Overcoming Fear - people sketching episode 16 

I love all your people sketching videos. They helped me tremendously to keep on making art especially when I'm feeling down and dejected. I introduced some other artists to your videos too and they also perked right up. Seriously, you have some magical healing powers to your words. Anyways, because of your videos, me and some other artists constantly cheer each other on to keep making art. Thanks for all the support even though we never met.

You, sir, have a gift for communicating with people

You need to write a book. I can listen to you talk all day!

dude! i llooooove your laugh! it makes me so happy when i hear it! and thanks for the advice! i kinda needed it! :)

I'm going through a lot of health problems right now. As a result I have been depressed, agitated and not motivated. I can honestly say watching your videos have been helping me, not only as an artist but also to be a better person. I might not have control over my body at this point but I still have control of who I am. Your videos are helping me be a positive person. I want to thank you for being such a great person. :)

Hey Will. I just wanted to tell you that your humbleness and genuineness is very admirable, and the words you shared in this video surely had an impact on me. This video was definitely a goodie. Keep that big heart and that passion for art! :)

Very inspirational video, thought provoking. On the subject of family, I think I understand what point you were driving at when you talked about settling into that rut. Its what my father did to support his family, took a job that paid well enough to make sure we had a home, food, clothes etc. I watched what it did to him, and there were days when he would come home tired and angry. Thinking back on that, I believe that's what I was seeing; he was settled into a rut, into a pattern, a position he didn't want to be in but couldn't afford to leave (from his perspective) because of his family. I only really understood what it was about years later when I almost drifted into a similar scenario. If I had to analyze, I'd say that my greatest strength is that I can see things how they are and how they could be. From that also spawns my greatest weakness, which is that I don't like to take many chances. My wife once asked why I had so many unfinished/unpainted models and figures on my desk and I told her it was because I could see the final product in my mind, how I wanted everything to look and I was worried that I wouldn't be able reproduce that vision. It reminds me of something James O'Barr once said in an interview about his art and how, at the end of the day, he's happy if he can get 60% of what he visualizes down on paper, and how he's had to work toward being satisfied with that. That's something I haven't been able to do yet, and because of it there are so many things I either don't start or put aside after only a minimal amount of work because that fear of not being able to achieve my final vision hits.

You are not gonna fail, because you are so genuine and talented. Your personality is so inspiring and that is so much more than what money can provide. You have touched me as an aspiring artist and I have learned so much from your video sketches and words of wisdom. GO BOLDLY IN THE DIRECTION YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO HEAD.

Will, I want to thank you, because this is probably the most ispirational video of yours, you really made me think about my future and my insicurity. And I'm saying like only 10% of what i want to tell you of how much this video changed me, because i'm not good with words (i'm also a non-native english, so sorry if i eventually wrote something wrong :c ) but i wish you'd understand what i mean. You're the best. Thank you.

My strength is being able to just pull things together without much hassle. I'm just good at getting results. But that makes me lazy and means I leave EVERYTHING til the last minute. But even when everything goes wrong and I've left thing right up to the deadline, somehow I still manage to pull it together at the last minute. Which just makes me even more likely to procrastinate next time. It's infuriating because I genuinely love what I do. If I could get the same amount of stuff done at the beginning of a deadline period as I can at the end, I could probably do 5 times as much as I do now -____-

Your laugh is so adorable, it makes me smile every time I hear it :]

Will thank you for sharing your thoughts and wisdom. Not only are you providing great artwork but you are being a blessing as well. Keep smiling bro! lol

This was something I faced for years and I'm glad you put it in the forefront for me to finally notice. I get scared and I always dream of getting something I never had, but insistingly doing things how I've always done them, and I've never been sadder. But I will treat this as leverage of how much it sucks to be at the bottom and show the world my full face. Thank you for this video, I will be coming back to this one.

I love these videos. I look forward to watching your new people sketching videos with commentary every week.

Thank you again Will! You keep teaching me so many things, whether its art or life I keep feeling like I have learned something new and usefull.

I've been scared that i've been doing and trying to learn how to do too many things recently, im studying graphic design this year before studying interior design next year while trying to learn how to draw from andrew loomis books and learning how to code things on websites and i've been worried that if i keep on like this i'll start forgetting the old things i learned but that line in the video "if you're scared, you're doing something" has really lifted me up today, thankyou :)

This video helped me a lot about the things I go through. You helped me open my eyes and stop destroying the things I have and love. I couldn't handle myself at all and I would hurt the person that least deserves. You've asked very wise question that guided me deeper in myself. You gave me hope when I almost lost it... and gave up on everything. But now I listen to this video one more time, and probably later one more time again while I'm practicing drawing being excited that I do something i always wanted to do but never had the courage. :)

Congratulations on feeling alive again!!! I just discovered you today when I was looking at Will Terry videos:-) The timing was perfect because I'm about to do some things that are really scary for me but need to happen. Life is too precious to sit around wondering 'what if.....' Thank you! !!

I was freaking out about a bunch of life stuff this evening and having a mild panic attack, and just listening to you talk was so humbling and calming. Thank you for sharing your stories and laughs :) They inspire a lot of kindness.

I haven't seen I single one of your videos till today and you've sold me in the first 50 seconds

Man you always say at least 1 thing in each people sketching vid that helps me so much!!! You have changed my life!! For the better. If I hadent found you i wouldn't be anyone! Thank you!!!!

You keep smiling too, Will! And have a blast in CA! Thank you for sharing your heart and soul with us! It means a lot! I'm home bound and fear I will never get well enough to go out and do my art...so I do what I can from home. But I intend to get well whether there's a cure or not! So I'm embracing my fearless self & staying alive! You've helped me with that! Thank you! ♥

I'm sure you've made alot of people think about their staid lives, today -- you have, for me. Thanks, Will for these inspirational kicks-in-the-pants talks. I bet it's great therapy for you to talk about these things, too. I hope you love your new Californian existence.

I can hear you clicking a pen lid, Even through that (Even if it sounds silly) I can hear how Stressed out you are. I wanna give you a big hug Will! You always put a huge smile on my face and fill me with Confidence in my life and my artwork

I think my biggest strength is coming up with cool ideas for things but then I never follow through. Things always seem cool in my head but when I cant get the results I want right away I get discouraged easily. This video was a big help and Im going to go start drawing right now. Thanks again Will! Never stop doing these please :)

In a lot of ways, I relate to your younger self and the problems that you faced. Right now I'm seeing the issues with my strengths and am trying to balance my boldness and recklessness and hearing your experiences and wisdom is really reassuring. I always feel I've learned something whenever I visit your channel so I thought I would say thank you for all your wisdom in both art and life :)

I love listening to you talk while I draw alongside with the video. You're such an inspiration.

so inspirational :) this gives me courage thank you ^--^ You sharing life experience really gives knowledge !

So deep. This is a lot to take in. I have some thinking to do Will! But as always, awesome drawing and I love the end result, thanks for sharing what's going on in your head!

im overcoming my fears of messing up, I think about what im going to do a lot instead of just doing it but am trying to fix that, putting pen to paper is the best way to learn, mistakes are to be learnt from and so are part of the process, love your work

You're just amazing at talking. No wonder you love telling stories through your art! :D

Omg I just LOVE YOUR LAUGH, like you don't know how bubbly I get because of your laugh.

That part about strengths hit me like a ton of bricks. You always have such powerful and inspirational things to say, I think that's most likely the reason I always keep coming back to your videos. Best of luck in California Will!

Your more then just an incredible artist Will! Thank you so much for your wisdom.

great stuff, Will. You're really fun to listen to, and watch draw of course.

Thank you soooo much !! u radiate a sense of calm ... ace dude !! that's what i need, i know how to draw, scribble... but not how to get in the mood, therfore i listen to ur tutorials while painting at home :)

Dang dude. You dropped some mad knowledge in this video. One of your gifts is teaching for sure. I came for the amazing art. I stayed for the wisdom.

you know? sometimes you just hit that soft spot :') thank for your videos!

Heey Will I discovered your videos not a long time ago but firstly i was just looking for some videos with tips about drawing and stuff , but then i saw your drawings i was completely amazed and in love with your drawings, but then i was starting to really listening and sawing you to you rather than watching you drawing , you somehow did captivated me in a level that i never felt before. With your story's and advices you made me reflect about everything in my entire life, including getting me emotional haha , i really would like to appreciate you about every single minute in your videos , you taught me some lifetime advices that no one never did ! Thank you my greatest storyteller! Arthur

Just when I'm having one of the biggest struggles in my life so far, you upload this vid... And make me realize many things. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, they help a lot.

So this is what an angel looks like...! You're amazing, and you gave me hope where currently it's evading me. Thank you.

thank you for sharing this with us! as a young artist I found this to be very inspirational and unique. Its a good reminder for those who forget the basic fundamentals to realizing what you want in life and how to keep consistent in reaching your goals.

You honesty combined with your drawing, makes for an awesome viewing experience. thank you.

I've not seen all your videos, but this is my favourite so far. Very inspiring! Probably the most important this I have ever learned is that it's ok to be selfish sometimes. You need to do what's best for yourself and not let others dictate your life through emotional manipulation. I takes a lot of strength as it can wear you down at times, but it's totally worth the effort. :)

Thank you for sharing your insight and positivity. Your humility is uplifting, and your encouraging message really helped me today, especially.

I was feeling on the edge and being shit scared the previous week and that crisis helped build my confidence and started turning the gears in my head, I can find myself in your topic :) thanks for posting

thanks a lot!!! right now I'm going through some doubts about myself and the stuff I'm doing. your speech once again gave me power to keep going and at the same time readjust my goals. Your videos are a huge blessing for the youtube community! Keep it up & have great time moving to California!

You always seem to post these at the right time. I needed to hear everything you said in this video.

Thank you for all of your videos Will! You are truly inspiring, I'm currently trying to figure my life out right now, and I just want to tell you how much I appreciate and enjoy your videos. Thanks for keeping me smiling!

I really really love hearing you laugh! it's becoming a reflex to me already. hahaha :D

Thanks for another great video Will! The thing about dreaming big was very inspiring. In fact, I do that a lot! But I tend to get satisfied with only dreaming! (sic!) I have no idea why it doesn't frustrate me. What's worse, I actually get relieved when somebody else puts my ideas into life instead of me! It's like "ah this great idea I have! ... oh, someone has already done it! great! now I can stop thinking about it!" I also don't handle stress well and get discouraged easily. I also dislike whatever I make so I cannot set up a portfolio ^_^" Not the best traits for an artist! I understand that I'll never be more ready to do the things I want than right at this moment, but it's so hard to convince myself! "I don't want to ruin my dream ideas with my current crappy skills!" is what I keep thinking, but it really doesn't take me anywhere. Gotta try to believe in myself more. Your videos really help with that a lot!

It's been a while since i watched your videos, i hope all is well.. I'm pumped to watch the rest of the people sketching videos.. Your skills have gotten even better man, i've always enjoyed them and your very defined at this point but its getting better, so kudos dude! I usually just turn these on and listen while i draw and then check out your drawings at the end. So, that being said your words have helped me greatly.. You are wise man, mr. terrell. You should spread this wisdom as a professor, i'd sign up lol.. I'm not sure if i've commented on your videos on this account but i digress.. This helped me a lot and i just want to say thank you. The relevance of this to my life right now is insane.. And good luck on your ventures!

Hey Will just wanted to say thank you for such a thought provoking video. I admire how open you are about your life experiences and lessons you've learned. Also I love the amount of life and character in your sketch. Keep on making awesome videos.

Thanks youtube for recommending your videos! I love of the fact that you talk about life. I just let your video play in the back ground as I'm working on designs at work its like my own personal radio haha thanks once again. Looking forward to more videos :)

Geez Will ! I dunno how you do it,and I am going to repeat myself,but when I have some problems I always play a random or the newest of your videos and they always help me so much.You are such a great person really. I can see a lot of my self in your personality,which is nice.I am also about to make this big move in my life and I am a bit scared,because It's a bit of a bold move.But like you said,you have get out from the comfort zone and feel alive again. And the past months I've had some problems and it was quite sad,but man am I excited now. And I can really understand you,why you always talk about Callifornia,because it's quite the big step. But it's something new and exciting. So best of luck to you in Califonia and like you say,keep smiling ! PS. It will be so nice if I have the oportunity to meet you one day haha. Good luck in everything and keep making people like me happy and motivated to do what we love !

This is seriously one of the best videos I have ever seen on RU-vid, just subscribed mate awesome work and I found the commentary very touching. Some of it still reverberating inside of me.

my strength is my dedication, but I can get dedicated to all the wrong things, like my video game addiction, I would play for 8, maybe 10 hours at a time. and it ruined in me (in a sense, I'm recovering now) so I strengthened my backbone, and my ability to say no.

This will sound depressing, but this is the core motivation to why I want to make people's lives better; Because no one did that for me. So I found refuge in music, art and stories, but not people... and that loneliness? That endless abyss that goes on for so long that it just seems to loop back on itself, faster and faster, until it feels like it'll tear you up inside... I never want to let another person experience that as long as I live, and that is why my life motto has been, for a long time, that everyone should have a shoulder to cry on. THAT is my reason for wanting to be ONE of the ones bringing positive experiences to other people's lives. Because I don't see it as something I have to do alone(with people like you and Neil Gaiman out there), but that doesn't mean I want to do it any less.

Hey Will, thank you so much for helping me out with this video. You seem to always have something positive and insightful to say. I am so happy to have found your videos. I just finished college majoring in Graphic Design. My life is suddenly feeling really scary. I am glad to have your mentorship to get through this new phase in my life. Thank you.

Your words went so deep into my heart that I shiverd at some parts. :/ Its so difficult to overcome fears...

I am so very happy you are on youtube. You are so inspiring and real. I thank you for being awesome and sharing with us :D

Excellent question to reflect on! I think my problem is my passion for many things. I have a hard time finishing projects! But if I wasn't so insecure in various parts of my life I'd be in a very different place. Keep up the amazing work!

Good luck Will! I listen to your videos while I'm drawing, and it really helps.

Your advise makes me feel so much better about the things i go through. At the same time makes me think hard about things. Thank you so much, it helps. :3

I've just discovered your channel, and I love your videos so much!! Although I can never seem to watch them 'till the end, because somewhere in the middle I always end up outside with a pencil and a sketchbook in my hands haha :)

Thank you for making these videos, your commentary is often very wonderful to listen to. For me, I am insecure in almost everything I do....I have a lot of depression and anxiety and it makes it very difficult to make art. I see other people just out of high school with much greater skills and it gets me down....but when I can forget that for a moment I really love drawing, learning new things, and just stepping into the worlds that other artists create, whether it's paintings, video games, or animation. I know that if I had just a bit of self confidence I would practice much more, and improve much faster.

I have to say this video is your best. You are like a career/life coach. Pretty cool stuff and love your videos

Love your talent and your inspirational words of wisdom.

Another great vid by you, Will. Gonna miss watching your videos when going to Basic Training but I'll remember the lessons dearly. Just thinking about that powerful question, what if I weren't afraid? Being afraid to swim after nearly drowning years back, afraid of not reaching my true potential as an artist, even finding someone to actually love again lol, It's a strong question and it hits home pretty well. The thing that I'm pretty worried about is not being able to figure out what I want to do with my Artistic skills. There's many avenues to walk upon, some easier, some not, but I suppose I need to find myself somehow to be able to answer that question. At least I'll have some time to draw while in the Navy. (hopefully lol) Thanks again for a great video, be safe on your travels to California if you haven't made it there yet. And if you have, stay cool.

Love your drawing technics! Your drawings always seem to come out amazing! :) hope to see you in California ^.^

we love your art and awesome personality over here! truly inspired!!!

You always have valuable things to share Will, thank you!

Hi again! I'm exactly in that track of facing my fears! It's really hard... even when I've been in the same place by many years that I've got used to (comfort zone)... but I trust than rather than get bad things, I will get more good things at the end (it's easier to say than to do :P)... but well! It's part of the growing process :D Thanks again! Have a good one!

So inspiring and really-needed advice! Thanks, Will! :) Awesome drawing by the way!

I loved watching your video and hearing your words of wisdom. I am in a transition in my life at 40 something. I'm glad I found your youtube channel. I will be watching often to get positive content for life and enjoying your art. #noteveryproblemisanail #movingforward

This video and your "feedback" one are some of my faves. I've made some serious rookie mistakes as an artist and have walked a bit of the dark path you've warned us about. I've definitely felt ashamed and want to slap myself, but I know I just need to keep trucking to get through it. Getting good at something is never easy (mentally and technically).

I've noticed that often times it's our strengths that are our weakness, so we just need to learn how to balance our strengths and not let them become our downfall. For example, for someone with the strength of leadership, they are a great leader! But they can let it overtake them and suddenly they're controlling. For me, I have a strong gift of compassion, but sometimes it can be my downfall if I don't remind myself from time to time that I don't need to fix everyone's problems or take on everyone's problems as my own. Random thought! But, I think if you're able to identify what your strengths are are recognize that it could also be your biggest weakness, it will help keep you in check and hopefully open many doors for you as an artist-- creatively and professionally!

Love your commentary and your descriptions!!!

Hey Will, thank you very much for motivating videos. It really gives me courage to draw.

I'm pretty scared of all the things I'm gonna have to do this year, but I'm also excited to get out of the rut I was in...so yeah I get you. It all makes sense!

ill look around here for you:) c u here in California:D

My strength is maybe art, *in a way*. I have a ok imagination, I create constantly characters and universes that I would want to get on the paper, but when I try: I get it started pretty good, I give myself that, but here is my weakness: I am *very* afraid of making mistakes. I never get the sketch ready, because I am not good at drawing hair, face, hands, legs, feet and I am too afraid to try, because I know will make mistake. So I move to the coloring and lineart of the unfinished sketch, and it never gets anywhere, I am too scared to do shading, texture, lights or anything. Same thing with my guitar, I picked it up a year ago, and I am as good as my relative who picked it up almost 10 years ago. Still I havent tried playing from my head or created my own music, because I am afraid of making mistakes, even in practicing. Sorry for the long message, wasnt supposed to be this long :D

Hay bro, I came for the cartoon, and found your talk much more interesting. :D keep it up the good work

My weakness is not being very talkative and your helping me out little by little and thanks for posting videos it keeps inspiring me to be better in the social part that's why I'm going to LA with Jazza to practice and meet people and maybe see you there too so thanks for the videos and keep doing what you do :-)

WE ARE WITH YOU. good luck in all you do and a bountiful future

Thank you for all these videos Will. Theyre like a shot of hard liqour, they blow my inconfidence and anxiety away XD Altough i like to think of myself as a very confident person, sometimes it just falls down like a house of cards and take time to rebuild, but i have this feeling that each time i rebuild it becomes more magnificent and strong, you help me a lot in every sense, dude I could cry now seriously XD What can you advice for being a lazy pig? And how to fight comfort? XD Im very confident in my talents and my abilities but im so damn lazy I always feel I barely utilize the tenth of it, that make me feel horrible about myself, thus want to do stuff less and less and this keeps spiralling down, Im aware of it and Im making constant effort but Id very much appreciate some piece of advice from you, how to face it differently, Your Ppl sketching EP 7 have been very useful though in this sense. Thank you Will, Keep Smiling (I just love that :DD )

cool thoughts..When I was young, many thought I would become a really good sketch artist or painter..I easily won various local drawing contests for kids..However, I decided to focus more on school and disregarded the skill in the process..Now I'm looking forward to nourish it more basically because I have all the time to do so. Thanks for inspiring me!

These videos are so damn helpful and inspiring Will. My art lives in sound, but the advice applies nonetheless. Thanks man.

Wow that was deep! You hit the nail about my best friend my mum and I regularly try to remind myself. If you teach you should try to learn something new and completely different as often as possible! You suddenly go "I forgot what it was like to know nothing, hope California went well I guess I'll find out.

I left digital to go back to Traditional art, i get to live the house , meet real life people like my self . Traditional give me a rewarding feeling to see my actual work in my hands , on the very paper that was once blank . Im a slave to reference , so i started drawing from life . Every thing changed art wise .

Great as always, you have a lot of insight for such a young man.

Thanks so much for this video, it really resonated with where I currently am in life.

Always an inspiration, the music at the end make me laugh.... but INSPIRATIONAL will be the general concept, thanX man

ESPECTACULAR !!! Admirable tu trabajo. Te felicito

I have the strength of dedication to things I enjoy and sociablility (I like to talk a lot), but my weakness has to be laziness and not wanting to really try new things, I like sticking with what I enjoy rather than try something different I also enjoy being alone a lot, the type of people I need more of in my life are the type that like to try new things and are very enthusiastic and can give me that push I seem to need, in the same way a teacher can encourage their students to do more and try new things.

"Your greatest strength is your greatest weakness" SO TRUE! I recently discovered that my (relative) strength at drawing anatomy was holding me back from trying new things. I would always fall back on a ref so I could harness the good anatomy...this stopped me from being creative and storytelling.

Thank u for ur well of knowledge. Thanks for showing me how to bring my self out.

This video was so comforting. Thank you so, so much.

Another insightful video, wishing you well in California!

I could listen to you talk for hours.