I think my biggest realization was that I enjoyed making art for myself and my community more than I enjoyed making money from it. I hated that every aspect of my life that I enjoyed got turned into a potential networking/money making opportunity. So I stopped, its been great. I love art.
Love the video about how art isn't as cool and divine as people romanticize it to be. However, please don't take sponsorship contracts from BetterHelp. Their "therapists" are a toss up of whether or not they're certified, so the quality of their service varies drastically. They also have a record of selling your confidential health information to major advertising companies, like Facebook. It's to the point that the USA's FTC investigated them and about these broken privacy promises. All they do is exploit how most people in the world can't afford basic healthcare, much less a licensed therapist.
hey man just so you're aware its probably best to avoid betterhelp sponsorships in the future; I understand you might not have many options but this company is well documented in how bad it is
It took me a long time to stop romanticising drawing and masterful artists so much, since it was backfiring on my mediocre art and growing my urge to quit. Thinking of these things as crafts or skills you have the ability to develop really helps.
Before i started architecture school i was drawing a lot of architectural stuff in my free time. But after the first year i stopped completely and instead drew a lot of concept art instead to rest from architecture. I have a feeling that diving deeper into certain subject will make it a lot less enjoyable, because as a pro you need to grasp the harder and more technical aspects of it. Where as a hobby you only focus on the fun parts of a craft.
I've found this to be true in my life as well! Glad I do not feel alone in this. I've noticed that it does become fun again when you've become really good at a certain subject and then decide to dive deeper into a complementary subject that pairs well. For example, 3D modelling and filmmaking. Or drawing and calligraphy. Or graphic design and screen printing.
@@geng6443better help preys on customers breaks hippa laws and steals data. hope the next time you go to the hospital youre okay with the private information you give them being sold off to advertisers! stop excusing bad behavior, weirdo.
@hello9495 its not about the ad, i obviously dont mind supporting him. Artists are particularly prone to mental health struggles, reccomending a service that has unqualified therapists and sells your data is diabolical, he should really know better and apolgize.
Great video my dude! I started drawing about 3 years ago, at 29, starting at an older age i learned these lessons quickly. I sketch everyday because i found a way to enjoy and feel relaxed working on the fundamentals. Finally tip toeing into more complete work, really enjoying it.
@@tinka6468betterhelp had to pay out for selling information (kinda ruining half the point of therapy) and they also got in trouble for not ensuring they were licensed professionals before that
@@DYINGKESTREL Can't agree. It's all about actually doing the things we want to do despite the complications, which is what's called hard work, and that process of working hard is exhilarating. So many people fail to put in the work for the things they want because it's hard. Some have better conditions to do the same thing, but that shouldn't determine anything because it's our own self-conditioning that matters in the end.
@@ThuThu-jz6xu yeah bro get off the anime you're living in. You forgot to say that we should always chase our dreams and believe in the power of friendship. This is the real world, that stupid philosophy only works in books so stfu and admit that drawing is 98% meaningless pain.
@@ThuThu-jz6xu this wasn't a discussion, I only say the truth. Hope you learned something and understand that working hard is only cool when it brings desirable results.
I like your video but why are you sponsor 'BetterHelp' I understand that you need to put something on the plate but sometime sponsorship on RU-vid are the biggest problem and misinformation to the viewer, if you know much about their business practice.
Well, not everyone who go to art schools want to be professional artists. E.g. I went to art school just to learn how to draw, I never wanted to sell my art. Main misconception that I had to overcome was that art should be something serious, deep and thought through. Also as a kid I was constantly told that if you are not planning to become a professional artist, it is not worth it to draw at all. I heard same styories from many people, which is really bad. But luckily I never fell for that. But for a big chunk ofg my childhood years I had to draw snakily to not disdappoint my parents by doing silly things instead of calculus or whatever.
@@solarydays doing only things that bring money is poisonous. Approaching art only from a money making perspective is limiting as hell. These things combined is a death trap.
@@solarydays learning only things that make money is poisonous to the soul. Approaching art only from money-making perspective limits your potential greatly. These things combined is a trap. There is no success on this path, only disappointment and grief.
@@solarydays well I guess the situation is different in different countries. Where I live it does not cost a fortune if it's a local school and not some top-tier facility that gives art degrees or something. It's really sad, art education should be affordable.
I had a different experience, my surrounding response was more akin to "yeah drawing is nice, but spend you're time doing something with more value, because art is a fruitless pursuit," I never had any kind of support for my artwork in that way. People would tell me I was good, but that it was a waste of time and couldn't make anything of it.
I enjoyed this. Connected with the points. I just launched a channel helping creatives. I’ve been an artist for 17 years now. Learned a lot from studying the ancient wisdoms. Man those old fellas really understood the human mind & why it goes sideways sometimes. Thanks again for sharing. And hello from New York City.
I spent 100's of dollars on pens, nibs, pencils, water colors, lead holders, leads, inks. Even blew 700 bucks on a drawing tablet. I'm happiest with my bic 4 in 1's. Usually about 3 dollars.
I do think it's worth having a bunch of different pencils. But the Bic ink is great, and if a little more precision is needed, a Papermate Flair UF will do the trick. The rest of the budget can go to paper, a lightpad, and drafting tools.
@@JH-pe3ro All that stuff tends to be collected over time regardless when you keep drawing. And yeah...I wouldn't give my collection up for anything. My precision pen is a Pilot G-2 0.38 for when I really want an edge or corner on something. Paper for the medium people are using should be their main question asked. It's always "what pen is that or what pencil". It doesn't matter what pen it is when you are using paper that just feathers the ink or paper the doesn't hold onto graphite.
I don't give a shit about the betterhelp sponsorship make your bread man. Its not like any of these people complaining are supporting you. You make awesome videos and put them out for free on youtube. Its not like adsense pays. Anyway great vid
Thank you, it was very interesting. Do you think that people that can't draw should only do it for themselves and never show it to others? It seems that most of the people (especially artists) are very strict from the point of view of skill, quality, and other obligatory parameters... I just think there should be a way to draw without too much stress and at some point reach a level so that the other people are not disgusted... What do you think?
Great video! I'm with you on the importance of repetition and the less glamourous parts of art. I wish more people knew just how little talent matters.
I am very happy to hear you recognize it as a craft. In the old days, artists were healthy, balanced people. I don't know what the milieu is like now, but they got it in their heads to be sad and tortured. It is inappropriate, an invention from the romantic era.
I still think art is cool and being one is cool but love the video and how you open up to show us that its not as impossible to become a great artist as people think it is
People complaining about him getting the sponsor are probably the same who would not even click a join button and pay him monthly or yearly....skip forward past the ad...it's not as hard as you think
Yes! A great example from my childhood is the Michelangelo biopic, "The Agony and the Ecstasy." It's _pure_ kitsch! Also, the movie presents him straight. The thing that could have provided the real drama of his life, being charged and then acquitted of sodomy, was totally erased. lol, stupid.
It's not that serious and also very serious.Not in between it's more serious than the craziness.They show on films but not so serious that you have to be crazy to do such work
Art will not give me fun and enjoyment. Art will not make me happy. Art will not make me feel fulfilled or satisfied. Because art is not passive entertainment. Art does not happen to me; I make art happen. Fun and enjoyment is but the side effects to my deliberate, conscious efforts; they are not the point. I refuse to use art as a means to my hedonic ends, to feel ‘happy and fulfilled’. To do so is simply misappropriating and denigrating art to be a tool for me to feel ‘good’. The love of art, much like passion in general, has been romanticised to be the panacea that will cure boredom and tedium from our lives such that ‘we will never have to work a day in our lives.’ Life does not work this way. Reality is incongruent with this false promise of ‘passion’. The discipline of study in any field, the technical rigour and perhaps the emotional turbulence that are necessitated by the creation of art is never easy. Art should never be easy. If it were, I wouldn’t be able to assign it much of any worth, seeing how it was not I, a human who experiences suffering, who has sacrificed and laboured for its creation. To the audience, they may be enamoured merely by the superficial charm of the finished artwork, much like the many who peruse generative AI images. But to the creator, the experience of their art is indelibly coloured with the memories of their efforts, failures, and triumphs: the wasted hours of practice, late nights of frustration, despair, disillusionment, apathy, then their subsequent breakthroughs, wisdom, earned skill, confidence, and equanimity. To the creator, their art is no mere image or product. It is a narrative of how they’ve led their lives and how they hope to continue to do so. The soul of the creator is woven deeply into every stroke of the pen. I am not cruel enough to render myself the dishonour of valuing my art and myself only for its shallow end result, neglecting all the thousand steps it took to get here. Your art will never give you more than what you’ve given, be it in beauty or in happiness. It is at the height of one’s arrogance to only value the results he could and should’ve achieved without honouring the price he must pay to earn them, to think that effort and failure is beneath him. If you only see and value the result, then you are simply a passive consumer, even you drew the art; your passive entertainment was simply more elaborate. In contrast, to actively engage in creation of art, it calls upon us to give meticulous consideration to every execution of skill, and the humble courage to overcome obstacles. Art is more than just the instant gratification of an end result. If you love art because of the pretty pictures, what happens when you no longer find what you draw beautiful? If you love art because of the satisfaction and contentment it grants you, what happens when it becomes a source of anxiety and frustration? To truly love something, you must be fully conscious of how what you love will bring pain into your life. True passion begins only when you fully and willingly accept this burden of love, that you are willing to suffer and endure. If your passion is predicated on nothing but enjoyment and positive emotions, then the moment you meet with any resistance, discomfort, or pain, you will quit and flee. Passion requires the courage to confront these negatives, and the humility to work through your own insufficiencies. Society has glamourised passion and art. It promises enjoyment and fun, perhaps even that it should be easy. Life and art is made only so much richer and deep through pain and misery. To try and numb them out and avoid them is not only impossible, but also makes life and art hollow. I need not enjoy making art to love art. Enjoyment and positive emotions are fleeting. I need only dedicate my full diligence and compassion, and perhaps enjoyment and fulfilment will ensue.
Being paranoid is a great survival instinct, but there's a time when it's excessive. BetterHelp made a mistake, but they are not obligated to make a public apology about it. Their settlement with the FTC is already done. What's with people going after a company and the people that take their sponsorship, as if they want to see their end? I see this trend under every video that took their sponsorship. Make objective arguments and stop being excessively paranoid. At this point, you guys are being more scary than the people you're going after.
So much shade for taking this sponsor, but honestly, art doesn’t always pay the bills. Sometimes you have to do what you have to do to survive, so you’ve got my respect and my support. Samuel L. Jackson does mf capital one commercials for heavens sake, let Chroma take a sponsor.
