im sure i'll be saying this later on at the end of the year, but i am extremely greatful to be creating art and for so many people to be seeing it
when i was a kid i thought i would never be an artist, and i would have these stories locked up in my head with no one to see them, there was so many moments where i never wanted to draw, because all i thought i would ever produce is garbage
and i admit its hard, sometimes i still stumble, i get extremely tired and unable to work for long periods of time, sometimes im unable to look at my art as anything other than bad and question why people want to see it, but the passion of creation continues to fuel me everyday
and now im the artist i want to be!! now im closer to telling those stories!! and so many people are watching me do it!! it's extremely scary, but im thankful to those who like my art, im not going stopping anytime soon
to anyone who is trying to become an artist, the biggest advice (that i probably shouldnt be giving) is to keep persisting by any means necessary. it doesn't matter theres so many demeaning things from the news to ai to even the art community, but i promise being yourself will lead somewhere
and it's perfectly ok to learn, and to make mistakes, and to copy others and to work twords becoming the artist you want to be!! it's ok to take breaks and to go for long periods without drawing, it's ok to have those thoughts, but at the end of the day, i would hate for people to be unable to find their voice and create because of so many frustrations. please continue to create, im begging you. it is an extremely long and hard road, but your voice truly does matter now more than ever
im rooting for you!!
