I am someone who hasn't drawn consistently in years due to getting in my own head, perfectionism, and the fear of making something "bad", but keeps having those "I want to draw" moments You saying art is something you need to do, really spoke to me, so thank you for this video!
I’m so happy to hear that this vid resonated with u. 🫂I’m also kind of a perfectionist & what helped me get out of that was purposely drawing things that were out of my comfort zone & focusing more on the process & not the outcome. I wish u the best & I appreciate ur comment sm🩵🫶🏾🩷🩷
That “feeling” you mentioned when you haven’t done your art in awhile is very real. That feeling doesn’t stop until you pick up a pencil or paintbrush. Creative energy cannot be contained.
i’ve been burnt out on the art department for a while , , i keep saying i want to get back into it but never do due to procrastination and perfection , this video really inspired me , thank you for posting
Thank u so much for watching! i’m so glad u found this video inspiring. I’m wishing u the best on ur artistic Journey & in life in general. Sending u lots of hugs🫂🫶🏾💗
"I could draw forever. I could draw everyday, forever." I really resonate with that. I could draw every moment of every day and never run out of things to draw.
I feel like I really wanna highlight getting used to seeing bad art, you’re going to make so much more ‘bad art’ until you see a good chunk of progress, just keep doing it, I actually have been getting back into drawing and even finished a sketchbook, and yes experiment!!! don’t put boundaries on yourself, most of the time when you think of drawing just say ‘screw it’ and pull out your drawing tablet/sketchbook whatever it is and go at it, wishing everyone best of luck with their creative journeys, y’all should be excited for whats to come
You’re so right!! Thank u for saying this bc i’ve mentioned that in other videos but failed to do so in this one. Wishing u the best as well! Ur comment is greatly appreciated❤️🫶🏾
Man... As someone who wishes to make an African Action-Adventure manga series and already has a story in place, but can't draw worth nothing. This is super inspiring. I've always felt being able to draw is a blessed gift that I just don't have so I'm just scared to start. Feels like being able to draw is just an innate ability someone has.
Im so happy this video inspired u, the thing With drawing is that it’s a skill that u develop over time. I haven’t always been good at drawing, and even today I still struggle with drawing certain things that I find difficult. The best u can do rn is to start, and learn over time. 🫶🏾I’m Wishing you the best on this journey, ik you’ll be able to do it🥳
@@wanasfa True but I want to be able to truly call my characters, my own. Especially the main trio since they are all Black female warriors (Earthbender, Waterbender, Firebender/Samurai). That's why I got some beginner drawing and manga books to get started. :)
Bro the idea is so cool, if u do this I am reading that fr, I am so lazy and idk if i will be able to do what she said in the video, so I believe in you, you are better than me😂❤❤❤❤
I’m not even an artists in the illustrative sense, but from a writing perspective I can appreciate the video. Writing everyday would do wonders for my work. And similar to many topics you speak on, rather than complain that i haven’t written in awhile it would do some real good for my skill and mental to just make it happen
this lowkey made me emotional lol. this video was honestly so inspiring and it just hit when you were talking about how it feels like you're "betraying" yourself because art (or whatever you may be passionate about) is something you NEED, not just want. idk but yeah it just really hit. im really grateful for this video, i feel like ive been needing to hear this
Aww wow that truly warms my heart. I’m grateful for ur comment & extremely happy abt the fact that my video resonated with u in this way , thank u for watching & i’m wishing u the best🫶🏾💗🫂
This is EXACTLY what I needed. I can't let my creative spark die. I'm studying in university academically after graduating from secondary and have chosen not to go to art school Thank you❤❤❤YOUR ART IS STUNNING :))
I love the part where you said drawing brings you closer to yourself - that is literally how i have been feeling. A few months ago i realised i hadn’t drawn in 3 years and so i started again. And now anytime i don’t manage to draw i do feel like i am betraying myself. All I want to do is draw, paint, sketch and just get better and better, it is truly an amazing feeling!
Wow thank u so much for sharing, I’m so happy u got back to drawing. I totally understand that feeling of wanting to draw & paint all the time! I hope u find some time during the week or the weekend to draw💗Wishing u the best & thank you sm for watching 🩷🫶🏾💗
I am so glad I came across this video. I've been trying to improve lately, and while I have been improving, I've been a bit stuck and really needed the push to actually dedicate myself to art. I don't care about much else so why not give it my undivided attention lol
I’m so happy this vid was helpful, cause I’ve felt stuck as well & the best way to get out of that is to rllyyy get out of ur comfort zone. Thank u for watching & I’m wishing u the best on ur art journey 🫶🏾💗
All you said was spot on. "Choosing art is to choose yourself" I loved that. Thank you for putting out those words for those of us who need to hear them
i got 2 weeks before school starts dude! gonna try my best! i thank the youtube algorithm for putting this in my recommendations and i thank you for this! :)
Really love the reframe of seeing drawing as not being something you want to do, but being something you *need* to do. It’s like food for our specific soul. I never thought of it that way before and it makes so much sense. Like when you said not everyone thinks about drawing i was like…omg you’re so right how did i not realize??? Haha!! Thank you for that…now I’m gonna go lock in and draw 🫡🤝✍️
YESSS im so happy to hear that. It rlly is food for our soul 100%. Thank u for watching & commenting this im so glad it resonated With u & gave u another perspective. Wishing you the best on ur journey 🫶🏾❤️❤️
Choose your art. Choose yourself. What great words, how something so simple is so true. I think it is important to do what you enjoy and be true to yourself.
“It made me closer to ME.” This hit me like a bolt of lightning. Thank you for articulating this and giving me the inspiration to try something similar 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
This is so so motivational. I've been in a huge artistic slump for over a year. I used to be that girl who would sit and draw in her sketchbook at the playground instead of actually playing. And sometimes I think to myself: "am I making little me proud right now? I haven't drawn anything in months." This past week especially rather than spending my summer being wasteful with my time, I've started drawing everyday and I have already improved so much. Even if it's 1am and my wrist is hurting, my brain is still telling me to keep going. Because growing up, everyone would tell me how much potential and talent I had, and I really don't want to waste that. I'm going to make something out of myself.
Thank u for sharing! Im so happy u found this vid motivating & im super Proud of u! Keep going you’ve already made something out of urself by doing what u love. i’m rooting for u! Wishing u the best🫶🏾💓
Artists always find the right word to encourage and to help revive the bit of hope that’s still there and that only wants to grow as much as it can. Thank you so much!
You are so good at it. I try to get out of the office at lunch and paint in my car. I carry a little kit with me daily. Most of what I make is crappy, but I can see the progress. But more important is the chance to clear the toxicity of the office out of my system. Thanks for the motivation.
Thank u! 🩷And Thank u so much for watching i truly appreciate that. Im so happy that u are seeing progress, u Will keep getting better! Wishing u the best on ur Journey 💓💓
thank you for this video, i've been burnt out on literally everything in life for years 😭 mental health issues --> not being able to indulge in my hobbies because of my mental health issues --> mental health issues getting worse is a BRUTAL cycle but this video made me go Man. Ok. ur right i needa put in the work LOL i think it's time to take a break from the tablet and go back to traditional and see where that takes me :) for the first time in a long time i feel excited to draw again
Omggg I’m sooo happy this video inspired u, and that u feel excited to draw again. Thank u sm for commenting this cause it makes me soooo happy to hear this!! Wishing u the best with everything 🫶🏾
I am gonna draw everyday simply to see what happens - thats the correct attitude to have towards anything..be it exercise , meditation or drawing. I started music with this attitude and today earning my living through it
I understand, but just know that u are most likely capable. The only thing u need is to genuinly believe in yourself. U got this & you can do this too.🫶🏾
@@keren.socadjo I've been trying to be that person for a long time, but it hasn't happened yet. That belief that we can all make it is beautiful and it carries you, but it isn't in me. I hope you know how blessed you are to be one of the ones that makes it work. It's good to see.
@@vivwestyou have to take it one step at a time, one day at a time. I don’t even have it figured out, but if you don’t believe in yourself, no one will.
Drawn all my life, then art college happened... Dropped out and haven't had to courage to take up a pencil for months. Thanks for this wonderful video 💖
In all honesty I'm very skeptical of ~advice~ I come across on TH-cam, but I think this video was something I really needed to hear. "Sacrifice" is a really scary word to hear (and I had actually been avoiding this video in my YT recommended because of it) but that's what it takes to be an artists sometimes, and I've been grappling with that fact a lot lately. I'm about to go into my sophomore year of college as an art major and I'm still scared out of my mind, but I want to be closer to myself. I want to draw forever. I've always loved drawing so much and I hate when I'm afraid of it. So I'm tired, I had a long day at work, but I'll be damned if I don't get up and draw right now, because it truly is what I want to do. If anything, thank you for getting me up off my ass. But also thank you for inspiring me. This really is an awesome video ☺☺
Wow, thank you for taking ur time to write this I rlly appreciate it. I’m so happy this video inspired you, I’m getting lowkey emotional cause it’s so amazing to me that it resonated with you in that way. I’m wishing you the absolute best. Hearing This truly made my day!🫂🫶🏾🩷
Ur so 100% right with everything. I felt everything u felt. All artists feel those feelings. I prided myself on my drawings but that skill didn’t follow my age. Yet, I feel I would rather betray myself more bc I don’t even want 2 make 2D art anymore. I want 2 sew clothes & sculpt dolls. So I think I’ll allocate some time learning how 2 draw 4 fashion’s sake. Ur rlly inspiring & just ur experience is so motivating.
Thank u so much! I rlly appreciate it. Yesss u definitely should🫶🏾I rlly wanna sculpt now after seeing all the casts at my school! Wishing u the best on ur Journey ❤️❤️
I will never have your talent, and I’m so distracted by all the possibilities, sketching, watercolor, gouache, acrylic, but your words are amazingly inspiring to me.
I feel like this video came to me at the perfect timing.. As a kid, I loved drawing, I’d draw every single day, and I looked at my drawing and I thought “That’s what I want to keep doing for the rest of my life.” After getting into teenagehood, I started to become too perfectionist, and it made me lose motivation to draw. I’d try new things, but I would hate the results, so I’d just erase it all and pretend that it never happened.. It’s been a year and a half since the last time I actually drew something, instead of random doodles, and I feel like there’s something missing, a part of me is missing, because I don’t draw anymore. But every day, I wake up and my head keeps going “I’ll start to draw again” and so goes on. I’m afraid of hating the results but, we learn with our mistakes, and how can we reach “perfection” if we don’t practice? This video was the boost I needed, thank you so, so much! I really needed it 💗😕
Wow! Thank u so much for writing this. When i first made this vid my aim was to help someone. So Reading this truly warmed my heart. I’m wishing you the best on ur journey and thanks again for ur comment. This truly made my day ❤️🙏🏾🫂
So inspiring! I recently started drawing again on a whim after not doing it for a good 20 years. I’m surprising myself by how good I’ve seen I can be at it. I loved drawing as a kid. After all this time I didn’t think I could be an artist or be any good at drawing, but just trying and having fun has really opened my eyes 💕 We are capable of so much more than we realize!
I really needed this. For a long time I always compared myself with other artists and felt like I wasn’t good enough at art, but I do need to realize that I am improving little by little and I’ve come a long way! I need to take the time to draw something for myself and things out of my comfort zone. Thank u for this video, you are very pretty btw and so is ur art :DD
I’m so happy to hear this bc I used to compare myself as well. Once I started comparing my current art to my old work I was like wow I rlly have improved. Im so happy this video resonated with u! & thank u so much I rlly appreciate it!! Sending u hugs 🫂💗🫶🏾🩷
Thank you for posting this! Ive been feeling sluggish in my artistic journey because of procrastination, but i know i need to kindle and nurture my creative nature even if it takes hard work Ill be trying this out too so we'll see how it goes, thank you once more for your encouragement!! 😄
Aww! Im super Happy to hear that and Thank u so much for taking ur time to comment this it makes me sooo happy to hear that this video was helpful 🫶🏾😁Wishing u the bestttt!
I’ve been really procrastinating and everytime I start an art project I end up stopping “drawing is what made me feel closer to me” hits close to home because art is what helps me heal and discover so many hidden parts within myself it’s what helps me tap in to the introspective vision behind the eyes and what my heart feels this just made me get up and watching and hearing your experience is truly inspiring thank you 🤍🙏🏽
I took a mix media class this summer, it helped me get out and find something new. Now I want to paint my own nails. Which had nothing to do with the class but I had some great conversations with the ladies there. Somehow nails came up. I did learn how to make my own stamps, and we made books, and did gel plate artwork.
That sounds amazing! I took a ceramics class In highschool it was rlly inspiring as well. I should definitely do your own nails I bet they would turn out amazing 🤩🫶🏾💓
Thank you so much. I’m going to draw today, no more procrastinating 😅 Also super random, but your fashion style reminds me of Diana Ross. Thank you for sharing your wonderful perspective and art. Keep drawing. 😊
Thank u sm for watching!! I’m So happy that u found this video helpful that was my goal when I was making it🫂 and omggg!! That’s the best compliment ever she’s an icon😭🩷💓🙏🏾 Thanks again I truly appreciate it 🫂
Just subscribed! I’m so excited you came up in my suggestions. I want to do academic drawing and classical painting with new masters academy and your art is very inspiring. 🎨🖤
Aww! Thank u so much i truly appreciate that. I love New masters academy I haven’t bought a course yet but I watch their videos here on TH-cam & they’re amazing 🩷🫶🏾🫂 🎨
@@CiaraColette Hey, im also a new masters academy student! Dont mind me sharing, they aren't an influencer but I highly recommend the TH-cam channel Gammel Lack Institute of American art. Their videos uncover some amazing, and some unheard artists in academic art history and have been a massive source of inspiration for me. Hope this helps!! 😊 I also recommend Paul Ingrebstons channel and Stephen Baumans too
I love this video and I’m glad your sharing it with us! But I wish you were more specific with certain aspects of this journey bc it’s still pretty vague. I’m an also artist that’s really trying to improve, but I also suffer from ADHD which makes it hard to « just do something » and it would be SUCH a great help if you answered some of these questions if you don’t mind 🙏 For example: -How long were you drawing everyday? 1 hour? 2 hours? 4hours? etc. -Did you finish one drawing everyday? -or did you work on one drawing throughout multiple days? - did you just draw whatever you wanted? Or did you also study on fundamentals during this time? - did you look up tutorials while drawing? Or just tried to figure it out on your own? Again thank you for sharing you journey with us and I’m proud of you for improving and I hope to be able to do the same! ☺️
Thank u so much! Im so glad u liked it. Sorry for being vague I didn’t rlly expect the vid to get this many views 😅I’m happy to respond to any questions u have: 1. I would always tell myself to draw for at least 15 minutes everyday. cause 15 minutes doesn’t sound like a lot, but i would always end up drawing for a longer time, and if i didn’t want to keep going after those 15 minutes i’d give myself Some time and wait til later or simply just wait til the next day. But those 15 minutes would always turn to 30mins - 1 hour etc. Bc whenever i wasn’t able to draw something I’d get super mad & look up tutorials for example 😅 and after Seeing How to draw something i’d use the New knowledge into a drawing. 2. I did Not always finish the drawings on the same day. What i would do for longer drawings is i’d work on them alongside something smaller like i could do a warmup sketch and then get back to the long drawing. 3. Sometimes i’d work on drawings for multiple days. There’s a portrait i drew of a girl w purple hair that took multiple days. I was pretty impatient though so i didn’t do this often. I preferred the one drawing a day thing bc i wanted to see How fast i could improve/ how much i could draw. Sometimes I would also leave drawings unfinished if I was bored of them. 4. At that time i actually didn’t really know How to study fundamentals properly so i drew whatever i wanted. However when i would encounter obstacles such as difficulties w drawing ears i would always look that up & learn & then use the new knowledge in my drawing. 5. I did look up tutorials sometimes, usually from an account here on TH-cam called the drawing database. And if I saw an issue with my drawing & thought I could solve it myself I would always try. I was very obsessive and also rlly wanted to fill my sketchbook I remember. That kind of motivated me even more. Seeing how much I had been drawing & just the fact that I was doing what I promised myself I would do. Also since u have adhd I’d recommend watching this video from a creator I like that also has adhd: th-cam.com/video/sYi5kaUVdco/w-d-xo.htmlsi=rXjyW9zdu6-Vp2D6
@@keren.socadjo I’m sorry this reply is so incredibly late but thank you SO MUCH for answering and and for the recommendations!!!! 🥰🫶🏻🫶🏻It truly is helpful✨
im happy to be one of your early subscribers wait till u blow up. i absolutely love this content, short precise, and straight to the point. lovely energy
Saved this in my art playlist. Great motivation and very good points. I know what you're saying is true from my own experience, I just have to remember to apply it.
You got me asking myself "why do I gonna be so perfect at drawing right now?" Like, if tomorrow I just woke up and discover that out of the blue I just draw everything perfectly just like I dreamed abt all my life but I put no effort on it, would that rly make me feel something? I think we should just draw cuz we love it so much and keep drawing, and a result of constantly doing something we love is that we get to be better at it with time It's a reward for loving something, for showing our love for it Thank you for posting this, you rly inspired me to draw again and do more stuff that I love ♡
Woww thank u so much for your comment that is so true. It’s the journey that matters bc when u enjoy the process u automatically get better at drawing. I’m so happy this video inspired u, that was my goal when I made it & im super happy to hear this. Thanks again ur comment is really appreciated. Wishing u the best on ur artistic journey 🫶🏾💗💓🩷
thank u for posting this video----i rlly just needed someone to tell me to get off my ass and do shit, and u said it so logically that I'm going to draw right now LOL
@@cbear9184 Wow!! That means a lot to me that was my goal w this vid! I’m so happy that it resonated with u & that it got u to draw right away😄Wishing you the besttt🥳🫶🏾
This video was so inspiring not just cuz of your words which I needed to hear but because of how awesome your studio is and all the beautiful artworks you have as your background!! Thank your for the inspiration and this message 💕✨
I used to love drawing so so so much but now i don't anymore because i was told over and over again that its a useless talent , l despise my drawings now , but this is beautiful advice you gave ❤️❤️❤️
I swear this works I also drew everyday for a summer and it completely upgraded my skills. You don't have to draw something intricate or long everyday, just put something out on the paper, every single day, good or bad
These words are what I needed to hear, thank you very much!. TIme to practice more! Good luck and have fun everyone on your art journey, we can do this
I am someone who hasn't drawn consistently in years due to getting in my own head, perfectionism, and the fear of making something "bad", but keeps having those "I want to draw" moments
You saying art is something you need to do, really spoke to me, so thank you for this video!
I’m so happy to hear that this vid resonated with u. 🫂I’m also kind of a perfectionist & what helped me get out of that was purposely drawing things that were out of my comfort zone & focusing more on the process & not the outcome. I wish u the best & I appreciate ur comment sm🩵🫶🏾🩷🩷
I’m literally the same and I’m tryna get out of it because I love drawing
That “feeling” you mentioned when you haven’t done your art in awhile is very real. That feeling doesn’t stop until you pick up a pencil or paintbrush. Creative energy cannot be contained.
So so true! Thank u for saying this🫶🏾
i’ve been burnt out on the art department for a while , , i keep saying i want to get back into it but never do due to procrastination and perfection , this video really inspired me , thank you for posting
Thank u so much for watching! i’m so glad u found this video inspiring. I’m wishing u the best on ur artistic Journey & in life in general. Sending u lots of hugs🫂🫶🏾💗
Definitely sameee
"I could draw forever. I could draw everyday, forever." I really resonate with that. I could draw every moment of every day and never run out of things to draw.
I’m so happy it resonated with u! Thank u for watching 🥳
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I feel like I really wanna highlight getting used to seeing bad art, you’re going to make so much more ‘bad art’ until you see a good chunk of progress, just keep doing it, I actually have been getting back into drawing and even finished a sketchbook, and yes experiment!!! don’t put boundaries on yourself, most of the time when you think of drawing just say ‘screw it’ and pull out your drawing tablet/sketchbook whatever it is and go at it, wishing everyone best of luck with their creative journeys, y’all should be excited for whats to come
You’re so right!! Thank u for saying this bc i’ve mentioned that in other videos but failed to do so in this one. Wishing u the best as well! Ur comment is greatly appreciated❤️🫶🏾
This!
girl you should've posted this video at the start of summer ! could've saved more lives
Man... As someone who wishes to make an African Action-Adventure manga series and already has a story in place, but can't draw worth nothing. This is super inspiring. I've always felt being able to draw is a blessed gift that I just don't have so I'm just scared to start. Feels like being able to draw is just an innate ability someone has.
Im so happy this video inspired u, the thing With drawing is that it’s a skill that u develop over time. I haven’t always been good at drawing, and even today I still struggle with drawing certain things that I find difficult. The best u can do rn is to start, and learn over time. 🫶🏾I’m Wishing you the best on this journey, ik you’ll be able to do it🥳
you can have someone else illustrate your story too, depends on what u want
@@wanasfa True but I want to be able to truly call my characters, my own. Especially the main trio since they are all Black female warriors (Earthbender, Waterbender, Firebender/Samurai). That's why I got some beginner drawing and manga books to get started. :)
Bro the idea is so cool, if u do this I am reading that fr, I am so lazy and idk if i will be able to do what she said in the video, so I believe in you, you are better than me😂❤❤❤❤
I’m not even an artists in the illustrative sense, but from a writing perspective I can appreciate the video. Writing everyday would do wonders for my work. And similar to many topics you speak on, rather than complain that i haven’t written in awhile it would do some real good for my skill and mental to just make it happen
I’m so happy this video helped u, wishing u the best on ur writing 🤩
this lowkey made me emotional lol. this video was honestly so inspiring and it just hit when you were talking about how it feels like you're "betraying" yourself because art (or whatever you may be passionate about) is something you NEED, not just want. idk but yeah it just really hit. im really grateful for this video, i feel like ive been needing to hear this
Aww wow that truly warms my heart. I’m grateful for ur comment & extremely happy abt the fact that my video resonated with u in this way , thank u for watching & i’m wishing u the best🫶🏾💗🫂
This is EXACTLY what I needed. I can't let my creative spark die. I'm studying in university academically after graduating from secondary and have chosen not to go to art school Thank you❤❤❤YOUR ART IS STUNNING :))
AWW thank u, & thank u so much for watching I’m so happy u liked the video! Wishing you the best in uni🥳🫶🏾 sending u loveee❤️❤️
I love the part where you said drawing brings you closer to yourself - that is literally how i have been feeling. A few months ago i realised i hadn’t drawn in 3 years and so i started again. And now anytime i don’t manage to draw i do feel like i am betraying myself. All I want to do is draw, paint, sketch and just get better and better, it is truly an amazing feeling!
Wow thank u so much for sharing, I’m so happy u got back to drawing. I totally understand that feeling of wanting to draw & paint all the time! I hope u find some time during the week or the weekend to draw💗Wishing u the best & thank you sm for watching 🩷🫶🏾💗
I am so glad I came across this video. I've been trying to improve lately, and while I have been improving, I've been a bit stuck and really needed the push to actually dedicate myself to art. I don't care about much else so why not give it my undivided attention lol
I’m so happy this vid was helpful, cause I’ve felt stuck as well & the best way to get out of that is to rllyyy get out of ur comfort zone. Thank u for watching & I’m wishing u the best on ur art journey 🫶🏾💗
All you said was spot on. "Choosing art is to choose yourself" I loved that. Thank you for putting out those words for those of us who need to hear them
Thank u so much! It means a lot to me that this resonated w u. That was my goal w this video❤️Ty for ur comment🫶🏾
If I am honest, life gets in my way because I let it. Thanks for the reminder 😊
Thank u for watching💗Wishing u the best🫂
i got 2 weeks before school starts dude! gonna try my best! i thank the youtube algorithm for putting this in my recommendations and i thank you for this! :)
Yesss! U got this Thank u so much for watching im so glad u enjoyed the vid. Wishing u the best when school starts as well! 🫶🏾🫶🏾
Really love the reframe of seeing drawing as not being something you want to do, but being something you *need* to do. It’s like food for our specific soul. I never thought of it that way before and it makes so much sense. Like when you said not everyone thinks about drawing i was like…omg you’re so right how did i not realize??? Haha!! Thank you for that…now I’m gonna go lock in and draw 🫡🤝✍️
YESSS im so happy to hear that. It rlly is food for our soul 100%. Thank u for watching & commenting this im so glad it resonated With u & gave u another perspective. Wishing you the best on ur journey 🫶🏾❤️❤️
Choose your art. Choose yourself. What great words, how something so simple is so true. I think it is important to do what you enjoy and be true to yourself.
Yes! Thank you so much for watching, I’m so happy this video resonated with you 🫶🏾🥳
“It made me closer to ME.” This hit me like a bolt of lightning. Thank you for articulating this and giving me the inspiration to try something similar 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Aww! Thank u so much that means a LOTTT im so happy this resonated With u! 🫶🏾❤️
This is so so motivational. I've been in a huge artistic slump for over a year. I used to be that girl who would sit and draw in her sketchbook at the playground instead of actually playing. And sometimes I think to myself: "am I making little me proud right now? I haven't drawn anything in months." This past week especially rather than spending my summer being wasteful with my time, I've started drawing everyday and I have already improved so much. Even if it's 1am and my wrist is hurting, my brain is still telling me to keep going. Because growing up, everyone would tell me how much potential and talent I had, and I really don't want to waste that. I'm going to make something out of myself.
Thank u for sharing! Im so happy u found this vid motivating & im super Proud of u! Keep going you’ve already made something out of urself by doing what u love. i’m rooting for u! Wishing u the best🫶🏾💓
Artists always find the right word to encourage and to help revive the bit of hope that’s still there and that only wants to grow as much as it can. Thank you so much!
Wow! Beautifully worded, thank u so much. This truly warms my heart 🫂🙏🏾💓
@@keren.socadjo much love, you are very inspiring💜🫂
Not me seeing this a week after summer break ended
It’s ok! We can do this during winterbreak too🥳
I just gotta break that barrier of hating on work. I judge my art like I’m supposed to be a pro but I’ve only been doing this for three years
So true you have to be more kind towards yourself and be okay with making drawings that don’t look the best sometimes. I’m wishing you the best 🫶🏾💓
You are so good at it. I try to get out of the office at lunch and paint in my car. I carry a little kit with me daily. Most of what I make is crappy, but I can see the progress. But more important is the chance to clear the toxicity of the office out of my system. Thanks for the motivation.
Thank u! 🩷And Thank u so much for watching i truly appreciate that. Im so happy that u are seeing progress, u Will keep getting better! Wishing u the best on ur Journey 💓💓
THANK YOU FOR CONFIRMING WHAT MY HEART IS TELLING ME!!🙏🏽
THANK U SO MUCH FOR WATCHING 🙏🏾🥳
thank you for this video, i've been burnt out on literally everything in life for years 😭
mental health issues --> not being able to indulge in my hobbies because of my mental health issues --> mental health issues getting worse is a BRUTAL cycle
but this video made me go Man. Ok. ur right i needa put in the work LOL i think it's time to take a break from the tablet and go back to traditional and see where that takes me :) for the first time in a long time i feel excited to draw again
Omggg I’m sooo happy this video inspired u, and that u feel excited to draw again. Thank u sm for commenting this cause it makes me soooo happy to hear this!! Wishing u the best with everything 🫶🏾
I am gonna draw everyday simply to see what happens - thats the correct attitude to have towards anything..be it exercise , meditation or drawing. I started music with this attitude and today earning my living through it
Soooo true! Thank u for sharing🥳Wishing u the best 😊
I'm constantly envious of people who can actually do this. I really wish I had what you have.
I understand, but just know that u are most likely capable. The only thing u need is to genuinly believe in yourself. U got this & you can do this too.🫶🏾
@@keren.socadjo I've been trying to be that person for a long time, but it hasn't happened yet. That belief that we can all make it is beautiful and it carries you, but it isn't in me. I hope you know how blessed you are to be one of the ones that makes it work. It's good to see.
me too im always demotivated 🙁
@@vivwestyou have to take it one step at a time, one day at a time. I don’t even have it figured out, but if you don’t believe in yourself, no one will.
Drawn all my life, then art college happened... Dropped out and haven't had to courage to take up a pencil for months. Thanks for this wonderful video 💖
U got this! I understand that feeling 100% thank you for watching & I’m wishing u the best 💓🩷
In all honesty I'm very skeptical of ~advice~ I come across on TH-cam, but I think this video was something I really needed to hear. "Sacrifice" is a really scary word to hear (and I had actually been avoiding this video in my YT recommended because of it) but that's what it takes to be an artists sometimes, and I've been grappling with that fact a lot lately. I'm about to go into my sophomore year of college as an art major and I'm still scared out of my mind, but I want to be closer to myself. I want to draw forever. I've always loved drawing so much and I hate when I'm afraid of it. So I'm tired, I had a long day at work, but I'll be damned if I don't get up and draw right now, because it truly is what I want to do.
If anything, thank you for getting me up off my ass. But also thank you for inspiring me. This really is an awesome video ☺☺
Wow, thank you for taking ur time to write this I rlly appreciate it. I’m so happy this video inspired you, I’m getting lowkey emotional cause it’s so amazing to me that it resonated with you in that way. I’m wishing you the absolute best. Hearing This truly made my day!🫂🫶🏾🩷
Ur so 100% right with everything. I felt everything u felt. All artists feel those feelings. I prided myself on my drawings but that skill didn’t follow my age. Yet, I feel I would rather betray myself more bc I don’t even want 2 make 2D art anymore. I want 2 sew clothes & sculpt dolls. So I think I’ll allocate some time learning how 2 draw 4 fashion’s sake. Ur rlly inspiring & just ur experience is so motivating.
Thank u so much! I rlly appreciate it. Yesss u definitely should🫶🏾I rlly wanna sculpt now after seeing all the casts at my school! Wishing u the best on ur Journey ❤️❤️
I will never have your talent, and I’m so distracted by all the possibilities, sketching, watercolor, gouache, acrylic, but your words are amazingly inspiring to me.
Im so happy that my works inspired u! I think u should try all of the posibilities and see what u like the most🩷Wishing u the besttt
This one goes to favorites, so I can rewatch a few times along the Summer, here we go!! Saludos from Spain!
Wow! That means a lot, Thank u sm for watching & Have a Nice summer 🫶🏾🤩🤩
I feel like this video came to me at the perfect timing.. As a kid, I loved drawing, I’d draw every single day, and I looked at my drawing and I thought “That’s what I want to keep doing for the rest of my life.” After getting into teenagehood, I started to become too perfectionist, and it made me lose motivation to draw. I’d try new things, but I would hate the results, so I’d just erase it all and pretend that it never happened.. It’s been a year and a half since the last time I actually drew something, instead of random doodles, and I feel like there’s something missing, a part of me is missing, because I don’t draw anymore. But every day, I wake up and my head keeps going “I’ll start to draw again” and so goes on. I’m afraid of hating the results but, we learn with our mistakes, and how can we reach “perfection” if we don’t practice? This video was the boost I needed, thank you so, so much! I really needed it 💗😕
Wow! Thank u so much for writing this. When i first made this vid my aim was to help someone. So Reading this truly warmed my heart. I’m wishing you the best on ur journey and thanks again for ur comment. This truly made my day ❤️🙏🏾🫂
So inspiring! I recently started drawing again on a whim after not doing it for a good 20 years. I’m surprising myself by how good I’ve seen I can be at it. I loved drawing as a kid. After all this time I didn’t think I could be an artist or be any good at drawing, but just trying and having fun has really opened my eyes 💕 We are capable of so much more than we realize!
Thank u sm! That is Soooo true! Im happy you’re drawing again & re-found the spark in making art💓💗Wishing u the best on ur Journey 🫶🏾🫶🏾
YOU INSPIRE ME!!! THANK YOU❤❤❤
AWW THANK U SM💗💓💗💓
i used to be a full-time artist...loved it! Thx for the inspiring video!
That’s amazing & One of my life goals! Thank you sm for watching, I’m glad u found it inspiring 🫶🏾❤️
You just motivated me (and that is something) thank you!
I'm so glad! Thank you for watching 😊
I loved this and I'm so glad I found your channel! Your Sims comparison cracked me up. 😂
Thank you!! Hihi❤️😁
I really needed this. For a long time I always compared myself with other artists and felt like I wasn’t good enough at art, but I do need to realize that I am improving little by little and I’ve come a long way! I need to take the time to draw something for myself and things out of my comfort zone. Thank u for this video, you are very pretty btw and so is ur art :DD
I’m so happy to hear this bc I used to compare myself as well. Once I started comparing my current art to my old work I was like wow I rlly have improved. Im so happy this video resonated with u! & thank u so much I rlly appreciate it!! Sending u hugs 🫂💗🫶🏾🩷
I'm going to get on my zoom! You've inspired me. Especially since you mentioned sims. I love sims! lol
Yessss! Im so glad! haha same i started to try to do stuff I’d do in the sims irl & I loveee doing that. Wishing u the best 🫂🩷🩷🩷
Thank you for posting this! Ive been feeling sluggish in my artistic journey because of procrastination, but i know i need to kindle and nurture my creative nature even if it takes hard work
Ill be trying this out too so we'll see how it goes, thank you once more for your encouragement!! 😄
Aww! Im super Happy to hear that and Thank u so much for taking ur time to comment this it makes me sooo happy to hear that this video was helpful 🫶🏾😁Wishing u the bestttt!
every single word in this video i nodded my head in relatability. thank you i needed the push. time to get work done!
I’m so happy this video resonated with you 🫶🏾U got this!!
your channel is SERIOUSLY underrated what??? good tips and godly art WHERE ARE UR FOLLOWERS
AWW! Thank you so much I rlly appreciate that! let’s just sayyy They’re on their way haha🫶🏾💗
I just wanna say thank you for reminding me of what i love, art ❤
Aww im so happy to hear that💓Thank u so much for watching 🥳
I’ve been really procrastinating and everytime I start an art project I end up stopping “drawing is what made me feel closer to me” hits close to home because art is what helps me heal and discover so many hidden parts within myself it’s what helps me tap in to the introspective vision behind the eyes and what my heart feels this just made me get up and watching and hearing your experience is truly inspiring thank you 🤍🙏🏽
Wow that truly warms my heart I’m so happy this video had that effect on you❤️Thank u so much for watching 🫂
This is for me. Thank you!
Thank you so much for watching 💗🫶🏾
4:06 wow the difference 😮😮 amazing video as always ❤
Aww!! Thank u so much I appreciate u 🫶🏾🩵🥹🫂
right, I was so shocked
Thanks so much for sharing. I really needed the push!!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching 💓
It’s like I manifestated your video, thank you I needed someone to tell me that :)
Woww that’s so cool!! U definitely did manifest it, cause i felt this rlly strong urge to make it💓Thank u so much for watching 🫶🏾
Needed this pep talk. Thank you 🤍
Aww I’m so happy it resonated with u! Thank you for watching 🩷
Ugh, i needed to hear this. yES GURL!! you understand the assignment! YOU GET IT!!! G-E-T I-T!!!
Im soooo happy to hear that!!! SENDING U SM LOVEE i appreciate this. So motivating!!🫶🏾💓💓
I appreciate what you are saying, and this topic goes for any creative goals we have as creators. Thank you for sharing this video. Beautiful. ❤
Thank u so much for watching i rlly appreciate hearing that❤️🙏🏾
Wowwww This Is Exactoy what I needed❤👏🏼thank you sooo much for the inspiration! I'm gonna do tis
Aww! Thank u so much for watching 🫶🏾❤️So happy this resonated with you
I took a mix media class this summer, it helped me get out and find something new. Now I want to paint my own nails. Which had nothing to do with the class but I had some great conversations with the ladies there. Somehow nails came up. I did learn how to make my own stamps, and we made books, and did gel plate artwork.
That sounds amazing! I took a ceramics class In highschool it was rlly inspiring as well. I should definitely do your own nails I bet they would turn out amazing 🤩🫶🏾💓
Thank you so much. I’m going to draw today, no more procrastinating 😅
Also super random, but your fashion style reminds me of Diana Ross.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful perspective and art. Keep drawing. 😊
Thank u sm for watching!! I’m So happy that u found this video helpful that was my goal when I was making it🫂 and omggg!! That’s the best compliment ever she’s an icon😭🩷💓🙏🏾 Thanks again I truly appreciate it 🫂
This is honestly so beautiful, you really brought me tears and hope for myself. Thank you ❤
Aww wow, that warms my heart I’m so happy this video gave u hope. I wish u the absolute best on ur artistic journey & I’m sending u lots of hugs 🫂💓💗
So beautiful and powerful. Thank you. I needed this. Very much. ❤thank you.
Aww! I’m so happy this resonated with you thank you for watching I’m wishing you the best ❤️🫶🏾
Just subscribed! I’m so excited you came up in my suggestions. I want to do academic drawing and classical painting with new masters academy and your art is very inspiring. 🎨🖤
Aww! Thank u so much i truly appreciate that. I love New masters academy I haven’t bought a course yet but I watch their videos here on TH-cam & they’re amazing 🩷🫶🏾🫂 🎨
@@keren.socadjo are there any classical artists influencers you’d recommend? ☺️
@@CiaraColette Hey, im also a new masters academy student! Dont mind me sharing, they aren't an influencer but I highly recommend the TH-cam channel Gammel Lack Institute of American art. Their videos uncover some amazing, and some unheard artists in academic art history and have been a massive source of inspiration for me. Hope this helps!! 😊
I also recommend Paul Ingrebstons channel and Stephen Baumans too
@@Auste-m6m thank you 🙏🏻
This gave me hope thank you so muchh❤
I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you for watching ❤️🫶🏾
thanks for taking action to make this video. It has inspired me to get back on my feet!
Thank u so much for watching!! I’m so happy u liked it & that it inspired u😁
Thank you for speaking so kindly and honestly, I feel encouraged to get to work now!
Aww thank u for watching I’m so happy to hear that💗🫂
Loved that pep talk! Your art is also fantastic, thanks for sharing The Sim comparison killed me lol
Aww Thank u so much im so happy to hear that! Looool i love comparing life to the sims 🤣😭❤️
I needed thisss!! Thank you❤️
Thank you so much for watching!❤️🫶🏾
last sentence was amazing.....
Thank u so much!!🫶🏾
Thanks for the encouragement and sound advice.
You are so welcome! Thank u for watching 💓
I love this video and I’m glad your sharing it with us! But I wish you were more specific with certain aspects of this journey bc it’s still pretty vague. I’m an also artist that’s really trying to improve, but I also suffer from ADHD which makes it hard to « just do something » and it would be SUCH a great help if you answered some of these questions if you don’t mind 🙏
For example:
-How long were you drawing everyday? 1 hour? 2 hours? 4hours? etc.
-Did you finish one drawing everyday?
-or did you work on one drawing throughout multiple days?
- did you just draw whatever you wanted? Or did you also study on fundamentals during this time?
- did you look up tutorials while drawing? Or just tried to figure it out on your own?
Again thank you for sharing you journey with us and I’m proud of you for improving and I hope to be able to do the same! ☺️
Thank u so much! Im so glad u liked it. Sorry for being vague I didn’t rlly expect the vid to get this many views 😅I’m happy to respond to any questions u have:
1. I would always tell myself to draw for at least 15 minutes everyday. cause 15 minutes doesn’t sound like a lot, but i would always end up drawing for a longer time, and if i didn’t want to keep going after those 15 minutes i’d give myself Some time and wait til later or simply just wait til the next day. But those 15 minutes would always turn to 30mins - 1 hour etc. Bc whenever i wasn’t able to draw something I’d get super mad & look up tutorials for example 😅 and after Seeing How to draw something i’d use the New knowledge into a drawing.
2. I did Not always finish the drawings on the same day. What i would do for longer drawings is i’d work on them alongside something smaller like i could do a warmup sketch and then get back to the long drawing.
3. Sometimes i’d work on drawings for multiple days. There’s a portrait i drew of a girl w purple hair that took multiple days. I was pretty impatient though so i didn’t do this often. I preferred the one drawing a day thing bc i wanted to see How fast i could improve/ how much i could draw. Sometimes I would also leave drawings unfinished if I was bored of them.
4. At that time i actually didn’t really know How to study fundamentals properly so i drew whatever i wanted. However when i would encounter obstacles such as difficulties w drawing ears i would always look that up & learn & then use the new knowledge in my drawing.
5. I did look up tutorials sometimes, usually from an account here on TH-cam called the drawing database. And if I saw an issue with my drawing & thought I could solve it myself I would always try.
I was very obsessive and also rlly wanted to fill my sketchbook I remember. That kind of motivated me even more. Seeing how much I had been drawing & just the fact that I was doing what I promised myself I would do.
Also since u have adhd I’d recommend watching this video from a creator I like that also has adhd:
th-cam.com/video/sYi5kaUVdco/w-d-xo.htmlsi=rXjyW9zdu6-Vp2D6
@@keren.socadjo I’m sorry this reply is so incredibly late but thank you SO MUCH for answering and and for the recommendations!!!! 🥰🫶🏻🫶🏻It truly is helpful✨
im happy to be one of your early subscribers wait till u blow up. i absolutely love this content, short precise, and straight to the point. lovely energy
Awww! That means a lot to me, thank u so much for being so motivating & commenting this! I appreciate u🫶🏾💗
Saved this in my art playlist. Great motivation and very good points. I know what you're saying is true from my own experience, I just have to remember to apply it.
Thank you so much I’m so happy to hear that & I appreciate u commenting that💗Wishing u the best🫶🏾💓🫂
I love your passion!!! Subscribing immediately 😁😁
Yay! Thank you! I appreciate u so much😃🫶🏾😊
You got me asking myself "why do I gonna be so perfect at drawing right now?" Like, if tomorrow I just woke up and discover that out of the blue I just draw everything perfectly just like I dreamed abt all my life but I put no effort on it, would that rly make me feel something?
I think we should just draw cuz we love it so much and keep drawing, and a result of constantly doing something we love is that we get to be better at it with time
It's a reward for loving something, for showing our love for it
Thank you for posting this, you rly inspired me to draw again and do more stuff that I love ♡
Woww thank u so much for your comment that is so true. It’s the journey that matters bc when u enjoy the process u automatically get better at drawing. I’m so happy this video inspired u, that was my goal when I made it & im super happy to hear this. Thanks again ur comment is really appreciated. Wishing u the best on ur artistic journey 🫶🏾💗💓🩷
Thank yooou! Just perfectly right words for me 😊
Im so happy to hear that!! Thank you so much for watching 🫶🏾😊
@@keren.socadjo 🌻😀
i really needed to hear this
So happy this resonated With u 🫶🏾
Thank you for the motivation ❤
Thank u for watching ❤️🫶🏾
Thank you miss girl but I will better sucrifice my depressive autumn or freezing winter :D
Sounds like a great idea💗💗
you don’t know how much you motivated me girl thank you soooo much ❤❤❤❤
Aww! Thank u for watching. Im so glad it motivated you💓🫶🏾🫂
thank u for posting this video----i rlly just needed someone to tell me to get off my ass and do shit, and u said it so logically that I'm going to draw right now LOL
@@cbear9184 Wow!! That means a lot to me that was my goal w this vid! I’m so happy that it resonated with u & that it got u to draw right away😄Wishing you the besttt🥳🫶🏾
Thank you, I needed to hear this. This video found me at just the right time x
So glad this resonated with u! Thank you for watching 🫶🏾
Every words hits different. I almost want to screenshot everything. This truly help me to keep working and striving thankyou so much!!❤
Aww that means a lot❤️Thank you so much for watching
I feel inspired after struggling for too long thank for sharing
Woww! That makes me so happy to hear, that was my goal w this video. Thank u for watching 🫶🏾🩷🙏🏾
“Oh, you could!”
Lmaoooo Looking back, the face I did when I said that was kinda funny
@@keren.socadjo I loved it.
Great video ❤
You’re speaking facts bruh, let me get back to my sketchbook.
Thank u so much!!💓I’m so happy to hear that 🥳
You and your art are so elegant. I'll follow your advice and your channel. And I'm not even an artist! Let's see where this challenge goes. :)
Aww thank you so much! I’m so flattered🩷 🫂🫶🏾🫶🏾wishing u the best with the challenge, so happy this video inspired you 🥰
this is so inspiring and makes me wanna keep this mindset of trying to go back drawing aaaa 🤗 thankss, girl! xoxo from Brazil ✨
Aww Thank you so much for watching!! Wishing you the besttt🥳
I love your energy and vibe. You would make an incredible life coach I am motivated and feel like I could apply this to many aspects of life.
Wow! Thank u so much that means a lot to me bc I watch a lot of life coaches but never thought about being one. Thank uu💓🫶🏾🫂
This video was so inspiring not just cuz of your words which I needed to hear but because of how awesome your studio is and all the beautiful artworks you have as your background!! Thank your for the inspiration and this message 💕✨
Woww! Thank u so much 🩷i rlly appreciate it so happy u liked this video! Im wishing you the best 🫂🫂✨
I have trouble with human and animal anatomy, as well as posing. Let's see where this goes
Yess! It’s gonna go well, wishing u the best on ur journey ❤️❤️
I used to love drawing so so so much but now i don't anymore because i was told over and over again that its a useless talent , l despise my drawings now , but this is beautiful advice you gave ❤️❤️❤️
I’m so sorry u were told that :( thank u so much for watching🩷🩷I appreciate ur comment
THANK YOU!! I so needed to hear this.. xx
Im so happy it resonated w you!! Thank u for watching 🥳
Thank you so much for these inspiring words!!!! Let me find my pencil!!! 😘
Aww!! Thank you so much for watching, YESSS find that pencil hihi🫶🏾🩷🫂💗
Thank you girl! Big Up from Athens, Greece!❤
Aww! Thank u so much for watching ❤️🫶🏾
Thanks for the message, sis. I’m gon draw! ❤
Thank u sm for watching! I’m so happy to hear that🫶🏾🩷
Thank you for sharing your inspiring artistic experience. Great advice, and congratulations on all the views
Aww, Thank u so much for watching! I’m so glad this video was helpful. 🥳
I swear this works I also drew everyday for a summer and it completely upgraded my skills. You don't have to draw something intricate or long everyday, just put something out on the paper, every single day, good or bad
Sooo true! Thank u for sharing, it rlly does make a huuuge difference🥳
I didn't do art last few months. Today I got inspired and I decided to do a 100 faces challenge (not timed). Wish me luck everyone! 💖
Good luck!! Wishing u the absolute best!🩷
Locking in!! Needed to hear this
Yesss!! So happy to hear that, thank you for watching 🫶🏾🫶🏾
thank you ı needed this
Thank you so much for watching 🥳
Needed this so bad thank you angel
Awww Thank u so much 🙏🏾🫶🏾So happy it resonated with u❤️
These words are what I needed to hear, thank you very much!. TIme to practice more! Good luck and have fun everyone on your art journey, we can do this
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank u for watching good luck to you too🫶🏾U definitely can💗💗
A small sacrifice!! Thanks!
Thank u for watching 🥳
Wow girl I live your drawings
@@Tijoshy-mb9bg Aww Thank u so much!