90 percent of this god forsaken board consists of late starters.
This is why everyone here is so damn bitter. They feel that they "missed the boat" and are trying to make up for lost time.
This is why I can not in good faith, recommend anyone over 18 to take up art, even as a hobby.
Adult starters end up destroying their own well being out of desperation with few exceptions
Yeah, how does anyone cope with the fact that they started something new, and aren't immediately experts?
Never get any new hobbies, or you'll destroy your life. You will remain exactly as you are the moment you turn 18.
Seriously, they talk about how younger generations are becoming coddled and weak, and it's threads like this that make me agree. Stop being pathetic; it's a hobby, fucking enjoy it!
Every pro artist aimed to be a pro at the beginning. Problem is damn near no one here has ever done pro work and has no drive to >t. Worked in concept art and animation
>Every pro artist aimed to be a pro at the beginning
Every pro artist was a toddler drawing stickmen on kindergarten books at the beginning.
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Anonymous
Ok?
And that kid wanted to be a pro artist in the future
You also indirectly showed my point on it being important to start as a kid if you want any chance of being pro
Niggity diggity
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Anonymous
>And that kid wanted to be a pro artist in the future
Nobody sticks to the same prospects from childhood to adulthood.
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Anonymous
Absolute ngmi mentality
I promised myself if I didn't achieve my childhood ambitions I'd invent time travel to shoot my younger self in the head
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Anonymous
So did you make it? What are your accomplishments?
1 month ago
Anonymous
I'm climbing my way up right now. Currently make around 1-2k on art comms and contracts.
Also working on a graphic novel
1 month ago
Anonymous
Username?
1 month ago
Anonymous
Tell that to Asians I guess.
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Anonymous
Doesn't every kid do that? What kid doesn't draw? And if someone didn't do kid drawings as a child when there was no pressure and they could do things the truly enjoyed they wanted to them what appeal does at magically get in n they 30s?
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Anonymous
Nevermind, I read that wrong I guess you're mostly saying the same thing I did
That's a complete falsity. We all have professional artists we look up to and admire.
What we hate are wannabes flooding the board with "how do I get rich with art?" when they don't even have the balls to post their works.
No client, amateur or professional, will ever ask you your age
It doesn’t matter in the slightest unless you put “18” on your Twitter bio as a way to brag and increase your brand
idk i'm 27 and just getting seriously into it and it's just fun. there will always be a ten year old chinese kid who mogs any skill i develop, but that doesn't mean 5 or 10 years of doing it to unwind can't get me good enough to quit my day job down the road. and if it doesn't at least i had fun
Will you become one of the top artists like Kentaro Miura? Most likely not. If you put in the work let's say at least 1 hour but aim for 2-3 each day. You could become pretty decent in 2 years. David Finch reached industry standard in 2 years.
>picrel
no i started drawing young and was far ahead at 13. concepts like 3d shapes and shit take time for your brain to develop, and you absorb more information on forms and shit as you get older. if youre older you have more developed understandings and visual library and shit and can learn faster.
>concepts like 3d shapes and shit take time for your brain to develop
They will develop faster, better and will be better ingrained in your drawing if you start practicing as a child. >you absorb more information on forms and shit as you get older
Not as well as someone who got used to drawing since childhood. >if youre older you have more developed understandings and visual library and shit and can learn faster
Your visual library will be inferior to that of someone who's used to observe things as an artist since childhood, because he started developing his skills early.
>but if you DID start earlier youd be better!!!!
the point is if youre older you will still develop skills and at a faster rate than if you are younger. getting a career is not out of grasp as it wont take you as long to get good enough. malding that you didnt start earlier doesnt really help
also people neglect that there are plenty of highly skilled industry professionals who didnt start until their late 20s/ early 30s
>the point is if youre older you will still develop skills and at a faster rate than if you are younger.
Ykno one of the things muh neuroplasticity fags fail to mention is that it took ALL OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE to get to their current level at 18 or 23. The magical "1-2 years" you see get floated out there is shit I've only personally seen an adult do.
Does anyone have examples of late-starters who got pro or master tier?
I need some copium. Even better if they're people who have persisted over the years and not someone who got lucky and transformed over night.
This is one of the few topics I'm interested in and so far the only painter I know who started after 18 with absolutely zero knowledge and became a master was Matisse (he started at 20).
Good thing I have another creative skill that I excel at (which I started before 18) so I don't suffer from artistic self-doubt and insecurity. Allows me to learn drawing for fun at my own pace.
I started at 12 and have been drawing everyday, and my art is still shit, I try harder than usual but then i just end up raging or feeling like crap. I wish i could enjoy things more.
You cope by continuing to draw anyway because presumably you actually love to draw and are fanatical about its spiritual benefits, and aren't doing this out of some misguided desire for social clout or wealth.
Bohoohoohoooo
You can't. You only have 2 years left before your neuroplasticity runs out at 25.
>tfw started at 30
Oh no. Well anyway.
90 percent of this god forsaken board consists of late starters.
This is why everyone here is so damn bitter. They feel that they "missed the boat" and are trying to make up for lost time.
This is why I can not in good faith, recommend anyone over 18 to take up art, even as a hobby.
Adult starters end up destroying their own well being out of desperation with few exceptions
Yeah, how does anyone cope with the fact that they started something new, and aren't immediately experts?
Never get any new hobbies, or you'll destroy your life. You will remain exactly as you are the moment you turn 18.
Seriously, they talk about how younger generations are becoming coddled and weak, and it's threads like this that make me agree. Stop being pathetic; it's a hobby, fucking enjoy it!
Age does matter if you are trying to become a professional
>Inb4: art jobs bad
If you're still a beginner why are you even thinking about professiona prospects? Focus on the next step, not on the top of the tower.
Every pro artist aimed to be a pro at the beginning. Problem is damn near no one here has ever done pro work and has no drive to
>t. Worked in concept art and animation
>Every pro artist aimed to be a pro at the beginning
Every pro artist was a toddler drawing stickmen on kindergarten books at the beginning.
Ok?
And that kid wanted to be a pro artist in the future
You also indirectly showed my point on it being important to start as a kid if you want any chance of being pro
Niggity diggity
>And that kid wanted to be a pro artist in the future
Nobody sticks to the same prospects from childhood to adulthood.
Absolute ngmi mentality
I promised myself if I didn't achieve my childhood ambitions I'd invent time travel to shoot my younger self in the head
So did you make it? What are your accomplishments?
I'm climbing my way up right now. Currently make around 1-2k on art comms and contracts.
Also working on a graphic novel
Username?
Tell that to Asians I guess.
Doesn't every kid do that? What kid doesn't draw? And if someone didn't do kid drawings as a child when there was no pressure and they could do things the truly enjoyed they wanted to them what appeal does at magically get in n they 30s?
Nevermind, I read that wrong I guess you're mostly saying the same thing I did
Many anons on this board absolutely hate the idea of doing art professionally
I feel it's a coping mechanism
That's a complete falsity. We all have professional artists we look up to and admire.
What we hate are wannabes flooding the board with "how do I get rich with art?" when they don't even have the balls to post their works.
Post yours
You have 2 mins
No client, amateur or professional, will ever ask you your age
It doesn’t matter in the slightest unless you put “18” on your Twitter bio as a way to brag and increase your brand
Drawing isn't like other hobbies and I don't know why anons pretend otherwise
Sometimes quitting is the right choice
This is why I hope MAID comes to America if I had a son I'd let him kill himself tbh
Sexy bananas
idk i'm 27 and just getting seriously into it and it's just fun. there will always be a ten year old chinese kid who mogs any skill i develop, but that doesn't mean 5 or 10 years of doing it to unwind can't get me good enough to quit my day job down the road. and if it doesn't at least i had fun
Tortoise and the hare.
Take it slow man.
I’m starting at 37. You can cope with the fact that at least you’re not 37.
Feels bad man.
Will you become one of the top artists like Kentaro Miura? Most likely not. If you put in the work let's say at least 1 hour but aim for 2-3 each day. You could become pretty decent in 2 years. David Finch reached industry standard in 2 years.
By knowing how you learn best, knowing what you want to do, coming up with a plan to get there, and following through on it.
csr started at 27, go draw homosexual
its easier to learn if youre older. you can start drawing at 13 but you wont develop skills until later
Were you still drawing like an elementary school kid at 13?
>picrel
no i started drawing young and was far ahead at 13. concepts like 3d shapes and shit take time for your brain to develop, and you absorb more information on forms and shit as you get older. if youre older you have more developed understandings and visual library and shit and can learn faster.
>concepts like 3d shapes and shit take time for your brain to develop
They will develop faster, better and will be better ingrained in your drawing if you start practicing as a child.
>you absorb more information on forms and shit as you get older
Not as well as someone who got used to drawing since childhood.
>if youre older you have more developed understandings and visual library and shit and can learn faster
Your visual library will be inferior to that of someone who's used to observe things as an artist since childhood, because he started developing his skills early.
>but if you DID start earlier youd be better!!!!
the point is if youre older you will still develop skills and at a faster rate than if you are younger. getting a career is not out of grasp as it wont take you as long to get good enough. malding that you didnt start earlier doesnt really help
also people neglect that there are plenty of highly skilled industry professionals who didnt start until their late 20s/ early 30s
>the point is if youre older you will still develop skills and at a faster rate than if you are younger.
Ykno one of the things muh neuroplasticity fags fail to mention is that it took ALL OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE to get to their current level at 18 or 23. The magical "1-2 years" you see get floated out there is shit I've only personally seen an adult do.
>23
Don't lie anon you know you've been drawing for 5 months back in 2021 it's been 3 years now and you are already 30.
By laughing at the old fags who started drawing at 24, duh
Does anyone have examples of late-starters who got pro or master tier?
I need some copium. Even better if they're people who have persisted over the years and not someone who got lucky and transformed over night.
This is one of the few topics I'm interested in and so far the only painter I know who started after 18 with absolutely zero knowledge and became a master was Matisse (he started at 20).
I started at 25 and I made it at 30.
I do art full time now.
>draw since 8
>stopped at 23
>picked up again at 43
skill issue, you're GMI
Good thing I have another creative skill that I excel at (which I started before 18) so I don't suffer from artistic self-doubt and insecurity. Allows me to learn drawing for fun at my own pace.
omfg just kys already
No one gave a shit about your age or face once you become good
Do you know the age of many Japanese artists?
I started at 12 and have been drawing everyday, and my art is still shit, I try harder than usual but then i just end up raging or feeling like crap. I wish i could enjoy things more.
for reference i have been drawing everyday for 7 months, not for years.
>how do you cope
drawing
You cope by continuing to draw anyway because presumably you actually love to draw and are fanatical about its spiritual benefits, and aren't doing this out of some misguided desire for social clout or wealth.
I am Steven Zapata.