YOU CAN STILL DO CONCEPT ART IF YOU SUCK AT REGULAR SCHOOL. 

you just said everything I tell my parents and people who ask me why I can't study . I want to be a concept artist , but people here dont even know what that is , all they know is doctors and engineers

Instant subscribe. Max Inspiration.

HOLY SHIT MAN! I JUST QUIT MY JANIOTOR JOB. SAVED UP MONEY AND THIS SUMMER IM GONNA MAKE SO MUCH ART!

I really enjoyed this. You described my experience with high school, and my bouncing from job to job. I've been studying concept art and it's videos like this that help show me just how well suited I can be for it. Thank you.

thank you.....i really needed someone that would understand me and thats you

Thank you Rob, this literally hit home for me at this point in my life. Absolutely what I needed to hear. Thank you for the motivating words.

Just found your channel, and I loooooove it!! You're so inspiring and no mather what you are talking about, it makes me cry haha! I'ts so touching to hear you speak so passionate about this life you have. And you really hit me in the heart with your words. Not that many people have the ability to be personal and make the listener feel like you are actually speaking to just that one person. Cause that's how it feels watching your videos. Gonna spend the day watching your channel and draw! Much love

You've inspired me to motivate myself to pursue my true passion. Thank you Robert.

thank you rob! i love your videos. It helps my every time to motivate me.

just saw you last video, really helpful. thank you for showing us your passion and passing your knowledge to us! Subscribed, keep it up!

I'm so glad I came into your channel. I didn't share this on the other comment I made on your other video. I have a learning disability and a health issue. I wasn't able to learn anything from school either. Everything that I learned at least a bit was by watching shows on television. When I read something I couldn't remember anything and when the teachers explained anything in class I couldn't remember what they had said a few minutes later. All my life I had to write things down in order to read the things I have to buy. I walk with a note with my address on it with my address so that I won't forget where I live at or I carry a letter with my address on it so that I won't forget where I live at. It's really scary at times not remembering things, but when it comes down to creating things on paper I can do a few things. I use stencils, rulers of all types for circles and spirograph rulers to create art. I also use the paint section on my computer to create art. I take photographs, because that is as close as I can get to drawing a real art on canvas. I learned how to create music in two years once I learned everything about my digital audio work station. When I completed my education I took these courses that were open book courses and this helped me a lot, because it wasn't about how I could remember, but how I understood the questions. I completed all of my education already. I never gave up on myself either. I use color pencils and water colors to draw my work. I have done what ever I can to complete my goals. The goal here is to never give up on anything. Your videos are very inspirational.

Nice, always great to find other artists with graffiti roots. I was pretty heavily into graffiti back in the '90s as well, though on the east coast. I started to cut back a fair bit once I hit 18 and the consequences of getting caught were a lot heavier. In part due to that plus tons of demands on my time and a new found love of 3D, I ended up letting well over a decade slip by with hardly any drawing and have only recently started to rectify that situation. I've been doing what I could to focus on the fundamentals that I always ignored back in the day, and trying to get started with digital painting in hopes of gaining some skills that can transfer to texture painting and to work on my own concept art and refs for things I want to model.

thanks for sharing, I can relate I always hated school and the system but loved to draw on the side. I've gotten. back into drawing and seen major improvement in my style and going to college soon for art I wanna build a bad ass profolio and hope to be in your lane soon!

This made me cry... Thank you for the inspiration!

awesome! thanks! BFA in digital art...working as a porter at a car dealership:) this ws super inspirational

well said dude! awesome to hear about your journey.

Thanks for the upload! I am inspired to keep going with my art dreams!

amazing I feel it sooooo much.... grew up wanting to be an artist, mediocre family life to be nice about it, graffiti kept me creative ended up tattooing so that's what I do for a living to varying degrees of Happiness depending on how custom stuff is ,and just recently got a digital tablet and the little laptop to try to step it up for more personal creative endeavors .... biggest problem is getting over the computer side of it to know the interface I got manga Studio 5 (clip art ) ... unfortunately the area I am in now doesn't have a bunch of creative stuff going on but RU-vid and trying to be clever seem to keep me on my toes though I do miss having people around me that are a f****** amazing... super good to hear a simmalar thought processes as far as me knowing what my intentions and work ethic versus the speed of progress and support which are both coming in very slow ... don't need a lot of attention just a little bit every once in awhile haha ... OK that's what up great channel and work

Great advice. I feel the same way. I've decided switch from being a web designer to pursuit Art/illustration. it's HUGE passion.

Thanks for sharing your personal story - very inspiring and helpful to hear.

Thank you, this is refreshing to listen!

wow, this touched me right in the feels. I've been struggling to finish college and its depressing. I wont be quitting school anytime soon, though, but this just gave me hope! I'm really passionate about my journey to concept art and its nice to hear something inspiring for once. thank you!

Thanks for the inspiration!

Love this video, passion from passion.

So glad I came across your video,you've really motivated me to follow my dreams. subbed!

well said. great video. passion definitely is key. look forward to more videos.

Thank you Rob, you are a good example for me, hugs

Thank you so much! Love your videos

thats so cool! I used to paint graffiti like a maniac for years. Now I want to become a concept artist and am considering to go on a college which i most surely will hate so FML :) I feel like my life is a mess and always was one so its really inspiring to hear all that

Thank you for sharing, awesome video

I just graduated from the university and I now have a First class degree which is totally useless and if I want a job in the field I need a Master. Which I do not want to do, because this degree was one the most boring things I've done in my life and I can't bear another essay on Translation or Italian Culture. In my last year I started learning digital painting and I decided I wanted to change paths and even though I never thought I could make art for a living, I decided that I should try. Lately I have been trying to find a job and feeling absolutely crap about myself. Your video was such an inspiration, thank you.

really really an inspiring video love it !!! thanks for sharing your experience !

Im heading to ArtCenter this fall! I got a scholarship :) Thanks for being a big inspiration man.

I want to know more about that hat... its quite cool.

You and i could have been twins man defo, i'm sticking to my passions and hopefully one day i'll get to be one of your peers :)

Truly inspiring

thank you for sharing your story

To the max thank you!!

Thank you so mcuh for this video! I just finished watching your interview with Artcore, where you talked about the difference between your wrist and your ego, regarding what you want to do as a job. I think I unfortunately burned myself out with fundamentals and forgot how to have fun with my art and just being creative. Do you have any tips on picking that back up and discover ways to find what you actually like to do, instead of putting so much pressre on yourself? Thanks :D

That hit home, I read, I understand, I simply don't retain anything from it ^^

also shows how nice artist are probably the only video I've seen with no dislikes on the internet hopefully I didn't jinx it

hi, I'm in college studying program engeniring, since I was young I love to draw but gave up on that because of my parents, I find my self struggling because I want to start to draw again but I just don't think they are any good. Great video man I will try and follow your advice

love your videos, so im currently at community college for graphic design but, i want to be a concept artist , its what i love, ive making characters and worlds for as long as i can remember . I really want to go to art center , i draw and do art work everyday. Working hard at what i love is no problem for me. But i dont live in cali and i cant afford anything else atm and if im not in college idk what to do. So my hurdle is i dont think thiscollege suits me but im staying so i can have a good gpa to apply for scholarships for artcenter , which one good thing my college transfers to there. so maybe i should just switch to a studio degree? its anAA degree to btw

thanks brother u give hope :) peace

I stopped making grafitti when the police catched me and took all my cans. But I was lucky that I din't spray on walls where it's illegal. I wanted to do it on this day but a friend rather wanted to smoke pot and so we didn't spray anything and police can't do anything but taking our cans. I think I am now as good as you was in the past. I really think now that one day I will be as good as you now. hehe Do you recommend to draw one piece per page in your sketchbook or making as much studies as you can on one page? I always see people making so many wonderful pieces in their sketchbooks and mine is just full of studies and very few pieces. Please keep making those motivational videos.

Great videos ! One question: What about the guys who cannot afford colleges like ACCD and are not in US. ?! Do you think it is tough for them to get a break ?

It's weird but in a very strange way. . . a lot of what you're saying is basically like the philosophy of punk rock. I really like it.

Hey Sir I have a lot of questions I wanna make a job out of being artist I wana know what tools I need to start improving my art like what type of paint I need what types of brushes I already have big size Canves and some Small Size Canves and I got a small sized Easel In high school - middle I attended art classes I graduated from high school with No real education

thers no support here in mexico for concept artis or game artist,and im also Colour blindness persons like me and also im 23 and i dont have the skills of prespective or fine anatomy but dam u give me so much inspiration i hope i can get into art industry ty

Man I was just bitching to my friends about how I felt like I was getting the worst education, then I found this in my sub box. Helped me out so much - thank you. Also, I have a question. In my opinion, I can draw things I see fairly well. However, when I try to draw things out of my head, the result looks absolutely awful. Do you have any advice?

How do I send this to my parents without sending it to my parents. Btw you are inspiring so many young and old people -coming from me I‘m only 17 years old so ty.

loved your video but the camera wasn't set up right

Dude, what was that beat? Great vid too.

i'm just starting to learn more about concept art and illustration i'm 40yo am i too old to even bother to try? i'll b competing with so many youngsters on artstation who already done so well out of school...

Rob, i am 15. Iv'e been drawing for about one year now, my technical execution is very good especially with figure drawing and i'm already learning about color theory, the golden ratio, and other "arty" stuff like that. My question is will I have to go to college and get a degree in art to get a job in the art/illustration industry or will i be able to potentially get hired just from a good portfolio?

ty for the videos, trully inspiring :D

yes finally i find someone said it!

You are so awesome dude. I'm struggling with the same thing (I'm a senior in high school and I'm a visual thinker....help.)

I'm currently in an illustration program but I feel it's not for me and it's not a good program because it's not challenging or making me learn stuff that'll get me to the next level to become a great artist. What can I do to study concept art by myself and organize a study map?

Rob youre super awesome such a cool dude

You can become one, but studying is still an important part of art, not just regular school

you rock

Yeahhhhh

Rob Brown, can you help me find a concept art job? or can I work with you? you're inspiring me. I have a talent.

Cool graffiti, real hip hop right there.

Where can I see your work??

Also hit us up on FB :)

am I too old? Im 19 and i cant realy draw but i want this realy badly

I like what you say about passionate drawing Rob but I have this buddy ( his not an artist) who always tell me that I have to change my style to the concept industry standard, he alwasy keep saying that my colours are not strong enough and my paintings look too much like tradishional media and that I should go more digital style in order to get into job. I decided to not worry about him and focus on critiques from art groups but his words hurts me the most cuz even if I'd want to I can't apply what he's saying. I like the most traditional vibe and it's something that comes to me naturaly so I want to develop myself in this direction. I'm trying to improve in various aspects of fundamentals but maybe I need practice in the way of radical big steps rather then polishing my skills. I'd be thankfull if you can look at my art. blindblack.deviantart.com/gallery/

ACCD is too expensive though.

FIRST (to respond at this precise second of the day)

Sincerely, thank you! (my first ever youtube comment)

Yes, but the question is this. Can you be a concept artist if you suck at drawing?

So do you have some kind of level dyslexia? That what i get from you.

seriously you are so cool dude, love your videos, would hit that sub button twice if I could!

man art doesn't exist in my country