/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4209093
people spout this all the time, but how does one actually go about "leaning to love the process"

>look up to a bunch of cool artists with inspiring work
>start a page and aspire to be as good as them
>work up the ladder and get noticed by all the cool artists that inspired you, they like your work too and want to be friends
>can't maintain a normal friendship because you spent years looking up to them and can never shake the feeling that you're still under their shadow
>start to feel like being equal to them is impossible, push them away out of petty jealousy, not understanding why they'd like your work to begin with when they're so much better