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I think you bring up some great points. There's a prevailing assumption that art created out of self-expression-- immune to extrinsic motivations-- is somehow more "pure" and is therefore better. I would argue that it may be a flawed premise. In fact, some of the greatest art in history were made by the artist for other people. My stance on this is that art made without consideration of the audience is self-serving and of no benefit to anyone but the artist themselves. After all, what is so bad about wanting to make art that makes someone feel a certain way? It comes from a place of generosity and service, as opposed to one of ego. Perhaps I could've worded it better, but the final point of the video is not meant as a cop out but rather an acknowledgment of the ego. What are we but walking contradictions? That is what it means to be human. To simultaneously hold conflicting ideas in one's head. We can aspire to be free of judgement when making art. And we can also judge ourselves less when we don't. Thank you for giving me the chance to clarify my thoughts. And thank you for participating in this conversation. You are why I do what I do. P.S. I'll leave you with a quote by Tolstoy. "'Art is not a handicraft; it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced ". How can we transmit these feelings if we don't care about the people we're transmitting it to?

​@@ChromaMoma Thank you for your thoughtful response, I probably could have worded my comment in a more precise way. We agree on the goal and virtue that an artist should strive towards. That being *make great art* . And we also probably agree on what *great art* is - work that can neither be created nor appreciated in complete isolation. I assume this because that's what your comment pointed towards - great artists, ones that stood the test of time. Not the most liked and poppular artists (e.g Sakimi.chan). This prevailing assumption about "pure" art that you brought up is honestly not something I've heard of before and I wholeheartedly agree with you that it's flawed. Your response is essentially a defence of the external validation as a motivator because it helps, nay, enables people to *make great art* , with which I agree. And when you think about it, your video isn't actually 5 tips for more likes, it's five tips for making better, more engaging art in your sketchbook, which will, as any other artistic improvement, lead to more likes and better emotional response of the audience. So I'm not attacking your tips, because they serve the virtue that I allign with. Like i said in the first comment, people shouldn't be modifying their art for the SOLE purpose of getting validation. Which the meat of your video is not about. Here is what a "5 TIPS TO GET LIKES" list would actually look like: 1. Do fanart (Anime girls preferably) 2. Copy poppular styles of art (ghibli, disney, valroant etc etc.) 3. Include a bunch of hashtags, tag other artists 4. Post everything to all platforms 5. Grow an audience that expects the same type of content and deliver consistently with minimal experimentation. Right, and doing this would be a vain exercise in vanity, as it does not lead to *great art* . It is your internal compass pointing towards likes and shares and retweets, and if AI art gets more likes than you then honestly what's the point. I'm inclined to believe that you would agree with me so far, because our compasses are pointing towards the same *make great art* goal, and following the list that I made, while giving you more likes, would make someone like you and me probably feel empty, because we only played the algorithm, and not because we stepped closer to achieving greatness. Then what's my problem? Well, I feel like this video's closing statement could be affirming of someone with unsophisticated goals and virtues, ready to sacrafice any and all artistic expression and integrity, whose compass points towards anything that will give them likes and make them feel okay for a little bit, only to grow more hungry for validation when the next time comes. I think that someone might see what you use as fuel(being liked), and conflate it with a goal("When people compliment my art i feel like I'm valuable for once"), which is flawed because it does not adress not help fix the root of the problem, a lack of self esteem. I don't think it's a flaw in a person's character to enjoy getting likes. I too, enjoy when a piece of art does well, the same way I enjoy when someone compliments how i look. But you should never let the chase of said compliments dictate your behaviour, and in the end make you make sacrifices detrimental to your art and mental health. I think this point could be more clear in your video. I hope you feel like I adressed your points and again thanks for the chat!

I was thinking about this too! And people can absolutely want to make videos without being narcissistic or self-centered and just wishing to be seen. Quite the opposite, you can make videos wanting to help others and share solutions that you have found to your own issues and stuff you've learnt! The visual advice given in this video is good, but you can strive for creating visually striking art in a search to create something beautiful, to yourself and chances are, to others, not to attract more likes. Ultimately it overlaps, but the goal is quite different, because in the first option you're creating for your own path regardless of what others' reaction will be. You know full well that a path in art where you rely on recognition for your self-worth isn't healthy in the long run, and so many people lose their spark and passion for this, this isn't very good advice...

@@pavcho2211 I like the fact that this is the pinned comment and that it was a civil discussion.

@@yan_gunaHe is admitting that what he is doing is wrong and saying he wants to be better but he’s not hurting anyone and he himself even says he is flawed and he wants now except this part of him . Ps please don’t hate on people

If I were to say it would be the opposite problem for me, would that statement be a contradiction? e.x: my drawing skill is better then my self-confidence

@@theorangeoof926 🤷‍♂️ You do you.

That is awesome!

im the exact same yo

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Have fun!

Love that!

Thank you so much 😀

Glad you liked it!

Glad you like them!

I'm so glad!

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Hey, thanks!

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@@ChromaMoma Thanks!

Stabilo and frixion make good ones, i love them!

It's a highlighter from Stabilo :)

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I recall another artist stating that nice-looking sketchbook art is a form of art itself - but it’s quite different from a sketchbook that has trials and notes and practice scribbles. They went on to state that while nice-looking sketchbooks look very appealing, every artist needs a sketchbook where they can just scribble lines and draw shapes in as it helps practicing or warming up 😄