/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

Just wanna get this off my chest. One thing I deeply regret is telling anyone that I wanted to study art. There is like this invisible pressure on me to make something good for friends to enjoy even though i know they don't really care that much as long as I'm trying and enjoying it. I have a couple that can draw well enough to do what they want but I unconsciously compare myself to them and it bums me out even if I avoid anything relating to their art. I've also tried joining art s me art communities just to look for some advice but was too overwhelmed and had so many conflicting opinions on what I should focus on that anything relating to art shut down in me for a good 10 months, "Don't draw X yet" "why are you drawing anime?" "perfect practice" etc. That shit is fucking boring and kills your will to pick up a penicl, I know I'm just a beginner but I'm not trying to be something great like Van Gogh or anything like the hentai artists I follow but just want to make some cute stuff or some dumb comic here and there you know? At least when I was just drawing anime characters I like and applied stuff I found on youtube I can say I was happier then. I wish I never told anyone a thing just to make things complicated for myself, in total it's been a year and 6 months since this whole thing started and I'm just starting to get into the groove of just drawing shit I like without thinking about anything else. Thanks for at least reading, have a nice day.

I haven't made a finished piece since Christmas