It's always so nice to watch you paint! I LOVE your variations of colors. I agree with you that being an artist and being a teacher and/or content creator are two different things, and we shouldn't mix them up. I watched a similar video (I don't think it was exactly the same one), but she was focusing more on showing who you are and sharing the story attached to your art. I think that's really valuable and true. I really don't care about scalable, I think people should do what actually makes them happy, just like you said
God I relate to what you spoke about in this video so much. I’d love to make creativity my job, but I just want to make, and so often people suggest taking my creativity and turning it into jobs that would make me miserable. There’s so many other skills beyond being an artist you need to actually make money, and it hurts when people diminish that struggle or constantly make suggestions without considering anything but money. It feels so reductive to the complexity of being an artist! I am really grateful that you shared this about the artist industry, especially whilst showing us your joy in art and support for creatives struggling with a similar thing❤❤
Keep up the good work. Here is a my lovely comment. I love creating art. Love drawing. Love painting. Even love digital art. However, the second money enters the picture, I hate making art. Money ruins art for me and kills the joy. So I don’t create art for a living. Art is my hobby. I have a career outside of art. Dropped out of art school and studied architecture. Work in construction management. The opposite of creative work 😂 but I create what and when I want. I own a home. I own my car. I can feed my son and take care of my aging mother. I don’t think I could live the way I do if I was a full time artist. The thing that is rough about art is that you have to be skilled at art, sales, marketing, etc. You can’t just be a talented artist, you also have to be a savvy business person as well. I had hard enough time creating, didn’t have the time to market my talents as well. So I moved on. I’m happy. I draw. I paint. However, I also am not broke and or stressed about money. I will say that people are always envious of each other. I am envious of my tattoo artists friends free time and schedule. My creative friends are envious of my savings and consistent pay. Life is a trade off. Be pleased with your decisions.
TH-cam and teaching are still limited by resources. You can have only so many shorts and so many lessons created. Did you consider a line of postcards or merch in collaboration with some company like flying tiger? I guess you could make one-time lump sum. Will not make you wealthy, but hopefully it will be enough to buy a car or smth. I learned this week how much illustrating a book brings, well I am staying in my corporate job.
It's always so nice to watch you paint! I LOVE your variations of colors. I agree with you that being an artist and being a teacher and/or content creator are two different things, and we shouldn't mix them up. I watched a similar video (I don't think it was exactly the same one), but she was focusing more on showing who you are and sharing the story attached to your art. I think that's really valuable and true. I really don't care about scalable, I think people should do what actually makes them happy, just like you said
I really like to hear from you and know your opinion. You are so inspiring in every aspect, thanks for sharing :)
God I relate to what you spoke about in this video so much. I’d love to make creativity my job, but I just want to make, and so often people suggest taking my creativity and turning it into jobs that would make me miserable. There’s so many other skills beyond being an artist you need to actually make money, and it hurts when people diminish that struggle or constantly make suggestions without considering anything but money. It feels so reductive to the complexity of being an artist! I am really grateful that you shared this about the artist industry, especially whilst showing us your joy in art and support for creatives struggling with a similar thing❤❤
Keep up the good work. Here is a my lovely comment.
I love creating art. Love drawing. Love painting. Even love digital art. However, the second money enters the picture, I hate making art. Money ruins art for me and kills the joy. So I don’t create art for a living. Art is my hobby. I have a career outside of art. Dropped out of art school and studied architecture. Work in construction management. The opposite of creative work 😂 but I create what and when I want. I own a home. I own my car. I can feed my son and take care of my aging mother. I don’t think I could live the way I do if I was a full time artist. The thing that is rough about art is that you have to be skilled at art, sales, marketing, etc. You can’t just be a talented artist, you also have to be a savvy business person as well. I had hard enough time creating, didn’t have the time to market my talents as well. So I moved on. I’m happy. I draw. I paint. However, I also am not broke and or stressed about money. I will say that people are always envious of each other. I am envious of my tattoo artists friends free time and schedule. My creative friends are envious of my savings and consistent pay. Life is a trade off. Be pleased with your decisions.
TH-cam and teaching are still limited by resources. You can have only so many shorts and so many lessons created. Did you consider a line of postcards or merch in collaboration with some company like flying tiger? I guess you could make one-time lump sum. Will not make you wealthy, but hopefully it will be enough to buy a car or smth.
I learned this week how much illustrating a book brings, well I am staying in my corporate job.
All what you are saying is the truth… I feel the same. Love this honest video and your Sketchbook work! 🩷