Why I Almost Didn't Become an Animator
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In this video I’ll show you what led to me working as a 2D animator on Bleach, Boruto, Lackadaisy, Disney Descendants, Gawr Gura’s first music video, and how I conquered the obstacles of learning animation on my own.
This is the story of how Toy Story’s “We didn’t aim for the truck” changed my life and pushed me to try and make a Gobelins short film on my own.
I hope you too Don’t Aim for the Truck!
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Truely another great video, thank you for putting all this effort into making high quality content, I hope you reach 100K soon!
I'm honestly pretty demotivated. While on one hand being derivative is this big black mark on your work, actually good works like Star Wars THRIVE on their derivation, and that's essentailly what reference is. But you know HOW Star Wars gets popular? By mass audiences hating or ignoring all the source material it's derived from, dismiss the giants on whose shoulders George Lucas stood, and act like he's some decorated genius for coming up with such creative worlds "all by himself".
Now fans want the derivation to come, not from a body of great works like Buck Rogers and Buster Keaton, but all this Legends content, which actually IS just paid-by-hour grunt work, paperback novel writing, that isn't rooted in ANY sort of artistic reference but simply stuff the writers came up with on the toilet. Rule of cool, and for fans by fans, who will outright get offended if you infer anything GEORGE LUCAS seems to have been trying to SAY through the work. Listening to the auteur gets you CALLED making up stuff that was never "official" (but what IS official, is money moving those paperbck novels, in publishing cartels adn their magazine stands).
What does this tell me if I want to make MY art and have my word HEARD? It will only get popualr, if it gets backing by this huge industry of ECONOMICALLY legitimized fan-fiction, that DOESN'T know anything about 100 year old films or 1000 year old poems, and does't WANT to. They want to knee-cap the giants. THEY want movies that HATE the book, for being "only" a book, and "deserves" to be a 1:1 soulless recreation in film form, prioritizing the film MEDIUM. Or, you get the opposite end with Alan Moore and Frank Miller, who think the story s too sacred to adapt.
The only way to make art, in THIS society, is to rob the graves of your predecessors and rely on the credit never being known: but dance like a maniac around all your contemporaries, who are screeching about their "creator's rights" about this or that Twitter art, "my own original chracter, do not steal". The hypocricy, is not something I WANT to get recognition from. I want to carry on the ideas that inspire me, but all it does is generate IP so that mass audiences can only watch stuff FOR the IP adn ignore the soul. For example, Spideverse ONLY is given the opportunity, because they made this fantasti Four or octro Strange kind of story, into a vacuous Spider-Man vehicle for the brand recognition and transforming exploited animator labor into profits. And the "fans" HAE you for not agreeing it's one-sidedly falwless, a thing you are ONLY allowed to have positive opinions on. Fans like that would be my death, as an artist.
Looked up Twitch. You last streamed 5 years ago? Any plans on picking that up again?
woah!!
I mean it when I say, this video is the best thing you can send to a fellow artist struggling to move on. Thank you for your work and for showing many that everyone can reach the top of the mountain.
Thank you for the huge compliment! 🙇 I'm so very glad my emotions came across!
As you can tell I'm extremely passionate about this craft we do, and was worried it could come out as self-centered,
when what I wanted to make was a video that we can go back to when we're feeling down or demotivated. So your comment makes me so happy!
Thanks for being here!!
Anime saved SO many lives, because remember the last time someone got kicked out of art school???
@@Darth_BatemanYour try-hard edgy unfunny comment is not appreciated here.
@@mugakamurakumo 👏🏅I agree
@@ManuMercurialI'm Sorry If This Sounds Rude But If You Failed Art Then How Can You WORK Om The Anime In The Thumbnail🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨?”
I always wanted to get into art but every time I thought about starting I kept remembering all the inconstancies and failures I had made with my art in the past and decided to put it off. This video has been my equivalent to "we're not aiming for the truck." Thank you.
Toy Story?
@@soku330 yeah. I'm just saying that this was inspiring to me
So very happy to hear this! Wish you the best of luck in your journey! 💪
Same. I was the "little artist kid" growing up and I didn't care about being professional, I found new techniques and that's how I became better with time, but after taking it seriously and comparing myself to people who have much more knowledge than me I kept sabotaging myself and eventually gave up. But after finding this video I'm thinking about grabbing the pen again. I don't know... I'm basically having a battle with myself right now. Well, good luck, I hope you can make it.
@@redpanda6497 don't compare yourself to others! the way you improve is unique to only you and if you must compare, then see what you can learn instead of how far behind you believe yourself to be lacking.
You have no idea how badly i needed to see this. I'm 20 years old now, nearly failed my last semester at college, and feel the same sort of intimidation when I go online and see people who are even younger than me already at a professional level. I struggle to do something even every day, but recently I've been trying to push myself, even if it's just a little bit of drawing/practice every day. I feel really alone in my journey, but after watching this, I feel much less alone. Thank you so much for making this video.
Same here I’m 22 but I feel like you’re one of those people too who’s at a professional level
I’m 16 and I have a dream to start a series, have it well known, and work on a fan fiction of comic/animated series of my fanfiction that is about my favorite franchise, Sonic
I had a spark of motivation after I Binged watched Sonic Prime and I will try everything to reach my dream
I had faced bad art block and creative block
What I find comforting is that even those who draw at a "professional" level often struggle with the same things beginners do. As someone who gets told that my art looks professional at times, I know that more than half of my work doesn't meet the same level as the art that I get those compliments for. And yet, the value of those "better" artworks doesn't diminish because I don't always draw that good. You might even say that makes them more special.
I think I'm an intermediate on the artist growth scale. A lot of the people whose art looks professional are actually just intermediates like me, and we still struggle with anatomy, perspectives, composition, and all that hard stuff. There's a lot of things that I'm afraid to attempt drawing because I know it will look worse than my other work, due to my lack of experience in depicting that specific object. But it's only in taking that plunge and accepting that it will look bad, that I gain the experience needed to perfect it.
When you're at that stage where you start to take art more seriously, it often stops being fun, because you're so caught up in getting better and catching up with those professionals. It's incredibly important to take a step back and examine what made you want to draw in the first place, and what you find most fun about the process. And when I do this for myself, I always remember how much I like experimenting, trying out new things instead of making myself conform to one specific style or theme. So not only was my fear of making bad art keeping me from improving, it also took the fun out of drawing. So when art starts to become stressful, exhausting and embarrassing to you, take a step back and ask yourself, "Why?"
Simmilar here, i'm 20, went to study Logistics cause it's "useful". I passed my egzams and realised how misrable i am. Then decided to sign for art school. I had to made portfolio from a scratch in 3 months. Non of them wanted me. I have last interview next tuseday i Hope they would consider.
Keep pushing forward, you can make it bro 🔥
Thank you so much for this. I didn’t take art seriously until I was 17 and I’m 19 now. I see so many high schoolers and even middle schoolers who are leagues better than me. This video made me cry. You’re so inspiring. I hope I reach your level someday. Thank you so much for giving me hope.
Same here 🤚
Exact same situation here
Even though I don't do animation, Music is still in the same ball park, I'm 19 right now as well, And I've only just begun my first steps. I also teared up watching this vid, I hope that you become successful too my friend.
Just remember that just because they’re younger and better than you doesn’t mean that they’re inherently a better artist, it just means they’ve likely done it longer. Even if they are a prodigy, being a prodigy is just a shortcut to something that anyone can achieve. Just because someone is better now doesn’t keep you from becoming as good or better later. I don’t know if this means anything to you specifically but it’s just something I wanted to say.
@@lucio-ohs8828 I just gave a shoutout to a 13 y/o prodigy, so thanks.
I`m genuinely crying right now.
I`m not even an animator, I`m a pedagogy student.
I`m horrible at my tasks, my lessons for kids are terrible and everything falls out of my hands.
I watch my groupmates doing this so easily and feel so worthless.
But I have a goal, and I see where I`m now. I just need to understand what to do, so I can achieve it.
Thank you.
I too am a medical student
No matter what profession, seems that we're all facing our weighty weakness haha. Wish the best for you. You'll be a great pedagogy student on your own, keep it up!
This is genuinely one of the greatest videos I've ever watched on this platform. The animation and art was top-notch and it was genuinely inspiring. I was smiling with your successes and enthralled with your stories. Thank you for making this video.
And to anybody reading this: Practice beats talent, and harder practice beats practice, so no matter how far behind you are to those around you, you can always catch up and even beat them. It just takes a little work.
Wow, thank you!! 🙇I have no words, truly appreciate the huge compliment!
And absolutely!! Practice beats talent! 💪
That + deploying Patience and I truly believe we can achieve the goals we've set for ourselves!
Wish you the best of luck in your journey!
I appreciate this video a lot, and I agree with everything you say on an intellectual level. But on an emotional level, I just can't compute. I'm a 23 yo animation graduate and I feel like giving up. I drew so much lately that my arms constantly hurt now, and yet I feel like I've got nothing to show for it. I'm not creative or anything, I don't have a good story to tell. I just like animation. But I'm losing motivation. Man, it's hard not to feel like a failure, yknow.
You don’t know what you don’t know. Sometimes I spin my wheels practicing and getting nowhere. Idk if this is your issue, and I constantly struggle with motivation, but I can say this:
I improved the most when I started taking classes at Concept Design Academy. They have online classes and all of the teachers are pros.
A lot of schools aren’t great but this one is.
This advice might seem weird, but it sounds like non-artistic problems of yours might be affecting your artistic growth. Personally, when I feel the way you described, I can usually get out of it by improving my mental state. Going for a walk, meditating, sleeping, etc. I find that creativity is mostly subconscious, so no matter how much I focus myself and consciously practice, if my subconscious is a mess then I won't have anything worthwhile to express.
I mean, you said it yourself. You get it intellectually but not emotionally. Maybe what I'm saying is obvious.
Everybody has a story to tell. Your foggy brain is just getting in your way. So clear your head! I hope I'm being helpful here lol
I think that everyone has their own personal things they are good at and things they aren't.
I for example felt very confused when I saw that allmost all my fellow artist friends already have 20 OCs and full on saga of a story in their head. I couldn't grasp to any of that and respected them for that.
I tried to learn how to write stories with all the theory in the world but nothing really sticks in my brain. Like I can tell what is a cool story is and what is a Deus ex machina moment but that's ok. That means that I'm still in the process of finding my artistic voice - what I want to tell.
On the other hand now I'm pretty ok at drawing, colors and digital tools. And if I think about it.. it seems like it's the opposite with a lot of artists I know 😅 and yeah that's what led me to choosing a UX design as my profession and teaching the art side of things I'm good at as my passion project.
Watching anime, cartoons, any sort of animations are the ways I get my motivation back. Don't stop improving, it's a struggle.
Don't give up! Everyone learns differently, for some they can pick it up very easily and others it takes alot longer to understand things. Thats ok, we are all unqiue and special and have our own storys to tell, i feel you should enjoy the journey of exploring and creating your style, enjoy learning how to animate even if it very hard, if you love it you should enjoy it and feel happy your creating artt! Ive been through many ups and down and ive still got do much to learn but im enjoying it and trying to be patient and kind to myself ❤
Good luck i believe in you:)
I can't believe I'm sobbing in the middle of the day right now. I only draw as a hobby for the longest time, like really really long, and looking back I don't feel like I made any progress at all. This was like a reality check and it hit me like bricks. When you said "Whatever amount you put into it, you're going to get that amount of progress in return", I felt so guilty about how lazy I am about something I really love. But at the same time, it's very inspirational and it moved me to tears. Thank you sir for sharing this video. I will put more effort into my art!
What really helped me to see if I improved or not is checking your oldest to latest art
Just one sentence : Thank you
This video moved me to tears. I believe it's because it spoke to something deep within me. As an artist myself, I was really inspired by your story and what it took for you to get where you are. And it makes me want to work even harder than I am now to achieve my goals. Hearing the authenticity in your voice and story sold me, Manuel. I wish you all the best in the world.
“And the answer was suddenly very clear, every day of my life when I laid in bed, when I listened to music, when I took a bus, I was thinking of characters and stories that will never see the light of day unless I make them myself.” This was enough to keep me motivated about starting my own journey and making more progress as a small artist who just started making 3D animations
As someone who has graduated with a bachelors of Game Art & Design, And struggles with my own worth and progress, I love this video. I can relate a lot with this, and even gives me a bit of inspiration for what I want to eventually do. We all have our own mountain to climb, and one day we'll reach the top we so desire. I wish you the best on your climb!
7:44 • Step 1 - Figure out the pieces of the puzzle
8:12 • Step 2 - Finding resources
8:40 • Step 3 - Find a mentor
8:56 • Step 4 - Find a community
9:18 • Step 5 - Ask for help
10:43 Lol, I actually come from the same class at Gobelins as both of your competitors in this festival (I worked on COFFIN in case you're curious). Amazing people.
And indeed, even though a good school can help, it's not mandatory to become a good animator (in fact one of my animation supervisors who worked on Arcane is fully self-taught). It's mainly a matter of investing yourself in your craft, little by little, surrounded by people who share your passion, while enjoying it despite the hurdles.
Huge congratulations on your film and path, and I wish you the best in your future endeavors. 👍
I'm an artist and my dream goal in life is to one day work in the animation industry, and maybe even one day have my own studio. I loved watching cartoons and anime anime growing up. I was so inspired by what I saw that I drew for hours on end. I ddi everything I could to achieve it, from going to an art and design school, to pulling all noghters to hone my skills, etc. Sadly, after I graduated from college I was unable to get a job working as an artist, so I was forced to work as a carpenter. Right now I'm saving money and working on my art in my free time. I never gave up on being an artist, especially one that works in animation.
What kind of art and design school did you go to? it doesn’t look like they taught you art and animation properly
I’d recommend being wary of the industry, considering how shoddily execs pay while time crunching you
I loved this video. I started drawing at 18, now 22. I've always had this feeling like I'm behind. I've started many projects, but stopped halfway because I thought I wasnt good enough. This video resonated a lot with me, thank you! I'm gonna keep on working!
And also, congrats for your success, well deserved!
Bro… it’s unbelievable that this guy drew drawings and wasn’t that good and now.. he works on amazing things… Amazing job :)
Thats how all artist starts.
Everyone just like to simplify it as the accursed word that is “TALENT”
@@zefellowbud5970and when you tell them it’s kind of offensive because it diminishes your hard work they just ask you to take the compliment.
It’s like saying to anyone in any other field of work that all their success and progress is due to luck.
i'm not crying you are shut up
In all seriousness, your passion and hard work is seriously inspiring. I literally have your Clip Studio Paint Animation tutorial in another tab right now; I've been watching it religiously in an attempt to force myself to learn to animate (a dream I've had for over a decade now and only just got the courage to actually attempt.)
I too failed art school, and finally decided to try and chase my dreams again. It's almost a relief to see that almost every artist struggles at some point in their lives, and the only difference between a failed artist and those who make it are the ones who keep going. Seeing all your passion and hard work pay off in the end brings me absolute joy.
Thank you for putting yourself out there, and allowing yourself to fail. Who needs a truck, anyway??
Keep doing amazing stuff, Manu!!! You deserve every win you've worked for!
This video was so nice to watch. I graduated from an art school with specifics in Game art, but I have nothing to show for it. In those years I've only done schoolprojects, but I never did anything related to art outside of it. Now looking back, and being 22, I wished I did more of what I've been wanting to do for so long, I wish I had been drawing more all these past years.
I'll let this year be my new starting point in the journey I started so long ago, I want to give myself another chance at doing what I didn't do earlier.
Keep going! For every person that went to art school there’s another who never had the opportunity despite wanting to go! So keep pushing! The world is literally in your hands.
I really appreciate this. You’ve reached the frightened artist in me that no one else has been able to, and encouraged her. Gave her a nice look at the process, and was kind about it. I’m currently where you started off, overwhelmingly scared of the learning curve ahead, and that I’ll fail because art isn’t my strong suit. But you did it. Certainly then, I can as well. Congratulations on your journey. And thanks for sharing it with us. :)
I kinda needed this. I might have a diploma in animation but I kinda felt it'd go nowhere. Hopefully I can still make use of it.
This is really comforting, honestly. I'm about to be a senior at SCAD and I honestly feel like I haven't done enough at all. Videos like this make me realize that I just need to keep pushing and that my dreams will come true, too if I see to it.
As someone who’s applying to art schools for animation this year, what do you think of SCAD? I hear wildly different things about it all the time but it’d be nice to see the perspective of someone who’s currently attending
This video brings me tears, its very relateable and to some extent sombre. My art journey it feels so similiar, i too was scared and enrolled into 3d because i didn't believe i could do 2d, i and made a terrible animatic. But the biggest failure that day wasn't the animatic i still believe it was myself. After the grades were out my animation teacher took me to one side and said he gave me a pity pass in hopes i would go to 3d modelling and not waste time restarting the course. I told him i wanted to learn animation not 3d and he said this to me "I've worked in Sega for 10 years... and your work its bad... i can't teach you and if you want to learn animation, you will have to leave this school but take it from me. I've seen a lot of people over the years and some people can't do it, and that includes you..."
I had a lot of respect for him, my teacher did a lot of work in the sonic franchise and i grew up on that. I trusted him and i left the school and went into finance. Its been a decade now i just celebrated my 11th work anniversary a few weeks ago. But its always been on the back of my mine. Could i have really done it? Was he wrong? And as i get older the more i believed i allowed my idolization of him to make me walk away from happiness and a meaningful career. There is no color and no life in finance, i have not smiled or cried or felt anything in years now. I am as emotionless as the price delivery algorithm, the kind of ideas and dreams i had seem.. incomprehensible, looking at archives i can't believe i could ever think or come up with such things i did in the past.
In the past 2 years, i've been working on and off to see if that might change if i could somehow correct that terrible decision that day and for that your channel's videos have been a great help. Its a great window on what could be a happier career.
I believe that your unique experience could spark an amazing and emotional story - even though you lost time changing career paths, its not too late to start. I believe every life experience gives us a unique outlook on the world, like what manual was saying. Practice hard and use it to create something only you can!
“Walk away from…” “No color, no life” wow, thank you for sharing this, it may help me not doing a dumb mistake.
You have potential to turn your actual life journey into an emotionally fueled animated piece. I'm sure a lot of people would relate.
Just know you kinda saved me right now. Sometimes there are road blocks in life from small to big. In front of me right now is the biggest of them all. I have bad health,country at war,barely have time to go to the gym,bad at school,I can be drafted at any point,family slowly falling apart and trying to be a designer. You gave me a little bit more hope to not end it here thank you
Wishing you all the best! Thank you for your kind words
I find the struggles you mentioned towards the middle of the video painfully relatable, aside from the fact that I'm currently a 20y/o from south america with long hair and glasses named Manuel who struggles to draw despite being in design school, the feeling of constantly being scared of not being good enough, of comparing myself to others, and the constant dread of thinking "what if i fail?" makes it hard to keep going sometimes.
Thank you so much for telling your story, as it not only serves as an example of what's possible out of just pure effort and willingness to keep going, but also encourages those who are struggling and provides clear proof that, if you keep climbing, sooner or later you *will* reach the top of that mountain.
Thank you for this. Seriously. As someone who basically gave up on art after I graduated from high school and my longtime teacher passed away, this made me want to pick up a pencil again. Thank you.
2:25
That moment came to me at age 17 the last year of School ,
I was studying Chemistry and Physics , I loved the subject , I still do.
But the moment I came back from my school or Cram school , I went straight into my room to get my sketchbook and start drawing !
One day as I was preparing myself for school, I stopped and looked to my reflection in the bathroom mirror and asked,
"In 15 years from now, you look in the mirror , what do you see? , who are you? , what are you doing for a living , are you happy? "
That day I didn't went to school.
Had to think about that, I knew deep inside me what I really wanted to do , but I wasn't sure about myself.
The day I told my parents about it was a day to remember !
But it all ended well , prepared for art school (it's different in Greece , the school is free, but very, VERY hard to get in),
managed to pass the exams after 3 times (3 years) .
The problems didn't stop there, but I knew that I was in the right path !
I genuinely have tears in my eyes after watching. I'm already 28, very close to 29, failed my first attemp with my graduation film in university had to go again the next year and even then it wasn't that good. I've been struggling a lot, even more after the pandemic, because getting into the industry in a third world country really feels impossible sometimes. But this year an animated videoclip we made with friends got nominated to its first animation festival and it brought back the hope I had for my future when I was 18. I know I'm considered pretty old for many, but this video truly helped me to gain the energy and focus to go back and practice and learn so I can comeback with new strenght! And as you said be able to tell the stories we all imagined we we were kids. Thank youuuu!
Thanks Manu. Great inspiration, and the way to set definite goals was a wonderful reminder of what I should be doing in my own work.
I took a day to reflect on your story. You pushed me to start doing animation as a way to further express my creativity. Thank you!
It's so nice to see your growth overtime. Thank you for sharing it with us
Great storytelling!
The direction of this video its so inspiring and lovely, thank you for doing this video, it's gonna help me and a lot for the future 😭
this is an incredible video, thank you so so much for sharing your story!! truly inspirational!!
Came back to re-watch , GREAT video , thank you for making it Manu !
thank you for making this video. i really really needed to hear this.
I'm excited to watch this, your lackadaisy video has been very inspiring to me what a journey!
I cant even begin to explain how much this helped me.
Thank you for sharing tour story 🙏🏽
man you got me choked up over here. im working on my final project right now, 3d animation, all that jazz. im proud of you dude, and thank you for such a heartfelt video
your words really resonate with me. Not too many artist are willing to talk about their failures or show them like that. I am really inspired by this video. Thank you
I just finished the video, and I can't begin to describe how much it means to me. For the longest time, but especially as of recent, I've been filled with doubts and worries about whether I have what it takes to pursue a career in the animation industry and I found this video in just the right moment. Thank you for that.
Thank you so much for this! I'm tearing up, this video is so beautiful and inspiring, exactly what I needed!
I don't comment often and especially on youtube, but I wanted to say thank you for making this video and the one where show how you worked on Lackadaisy. Both were really interesting and well made. It's rare that I find a video that really get all my attention to the point I didn't even notice I watched it until the end, and even more rare that I'm actually really moved by it. Your message through those videos are really encouraring for artists and it motivates me to care less about failing, being behind others or doubting myself. I really liked your video and I hope you continue, everything in it is great from the message to the advices, even the presentation and little jokes.
I didn't expect to actually cry from genuine joy and inspiration/motivation by watching this, and I usually don't cry often, but I think "we're not aiming for the truck" will stay with me for a long time. Again you did an amazing job and thank you a lot for this video, I hope you have a nice day :]
Also you animate and draw really well holy shit-
phenomenal video, and super inspiring for any passionate animator, or even anyone just dabbling in it.
Thank you for making this
Thanks, for this video! I really needed this. This is just the inspiration I needed to hear.
shared this with my class of fellow animation/audiovisual students. There are a surprising amon of people who struggle with finding their footing, feel intimidated and hopeless on their art.
This will surely be a saving grace for them, thank you.
I hope you know how many souls you will uplift with this.
This video was so well put together and inspirational
Amazing job!
this moved me, thank you Manu!
Ah this is so emotional and motivating. Thank you so much for sharing! I'm in tears. I know this makes me and many artists out there want to keep doing our best. I hope this video reaches more and more people! Congratulations!
Thank you man, i needed this video
Thank you for this video. This helped me a lot during a tough time and I needed to see this.
As someone who just turned 20 years old and is really struggling with art, I really needed to hear this, thank you. Man I cried
Love this video Manu, really great story-telling and super heart-warming! I imagine this is going to encourage so many new animators and artists! ❤
thank you for working on these projects. it means a lot to me. whether it was simple background or whatever. you helped make shows i love.
I just wanna say thank you. I needed this
Just found your channel and omg you inspire me man! I'm an artist who's been drawing since I was a child but I have always wanted to make animation! And work within acting is my life passion and the way you describe how to reach your goal, where to go and how to see it is really motivating! As a disabled person I always think ''there's no way I can manage to do this'' but I need to think small steps at a time! Can't reach the top of the stairs by jumping, tysm for this man, genuinely! I will come back to this video when I doubt my art and when I need motivation for my passion in acting!
Very inspiring. Thank you for putting this together!
Thank you so much. It's been ages since I've gotten this motivated and excited. I truly am grateful
You are truly an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your story.
Thanks for this video... I really needed to watch this
Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us! It’s so inspiring seeing that you went through the same feelings and worries I and many others went through with art.
I’ve always had confidence issues with my work, especially when looking at what my classmates were making compared to me. It impacted my confidence and created a nasty habit of me procrastinating my work because I was scared of failing.
However, because of your videos and showing how you overcame your fears. You’ve made me realise why I even started to draw in the first place, for me!
Thank you so much man, you’re an amazing artist and an inspiration!
Thank you for making this video. I'm glad to hear your story, it inspires me to put in the diligent work that I know I can put in as I head towards my goal.
You're awesome!
Needed this, thank you
Thank you so much for this... I don't have words to say. It touched so deep. Loved the way you told your story. All the best. Wishing to see your films in big screen some day...
thank you for sharing this. i really need it
OMG, you're such a huge inspiration!! Good luck with all your further work! And thank you for this video!
Man, I literally needed this video. I have a really hard time staying motivated to keep working at my art.
But while I was watching your video, I started crying. I’ve only cried from artists’ stories twice - once when I watched the director of Elemental discuss his journey and now, after watching you.
I’m 28 now, and I just started drawing for the first time about a year ago.
Your video and story motivated me to start climbing the mountain. Thank you.
Such a well done video thank you for this motivation I am honestly listening here.
I love when artists inspire other artists to do their best. Art improvement isn’t always linear and at many times seems very discouraging. To see someone overcome and continue to learn with passion is enough to move me deeply. Thank you so much for encouraging others and sharing your story!
Thank you for this video, amazing message!
This is an underratedly good story telling and motivation,I think tears dropped from my eye.This is one of the best thing I have ever seen on youtube. Thank you for making this
Now I'm feeling motivated! thank so so much for making this video!!!
Bro... What a video.
Congratulations on everything you've achieved.
Thank you so much for this Manu! It was definitely what I needed to hear, your story is amazing and inspiring! Thank you for the reminder that we are not aiming for the truck
Man that last part with the Toy Story soundtrack got me emotional! Thank you for sharing your story with us! Congrats on your accomplishments, and wish you all the best in your journey!
I relate so much, thanks for opening my eyes and giving me the motivation to do my best ! This video is what I needed
...im lost for words...
i am thankful you shared this
hell...it was your clipnstudio paint tutorial that got me to get into digital
im finally getting somewhere
and im going to try to animate now
thanks for being there Manu
really
You have an amazing story and I really needed to hear it today. Thank you. ❤️
Beautiful, just what I needed to hear, thank you :D
Thank you this has been a confirmation of so many things in my mind!!!!! This was awesome.
I definitely needed this sort of video. I’m dealing with procrastination but this really helped me get inspired and to get to work on my story. Thank you for this wonderful video.
This is making me tear up man... Thank you for sharing all your exeperience with us, may your journey into the art world continue
You Are truly lifting my spirit as an artist thank you so Munch
this is so inspirational , you weren't good in art but you improved beautifully and got what you worked for. so happy for you that i almost cried. Good luck for the upcoming challenges.
this was beautiful video. I have a dream that I compose for an anime and seeing this makes me believe I can achieve it with hard work.
also i almost never cry watching a piece of media, but the scene about you and your friend wearing bleach masks and you animating the thousand year blood war arc brought the emotions.
Thank You!
I needed this thank you thank you thank you, I cant give up now, I must find myself again and remember why I got into drawing and animation to begin with. This spoke to me on a deep level. So thank you for lighting that fire in me once again :)
This seriously made me cry. And it was a well needed reminder to work and study my ass off when it comes to art.
I’m headed into art school after about 4 years in a university program that I initially loved but ended up hating immensely and I’ve been feeling so lost and so upset at how much time I’ve wasted that could’ve been put into art had I realized it all sooner.
This was so motivating and really makes me think about why I love art in the first place, thanks for making this video!!
Congrats man, I am happy for you.
Dude...this is more inspirational than 99% of the TED talks I've seen...and I've seen a good chunk of them. Thank you for making this.
This video was incredibly moving to me. I can relate to a lot of the struggles and fear of not being good enough! Such an inspiring story! :)
Amazing job... thank you for the video and sharing your journey--seriously wow that's incredibly inspiring and very well-made...
Man... I almost cried. I'm very happy for ya and extremely motivated
this video changed my life, thank you manu!
I watched your film, and it brought me to tears!!!
Yep, I'm going to be watching it every month. Thank you Manu!
This is soooo inspiring!! LOVE the idea that "whatever amount of effort you put into it, yuo're going to get that progress in return." That is really encouraging to me since I've just started teaching myself animation. I still have other things to learn and/or improve! But this entire thing is SOOO encouraging! And congratulations!!!
Thank you so much for sharing your journey. Like many, this moved me to tears. Truly inspiring Manu, thank you!!
I've watched this video before and watched it again today. I got a little choked up. Thank you for sharing your story. Especially the "what happens when you fail....nothing. Nothing else happens." I have a story I want to share and now have more motivation to share it. ❤
This video was all I needed to renew my passion and goals as an artist. Thank you!
I just finished my first year of animation school and this video appeared when I needed it the most, thank you for this gift you have given to people in this journey