Done is Better than Perfect

it makes me sad beginner artists these days dont have a big art-focused site like deviantart to get started with anymore. you can imagine the edgy manga-inspired pencil on paper ocs i was drawing and posting on dA 15 years ago and i still got comments and encouragement and nice words from fellow artists and art enjoyers alike that i still think about sometimes. now its all corporate social media. now i can post to my 15k instagram account that i've been using for years and get zero comments. and what do the beginners get? stricter guidelines? intrusive numbers/impressions/insights? the only way to get eyes on your art is to post reels? or hop onto the latest fanart trend as fast as possible lest you be left behind? get real

never feel bad about yourself for not pumping out as many drawings as you could in your youth. you are probably facing an entirely different set of problems that your past you either wasnt aware of or never expected to come to pass

draw whatever you want badly forever

the thing about being an artist is that sometimes youll be making art and youll hate it and youll hate it and youll hate it and youll hate it and you hate it and youll hate it but your friends will think it is nice. and sometimes thats all you need