing that up! p.s. That one piece with the gutarist - absolute fire, imo.
I found this video actually very wholesome and heartwarming, and I’m grateful for this message because I really needed to hear it. As much as I live the funny vids, these are amazing as well.
Thank you for making this! You're 100% right, I just wanted to add a small thing i found helps me working as a freelance artist. I have clients that expect the same style from me all the time and its a more realistic style, but Ive always felt drawn to stylistic approaches. Its been about 3 years that ive been working realistically, always feeling conflicted because I am good at realistic but really find it demotivating to not express myself in the style I want to. I realized recently that personal stylized art isnt just something i should do from time to time but is something i NEED to do in order to still feel motivated to do my freelance work. Its freeing not just being able to do art in the style i want, but also to know its just for me and no one else. I don't actually think id enjoy doing freelance in a more stylized way, I enjoy having the freedom to explore what I want to. So for any working artist out there remember to do things for only yourself sometimes, even just a 30 minute warm up before working :)
Thank you, Sam. I recently discovered your channel and it has really inspired me. I used to draw all the time and went to school for art where being told I wasn't that good. This stopped me from drawing for a long time. Your videos and other artists got me out of my decade slump. Now I'm drawing every day.
I really needed this vid, there are times I do good drawings then some days I feel terrible and I keep doing unfinished artworks and never comebacck for them, it made me overthink that maybe doing arts isn't for me but all i really needed was inspirations
Thank you so much, I've been feeling this for a whole month and you juat put it into words, I don't feel like the shape design in my art is where i want it to be because I'm always so realistiv about things
I feel so bad that you view your art this way bc it’s the best art ever and your my favorite artist in the world and I wish I could draw like you. We all have rough days, months, or even years, but never stop doing what you do bc your amazing
I call it “the wall”. You feel like you make a break through with something, and then find yourself at the wall again and again. I have followed you for a while, so it’s really refreshing and great that even people we look up to have the same issues/hurdles as us. Please keep putting out honest transparent content! Edit: adding, it’s when your vision for your art outweighs your technical capabilities, not so much as an “art block” than a skill block
This video is everything. I literally had to stop sketching like 10 min ago because I got so frustrated with the results. It feels like my hand doesn't know how to draw anymore ("--") . Now that I saw your video I feel a lot better about it. Thank you :)
You hit the nail right on the head! What I've learnt years ago from Nikolas Tower is that both art skill and perception are sinusoids but they're a little offset one from another. So sometimes the perception catches up with our skill and that's when we feel like everything we make sucks; and the best way to combat it is to experiment and study and learn :)
Sam, you do not understand amount of hope I felt and how much this video lifted me!!! I literally was having this exact issue of seemingly “forgetting” how to draw and I felt like nothing I drew sat right with me. I went on TH-cam today in hopes I could find a video to help me (for the thousandth time) and here is the video sitting right in front of me! Tysm Sam ur the best and keep going pls pls!!!!!
just the things that i'm struggling i feel like i have learn so much in 5 years all the traditional technices but now i'm like in a big bump like the 5 year stuck when you are actually getting good or learning your style it's when the real struggle begings LOL but anyways i'm still keep it going with the momentum and creative flows
I still find it so crazy that artists I idolise also feel this way. I’m personally trying to become an artist, it’s my passion I had to stifle because of family and life restraints, so I couldn’t even get any teaching on it. I’m trying to make a go of it now but sometimes my motivation is gone, I worry all the time about every piece I try to do. But now I’m slowly starting to feel better about it since I found my wife who supports my passion and since I started watching Sam. I hope we can all get through things like this and hope Sam starts to feel better too
Thank you so much for sharing this with us, this is actually the most unconfortable thing ever, to cry yourself to sleep thinking that all your pieces sucks and not even thinking to come back your eyes to where you wanted to go in the first place. Studying your inspirations is good, but also we have to remember to not compare ourselves and that's the point of me being so thankful for you to share this video, because even being my biggest inspiration it can come to a brutal comparison, which will make you wanna give up on your art... Anyway, guys it's good to know that all of us goes through it sometimes.
I just recently discovered art again, and I'm stuck on traditional medias and this makes me so exited, makes me feel the joy of drawing and painting I haven't felt in years. Right now I have big trouble with drawing humans so I'm venturing into abstract shapes. It feels so nice to let go und just try stuff and see some results you never would have expected
That’s why i like watching your videos before i draw, or other artists. I might look through an art book before i paint. The colours and shapes motivate me and inspire me to improve
As a young artist, I mostly feel like my art isn’t what I thought it would be. I’m proud of it and then I don’t like it. Sam is one of my art idles for rendering. His talent kinda scared me though. Especially when he showed his sketches from middle school (which is where I’m at). But seeing the title proves that nobody is perfect. Thank you Sam for sharing. Thanks for making me and possibly others feel not so alone anymore.
I definitely have a yearly cycle of art. I go through one sketchbook a year (I do more art than that but this is like my little portable sketchbook). Every year I start my sketchbook and I hate everything I draw in the first ten pages or so. But by the end I am starting to feel good about my art again. I just started a new sketchbook, so that’s where I am in my art cycle right now. This video was really encouraging. Thanks Sam!
About the stylization part is so real. It feels validating that someone i’m trying to emulate feels the same way. My brain is also hyper fixated on details
One thing I noticed when you, Sam, were drawing is that when you are making the rough sketch for the heads, you only use one circle for the cranium. I saw in a video just today that you can try using two. That will help your perspective for the angle of the OC and give you a good reference for the ear. God bless you Sam =)
Thank you for sharing. I've learned to show my work to other people because I've learned that some of the pieces of work that I do which I am not happy with or think is 'bad' (relatively speaking) are the pieces that many people think are my better pieces. Even though it doesn't change my mind of the piece that I did, I do ask questions of what they liked about the piece and what they didn't like in order to learn what it is that makes them think the piece is better than the pieces of art that I've done which I think are better pieces. I've learned alot about my own drawings, style of drawing, my weaknesses and strengths, and what others see in my pieces. It has helped me to grow more confident even if I don't think a piece is worth the time spent....there is aways something to learn.
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Bravo, Sam. Thank you for showing your humanity. Thank you for being vulnerable so that other artists can know that they are not alone.
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Worlds collide! And Sam I really appreciate that artists always see things in their own work that outsiders don’t , including myself but improving from people we admire is the best thing we can do to reignite your own appreciation for creativity. That’s why I love you guys !
Scott and Sam are definitely some of my artist role models
scott and sam, my two favs!!
We love you scott!
The way I audibly gasped when I saw the title
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my reaction was just "...how???"
I think when you hate your art the most is when your taste has grown to a point where your own art isn't don't it for you anymore, which means you're about to hit a breakthrough so you can meet your own taste again! At least that's what i always tell myself
Great way to look at it
I believe sam's right but I just wanted to sneak a comment lol 😂
This can apply to many skills, usually when you're at your most frustrated, that is the point where you are learning the most.
Thks to you I've one of the persons that you hate😅@@samdoesarts
Yeey. I'm going thorough that right now.🥹 a couple of months back I was so happy with what my art became. Now I feel like I lost something on the way😮
If Sam hates his art, we’re all cooked💀😂
(Relatable to what your feeling though)
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Fr what I was thinking when I saw the notification 😭
Frr. Sam didn't think of his art babies when writing that title 😢
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I have been stuck hating Every piece I work on for the past... Many many weeks.
It's hard to imagine Sam feeling the same slump. But it's somehow comforting to know that no artist is alone.
Thank you for this!
I literally screamed, "TAKE THAT BACK!" when I saw the title.
Me too
7:11 "If you're not in a slump now, I hate you" I hate myself too Sam, don't worry.
No, but seriously. Artists have some of the cruelest inner voices sometimes, and as an artist myself i also am no exception. I'm the oposit of sam, i struggle with realisim and my style looks extremely stylized and cartoony so I've been trying to do realisim and breaking out of my comfort zone as well, mostly with different body types and breaking same face syndrome.
I hope you get out of your art slump soon sam.
I'm exploring realism as well! Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose 🤣 You've got this ✨
@@psalmsart ... I am going to try realism.
I cant even describe how helpful it is to hear that some of my absolute favorite artists struggle with the exact same things i do. I've always grown frustrated with myself when i fell into a slump, and it ruined the experience of creating for me. I never want to grow to hate my passion. Thank you for the great video, sam.
I went through 6 years of being absolutely terrified of creation. I couldn’t even look at art of any form that had to do with a flat canvas. I’m better now but the lasting effects are devastating to my creation process.
Never understood that problem... It's like pressuring oneself to improve despite being great already.
I just look at my art and if I don't like it I try to identify why and then I fix it. Then again, drawing is my 3rd art, there's also music and writing. And I take breaks from each of those, they kinda rotate around, and after every break I come back to it with a new mindset.
I struggle with this but with music, I know I've improved a lot but I still can't help but lilsten to recordings from three years ago and wish I had that inspiration I used to have back then.
@@amiapsychopatso relatable.... i guess all creative people struggle with this problem at some degree 😢
Wait this is actually so refreshing. I dislike most of my pieces. Seeing this is very validating
And I'm just here for the psychology of it. I don't understand this problem, why do you hate your art?
late but, i think we hate our art simply because we can see how much better we could be in our head. i dont remember the name of the sculptor, but there was this story about a sculptor being so hard on his pieces that most of their final pieces were very slim in consequence of him taking clay out all of the time he found a detail unsatisfying. i think in order to progress, artists still have to complete their pieces to have a final judgement and to know where to take off from there but it's still very unsatisfying most of the time and it happens that some just stay in an endless loophole of never finishing a piece because they aren't satisfied. perfectionism 101 really
Some times I really forget that I'm not the only one that is plagued by this critic. Thank you for making this video
Love that your showing that no matter how skilled you are, and no matter how long you've been doing art, we ALL make art that we hate
I lost my creative job due to the decline in the animation industry and I've been in a slump ever since. This video was really insightful and helped tremendously to get me back on my feet. Thanks, Sam :)
Thank you so much, Sam. I appreciate it. Im in my lowest moment right now, hating everything about my art. I feel like i need to rethink why i draw and what i want to show. Because everything I’ve beed creating is not me at all. So hearing words of encouragement from you were really helpful for me. Thank you
Seeing the title next to his beautiful drawing really made me understand that every artist has these feelings, regardless of their skill
When I go through a period where I hate my art, I just stop drawing for a while. Sometimes my art brain needs a break and I don’t pick up a pencil until I feel inspired enough to
I noticed that when I look at an artwork of mine, I remember what I thought/felt while making it.
So, I try to have fun with all my artworks, so that when I look back on them, I’ll remember that instead of remembering how I stressed out and beat myself up over little mistakes.
It makes me like my art a lot more
2:09 BINGO! You've hit upon the reason I have given up music after 45 years; I wasn't learning anything and thus my passion diminished. Instead I have begun to learn how to draw, as I have virtually no experience in figurative art- and I'm highly enthusiastic about it as it is a whole new world for me.
the title scared me so much, i was like, “no you don’t sam!! that’s not possible!!”
I am really surprised that actúally a lot of artists are going through the same and it's quite inspiring knowing that you're not the only one who sucks sometimes.
Those slumps are dangerous man. I went from art being the biggest passion in my life and doing it every day to other aspects of life just hitting me hard and not being able to do anything artistic for a few years, now im trying to get back into it and literally feel like I have lost over a decade of knowledge and experience that I had before and its making it so difficult to come back to and try to grow and be happy with anything im doing so trust, I get it.
We hope you have a speedy recovery, artist 🫡
To be uncomfortable is to learn discipline.
Idfk where this came from. lol, it just popped into my brain as Sam was talking about comfort zones and how he has to get uncomfortable again 😅
I couldn't relate to you more when it comes to my own art.. let's do our best together 💜
"It is what it is, Man."
Literally art in one sentence. Btw, love your vids ❤
I’m glad I watched this, because recently I’ve been drawing things I’m used to drawing rather than trying a dynamic pose or a side profile. I’ve been working on a piece with 7 different characters, all with different poses at different angles and it has taken me WAY too long, but most of the process has been practicing drawing arms, legs, hands, head shapes, angles, etc. But I’ve managed to get out of my comfort zone and I’m pretty happy with how it’s turned out so far. It’s different from my usual pieces and it looks great, even though it’s not perfect, but I’m glad I’m improving.
Been in a slump for bout a year now, no idea I needed to hear this as much as i did. Thanks, Sam
This video actually got me to start working on things I kept telling myself I’d do but never did ! Thank you :D
I'm a sucker for pretty stuff which lead me to reading manhwa and stuff like that. Love your style and the way you make your videos. I really wish you illustrated art for manhwa or designed some characters for games.
Love that you spoke about this topic! One thing I would like to add: Pay attention to who you are OUTSIDE of your art. What's the stuff you like & dislike. Especially music being a good stimulant to the type of art you produce. All these smol things add character & personality to your characters. It's helped me at times when I've been in a slump, so I hope that it helps you too ❤
8:04 A lot of people can resonate with this I think. Honestly thanks for making this video, Sam! 👍
This is actually super helpful man, thanks for this
I think that we have all greatly idealized great artists like Sam, that we do not think that they go through such difficult processes, and then we understand that we all sometimes feel trapped.
Thank you - it's amazingly refreshing to hear "if you're in a slump go challenge yourself to LEARN" instead of "if you're in a slump you just have to force yourself to do more", and it's exactly the push I needed right now to go crack open the new anatomy book I got.
I relate with the struggling with stylization one. What I hate is that sometimes it's almost subconscious. Like you get a reference, you draw, and realize you made it too realistic. It almost feels like edging having to stop yourself from doing more on your work when your body is screaming to do more 😭 Also this feeling like you downgraded because u used to draw more but now you're drawing a character with a few strokes, a few shades (The art style I like is like that), it's frustrating but it's also enjoyable once you get to do them 😭♥️ Art is such a rollercoaster ride
I really love the way you say: You got to punch the things you think is difficult, and learn how to draw them! Thanks for your advice, it helps a lot.😊
I actually really understand the feeling of being unsatisfied with what you made and just striving to make something you’ll like, regardless whether you like your art or not, it’s always been a huge inspiration to me and a huge part of my art growth, super comforting to know I’m not the only one ever hating on my own work, ❤
I’m a writer and I love you for sharing your pain and insight. I have a note over my computer to remind me: “DARE TO SUCK” Take risks and push through the doubts and you’ll grow. Stay in comfort and your art will become stagnant. Go for it! ❤
very inspiring Sam,
way to inspiring
Not me sobbing looking at my art after this guy's title.
“a never ending journey of learning” is the perfect way to describe art but not only visual art, it’s the description of every type of art, whether it is making music or being professional in a martial art u will always learn. It might be hard or maybe annoying to continue learning over and over again but u can even learn to appreciate learning. It’s something I have learned not long ago but never really got to say it to anyone and the fact that Sam made a whole video about it makes me feel really happy because it’s important to know and to never give up. ❤
Honestly, I think I really needed this type of video. For a while, I have been very stuck on my own art and not knowing what to really do with it anymore thank you! ❤
I'm sure I'm speaking for all of us when I ask you to please, please, please post those art pieces. They are so good!!🙏
I'm definitly in a slump with figure drawing, dynamic poses, and confidence with drawing bodies
Same
its comforting to know that we all go through it in one way or another
I love you Sam, ur an amazing creator and I hope you know you have amazing talent.
I was just thinking to quit my art because on how bad I've been doing for the past week or so. But after watching this video made me realize even artist who are master at drawing can struggle sometimes. Thank you for inspiring me as you always do with your sweet words.
I struggle liking my art, so I can't wait to watch this video ❤
I love Sam, he’s always so honest, and it only grows my respect for him.
I personally like to draw more realistically, but all of this is still relatable.
Thank you, Sam.
It really gets scary when you're about to finish a piece but you find yourself hating it and you can't figure out why 😂
I’ve been going through this for the past few months. I feel like I’m finally coming out of it. I always forget to study other artists and how much that helps me. I keep a journal and every day i dedicate writing an entry on of my favorite artists. Breaking down their style and pieces. It’s so helpful.
You inspire me so much I hope you keep making content!
Yea me too❤
Wow I find it funny how all of today I had no motivation to draw and post. Even completely scraping Ideas to make my own TMNT iteration..and then I see this video. It really helped me. Thanks :)
Sam bro how can you hate something looking so amazing
Hating your own art is so relatable, I've been stuck in this phase for so long... idk when I will be able to enjoy and like my art again, I will try the advices 😔 Thank you for telling us what you're going through because everyone can feel like that towards their art even the best artists !
I don't like my art either, let's go team and suck together ❤
I've been going through this recently. I find that rediscovering the "fun" helps. Sometimes I need to be reminded to just have fun.
When i saw the title today: what!? why sam hate's he's art?😨
I hate my art before but i learn how to love my art now...i must say artist have their back on each other🌸✨
Ive been in and out art slump for months and now that ive gotten out of it ive been feeling so good about myself, instead of taking 8+ hrs on a peice its more like 2+ hrs and ive been feeling way more motivated i hopw people can get out of their slump to cause this is the best ive felt in awhile, i hope you feel better about yourself soon sam ❤
Had a massive slump a few months ago. Going pretty well right now. Working on a video where I find an art style right now which really helped. And I've also been reading art books on the train to work, which I think really helps too.
it's nice to hear about struggling with stylization and not anatomy or theory etc. i also get stuck with the geometry of it all and people who can do stylized art have such energy that i get jealous of. anatomy is simple to look up, style is so vague it's a ride to study.
Ngl I was drawing while watching this and just looked at my art and said yeah that's sh* then tries to draw a realistic drawing w/o learning a thing.. It's still sht
I have been learning to draw for around two months now after a decade long break. I used to draw as a kid but just stopped at some point and now, in college, I finally decided it's time to learn it for real. I'm lucky as I'm still at the stage where every time I draw I learn something new and keep drawing things I'm more and more happy with. I'm sure I'll experience similar stuff as you a lot in years to come, but for now I'm just enjoying the ride and having fun leveling up my abilities!
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Thank you, Sam. Sincerely..
It helps quite a lot mentally, to realize that we're not alone going through these phases
Take that back rn-
Thank you Sam omgosh, I've been having this same issue with my rendering and I literally thought I was the only one. 😭😭 Especially when I watch all these amazing artists who just seem like they got it down with their style. Thank you for opening my eyes and focusing my perspective again. 🙏
I'm the only person who thinks he is handsome 💀👽
If samdoesart pin this comment I'll stop making thirsty arts
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Bowlcut lmao
Great video. It doesn't just connect with new artists but people that have been around for a while as well. I still have moments where I have imposter syndrome even though I've been working in movies, animation and games for almost 20 years
Oh, glad to know I'm not the only one that goes through these phases lots of the time lol.
Things will work out eventually. Last week I've met some people and one of them told me "nothing good last forever, but the good part is nothing bad last forever too". Having ups and downs is part of the process. We are humans beeing who are constantly evolving. I think the most important part is beeing concious of it, so that we can work our way through it.
For me it is always the same: the basics. Never learned them properly, and it shows. I just practice and hope one day it will be better. I have many ideas, but lack of skill limits what I can draw :
This is a good one to constantly learn and practice from others. The lows make us working harder to get to the top. Sometimes they suck but it’s part of it
Sam, I took a leadership class last week and we had a unit that focused on motivation, and how some people lose motivation because what they’re working on is no longer challenging! What you pinpoint in this video is a great way to regain motivation: learning. This can depend on personality, but it’s great that you’ve found in yourself a way to grow your motivation. Good job!
I am on week two of learning art a little more seriously, the cool thing about learning is you always bump into "new" things. New struggle, new concepts, new perspective. Every day it's a new thing, which also make every day a little bit novel. It is refereshing and makes me feel like when we are kids. It is all excitement and it makes me to only want to keep going.
i think me, and many others, desperately needed to hear this. ive drawn for my entire life and only started trying to take in others’ techniques the last few years, and i’ve improved faster than ever! sadly though, i recently hit a low point, so i’ve been trying to study new techniques and colours, which helps a lot. your video makes me feel even more invigorated to actually try, so thank you! we love you and your art very much, you truly inspire a lot of people!
My situation is not related to drawing but your point is really relatable and can be applied to studying Mandarin. At the start, I feel like I am making a lot of progress, learning a lot of new words. Now I feel like I am in the slump and make no progress because I only read, write or listen to something I am familiar with. I don't have a courage to take a step to read something harder because I am afraid I might disappoint myself. Now that I have watched your video, it's time for me to pull myself up again!!!
"Find people who inspire you". I'm looking at you right now, bro. Great video, thank you for bringing that up! p.s. That one piece with the gutarist - absolute fire, imo.
I found this video actually very wholesome and heartwarming, and I’m grateful for this message because I really needed to hear it. As much as I live the funny vids, these are amazing as well.
Thank you for making this! You're 100% right, I just wanted to add a small thing i found helps me working as a freelance artist.
I have clients that expect the same style from me all the time and its a more realistic style, but Ive always felt drawn to stylistic approaches. Its been about 3 years that ive been working realistically, always feeling conflicted because I am good at realistic but really find it demotivating to not express myself in the style I want to. I realized recently that personal stylized art isnt just something i should do from time to time but is something i NEED to do in order to still feel motivated to do my freelance work. Its freeing not just being able to do art in the style i want, but also to know its just for me and no one else. I don't actually think id enjoy doing freelance in a more stylized way, I enjoy having the freedom to explore what I want to. So for any working artist out there remember to do things for only yourself sometimes, even just a 30 minute warm up before working :)
Thank you, Sam. I recently discovered your channel and it has really inspired me. I used to draw all the time and went to school for art where being told I wasn't that good. This stopped me from drawing for a long time. Your videos and other artists got me out of my decade slump. Now I'm drawing every day.
I can’t believe you pointed out EXACTLY why my art has been dull and uninspired of late … just, out of the blue. Thank you.
I really needed this vid, there are times I do good drawings then some days I feel terrible and I keep doing unfinished artworks and never comebacck for them, it made me overthink that maybe doing arts isn't for me but all i really needed was inspirations
Thank you for sharing this video. I've been struggling for an embarrassingly long time and it's nice to know I'm not alone.
Thank you so much, I've been feeling this for a whole month and you juat put it into words, I don't feel like the shape design in my art is where i want it to be because I'm always so realistiv about things
I feel so bad that you view your art this way bc it’s the best art ever and your my favorite artist in the world and I wish I could draw like you. We all have rough days, months, or even years, but never stop doing what you do bc your amazing
I call it “the wall”. You feel like you make a break through with something, and then find yourself at the wall again and again. I have followed you for a while, so it’s really refreshing and great that even people we look up to have the same issues/hurdles as us. Please keep putting out honest transparent content!
Edit: adding, it’s when your vision for your art outweighs your technical capabilities, not so much as an “art block” than a skill block
I'm loving this more recent movement of the pros being real with their struggles.
This video is everything. I literally had to stop sketching like 10 min ago because I got so frustrated with the results. It feels like my hand doesn't know how to draw anymore ("--") . Now that I saw your video I feel a lot better about it. Thank you :)
You hit the nail right on the head!
What I've learnt years ago from Nikolas Tower is that both art skill and perception are sinusoids but they're a little offset one from another. So sometimes the perception catches up with our skill and that's when we feel like everything we make sucks; and the best way to combat it is to experiment and study and learn :)
Sam, you do not understand amount of hope I felt and how much this video lifted me!!! I literally was having this exact issue of seemingly “forgetting” how to draw and I felt like nothing I drew sat right with me. I went on TH-cam today in hopes I could find a video to help me (for the thousandth time) and here is the video sitting right in front of me! Tysm Sam ur the best and keep going pls pls!!!!!
Lmho I needed to get that out
just the things that i'm struggling i feel like i have learn so much in 5 years all the traditional technices but now i'm like in a big bump like the 5 year stuck when you are actually getting good or learning your style it's when the real struggle begings LOL but anyways i'm still keep it going with the momentum and creative flows
I still find it so crazy that artists I idolise also feel this way. I’m personally trying to become an artist, it’s my passion I had to stifle because of family and life restraints, so I couldn’t even get any teaching on it. I’m trying to make a go of it now but sometimes my motivation is gone, I worry all the time about every piece I try to do. But now I’m slowly starting to feel better about it since I found my wife who supports my passion and since I started watching Sam. I hope we can all get through things like this and hope Sam starts to feel better too
I literally was looking for art encouragement on TH-cam and the algorithm spoke to me. Hehe. Thank you for sharing. It picked me up a little.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us, this is actually the most unconfortable thing ever, to cry yourself to sleep thinking that all your pieces sucks and not even thinking to come back your eyes to where you wanted to go in the first place. Studying your inspirations is good, but also we have to remember to not compare ourselves and that's the point of me being so thankful for you to share this video, because even being my biggest inspiration it can come to a brutal comparison, which will make you wanna give up on your art... Anyway, guys it's good to know that all of us goes through it sometimes.
I just recently discovered art again, and I'm stuck on traditional medias and this makes me so exited, makes me feel the joy of drawing and painting I haven't felt in years. Right now I have big trouble with drawing humans so I'm venturing into abstract shapes. It feels so nice to let go und just try stuff and see some results you never would have expected
That’s why i like watching your videos before i draw, or other artists. I might look through an art book before i paint. The colours and shapes motivate me and inspire me to improve
As a young artist, I mostly feel like my art isn’t what I thought it would be. I’m proud of it and then I don’t like it. Sam is one of my art idles for rendering. His talent kinda scared me though. Especially when he showed his sketches from middle school (which is where I’m at). But seeing the title proves that nobody is perfect. Thank you Sam for sharing. Thanks for making me and possibly others feel not so alone anymore.
I definitely have a yearly cycle of art. I go through one sketchbook a year (I do more art than that but this is like my little portable sketchbook). Every year I start my sketchbook and I hate everything I draw in the first ten pages or so. But by the end I am starting to feel good about my art again. I just started a new sketchbook, so that’s where I am in my art cycle right now. This video was really encouraging. Thanks Sam!
very much needed to hear this. i'm trying to stylize more, but i also gravitate toward realism and accuracy :(
About the stylization part is so real. It feels validating that someone i’m trying to emulate feels the same way. My brain is also hyper fixated on details
i find it hard as a beginner to like anything that i draw. positivity and seeing the flaws as ways to improve i think is a good way to go about it.
One thing I noticed when you, Sam, were drawing is that when you are making the rough sketch for the heads, you only use one circle for the cranium. I saw in a video just today that you can try using two. That will help your perspective for the angle of the OC and give you a good reference for the ear.
God bless you Sam =)
Thank you for sharing. I've learned to show my work to other people because I've learned that some of the pieces of work that I do which I am not happy with or think is 'bad' (relatively speaking) are the pieces that many people think are my better pieces. Even though it doesn't change my mind of the piece that I did, I do ask questions of what they liked about the piece and what they didn't like in order to learn what it is that makes them think the piece is better than the pieces of art that I've done which I think are better pieces. I've learned alot about my own drawings, style of drawing, my weaknesses and strengths, and what others see in my pieces. It has helped me to grow more confident even if I don't think a piece is worth the time spent....there is aways something to learn.