/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>2223250
>I'm 29 years old and
> When I should have been drawing and practicing animation like I'd always purportedly "wanted" I took the "safe" route and continued to work dead-end jobs without ever picking up a pencil out of fear of how ugly and naive my results were.
that's like every person's problem
99% people choose the safe way and bury their childhood dreams.
However im 30 and i left my college with retarded theme that i didnt cared to be an artist.
I literally listened to my heart and now im an artist and animator.
However first 2-3 years were hell. Parents were super embarassed of me. They didnt even wanted to talk to neighbours and other people about what their son is doing.
Saying "OH HE'S AN ARTIST" probably could sound like "he's a furry gay otherkin" to them.

Thanks god i was autistic enough to man up and be an artist. There is no way a normie would go through shit i went through.
PS:
Last year my money helped mother fight cancer. She is not embarassed of me anymore
PPS:
2d animation on paper is outdated shit thought.
Everybody in this thread who doing traditional animation should quit it and move to doing shorts by using digital stuff.
It's not 70s or 90s.
You also not gonna be an anime star or whatever makes you draw on paper. Quit it.
Draw in photoshop or any other program. Do short situations with different characters instead drawing another walking cycle or cute pony/waifu blushing.