Any other anons out there who have basically quit or given up on art? I used to think I was destined to be an artist...

I think I definitely might have been taking it too far and burned out a little. I should also clarify and say that I wasnt always "the sketchbook person",that was just a brief period of time for a few months. But the fact that it's been 2 years since drawing regularly like that is what worries me.
"It's my style"
School and work just suck the life out of you. Im sure it's the same for a lot of peoples hobbies and personal projects, not just art. it really fucking blows. Idk how to break the cycle man
I get what you mean, maybe I need to look at what motivates me to make stuff and figure out why I [used to] enjoy doing it.
It's not just you.
I don't really know. I can draw things just fine when I have a purpose, like if it's a gift for someone, but otherwise I just lack the desire to begin anything. I don't really have anyone to show my art or any "fandoms" I'm interested in so I just think, what's the point?
I actually still enjoy the process of drawing though, and I do really miss it. It's just that it doesn't happen very often because I rarely begin things anymore since nothing keeps my interest.

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Your friend is a cunt. Music its a skill that anyone can pick up, just put in the work. Practice an hour a day, and push yourself,to learn new shit as you practice. Its like going to the gym. My grandpa started playing guitar at 30. The man sounds like an angel from heaven on his 12 string acoustic nowadays at 76. He just put in work and continues to practice, simple.

Thanks user; that's kind of you to say.
I feel inspired now.

Yeah femanon here. I was going through a dyke phase. That drawing made it into a student show at my college somehow.
I haven't even attempted art school yet, I'm scared it's just an expensive meme, but sometimes it seems like my only path if I actually want to get serious about art as a career.
Despite this thread and everything I think us wageslaves will make it if we keep working towards being happy and making choices for ourselves. I support you dude
Is music really like that? I assumed you can learn and improve at any age. If anything I think you should keep it up if it makes you happy, it's probably good for your brain at least.
I second this

youre not being creative with your art. you need to think outside the box do some fucking guriella marketing to get your name out there. Or some other shit

It is, but until quite recently I spent a long time in a state if mental frailty and was easily influenced by other people; usually for the worse.
Also thanks to you too.

>Do I give up on art or am I just depressed?
Doing art for the sake of art stopped appealing to me a while ago. Started being a responsibility. Took all the fun out of it when it wasn't pure escapism.
Taking up a project is a good idea, or doing silly scribbles when you want. My advice would be to curb your ambition except when it's part of said project. Do lots of silly shit again for the fun of it. Get back into the habit.

"Ambition" on a minute scale, I mean. I'll use an anecdote. Take these trains. I enjoyed drawing these trains a couple days ago. So I thought "What if I drew 8 pages of trains? Or filled out a sketchbook page a day? What if I X, or Y, or Z"? Rapidly stopped being fun. By the time I stopped I was thoroughly fucking over it. Fuck trains.

Keep it fun and don't turn everything into a responsibility/chore.

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I understand you OP.

You draw because you liked it and its fun. You probably enjoy cartoons/anime and mainstream media and think they're entertaining because they give a very optimistic, ideal or interesting image that is better than reality and people are paid to make these which is great evenmore so because they make a living for and with it and it's their life and you've probably took inspiration and thought of making entertainment mediums like comics, art, film, animation because you as a person enjoy it and you want others to find joy or interest in your work.

But overtime you figured it's very difficult to do art, everyone's opinion is subjective, not everyone will like your art, the only way to measure the value or sucess of your art is the number of followers or if you worked under big companies regardless if its considered good or bad by people. Grinding is hard, getting yourself out there is hard, socializing and making connections is hard, improving is hard, getting clients or starting out is hard, getting a job in a creative field is hard, softwares/hardwares are getting expensive, the pay is shit, you draw porn or you draw like a pro, self comparison also always gets to you, people steal art, people still have a disregard for artists, etc, etc, etc.

But i maybe wrong, maybe you are depressed or upset about other factors which is putting you off drawing. People thesedays are obsessed with food but some also put the fork down when they dont feel right. It's ok if you dont feel like drawing thesedays or whatever, just put your pen down and go for a walk in the park or something, just sit down and relax, maybe think. Or watch your toons and anime or movies, dont think about time being lost improving or drawing just think of it as enjoying yourself and your time again but instead of drawing youre doing what you like. You dont have to give up on art completely, just take your time off, it can be a week it can be 2 years, who knows? Only you.

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I did a games degree and i've been unemployed for about 8 or 9 months now. Junior jobs want people with 1-5 years experience, my biggest regret is not trying harder or being aware of the difficult entry. I dont know if i'll make it but i'll keep trying even if i end up flipping burgers for a few years even if i dont make it atleast i tried and i want to see myself improving. The itchy feeling of the need to draw never ends, it's a curse but atleast i enjoy it even if i possibly end up being a loser. I can budget and i can cook so living of on a low teir job is ok for me, maybe even comfortable living off my own. At times it does upset me about what i've become but i go back to drawing anyways, i cant think of anything i enjoy more than this my entire life.

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So how do people get started in the industry if they only hire people with experience? Do they just lie?

“It’s my style”
Fuck you

Well I'm not speaking for america where media is very heavy and thriving. Americans need not apply on what im about to post.

Not all jobs require 1-5 years experience but it's still got requirements, for internships paid or unpaid you'd have to move out i've seen about 5 in 9 months across the country, voluntary is the most rare which i thought were a myth untill i saw 1 in 9 months.

The requirements can vary from company to company some are into medical/engineering/architecture where you do 3D to print organs, anatomy or engeneering parts or to draft and visualize interiors, buildings. Some are like film and vfx so particle and visual effects, cloth/hair/fur/water physics, motion tracking, motion capture, animation, video editing, 3D modelling for advertisements, tv shows, movies, motion picture. There's games for uh, games so game engine stuff, 3d modelling, texturing, animating, lighting, etc. Then there's 2d animation which is animation like the disney/anime stuff, illustration, concept art, graphics design, comics, typography. There's also a bit of experimenting with virtual reality at the moment.

They all require their own set of softwares, CAD, 3DSMax, Sketchup, Maya, Photoshop, Aftereffects, Nuke, Houdini, Unreal, Toonboom, Flash, etc. Also perhaps you can do 3D modelling in Maya but the company wants someone who can do it in 3DSMax, CAD and Adobe illustrator. So there's sort of a self definition of you as an artist based on what you use, for example game engine is mostly usually only used for game stuff so it's irrelevant for 3d printing. So there may be a 3D Job for architecture or product design it may not be for you exactly.

Sometimes they also ask you to know coding or have knowledge/expertise in a bunch of skills (concept, animation, rigging, texturing, modelling, lighting, rendering) which can be overwelming but they're a small company and cant afford specialists.

>style

cope from a faggot fucking retard

look faggot I never properly studied anatomy but my drawings suffer from it- even then I take great care to at least try and remember little basics about anatomy- without doing even this no wonder you fucking failed at being an artist you're fucking shit and deserve to quit like a loser

literally go to /ic/, go to the /beg/ thread, start grinding and reading fundamentals. People without any talent whatsoever can become exponentially better artists than you in just a few months if they practice right

you're art is shit by the way why even post it

Also some companies accept stylized some only want realism it varies on what they are and what they want, if you portfolio doesnt match what they want you will be rejected.

It's very tough to get into and start out but the eventual pay growth is very good, reminder not all boomers know how to use 3D, special effect, etc tools, some may even struggle with photoshop. Tech has changes a lot since back then, they made star wars movies with hyper realistic background paintings and props and puppets but now things have changed.

Personally from my entire class i believe only 1 made it into a full time job in a film company and he practically locked himself up and just clicked his skills up on his pc throughout the years of the degree. Another one recently got hired and i think good for her.

Statistically i just read about 11k students graduate from an animation degree every year and big companies have around 300 seats of 3D artist in the company if they're not indie or small, the competition is very high and it's practically signing up for suicide but honestly i dont really want to give up and i'll be practicing at home and try to do my best even if takes years.

Conclusion: It's difficult to get hired or start out in general. Yes they want people with experience because they dont want to waste money on noobs and their $2k pcs and more on licenses and equipments who have no idea what the hell theyre doing and waste time spoonfeeding them. The degree was a meme but not really because you learn things and it gives you 3 years and some summers to build up a portfolio and sign up for internships during off seasons. Lying is no good because they'd know when youre struggling with software, producing the same quality of material in portfolio, etc. Yes it pays off, yes it's hard, yes it's expensive.

user i have a friend who didnt give a flying fuck about art which is my number one passion. then one day they decided they wanted to be an animator which is my dream job. and their absolute shit and got into CIA with a 15k scholarship. If i havent quit after that you can keep going

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I'm going to try to focus on drawing things for no reason other than to enjoy myself. Thanks user, it's good advice
This is pretty accurate
Idk a lot about the field but keep optimistic, keep looking for opportunities and stay in practice. Your attitude is inspiring. If you're willing to take risks I think life might just work out. And I guess in the end it's about being happy. That need to draw will probably always be with us for better or worse
You admit you have shit art yet you're still here trying to whine about the quality of my art... Which wasn't even the topic of the thread btw. This bait is low grade
This is inspiring af, I hope you keep going user. At least you can use your friend as some competition if nothing else. Reminds me of this random guy I knew in college whos going to lcad now which was my dream college at the time. Feels bad man

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>You admit you have shit art yet you're still here trying to whine about the quality of my art... Which wasn't even the topic of the thread btw. This bait is low grade
Holy shit you are actually hopeless.

did you go to SCAD?

I never said I have shit art, it's good enough for request deliveries in drawthreads. It is shit compared to the art of people who practice, who learn fundamentals like anatomy.

It's not fucking bait when I say your art is truly shit by any persons definition and it's not bait, it's the best advice you'll get when you get told to go to /ic/ and practise.