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I hope you read the rest of the post, because I meant all of it. You're one of the few people on this website whom I will trust to "rein me in" when I don't see how abrasive I'm getting (Bea Arthur is one of the others).

Can you post some of your artwork?

I am awe-struck by your art. Your use of light and shadow is wonderful. Without a lot of fussing you make hair colour and texture look real. And your art is REAL. I know that it takes knowledge and skill to do digital art, but nonetheless it is machine assisted. Yours is not. I don’t comment when you post it as I am no one. Im also a failure at drawing. When I was young I wanted to do portraits. I studied art for five years through high school. Im glad that I was introduced to a variety of art forms as I certainly failed at portraiture. Yours is great. Only suggestion: practice knees a bit more

The world contains seven billion people

"Everyone" is ahead of you - not likely

However someone has to be last

Anyways I ain't performing too well either

35 years old

Almost zero friends

Only had minimum wage jobs and got canned

Emotionally fragile

Bad at driving a car

Do not know how to program or fix computer

Do not know how to cook or fix the house

Exhausted all the time

Emotional overeating

"him" referring to me...and god, too.

i think i might do well in philosophy too.



uwu
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thank you!!
most of the reason i want to go into digital art...is so i can take more commissions, and do stuff for other people more quickly and efficiently and not worry about the physical aspect of it.
like i said, i don't plan to make a living off of my art, but some money would be nice.

and definitely, knees are difficult and always worth practicing.
i'd always appreciate your feedback.



i read it all, and i really appreciate the sentiment. thank you.

bea is a great person, i can understand why you feel that way.

and of course:































"him" referring to me...and god, too.

i think i might do well in philosophy too.



uwu
! !!

thank you!!
most of the reason i want to go into digital art...is so i can take more commissions, and do stuff for other people more quickly and efficiently and not worry about the physical aspect of it.
like i said, i don't plan to make a living off of my art, but some money would be nice.

and definitely, knees are difficult and always worth practicing.
i'd always appreciate your feedback.



i read it all, and i really appreciate the sentiment. thank you.

bea is a great person, i can understand why you feel that way.

and of course:





























i've been drawing since childhood, but i've only started seriously painting this past march.
most of these pieces represent my first forsys into the medium.

of course...i have a LOT more. i do like these pieces.
it's just discouraging when i compare to others.

^^^^^aaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Yeah ... double posts happen. No worries.

yeah, but woithoin the same post?

it wouldn't even let me edit it.

a lot of contronatura art.

hmmm.

well, here it is. yall be the judge.













^^^ this one has the most likes of anything i've posted on instagram

Most people feel that way to some degree at your age. It’s compounded by ASD, though, because others truly are gaining ground while we spin our wheels.

That happened to me on repeat for the entirety of my 20’s. At 29 my life was f****d right into the ground.

BUT, that’s when I figured out what was causing my symptoms to go haywire and how to treat it. At 36 now, I still feel WAY behind my peers in so many ways.. however, I have to acknowledge that I’ve changed and grown immensely over the last 6 years or so and have in fact made up a Lot of ground in personal record time. My peers have had 36 good years to accomplish what they have & ive only had 6. Achievements/time, I’m blowing them out of the water & have my sights set on much bigger long term goals.

This isn’t specifically directed at just you, Kip, but: From my perspective, so many here on these forums want better, but so few are willing to do the work required to get it. So most will continue spinning their wheels, going nowhere, and complaining about it here. That probably sounds rather rude of me, but I call ‘em like I see ‘em. I do hope you don’t get stuck in that rut.

I “grew up” in the ‘70’s. Believe me, it wasn’t worth it.

Anyhoo, have you ever considered becoming a commercial artist?

I don't mean to sound harsh, but if you spent more time practising your art rather than online, you'd develop skills the skills you need to succeed more quickly and efficiently. I say this because I too wasted most of adolescence on the internet constantly complaining that I wasn't where I wanted to be. After several years' hiatus (more or less), I've developed skills and knowledge at a rate I hadn't previously thought possible.

The important thing is self discipline, something which our generation missed out on being taught (due to the ridiculous Marxist educational theories that became fashionable when our parents were our age). An extensive body of psychological research has determined, however, that after intelligence itself, the most important thing for success is willpower.

Kip your art is amazing! I love the one of the stairs with the little eyes peeking through. Also theres one with trees and the you can see the wind gently shaking the leaves. Don't give up. I'm glad you think this site is more healthy for you (paraphrasing) as although I haven't been here long it does seem a pretty supportive place. I do understand what its like to put art online, I have a DeviantArt account, and get no response. It sucks. However it would be better not to need the approval of others, and this is what I strive for. I like to look back over my stuff from years ago and think - hey thats not bad! At the time of finishing something I am my own worst critic, having been absorbed in it for x amount of time. Its only when letting it go and detaching can I see the beauty and talent of my own work. I hope you take my words as encouragement and not in a negative way. As an artist you have a special place in society, it is sometimes a thankless task, but people need art. If we didn't we could all take photos or look out the window. Art is the peculiar expression of an individual. The world through that person's eyes.

Please keep going and thank you so much for sharing.

Kip, your art is great. Full Stop.

I still get negative thoughts swirling around in my head and now I hit them with a broom and knock them down.

You have it better together than I did at your age.
I had already dropped out of art school,a terrible mistake.
Your art is incredible,don’t ever give that up.
You’re talented,smart,good sense of humor and handsome.You've got a lot of great things going for you,just be patient.
You will succeed.

Some people compliment you're art.

Some people criticize your art

You can't measure the retail value of your art

It only matters how much money someone pays you for your art

Even the value of a dollar, relative to a yen, changes

thanks for all your replies.

i understand...it's not easy at all to figure out what people like and what they don't and it very much depends on where you go, some people in this town like to see certain compositions, others prefer something else, finding out who your audience is and who you're making your art for is a big part of selling your work, then again it is said that the only person who understands the true meaning of the art if the artist himself, and i'm inclined to agree.




thanks for the thoughts. i'm trying to grow out my hair a lot longer and it's getting there. it's starting to weigh itself down which is nice. my nose might be too big for it but i'm trying to go for a sort of "genderless" look.
sorry you dropped out of art school. why?


the thing is
I'M JUST SO SHY
I DONT KNOW HOW TO APPORACH PEOPLE.

every single one of my friends and acquaintances - they approached me first. i never had to, and now i don't know how to do it.



thank u

my negative thoughts are too high up for me to each most of the time.