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Top Comments of this video!! :3
"Go deep, not wide" was the best advice I was given when trying to find my voice artistically
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I haven't finished the video, I am about half way through. If I had this advice some 15 years ago...I would be in a completely different place today. I followed what was popular at the time, giving up my passion of making comics to try and get a job following the trends. It didn't happen, and it took forever to get back to my passion. Follow the passion people, the money will work itself out. Much respect to you Adam, you are a light in this community.
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Adam, I am 46 at the moment. Soon 47. I feel like I have hit that brick wall many times in my life. But I am tired of it. I managed to go through that wall and proceed towards the next one - many many times. Because rent. Because kid. Because bills. But I am sick and tired of hitting the walls. I dont care that by many standards I am "old". I need to stop hitting walls and do what I want to do. Thank you for beautifully expressed (as always) video. It resonates to no end with me. Keep your fingers crossed for me, will ya? Because I am looking at yet another wall now. And I am about to turn my back to it instead of going through like I did way too many times in my life. Sincerely - thank you for inspiring words.
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I spent about 6 years of my life to build a portfolio that was 'commercially approved' by the entertainment industry. While I gained a lot of experience practising, I also grew to dislike making art because it was not genuine. Not mine. It was driven by the voices of others. For what? For increasing the odds to make money. When I started with the whole art thing it was out of pure joy and fascination for what I was interested in. Money wasn't a factor.
The biggest and bitter lessons that I learnt throughout those years were as follows:
1) Art is a deeply personal journey and shall ALWAYS reflect YOUR OWN VOICE. You can be inspired by other artists but don't be like them. Be you.
2) Don't burden your art with money. Yes, you gotta put bread on the table, however, you can take another job and make it happen. Create art for the sake of the soulful journey and you'll see how you'll progress much more than always trying to fit in the industry and their ever changing standards. One day someone might notice your work, a door could open and an opportunity could present at your doorstep, which could enable you to generate money with your art. Just don't make it your focus.
3) Healing your relationship with art is, I think, even harder than overcoming burnout. Neglecting your artistic voice and burdening yourself with other standards that are supposedly the better way for you to be a professional artist is an abuse. If you don't realize it on time, you risk to break up with art.
Disclaimer: I'm not done with art by all means. However, it's a very challenging endeavour to find the strength and apply that inner fire that I had before taking the decision to put the whole 'art as a job first'. I practice almost every day but it's a challenge since it takes a lot of time to repair what I broke.
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I think this is where "know thyself" really comes into play because unless you truly KNOW who you are as a person, what your goals are as a creative, where all of that aligns to make you YOU, bits of advice here and there (from well meaning people or otherwise) can steer you off course. There are SO MANY "coaches" out there that act like they have all of the answers, it's so hard to sort through them and find ones that align with your vision of your future self. I've bought courses, taken them, realized that no this isn't particularly what I want to do but I only thought I wanted it because I saw another artists succeeding in this field and thought "well I'm SORT OF interested this so I'll pursue it more seriously" when in the end I concluded I wasn't good at this particular thing and wasn't as serious about it as I thought. That's why you have to know yourself and know what you want. If you don't, go exploring, but I don't think people should feel like they have to coach hop to find what it is they're looking for. I think they're looking for a quick fix and solid answer (I know I was) and truth is, no such thing exists.
Now I'm working in a field I never thought I'd be in (book design and illustration) but it's perfect for me with my skill set and interests. If I'd forced myself to stay on a path that wasn't meant for me, I'd never have gotten into this field.
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I don't know who said this, but it's a good advice, ironically enough: "Don't base your decisions on the advice of those who don't have to deal with the results"
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So I teach fundamentals at a 3d art school, and about half way through the term, they have to choose a path, character art, or environment art. And without fail, at least 2-3 ask "which has the best job opportunities?" So by this point of the semester, I know them and the type of art they are passionate about. So clearly it is driven by the stress of finding a job after school is finished. So how I frame it, is that you are going to be competing for those jobs against artists that are actually motivated and passionate about that particular subject matter. Even if you get your foot in the door, how can you expect to thrive in an environment surrounded by artists who actually want to be there. So its a false sense of being practical. Yes environment teams are bigger (in 3d), but its still very competitive. Also! I've learned a lot about getting the best out of my students from watching your videos. Especially on importance of being empathetic. Your a treasure Adam!
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I've lived a very similar experience. Back in high-school I took a class on computer programming and I was doing really well. My teacher told me I should do computer science professionally, told me that's where the money is, that's where the job security is. So I went to college for computer science. The one thing I learned from that, is that I HATE computer science. I absolutely loathe programming. To keep my sanity up I started drawing, and the more I drew the more I improved at drawing and I realized how much i love it. I love art with every cell in my body. 2020 was my last year in college and I've been drawing happily and peacefully! I do not miss programming one bit.
A related tangent; while I was in college I would get these migraines about once a week, or twice a week. Eventually they got so frequent that I was basically in chronic pain. After I quit college and have been focusing on art I haven't had a migraine since! Maybe that's just a coincidence but I believe there's some correlation there. I like to think that drawing cured my migraines, lol. Thank you for this video, this is an important one.
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dear god i needed this right now, you made me cry... i signed up for a convention at the artist alley after 15 years (turned 30 last year) of waiting overthinking.. i was always scared and thought my art will never be good enough or popular enough... but after my dad died 3 years ago i started to see my art different, i decided to make it on my own cause i know i am good at what i do... these past 4 months i have been preparing myself drawing lots and lots of artworks for the con... but not art i liked.. more art that was liked... loosing my passion lately getting anxiouse getting back to the "i am not good enoough" mind set... the con is in one month i fellt lost, alone, scared, and just bad... but this video put me back in place.. i believe in myself again and i said "Fuck it i will produce things I like and know its good! i won't be a sellout and betray myself ever again!" right now i am working on an artwork i already love and it's still in sketch phace... so thank you Adam, thank you for being a dad like figure to us all. I wisch you and you fam all the happiness, health, luck, and love of the world!
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No bullshitting, no mincing words, no fluff, this is coming straight from the heart and I'm putting it plainly: this is the best video you've done, imo. I was expecting this video to somehow be the opposite of how it turned out? Like instead of "you need to do what you love," I was expecting advice in favor of flexibility and adaptability. You had me grinning ear to ear the whole time, because your words ring so true and clear. "Follow your passions," given bluntly is quite refreshing 😂
I've been scared to do what I want, partly because I haven't had a lot of direction from others, (YouTube is my art school haha) so it's taken a while to figure out the grander scheme of my own art journey.
I'm sorry you went through all those years of struggling in the games industry, but seeing you come out the other side into a greater sense of knowledge and identity chokes me up a little. Thank you for doing what you do and making this video ❤
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I dont even do art professionally but this advice is so precious even on a personal level as someone who works as software engineer but has passion for art from a very young age
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I’ve been binge watching your videos. Your advice is so practical, but also hits on that emotional level that only artists can relate to. I’ve taken a hiatus from my job as a bench jeweler, working in a high volume shop. What you said about the industrialization of art really hits home for me. For the past few years, I’ve just felt like a machine and my artistic vision has been completely ignored by my boss. It was always about getting pieces out as quickly as possible, and just “good enough.” I’m slowly realizing the shop owner wants machines that will make her money, not artists, and not jewelers who always aim to improve their skills. It’s been a tough pill to swallow. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, experience, and all the lessons learned. It’s helped me so much through this time of career uncertainty.
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Adam, THANK you so much for saying that! I came into art as a photographer and a musician and I painfully compared myself to all the technicians I saw as artists... thought of my creative side as a "romanticized" version of artistry and then wondered why I struggled to stick to technical studies while my heart LONGED to create! To connect with people the way my photography did. Thankfully, I found my way to a graphic design job in the beginning of my journey and I was shoved nose first like a puppy in shit and recognized that I am NOT a technician. They're incredible! But not me. Thank you again for your thoughts and your passion!
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Adam, I appreciate you, as a person in my mid twenties who doesn’t have any guide, your talks and advice always shine a light and make me reflect, and give me a small push forward to not give up on my dream of pursuing art as a career, im currently still mastering the fundamentals, and even though some days its hard, i still keep going, and growing. Ive always wanted to tell stories with my art, to bring whoever is looking at my pieces into the world ive created, i dont exactly know what i will specialise in, but i know it has to be something that will allow me to do storytelling. Even if i dont make it professionally i will still keep creating until the end
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I don't think I've left a comment on a video in YEARS, but I'll let you know how important this was for me. I just took a class much like yours, Adam, that gave me the opposite advice, but the instructors didn't outright put me in the right direction. I thought I wanted to become an environment concept artist, but instead, I decided that I really want to make pretty pictures that I can take my time with, which contradicts environment and character concept art. My teachers never told me what I should be doing, which frustrated me, but they didn't want to change my mind for me. Instead, I feel like I've wasted my time, but for a good reason. Now, very suddenly, I want to change paths and I think you're partly to thank for that, especially with this video. You've been giving me so much advice these past years, and I'm sure many others feel the same way I do, but I really want to thank you. You've been molding my journey for a few years now, and this video was the cherry on top. Thank you, Adam. I hope I'm able to take your class soon, because I still believe it's for me. Stay amazing.
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I came to this channel with a stroke of luck, when my mental is just about to be broken, and no light can be found in the tunnel. All your talk saved me back then. Your thoughts, your stories, everything is just so relatable, just like, you know me, you experienced what I was experiencing, and you calm my soul, while show me the way. Little by little, my soul healed bit by bit. And I'm forever grateful for that.
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This is exactly what AI made me realize. I am not a cog in a machine, I am rain that flows down a mountain and becomes a river in the desert. I will add my depth and experience to the oceans of life and hope that someone finds value in it the way I do.
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I am a designer that enjoys art. I lost my job last year. Suddenly I was left in a town far away from everything (I worked remotely.) with job offers that require work in blender/video editing/animation/social media managing/ all Adobe programs/coding while printing cutting things myself....all of this for a benefit of there being a coffee machine across the street (an actual benefit listed). I felt horrible because all the stuff I did for over 6 years meant nothing. I wanted to learn but I really didn't know where to start. All these companies wanted a animator/programmer/3d modeler/designer/manager and I felt horrible, depressed and something snapped in me. So I gave up hunting and started freelancing. I have been going ever since. I am still not where I want to be but I get to work on designs and I feel that I am building something that has a meaning. Also I started drawing again which is my inner passion and it feels so great. I realized that all these years working for another company I felt exhausted, like there was no room for art or creativity. But now it gives me so much energy when the client is happy and I can make something amazing and be my own boss. According to this video I am a designer but I am not a designer. Anyways love your videos but they always make me cry.
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"you are commiting yourself to a realationship that you are not even remotely interested in"
those are words to live by, my friends
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@MarushiaDark316
1 month ago
Probably one of the best and most-consistent pieces of advice I've ever gotten from a number of highly successful people is: "Don't take advice from someone who isn't where you wanna be." Because why would you waste your time following someone who isn't going where you wanna go?
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