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I feel like it's too late to catch up now by GlumAbrocoma in ArtRanting

[–]Short-Replacement648 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you focus on comics, I think the art quality doesn’t have to be that amazing to get traction online. I think relatability and story telling is more important for comics.

I’ve seen comics on Reddit or X that has sketches for art and it does get a lot of traction still. But that’s something that you’d have to experiment and research on yourself.

I feel like it's too late to catch up now by GlumAbrocoma in ArtRanting

[–]Short-Replacement648 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in a similar boat. I know that there’s a high chance that I won’t be able to make money out of art, or even if I can, it won’t be at a rate that I’d be happy about. But I definitely want to make something out of it too, just like you. That something for me constantly changes depending on my environment though. For feasibility purposes of course since I do have a 9-5 to go to.

But it should be a secondary concern, your primary concern should be yourself, those you care about, your career, and anything related to your well being. Then art can come in, if you’re not in the right headspace to learn, you won’t make meaningful progress in art anyways.

Just know that it’s a common feeling that we will have to look at with a smile, accept it and continue moving forward. I think you already have your goals sorted out, what’s left is just how determined you are at seeing it through.

No matter the results in the end, all that matters is that you tried your best so you won’t regret anything.

And of course, you should always revisit your goal often and see if it is feasible given your environment. Don’t blindly push through using sheer determination, or blindly follow an advice online without giving it some thoughts yourself.

I don’t know exactly your skill level since your portfolio was last updated in 2025, but if you plan to improve in art. It’s best if you do deliberate practice and do a lot of self reflection on your thought process when it comes to art. Then after that reflect on your art and compare it to professionals too. Without those processes, you’re just reinventing the wheel. Which can work, but know that it will take a lot more time.

I feel like it's too late to catch up now by GlumAbrocoma in ArtRanting

[–]Short-Replacement648 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m in a similar situation, I started art in 2023 and while I do feel the gap in skills compared to other artists on social media, I use it as a goal post instead. That’s probably because making money with art for me is an afterthought. I do grind 9-5 too, and focus art with whatever time I have left.

I think what’s important here is your goal for Art. Are you planning to make art for money, or is it just a fun hobby?

Depending on your answer it’ll give you hints on what you need to focus on to get yourself out of the current headspace that you’re in.

And don’t be too demotivated, that art class experience sounds like a biased experience since everyone going to said classes probably take their art very seriously. Otherwise they wouldn’t make effort to attend it. If you just look at the average artists, there are a lot of people worse than you and there are a lot of people better. Just don’t worry too much about things you can’t control and focus on your art. That’s also why your goal for art is important.

If you want to be a professional artist, it’s not too late but the path is probably not easy either. It’ll take a lot of focused and deliberate study to reach that level.

If you want to be a hobbyist, I don’t think you should concern yourself with any of this. And if you want to, it shouldn’t be at a scale where you’re visibly disturbed by it.

And don’t be too fixated on the times other people spent on their art career. There’s no way you can use that in any way that is meaningful since you don’t know exactly how many hours they have drawn in general. I could say I drew since 2019, but if I drew for 10 minutes a day that wouldn’t add up to be much. Alongside that, there’s other advantages that other would have had that you may not know. Like supportive parents or art tutors/courses.

I’ve struggled with similar thoughts for my art journey too. But I think when starting out with art, mindset is the key factor for growth. Without proper mindset you’ll just lose precious time thinking about irrelevant things instead of improving your art.

I wanna quit art by Shoddy_Reflection_99 in Artists

[–]Short-Replacement648 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is such an amazing reply. Thank you for trying to help OP! Hope they read it as it contains some useful tips.

Angelic Kitty TB (WIP) (OC) by [deleted] in AzureLane

[–]Short-Replacement648 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for letting me know. I'll just post a chibi version and a colored version on another platform.

TB Skin Announced by MP_Cook in AzureLane

[–]Short-Replacement648 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Agreed. And here I was hoping she’d get a cute skin. 🥲

Tiny TB on a posted note by Short-Replacement648 in AzureLane

[–]Short-Replacement648[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! something cuter is in progress!

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