/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4375522
>>4375500
Ok, so something you have to aware of. The starving artist meme is really deeply ingrained in society, and for good reason. Fine artists make some random painting then try to sell it to people from gallery. Making a living off of this is the art equivalent of becoming a rock-star or celebrity actor. This also happens to be what normies think when they here the word artist with regards to someone's profession. This is why when you are talking to normies you should not say "I'm an artist" or "I'm training to become an artist," instead use a more direct professional phrase like "I am an illustrator" or "I'm training to become a concept artist." This sounds more like you actually are perusing a career and not just a lifestyle.

Now as for girls, they actually love artists. Yeah some do the mental calculation of you = financial burden will come up. But most girls actually find being creative attractive. When I was in high-school, girls literally only spoke to me because I could draw. I would sometimes draw them and that impressed them. I was too shy when I was that age to really capitalize on that romantically, but it actually was a really good icebreaker. As >>4375607 said, just take a sketch pad with you and draw people. Its good practice and hones your skills while also a good way to get people to just start gathering around you in aw of this weird thing you can do. Normies get their minds absolutely blown when they see an art process unfold in-front of them live.