I personally identify with a lot of what you say in your videos about mental health in general. As a neurodivergent person, is really hard for me to be in this kind of events. Even if a really enjoy them, I feel totally drained after and it too is really hard for me to follow plans and schedules as I get overwhelmed by them. I only had the chance to start therapy in my adulthood and so I used to study a lot about mental health by my own too. Apart from that, I love whatching your videos, Im going through a bit of an art block right now, and your videos help me to get motivated even if to just do a quick study. I'm looking forward for when a can read your new comic!
Thank you, I'm glad my videos help! Sometimes I have a hard time accepting that I'm probably more introverted than I'd like to be, and it takes a lot for me to recover from big social events with lots of interactions. As for schedules, I desperately need schedules to get anything done, but at the same time it always is a battle hahah. Still, I think it's possible to make huge progress by believing that I can adjust my behaviour patterns, and that has helped me a ton over the years and made a big difference :) I hope therapy has helped you!
@@CosmicSpectrumArt I wanted to mention that you are probably a fellow introvert when you said that you didnt know why conventions had such and hard impact on you. There's nothing wrong with it, it doesn't mean you don't enjoy other people's company or social events, we just need more time to recharge our energies ^-^'
Not a neurodivergent person, but I do have a severe mental illness and I'm also an introvert, so yeah, when you used the word "drained" I think it's a perfect description to that feeling overwhelmed by anything. Schedules give me a hard time, too, but at the same time I know I need them 😭 Hope it'll get better with your art block, I know studies do help me a lot when I feel in that place. Good luck and take care!
I truly like this style of videos! They're always super relatable, well, this one was kind of a big slap in the face, but that's just because I've just accepted to continue my 2nd job just for the sake of monetary safety, and then I complain I don't have enough time for my art XD and the topic of external motivation hit hard, too! Definetely make a "sequel" to this video if you find a magic solution to it! I love the sticker packs, btw, they may be something that works for you! Anyway you do sound better, wish you to be completely recovered by next week! Loved the sketches as always!
Monetary safety is really important! I didn't feel comfortable pulling away from freelance until I had a very substantial amount of savings, and even then I guess it wasn't quite enough hahah. Still, going back, I'm trying to figure out the best possible way for me to earn money now without necessarily having to sacrifice creative freedom and potential investment into my own body own work. I'll share my progress here x'D
@@CosmicSpectrumArt yeah, unfortunately my anxiety issues don't help when it's about money. I still wish I could be a full time artist, but when I think about it I start spiralling down XD maybe I need to verbalize my thoughts in written words as you suggested. I know a physical journal doesn't work for me, it's too slow, as you said, but notes could be an effective solution. Thanks again for sharing and all the good tips!
10:41 yup that's exactly what I'm afraid of as well 🥲 I feel like if I don't work out like a proper workflow/pipeline for my comic and set some standards at the beginning, it's gonna turn into creative chaos and then burnout very soon 😭
I've been through that for sure >_> But I've also completed something, so speaking from experience, setting up a proper pipeline and just committing to it is best x'D
36:46 I really enjoyed your videos back then when you were working on your stickers pack , it was so inspiring and beautiful I always go back to them when. I feel demotivated or uninspired
I enjoy your videos in general I always listen to them will I stuck in my art academy assignment , it brings me joy and seeing you achieving your small goals fill me with joy Keep up the hard work and don't be hard on yourself
Welcome back ❤❤❤. Listen to music. Watch GREEN BOOK movie, it's real fun and cool. X-Men 97 a real charmer ❤. I'm waiting for the next episode of SOLO LEVELING.
I'm pretty sure the people that can post several pages once per week, produce a bunch of pages beforehand or have help in some way or another (assistance in color, ink or even social media). And people who do this alone, get burned out. At least that's what I learned the last few days, when looking into the online comic scene more deeply.
