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[nicks]

3 years sounds like a long time but a very short time to become extremely skilled at a trade

[SATURNATIC]

I mean it when I say, this video is the best thing you can send to a fellow artist struggling to move on. Thank you for your work and for showing many that everyone can reach the top of the mountain.

[leonardmcspazerton]

I always wanted to get into art but every time I thought about starting I kept remembering all the inconstancies and failures I had made with my art in the past and decided to put it off. This video has been my equivalent to "we're not aiming for the truck." Thank you.

[_Chessa_]

animation and learning to draw is taking me to basics again after again.
It’s a passion of mine but my brain thinks it’s okay to lose everything I’ve learned.

I’ve got multiple huge steep mountains to climb.

If I can continue to keep climbing time after time, forgetting and relearning every month and year, I know others can too.

[rachelmckelvey]

You have no idea how badly i needed to see this. I'm 20 years old now, nearly failed my last semester at college, and feel the same sort of intimidation when I go online and see people who are even younger than me already at a professional level. I struggle to do something even every day, but recently I've been trying to push myself, even if it's just a little bit of drawing/practice every day. I feel really alone in my journey, but after watching this, I feel much less alone. Thank you so much for making this video.

[CrnFlakess]

“And the answer was suddenly very clear, every day of my life when I laid in bed, when I listened to music, when I took a bus, I was thinking of characters and stories that will never see the light of day unless I make them myself.” This was enough to keep me motivated about starting my own journey and making more progress as a small artist who just started making 3D animations

[rowan]

Thank you so much for this. I didn’t take art seriously until I was 17 and I’m 19 now. I see so many high schoolers and even middle schoolers who are leagues better than me. This video made me cry. You’re so inspiring. I hope I reach your level someday. Thank you so much for giving me hope.

[ThrowableOwl]

I`m genuinely crying right now.
I`m not even an animator, I`m a pedagogy student.

I`m horrible at my tasks, my lessons for kids are terrible and everything falls out of my hands.
I watch my groupmates doing this so easily and feel so worthless.

But I have a goal, and I see where I`m now. I just need to understand what to do, so I can achieve it.
Thank you.

[fangedheart]

I became an animator because my pet hamster stole my sketches and started a rival animation studio with them. To get my art back, I had to become an animator myself.

[ThatGrayCartoonPony]

10:43 Lol, I actually come from the same class at Gobelins as both of your competitors in this festival (I worked on COFFIN in case you're curious). Amazing people.

And indeed, even though a good school can help, it's not mandatory to become a good animator (in fact one of my animation supervisors who worked on Arcane is fully self-taught). It's mainly a matter of investing yourself in your craft, little by little, surrounded by people who share your passion, while enjoying it despite the hurdles.

Huge congratulations on your film and path, and I wish you the best in your future endeavors. 👍

[Prosto-Ban]

Just know you kinda saved me right now. Sometimes there are road blocks in life from small to big. In front of me right now is the biggest of them all. I have bad health, country at war, barely have time to go to the gym, bad at school, I can be drafted at any point, family slowly falling apart and trying to be a designer. You gave me a little bit more hope to not end it here thank you

[ReiseLukas]

I'm in my late 20s and I've grown to love art and animation more and more every year. I have so many stories I've wanted to share with others but I've always procrastinated from putting them on paper. Recently I've thought about creating my own comic or manga and the more I think about it the more I know that's the medium I want to tell my story. Only problem Is I'm not good at drawing. I haven't drawn in years and It seems like too big a mountain. Your "We're Not Aiming for the Truck" analogy is really encouraging. I actually have been collecting references recently so I have some understanding of what I needed before, I just need to take that leap of faith at work on my drawing every day.

[cr_charly]

12:10 "...now I have to do it again- ohh shi-"
Thank you I did a spit take almost HAHAH and I know the feeling but hey just think back to all your work when working and feel your accomplishments then get back to work after a small water break!

[xueicchi]

I can't believe I'm sobbing in the middle of the day right now. I only draw as a hobby for the longest time, like really really long, and looking back I don't feel like I made any progress at all. This was like a reality check and it hit me like bricks. When you said "Whatever amount you put into it, you're going to get that amount of progress in return", I felt so guilty about how lazy I am about something I really love. But at the same time, it's very inspirational and it moved me to tears. Thank you sir for sharing this video. I will put more effort into my art!

[Wise_Llama]

I appreciate this video a lot, and I agree with everything you say on an intellectual level. But on an emotional level, I just can't compute. I'm a 23 yo animation graduate and I feel like giving up. I drew so much lately that my arms constantly hurt now, and yet I feel like I've got nothing to show for it. I'm not creative or anything, I don't have a good story to tell. I just like animation. But I'm losing motivation. Man, it's hard not to feel like a failure, yknow.

[Template]

As someone who has graduated with a bachelors of Game Art & Design, And struggles with my own worth and progress, I love this video. I can relate a lot with this, and even gives me a bit of inspiration for what I want to eventually do. We all have our own mountain to climb, and one day we'll reach the top we so desire. I wish you the best on your climb!

[kristofgriffin]

I'm an artist and my dream goal in life is to one day work in the animation industry, and maybe even one day have my own studio. I loved watching cartoons and anime anime growing up. I was so inspired by what I saw that I drew for hours on end. I ddi everything I could to achieve it, from going to an art and design school, to pulling all noghters to hone my skills, etc. Sadly, after I graduated from college I was unable to get a job working as an artist, so I was forced to work as a carpenter. Right now I'm saving money and working on my art in my free time. I never gave up on being an artist, especially one that works in animation.

[newjqcrew]

This video moved me to tears. I believe it's because it spoke to something deep within me. As an artist myself, I was really inspired by your story and what it took for you to get where you are. And it makes me want to work even harder than I am now to achieve my goals. Hearing the authenticity in your voice and story sold me, Manuel. I wish you all the best in the world.

[teteotolis]

2:25
That moment came to me at age 17 the last year of School,
I was studying Chemistry and Physics, I loved the subject, I still do.

But the moment I came back from my school or Cram school, I went straight into my room to get my sketchbook and start drawing !

One day as I was preparing myself for school, I stopped and looked to my reflection in the bathroom mirror and asked,
"In 15 years from now, you look in the mirror , what do you see?, who are you?, what are you doing for a living, are you happy? "
That day I didn't went to school.
Had to think about that, I knew deep inside me what I really wanted to do, but I wasn't sure about myself.

The day I told my parents about it was a day to remember !
But it all ended well, prepared for art school (it's different in Greece, the school is free, but very, VERY hard to get in),
managed to pass the exams after 3 times (3 years) .

The problems didn't stop there, but I knew that I was in the right path !