Don't Let This Stop Your Project

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The Jake Parker YouTube Promise: I will only make a video when...

- I have the time, and it doesn't interfere with other projects
- I have something important to say

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Got so stuck on my deficiencies in perspective, light source/shadows, the impact of color on composition, etc. that I just STOPPED and went back to watching SVSlearn videos on these topics, which are great. These are timely reminders that no matter how helpful tutorials are, it’s only through doing & making mistakes that what we study starts to click. I have a list of Jake Parker words of wisdom (e.g., “Finished, not perfect”) and I am adding these: “You learn more from doing something than just studying something” and “Stopping that project until you get better is not the answer. That’s not how you’re going to get better.” I am going to finish my 2017 Christmas card now 🤪

patty
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I suffered with trying to be perfect at drawing before starting my comic, and wasted so many years just studying and planning, never drawing. I finally started it, and now because I'm forced to draw continually nonstop, I've been improving sooo fast! Comics are good because they force u to get that drawing mileage and u improve automatically! If I'd started drawing comics sooner my skills would've been even more advanced by now! That's my biggest regret.

Sure, I cringe at the first couple chapters but at some point that was my best, and now I can flip through and see how my "best" increases more and more. It's really humbling.

savannahlevy
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The obstacle is indeed the way!! Congrats again Jake. This video defenitly reminds me to reframe my thinking in terms of how I approach obstacles..🤔🤔

KeshArt
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You are my biggest idol ever. Not just because of your art skills but because of how you see things and try to explain it to others. I’m 16 years old and visiting the art pre school of design in Zurich. I’m every day surrounded by extremely creative and skilled people and from time to time a lose my motivation because I think I’m not good enough. My biggest dream is to show people my thoughts and emotions thru my art and to illustrate children’s books. And every time my motivation is down I look up to you and how much u achieved. It motivates me to continue and to not give up. To follow my dream. Thx for being such an inspiration.

bfly
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It’s so cool that you are sharing this project through all of its stages - from the inception of an idea, all the way through finalizing the project and publishing. Normallly in life we see the beginning, or the end, but not the bits in the middle - so it is hard to visualize how a project gets from inception to completion. Thanks so much for your generousity and consistency - and congratulations.

aqualainey
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I got stuck so many times!!! Now I'm trying to get back to work with what I love, illustration and editorial Design.

prix_Ilustração
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This is what I've been learning too. There comes a point where you have to accept yourself and your flaws as well as strengths. Those things make you focus your abilities, creating a situation where the combination of your skills, flaws and strengths merge together into a story that only YOU can tell, whatever that medium might be.

SwitchbackCh
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Great reminder! I literally mutter this ‘finish, not perfect’ whenever I feel the resistance to actually work on the project. I now listen to your stuff when I am on the coloring part of my book projects 😃

catsymousie
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Let me put it this way, as a consumer.

I’m glad that the webcomics I love had the chance to exist with their weird-looking opening chapters, instead of the artist waiting to get where they are now before deciding to start.

People care about writing. The art is secondary. As an artist that probably hurts to hear, but by god is it true if the writing’s good enough. Your art will improve, but your story can whither and die inside your head.

UltimateKyuubiFox
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Love this honesty – as someone who's been following you for a while, it's reassuring to hear you talk about having to stop and reset and rebuild your confidence. Thank you for the transparency!

Oddernod
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So so so happy to see a new video! I always get super excited when I see a new one!

jarodkrupp
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This exactly what I needed to hear. I have my own ideas that I want to put out there, but always put it off for the exact reason you talk about in your video. This video has given me the motivation I need to just start working.

Thank you!

faolangrady
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Thank you Jake! I love how it looks right now. I've been putting off my project for 2 months. Been working on it since 2017 and had it in my head since the time I don't remember it. This is something I've been contemplating on - impediment to action leading to more action. For me, working alone and not having trained leads to these doubts often in the past couple of years, I've learnt how to recognise when the doubt is real and when it's not.

Also I must say, I have you as the beacon of hope since 2016. It was in October 2016 that I actually overcame my decades long belief that I couldn't draw through inktober. As a kid, I used to love drawing but "art teachers" would criticise and shame when I did not draw something by the book. That made me believe at the age of 8, that I couldn't draw. Inktober came in and I started scribbling cause I was bored at my job. So inktober helped me use my brain well. That lead me to quit the job, exhibit my work and now I'm struggling as a freelancer. It's challenging but I would not exchange it for anything. Love you!

shivranjanarathore
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Thanks for your message Jake. This is your second video I've watched. I had to medically retire at 50 and took up painting wargaming miniatures after always giving up on and off my whole life. I'm slowly getting better and a friend in the community introduced me to you.

TricksKicksMusicFix
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Self doubt gets so bad for me sometimes that I won't even talk about some projects I'm working on. Thanks for making this video it was very encouraging and came at the right time for me.

nightblossomstudios
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It's nice to see artists talking the truth! It's liberating for us newbies!!

orf.designs
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I'm reminded of when Yoshitaka Amano, the Final Fantasy image illustrator, said that one thing he never wanted to be called was "sensei" because it would mean that he had mastered art and that he would rather be learning continually. Totally paraphrasing here. But anyway, congratulations on finishing, thank you for this encouraging pep talk, and I'm looking forward to reading Skyheart!

erickreillyart
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Man, these videos hit hard whenever I see my WIP script sitting in a tab untouched bootup after bootup.

timmehjimmeh
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Dear jake, I am a writer and have published a book in my language. I started with a new book but had so much of self doubt and have stopped writing for almost 4 months now. Self doubt crippled me. I stumbled upon your video and What u have spoken has resonated so deeply. Thank you and I will start writing again. ❤️❤️

DrPriyaV
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Dear Jake,
Your influence on my art has been great. And whenever I need the advice/suggestion. I turn to your blog/videos and so forth. I cannot tell how much my first Inktober challenge positively bought me back to pencil and paper. I've been improving since then. With improvements comes new challenges. This time the challenge is to make stories. And your video is very important for this prospect. You are an inspiration for me!

aditi