Watch This Video If you feel like Quitting Art or giving up

Almost every artist has felt this way at some point - I hope this video helps show that you are not alone.

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[clintthorpe]

This is just about the best advice someone can give on the subject. In truth, sometimes someone might be trying art and it may not really be for them as they're not as interested in keeping up with it, or are just happier contributing or cultivating hobbies of other kinds. That's OKAY.

But there's also the aspiring artists that have trouble coping with the journey. I feel like this video encapsulates those feelings and offers gentle support for them. I say this because I have ADHD, and I can't seem to concentrate or focus on learning ANYTHING or even doing things for fun like reading comic books at times. Having no access to meds, it makes the process for learning art or anything else that much more chaotic.

I feel like you boil it down to the most important thing: Are you comfortable appreciating art but not creating it? if so then it's ok to leave. But if you wish to create too then stick with it, as you're a good example of what is possible if one does. I thought I could live without actually creating art as I walked away from it as a teen, and for a good long while I felt like I was ok to not do art anymore. But last year something clicked in me and I wanted to come back to it, to not only try to attempt it, bu to do it right.

I'm ever so glad I found this channel as it's proven to be such a big help to me in such a short time. Thank you so much, as always.

[costelinha]

I really want to quit, but at the same time, if I do quit, and never get to make the gorgeous drawings that I dream off, I'll never forgive myself. Because the envy that I feel from other artists, specially some close to me, will never go away, it will always be here to torture me.

[IchigoMelon_]

It’s just the fact that people can draw a whole masterpiece in 10 minutes though it takes me about a day to make a single ugly piece of art. Even though this was a year ago, I just tumbled over this video. The thing that’s making me want to quit is.. *patience.*


Ugh, my second worst enemy. It’s so hard to wait knowing my art will never improve for the next like two decades. It will hurt knowing that it will stay the same. Now I realize that what the people were saying are right. I’m not talented🫠 art has caused me so much pain yet I still manage to do it daily.. I’m not even sure I’m an artist because my drawings are so bad and ugly😭 patience is literally killing me, I just feel like some people don’t understand what it’s like. They just tell you “it’s not that hard, just practice and a few years later you’ll get better, ” but they just don’t understand what it’s like to be impatient. A lot of times I also compare my art. By a lot I mean A LOT. About to finish a drawing? If I saw someone else’s beautiful artwork compared to mine I would straight up delete the piece of art, or throw it away. Sometimes it’s not fair how people can do things faster than others..


Sorry for the rant

[Hmo_Gblin]

for me what helped me was to remember to separate myself from my art, it really helped me in not taking the art slump too seriously

[lilMissMisan]

Today’s the day I quit. Art has caused me so much suffering and introduced me to horrible communities. People always says it get’s better but that’s just a lie, I wish I didn’t waste the past 8 years of my life pursuing this for a dream career, that’s just me being delusional and stupid.

[Harruu]

One who loves walking will walk further than the one who loves the I always tell this to myself when I make a bad drawing

[shiraso]

The reason i feel like quitting is because i feel like maybe it's not what i was meant to do. It doesn't make me feel the same fulfilment it used to. It's so sad to leave something like this behind after making it the reason of my existence for years growing up. But i can't hold on to it anymore.. im heading on a journey to find something new

[Itskwaiigirl]

Seeing people my age who can draw 10x better than me has really interfered with my love of drawing, this one artist who will not leave my mind no matter what I do :(

[Reverse_hermit]

I’m 15, and I’ve been working my ass off for 4 years, but I’m still the worst artist you’ll find. I want to do all sorts of things, and I’ve worked so hard I can’t imagine a work without it, but just comparing myself to other kids even younger than me I felt so discouraged. Thank you. This means a lot.

[mimi-xlvr]

The reason I want to quit. Is not that I don't like my art it's that. Art doesn't give me that bit of happiness anymore. It used to be so much fun but now idk it feels so. Wrong.

[Heheheha]

I relate to you on some points on the video. I did want to quit a lot because i felt like art wasnt for me. But i did manage to push past it and now drawing is almost a form of healing. Ive been drawing since i was a baby. And whenever i felt like quitting id always feel like id lose apart of myself because art is something ive been practicing at for years ever since birth.

[driverofth]

Ok. Here's my story. I had been was drawing for 7 years. 5 months ago I started simultaneously learning the basics of art and and creating my own comic. But after 1 month I understood that theme my comic based on is no popular how ever I continued. After 2 months I went on first art market to present it, although I wasn't particularly eager to do it. In the same month I went to another art market to trade swap cards with characters of my comic and buy some merch without any desire. And on second art market I felt so jealous to one artist. On third month I understood that my skills stopped improving and I burnt out, understood that I never achieve minimal result and be creating my comic all remaining eternity and then deleted it with unfinished works. Now I'm trying to force myself to quit drawing FOREVER and videos like your, encouragement from my parents, psychologist, ChatGPT and potential benefit can't inspire me to continue drawing.

[sunwupen]

I tried to quit art once. I was very bad at quitting art and still kept doing it. So instead of trying to stop doing something I felt I had to do, I decided to make it more focused and give myself goals. Thus, art career.

[bytebit]

After watching all of your videos, I can confidently say this channel is truly a hidden gem. Good work

[ipcziej]

Drawing is so goddamn boring to me nowadays i try so damn hard and i can never improve its beyond frustration

I cant stop for good however because if i do give up i practically give up on my entire life ive got nothing else going on for me

[AshTrees-wpig]

Self taught realism artist here and I am just glad I didn't quit because I am so hard on myself! Now I paint for pleasure! Like to see my art growing through the years.

[Dead-Nation.studio]

Am i the only one who started with art and a very young age and till today seeing no improvements and im 18 fyi 😢

[locknstock]

Thank you for this. As an aspiring animator/character designer, an issue I've always had is a lack of confidence, which I feel has hindered my potential to do better. I never really feel like I've pushed as much as I should do. Then again, it does help to compare my current work to stuff I was doing years ago.

In the meantime, I'll definitely remember this video if I ever get places!

[MacaroniDrawss]

With my art, it just makes me sad. I often find that I am the younger artist that’s better than some people who’ve dedicated years of their life to art, to the point where I kinda feel guilty every time I make a piece. I’ve had several friends that dreamt of becoming an artist when they were older but gave up on their dreams when they saw my pieces. It’s not even my dream to become an artist, it just so happens to be the only talent that I have. It’s just been making harder and harder to get the courage to get up and start a piece because of fear and guilt. I apologize for commenting, I just needed to say something. Thank you so much for making this video, it helped out a lot.

[ChariKat]

The same can be applied to music production and sound design. I felt like quitting at one point but I kept going and been a music producer as of 9 years. I did take a hiatus from music from about mid 2020-late 2021 due to external factors but got back into it. I kinda taught myself most of it but also finding the right tools that fit you also come into play. I also take an avant-garde approach to music.