I hate my art.

This made me feel better, thank you ❤️ i needed to hear this

No, I can see why you hate them.



intrusive thoughts to troll won..

My sister who is a great artist told me that her art journey feels like seasons: if she creates a lot and is really inspired she will call it summer. In the contrary, if she’s not inspired and struggle she’ll call it winter. Art is like cycle. I already feel this but I’m still a beginner

I've been in the "art slump" for months now, I've tried everything to get out of It but It just doesen't work. I always end up trying to reach for perfection and It only takes one minute for me to look away from my pece and that look back at It to feel like It sucks. I'm starting to question if this Is realy what I want, It feels like I'm never gonna get out of this. But I also don't wanna give up yet.

Also: I'm glad someone as big as you in the art comunity Is making a video about this, thank you!

i perosonally love all your art peices with the Merida Knight lady, they're really cool (not just my bias toward liking venty/angry/bloody art)

if u r not in a slump, i hate u. If u r in a slump, get out.


-Sam

I think, I'll put this video on repeat, I need to hear that A LOT! owo

i want to draw like you but i have to ask this question why so many beginner artist art into anime and then stop

dont be hard on your self they look amazing im 11 and im way more terrible they look so pretty

I LOVE YOUR ART!!!

Ive seen quite a bit of your work man and I have to say most of the ones you posted Ive loved more then ones you post, dont be afraid man

Thank you - it's amazingly refreshing to hear "if you're in a slump go challenge yourself to LEARN" instead of "if you're in a slump you just have to force yourself to do more", and it's exactly the push I needed right now to go crack open the new anatomy book I got.

lmao Sam is gonna be mad at me, the concept of self-loathing just doesn't apply to me with regards to art

im feelin even worse than you are about my art and i have every reason to cause when i review my sketchbook its almost all trash. i have not improved in drawing in soooooooooooooo long i'm starting to think about quitting although i don't want to.

I’m a writer and I love you for sharing your pain and insight. I have a note over my computer to remind me: “DARE TO SUCK” Take risks and push through the doubts and you’ll grow. Stay in comfort and your art will become stagnant. Go for it! ❤

I always thought that if I achieved a high degree of art skill id be free of this type of feeling

Guess not

I appreciate the venerable video, but im also kinda filled with despair knowing that these feelings may never end

This is not something I suffer from right now even tho I relate to many points in the video but I might in the future so I will look out for it

TADASHI MENTIONED.

I feel like my problem is I keep falling back into bad habits even though I made progress on better habits. 'overthinking' is the bane of my art existence.

Honestly when you get tired of art it’s usually when you get so tired that you’ve been doing the same thing for days and days honestly I would try doing different styles different kinds of art like sculpturing paintings or crafts something to make you feel happy and have fun!

this is exactly whats happening to me rn except i just stopped drawing

Glen Keane signed a multi-million dollar contract before he retired from Disney. Millions... as an ANIMTOR. He IS the Art GOD.

“Suck”
“Not in that way”

Thank you, Sam, for stating this…

Damn, if even you feel like this about your own art, I guess there's hope for me yet lmao.

That's a lot of sucking

Artists are like gym rats. A lot of gym rats have body dysmorphia and a lot of artists hate their art sometimes even though it looks fine.

this was timed perfectly because I’ve been having this problem all summer but maybe I can get out of it

Personally when I start to feel uninspired by what I'm doing, I need to put the pencil down and go live a little. Stagnation is not just something I do on the page, its what I do in everything. Get stuck doing the same daily routines, then it loses its shine. So I do something I haven't done in a while or find something new I haven't tried before. So finding ways to feel excited again helps me to feel excited about the page again because I feel something to put down and share.

It’s genuinely hard to get out of a slump, I’m in one right now and that “if your not in a slump, I hate you” IS SO REAL 😭😭😭

this was comforting. thank you.

Man i should have saved this for later im at my peak from binging your videos. Now im getting insulted 😔😔😔😔😔

So we are all goimg through the same thing rn?😔

So were all goijg through the same thing rn?

I have been learning to draw for around two months now after a decade long break. I used to draw as a kid but just stopped at some point and now, in college, I finally decided it's time to learn it for real. I'm lucky as I'm still at the stage where every time I draw I learn something new and keep drawing things I'm more and more happy with. I'm sure I'll experience similar stuff as you a lot in years to come, but for now I'm just enjoying the ride and having fun leveling up my abilities!

For me it is always the same: the basics. Never learned them properly, and it shows. I just practice and hope one day it will be better. I have many ideas, but lack of skill limits what I can draw :<

Sam going through existential angst

what a MAGNIFICENT monstera is beside you! cooooool

Thank you for sharing. I've learned to show my work to other people because I've learned that some of the pieces of work that I do which I am not happy with or think is 'bad' (relatively speaking) are the pieces that many people think are my better pieces. Even though it doesn't change my mind of the piece that I did, I do ask questions of what they liked about the piece and what they didn't like in order to learn what it is that makes them think the piece is better than the pieces of art that I've done which I think are better pieces. I've learned alot about my own drawings, style of drawing, my weaknesses and strengths, and what others see in my pieces. It has helped me to grow more confident even if I don't think a piece is worth the time spent....there is aways something to learn.

AYYYYYYYYY REMEMBER WHATCHA SAID, THERES ALWAYS IMPROVEMENT TO BE DONE

Yeah i feel like if you get stuck in this phase you just got to "try something new" draw accessories, stylised clothing, animals, bugs, dogs, furriers or something you haven't tried. you will be learning in the process and might discover something new.

Ok. For real.... I need that chicken xD That introduction made my day xD

I looked at myself and sighed (it’s totally understandable but I think we are all just much worse 😭)

I am on week two of learning art a little more seriously, the cool thing about learning is you always bump into "new" things. New struggle, new concepts, new perspective. Every day it's a new thing, which also make every day a little bit novel. It is refereshing and makes me feel like when we are kids. It is all excitement and it makes me to only want to keep going.

This got recommended to me after deleting a whole canvas of progress out of frustration (I’ve been going through a long time of art block and I’m trying to practice again lol).

rule of the 20s: You learn the same every year again💀

I stared at the title with the most deadpanned expression ever 😭

*hugs *

" We're always learning and we'll never stop; We can't know everything " - Anonymous (someone who never stopped learning)